House Intel Republicans plan to wall off their aides from Democratic staffers

White House officials knew about Porter's abuse allegations and scrambled to protect him - Senior aides to President Donald Trump knew for months about allegations of domestic abuse levied against top White House staffer Rob Porter by his ex-wives, even as Porter's stock In new statement, Kelly says he was 'shocked' by Porter allegations and condemns abuse - More than 24 hours after issuing a statement defending staff secretary Rob Porter amid abuse allegations, White House chief of staff John Kelly said in a second statement that he was 'shocked' and condemned domestic abuse.

The White House’s promised Spanish website? Nada de nada

A year into the Trump administration, the White House website still has no Spanish-language content, unlike during the two previous administrations and even though nearly 1 in 5 people in the United States speaks Spanish. Even Iran and reclusive North Korea have made efforts to reach out to the Spanish-speaking world.

Student hopes for unions fading

Graduate teaching assistants at private universities had high hopes 18 months ago when a federal labor board ruled that they had a right to collective bargaining, but after the election of President Donald Trump, some schools are taking another shot at halting the burgeoning unionization movement. Columbia University announced in a university-wide email Tuesday that the school wouldn't bargain with the graduate students who voted more than 2 to 1 for union representation, and would instead appeal to a federal court.

Former Justice Department official: Republican memo is a politically motivateda

A former deputy assistant attorney general who oversaw surveillance requests under President George W. Bush said the memo released by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee alleging abuses of government spying powers is "politically motivated" and "amateurish." "It's politically motivated, it's sort of amateurish, it's very short, and it leads to more questions than it answers," Matt Olsen, an ABC News contributor who previously served under Bush in the Justice Department's National Security Division, told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos in a panel discussion on This Week Sunday.

GOP memo on Russia probe surveillance is ‘politically motivated’: Former DOJ official

A former deputy assistant attorney general who oversaw surveillance requests under President George W. Bush said the memo released by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee alleging abuses of government spying powers is "politically motivated" and "amateurish." Add Russia Investigation as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Russia Investigation news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

Ap Fact Check: Trump’s week of faulty claims

President Donald Trump struck a variety of false notes in his big speech to Congress this past week and followed up with a curious coda - a plain-as-your-face exaggeration about the TV audience that tuned in for it. TRUMP: "Thank you for all of the nice compliments and reviews on the State of the Union speech.

Trump wants to send terror suspects to Guantanamo Bay

President Trump's executive order paving the way to send more terrorism suspects to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba is reversing more than a decade of U.S. policy aimed at winding down operations at the notorious prison. The "Gitmo" facility hasn't accepted a new detainee since June 2008 during the Bush administration, when Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani was sent there.

Trump administration drops Cha as pick for Seoul envoy

Victor Cha, a former White House official who had been the Trump administration's choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to South Korea, is no longer being considered for the post, two U.S. officials said on Tuesday. The Washington Post quoted people familiar with the matter as saying Cha, a Korean-American, had raised concerns with White House officials over their consideration of a risky limited strike on North Korea and about the administration's threats to tear up a bilateral trade deal with Seoul.

Will Ferrell returns to ‘SNL’ to remind Americans George W. Bush was a ‘really bad’ president

"So I just wanted to address my fellow Americans tonight and remind you guys that I was really bad, like historically not good," Will Ferrell said. Will Ferrell reprised his imitation of former President George W. Bush on "Saturday Night Live" to remind Americans that his two terms in office were "really bad."

Trump Isn’t Just Incompetent and His Agenda Isn’t Just Bad. It’s Evil.

After a year that's brought us closer to nuclear war, ethnic cleansing, and climate catastrophe, it's time to consider that the Trump-GOP agenda may be genuinely evil. Evil is a popular topic in Hollywood, from The Evil Dead franchise to Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers movies.