Speak softly and don’t say the I-word

With three congressional investigations into connections between Russia and the Trump orbit as well as Russian election interference, a special counsel investigation that has produced more than 100 criminal charges against 32 people and three companies, and a lawsuit focused on Trump's violation of the Constitution's emoluments clause, there stands good reason to think that President Donald Trump's time in the White House is soon to end. The reality is that it is not.

Trump signs order that would impose sanctions for election interference

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a broad executive order that would pave the way for the administration to impose sanctions on foreign actors that attempt to meddle in U.S. elections - whether it be an entity, an individual, or a country. The order, entitled "Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election," directs parts of the administration to compose reports on election interference and directs the State Department and Treasury Department to then decide on appropriate sanctions on foreign actors.

Ted Cruz says his Texas Senate race is competitive because ‘the far left has lost their minds’

Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke has parlayed positive press into a $10 million fundraising advantage over Sen. Ted Cruz; Peter Doocy reports from Houston, Texas. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was approached at his high-rise campaign headquarters Friday morning by a young volunteer who wanted the incumbent senator to star in his latest Snapchat.

As Trump WH Disputes Book’s Claims, Woodward Says He Will Release the Tapes If Sources Agree

Bob Woodward says he would share source material for his new book, " Fear: Trump in the White House ," if his sources publicly request it to be released. In a Friday morning interview with right-wing radio host Hugh Hewitt, veteran journalist Bob Woodward said live on-air that if and when his sources agree, he will gladly produce the audio recordings he made in which they shared their impressions of President Donald Trump and relayed stories about the inner-workings of his administration.

Paul Manafort Flips: Former Trump Campaign Manager Cooperation Deal…

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort leaves the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse with his wife Kathleen Manafort after an arraignment hearing as a protester holds up a sign March 8, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia. Manafort pleaded not guilty to new tax and fraud charges, brought by special counsel Robert MuellerA*s Russian interference investigation team, at the Alexandria federal court in Virginia, where he resides.

Gov. a Moonbeama says California to launch climate satellite

California Gov. Jerry Brown said Friday that the state plans to launch its "own damn satellite" into orbit to battle climate change. The man the late Chicago columnist Mike Royko famously dubbed "Gov. Moonbeam" made the announcement at the conclusion of a two-day climate summit he organized in San Francisco.

John Kerry blasts Trump’s withdrawal from Paris climate pact

Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday criticized President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the landmark Paris climate accord. "While Donald Trump may have pulled out of the climate agreement, the American people have not," he said opening the second day of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco.

Sources: Former Trump Aide Manafort Close to Plea Deal With Mueller

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort arrives for arraignment on charges of witness tampering, at U.S. District Court in Washington, June 15, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is nearing a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors to avoid a second criminal trial, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Congress needs to send a message to Russia on election meddling

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday promising to punish anyone attempting to meddle in U.S. elections, including with "measures that could be capable of devastating an interfering country's economy," according to an administration description. For a presidency marked by an inconsistent stance on Russia, it was yet another shift in tone.

White House defends Pres. Trump on Puerto Rico death toll claim

As Hurricane Florence bore down on the U.S., President Donald Trump angrily churned up the devastating storm of a year earlier, disputing the official death count from Hurricane Maria and falsely accusing Democrats of inflating the Puerto Rican toll to make him "look as bad as possible." Public health experts have estimated that nearly 3,000 perished because of the effects of Maria.

Barack Obama Tells Democrats: ‘I Need You To Come Through’ In November

Former President Barack Obama urged voters to head to the polls this November in an impassioned speech in Cleveland on Thursday night, chastising his successor and Republican leadership as out of touch and indifferent to the plights of Americans. "On November 6 we have a chance to restore some sanity to our politics," Obama, speaking at a rally for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Richard Corday and other Democrats, said.

Pres. Trump rejects official Puerto Rico hurricane death toll

The Latest on President Donald Trump's claim that 3,000 people did not die because of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year : Rep. Gerald Connolly of Virginia says that if Democrats win back the House they will investigate the "failures of FEMA and the response of the administration" after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Connolly is a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Sonny’s roadshow: How Trump’s Ag chief sells a trade war to farmers

Breaking off from a tour of dairy operations on a farm in upstate New York, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue tramps across a muddy path to take a sample of sweet corn from an adjacent field. With a wide smile, he shucks the ear and takes a bite, then passes it around to others in the crowd before getting back to his mission: selling farmers on the merits of President Donald Trump's trade war.

Trump falsely says Democrats inflated Puerto Rico death toll Source: AP

President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected the official conclusion that nearly 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico from last year's Hurricane Maria, arguing without evidence that the number was wrong and calling it a plot by Democrats to make him "look as bad as possible." As Hurricane Florence approached the Carolinas, the president picked a fresh fight over his administration's response to the Category 4 storm that smashed into the U.S. territory last September.

Trump questions Puerto Rico death toll, prompting San Juan mayor to…

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned a report putting the death toll from last year's catastrophic hurricane in Puerto Rico at nearly 3,000. He also called the new estimate an effort by Democrats to discredit him.

Cyclist who flipped off Trump motorcade runs for office

Juli Briskman gestures with her middle finger as a motorcade with US President Donald Trump departs Trump National Golf Course October 28, 2017 in Sterling, Virginia. Juli Briskman gestures with her middle finger as a motorcade with US President Donald Trump departs Trump National Golf Course October 28, 2017 in Sterling, Virginia.