Trump looks to loyal voters as support slips, agenda stalls

After six months of infighting, investigations and legislative failures, President Donald Trump is trying to combat new signs of weakness in his Republican base and re-energize his staunchest supporters. White House officials have been urging the president to refocus on immigration and other issues that resonate with the conservatives, evangelicals and working-class whites who propelled him to the Oval Office.

Despite insurers’ tactical win on ACA’S cost-sharing payments, uncertainty lingers

Health insurers have won powerful allies in a fight over federal subsidies that President Donald Trump has threatened to cancel for millions of people who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act. A federal appeals court ruled late Tuesday that Democratic state attorneys general favoring the subsidies can join a court case brought by the Republican-led House of Representatives.

John Kelly called Jeff Sessions to assure him job is safe

The new White House chief of staff called the attorney general, reassuring him that his position was safe despite criticism he has taken from Trump. John Kelly called Jeff Sessions to assure him job is safe The new White House chief of staff called the attorney general, reassuring him that his position was safe despite criticism he has taken from Trump.

Before Trump Was President, He Was Cast as a President . . . in Sharknado 3

It's weird living through the Trump era sometimes. You can feel like in you're in a movie sometimes, huh? In January 2015, two years before he was sworn in as president, Donald Trump was set to step into the same role in a very different capacity: He had signed on to play the president in 2015's Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! "The Donald said yes," recalls David Latt, the 51-year-old co-founder of The Asylum, the off-brand assembly line behind the Sharknado series.

Trump backs drastic changes to legal immigration

Trump hailed what he called 'the most significant reform to our immigration system in half a century' [Carlos Barria/Reuters] US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threw his weight behind efforts to give English-speakers priority for US residency cards and halving the number of legal migrants admitted to the country. Trump backed proposals that would reform the process of obtaining a US "green card" by introducing a points-based system favouring skilled anglophone workers.

Of course, Donald Trump seriously considered playing POTUS in ‘Sharknado’

It's very likely that the nearly 60 percent of Americans who disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president would prefer that he had followed the "Sharknado" path to the White House. Sometime before Trump decided to launch his 2016 run to become the real president of the United States, he seriously considered starring as a fictional POTUS for the schlocky 2015 film "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!" according to the Hollywood Reporter.

CNN’s Headline On This Story Makes Trump’s USDA Pick Seem Racist

CNN published an article Wednesday suggesting that President Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Agriculture has a history of lobbing racial comments against supporters of the Obama administration. Sam Clovis, a former radio host who Trump nominated to head the USDA, once called Democrats and activists "race traitors" and "race traders," according to a report Wednesday from CNN's KFILE.

Trump signs – seriously flawed’ Russia sanctions bill

US President Donald Trump has signed what he called a "seriously flawed" bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, pressured by his Republican Party not to move on his own towards a warmer relationship with Moscow in light of Russian actions. The legislation is aimed at punishing Moscow for interfering in the 2016 US presidential election and for its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria, where the Kremlin has backed President Bashar Assad.

Sessions: US prosecutors will helpa

Sessions: US prosecutors will help addiction-ravaged cities The Justice Department will dispatch 12 federal prosecutors to cities ravaged by addiction. Check out this story on portclintonnewsherald.com: http://ohne.ws/2vtIblf Attorney General Jeff Sessions listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, July 31, 2017, in Washington.

Trump loves to brag about how the stock market is doing – but…

On Tuesday, the U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high - and President Donald Trump hasn't missed any opportunities to take credit for the soaring stock market - but both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama oversaw stronger gains in the economy in the first six months of their first terms. Axios.com said that the S&P 500 showed stronger percentage growth under both Bush and Obama in those presidents' first half year in office.

It’s on: Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, but promises fight over its enforcement

Get ready for another fight between both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue on sanctions, even if it may take a while to materialize. Earlier today , Donald Trump signed the bill passed on a nearly unanimous vote in both chambers of Congress last week that punishes Russia for its interference in the 2016 election.

Trump’s fundraising prowess keeps Republican Party close

In this May 5, 2017, file photo, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel addresses Hispanic business owners and community members at the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce in Lansing, Mich. Republican senators are bucking President Donald Trump's calls to revive the health care debate.

Tillerson laments sour ties with Russia, but holds out hope

The top American diplomat put the onus on Russia to take steps to repair flagging relations with the United States, even as he conceded that congressional sanctions would pose a new obstacle. Holding out hope for warmer ties, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he'd meet with his Russian counterpart within days.

President Trump keeps celebrating stock market highs. That’s a big flip-flop.

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events "Stock Market could hit all-time high 22,000 today. Was 18,000 only 6 months ago on Election Day.

Teen jumps out of plane emergency door at San Francisco

Lawsuits filed against construction company blamed for power outage on North Carolina's Outer Banks, forcing visitors off beaches and leaving tourist-dependent businesses without income. Lawsuits filed against construction company blamed for power outage on North Carolina's Outer Banks, forcing visitors off beaches and leaving tourist-dependent businesses without income.

Tillerson concedes Russia ties are sour, but holds out hope

Public defenders are pleading for leniency for a 78-year-old, lifelong criminal who admitted robbing a Reno bank with a steak knife so he could return to prison instead of spending his last years homeless and sick. The family of a 12-year-old New Jersey girl who killed herself says it will sue her school district for not stepping in to address the problem of cyberbullying.

Bipartisan ACA fix begins in Congress

Sen. Lamar Alexander talks with reporters on Nov. 29, 2016 before the Senate Policy Luncheons in the Capitol. Republicans on both sides of the Capitol scrambled Tuesday to defuse President Donald Trump's threat to cut off critical health insurance payments, moving around Trump toward bipartisan legislation to shore up the Affordable Care Act.