Trump administration lifts transgender bathroom guidance

The Trump administration will revoke federal guidelines that tell public schools to let transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their chosen gender identity, the White House said Wednesday.

He's back... Ken Bone and his red sweater are going to CPAC

Get your meme-makers ready, because Ken Bone is back! The star of the second 2016 presidential debate is going to the Conservative Political Action Conference as the "chief people officer" for Victory Holdings, a political software company.

Conservatives welcome Trump with delight -- and wariness -- at CPAC

For the past eight years, thousands of conservative activists have descended on Washington each spring with dreams of putting a Republican in the White House. This year, they're learning reality can be complicated.

Hundreds gather at state capitol to protest sanctuary city bill

Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol Thursday to protest Senate Bill 4, otherwise known as the “Sanctuary City Bill.”

Texas governor blocks funds to Travis County

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott blocked funding over so-called "sanctuary cities" for the first time Wednesday after Austin's sheriff said the city's jails would no longer honor most federal immigration detainers.

Presidential rankings: Good news for Obama, Reagan, Lincoln

About a month after Donald Trump was sworn into office as the 45th president of the United States, C-SPAN on Friday released a list of the four best presidential leaders in American history and there are some surprises among the rankings.

Trump leaps back into campaign mode, raps media anew

Hoping to shift attention from his troubled White House, President Donald Trump hit the road Friday to deliver a pep talk to American workers and the rest of the nation, resurrecting the jobs promises that powered his election victory and pledging in a campaign-style rally to "unleash the power of the American spirit."

Confide app reportedly being used by government officials to leak sensitive info

You may be familiar with apps like Snapchat that claim to delete messages as soon as they are read. But another app is seeing a spike in use by high-profile government officials and politicians in Washington.

Michigan GOP says Kid Rock 'would be awesome' as Senate candidate

Could Kid Rock represent the state of Michigan in the United States Congress? According to reports, he's being targeted as a potential candidate to run for Republican against Debbie Stabenow.

Trump raps 'criminal' leaks, 'dishonest' media, 'bad' judges

Donald Trump mounted an aggressive defense of his young presidency Thursday, lambasting reports that his campaign advisers had inappropriate contact with Russian officials and vowing to crack down on the leaking of classified information.

Lawmakers come together in bipartisan effort to form Cannabis Caucus

Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young says he never smoked marijuana, but he's a member of the newest caucus on Capitol Hill — the Cannabis Caucus.

Mayor Bowser will not veto DC's paid family leave bill

FOX 5 has learned that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will not veto a bill that would provide employees in the District of Columbia one of the most generous paid family leave in the nation.

Trump charts new Mideast course; maybe no separate Palestine

President Donald Trump is asking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "hold back" on settlements for a bit.

Retail CEOs meet with Trump at White House

The heads of some of the nation's largest retailers went to the White House on Wednesday to send a very clear message – don't raise import taxes on goods coming out of Mexico to build the border wall. If it does happen, American consumers could wind up having to pay more for goods and the industry's 42 million jobs could be hurt.

Trump slams intel officials, media over Flynn and Russia

President Donald Trump slammed intelligence officials and the media Wednesday over what he called "very, very unfair" treatment of his ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn and for "illegally leaked" information about reported contacts between his campaign advisers and Russian officials.

Puzder withdraws nomination for labor secretary

Andrew Puzder says he is withdrawing as President Donald Trump's nominee for labor secretary.

Hey, Mr. President: It's time to make spellcheck great again

Time to make spellcheck great again. The mangled spellings that were a staple of Donald Trump's presidential campaign are flourishing in the White House.