A budget proposal by President Trump seeks to significantly cut domestic spending and funding for social security programs such as Medicare and also seeks a military spending increase. The proposal goes against a number of promises made by president Trump during the campaign.

US president Donald Trump revived his attack on Democratic lawmakers on Monday during his speech at a factory in Ohio. The president referred to the incident where Democrats didn’t applaud him during the State of the Union address as un-American and treasonous.

In an effort to discredit the FBI investigation headed by Robert Mueller, representative Devin Nunes has attempted to release a memo from the White house that was meant to provide examples of the organization’s overreach into Trump’s personal agendas. So far this has not been as effective as was hoped.

Chuck Schumer, senior US senator from New York and Senate minority leader, is withdrawing his offer for funding Trump’s wall on the southern border.

In an unexpected and close victory, Doug Jones won the largely Republican seat from Roy Moore.

It seems that a bipartisan effort has come to a grinding halt on the Russian scandal.