Scott Horsley

President Trump dismissed criticism from retired Adm. William McRaven, calling the former special operations commander a "Hillary Clinton backer." He's not.

"I don't feel comfortable being a Republican anymore," conservative attorney George Conway, who is married to White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, said in a new podcast interview.

President Trump awarded the nation's highest civilian honor to seven people Friday, including Elvis Presley, Babe Ruth and GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson.

Trump said on Friday that he doesn't know Matthew Whitaker. Last month on television, the president said not only that he knew him but that he is a "great guy."

The Trump administration issued a rule to attempt to restrict migrants' asylum rights. Also, the latest on the Thousand Oaks shooting and potential election recounts in Florida and Georgia.

The Trump administration announced new measures Thursday to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally. On Friday, the administration will announce which countries are affected.

The change announced on Thursday is designed to prohibit migrants who cross the border outside of designated entry points from seeking asylum in the U.S. A legal challenge was filed on Friday.

Jeff Sessions resigns as attorney general and is replaced by a Trump loyalist, Matthew Whitaker. And the midterms bring the first major White House shake-up since Democrats won control of the House.

President Trump says he's willing to work with Democrats when they take over the House of Representatives. And while there are areas of common ground, there are also vast obstacles to cooperation.

Democrats made modest inroads on the GOP's commanding lead in governors' offices around the country. But did not fare well in marquee races in Florida and Georgia.

The Labor Department issued a glowing jobs report Friday. Despite low unemployment and the strongest wage growth in nearly a decade, the economy has not been a top campaign focus for the president.

President Trump addressed what the White House called a "crisis" of illegal immigration on Thursday, underscoring what has become the central focus of his midterm election campaign.

President Trump held a campaign rally in Florida on Wednesday — the first of 11 he is planning in the next six days. His immigration message may help GOP Senate candidates but hurt in House races.

In a newly published interview, Trump said he's preparing to sign an order ending the right to citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are not U.S. citizens.

A spokeswoman dismissed suggestions that Trump's rhetoric has contributed to a hostile climate. She said Trump won't shy away from drawing distinctions with Democrats before the midterm elections.

President Trump has toggled between conventional messages of national unity and partisan attacks this week as the nation was rattled by a series of suspected pipe bombs.

President Trump praised law enforcement for a quick arrest in the suspicious package case, and called for unity. Earlier, he complained the case was distracting attention from the midterm elections, and cutting into GOP momentum.

President Trump toned down his partisan rhetoric after pipe bombs were sent to prominent Democrats, but he also attacked the media. With midterm elections approaching, Trump's calm might not last.

President Trump began his campaign rally in Wisconsin by addressing the suspicious packages, saying that "any attacks or threats of political violence are an attack on our democracy itself."

President Trump signed sweeping legislation on Wednesday to address the opioid epidemic. In a deeply divided election year, the addiction crisis in a rare focus of bipartisan attention.