Clinton blames sexism, self, Federal Bureau of Investigation for election loss

Clinton made the remarks during an interview on Tuesday at "Women for Women International" with CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour, who asked her to reflect on a hypothetical victory over Donald Trump and what message it would have sent to women around the world. "If the election was on October 27, I'd be your president", Clinton continued, pointing to an analysis by FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver showing that Comey's October 28 announcement that the FBI was reopening the investigation into her private email server impacted her chances.

.com | Government ‘needs a good shutdown’, frustrated Trump tweets

President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday the US government "needs a good shutdown" this fall to fix a "mess" in the Senate, signalling on Twitter his displeasure with a bill to keep operations running. But Republican leaders and Trump himself also praised the stopgap measure as a major accomplishment and a sign of his masterful negotiating with Democrats.

Central Intelligence Agency chief visits South Korea after latest missile test raises tension

The THAAD deployment has drawn protests from China, which says the powerful radar that can penetrate its territory will undermine regional security, and from residents of the area in which it is being deployed, anxious they will be a target for North Korean missiles. Pope Francis warned that "a good part of humanity" will be destroyed if tensions with North Korea escalate, and he called for diplomacy and a revived United Nations to take the lead in negotiating a resolution.

Trump: Government ‘needs a good shutdown’

President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he walks to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. President Donald Trump says the nation "needs a good `shutdown' in September" to fix a "mess" in the Senate, saying on Twitter that the country needs to "either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51 ," suggesting more rules changes ahead in the Senate.

Hillary Clinton cites FBI, Russia, WikiLeaks in election loss

Hillary Clinton's return to the national stage yesterday with a high-profile interview - declaring she is "now back to being an activist citizen and part of the resistance" - was welcomed by Democratic strategists eyeing ways to energize voters in the upcoming midterms and 2020 elections. But when it comes to Clinton repeatedly blaming Russians, FBI Director James Comey and WikiLeaks for her election loss, Democrats say she needs to change the broken record.

Ex-prosecutor helping Donald Trump with pick

A former top Bay State federal prosecutor has been making recommendations to the White House on who the next Massachusetts U.S. Attorney should be, but another with ties to the Trump administration says a decision isn't likely until late summer. "I've made recommendations.

Trump aide lays out ‘disruptive’ approach on eve of Mideast talks

Donald Trump's national security adviser described his boss's foreign policy approach as "disruptive" on the eve of the U.S. president's first White House meeting with the Palestinian leader, saying his unconventional ways could create an opportunity to ultimately help stabilise the Middle East. WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's national security adviser described his boss's foreign policy approach as "disruptive" on the eve of the U.S. president's first White House meeting with the Palestinian leader, saying his unconventional ways could create an opportunity to ultimately help stabilise the Middle East.

Clinton: Lots of blame to go around for her loss to Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she's taking responsibility for her 2016 election loss but believes misogyny, Russian interference and questionable decisions by the FBI also influenced the outcome. The former Democratic presidential nominee offered extensive comments about the election during the Women for Women International's annual luncheon in New York.

The Latest: White House says Trump will sign spending bill

The White House budget office says in an official policy statement that the administration is pleased with additional money for the Pentagon and border security, though it's "concerned" that lawmakers ignored Trump's request that the spending increases be accompanied by spending cuts elsewhere in the budget. The statement arrived on the eve of a House vote on the measure.

Senate confirms Wall St attorney Jay Clayton to head SEC

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Jay Clayton, the Wall Street attorney chosen by President Donald Trump to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission. The vote was 61-37 to give Clayton the job of running the independent agency that oversees Wall Street and the financial markets.

Government ‘needs a good shutdown,’ frustrated Trump tweets

Washington a President Donald Trump declared Tuesday the U.S. government "needs a good shutdown" this fall to fix a "mess" in the Senate, signaling on Twitter his displeasure with a bill to keep operations running. But Republican leaders and Trump himself also praised the stopgap measure as a major accomplishment and a sign of his masterful negotiating with Democrats.

Trump: US needs September a shutdowna to fix Senate a messa

President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that the U.S. government "needs a good shutdown" in September to fix a "mess" in the Senate, signaling his displeasure with a temporary spending bill that Republican congressional leaders - and Trump himself - are praising as a major accomplishment. On Twitter and then in a White House ceremony, Trump issued contradictory statements ahead of key votes in Congress on the budget bill to keep the government running into the fall.

Is he for or against regulation? Trump swings in 1 day

In this Friday, April 21, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at the Treasury Department in Washington, where he signed an executive order to review tax regulations set last year by his predecessor, as well as two memos to potentially reconsider major elements of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reforms passed in the wake of the Great Recession. While Republicans in Congress craft a bill to unwind the tighter financial rules that took effect after the 2008 crisis, President Donald Trump is looking in another, seemingly opposite direction: He's entertaining the idea of restoring the Depression-era firewall between commercial banking and its riskier investment side.

Fault Lines: Clinton blames Comey, WikiLeaks for loss to Trump

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said she took "absolute personal responsibility" for her losing presidential campaign -- but went on to blame FBI Director James Comey and Russian interference for aiding Republican rival Donald Trump's ascension to the presidency. Clinton specifically cited the letter from Comey late in the campaign saying agents were looking into possible new information related to Clinton's secret, homebrewed computer server.

Donald Trump tweets that US ‘needs a good shutdown’ to fix budget mess

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Why would Putin have helped Trump to become president?

Why would have [President Vladimir] Putin of Russia ever wanted to try and help Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election, which the Democrats, the Hillary Clinton campaign and much of the main news media alleged? Obama contended that if Hillary would have won the presidency, his policies would have been continued as if he had a third term in office, which, in my opinion, would have been a continuation of, among others. a weak and incoherent foreign policy.