Two polls show Trump approval below 40%

Two new polls, taken before President Donald Trump launched airstrikes on Syria Friday night, spell bad news for Trump and his political party. A new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that Trump's 38 percent average approval rating at 15 months on the job is the lowest on record in polls that date back to the administration of President Harry Truman.

Michigan Democrats gather to back attorney general candidate

Thousands of Michigan Democrats were gathering Sunday to decide a hotly contested contest for state attorney general, in a tilt that was reminiscent of the rift lingering from the 2016 presidential fight between the party's establishment and progressive wings. Pat Miles, a former U.S. attorney for western Michigan until President Donald Trump took office, was facing Dana Nessel, an ex-Wayne County assistant prosecutor who helped challenge Michigan's gay marriage ban in court.

Trey Gowdy Has Some Advice For Trump On How To Handle Rod Rosenstein

Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina said it would be unwise of President Donald Trump to fire deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein while appearing on "Fox News Sunday." "The president is the head of the executive branch.

Franklin Graham Responds To President Trump’s Call For Prayer Amid Syria Strikes

Reverend Franklin Graham joined "Fox & Friends" on Sunday morning to discuss the fact that, even as American missiles were being fired on Syrian targets, President Donald Trump was calling for prayer. Like his father, the late Reverend Billy Graham, he has a long history of praying with and for political leaders.

‘Absurd’: CNN’s Bharara smacks down Trump’s…

Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara poured cold water on President Donald Trump's early morning tweet that attorney-client privilege is "now a thing of the past," saying the president has no idea what he is talking about. Appearing on State of the Union with Jake Tapper, the CNN contributor was asked about the tweet, which said in full, "Attorney Client privilege is now a thing of the past.

Trump: All lawyers ‘deflated’ by FBI raid on Michael Cohen

Attorney Joanna Hendon representing President Trump, right, talks to Michael Avenatti, attorney and spokesperson for adult film actress Stormy Daniels, center, at the Federal court, Friday, April 13, 2018, in New York. A hearing has been scheduled before U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood to address President Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen's request for a temporary restraining order related to the judicial warrant that authorized a search of his Manhattan office, apartment and hotel room this week.

With Trans Mountain in doubt, pipelines to U.S. looking increasingly likely

Suncor's base plant with upgraders in the oil sands in Fort McMurray Alta, on Monday June 13, 2017. After nearly a decade since the last major oil pipeline was built, and with existing ones brimming with crude, Canada's energy industry is wondering when and if any new lifelines to foreign markets will go into the ground.

Paul Ryan on James Comey: ‘I don’t know the guy’

House Speaker Paul Ryan, speaking in an interview broadcast Sunday, declined to wade into the nasty feud between President Donald Trump and James Comey, the FBI director whom Trump fired last year and who is now promoting a book describing the experience. Ryan, R-Wis., who announced his retirement on Wednesday, has previously defended Comey from Trump's attacks.

Congress should ‘forcefully respond’ if Trump fires Mueller,…

More than 200 former Justice Department employees are urging Congress to "swiftly and forcefully respond" should President Donald Trump fire Robert Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, or Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, who is overseeing the federal probe. "It is up to the rest of us, and especially our elected representatives, to come to their defense and oppose any attempt by the President or others to improperly interfere in the Department's work," according to a statement signed by 245 former officials who worked under current and previous administrations, some as far back as that of President Richard M. Nixon.

In a Sunday tweet storm, Trump again calls Comey a – slimeball’

President Donald Trump attacked James Comey in a fusillade of tweets Sunday morning, calling for the former FBI director to be imprisoned as Trump served up a number of his favorite theories and alleged misdeeds without evidence. Trump's tweets are part of a broader effort by the White House and the Republican National Committee to discredit Comey, who has written a damaging tell-all book called ''A Higher Loyalty,'' to be released Tuesday.

Michelle Obama – furious’ she is not invited to Meghan and Harry’s wedding

It is reported that the former First Lady played a "key role" in getting the pair together and is devastated she will not be there for the big day. Despite Harry's friendship with Barack Obama, which stems from the Invictus Games, the former president and Michelle won't be invited as it would cause a "diplomatic headache".

.com | Former FBI director Comey: Belief that Hillary Clinton…

Former FBI chief James Comey said his belief that Hillary Clinton would be elected US president in 2016 "was a factor" in his handling of the probe into her misuse of a private email server while she was secretary of state. Comey, who was fired by Trump last year, told ABC that a desire to ensure that Clinton's victory was seen as legitimate played a role in his decision to announce the bureau would reopen the investigation, made 11 days before the election.

I was led to say Mahama will win 2020 elections – Prophet Nigel

The founder and leader of the True Fire Prophetic Word Ministry , Prophet Nigel Gaisie has emphatically that he did not prophesy on his own volition that former President John Dramani Mahama will win the 2020 elections should he decide to contest. According to him, he was led to say and also warn the opposition National Democratic Congress that they risk not returning to power in 2020 if they field any candidate either than the former President.

In run-up to missile strike, an orderly, chaotic White House

The White House is seen in the early morning light in Washington, Saturday, April 14, 2018, the morning after the U.S. military response, along with France and Britain, to Syria's chemical weapon attack on April 7.a less The White House is seen in the early morning light in Washington, Saturday, April 14, 2018, the morning after the U.S. military response, along with France and Britain, to Syria's chemical weapon attack on ... more In this image released by the Department of Defense, a U.S. Air Force B-1 Bomber separates from the boom pod after receiving fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker on April 13, 2018, en route to strike chemical weapons targets in Syria.

Analysis: Trump finds leaving Syria tougher than he thought

In heated exchanges with his national security team in recent weeks, President Donald Trump repeatedly made clear he saw little incentive for the United States to be involved in Syria's intractable civil war. In doing so, Trump is trying to confront a dilemma that haunted his predecessor, Barack Obama.

Investigation into Trump evokes similarities

Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and Donald Trump's presidential campaign is starting to display similarities to Ken Starr's probe into Bill and Hillary Clinton. The latest twist in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation feels, as the great American philosopher Yogi Berra once put it, like deja vu all over again.

In Syria strikes, U.S. blurs red line for intervention

With the latest U.S. missile strikes, President Donald Trump appears to have reset America's red line for military intervention in Syria over the use of chemical weapons. The United States said its strikes were a response to President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons attack on April 7 that administration officials say employed chlorine and perhaps even sarin, a more deadly nerve agent.

Famous politicos giving commencement speeches this year

President Donald Trump told Liberty University graduates that Americans worship God, not government, and to "relish the opportunity to be an outsider." Hillary Clinton compared Trump to Richard Nixon in a fiery speech at Wellesley College.