Many who pursue a White House career have a political background, or at least an interest in politics, but there are some who don't who still play a vital role in the success of an administration.

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 05: U.S. President Donald Trump makes remarks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence looks on August 5, 2019 in Washington, DC.

GET into politics,” the U.S. Chamber of Commerce told its members a fortnight ago—its first appeal for businessmen to work directly in political organizations. Chamber President William A ...

After months of negotiations, the effort to reach a bipartisan agreement on gun background checks has ended, a key GOP senator said Wednesday, leaving Democrats with a final option to move forward ...

After this Kwame Holman report on the debate over a House plan to stimulate the economy, Gwen Ifill discusses the stimulation plan with two senior members of the Tax-Writing Ways and Means Committee.

Some Republicans had called for the FBI to conduct background checks of Trump's nominees to lead to key agencies. “The background checks are important," said Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.

Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.) said an expansion of background checks is the likeliest gun-control legislation the Senate would pass.

President Biden announced a handful of steps designed to improve enforcement of existing gun laws during a trip to Monterey Park, Calif., the site of a mass shooting in January.

The new policy will prohibit advertisers from using its generative AI features—which create background images and image adjustments—for advertisements related to politics or social issues ...

WASHINGTON — In 2013, Donald J. Trump said he supported background checks for gun purchases to “weed out the sickos.” Two years later, as he prepared to run for president, he flip-flopped ...

College College backs off charges against student who used Trump photo on Zoom, still claims Facebook post broke rules 'We hope this is not a hill Stockton wants to die on," the group representing ...