A banner week for GOP’s agenda to ease burdens on banks

On Thursday, President Trump signed the biggest rewrite of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law since President Barack Obama signed it after the 2008 financial crisis. President Trump and congressional Republicans, with the help of some Democrats, are enjoying a sudden burst of progress in their agenda to lighten regulations on the financial industry.

Trump tweeted Wednesday that the FBI had been caught in a ‘major SPY scandal.’

House and Senate lawmakers are set to meet with top intelligence officials as President Donald Trump raises new suspicions about the federal investigation into his 2016 campaign. Trump is calling his newest attempt at discrediting special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation "spygate."

OP-ED | The Trump Factor: Will It Affect the GOP Gubernatorial Race?

Over the past 10 presidential elections , Republican candidates have won more votes in Connecticut than Democrats in just three elections: the victories for Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush . Since that time, Republican candidates have garnered fewer votes than every Democratic candidate, mustering just 40 percent of the votes in Connecticut, on average.

Republicans to Meet with Intel Officials on Russia Probe

House and Senate lawmakers are set to meet with top intelligence officials as President Donald Trump raises new suspicions about the federal investigation into his 2016 campaign. Trump is calling his newest attempt at discrediting special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation "spygate."

Supreme Court Notebook: Flip-flops and summer plans

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and lawyer Paul Clement often find themselves on opposite sides of issues he argues and she helps decide at the high court. But at a recent event in Washington, Kagan and Clement agreed new administrations should be sparing in changing their predecessors' positions in pending Supreme Court cases.

Kushner given security clearance after background check

President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has been granted a security clearance after a lengthy background check, a move that ensures the key White House adviser with a broad international portfolio can have access to some of the country's most closely held secrets. Kushner, who serves as a senior adviser on the Middle East and other issues, was among many White House advisers who had been operating without approval for full security clearances.

Trump Should Withdraw After Declaring Victory on China Trade ‘Hawks’

U.S. President Donald Trump signs trade sanctions against China on March 22, 2018, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Trump will impose tariffs on about $50 billion in Chinese goods imports to retaliate against theft of American intellectual property. In any "trade war," the most important thing to remember is the limit of the martial metaphor.

Critics: NFL decision chooses mainstream appeal over players

With its decision to ban kneeling during the national anthem, critics are accusing the NFL of prioritizing being in the good financial graces of mainstream America over the social justice passions of its players trying to draw attention to the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of police. The NFL's new anthem policy - similar to NBA rules in place for decades - makes the athletes stand for "The Star-Spangled Banner" or be absent from the field while it's played.

Twitter jokes sinkhole on White House lawn is Melania’s ‘escape route’

'Melania's escape tunnel has caved in!' Twitter erupts with jokes and memes after sinkhole opens up on White House lawn Memes and jokes ran wild on the social media site as users joked that it was Melania Trump's escape route or 'hell opening up to welcome back it's children'. The White House covered up the sinkhole on the North Lawn on Tuesday with a large green board - but that didn't stop the quips from flying.

Judge: President can’t block critics on Twitter

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump is violating the First Amendment when he blocks critics on Twitter because of their political views. U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhattan stopped short in her written decision of ordering Trump or a subordinate to stop the practice of blocking critics from viewing his Twitter account, saying it was enough to point out that it was unconstitutional.

New York Visit Drops Trump Into Contested GOP Primary

Flanked by a trio of Republican congressmen, President Donald Trump ventured to his native New York on Wednesday to accuse Democrats of coddling violent gangs and being soft on immigration and provided one of the members with a photo-op as he fends off a tough primary foe.  One week after a White House event led to an extensive back and forth of the president's use of the term "animals" to describe, depending on whom was interpreting, MS-13 gang members or undocumented immigrants writ large, the trio of New York House Republicans -  Peter T. King , Dan Donovan , and Lee Zeldin  - showed no reluctance to being seen with Trump as they participated in the Bethpage, N.Y., roundtable.

The Latest: Pompeo hopeful N. Korea talks will take place

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to New York to discuss immigration policy, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump will hold a roundtable discussion on Long Island on illegal immigration and gang violence that the White House is calling a "national call to action for legislative policy changes."

On Long Island, Trump to speak on immigration, gang violence

President Donald Trump will hold a roundtable discussion on Long Island on illegal immigration and gang violence that the White House is calling a "national call to action for legislative policy changes." White House spokesman Hogan Gidley says the discussion with law enforcement and local leaders will focus on "immigration loopholes" that he said allows the violent MS-13 gang "to infiltrate our communities."

Ex-Trump campaign chief seeks to suppress evidence seized by FBI

President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is asking a federal judge on Wednesday to suppress evidence seized by FBI agents working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller, saying they violated the U.S. Constitution's ban on unreasonable searches and seizures. The hearing before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson is Manafort's latest bid to hinder the criminal case against him, though last week Jackson refused to dismiss the charges that include conspiring to launder money, conspiring to defraud the United States and failing to register as a foreign agent.

WikiLeaks to Trump: ‘Obama Already Did it to the French’, …

Responding to a tweet from President Donald Trump, WikiLeaks pointed out that the Obama administration ordered the CIA to hack Marine Le Pen and other candidates during the French election in 2012. In response, WikiLeaks noted that his presidential campaign wasn't the first one to be targeted, as "Obama already did it to the French."