Donald Trump’s Impure Thoughtsby Rich Lowry President Donald Trump…
That much, we know. The New York Times reported last week that Trump asked White House counsel Don McGahn to fire the special counsel.
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Trump’s First Year: The Ominous Signs Aheadby Dan McLaughlin In Part…
In Part II , I went over his ten worst lowlights. We can't know what the future holds, but the bad news so far is a bad sign.
What’s the real state of the union? Here’s a deep dive into the stats
A by-the-numbers look at President Donald Trump's first year in office reveals areas of both progress and peril. The stock market is soaring, smashing record after record.
PHOTO: President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress…
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28, 2017 in the U.S. Capitol in Washington. President Donald Trump has made headlines on everything from immigration reform to the NFL, from Russia to the border wall.
Some supporters fear Trump will lose hard edge in State of Union speech
When President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address today, his most fervent supporters are anxious that he will squander the most high-profile moment of his presidency with a soft speech that bends more to the predilections of the political establishment in Washington and less to the populist army that sent him there to drain the swamp. Trump has always veered between ideological extremes in his speeches: He railed against "American carnage" in his inaugural address last year, then gave a speech to a joint session of Congress a few weeks later that seemed restrained and conventional compared with the chaotic first weeks of his tenure.
Here’s why Trump’s address matters to American families
President Donald Trump heralded the strength of American families and faith communities during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, presenting shared moral values as a unifying force. "In America, we know that faith and family, not government and bureaucracy, are the center of American life.
Bipartisan group assails Trump’s attacks on political norms
A new bipartisan task force will tackle what its founders say is the erosion of governmental norms created by the election of President Donald Trump. Democratic former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and Republican former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman announced the task force in an editorial published in USA Today , the pair said that since the election of President Donald Trump, they've seen a deep erosion of "the norms and boundaries traditionally guiding American political behaviour."
Cohen: Donald Trump’s first year brims with success
WINNING: President Trump, accompanied by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, right, has lunch with the United Nations Security Council yesterday. Not only have his policies added over $8 trillion in value to the stock market - in year one of his administration - the economy is roaring and unemployment is at an all-time low.
Robbins: Law needed to keep Donald Trump in bounds
The news that President Trump sought to fire special counsel Robert Mueller has lent urgency to congressional efforts to pass legislation preventing Trump from ending Mueller's investigation by removing him. Trump's "denial" - "Fake news, folks, fake news" - was every bit as persuasive as his countless other denials of things that proved demonstrably true.
The Latest: House panel to release memo on FBI Russia probe
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have voted to release a classified memo they wrote that alleges that the FBI and the Justice Department improperly used government surveillance during the investigation into Russian election interference and contacts with President Donald Trump's campaign. That's according to Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the ranking Democrat on the committee.
House intel committee votes to release classified memo
Brushing aside opposition from the Department of Justice, Republicans on the House intelligence committee voted Monday to release a classified memo that purports to show improper use of surveillance by the FBI and the Justice Department in the Russia investigation. The memo has become a political flashpoint, with President Donald Trump and many Republicans pushing for its release and suggesting that some in the Justice Department and FBI have conspired against the president.
#MeToo, immigrants will have strong presence in SOTU address
President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, but he won't be the only one trying to send a message. Many female Democratic lawmakers plan to follow the lead of celebrities at this year's Golden Globe Awards by wearing black to the State of the Union.
House Intel committee votes to release Nunes memo
The House Intelligence Committee voted Monday evening to publicly release a Republican memo alleging abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, but voted against releasing a memo written by the committee's top Democrat, Rep. Adam Schiff told reporters. The Nunes memo says that the FBI abused the FISA surveillance law over its use of the opposition research dossier on Donald Trump and Russia as part of the case to obtain a FISA warrant for former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page.
President Trump’s SOTU guests include welder, parents of gang victims Source: WSB-TV
President Donald Trump's guests for his State of the Union speech Tuesday include an Ohio welder who will benefit from his tax overhaul plan and the parents of two Long Island teenagers who were believed to be killed by MS-13 gang members. Among his other guests are rescuers who battled wildfires in California and flooding in Texas, as well as a Marine who re-enlisted after losing his legs and going blind from a roadside bomb.
Kochs warm to Trump policies, not behavior
In this May 22, 2012 file photo, Charles Koch speaks in his office at Koch Industries in Wichita, Kan.The Koch brothers are spending up to $400 million to shape November's midterm elections nationwide. less FILE - In this May 22, 2012 file photo, Charles Koch speaks in his office at Koch Industries in Wichita, Kan.The Koch brothers are spending up to $400 million to shape November's midterm elections nationwide.
Andrew McCabe steps down as right-wing crows over his scalp
Andrew McCabe, the deputy director of the FBI and a man frequently targeted by President Donald Trump, has stepped down from his position. Although McCabe will remain on the FBI payroll until he can retire in March with full pension benefits, he announced that he is "stepping aside" on Monday, according to NBC News .
Trump to test political base with bipartisan call in key speech
Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday will be one of the president's last, best chances to win over more of the American public to his nationalist agenda ahead of midterm elections that will be a referendum on his tumultuous administration. White House officials say the president will dial back his signature combative posture and instead frame his policy proposals - from immigration to infrastructure - as areas where Democrats and Republicans can work together.
Trump condemns Taliban role in Afghan attacks, no more talks Source: AP
President Donald Trump told visiting members of the U.N. Security Council on Monday the U.S. would no longer talk with the Taliban following a recent string of deadly attacks in Afghanistan. Trump railed against a series of "atrocities" in Afghanistan and said as a result the U.S. would not engage in any future talks with the Taliban as the administration seeks to end a stalemate in America's longest war.
Trump’s behavior worries top GOP donors
For the Koch brothers and their powerful donor network, the trouble with President Donald Trump isn't what he's doing. It's how he's doing it.
What to know about State of the Union address
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump will speak to Congress and the American people in his first official State of the Union address. Here is everything you need to know about the annual remarks.