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Monday

Steel coils sit on wagons leaving a factory in Duisburg, Germany on March 2. U.S. President Trump Monday decided to hold off on imposing most steel and aluminum tariffs until at least June 1. Martin Meissner/AP hide caption

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Trump Administration Delays Most Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum

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President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron joined in planting a symbolic oak sapling on the South Lawn of the White House last week. By the weekend, it was gone from the spot. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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"It's President Trump who should receive the Nobel Prize," South Korean President Moon Jae-in said, following Friday's summit with North Korea. Moon is seen here hosting Trump at the Blue House in Seoul in November. Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Should Win The Nobel Peace Prize, South Korea's Moon Says

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U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., before a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Jackson, who abandoned his nomination to be secretary of Veterans Affairs amid numerous allegations, will not return to the job of President Trump's personal physician but will remain on the White House medical staff, Politico reported Sunday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Sunday

Former Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., served in Congress from 2001-2017. He is pictured here in 2014. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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A Bill To Make Every American Bear Arms, In The Novel 'Big Guns'

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President Trump greets supporters during a campaign rally Saturday in Washington Township, Mich. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Skips Annual Gathering Of D.C. Journalists For A Second Year

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Saturday

Texas voters will be required to show government-issued identification in the 2018 election. The law accepts handgun licenses as proof of identification, but not college student IDs. Lucian Perkins/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif. (right), and ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speak to the media last year about committee's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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President Trump has always managed by instinct and gut, but the results don't always translate into a successful Cabinet confirmation or policies that can withstand judicial scrutiny. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Friday

Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, on Capitol Hill before he withdrew from consideration to be Veterans Affairs secretary. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Official Says Investigation Doesn't Support Allegations Against White House Doctor

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Beyond A Failed Nominee: Whistleblower Retaliation Another Problem At The VA

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