Trump blames Obama for not vetting former national security adviser Michael Flynn

President Donald Trump is blaming former President Barack Obama for not fully vetting Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn after it was revealed that Flynn received payments from foreign governments without approval from military officials in 2014. In an interview with Fox News released Friday, the president said that Obama officials bear responsibility for the oversight - not his own administration, which tapped Flynn for the post.

Alex Jones Calls A Press Conference To Tell Reporters They Suck

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones called a press conference Friday to explain to reporters just how deceptive they are, whether covering his contentious child custody trial or dismissing what he views as urgent public health issues, like the cross-breeding of pigs with humans. Referring to reporters as "fops" and "fake news," the radio host and famed Donald Trump -whisperer flogged journalists for questioning whether his political views were authentic.

Despite tough talk and more arrests, deportations slow under Trump

President Donald Trump has made cracking down on illegal immigration a centerpiece of his administration -- but so far his administration is deporting fewer people than his predecessor. According to statistics from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement given to CNN, the pace of removals under Trump in his first three months lags behind even the last two years of his predecessor, when then-President Barack Obama ordered his agencies to use more discretion when it came to deporting undocumented immigrants, focusing specifically on criminals.

This USA Today characterization of government shutdown threats is nonsense

USA Today badly bungled its timeline this week of the White House's back-and-forth with Democratic leaders over a possible shutdown of the federal government. USA Today badly bungled its timeline this week of the White House's back-and-forth with Democratic leaders over a possible shutdown of the federal government.

Experts: Long road ahead for Trump offshore drilling order

President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to find new ocean expanses in the Atlantic and the Arctic for offshore drilling is unlikely to reach its goals anytime soon, but instead will kick off a yearslong review and a legal battle. The day before his 100th in office, Trump took his step Friday toward dismantling a key part of Barack Obama's environmental legacy.

House OKs bill averting Saturday gova t shutdown, Senate next

With just hours to spare, the House easily approved a short-term spending bill Friday that would prevent a partial federal shutdown over the weekend. But on President Donald Trump's 99th day in office, lawmakers were leaving for the weekend without completing two other measures he's coveted: A Republican health care overhaul and a budget financing government for the entire year.

Congress OKs bill averting Saturday gov’t shutdown

With just hours to spare, Congress easily approved a short-term spending bill Friday that would prevent a partial federal shutdown over the weekend. But on President Donald Trump's 99th day in office, lawmakers were leaving until next week without completing two other measures he's coveted: A Republican health care overhaul and a budget financing government for the entire year.

How Trump’s Tweets Have Changed in 100 Days as @POTUS

In this Jan. 27, 2017 file photo, the Twitter Inc. accounts of President Donald Trump, @POTUS and @realDonaldTrump, are seen on an iPhone arranged for a photograph in Washington, D.C. tweeting, a habit he believes helped him win the election. But as his term progressed, the number of likes and retweets each post received started to fall.

At Trump-less correspondents event, focus back on journalism

In this combination photo, Hasan Minhaj attends the 75th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony on May 21, 2016, in New York, left, and Samantha Bee attends the IWC Schaffhausen Tribeca Film Festival event on April 20, 2017, in New York. On Saturday, April 29, Minhaj will host the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington while Bee will be hosting the "Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner" in Washington.

MSNBC’s Reid Loses It When Bush Chief of Staff Criticizes Obama, Lobs Cheapshots at Bush

Even though Barack Obama left the presidency 99 days ago, MSNBC showed late Thursday night why any criticism of him remains unacceptable. On Thursday's 11th Hour , fill-in host Joy Reid went ballistic when former George W. Bush chief of staff Andy Card suggested that Obama came into office without a distinct set of beliefs to support his decision-making.

Court agrees to hold off ruling on carbon restrictions

At the Trump administration's request, a federal appeals court agreed Friday to postpone a ruling on lawsuits challenging Obama-era restrictions on carbon emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency had asked the court to put a hold on the case shortly after President Donald Trump signed an executive order vowing to roll back the Clean Power Plan.

Trump plan seen turning – everyone and their dog’ into an LLC

The Trump administration's proposal to slash the tax rate on partnerships and limited liability companies could set off a stampede of individual taxpayers trying to reclassify themselves as so-called pass-through businesses in order to take advantage of the savings, according to tax experts. In 2012, Kansas exempted pass-throughs from state income taxes, a move that was billed as a chance to spur so much business growth and job creation that it would actually raise money for the state treasury.

Sanctuary-city ruling not activist

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump attempted to penalize so-called sanctuary cities. The order - one of an unprecedented 32 to be signed by Trump in 100 days of office, despite his attacks on his predecessor's use of executive orders - threatens to cut off federal funding from local governments that refuse to cooperate with immigration authorities.

Under Trump plan, trillions would flow to the wealthy

President Donald Trump's proposal to slash individual and business taxes and erase a surtax that funds the Affordable Care Act would amount to a multitrillion-dollar shift from federal coffers to America's richest families and their heirs, setting up a politically fraught battle over how best to use the government's already strained resources. The outline that Trump offered Wednesday - less a tax overhaul plan than a list of costly cuts with no price tags attached, rushed out by a president staring down his 100-day mark in office - calls for tax reductions for individuals of every income level as well as businesses large and small.