Welcome to the President’s Rat Pack, Paul Manafort

The Manafort Guilty Plea, the Mueller Investigation, and the President - Paul Manafort, his wife, and his lawyer Kevin Downing arriving at court for a status update hearing on Feb. 14, 2018. - Only three weeks ago, the president of the United States lauded Paul Manafort Intel Chair: FBI, Justice Corrupted for Political Spying - Nunes warns China, not Russia, is 'real threat' - Democrats and their media allies seeking to advance a liberal political agenda corrupted the FBI and Justice Department in improperly spying on Donald Trump's presidential campaign A private letter from Ronald Reagan to his dying father-in-law shows the president's faith - Something tugged at Ronald Reagan on that otherwise slow August weekend in 1982.

Trump administration to send U.S. cellphones a test alert on Thursday

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a reception for Congressional Medal of Honor recipients in the East Room of the White House in Washing WASHINGTON - The Trump administration will send a test message to all U.S. cellphones on Thursday for a new alert system that aims to warn the public about national emergencies. The messages will bear the headline "Presidential Alert", the Federal Emergency Management Agency , which will send the message, said in a statement earlier this week.

Ap Fact Check: Trump’s blustery myths on hurricanes, income

In a stormy week, President Donald Trump blustered and distorted reality, denying massive deaths from a hurricane that scientists believe to be one of the nation's deadliest and blowing out of proportion U.S. economic growth and his role in spurring it. He's insisting the federal response to Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico last September, was "incredibly successful," even though blackouts there remain common and several forms of federal aid have been slow to arrive compared with past disasters.

Meek Mill says he’s ‘always open to talking’ to Trump about criminal justice reform

"I'm always open to talking to the president to make change. Everybody I was in prison with always encouraged me to go, take the sacrifice, even if you get crucified in the media - go, try to make change," the rapper told ABC News on Friday, after participating in a panel discussion during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference , which was held in Washington D.C. and hosted by Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.

Manafort pleads guilty, will co-operate with special counsel

President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed Friday to co-operate with the special counsel's Trump-Russia investigation as he pleaded guilty to federal crimes and avoided a second trial that could have exposed him to more time in prison. The deal gives special counsel Robert Mueller a key co-operator who steered the Trump election effort for a pivotal stretch of the 2016 presidential campaign.

Speak softly and don’t say the I-word

With three congressional investigations into connections between Russia and the Trump orbit as well as Russian election interference, a special counsel investigation that has produced more than 100 criminal charges against 32 people and three companies, and a lawsuit focused on Trump's violation of the Constitution's emoluments clause, there stands good reason to think that President Donald Trump's time in the White House is soon to end. The reality is that it is not.

Trump signs order that would impose sanctions for election interference

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a broad executive order that would pave the way for the administration to impose sanctions on foreign actors that attempt to meddle in U.S. elections - whether it be an entity, an individual, or a country. The order, entitled "Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election," directs parts of the administration to compose reports on election interference and directs the State Department and Treasury Department to then decide on appropriate sanctions on foreign actors.

Ted Cruz says his Texas Senate race is competitive because ‘the far left has lost their minds’

Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke has parlayed positive press into a $10 million fundraising advantage over Sen. Ted Cruz; Peter Doocy reports from Houston, Texas. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was approached at his high-rise campaign headquarters Friday morning by a young volunteer who wanted the incumbent senator to star in his latest Snapchat.

As Trump WH Disputes Book’s Claims, Woodward Says He Will Release the Tapes If Sources Agree

Bob Woodward says he would share source material for his new book, " Fear: Trump in the White House ," if his sources publicly request it to be released. In a Friday morning interview with right-wing radio host Hugh Hewitt, veteran journalist Bob Woodward said live on-air that if and when his sources agree, he will gladly produce the audio recordings he made in which they shared their impressions of President Donald Trump and relayed stories about the inner-workings of his administration.

Paul Manafort Flips: Former Trump Campaign Manager Cooperation Deal…

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort leaves the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse with his wife Kathleen Manafort after an arraignment hearing as a protester holds up a sign March 8, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia. Manafort pleaded not guilty to new tax and fraud charges, brought by special counsel Robert MuellerA*s Russian interference investigation team, at the Alexandria federal court in Virginia, where he resides.

Gov. a Moonbeama says California to launch climate satellite

California Gov. Jerry Brown said Friday that the state plans to launch its "own damn satellite" into orbit to battle climate change. The man the late Chicago columnist Mike Royko famously dubbed "Gov. Moonbeam" made the announcement at the conclusion of a two-day climate summit he organized in San Francisco.

John Kerry blasts Trump’s withdrawal from Paris climate pact

Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday criticized President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the landmark Paris climate accord. "While Donald Trump may have pulled out of the climate agreement, the American people have not," he said opening the second day of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco.

Sources: Former Trump Aide Manafort Close to Plea Deal With Mueller

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort arrives for arraignment on charges of witness tampering, at U.S. District Court in Washington, June 15, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is nearing a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors to avoid a second criminal trial, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Congress needs to send a message to Russia on election meddling

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday promising to punish anyone attempting to meddle in U.S. elections, including with "measures that could be capable of devastating an interfering country's economy," according to an administration description. For a presidency marked by an inconsistent stance on Russia, it was yet another shift in tone.

White House defends Pres. Trump on Puerto Rico death toll claim

As Hurricane Florence bore down on the U.S., President Donald Trump angrily churned up the devastating storm of a year earlier, disputing the official death count from Hurricane Maria and falsely accusing Democrats of inflating the Puerto Rican toll to make him "look as bad as possible." Public health experts have estimated that nearly 3,000 perished because of the effects of Maria.