Ex-Republican columnist who attacked Obama for 8 years writes apology …

The calorie-labeling rules were a controversial provision of former president Barack Obama's signature 2010 health care law AFP/File / BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI Former Republican Max Boot spent eight years trying to stop Obama as an aide to both John McCain and Mitt Romney, and as a longtime conservative columnist. Boot, who is now a columnist for the Washington Post , was never a Trump fan, but he did write a column the day after the election in which he argued that a Trump presidency "might not be so bad" and encouraged optimism.

McConnell withdraws Trump judicial pick minutes before vote

In this May 15, 2018, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pauses as he speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. In a surprise move, McConnell has withdrawn one of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees just minutes before he was set for a confirmation vote.

Donald Trump says media’s goal is to see him go to war with Russia

His unfounded assertions come days after a summit with Putin in Helsinki, after which Trump was widely condemned for seeming to side with Putin over U.S. intelligence officials WASHINGTON President Donald Trump lashed out anew at the news media on Thursday, suggesting that reporters are slanting their coverage of his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin with the aim of provoking a possible war. "The Fake News Media wants so badly to see a major confrontation with Russia, even a confrontation that could lead to war," the president wrote amid a series of morning tweets.

The stench from Trump’s execrable performance grows ever more…

As with a rotting fish, the stench from President Donald Trump's execrable performance in Helsinki only grows more putrid with the passage of time. The leader of the sole superpower was simpering and submissive in the face of a murderous dictator's "strong and powerful" lies.

Montenegro to Trump: We Contribute to Peace in Europe

Montenegro contributes to peace and security in Europe, the government of the new NATO member said on Thursday in response to a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump that the small republic was not worth defending against attack. Asked in a Fox television interview why Americans should defend Montenegro from attack, Trump said: "I've asked the same question.

What, you expect civility in the Giant parkinga

Allie Warfel was loading groceries in her truck when she had the kind of civil encounter that has come to define our times. A new low in civil discourse? She got yelled at for having NPR on her truck radio Allie Warfel was loading groceries in her truck when she had the kind of civil encounter that has come to define our times.

Trump displays his post-election collusion

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Trump questions the core of NATO: Mutual self-defense

In an interview that aired Tuesday evening with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Trump appeared to suggest that the NATO mutual defense compact is confusing, particularly the question of why an American would have to defend a small country like Montenegro, which is more than 5,000 miles away. Trump has long raised questions about the future of the United States' commitment to NATO, a defense treaty which was established to stave off aggression from what was then the Soviet Union.

Swift grants wish for fan

Taylor Swift has been praised as a "class act" after helping TV co-host Meghan McCain arrange a concert meet-and-greet for a young woman battling cancer. Meghan, the daughter of ailing U.S. Senator John McCain, reached out to the pop superstar via Twitter earlier this month and highlighted a social media campaign launched for Lexi Caviston, who has been diagnosed with the same kind of brain cancer the 33-year-old's politician dad is battling, to help the 21-year-old meet her pop idol during the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania stop on her Reputation World Tour on Saturday.

Another Sickening Smear Against Kavanaugh From Dems

Democrats are so desperate to torpedo Brett Kavanaugh's appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court that they're resorting to scare tactics, telling Americans that his confirmation would put 130 million people at risk of losing their health insurance. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says Democrats can sink Kavanaugh by showing how his appointment will lead to a court majority that "repeals ACA with its protections for pre-existing conditions."

Is Putin blackmailing Trump? UK-Russia diplomat claims preside…

Sir Andrew Wood, 78, believes Trump's cordial approach to diplomacy with Vladimir Putin at their summit in Helsinki may arouse suspicion about his motives and connections to the Kremlin. The diplomat played a role in the US intelligence agency investigation into the "Trump dossier", a sensational report containing salacious claims about the US president compiled by former M16 agent Christopher Steele.

Republicans unleashed their outrage at Trump’s ‘disgraceful’…

President Donald Trump ignited a firestorm on Capitol Hill following his first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. While that's not rare, this time the political salvos came from both sides of the aisle after Trump stopped far short of condemning Russia's meddling in the 2016 US presidential election and appeared to take Putin's denial at face value.

Trump labelled – weak’ after questioning US intelligence on election meddling

US president Donald Trump openly questioned his own intelligence agencies' finding that Russia meddled in the 2016 US election, seeming to accept Vladimir Putin's insistence that Moscow's hands were clean. "Shameful," "disgraceful," and "weak" were a few of the comments, while senator Bob Corker said it makes the US "look like a pushover".

European Politicians Alarmed By Trump’s ‘Ridiculous’ Russia Stance

European lawmakers say President Donald Trump's stunning news conference on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to other countries with democratic political systems similarly targeted for interference by Moscow that they cannot count on the U.S. to stand with them. "To deny evidence [of Russia's meddling in the U.S.] is effectively to say to other countries who are victims [of] this... 'You're on your own,'" Damian Collins, a Conservative Party MP in the United Kingdom, said at an election security event hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington.

Trump questions U.S. intel, not Putin, on Russia 2016 meddling

Standing next to Russia's Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump openly questioned his own intelligence agencies' conclusions that Moscow was to blame for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election to Trump's benefit and seemed to accept Putin's insistence that Russia's hands were clean. Trump's comments, at a joint news conference Monday after summit talks with Putin, drew heavy criticism back in the U.S., including from prominent Republicans.

Rand Paul: McCain ‘Out to Lunch’ on Trump-Putin Comments

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., characterized his colleague Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., as being wrong for four decades after the latter made critical remarks about Monday's U.S.-Russia summit in Helsinki. Paul appeared on Fox News and said McCain's comments - the ailing senator called the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin a "tragic mistake" - were misguided.

Trump stuns world, sides with enemy

Incredulity about Trump's performance at a Monday news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin filled hours of cable news coverage. Sen. John McCain called Trump's performance "disgraceful," and Sen. Bob Corker said it was not a good moment for the country.