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Kayleigh McEnany Is Asked Point-Blank: ‘Do You Think Trump Slept With Stormy Daniels?’
Republican National Committee spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany insisted on Tuesday that all of the claims of affairs and sexual harassment that have been leveled against President Donald Trump are "ridiculous" lies intended to bring down his presidency. During a panel discussion on Fox & Friends , host Ainsley Earhardt complained that "the media just can't get enough" of Trump's alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels -- whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.
States vow to fight U.S. plan to ask citizenship question on census
New York, California and other states vowed on Tuesday to stop the U.S. government from asking in the 2020 census whether people are citizens, arguing the question could stop immigrants from participating and skew the makeup of Congress. The U.S. Census Bureau decided to include the citizenship question in the once-a-decade questionnaire, saying an accurate count of citizens would help protect minority rights under the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, according to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
NORC Poll: Trump’s approval rating up from historic lows
The good news for President Donald Trump? His approval rating is up 7 points since last month, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The bad news? That only lifts Trump's approval to 42 percent, low for a president at this point in his tenure.
Stormy Daniels, NCAA propel ’60 Minutes’ to top of ratings
This image released by CBS News shows Stormy Daniels, left, during an interview with Anderson Cooper which aired on Sunday, March 25, 2018, on "60 Minutes." This image released by CBS News shows Stormy Daniels, left, during an interview with Anderson Cooper which aired on Sunday, March 25, 2018, on "60 Minutes."
The omnibus spending bill was hardly a ‘betrayal’ of Trump
President Donald Trump with, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and Vice President Mike Pence, speaks in the White House on March 23 about the $1.3 trillion spending bil. President Trump signed the $1.3-trillion omnibus spending deal on Friday, averting another government shutdown.
Did Facebook’s ‘favors’ for the Obama campaign…
Trump Talks of Bringing Back Rob Porter, Aide Accused of Spousal Abuse - WASHINGTON - President Trump has stayed in touch with Rob Porter, the former White House staff secretary who stepped down after allegations that he had abused his two former wives came to light, according Dan Webb and Tom Buchanan Latest Lawyers to Decline to Join Trump's Legal Team Two more high-power attorneys have had to turn down President Donald Trump. Tom Buchanan and Dan Webb confirmed to The Daily Beast that Trump reached out to them about representing him, and that they couldn't do it.
EXCLUSIVE: Stormy Daniels’ Friend Alana Evans: I’m Also…
Trump Talks of Bringing Back Rob Porter, Aide Accused of Spousal Abuse - WASHINGTON - President Trump has stayed in touch with Rob Porter, the former White House staff secretary who stepped down after allegations that he had abused his two former wives came to light, according Stormy Daniels accuses Trump attorney of defamation Stormy Daniels ramped up her legal battle against President Trump on Monday, alleging in court that his personal attorney Michael Cohen defamed her by insinuating that she lied about an affair with Trump more than a decade ago. 'Not in a punch-back mode': Why Trump has been largely silent on Stormy Daniels The counterpuncher, so far, has held his punch.
Spy expulsions a setback for Trump-Putin courtship
In this file photo taken on July 7, 2017 US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. AFP / SAUL LOEB Washington: Donald Trump has ordered an unprecedented expulsion of Russian officials and warned the Kremlin needs to change, a setback for his courtship of Vladimir Putin, but perhaps not its end.
Mattis appears isolated as Trump adds hawkish Bolton
Of the issues that divide Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and President Donald Trump's incoming national security adviser, John Bolton, one stands out: North Korea. Bolton, who will replace Army Lt.
White House: No change ‘at this time’ to Shulkin’s VA job
With his job status in danger, embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin sought to lower his public profile Monday as a White House spokesman insisted that President Donald Trump still had confidence in his leadership "at this point in time." Shulkin, the lone Obama administration official in Trump's Cabinet, abruptly backed out of a media availability Monday morning that had been scheduled at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Elsmere, Delaware, as part of an annual Veterans Summit hosted by Democratic Sen. Tom Carper.
A look at the legal issues surrounding payment to porn star
In her widely watched "60 Minutes" interview, porn star Stormy Daniels explained why she accepted a $130,000 payment she says was intended to keep her silent about her sexual encounter with Donald Trump in 2006. Trump has denied the affair, through his representatives.
NORC Poll: Americans open to Trump’s planned NKorea talks
This combination of two file photos shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending in the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016. Americans appear open to Trump's decision to negotiate directly with the North Korean leader, and are less concerned than in recent months by the threat posed by the pariah nation's nuclear weapons.
Winner take all? Not if Electoral College critics win cases
When Donald Trump won more than 52 percent of the Texas vote during the 2016 election, he pocketed all 38 of that state's Electoral College votes just as Hillary Clinton, who won California with 61 percent of the vote, swept up all 55 of that state's electors. Advocates took their first step last month by filing federal lawsuits in four states - Massachusetts, Texas, California and South Carolina - arguing that the practice of assigning all of a state's Electoral College votes to the popular winner, no matter how narrow, runs counter to the principle of "one person, one vote" by disenfranchising those who voted for the losing candidate.
Opposing Factions Join to Push Confirmation of a Gay Trump Appointee
Stormy Daniels describes her alleged affair with Donald Trump - The adult-film star and director is being threatened with financial ruin, but she wants to set the record straight about her alleged affair with Donald Trump - A week and a half before the 2016 election Why the Stormy Daniels story matters, in one paragraph - Her 60 Minutes interview shows it's not about sex. It's about the abuse of power.
Michael Cohen’s lawyer sends Stormy Daniels cease and desist…
Stormy Daniels describes her alleged affair with Donald Trump - The adult-film star and director is being threatened with financial ruin, but she wants to set the record straight about her alleged affair with Donald Trump - A week and a half before the 2016 election Why the Stormy Daniels story matters, in one paragraph - Her 60 Minutes interview shows it's not about sex. It's about the abuse of power.
Despite porn stars and Playboy models, white evangelicals aren’t rejecting Trump. This is why.
Anderson Cooper's "60 Minutes" interview with Stormy Daniels aired on Sunday, March 25, 2018. A porn actress says she had sex with Donald Trump, only a few months after his wife had given birth to a son.
CNN legal analyst Laura Coates explains why Stormy Daniels claims…
Porn star Stormy Daniels claims she had an "intimate relationship" with Donald Trump in 2006 and 2007 GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File / MANDEL NGAN, Ethan Miller While the court of public opinion may be what President Donald Trump cares about, there are legal ramifications of the so-called deal that was made between adult film star Stormy Daniels and an LLC set up by lawyer Michael Cohen. CNN's Chris Cuomo began by saying "there are such bigger things to worry about," when it came to Trump and the deal with Daniels.
Mueller probe witness secretly backed UAE agenda in Congress
This 1998 frame from video provided by C-SPAN shows George Nader, president and editor of Middle East Insight.
Losers Blame The Voters
On Nov. 4, 2008, American voters faced the happy task of choosing between two popular presidential nominees, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, both of whom, according to the last pre-election Gallup Poll, about 3 in 5 Americans regarded positively.