James Clapper’s perjury, and why DC made men don’t get charged for lying to Congress
In DC, perjury is not simply tolerated, it is rewarded. In a city of made men and women, nothing says loyalty quite as much as lying under oath.
Category Archives: Donald Trump
Trump’s inauguration speech, one year later
Each week, the "Can He Do That?" podcast explores the powers and limitations of the American presidency, answering the critical questions about what today's news means for our nation and its highest office. Explore past episodes here.
Congress agrees to fund government for 3 weeks; immigration debate continues
After the Senate passed the bill by an 81-18 margin Monday afternoon, the House of Representatives concurred with the measure 266-150, sending it to President Donald Trump, whose signature would bring an end to the impasse. Between 700,000 and 800,000 federal employees were furloughed during the standoff, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
Trump steps to forefront of anti-abortion movement
He once called himself "pro-choice." But a year into his presidency, Donald Trump is stepping to the forefront of his administration's efforts to roll back abortion rights.
Pence has long pushed for Trump policies on Israel
Vice President Mike Pence is making his fifth visit to Israel, returning to a region he's visited "a million times" in his heart. An evangelical Christian with strong ties to the Holy Land, Pence this time comes packing two key policy decisions in his bags that have long been top priorities for him: designating Jerusalem as Israel's capital and curtailing aid for Palestinians.
Trump steps to forefront of anti-abortion movement Source: AP
He once called himself "pro-choice." But a year into his presidency, Donald Trump is stepping to the forefront of his administration's efforts to roll back abortion rights.
Year-old ‘resistance’ now sets sights on the ballot box Source: AP
The idea first came to Teresa Shook, a Hawaii retiree, in the hours after Donald Trump was elected. Perhaps, she suggested to a few friends on Facebook, women could march on Washington to show the depth of their resistance.
Shutdown? Terrible, say GOP, Dems. But both threatened it
Members of both parties, it turns out. And both sides have complained loudly when the other resorted to a shutdown threat.
The Latest: Schumer says very short-term funding would be OK
A small group of senators spoke on the floor Wednesday, urging their peers to pass what they say is a bipartisan DACA solution before the looming March 5th deadline.
FSOC gives up effort to designate MetLife as SIFI
The Financial Stability Oversight Council Thursday filed a joint motion along with insurance giant MetLife to dismiss the case challenging the council's designation of the firm as a "systemically important financial institution." The joint motion, filed Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, would bring a years-long legal fight between the firm and federal authorities to a close, although the move was widely anticipated after Donald Trump's election in 2016.
EDITORIAL: Trump being healthy is bad news for impatient Democrats
Waiting for someone to die, whether to claim an expected inheritance, outlast a rival for the affections of a wife or mistress, or to vacate the White House , requires stamina and patience. From the day Donald Trump shocked the world and appalled the elites, the Democrats and their media allies have been searching for a deux ex machina, a miracle to get him out of the way of decent folk.
The Latest: McConnell pins possible shutdown on Democrats
A small group of senators spoke on the floor Wednesday, urging their peers to pass what they say is a bipartisan DACA solution before the looming March 5th deadline. White House chief of staff John Kelly stands to leave after appearing on Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox News in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018.
In the Belly of the Beast — The ‘Girthers’
Congress may be facing shutdown over an immigration bill, but what has the country in thrall? Donald Trump's waistline. After his medical the doctors' verdict is he is overweight.
Global Poll Shows U.S. Prestige Plummeting Under TrumpThe disdain our …
Throughout his 2016 campaign and the first year of his presidency, Donald Trump made it clear again and again than unlike his globalist predecessors he'd be an "America First" president who didn't care all that much what non-Americans thought of him and of Uncle Sam. If he was inviting disdain from those non-Americans, it seems to be working.
For rival camps in abortion debate, a weekend to mobilize Source: AP
Activists on both sides of the abortion debate will be rallying and marching over the next few days in their annual show of force, while looking ahead to the coming year with a mix of combativeness and trepidation. The events kick off Friday with the March for Life in Washington, the biggest yearly event for opponents of abortion.
Year-old ‘resistance’ now sets it sights on the ballot box
The idea first came to Teresa Shook, a Hawaii retiree, in the hours after Donald Trump was elected. Perhaps, she suggested to a few friends on Facebook, women could march on Washington to show the depth of their resistance.
GOP Strategist: Republicans Need to Watch Out Thursday, January 18
Mark Graul tells WTAQ's Jerry Bader Show that there was a reason Democrat Patty Schachtner was able to defeat Republican State Representative Adam Jarchow in the 10th district, which tends to heavily lean red. "The Democratic candidate got about 40% of the Hillary Clinton vote total , whereas Jarchow only got 17% of the Trump vote."
Trump went to Pittsburgh to fire his initial salvo in the most…
President Donald Trump fired his opening salvo on Thursday in what amounts to the biggest political race of early 2018 - a special congressional election in a heavily Republican southwestern Pennsylvania district. The race between Republican Rick Saccone and Democrat Conor Lamb is being viewed by many as a bellwether of what's to come later this fall in the midterms.
The threat of a government shutdown is soaring – so Trump is…
Conservative House members in the Freedom Caucus are currently against the Republican leadership's plan to avoid the shutdown, putting the plan in jeopardy. President Donald Trump is doing his best to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week, but it may not be enough to dodge the political disaster.
Trump adds confusion to government shutdown concern
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, pauses for a reporter's question at the Capitol in Washington, as Congress moves closer to the funding deadline to avoid a government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. WASHINGTON - Injecting confusion into already perilous shutdown negotiations, President Donald Trump undercut his own administration's stance by tweeting Thursday that a children's health insurance program should not be part of a short-term budget agreement.