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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".
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It appears many seem to have forgotten that we in the United States elect a president every four years. Most of the time the election is just a re-election of the prior president until he has served two terms.
As President Donald Trump's policies and rhetoric have put him increasingly at odds with the national Republican party, a leading progressive organization is kicking off a new grassroots campaign to link vulnerable GOP House members to Trump's troubled brand. Organizing for Action, the group spawned by former President Barack Obama's national campaigns, is beginning the program by focusing on 34 seats in GOP-held congressional districts around the country where Trump received less than 50% of the vote last November.
President Donald Trump has spent much of the week feuding with his top Senate partner, suggesting that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might have to rethink his future if he doesn't deliver on the president's agenda of health care, taxes and infrastructure. Trump on Thursday called McConnell's failure to pass an "Obamacare" repeal last month "a disgrace."
President Donald Trump on Thursday brushed off Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to expel hundreds of U.S. diplomatic employees from Russia, instead thanking Putin and insisting it would save the U.S. significant cash. In remarks to reporters at his golf course in central New Jersey, Trump dismissed Putin's move, saying he "greatly' appreciated Putin's help cutting down the payroll at the U.S. State Department.
While the Democrats are pushing some narrative of Russian interference in American elections to ease the pain of their surprising loss of the anointed Hillary Rodham Clinton, a top Democrat is blatantly butting in um, advising another country on its upcoming election, according to the New York Times. The former president, who has largely stayed out of American politics, said there had been "too much incitement" in the election in his father's home country.
U.S. job openings jumped to a record high in June, outpacing hiring, the latest indication that companies are having trouble finding qualified workers.
Donald Trump's formula for winning reelection is the same as his formula for winning at everything else: Capitilize on a valuable inheritance, and keep a segment of the public indoctrinated into your cult of personality. More precisely, the president needs to maintain the growing economy he inherited from his predecessor, and retain the admiration of enough Republican and non-college-educated white voters to hold the rust-belt swing states.
Leaderless and loud, the Resistance has become the motive power of the Democratic Party. Presidential hopefuls already strive to anticipate its wishes.
Frustrated Republicans vented their displeasure at Ryan on Wednesday during ... . FILE - In this July 27, 2017 file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis.
The president of the Philippines appears to have reversed his position on the U.S. after a period of rocky relations with the Obama administration. "I am your humble friend in Southeast Asia," President Rodrigo Duterte told Secretary of State Rex Tillerson when the two met in Manila on Monday to discuss regional issues, including the ongoing fight against radical Muslim militants with ties to the Islamic State in the southern Philippines.
Washington, Aug 8 - US President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday that he was working hard from his golf club in New Jersey, after being criticized for taking a vacation, and said his base of voters was growing despite the fake news against him. Working hard from New Jersey while White House goes through long planned renovation.
Two years ago, President Barack Obama marked the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act with a White House summit on protecting and expanding the right to vote. As California's chief elections officer, I was invited to this significant event.
With a dysfunctional Congress on recess, House Speaker Paul Ryan has turned his focus back home, touring flood-damaged areas and visiting local businesses in Wisconsin. But he can't escape the questions about why Republicans in charge of Washington aren't delivering.
President Donald Trump's administration has reversed the government's position on a voter roll case before the U.S. Supreme Court and is now backing Ohio's method for purging voters. Ohio's system for removing inactive voters from the rolls does not violate the National Voter Registration Act, the Justice Department said Monday.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren won't face voters for more than a year, but the broad outlines of the effort to unseat the Massachusetts Democrat, and her re-election pitch to voters, are taking shape. Two Republicans have announced their candidacies, two others are said to be weighing runs, and conservative political groups are chipping away at the candidate.
Following his first meeting with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson since Congress approved new sanctions against the Kremlin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said his country is ready to work at resuming normal relations if the the US "pulls back from confrontation." "Naturally, such actions, including the illegal retention of our diplomatic property since December of last year, could not remain unanswered, and won't be in the future.
Barack Obama and his family may have left the White House, but their new digs aren't too shabby. The Obamas relocated into a multi-million dollar home in Washington, D.C., which is currently being renovated.