Experts: Feds unlikely to pursue alleged Trump lawyer payments to ex-porn star Stormy Daniels

A presidential candidate is accused of arranging hush money to conceal a mistress in a sensational story ripped straight from the tabloids. Six years ago, federal prosecutors put two-time Democratic presidential contender John Edwards on trial for just that and ended up failing to convict the North Carolina politician.

A Russian spy ship is snooping around US nuclear submarine bases – here’s what its up to

A Russian spy ship Viktor Leonov SSV-175, is seen docked at a Havana port February 27, 2014. A Russian spy ship quietly slipped into Havana Bay earlier this week and was docked at a cruise ship terminal on Thursday, its crew casually taking in the view of the old colonial section of the Cuban capital as passers-by gawked.

George W Bush’s Image Has Been Rehabilitated

Former President George W. Bush has seen a dramatic turnaround in his approval rating since leaving office over 16 years ago with over a majority of the country now viewing him favorably. Since leaving the White House in 2009, the 43rd President has seen his approval rating nearly double to 61 percent from 33 percent, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

George W. Bush’s favorable rating has pulled a complete 180

Former President George W. Bush throws out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 5 of the 2017 World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 29, 2017. Six in 10 Americans, 61%, say they now have a favorable view of the 43rd President of the United States in the latest CNN poll conducted by SSRS, nearly double the 33% who gave him a favorable mark when he left the White House in January 2009.

Flake in the sky with diamonds

This week, retiring Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona gave a speech on the floor of the Senate. This is some of what he said : 2017 was a year which saw the truth -- objective, empirical, evidence-based truth -- more battered and abused than any other in the history of our country, at the hands of the most powerful figure in our government.

Global Poll Shows U.S. Prestige Plummeting Under TrumpThe disdain our …

Throughout his 2016 campaign and the first year of his presidency, Donald Trump made it clear again and again than unlike his globalist predecessors he'd be an "America First" president who didn't care all that much what non-Americans thought of him and of Uncle Sam. If he was inviting disdain from those non-Americans, it seems to be working.

Bob Dole to be presented with Congressional Gold Medal with Trump in attendance

Former congressman, senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole was one of the few prominent GOP names to support President Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Trump will repay that support on Wednesday as he appears at an award ceremony granting Dole the Congressional Gold Medal.

Russia is helping North Korea evade international sanctions: Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Russia is helping North Korea evade international sanctions and that Pyongyang is getting "closer every day" to being able to deliver a long-range missile to the United States. "Russia is not helping us at all with North Korea," Trump said during an Oval Office interview with Reuters.

UK still awaiting Donald Trump visit a year on from inauguration

The UK still waits for Donald Trump to make an official visit, almost a year after Theresa May invited him and the prospect appears even more distant after the cancellation of a planned trip to open the US embassy. Just seven days after the US president's inauguration in January 2017 the Prime Minister flew to Washington to extend the invitation - officially on behalf of the Queen - for a state visit.

Trumpocracy review: David Frum’s appalled analysis lacks fire and fury

The Bush speechwriter who coined the term 'axis of evil' has become one more Never-Trump Republican overtaken by the pace of the events he decries The chaos that marked Donald Trump's presidential campaign is a hallmark of his presidency. Decorum once associated with the Oval Office has been replaced by " modern presidential ", an amalgam of tantrums, tirades , and tweetstorms, all emanating from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue or Trump-owned properties.

Q and A: David Frum on America’s ‘Trumpocracy’

In his new book Trumpocracy, the Toronto native and former George W. Bush speech writer talks about how Trump is fundamentally damaging the U.S. government: "There are a lot of stops on the train line to bad before you get to Hitler Station." Frum felt "sick" when he spent time in the building near the end of Barack Obama's presidency.

The Covfefe Chronicles: How Many Lies Will Trump Pack into His Presidential Memoirs?

Once Donald Trump is removed from office-either through term limits, a 2020 loss, a resignation or an impeachment-he and a right-wing ghostwriter will secure a big-money contract for his presidential memoirs. There will be a built-in audience for such a book-the still-loyal members of the MAGA crowd, the right-wing evangelicals who believe Trump is their second savior, the anti-Democratic Party ideologues who can't wait for Chappaquiddick to come out so that they can rejoice in the denigration of Ted Kennedy's legacy.

US embassy hits back at Donald Trump – bad deal’ claim after UK visit cancelled

The US embassy in London said its move to a new location has been completed within budget - just hours after Donald Trump described it as a "bad deal". Mr Trump has refused to travel to the UK to open the new American embassy, hitting out at its move from Grosvenor Square in the prestigious Mayfair district of central London to an "off location" at Nine Elms, south of the Thames.

WH: ‘No Conflict’ on Trump Tweets Before House FISA Vote

President Donald Trump did not post contradictory tweets Thursday about the controversial FISA surveillance program - including prior claims it was used to spy on his campaign team - as the House voted on extending the effort, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. "We don't think there was a conflict at all," Sanders told reporters at the daily briefing.

Guantanamo prisoners challenge no-release policy under Trump

Eleven prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay detention are challenging an apparent policy of no releases under President Donald Trump. A legal challenge filed in federal court in Washington argues the policy amounts to "perpetual detention" that violates the Constitution and acts of Congress establishing the rights of the men held at the U.S. base in Cuba.