The president invited Senator Tim Scott to the Oval Office for what Mr. Trump’s staff described as a demonstration of the president’s commitment to “positive race relations.”
The Treasury Department said that it had inquired about the use of a military plane for the Treasury secretary’s honeymoon so that the secretary would have access to secure communications when he was abroad.
In a joint statement, the Democratic leaders said that they would also work toward a package of border security measures that does not include the border wall.
Republicans and Democrats are laying out their visions of health care beyond the Affordable Care Act: a single-payer system or state government control.
The issue has ignited intense debate within the administration, with officials at the National Security Council, the State Department and the Department of Defense opposing a precipitous drop.
Congress has rejected President Trump’s plan to cut funds for biomedical research and would instead increase spending by the National Institutes of Health.
Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump’s former chief strategist, spared few from criticism in a new interview, going after Republicans, former colleagues and the media.