Trump raises stakes over wall

Escalating a conflict that has been brewing for months, Trump told supporters at a campaign-style rally in Phoenix: "Believe me, if we have to close down our government, we're building that wall. Let me be very clear to Democrats in Congress who oppose a border wall and stand in the way of border security: You are putting all of America's safety at risk."

Climate of denial

It seems to me that Tom McClintock cares more about billionaires getting richer than he does about our grandchildren having a habitable planet. Responding to my e-mail criticizing his support of Trump's intention to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, McClintock made the following statement: "President Obama bound America to the Paris Accord by executive fiat."

Trump preaches unity to vets after fiery political speech

RENO, Nev. - A day after a searing speech tearing into the media and members of his own political party, President Donald Trump returned to calls for unity and love as he spoke to veterans Wednesday at an American Legion conference.

Chris Stewart says he’ll seek Senate seat if Orrin Hatch doesn’t run for re-election

Steve Griffin / The Salt Lake Tribune Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah answers questions as he debates Charlene Albarran Democratic challenger for the 2nd Congressional District during the Utah Debate Commission's event at the KUED studios on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City Tuesday October 4, 2016. Utah Rep. Chris Stewart "absolutely" hopes his colleague and mentor Sen. Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history, runs for re-election in 2018.

Arizona Treasurer DeWit Defends Trump Talk on Senators

GOP Arizona Treasurer Jeff DeWit, who who may be considering challenging Sen. Jeff Flake for his seat, Wednesday defended President Donald Trump's criticism of senators who are not helping his agenda progress. "A lot of people all over the country in the Senate have, on the Republican side have, raised money for seven years saying they're going to repeal Obamacare, and I think a lot of people are very disappointed that Obamacare is not gone," said DeWit on Fox News' "Fox & Friends" program.

Little Known Bill on ELDs Quietly Gaining Supporters in US House

A U.S. House of Representatives bill that would delay the December mandate for electronic logging devices is quietly gaining co-sponsors despite lacking support from congressional Republican leaders, a committee of jurisdiction and most of the trucking industry. As carriers continue to ensure their vehicles are equipped with ELDs by Dec. 18, legislation offered by Rep. Brian Babin in July has garnered six co-sponsors this month.

Danny Tarkanian says Dean Heller is worried about seat if hea s embracing Trump

Danny Tarkanian said Wednesday that Sen. Dean Heller is "obviously" worried about his seat if he's embracing President Trump. "If Dean Heller's campaign was not worried about me running against him, then Dean Heller wouldn't be all of a sudden now be embracing President Trump and being his BFF and saying he voted for him," Mr. Tarkanian, who is running as a Republican in Nevada, said on MSNBC.

The Latest: Trump, in Nevada speech, calling for ‘new unity’

President Donald Trump is set to speak at an American Legion convention and the White House says he plans to talk about seeking "a new unity." The White House says the president - in his speech later Wednesday in Reno, Nevada - will say it's "time to heal the wounds that have divided us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us."

Trump’s demand to build border wall could upend sensitive negotiations on Capitol Hill

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts President Trump's threat to shutdown the federal government over his demand for $1.6 billion in border wall money could upend delicate negotiations on Capitol Hill to keep the government open and funded past Sept.

President defends Charlottesville response at raucous rally

U.S. President Donald Trump revved up supporters on Tuesday with a defense of his response to a white supremacist-organized rally in Virginia and a promise to shut down the U.S. government if necessary to build a wall along the border with Mexico. Under fire for saying "both sides" were to blame for the violence between white supremacists and left-wing counter protesters in Virginia on Aug. 12, Trump accused television networks of ignoring his calls for unity in the aftermath.

‘Very Presidential’: Trump applauds himself for not naming…

President Donald Trump threw darts at members of his own party on Tuesday night during a fiery campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona. In remarks about his party's failed attempts to repeal and replace Obamacare, Trump lamented that Republicans were "one vote away" from passing a bill, and hinted that Sen. John McCain of Arizona was to blame .

Trump lashes out at media in Arizona rally

President Donald Trump mounted an aggressive defense today of his response to a deadly far right march in Virginia, using a rally speech to condemn "dishonest" media coverage of his widely criticized remarks. Trump faced bipartisan outrage after blaming "many sides" for violence at the rally in Charlottesville that took the life of an anti-fascist protester.

Trump unshackled: President defends Charlottesville response at raucous rally

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Protesters leave the scene after Phoenix police used tear gas outside the Phoenix Convention Center, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Phoenix.

Donald Trump defends Charlottesville responses, omits reference to ‘many sides’

President Donald Trump waded deep into the culture war Tuesday over Confederate statues -- while revising the very recent history of his own comments. In what amounted to a 77-minute presidential therapy session in front of thousands of supporters, Trump pulled out copies of three of his own speeches and rehashed what he'd said about white supremacists' gathering around a Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Trump blames the media for his and America’s problems

Minutes into his election-style rally, we learned what: It wasn't the white supremacists and the Ku Klux Klan and the neo-Nazis who threw the US into chaos and allegedly killed a woman in Virginia last week. Trump spent nearly a third - if not more- of his 90-minute rally rehashing his public remarks in the wake of Charlottesville, Virginia, and complaining that he was widely criticised for them.

Trump wona t pardon sheriff; tensions high at rally site

President Donald Trump won't pardon former sheriff Joe Arpaio during his visit to Arizona, the White House said Tuesday as supporters and protesters gathered near the site of Trump's latest campaign rally. Outside the Phoenix convention centre, shouting matches and minor scuffles erupted between the two sides.