Donald Trump calls billionaire Koch brothers a “total joke” Source: Cox Media Group

President Donald Trump lashed out at the billionaire Koch brothers, two days after Charles Koch criticized the president's trade policies and said Republicans should no longer take the financial support of their powerful network for granted. "The globalist Koch Brothers, who have become a total joke in real Republican circles, are against Strong Borders and Powerful Trade," Trump tweeted, adding that he never sought their support "because I don't need their money or bad ideas."

This idea to defend abortion rights from Brett Kavanaugh could backfire big time

JULY 10: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, left, and Vice President Mike Pence meet with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, in McConnell's office in the Capitol on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, the day after President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Sometime in the next few months, the Senate will vote on whether or not to kill Roe v.

Manchin undecided on Kavanaugh after 2-hour meeting

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's choice to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, arrives for a private meeting with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a member of the Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 30, 2018. WASHINGTON- The first Democratic senator to sit down with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said Monday he's not ready to say how he'll vote, but Kavanaugh did pick up the backing of Kentucky's Rand Paul, the only Republican in the narrowly divided Senate to have outwardly wavered in possible support.

Lawmakers grapple with Trump and Putin’s closeness

In this July 28, 2018, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the State Prize awards ceremony in Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Congress is producing an unusual outpouring of bills, resolutions and new sanctions proposals to push back at President Donald Trump's approach to Putin.

Trump rallying Florida voters behind DeSantis for governor

President Donald Trump is diving deep into Florida's Republican politics, joining his preferred candidate for governor in a competitive primary. Trump is holding a rally in Tampa on Tuesday in a show of force for congressman Ron DeSantis, who faces off against state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam in the state's Aug. 28 GOP primary.

Trial set to begin for ex-Trump campaign chairman Manafort

Two questions loom large as Paul Manafort prepares to walk into a federal courtroom Tuesday: Will Donald Trump's former campaign chairman spend what effectively could be the rest of his life in prison? Or will special counsel Robert Mueller be handed a defeat in his team's first trial since his appointment more than a year ago? Those questions will be answered by 12 jurors selected this week as Manafort's trial on tax evasion and bank fraud charges gets underway at the courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia. The pool of jurors will face questions from both sides and U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III as they try to weed out potential prejudice in what has become a highly publicized and politically divisive investigation.

Trump urges end to probe ‘right now,’ setting off new storm

This image from the Twitter account of President Donald Trump shows a tweet on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018 calling for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end the Russia investigation that raises difficult questions about whether Trump's frequent use of Twitter might be used to build a case of obstruction of justice against him.

Congress struggles with countering Putin after Trump summit

In this July 28, 2018, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the State Prize awards ceremony in Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Congress is producing an unusual outpouring of bills, resolutions and new sanctions proposals to push back at President Donald Trump's approach to Putin.

Trump intervenes in FBI headquarters project

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Democrat Manchin undecided on Kavanaugh after 2-hour meeting

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's choice to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, arrives for a private meeting with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a member of the Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 30, 2018.

White House aide shouts down CNN’s Acosta during Trump photo op

CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta was shouted down by a White House aide on Monday as he rattled off questions to Donald John Trump Yemeni-American man kills himself after family blocked from entering US by Trump admin Dershowitz on MSNBC panel: 'Don't you dare accuse me' of defending Trump Bannon slams Kochs: 'What they have to do is shut up and get with the program' MORE "Make your way out. Let's go.

Michael Cohen’s bombshell: What it means legally and why he probably isn’t cooperatinga yet

Donald John Trump Yemeni-American man kills himself after family blocked from entering US by Trump admin Dershowitz on MSNBC panel: 'Don't you dare accuse me' of defending Trump Bannon slams Kochs: 'What they have to do is shut up and get with the program' MORE 's fixer-in-chief has reversed course , subjecting himself to potential perjury charges, to tell the world that Trump knew about, and approved, the now infamous Trump Tower meeting in June 2016.

Pence says ‘red wave’ will begin in Ohio’s special election

Vice President Mike Pence came to Newark today to tout GOP congressional candidate Troy Balderson in next week's special election, but the focus of much of his message was on President Donald Trump. "In the 12th district, history will record that the red wave started here," Pence said to a large ovation from the capacity crowd.