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Janet Yellen said she was disappointed that President Donald Trump didn't offer her a second term as Federal Reserve chair, but supports her central bank successor, Jerome Powell, who takes over on Monday. Powell, a Fed board member since 2012, is "thoughtful, balanced, dedicated to public service.
Bruce Levell, an adviser to Donald Trump's 2020 campaign, told MSNBC on Sunday that President Barack Obama should not get credit for jobs created during his administration because Trump is the real "Yes We Can" president. During an interview with Levell, MSNBC host Alex Witt noted that Trump has recently taken credit for record-low black unemployment, a trend which started under Obama.
Conservative CNN contributor Rick Santorum got shot down on a CNN panel on Sunday after he asserted that there was a conspiracy between President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and the FBI to take down Donald Trump. During an panel discussion on CNN's State of the Union , host Jake Tapper asked Santorum if he agreed with Donald Trump Jr. that the controversial GOP memo smearing the FBI's Russia was "sweet revenge" for Trump supporters.
Democrats are just about as likely as Republicans to say they plan to vote in this year's congressional elections, a break from the two previous midterm elections, in which Republicans were significantly more inclined to vote, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted in January. Democratic congressional leaders hope anti-Trump sentiment can boost the party to regain control of the House and possibly the U.S. Senate, and the poll finds many fellow partisans feel a similar urgency.
Democrats on Sunday sharpened their rhetoric in the clash over the investigation into Trump campaign links to Russia, warning the president that firing top law enforcement officials could "lead to a confrontation we do not need in America." The warnings came two days after the Republican-led House intelligence committee released a declassified memo that claims that Democrat-funded research prompted the FBI to spy on a former Trump campaign aide, Carter Page.
Democrats on Sunday argued that the release of a controversial memo accusing the Justice Department of surveillance abuses does not vindicate Donald John Trump Schiff: Nunes gave Trump 'secretly altered' version of memo Davis: 'Deep state' existed in '16 - but it elected Trump Former Trump legal spokesman to testify to Mueller about undisclosed call: report MORE Trump made the claim that the memo "totally vindicates" him in the Russia investigation in a tweet following the memo's release Friday.
''Saturday Night Live'' kicked off this week's episode with a cold open sketch that lampooned ''Fox and Friends'' and included a cameo from President Donald Trump impersonator Alec Baldwin. ''Saturday Night Live'' kicked off this week's episode with a cold open sketch that lampooned ''Fox and Friends'' and included a cameo from President Donald Trump impersonator Alec Baldwin, watching the morning show from bed.
When I read of America bombing other countries, a line penned by former Salon contributor Glenn Greenwald comes to mind: "The worst and most tyrannical government actions in Washington are equally supported on a fully bipartisan basis." It is striking to me that, for all of the fierce criticisms of President Donald Trump coming from Democrats, the man's disregard for the human lives lost through bombing campaigns isn't chief among them.
To hear one of the most passionate arguments on behalf of young U.S. immigrant "dreamers," look south of the border. Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, has become known as an antagonist of President Donald Trump , using combative and profane language to rail against the president's character and his positions on binational issues, from plans to extend the border wall to restrictionist policies on immigration.
They will mark the first nationwide referendum on the Trump era. And the 2018 midterm elections promise to carry with them the drama, enthusiasm, frustrations, and wild storylines we've come to expect in politics.
There are 36 states and U.S. territories holding gubernatorial elections this year and these races could be the biggest referendum of all on President Donald Trump 's presidency. All eyes will be on key 2020 states to look for predictions regarding the next White House race, particularly what insights can be gained for which ever party takes power.
When a heavy rain hits New Orleans, residents move their cars to higher ground for fear of fast-rising street flooding. Knee-deep potholes can eat a car's fender.
President Donald Trump heads to Ohio on Monday to make Cincinnati-area stops focusing on the new tax overhaul -- though some in a state with one of the nation's highest overdose rates would rather hear more about his plans for the drug crisis. In Newtown, outside Cincinnati, Police Chief Tom Synan said he found Trump's comments on opioids in his State of the Union address to be "much of the same.
The Democrats are a party in search of a base and have been so since their the departure of their Hollywood glam leader, former President Barack Obama. Witness their tortuous and bizarre response to Tuesday night's State of the Union address.
President Donald Trump heads to Ohio on Monday to make Cincinnati-area stops focusing on the new tax overhaul - though some in a state with one of the nation's highest overdose rates would rather hear more about his plans for the drug crisis.
US President Donald Trump is claiming complete vindication from a congressional memo that alleges the FBI abused its surveillance powers during the investigation into his campaign's possible Russia ties. But the memo also includes revelations that might complicate efforts by Trump and his allies to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry.
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., center, speaks with Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, right, during a speech by President Donald Trump at the 2018 House and Senate Republican Member Conference at The Greenbrier, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. The White House-orchestrated dissemination of a short advocacy piece authored by Trump loyalist Devin Nunes - the discredited Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee - was a poorly disguised attempt to blow smoke at the American people and derail a federal investigation into the president and his team that gives every appearance of gaining momentum.