10 takeaways from the Comey-Trump feud
In Washington's hyper-partisan environment, both major political parties need scandals the way pyromaniacs require fire. In the Donald Trump era, at least, the media is playing the role of gleeful arsonist.
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Deutsche Bank Stonewalls Dems On Trump Loans And Russia
Deutsche Bank has refused to release information on loans to Donald Trump and any possible connections to Russia requested by members of the House Financial Services Committee. Democrats on the committee, led by ranking member Maxine Waters , last month sent a letter to the German bank requesting details about an estimated $340 million in loans to Trump since 2012, along with any related information concerning the bank's Russian accounts.
Correction: Trump-Fact Check story
Trump promised to create a "first-class" system of roads, bridges and waterways by using $200 billion in public fu... . President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, to travel to Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
Trump seeks refuge with core supporters
President Donald Trump attends a roundtable on infrastructure at the Department of Transportation, Friday, June 9, 2017, in Washington. Faced with the under-oath allegations of ex-FBI Director James Comey and the steady creep of congressional investigations, TrumpA's response this week was aimed squarely at rallying his most dedicated supporters to his side.
Trump’s strain with Obama is departure from presidential fraternity
Nearly five months ago, President Donald Trump bid farewell to a grinning Barack Obama, waving as the military helicopter shuttling his predecessor into post-White House life got smaller and smaller. For a president who seeks extensive counsel from outside the White House -- in calls to old friends, business executives, and even despotic foreign leaders -- Trump has largely forgone advice or guidance from any of the men who have held his job previously.
Va. governor race widely watched
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Handel-Ossoff contest continues to draw major dollars
A lot of green - more than $36 million, according to the latest campaign financial filings - is flowing toward Georgia's 6th Congressional District as part of the GOP's efforts to keep the district Republican red while the Democrats aim to paint it blue.
New Jersey: School Alters Yearbook Photos to Remove Trump Clothing and Pro-Trump Quotes
A New Jersey school district is investigating why the yearbook photos of two high school students were altered to remove President Donald Trump's name on clothing they wore. The Wall Township district also is probing why a Trump quote submitted by the freshman class president wasn't included under her photo while a quote by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appeared under the senior class president's photo.
Trump expected to announce Cuba policy next week in Miami
President Donald Trump is expected to announce his new policy with Cuba in Miami next week, seeking to reverse some of the changes made under former President Barack Obama's opening with the island. The Trump administration has been discussing policy changes that include prohibiting business with the Cuban military while maintaining the full diplomatic relations restored by Obama.
I was an FBI agent. Trump’s lack of concern about Russian hacking shocks me.
Reactions to former FBI director James Comey's testimony Thursday mostly seemed to follow predictable, partisan lines. To many Democrats, Comey appeared to be describing a clear case of obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump.
Trump rebuffs bipartisanship, banks on base to tame turmoil
President Donald Trump is banking on his loyal base of supporters to help him through the tangle of the Russia turmoil. Trump had his core backers in mind as he responded to former FBI Director James Comey's blockbuster Senate testimony and the steady creep of multiple congressional investigations and Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe.
Carter Page: I’ve Been ‘Completely Blocked’ From Testifying on Russia Probe
Carter Page, former aide to President Donald Trump, said he had been "completely blocked" from testifying before congressional committees investigating connections between Russia and the president's associates, The Hill reported Saturday. Page complained former FBI Director James Comey had testified three times before congressional committees, while his request to testify about the "senseless witch hunt" had gone ignored.
Trump to reveal new Cuba policy in speech
President Donald Trump is expected to reveal his administration's new policy toward Cuba in a speech in Miami next Friday, according to two US officials. Trump is due to roll back portions of the Obama-era policies softening relations with Cuba, CNN reported in May. Officials previously said that Trump will likely announce the United States will no longer make unilateral concessions to Cuba, which is what critics accused the Obama administration of doing.
Catch Up: Where we are and what’s next for all the…
During his blockbuster testimony Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey made several remarkable claims before the Senate Intelligence Committee: that President Trump directed him to drop his investigation into Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and that the president fired Comey in an attempt to alter the course of the FBI's Russia investigation. Despite the president's alleged attempts to stymie them, several investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials continue - perhaps with renewed vigor.
Trump’s Not the Only One Blocking Constituents on Twitter
As President Donald Trump faces criticism for blocking users on his Twitter account, people across the country say they, too, have been cut off by elected officials at all levels of government after voicing dissent on social media. In Arizona, a disabled Army veteran grew so angry when her congressman blocked her and others from posting dissenting views on his Facebook page that she began delivering actual blocks to his office.
Trump’s strain with Obama marks departure from presidential fraternity
Nearly five months ago, President Donald Trump bid farewell to a grinning Barack Obama, waving as the military helicopter shuttling his predecessor into post-White House life got smaller and smaller. For a President who seeks extensive counsel from outside the White House -- in calls to old friends, business executives, and even despotic foreign leaders -- Trump has largely forgone advice or guidance from any of the men who have held his job previously.
Trump dodges tapes question, denies seeking Comey ‘loyalty’
By JILL COLVIN and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON - Punching back a day after his fired FBI director's damaging testimony, President Donald Trump accused James Comey of lying to Congress and said he was "100 percent" willing to testify under oath about their conversations. Trump cryptically refused to say whether those private exchanges were taped - a matter at the heart of the conflicting accounts of what passed between them at a time when Comey was leading an FBI investigation into Russia's interference in the presidential election and its ties to the Trump campaign.
Karl Rove is Done with Trump
Republicans have been slow to come out against President Donald Trump but conservative strategist Karl Rove is done. In a blistering op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Rove said, "Trump lacks the focus or self-discipline to do the basic work required of a president."
#FakeNews: A look at what didn’t happen this week
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. Check out this story on publicopiniononline.com: FILE - In this March 24, 2017, file photo, White House press secretary Sean Spicer gestures while speaking to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington.
.com | GOP shrugs off Comey revelations, sticks with Trump
The GOP still needs Donald Trump if it has any hope of accomplishing its legislative agenda and winning elections, and it's going to take more than James Comey's testimony to shake them. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday boasted of the GOP's accomplishments under Trump thus far, and promised more to come, making no mention of Comey in a speech.