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By CATHERINE LUCEY

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump may be trying for a reset in the West Wing, but he is making clear that he is not changing his twitter habit.On Twitter Tuesday, Trump said: “Only the Fake News Media and Trump enemies want me to stop using Social...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

AMHERST — Two years after the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when supporters of former President Donald Trump forced their way into the U.S. Capitol, the views of what happened that day remain firmly entrenched along partisan lines, according to a new...

By BERA DUNAU

NORTHAMPTON — The theft of a Northampton activist’s lawn sign has stirred up a firestorm online centering on ethics, free speech and race.Billy Park noticed June 6 that a lawn sign he had displayed in his front yard on Crescent Street — depicting a...

By MARY CLARE JALONICK

WASHINGTON  — Two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are moving to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s job, putting forth new legislation that aims to ensure the integrity of current and future independent investigations.Republican Sen....

By Phil Galewitz

After the Senate fell short in their effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is poised to use its regulatory powers to accomplish what lawmakers could not: shrink Medicaid.President Donald Trump’s top health officials could...

By Melissa Repko

DALLAS — After backlash over President Donald Trump’s speech at Boy Scouts of America’s national gathering in West Virginia, the chief executive of Irving-based organization apologized Thursday for “political rhetoric that was inserted into the...

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has spoken with advisers about firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions and launched a fresh Twitter tirade Tuesday against the man who was the first U.S. senator to endorse his candidacy.“Attorney General Jeff...

By VIVIAN SALAMA and JILL COLVIN

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had another, previously undisclosed conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Germany this month.White House spokesman Sean Spicer and National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton...

By AUSTIN SARAT

Last week was a bad one for the press or, more precisely, for CNN. The network was forced to retract a story posted on its website that a Russian bank, linked to a close ally of President Donald Trump, was under Senate investigation. CNN also issued...

By John T. Bennett

President Donald Trump on Thursday pointed a finger of blame at Russia for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and warned North Korea he is considering “severe” actions in response to its nuclear arms and long-range missile programs.In a...

While President Donald Trump hasn’t made much of a mark on advancing a legislative agenda or reorienting most of the federal agencies reporting to him, one of his appointees has made breathtaking progress in reversing protections of the nation’s air,...

By Dewayne Bevil

ORLANDO, Fla. — When Walt Disney World’s Hall of Presidents reopens, the new animatronic figure of Donald Trump will have a speaking role, the company said on its official theme parks blog. The attraction, which opened with Magic Kingdom...

By CATHERINE LUCEY

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump chose simple over swanky this Father’s Day weekend.Nearly five months into his presidency, Trump flew for the first time Saturday to Camp David, the government-owned retreat in Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains. A...

By ERIC TUCKER and ERICA WERNER

WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey asserted Thursday that President Donald Trump fired him to interfere with his investigation of Russia’s role in the 2016 election and its ties to the Trump campaign.“It’s my judgment that I was fired...

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has announced plans to nominate former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown to be the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand.Brown supported Trump during the presidential campaign and had been considered for other administration...

By GAZETTE STAFF

Citing Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester, formally protested during a Joint Session of Congress certifying its results.“Today I was the first member of Congress to rise and formally object...

By JULIE PACE and CATHERINE LUCEY

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has settled on ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, saying that he’s “among the most accomplished business leaders and international deal makers in the world.”“Rex...

By JULIE PACE and LAURIE KELLMAN

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s leaving his business empire to focus on being the nation’s 45th president, bowing to pressure to avoid potential conflicts of interest between governing and profiting in the...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

NORTHAMPTON — Shel Horowitz was 12 years old when he attended a demonstration for peace during the Vietnam War. But that was just the beginning of his role in activism.In the 1990s, Horowitz organized a group called “Save the Mountain” to fight the...

By STEPHANIE MURRAY

NORTHAMPTON — Joel Turcotte of Holyoke has played the drums in the downtown area before, but Saturday was a first. He wore a mask of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.But don’t call Turcotte a Trump fan. At his feet was a sign that revealed...