Ap Fact Check: Trump’s ‘historic’ economic gains, 2016 myths

President Donald Trump exaggerated his role in boosting U.S. economic growth, falsely claiming full credit for positive economic news and inaccurately declaring a "historic" turnaround. The statements capped a week of mystifying assertion in which Trump also invented history by saying he won the women's vote in the 2016 election, saw progress with North Korea that isn't evident to his top diplomat and boasted of "success" and "record business" in U.S. health care programs that have yet to start.

The joy of pebble spotting! It’s free, fun and therapeutic

London style: Malia Obama, 20, looks effortlessly cool in on-trend $170 Dr Martens boots as she and her British boyfriend take a night-time stroll through upmarket Mayfair 'I will not allow our great country to be sold out': Trump says the 'unpatriotic' press is 'driven insane by Trump Derangement Syndrome', insisting 90% of the coverage of him is negative Rudy Giuliani has his own 'covfefe' moment by tweeting the word 'You' and is mercilessly mocked on Twitter by many, including Soulja Boy President threatens to shut down the government if he doesn't get money for his border wall, as REPUBLICANS mull putting off the money until after November election Smug Trump claims his approval numbers top Reagan and 'Honest Abe' Lincoln - even though presidential polling wasn't even INVENTED until FDR's time Trump trolls Michael Cohen on Twitter, reminding him he once defended Don Jr. and slams the ... (more)

Lea Michele invites pals Ashley Tisdale, Emma Roberts and Hilary…

London style: Malia Obama, 20, looks effortlessly cool in on-trend $170 Dr Martens boots as she and her British boyfriend take a night-time stroll through upmarket Mayfair 'I will not allow our great country to be sold out': Trump says the 'unpatriotic' press is 'driven insane by Trump Derangement Syndrome', insisting 90% of the coverage of him is negative Rudy Giuliani has his own 'covfefe' moment by tweeting the word 'You' and is mercilessly mocked on Twitter by many, including Soulja Boy President threatens to shut down the government if he doesn't get money for his border wall, as REPUBLICANS mull putting off the money until after November election Smug Trump claims his approval numbers top Reagan and 'Honest Abe' Lincoln - even though presidential polling wasn't even INVENTED until FDR's time Trump trolls Michael Cohen on Twitter, reminding him he once defended Don Jr. and slams the ... (more)

5 Metrics that suggest Democrats are poised for big wins 100 days to the midterms

We're now just 100 days away from the midterms, and the big question on everyone's mind is whether Democrats will net-gain 23 seats and gain control of the House of Representatives. A look at five different metrics suggests that Democrats are favored to take back the House, though each of them suggest a different level of confidence.

Veterans Affairs to the forefront

July 23 marked a rare event in the politically and ideologically lacerated chambers of Congress. President Donald Trump's nominee for veterans affairs secretary, Robert Wilkie, won Senate confirmation by a strikingly bipartisan vote of 86 to 9. The VA borrows its mission statement from the penultimate phrase of one of the American history's loftiest documents, Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address: "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan."

Trump Tells Hannity He’ll Campaign for GOP ‘6 or 7 Days’ a Week Ahead of Midterms

Sean Hannity that he plans to campaign "six or seven days a week" for Republicans ahead of the all-important midterms. Trump said this to Hannity on the Fox personality's radio show, according to Politico who flagged the quote: "I am going to work very hard, I will go six or seven days a week when we're 60 days out and I will be campaigning for all of these great people that do have a difficult race and we think we're going to bring them over the line."

Guantanamo commander: We’ve gotten no word of incoming prisoners

The commander in charge of Guantanamo prison operations said Friday that he has received no orders to prepare for new war-on-terror detainees, leaving uncertain when or if the prison would grow despite President Donald Trump's campaign pledge to detain more terror suspects at the base. Underscoring the uncertainty, Rear Adm.

On trade policy, Trump is turning GOP orthodoxy on its head

President Donald Trump's trade policies are turning long-established Republican orthodoxy on its head, marked by tariff fights and now $12 billion in farm aid that represents the type of government intervention GOP voters railed against a decade ago. President George W. Bush increased the number of countries partnering with the United States on free trade agreements from three to 16. President Ronald Reagan signed a landmark trade deal with Canada that was later transformed into the North American Free Trade Agreement and expanded to include Mexico.

Virginia Republican Senate candidate Stewart depicted Danville…

Corey Stewart, the Virginia Republican seeking to unseat Sen. Tim Kaine, D, in November, went to Danville on Friday to try to soften the backlash he's received after he depicted the Southside city as a dystopian failure. Standing in front of the former site of the Dan River Mills textile factory, he acknowledged the city has made strides since losing about 15,000 jobs when that business closed in 2005, amid a simultaneous collapse of tobacco companies.

Paul Ryan backs Rep. Jason Lewis, who faces revelations from…

A Minnesota congressman locked in a tight re-election battle is finding it difficult to escape his past remarks as a conservative talk-radio host, but he won tentative support this week from House Speaker Paul Ryan as Democrats attack him for those utterances. CNN, delving into a trove of old recordings, has surfaced numerous controversial statements from Republican Rep. Jason Lewis, who is in his first term representing a suburban district south of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Have US taxpayers spent $72 million on Trump’s golf outings?

"Trump has spent 123 days golfing, or 1/5 of his term, at a cost to taxpayers of $72,181,957 - and still hasn't visited troops in a war zone." - VoteVets, in a tweet, July 23, 2018 As a candidate, President Donald Trump was heavily critical of Barack Obama's golf habit and once told an audience that "I'm going to be working for you.

First noise, now odor: Windows near airports cause problems

Lutheran Social Services said they were expecting reunited families separated at the border when apprehended entering ... The Trump administration says more than 1,800 children have been reunited with their families by the Thursday deadline, but hundreds remain apart, signaling a potentially long wait for anguished families. The Trump administration says more than 1,800 children have been reunited with their families by the Thursday deadline, but hundreds remain apart, signaling a potentially long wait for anguished families.

‘I am very scared for the elections’; Mali goes to the polls

FILE- In this Wednesday, July 18, 2018 file photo, motorbike taxis ride past a giant billboard of Malian Incumbent President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita that reads "Together moving towards Progress" in Bamako Mali. Mali's voters... .

Parkland, Florida students embrace New Zealand on field trip

Irsan was convicted Thursday, July 26, 2018, for two slayings described by prosecutors as "... A Jordanian immigrant could face the death penalty after a jury in Texas convicted him of two slayings described by prosecutors as "honor killings." . A dispute over acts of Congress in 1906 and 1937 has put the Trump administration in court _ and into the unusual position of supporting a proclamation by former President Barack Obama.