The Onerous, Arbitrary, Unaccountable World of Occupational Licensing

For all Donald Trump's flightiness and lack of ideological moorings, in one regard at least, the guy is reasonably steadfast: If Barack Obama supported something, he wants to blow it up or roll it back. Save for filling Antonin Scalia's Supreme Court seat-which, really, should count more as a win for Mitch McConnell-arguably 45's most noteworthy feat thus far has been his dogged quest to unravel his predecessor's legacy.

Critics slam Trump’s tepid condemnation of violence on – many sides’

President Donald Trump is rarely reluctant to express his opinion, but he is often seized by caution when addressing the violence and vitriol of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and alt-right activists, some of whom are his supporters. After days of genially bombastic interactions with the news media on North Korea and the shortcomings of congressional Republicans, Trump on Saturday condemned the bloody protests in Charlottesville, Va., in what critics in both parties saw as muted, equivocal terms.

Three dead, 35 injured in violent US race rally

Charlottesville: At least three people were killed and 35 injured after protests turned violent in the US state of Virginia, as white nationalists protesting plans to remove the statue of a Confederate general clashed with counter-demonstrators and a car ploughed into a crowd, officials said. A 32-year-old female was among those killed, said Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas, and injuries ranged from life-threatening to minor.

Alabama Senate race a fight to the finish

Wearing an NRA baseball cap and newly armed with an endorsement from President Donald Trump, Alabama Sen. Luther Strange on Saturday strolled by the sausage vendors and rodeo ticket booths at a rural county fair, rallying voters ahead of Tuesday's critical Republican primary for Attorney General Jeff Sessions' former Senate seat. "The day will turn on turnout.

Trump blames ‘many sides’ for violent clashes in Virginia

BEDMINSTER, N.J. - President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed "many sides" for the violent clashes between protesters and white supremacists in Virginia and contended that the "hatred and bigotry" broadcast across the country had taken root long before his political ascendancy.That was not how the Charlottesville mayor assessed the chaos that led ... (more)

Seth Meyers – Blames’ Obama for Trump’s Presidential Run…

"I feel like he took it too far," "Saturday Night Live" alum jokes of Obama's Trump roast at 2011 White House Correspondents' Association dinner Not crazy about the job President Donald Trump is doing? Blame his predecessor, Barack Obama. At least that's what Seth Meyers had to say in an interview with "Sunday Today," which airs Aug. 13. In what we're pretty sure was a joke, Meyers told Willie Geist that he knew way back in 2011 that Obama would force Trump to make a bid for the highest office in the land.

Charlottesville: Trump under fire after failing to denounce white supremacists

President laments 'hatred, bigotry and violence from all sides' but senior Republicans and Democrats demand direct condemnation of far-right extremists Donald Trump has faced a hail of criticism after failing to explicitly condemn violence by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, that culminated in a car running into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing at least one person. The president said he condemned "hatred, bigotry and violence from all sources and all sides".

Trump to request possible probe of China trade practices

In this July 8, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and China's President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. Trump is planning to sign an executive action asking the U.S. Trade Representative to consider investigating China for the theft of U.S. technology and intellectual property.

Will the Blowhard Blow Us Up?

Fire and fury, the likes of which the world has never seen, are bellowing from a posh golf club in New Jersey while fire and doom emanate from a medieval police state in Asia. Ever since Donald Trump was elected, the mandarins and chatterers of the capital have been alarmed that we would get to this precipice of blustery, threatening exchanges between Trump and Kim Jong-un about thermonuclear annihilation, and that when we did, it would be parlous.

Trump joins politicians in reaction to white nationalist rally in Virginia

The usually quiet university city of Charlottesville, Virginia, declared a state of emergency Saturday morning after a Unite the Right gathering of ... -- President Donald Trump spoke Friday with Guam Gov. Eddie Baza Calvo, who posted to his social media accounts a video of the three-minute phone conversation, as... The U.S. Grains Council will host a team of U.S. and Mexico-based and agriculture-focused media members to Texas and Mexico, August 6th-11th, to learn about the impact of U.S.... Portland, Ore.

Venezuela Slams `Madness’ as Trump Suggests Military Action

Venezuela will defend itself from the "madness" of Donald Trump, its defense minister said, a day after the U.S. president said he's considering a military option in response to the escalating political and economic crisis in the oil-producing nation. "It is an act of madness, it is a supreme act of extremism," Vladimir Padrino said Saturday in statements to Venezuela's state broadcaster VTV.

Trump ‘fire and fury’ is justified; America won’t back down in the face of bullies like North Korea

The hand-wringers were out in full force this past week, moaning and wailing about President Donald Trump's rhetoric regarding North Korea. That the left, the weak-kneed and the RINOs have filled a week of media coverage with rants and dire pronouncements about the supposed dark effect of Trump's bold message to the regime only shows how far down the progressive path Barack Obama managed to push the nation - how far away from the Founding Father we've strayed.

News 15 mins ago 2:39 p.m.Trump calls Guam governor, predicts ‘tenfold’ jump in tourism in lighta

President Donald Trump spoke Friday with Guam Governor Eddie Baza Calvo, who posted to his social media accounts a video of the three-minute phone conversation, assuring the lawmaker that his constituents are safe in light of North Korea's threat to fire ICBMs at the island. The president also predicted a boom in tourism for the U.S. territory in light of the North Korean threat.

.com | Senate GOP rallies behind McConnell in feud with Trump

New research shows that you can buy happiness if you spend some of that cash on buying yourself some free time. Washington - Senate Republicans on Friday rallied in support of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, pushing back against the onslaught of criticism from US President Donald Trump.