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Trump preparing to unveil new Cuba policy, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump departs to spend the weekend at his New Jersey golf estate from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump departs to spend the weekend at his New Jersey golf estate from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2017.
HAMILTON Producer Won’t Rule Out a Visit from The Trump Family
A recent report has indicated that as a result of a public tussle with the current presidential administration, the hit Broadway show, Hamilton, has seen a drop in visits from Republican politicians. The New York Daily News reported that "Shortly after the November election, waves were made when actor Brandon Victor Dixon - who plays Vice President Aaron Burr in the show - addressed Pence at curtain call, urging him and the Trump administration 'to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us.'
Democrat Jon Ossoff leads Republican rival by 7 points in conservative Georgia seat
Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff speaks to his supporters in Georgia's 6th Congressional District: Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Democrat Jon Ossoff is leading Republican Karen Handel in the special election race for Georgia's traditionally conservative sixth district, a new poll finds. The poll, conducted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , shows the 30-year-old Democrat leading by seven points: 51 per cent to Ms Handel's 44. Mr Ossoff, a first-time candidate, boasts a large majority with women voters.
Comey should get his story straight on Clinton, Trump: Susan Shelley
The most stunning thing in James Comey's testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence was what he said about special prosecutors, also called special counsels. “After former President Clinton met on the plane with the attorney general, I considered whether I should call for the appointment of a special counsel and decided that would be an unfair thing to do because I knew there was no case there,” Comey testified, speaking of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server.
GOP demand for ‘Hamilton’ tix cooled after Pence visit
"Hamilton" is still the hottest ticket in town, but demand for the much-coveted seats have dropped among one sector: Republican pols. Interest from the right side of the aisle started to sag after Vice President Mike Pence's much discussed visit to the red-hot Broadway hit , Public Theater artistic director Oskar Eustis told us at the Public's annual gala at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
Trump’s social media director receives ethics warning
White House social media director Dan Scavino violated the law when he used an official-looking Twitter account for campaign purposes, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel has concluded, issuing Scavino a letter of admonishment. The agency also warned that if Scavino engages in prohibited political activity again, it will be considered "a willful and knowing violation of the law, which could result in further action."
Trumpcare Is on the March
Photo illustration by Slate . Photos by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images, David Calvert/Getty Images, and Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images.
Chuck Grassley slams Donald Trump’s efforts to stonewall Democratic watchdogs
In a fight between Donald Trump and Senate Democrats' oversight authority, Republican Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley just took a powerful stand on the side of Democrats. The veteran Iowa Republican is not happy with Trump's gag order on federal agencies, calling a new Department of Justice policy of shutting down oversight requests from Democrats "nonsense."
Just In: Trump’s EPA Quietly Pushes Back Biz-Crushing Obama-Era Rule
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and the Trump administration are quietly delaying the implementation of a major Environmental Protection Agency air pollution rule from the Obama administration. Governors were notified this week of the delay of an ozone pollution rule.
House votes to roll back post-2008 financial rules
The Republican-led House has moved closer to fulfilling President Donald Trump's goal of doing "a big number" on Dodd-Frank, the landmark banking law created after the 2008 economic crisis that was designed to prevent future meltdowns. But the effort will likely require some major changes to bring about Democratic support in the Senate.
Sen. John McCain’s bizarre questioning of Comey
Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, was the last senator to question former FBI director James Comey at Thursday's Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. Nearing the end of more than 2A1 2 hours of questioning, McCain focused his line on two FBI inquiries: the 2016 investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state and the 2017 investigation of Russian interference in the presidential election.
Comey testimony leaves a question about Sessions unanswered
Ousted FBI Director James Comey provided a lot of answers during his public testimony before a Senate committee , but he left one substantial question unanswered: How did the FBI know Attorney General Jeff Sessions was going to step aside from the investigation into the Trump campaign's Russia ties? The Justice Department responded late Thursday, saying that after consultations with department ethics officials Sessions recused himself because of his involvement in Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, "for that reason, and that reason alone." The department's statement did not directly respond to Comey's comment that he was "aware of facts" that would make Sessions' continued involvement in the Russia probe problematic.
Republicans urge Trump on tapes; Sessions to testify Tuesday
Fellow Republicans pressed President Donald Trump on Sunday to come clean about whether he has tapes of private conversations with former FBI Director James Comey and provide them to Congress if he does - or possibly face a subpoena, as a Senate investigation into collusion with Russia or obstruction of justice extended to a Trump Cabinet member. It was a sign of escalating fallout from riveting testimony from Comey last week of undue pressure from Trump, which drew an angry response from the president on Friday that Comey was lying.
All a-Twitter over McCain
GO DIAMONDBACKS! U.S. Sen. John McCain yesterday tweeted that he had stayed up late watching baseball the night before the Senate hearing. U.S. Sen. John McCain's muddled questioning of ex-FBI boss James B. Comey was a baseball error, the senior senator jokingly said.
Top Takeaways: Comeya s high-drama testimony distilled
For all of the things that came into clearer focus with Thursday's testimony from fired FBI Director James Comey, plenty of other questions remain. THE OBSTRUCTION QUESTION >> A central - and unresolved - question from the hearing revolves around whether President Donald Trump was trying to derail the Russia investigation by pressuring, and ultimately firing, the man in charge.
Arab nations add names to terror list amid Qatar dispute
Jurors at Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial have heard excerpts from the comedian's lurid, decade-old deposition, but explosive sections about him obtaining quaaludes and giving them to women before sex are yet to... Jurors at Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial have heard excerpts from the comedian's lurid, decade-old deposition, but explosive sections about him obtaining quaaludes and giving them to women before sex are yet to come. Texas grand jury indicts sheriff's deputy, her husband on murder charges in death of man during late-night confrontation.
No perjury prosecution over costly VA hospital
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New York Times stands by story Comey called into question
Former FBI Director James Comey's testimony on Thursday backed up some of the anonymous-sourced news reports about the FBI, but Comey took exception to one specific New York Times story from February. "In the main, it was not true," Comey told the Senate Intelligence Commitee, disputing a February 14 story titled "Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence."
Top Takeaways: Comey’s high-drama testimony distilled
Former FBI director James Comey walks through a corridor on the way to a secure room to continue his testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2017. Comey, who was fired by President Donald Trump, told the panel in open session that Trump repeatedly pressed him for his "loyalty" and directly pushed him to "lift the cloud" of investigation by declaring publicly the president was not the target of the probe into his campaign's Russia ties.