Trump inherits a secret cyberwar against North Korean missile program

Three years ago, President Barack Obama ordered Pentagon officials to step up their cyber and electronic strikes against North Korea's missile program in hopes of sabotaging test launches in their opening seconds. Soon, a large number of the North's military rockets began to explode, veer off course, disintegrate in midair and plunge into the sea.

Democrats say long-term success starts with 2018 governors’ races

For almost a decade now, governors' offices have been a weak link for national Democrats, with Republicans racking up stunning and continuous wins in deep-blue bastions like Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Now, Democrats building a long-term strategy for retaking power in Congress and the states are counting on winning big in statehouse races over the next two years.

Trump, citing no evidence, accuses Obama of plot to wiretap Trump Tower

Barack Obama greets Donald Trump at inauguration ceremonies swearing in Trump as president on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2017. President Donald Trump on Saturday angrily accused former President Barack Obama of orchestrating a "Nixon/Watergate" plot to tap the phones at his Trump Tower headquarters last fall in the run-up to the election.

Lindsey Graham: ‘I’m Very Worried’ Trump’s…

This morning at a town hall with constituents in South Carolina, Sen. Lindsey Graham addressed President Donald Trump's tweetstorm in which he accused former President Barack Obama of wiretapping his phones at Trump Tower prior to the election. The Republican lawmaker first noted that there are a couple of different reasons why these allegations could result in the biggest scandal in decades.

‘Our Conspiracy Theory President is at it Again’: Brian…

Following President Donald Trump taking to Twitter this morning to lob explosive accusations at former President Barack Obama , claiming that Obama wiretapped his phones at Trump Tower, CNN senior media correspondent Brian Stelter reacted with concern over Trump's sources of info. "Our conspiracy theory president is at it again," Stelter noted this morning on CNN.

Amid firestorm, Trump appears to waver on Russia deal

In this March 2, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks to Navy and shipyard personnel aboard nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va. Facing a new wave of questions about his ties to Russia, Trump is telling advisers and allies that he may abandon, at least temporarily, his plan to pursue a deal with Moscow on the Islamic State group and other national security matters, according to administration officials and a Western diplomat.

Trump goes on Twitter rant accusing ex-President Obama of…

In a series of tweets issued early Saturday morning, Donald Trump accused ex-president Barack Obama of "tapping" the phones at Trump Tower just prior to the election while comparing the former president to Richard Nixon. Following a tweet defending embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions over his contacts with the Russians, Trump suddenly changed gears with a startling collection of tweets attacking Obama, although it is unclear what Trump is directly alluding to.

Democrats say long-term success starts with 2018 governorsa races

For almost a decade now, governors' offices have been a weak link for national Democrats, with Republicans racking up stunning and continuous wins in deep-blue bastions like Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Now, Democrats building a long-term strategy for retaking power in Congress and the states are counting on winning big in statehouse races over the next two years.

Teachers, Parents Struggle To Comfort Children Of Color Fearful Of Targeted Raids

Foreign nationals being arrested Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. In early December, Joann Lee and her family were crossing the street in front of The Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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President Donald Trump, facing a fresh wave of questions about his ties to Russia, is signaling to advisers and allies that he believes the time has passed to strike a grand bargain with Moscow on Syria, Ukraine and nuclear arms control. By White House Correspondent Julie Pace.

House committee wants evidence for Trump’s wiretap claim

The House intelligence committee is asking the Trump administration for evidence that the phones at Trump Tower were tapped during the campaign as its namesake has charged. President Donald Trump asserted in a tweet last week: "Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory.

How investors might navigate Trump’s likely reforms

Steve Mnuchin smiles next to U.S. President Donald Trump after being sworn in as Treasury Secretary in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 13, 2017, in Washington. It has become something of a parlor game to try to project the likely effects on investment markets of President Trump 's multi-pronged financial initiatives.

Trump may cut Great Lakes protection budget by 97 per cent

The Trump administration would slash programs aimed at slowing climate change and improving water safety and air quality, while eliminating thousands of jobs, according to a draft of the Environmental Protection Agency budget proposal obtained by The Associated Press. Under the tentative plan from the Office of Management and Budget, the agency's funding would be reduced by roughly 25 per cent and about 3,000 jobs would be cut, about 19 per cent of the agency's staff.

Trump tours private school in Florida, promoting choice

President Donald Trump greets fourth-grader Janayah Chatelier as U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos greets St. Andrew Catholic School fourth-grade teacher Jane Jones on Friday in Orlando, Florida. Looking on is Florida Gov. Rick Scott , Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and John Kirtley , a tax-credit scholarship proponent.