Get live updates and the latest news on the Trump administration as federal employees head back to work after Congress ended the shutdown and James Comey and Letitia James challenge a U.S. prosecutor in court.

Leavitt’s response is an indication of how sensitive the issue is for the White House, and for the 79-year-old Commander in Chief. Trump insists he is in excellent shape for his age, and has previously bragged about getting “perfect” results on cognitive tests issued by White House doctor Sean Barbabella.

In a major shift, HUD’s plan would direct most of the $3.5 billion in homelessness funds away from Housing First to programs that prioritize work and drug treatment.

In the latest poll out on Tuesday, the president landed a 40 percent approval rating with Hispanics. Trump's overall approval rating is 39 percent, and his disapproval rating is 56 percent, the poll shows. The poll was taken from November 7 to November 10 among 1,663 U.S. adults, with a margin of error of 3.5 percent.

Jeffrey Epstein, the infamous child sex trafficker and former friend of President Donald Trump, privately warned after Trump’s 2016 election victory that there was “not one decent cell in [Trump’s] body.” Epstein made the remark in February 2017 in a private back-and-forth with former Treasury Secretary and Harvard President Larry Summers.

Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge on Thursday to drop the criminal charges against them, arguing that President Donald Trump's hand-picked U.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee revealed emails with direct references to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as the critics of the commander in chief have continued to raise questions and lob accusations about his former close ties to the late convicted child sex offender and financier.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said its some 273 active bishops were "disturbed" to see "a climate of fear and anxiety" over immigration.

President Donald Trump’s administration is considering bringing back the food pyramid when it updates the nation’s dietary guidelines later this year, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Lewis, a billionaire whose family remains the controlling shareholder in the English Premier League club, had paid a $5 million fine related to securities fraud charges.