Trump nominates acting VA secretary Wilkie for permanent job

In a surprise announcement that caught the candidate off-guard, President Donald Trump said Friday he'll nominate acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to permanently lead the beleaguered department. Trump spilled the news about Wilkie at a White House event on prison reform as he introduced Cabinet members in attendance.

Trump urges Congress to overhaul nation’s prison system – Fri, 18 May 2018 PST

President Donald Trump on Friday urged Congress to overhaul the nation's prison system and help more former inmates re-enter society, hoping to jump-start legislation that's facing fresh opposition from Democrats. Trump said at a White House forum that a prison overhaul "unites people from across the political spectrum" and that lawmakers need to "work out their differences, get a bill to my desk - I will sign it."

Trump says spy infiltrated his campaign; lawyer casts doubt

President Donald Trump accused the Justice Department on Friday of trying to frame him by planting a spy in his 2016 campaign - an allegation his own lawyer said might not be true. Promoting a theory that is circulating in conservative circles, Trump quoted Fox Business anchor David Asman and tweeted: "Apparently the DOJ put a Spy in the Trump Campaign.

‘Pressure Cooker’: Discontent Rises in Venezuela Military…

Exclusive: Manafort's former son-in-law cuts plea deal, to cooperate with government: sources - NEW YORK - The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, has cut a plea deal with the Justice Department that requires him to cooperate As Mueller probes Seychelles meetings, details emerge on Russian plane: exclusive - A Russian plane linked to the country's government flew into the Seychelles the day prior to a 2017 meeting now under review by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, according to the airport flight data obtained by NJ Advance Media.

Sexpat Journalists Are Ruining Asia Coverage

Exclusive: Manafort's former son-in-law cuts plea deal, to cooperate with government: sources - NEW YORK - The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, has cut a plea deal with the Justice Department that requires him to cooperate As Mueller probes Seychelles meetings, details emerge on Russian plane: exclusive - A Russian plane linked to the country's government flew into the Seychelles the day prior to a 2017 meeting now under review by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, according to the airport flight data obtained by NJ Advance Media.

Trump: Justice Department using spy to try to frame me

Donald Trump has used his Twitter account to advance an unverified theory circulating among conservatives that the Justice Department planted a spy in his 2016 campaign and is now "out to frame him". Donald Trump has used his Twitter account to advance an unverified theory circulating among conservatives that the Justice Department planted a spy in his 2016 campaign and is now "out to frame him".

When Trump attacks, Democrats shut their mouths and pray

Exclusive: Manafort's former son-in-law cuts plea deal, to cooperate with government: sources - NEW YORK - The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, has cut a plea deal with the Justice Department that requires him to cooperate As Mueller probes Seychelles meetings, details emerge on Russian plane: exclusive - A Russian plane linked to the country's government flew into the Seychelles the day prior to a 2017 meeting now under review by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, according to the airport flight data obtained by NJ Advance Media.

Person Shot After Confrontation With Police at Trump National Resort…

Exclusive: Manafort's former son-in-law cuts plea deal, to cooperate with government: sources - NEW YORK - The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, has cut a plea deal with the Justice Department that requires him to cooperate As Mueller probes Seychelles meetings, details emerge on Russian plane: exclusive - A Russian plane linked to the country's government flew into the Seychelles the day prior to a 2017 meeting now under review by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, according to the airport flight data obtained by NJ Advance Media.

The Cruelty of Breaking Up Immigrant Families

Exclusive: Manafort's former son-in-law cuts plea deal, to cooperate with government: sources - NEW YORK - The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, has cut a plea deal with the Justice Department that requires him to cooperate As Mueller probes Seychelles meetings, details emerge on Russian plane: exclusive - A Russian plane linked to the country's government flew into the Seychelles the day prior to a 2017 meeting now under review by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, according to the airport flight data obtained by NJ Advance Media.

Trump Will Prep for Mueller Interview This Summer

Politico : "Donald Trump's lawyers have begun planning a series of summer prep sessions for the president before a possible sit-down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani said Thursday. The planning meetings - to be held during off-hours at the White House and perhaps over rounds of golf at Trump's private courses, Giuliani said - will mirror the then-GOP nominee's 2016 debate preparation, in which aides briefed an impatient Trump in several brief sessions over many weeks."

‘Animals’? Trump says he’ll keep using term for gang members

President Donald Trump is hammering California for its sanctuary policies in his latest push to resist the "resistance" to his presidency. WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is defending his use of the word "animals" to describe some immigrants who enter the country illegally, saying he would continue to use the term to refer to violent gang members despite a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders.

President Trump Says He Was Referring to Gang Members When He Called Some Immigrants ‘Animals’

President Donald Trump on Thursday defended his use of the word "animals" to describe some immigrants who enter the country illegally, saying he would continue to use the term to refer to violent gang members in spite of a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders. Answering a reporter's question during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Trump said his comment a day earlier had clearly been directed at members of the MS-13 gang.

Trump: Russia probe is a scandal – bigger than Watergate’

President Donald Trump asserted on Twitter on Thursday that federal investigators attempted to infiltrate his 2016 campaign with a confidential informant - a scandalous overreach, he said, that would be "bigger than Watergate." In some sense, many analysts have said, he is right: Efforts by a hostile foreign power to influence a U.S. presidential election - with or without the assistance or knowledge of the winning candidate - may well be a scandal "bigger than Watergate!" The FBI and a team of special prosecutors are investigating whether any of Trump's associates were coordinating with Russia to help Trump defeat his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.

Trump says ‘animals’ comment refers to criminals, Mexico protests

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was referring to criminal gangs when he called some illegal immigrants "animals," a term the Mexican government labeled as unacceptable and which drew rebukes on social media. Trump made the remarks on Wednesday during a meeting with California municipal leaders who support his goal of making the U.S. border impervious to illegal immigration.

In film, McCain says Americans deserve more from Washington

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and other lawmakers stop by an event on Capitol Hill during the debut a documentary film about Sen. John McCain, in Washington, Thursday, May 17, 2018. McCain, currently away from the Senate, was diagnosed in last July with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.