Trump blames ‘many sides’ for violent clashes in Virginia

BEDMINSTER, N.J. - President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed "many sides" for the violent clashes between protesters and white supremacists in Virginia and contended that the "hatred and bigotry" broadcast across the country had taken root long before his political ascendancy.That was not how the Charlottesville mayor assessed the chaos that led ... (more)

Seth Meyers – Blames’ Obama for Trump’s Presidential Run…

"I feel like he took it too far," "Saturday Night Live" alum jokes of Obama's Trump roast at 2011 White House Correspondents' Association dinner Not crazy about the job President Donald Trump is doing? Blame his predecessor, Barack Obama. At least that's what Seth Meyers had to say in an interview with "Sunday Today," which airs Aug. 13. In what we're pretty sure was a joke, Meyers told Willie Geist that he knew way back in 2011 that Obama would force Trump to make a bid for the highest office in the land.

Charlottesville: Trump under fire after failing to denounce white supremacists

President laments 'hatred, bigotry and violence from all sides' but senior Republicans and Democrats demand direct condemnation of far-right extremists Donald Trump has faced a hail of criticism after failing to explicitly condemn violence by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, that culminated in a car running into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing at least one person. The president said he condemned "hatred, bigotry and violence from all sources and all sides".

Trump to request possible probe of China trade practices

In this July 8, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and China's President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. Trump is planning to sign an executive action asking the U.S. Trade Representative to consider investigating China for the theft of U.S. technology and intellectual property.

Will the Blowhard Blow Us Up?

Fire and fury, the likes of which the world has never seen, are bellowing from a posh golf club in New Jersey while fire and doom emanate from a medieval police state in Asia. Ever since Donald Trump was elected, the mandarins and chatterers of the capital have been alarmed that we would get to this precipice of blustery, threatening exchanges between Trump and Kim Jong-un about thermonuclear annihilation, and that when we did, it would be parlous.

Trump joins politicians in reaction to white nationalist rally in Virginia

The usually quiet university city of Charlottesville, Virginia, declared a state of emergency Saturday morning after a Unite the Right gathering of ... -- President Donald Trump spoke Friday with Guam Gov. Eddie Baza Calvo, who posted to his social media accounts a video of the three-minute phone conversation, as... The U.S. Grains Council will host a team of U.S. and Mexico-based and agriculture-focused media members to Texas and Mexico, August 6th-11th, to learn about the impact of U.S.... Portland, Ore.

Venezuela Slams `Madness’ as Trump Suggests Military Action

Venezuela will defend itself from the "madness" of Donald Trump, its defense minister said, a day after the U.S. president said he's considering a military option in response to the escalating political and economic crisis in the oil-producing nation. "It is an act of madness, it is a supreme act of extremism," Vladimir Padrino said Saturday in statements to Venezuela's state broadcaster VTV.

Trump ‘fire and fury’ is justified; America won’t back down in the face of bullies like North Korea

The hand-wringers were out in full force this past week, moaning and wailing about President Donald Trump's rhetoric regarding North Korea. That the left, the weak-kneed and the RINOs have filled a week of media coverage with rants and dire pronouncements about the supposed dark effect of Trump's bold message to the regime only shows how far down the progressive path Barack Obama managed to push the nation - how far away from the Founding Father we've strayed.

News 15 mins ago 2:39 p.m.Trump calls Guam governor, predicts ‘tenfold’ jump in tourism in lighta

President Donald Trump spoke Friday with Guam Governor Eddie Baza Calvo, who posted to his social media accounts a video of the three-minute phone conversation, assuring the lawmaker that his constituents are safe in light of North Korea's threat to fire ICBMs at the island. The president also predicted a boom in tourism for the U.S. territory in light of the North Korean threat.

.com | Senate GOP rallies behind McConnell in feud with Trump

New research shows that you can buy happiness if you spend some of that cash on buying yourself some free time. Washington - Senate Republicans on Friday rallied in support of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, pushing back against the onslaught of criticism from US President Donald Trump.

The opioid crisis is now one of 29 active national emergencies

President Donald Trump's declaration on the opioid crisis marks the 29th concurrent active national emergency in America -- a state in which the United States has existed for nearly four decades straight. "The opioid crisis is an emergency, and I am saying, officially, right now, it is an emergency.

Trump: North Korea Threat Will Be Great For Guam’s Tourism Industry

North Korea's threat to launch nuclear missiles toward Guam will cause the U.S. territory's tourism to "go up like tenfold," President Donald Trump told Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo Friday evening. "I think - tourism, I can say this, your tourism, you're going to go up like tenfold with the expenditure of no money, so I congratulate you," Trump said during a phone call released by Calvo on his Facebook page.

Trump Warns of Potential U.S. ‘Military Option’ in Venezuela

President Donald Trump said he's considering a military option in response to the political and economic crisis in Venezuela, raising the specter of a U.S. intervention in Latin America that could spread turmoil in the region. Trump's statement suggested the U.S. may get more deeply involved in Venezuela, which has been subject to increasing sanctions since President Nicolas Maduro convened a national assembly designed to rewrite the country's constitution and consolidate his power.

Save election from real fraud

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New House push arises to ax health act

Hard-line conservatives began an uphill fight Friday to force a fresh House vote this fall on erasing much of President Barack Obama's health care law without an immediate replacement. The effort by the House Freedom Caucus appears to have no chance of passing Congress.

U.S. says envoys in Cuba targeted

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday that U.S. diplomats in Havana were the victims of "health attacks" that left them with hearing loss -- the most definitive U.S. statement yet on a series of incidents that have puzzled analysts of U.S.-Cuban relations. Tillerson's comments came two days after the State Department issued a vague statement saying there had been "incidents which have caused a variety of physical symptoms."

Trump spat with Senate leader complicates tough agenda

Donald Trump's attacks on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell come at the worst possible time, if the president's goal is actually to accomplish the agenda on health care, infrastructure and taxes he's goading his GOP ally to pass. Congress, now on its August recess, will return to confront a brutal September workload including two absolute must-do items: funding the government to head off a shutdown, and raising the federal borrowing limit to avert a potentially catastrophic first-ever default on U.S. obligations.