Queen jokes about US President Donald Trump and Barack Obama’s noisy…

The Queen and Sir David Attenborough, pictured during a Queen's Commonwealth Canopy event at Buckingham Palace, will appear in a documentary about the project. The Queen has poked fun at the noisy aircraft favoured by US President Donald Trump and his predecessor Barack Obama during a documentary celebrating a Commonwealth environmental project.

Analysis: Tax cuts, spending to raise deficit to $1T by 2020

The combined effect of President Donald Trump's tax cuts and last month's budget-busting spending bill is sending the federal deficit toward the $1 trillion mark next year, according to a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO report says the nation's $21 trillion debt would spike to more than $33 trillion in 10 years, with debt held by investors spiking to levels that would come close to equaling the size of the economy, reaching levels that many economists fear could spark a debt crisis.

Trump Tariff Tweets, Plus a Bold New Proposal for Protecting American Businesses

Hi! It's me, Troy the Legislator! You might remember me from such bills as "Reducing Barack Obama's Unsustainable Deficit Act" or "The Pension And Social Security Measuring Equivalence Permanent Linking of Everyone's Actual Savings Environment Act"! I'm a Congressman from the heartland of America, and Patterico has invited me to do a guest post, to give you guys a little peek into how the legislative sausage is made! I hope you're not eating breakfast! Some people get a little nauseated at first. It's OK.

Exclusive – As elections near, many older, educated, white voters shift away from Trump’s party

Older, white, educated voters helped Donald Trump win the White House in 2016. Now, they are trending towards Democrats in such numbers that their ballots could tip the scales in tight congressional races from New Jersey to California, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll and a data analysis of competitive districts shows.

Trump era transportation project more focused on rural areas

In the Trump administration, a popular $500 million transportation grant program is focused more on projects in rural areas that turned out for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. That means more road and rail projects in GOP strongholds such as Idaho, North Dakota, and Oklahoma, and fewer "greenways," ''complete streets" and bike lanes.

America’s first black billionaire: Trump economy has been good for African-Americans

BET founder Robert L. Johnson, America's first black billionaire, said during a CNBC appearance Friday that black Americans should be encouraged by the growing economy under President Donald Trump. He cited the December jobs report showing that unemployment among black workers was at its lowest since the Labor Department began tracking the data in 1972.

EPA says ‘unprecedented’ number of death threats against Pruitt

'When you lose that power': How John Kelly faded as White House disciplinarian After White House chief of staff John F. Kelly pressured President Trump last fall to install his top deputy, Kirstjen Nielsen, atop the Department of Homeland Security, the president lost his temper John Kelly blew up at Trump in Oval Office meeting, threatened to quit - White House Chief of Staff John Kelly threatened to quit on March 28, according to sources familiar with the events. - What I'm hearing: Kelly blew up at Trump in an Oval Office meeting that day 1 Man Dead, 6 Firefighters Hurt Following 4-Alarm Fire At Trump Tower - NEW YORK - A man has died of his injuries following a four-alarm fire at Trump Tower.

‘Great Read’ Says Twitter’s CEO About Article Advocating…

'When you lose that power': How John Kelly faded as White House disciplinarian After White House chief of staff John F. Kelly pressured President Trump last fall to install his top deputy, Kirstjen Nielsen, atop the Department of Homeland Security, the president lost his temper John Kelly blew up at Trump in Oval Office meeting, threatened to quit - White House Chief of Staff John Kelly threatened to quit on March 28, according to sources familiar with the events. - What I'm hearing: Kelly blew up at Trump in an Oval Office meeting that day 1 Man Dead, 6 Firefighters Hurt Following 4-Alarm Fire At Trump Tower - NEW YORK - A man has died of his injuries following a four-alarm fire at Trump Tower.

The Uncommonly Good Obama Portraits

Former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama stand between their portraits at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., February 12, 2018. ve read plenty about the official portraits of Barack Obama, painted by Kehinde Wiley, and Amy Sherald's Michelle Obama.

Trump tried going big on DACA. Now he should go small

President Trump's tweet promising "NO MORE DACA DEAL" was an Easter gift to Democrats, letting them off the hook for their failure to seriously negotiate an immigration agreement. Rather than pulling the plug on any Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals talks, Trump should offer Democrats a simple deal: He would agree to codification of President Barack Obama's DACA action in exchange for funding for the president's border wall.

Brazil’s ex-president Lula evades authorities with support of hundreds

Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has defied a judge's order to turn himself in to police on Friday and start serving a 12-year prison sentence for bribery that would likely end his hopes of regaining the presidency. Mr Lula remained holed up inside the headquarters of a steelworkers union in metropolitan Sao Paulo, surrounded by hundreds of fervent supporters, creating a standoff expected to stretch into the weekend.

Analysis: If Trump really wants to go after Amazon, he has options

President Donald Trump is livid with Amazon, attacking the company on Twitter and accusing it of taking advantage of the U.S. government to gain an unfair advantage over its competitors. President Donald Trump is livid with Amazon, attacking the company on Twitter and accusing it of taking advantage of the U.S. government to gain an unfair advantage over its competitors.

Calls to criminally prosecute immigrants who cross illegally into US – Attorney General

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ramped up calls on Friday to criminally prosecute immigrants who cross illegally into the United States, adding to a barrage of statements on immigration by the administration of President Donald Trump this week. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ramped up calls on Friday to criminally prosecute immigrants who cross illegally into the United States, adding to a barrage of statements on immigration by the administration of President Donald Trump this week.