Judge sides with Trump on challenge to Mexico border wall

A federal judge in San Diego who was taunted by Donald Trump during the presidential campaign has sided with the president on a challenge to building a border wall with Mexico. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel on Tuesday rejected arguments by the state of California and advocacy groups that the administration overreached by waiving laws requiring environmental and other reviews before construction could begin.

Democrats Plan to Challenge Trump on National Security

"Voters were undeterred by the 2016 cries of alarm from Democrats - and some Republicans - that Donald Trump was unqualified to be commander in chief, but a group of Democrats is betting Trump's record in office will push national security issues to the fore in the 2018 midterms and the next presidential election," the Washington Post reports.

RNC paying rent to Trump Tower for president’s reelection campaign

An inmate serving a life sentence for murder died in an accident after stealing a city truck while on outdoor work detail in North Carolina ... - President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is open for business at Trump Tower in Manhattan and the Republican Party is footing the bill. According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, rent payments - for more than $37,000 a month - began in late September, shortly after the Republican National Committee was coming under fire for covering legal costs for Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., connected to the Russia probe.

IG Targets Trump Labor Regulator And Demands Recusal For Unprecedented, ‘Unworkable’ Reason

The National Labor Relations Board vacated a ruling Monday after an Inspector General memo called for William Emanuel to recuse himself over a conflict of interest in the case, The National Law Review reported. President Donald Trump appointed Emanuel to the NLRB in September, creating the board's first Republican majority in a decade.

The Latest: Trump says he’d have rushed into Fla. school

President Donald Trump says he would have rushed, unarmed, into the Florida high school where a mass shooting was happening, if he had been there. Trump says, "You don't know until you're tested, but I think I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon, and I think most of the people in this room would have done that, too."

Governor Jay Inslee’s message for Donald Trump on guns:…

The Governor of Washington directly challenged Donald Trump 's proposal to arm teachers, telling the President educators had urged against the idea. "I just think this is a circumstance where we need to listen that educators should educate and they should not be foisted upon this responsibility of packing heat", Governor Jay Inslee told the President during a White House gathering.

When Does DACA Expire? The Supreme Court Just Gave Dreamers More Time

President Donald Trump set a deadline of March 5 for Congress to address the fate of hundreds of thousands of people brought to the U.S. illegally as children, but the Supreme Court just gave everyone more time. White House spokesman Raj Shah said Monday that the program is "clearly unlawful" and the judge's decision to reinstate the program is a "usupation of legislative authority."

Senate’s midterm calculations could scuttle gun debate before it begins

As Congress returns to Washington this week, a sweeping and polarizing debate on guns is waiting for them, and lawmakers must decide if it's one they're willing to tackle just months ahead of the midterm elections. Control of the Senate is up for grabs , though Democrats face a steep climb to regain the majority as they have 10 seats in states President Donald Trump won that they must defend.

Washington has meddled in elections before

"They have no damn right," former Vice President Joe Biden said on Feb. 16, denouncing Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Biden spoke for many Americans who are indignant over the mounting evidence of a multifaceted effort by the Kremlin to sow discord among Americans and tilt the election in favor of Donald Trump.

Trump’s approval rating at lowest point of presidency

Washington, Feb 26 - US President Donald Trump's approval rating in a new CNN poll stands at 35 per cent, down five points over the last month to match his lowest level yet, the media reported. The slide follows dip in approval for the President in January, a finding that appeared connected to a bullish stock market and strong reviews for the economy, the poll revealed on Sunday.

Trump legal team considering ways he could testify before Mueller

Donald Trump's legal team is mulling over how the president could testify before special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation by considering limiting the scope of the questions and protecting him from walking into a perjury trap, a report on Sunday said. They are looking at having the president submit written responses to Mueller's questions or provide limited oral testimony, the report said.

Senate pivots to stopgap ‘Dreamers’ deal

The Senate is weighing a short-term fix for "Dreamers" as lawmakers struggle to break a stalemate that has stalled the chamber's debate. The hunt for a fallback option comes ahead of the March 5 deadline created by Donald John Trump Accuser says Trump should be afraid of the truth Woman behind pro-Trump Facebook page denies being influenced by Russians Shulkin says he has White House approval to root out 'subversion' at VA MORE 's decision to end the immigration program and amid fresh questions about what, if anything, can clear Congress and win over the White House.

Mona Charen: The Latest NeverTrumper Du Jour

It would appear the NeverTrump movement has found a new voice in the wilderness of insignificance in the name of conservative author and columnist, Mona Charen. Her recent virtuous outburst at a CPAC panel discussion on the #MeToo movement where she drudged up old TMZ tapes of Donald Trump thus equating Trump's silly comments about grabbing a particular part of a woman's anatomy with "credible" accusations of pedophilia against Alabama Senatorial candidate Roy Moore is the latest flash point for the alleged civil war in conservatism and, by extension, the Republican Party between so-called Trumpism and so-called real conservatism.