Christopher Buskirk: Author Michael Wolff did Trump a big favor
You wouldn't know it from the media coverage, but President Donald Trump is emerging from the furor over Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury" as the winner.
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I am not a racist, says Donald Trump
US president Donald Trump has defended himself in the wake of recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations, declaring that "I am not a racist". Mr Trump addressed the issue briefly as he arrived for dinner at his private golf club with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California.
U.S. forced to renew DACA permits as furor over Trump’s immigration slur persists
The Trump administration, under court order, said it would resume taking applications to renew temporary protections from deportation for hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children, as the standoff between the president and Congress over the program's future intensified Sunday. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Saturday it will accept renewal applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Missile alert in Hawaii sparks terror
It was a nice morning on the Big Island of Hawaii as Kevin and Pamela Spitze drove to an art show in Hilo when the words popped up on Kevin's cellphone screen: The Spitzes, who recently moved from Los Angeles to Hawaii's Big Island, said they were in paradise but already had been living on edge given the recent inflammatory bluster between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over nuclear annihilation. "We have such a barrage of negative stuff that has been happening that our senses have been heightened," said Pamela Spitze, 64. "We thought it was the real thing.
Democrats, GOP mull possible election wave in age of Trump
Democrats are increasingly optimistic about their chances of an electoral wave that could flip control of the House after the November midterms and deliver a new blow to President Donald Trump. The president's approval ratings remain mired below 40 percent in most polls, and the GOP-run Congress has even worse numbers.
Trump defends himself anew against charges that he is racist
President Donald Trump, right, accompanied by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to members of the media as they arrive for a dinner at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018. less President Donald Trump, right, accompanied by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to members of the media as they arrive for a dinner at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, ... more President Donald Trump arrives for a dinner with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.
Trump defends himself anew against charges that he is racist Source: AP
President Donald Trump is defending himself anew against accusations that he is racist, this time after recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations. "No, No.
Colorado honors King in face of Trump: “When the least get together, something new happens”
Marc Davis, left, pastor of The Absolute Word Church; Jacqueline Moore, a missionary and street evangelist from The Absolute Word Church, middle; and Richard Gianzero, intern pastor at Advent Lutheran Church, sing and clap during an interfaith service at Friendship Baptist Church of Christ Jesus on Jan. 14, 2018 in Denver. Colorado leaders including veterans of civil rights struggles on Sunday launched Denver's commemoration of Martin Luther King, 50 years after his assassination, stoked by President Donald Trump's latest remarks about who should have a place in America and scrambling for traction in a fresh push for social and economic peace.
Trump’s fiery first year is not all that unusual. Ask Bill Clinton
Niall Ferguson says getting mad is part of the job as the presidency can be inherently infuriating, noting that US President Donald Trump's tumultuous start has much in common with Clinton's dramatic first year in office. Clinton, of course, went on to be re-elected "Once Trump came into the Oval Office with a newspaper folded into quarters showing some story based on a leak from the White House.
Trust and truth under Trump: Americans are in a quandary
AP file photo Lori Viars, a longtime conservative activist in Warren County, sits in 2015 for a portrait at Village Ice Cream Parlor in Lebanon, Ohio. RALEIGH, N.C. – When truck driver Chris Gromek wants to know what's really going on in Washington, he scans the internet and satellite radio.
Trust in news media takes a hit during Trump presidency
When truck driver Chris Gromek wants to know what's really going on in Washington, he scans the internet and satellite radio. He no longer flips TV channels because networks such as Fox News and MSNBC deliver conflicting accounts tainted by politics, he says.
Trump says he is not racist
Washington, Jan 15 : US President Donald Trump has said he was not a racist after he was criticized over his "sh**hole" characterisation of African countries. "Nah, I'm not a racist.
PM dragged into Trump ‘s**thole’ debate
African Union countries have demanded that Donald Trump "retract and apologise" for his "outrageous, racist and xenophobic remarks" reportedly referring to African nations as "s***holes". AMERICA'S Homeland Security chief says anyone who brands US President Donald Trump a racist would also have to deem Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull a racist.
The Latest: Trump declares ‘I am not a racist’
President Donald Trump says in the wake of his recent comments about Haiti and African countries that "I am not a racist." Trump has been accused of using a vulgar word to describe African countries during an Oval Office meeting last week with a bipartisan group of six senators.
Trump says ‘I’m not a racist,’ keeps door open for DACA deal
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.: U.S. President Donald Trump insisted on Sunday "I'm not a racist" in response to reports that he had described immigrants from Haiti and African countries as coming from "shithole countries." Trump also said he was "ready, willing and able" to reach a deal to protect illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children from being deported but that he did not believe Democrats wanted an agreement.
Immigrants gather at East Boston church to rally for TPS
In the basement of an East Boston church, hundreds of immigrants from El Salvador found solace and encouragement Sunday afternoon in the Bible's ultimate underdog story. They compared themselves to David, the Old Testament shepherd, and President Donald Trump to Goliath, the Philistine nemesis David defeated on the battlefield using only a slingshot.
Donald Trump defends self, says: ‘I am not a racist’
In this Jan. 10 photo, President Donald Trump listens during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. United States President Donald Trump has defended himself in the wake of recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations, declaring that "I am not a racist".
Trump Says He’s – the Least Racist Person’ in Fallout From Remark
Donald Trump told reporters he's "the least racist person" as fallout continues from a vulgar remark about immigrants from Africa and Haiti attributed to the president following a meeting with lawmakers last week. "I am not a racist," Trump said in response to a shouted question from reporters as he entered his Palm Beach golf club Sunday night.
Laid-Off Carrier Workers Feel Betrayed by Trump
It was raining in Indiana's capital city on the day Renee Elliott and millions of other blue collar Americans stunned the world by helping to elect a Manhattan real estate mogul the 45th president of the United States. But all Elliott saw that day was sunshine.
Trump defends self after comments, says: ‘I am not a racist’
President Donald Trump defended himself Sunday in the wake of recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations, declaring that "I am not a racist." Trump addressed the issue briefly as he arrived for dinner at his private golf club with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California.