Martinez announces WIPP road improvement projects

Gov. Martinez announces WIPP road improvement projects Four projects are expected to be completed in 2018, with construction starting this spring. Check out this story on CurrentArgus.com: A CAST Specialty Transportation truck delivers the first shipment to WIPP since its 2014 closure in April.

Trump ignored briefing materials in Putin call

US President Donald Trump congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election despite the warnings from multiple national security advisers and briefing materials that said "DO NOT CONGRATULATE," The Washington Post reported Tuesday evening. The Post, citing an unspecified number of officials familiar with the call, said Trump likewise did not listen to aides who gave him talking points to condemn a nerve agent poisoning in the UK, which the US has blamed on Russia.

Trump reportedly hiring conspiracy theorist for his legal team

President Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on Robert Mueller 's investigation in recent days, and his lawyer even suggested that the probe should be shut down. And just in case the direction in which this whole thing is headed wasn't clear, Trump may soon hire a lawyer who has argued he is being framed.

Senate Republicans call for special counsel to investigate DOJ’s Russia probe

A group of influential Republican senators on Thursday called for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate how the Department of Justice and FBI conducted a probe of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians. Add Russia Investigation as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Russia Investigation news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

Ap Fact Check: Trump tests reality in blasting Russia probe

President Donald Trump's latest barrage of tweets attacking investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election stretched the bounds of credulity, from false claims that "no crime" had been uncovered to assertions that his campaign had been cleared of collusion with Russia.

Congress should do its job and end U.S. support for the Saudi war in Yemen

Over the past week, Republican leaders and officials from the Pentagon and State Department have worked hard to scuttle an effort by Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, to force a vote on American support for the Saudi war in Yemen. Since 2015, the Saudis have committed a litany of atrocities in Yemen with American military support and American weapons.The Saudis have bombed hospitals and funerals, and blocked food and medicine to a country ravaged by food shortages and a cholera outbreak.

Five Unanswered Questions About the FIU Bridge Collapse

Bridges don't usually crumble into dust. So when a pedestrian walkway at Florida International University collapsed Thursday, killing six people and crushing eight cars, people were rightly horrified and confused.

Some in GOP alarmed as Trump tweets against Robert Mueller

President Donald Trump kept up his attack on the escalating Russia investigation, insisting in a new tweet Monday that it was "a total WITCH HUNT with massive conflicts of interest!" The comment came a day after a top White House lawyer tried to calm speculation that the president was considering firing the special counsel leading the probe. White House lawyer Ty Cobb offered a statement late Sunday after top congressional Republicans warned of repercussions if Trump fired special counsel Robert Mueller, who is looking into contacts between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia and Russian meddling in the presidential election.

Shutdown looming, Congress and White House seek budget deal

Congressional leaders and the White House are pressing to strike an accord on a $1.3 trillion catchall spending bill, though disputes remain over immigration, abortion and a massive rail project that pits President Donald Trump against his most powerful Democratic adversary. An agreement by Monday would pave the way for a House vote on Wednesday.

Trump tweets revive chatter he’s preparing to fire Mueller

President Donald Trump is not considering firing the special counsel investigating Russian election interference, a top White House lawyer said, after a cascade of Trump tweets revived chatter that the deeply frustrated president may be preparing to get rid of the veteran prosecutor. In a first for Trump, he jabbed directly at special counsel Robert Mueller by name in weekend tweets that both challenged the investigation's existence and suggested political bias on the part of Mueller's investigators.

Republican senator expects Trump to pull out of nuclear deal

Republican U.S. Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he expects President Donald Trump to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement in May. "The Iran deal will be another issue that's coming up in May, and right now it doesn't feel like it's gonna be extended," Corker told CBS' "Face the Nation" in an interview broadcast on Sunday. "I think the president likely will move away from it unlessa our European counterparts really come together on a framework.

Some Lessons from California for Donald Trump

In many ways, the Golden State represents the American future that Trump-with his white nativism and economic protectionism-is trying to turn back, Canute style. Once a bastion of Nixon-Reagan Republicanism, California is now among the most diverse states in the country, with Hispanics and Asians making up a majority of the population.

Tech backlash: a Maybe Silicon Valley needs to be taken down to sizea

Demonstrators at a rally Saturday in opposition to white supremacists and the postponed right-wing "March on Google" protest of James Damore's firing that was originally planned the same day. Once upon a time, there was a beautiful land filled with bright minds and gleaming prospects.

3/18/2018

We already know that Jeff Sessions had severe memory lapses about his meetings with the Russian ambassador and he's broken his promise to recuse himself from anything to do with the Clinton foundation, which forms the basis of the McCabe firing for a "lack of candor." Now it turns out he's had a "lack of candor" about something else ... U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' testimony that he opposed a proposal for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign team to meet with Russians has been contradicted by three people who told Reuters they have spoken about the matter to investigators with Special Counsel Robert Mueller or congressional committees.

Trump lashes out at Mueller, Comey, McCabe, over Russia probe

Continuing to attack the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections, and any links to his campaign, President Donald Trump on Sunday went on Twitter to attack the veracity of former top officials of the FBI, accusing them of lying, and making up information to use against him in the Special Counsel's investigation. As he attacked former FBI Director James Comey, and recently fired top FBI official Andrew McCabe, Mr. Trump appeared to be watching television on Sunday morning, citing one of his favorite Fox News programs, Fox and Friends.