Washington Post: Trump attacks protections for immigrants from ‘s—hole’ countries in Oval Office meeting

President Donald Trump grew frustrated with lawmakers Thursday in the Oval Office when they floated restoring protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part of a bipartisan immigration deal, according to two people briefed on the meeting. "Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?" Trump said, according to these people, referring to African countries and Haiti.

Bannon out as chairman of Breitbart News, loses radio show

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is stepping down as chairman of Breitbart News Network after a public break with President Donald Trump. Breitbart announced Tuesday that Bannon would step down as executive chairman of the conservative news site, less than a week after Bannon's explosive criticisms of Trump and his family were published in a new book.

Michael Douglas Gets Out Front Of Potential Harassment Story To…

I'm Proud We Published the Trump-Russia Dossier - Exactly one year ago BuzzFeed published what's now known simply as "the dossier": a set of reports put together by a former British intelligence officer named Christopher Steele during the 2016 presidential campaign.

Bannon contrite as aides defend Trump’s competence

President Donald Trump's former chief strategist released a statement Sunday reaffirming his support for the commander in chief and praising Trump's eldest son as "both a patriot and a good man." Bannon infuriated Trump with comments to author Michael Wolff describing a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower in New York between Donald Trump Jr., Trump campaign aides and a Russian lawyer as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic."

California’s Devin Nunes reasserts authority over House Russia probe

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., seen in March, appears poised to challenge special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russian officials. Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., seen in March, appears poised to challenge special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.

Trump Embarrasses White House Staff With NY Times Interview

After I returned home from New York to see my family for the holidays in my first weeklong vacation in almost four years , I read some of Trump's insane interview with Michael Schmidt from The New York Times at Mar-A-Lago, and it was truly terrifying. Can you imagine any president of the U.S. conducting an interview with a major news service where none of his aides or staffers were present or even knew it was happening? As word trickled back to the White House, advisers worked to reach the president, with Trump's personal aide interrupting at one point to hand him a cellphone with White House communications director Hope Hicks on the line; she checked in on the interview from afar.

FBI Russia probe helped by Australian diplomat tip-off: NYT

Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos told an Australian diplomat in May 2016 that Russia had political dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported on Saturday. Then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 8, 2016.

Australian diplomat’s tip a factor in FBI’s Russia probe

An Australian diplomat's tip, and not a ,dirty dossier, from a former MI6 spy, appears to have triggered FBI probe into Russian meddling in the US election In May 2016, Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos met an Australian diplomat for a night of heavy drinking at a London bar He told Alexander Downer, the Australian high commissioner to the United Kingdom, that Russia had obtained dirt on Hillary Clinton Trump backers have alleged the Russia probe was ignited by a salacious dossier compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele An Australian diplomat's tip, and not a 'dirty dossier' from a former MI6 spy, appears to have helped persuade the FBI to investigate Russian meddling in the US election.

NYT: Former Trump campaign adviser told Australian diplomat Russia had dirt on Clinton

George Papadopoulos told an Australian diplomat that Russia had "political dirt" on Hillary Clinton in May of last year, a conversation that might have played a role in the FBI's decision to open an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, according to a report published Saturday. The New York Times reported that Papadopoulos, then a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's campaign, was drinking at an upscale London bar when he told Australia's top diplomat in Britain, Alexander Downer, that Russia had political information on Clinton.

FBI Russia probe helped by Australian diplomat tip-off – NYT

WASHINGTON: Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos told an Australian diplomat in May 2016 that Russia had political dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The conversation between Papadopoulos and the diplomat, Alexander Downer, in London was a driving factor behind the FBI's decision to open a counter-intelligence investigation of Moscow's contacts with the Trump campaign, the Times reported.

Franken vows to not give up his ‘voice’ after he resigns

Sen. Al Franken vowed that he is "not giving up my voice" in his first public appearance in his home state of Minnesota since announcing plans to resign amid sexual misconduct accusations. "Here's my promise to you," he told about 300 supporters, family members and friends gathered Thursday night at the Machine Shop event space in northeast Minneapolis, according to the Star Tribune.

NYT Gushes Over Prince Harry’s Old Obama Chat: Things ‘Important to Him Have Not Changed’

New York Times reporter Ceylan Yeginsu filed breaking news from London: A three-month old interview with a former president! Prince Harry interviewed Barack Obama in Toronto in September, and the interview aired on BBC's Radio 4: " A Prince and a President: BBC's Obama Interview ." The online headline was cornier: "When Harry Met Barry: The BBC Obama Interview": It was a case of the famous interviewing the famous.

Media Coverage In 2017 Marked By Bombshells That Weren’t

Establishment journalists claim that the Trump era has produced a "golden age" of journalism, but media coverage in 2017 was plagued with errors and "bombshells" that turned out to be anything but. CNN botched a major story in December when they alleged that Donald Trump Jr. was colluding with Wikileaks over stolen documents.

NYT: Trump Said in June Haitians ‘All Have AIDS,’ Nigerians Live in ‘Huts’

An explosive report from The New York Times seemed to confirm the worst fears of many about Donald Trump - that he's a xenophobic racist with a deep resentments against those of African origin. In an Oval Office meeting in June regarding his failed immigration bans, an incensed Trump lashed out at Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and other top aides.

@PKCapitol: Will the tax bill help or hurt Republicans? It depends.

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks at the White House Wednesday following the passage of tax legislation, with Vice President Pence, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan and Sen. Tim Scott . A couple with two children from Indiana, where Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly faces a difficult reelection next year, explain to the audience that with combined wages of $73,000, they stand to save $2,000 under the Republican tax cuts enacted Wednesday.

Illustration on the new tax cut bill by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

This was the week when Republicans proved once again that they know how to tackle big issues and govern, passing the most significant tax overhaul in more than three decades. It will not only lure tax-battered corporations back home from abroad, it will also unlock capital investment to create stronger economic growth and better paying jobs, boost middle class incomes, and hand the GOP a winning issue heading into the 2018 mid-term elections.

GOP tax bill passes Congress

President Donald Trump looks back toward Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan, as he speaks about the passage of the tax bill on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Must credit: Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford President Donald Trump looks back toward Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan, as he speaks about the passage of the tax bill on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

US allowing Ukraine to buy arms from US companies

US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the department notified Congress on December 13 that it had approved an export license, which allows Ukraine to buy certain light weapons and small arms from US manufacturers. The Washington Post was first to report on the administration's decision to allow the export of weapons to Ukraine, which has been under consideration and breaks with both the stated practice of the Obama administration and the spirit of President Donald Trump's call for the US to foster warmer relations with Russia.