Trump’s opponents plan mass demonstrations if Mueller is fired

Progressive groups are organizing tens of thousands of protesters to storm the streets within hours should President Donald Trump fire special prosecutor Robert Mueller, determined to intensify the crisis while testing the resiliency of the year-old "resistance" movement. The White House has repeatedly stated that Trump has no intention of ousting Mueller, a move that probably would require him to get buy-in from Justice Department leaders, including Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Sanders: Middle-class tax cuts in GOP bill a ‘very good…

Suspicious Package Addressed to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Contained Horse Manure: Officials - Multiple law enforcement sources tell NBC investigations that officers unwrapped the box to discover it was filled with manure - A Los Angeles Department bomb squad responded A package for Steven Mnuchin caused a bomb scare. It turned out to be filled with horse manure.

Canadian orchestra launches probe after Dutoit allegations

Hundreds of volunteers have been on the phones at an Air Force base in Colorado, answering questions from eager kids who want to know where Santa is on his storybook Christmas Eve travels. Hundreds of volunteers have been on the phones at an Air Force base in Colorado, answering questions from eager kids who want to know where Santa is on his storybook Christmas Eve travels.

Christians in Holy Land say Trump and Pence have killed tourism and…

President Trump finishes out the year at Mar-a-Lago, tax reform accomplished - President Trump kicked off his holiday weekend at Mar-a-Lago Friday night at a dinner where he told friends, "You all just got a lot richer," referencing the sweeping tax overhaul he signed into law hours earlier. Facing Republican attacks, FBI's deputy director plans to retire early next year Andrew McCabe, the FBI's deputy director who has been the target of Republican critics for more than a year, plans to retire in a few months when he becomes fully eligible for pension benefits, according to people familiar with the matter.

This Christmas Eve, remember America’s winter soldiers

As your family sits down to enjoy a meal together this Christmas, spare a thought or prayer for families who have an empty seat at their table where a brave son, daughter, husband, or wife would sit if they were not serving overseas in the military. Because America enjoys relative peace this Christmas, it's easy to forget that we are still a country at war.

New year to be a challenge for Republicans in Congress

Ready to leave for the Christmas recess, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to a news conference to discuss the GOP agenda for next year and and his accomplishments in the first year of the Trump Administration, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. Their tax bill triumph in the rear-view mirror, Republicans running Congress face a 2018 in which they'll need Democratic votes to get almost anything done.

CNN’s Jake Tapper celebrates ‘a Festivus for the rest of…

President Donald Trump may be headed to his "Winter White House" at Mar-A-Lago to celebrate Christmas with his family, but for CNN's Jake Tapper , it's a " Festivus for the rest of us." Despite Trump touting the "achievements" scored in his first year in office, Republicans, Tapper and his panelists said, are headed into the 2018 midterm elections with more intra-GOP splits than ever before.

After Tax Cuts, Whata s Next on the GOPa s Agenda?Republicans want to…

Just days before the end of the year, congressional Republicans finally handed President Trump his first major legislative victory. But their effort to pass an unpopular and incoherent tax bill left them with little time to address many other pressing concerns.

Shutdown clock ticking, GOP struggling for spending deal

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks in his office just after final approval of the Republican rewrite of the tax code, during an interview with The Associated Press at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. Ryan defied skeptics who thought his party would never get the sweeping tax overhaul bill to President Donald Trump's desk by Christmas.

Trump predicts economic boom as final tax bill heads for House, Senate

President says 'giant tax cut for Christmas' will breathe new life into U.S. economy, delivering more jobs and higher wages and massive tax relief for American families and companies. President Trump on Tuesday predicted the already-humming U.S. economy is about to get a big boost, as the final version of the $1.5 trillion Republican tax bill heads to the floors of the House and the Senate.

On SNL, Donald Trump’s White House celebrates Christmas by…

The White House gang was all there in the latest "Saturday Night Live" cold open, with Alec Baldwin reprising his role as US President Donald Trump - this time reflecting on his "amazing first year in office." "That's right, you can finally say that again, because the war on Christmas is over," Baldwin's Trump says.

South Africa’s ruling ANC party votes for new leader Monday

The fourth-largest wildfire in California history continues to grow and threaten thousands of homes despite armies of fire crews and fleets of bulldozers and aircraft. The fourth-largest wildfire in California history continues to grow and threaten thousands of homes despite armies of fire crews and fleets of bulldozers and aircraft.

Trump defends tax plan as ‘great Christmas gifts’ to middle class

With a vote on the biggest tax rewrite in three decades set for Tuesday, Republicans were working to ensure party members were holding the line in favor of the legislation against entrenched Democratic opposition. The plan was finalized on Friday after Republican Senators Marco Rubio and Bob Corker pledged their support.

‘This is happening’: GOP revels in all-but-certain tax deal

Republicans working to execute their first major legislative achievement of Donald Trump's presidency appear to have secured the votes to pass a massive tax overhaul that Trump hoped to present to the American people for Christmas. "This is happening.

Hallmark Christmas Movies Are White Nationalist Trump Propaganda, of Course

There is a running tradition in my home. Whenever a Hallmark Channel Christmas movie comes on the question is asked: " Oh, is this the one with the female executive who is far too busy for Christmas but finds herself stuck in a small hamlet where she encounters a handsome man with whom she is belligerent but she learns to see the charms of the town and the meaning of Christmas and she ends up falling in love with the hunk and kiss in the snow on Christmas Eve while wearing scarves The gag, of course, is that is the plot of EVERY Hallmark holiday "film."