NEW YORK (AP) — CNN's Dana Bash is learning the perils of doing personality profiles in a political city that's always on a war footing.

She's received a social media roasting this week for...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, no U.S. ambassador was there to welcome him.

The post has been vacant for nine months. The Republican donor President Donald Trump chose for the job, John Rakolta Jr., hasn't been approved by the Senate.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans are taking a wait-and-see attitude after a Republican congressman from Pennsylvania who settled a former aide's sexual harassment complaint with taxpayer money said he saw her as a "soul mate."

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said Wednesday on CNN's "New Day" that she first wants to see the results of an Ethics Committee investigation into U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Marking a year since President Donald Trump's election, his fiercest advocates offered different approaches Wednesday for the Republican Party's way forward after some tough losses Tuesday.

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans are gathering for a three-day summit ahead of 2018 elections in which they hope to keep control of the governor's office and unseat Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

ABC's "This Week" — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin; Walter Shaub Jr., outgoing director of the Office of Government Ethics; Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., and Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

ABC's "This Week" — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin; Walter Shaub Jr., outgoing director of the Office of Government Ethics; Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., and Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

ABC's "This Week" — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin; Walter Shaub Jr., outgoing director of the Office of Government Ethics; Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., and Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

ABC's "This Week" — Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.; former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of New York.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

ABC's "This Week" — Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.; former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of New York.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former chairman of the Michigan Republican party is leading the GOP again.

Ron Weiser (WHY'-zer) was unanimously elected Saturday as chairman. Ronna Romney McDaniel stepped down to become head of the national party.

Meanwhile, Brandon Dillon was given another term as chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party. Both parties are holding conventions this weekend.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee on Thursday unanimously elected Ronna Romney McDaniel to serve as its chairman, tapping a woman to lead the national GOP.

The hand-picked choice of President-elect Donald Trump, McDaniel was elected by RNC members from across the nation who gathered in Washington on the eve of Trump's inauguration. McDaniel, a 43-year-old mother of two, is the niece of prominent Trump critic, 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Michigan's Republican Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to become the new Republican National Committee chair next year.

The niece of 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney would be the first woman to hold the committee's top position in 40 years, and her promotion comes after Trump became the first Republican to carry Michigan in 28 years.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump wants Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel to be national party chairwoman, in part as a reward for the party carrying Michigan for the first time in 28 years.

The choice of McDaniel to serve as Republican National Committee chairwoman was confirmed Tuesday night by a person familiar with Trump's decision. The person asked for anonymity because the announcement has not yet been made.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump wants Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel to be national party chairwoman, in part as a reward for the party carrying Michigan for the first time in 28 years.

The choice of McDaniel to serve as Republican National Committee chairwoman was confirmed Tuesday night by a person familiar with Trump's decision. The person asked for anonymity because the announcement has not yet been made.

LANSING, Michigan (AP) — Donald Trump is nearing a decision on who will lead the Republican National Committee and could tap Michigan Republican Party chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel for a leadership post Friday during his visit to Grand Rapids.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans say Green Party candidate Jill Stein's planned request for a hand recount of presidential votes could cost taxpayers up to $12 million, a dozen times what she will have to pay.

GOP attorney Eric Doster, who will help represent President-elect Donald Trump's campaign in the recount, said Tuesday he can't imagine the recount costing less than $10 to $12 million — the cost of a statewide election.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan director for Donald Trump's successful presidential campaign is running to lead the state Republican Party.

Scott Hagerstrom announced his bid Friday. Current chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel is planning to run again but is also under consideration by Trump to head the Republican National Committee.