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It sharply condemns conservatism for its role in a "culture of vicious dehumanization," not to mention its sins of incoherence, rejection of empirical fact and plain hypocrisy.
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Trump holds ‘major briefing’ on opioid crisis
With the opioid crisis intensifying and dozens of Americans dying of drug overdoses each day, President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to "beat this horrible situation" at a briefing held here during his 17-day "working vacation." "During my campaign, I promised to fight this battle because as president of the United States my greatest responsibility is to protect the American people and to ensure their safety, especially in some parts of our country, it is horrible," Trump told reporters before the event was closed to the press.
Christie invites Trump to his gubernatorial beach house
Gov. Chris Christie had a friendly invite to President Trump as he spends August in New Jersey : c'mon by. "The president is welcome at the gubernatorial beach house any time he wants," Christie told CNN's "State of the Union."
Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer was a bad idea: Christie
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday that Donald Trump Jr's meeting with a Russian lawyer was a "bad idea" but he trusts Special Counsel Robert Mueller to give Team Trump a fair shake. "Bob Mueller is a good man, in my experience with dealing with him when he was director of the FBI and I was U.S. attorney," Christie told CNN's "State of the Union."
Republicans look forward
After a chaotic week for President Donald Trump and his party, Republicans are facing a fundamental question: What's next? With a new chief of staff, communications director and press secretary in tow, the President clearly is seeking to "hit the reset button," as his now former chief of staff Reince Priebus said Friday. Also clamoring to turn the page, GOP leaders on both sides of Capitol Hill are clearly signaling they are ready to turn to a slew of issues and agenda items this fall, like taxes, border security, the budget, spending bills, and more -- and even Trump administration officials are echoing that call.
New order at WH front and center as Kelly takes helm
Incoming White House chief of staff John Kelly's ability to instill order was on the minds of those inside and outside the Trump administration Sunday, but it remained unclear to them whether he will be able to get his underlings to snap to. President Donald Trump on Friday swapped in the homeland security secretary and retired Marine Corps general to be his chief of staff following Reince Preibus' resignation from the job last week.
Trump has new chief of staff, old health care fight
President Donald Trump is looking for a fresh start with a new White House chief of staff. But he's still clinging to an old battle, refusing to give up on health care.
New order at White House front and center as Kelly takes helm
Incoming White House chief of staff John Kelly's ability to instill order was on the minds of those inside and outside the Trump administration Sunday, but it remained unclear to them whether he will be able to get his underlings to snap to. President Donald Trump on Friday swapped in the homeland security secretary and retired Marine Corps general to be his chief of staff following Reince Preibus' resignation from the job last week.
GOP sends mixed messages on the future of American healthcare after…
The Republican party appears to be sending differing signals following the collapse of Senate GOP efforts to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. President Donald Trump has, in recent days, ramped up calls for the Senate to vote on healthcare before considering any other legislation.
Will: GOP squanders chance to lead on budget, entitlements
In January 1988, in Ronald Reagan's final State of the Union address, he noisily dropped on a table next to the podium in the House chamber three recent continuing resolutions, each more than a thousand pages long. Each was evidence of Congress' disregard of the 1974 Budget Act.
Harvard Law prof wonders if Anthony Scaramucci learned his lesson
The White House's new communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, isn't scoring high marks from the school he brags about attending. A Harvard Law School professor was stunned to see Scaramucci bragging on his national television debut Sunday about getting good grades in his constitutional law course about 30 years ago.
History lesson: a Sona from a hospital bed and other Sona facts
President Elpidio Quirino delivers his 2nd State of the Nation Address from his hospital bed in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, January 23, 1950. This is the only SONA delivered via radio broadcast to Congress.
Russia is too smart to be caught hacking emails: Scaramucci
White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci tried to discredit the "Russia" probes on Sunday by claiming the Kremlin couldn't have hacked Democratic e-mails because it is too skilled to get caught. "Somebody said to me yesterday - I won't tell you who - that if the Russians actually hacked this situation and spilled out those A e-mails, you would have never seen it," Scaramucci told CNN's "State of the Union."
Scaramucci quotes anonymous source on Russian hacking, then…
New White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci named President Donald Trump as the anonymous source casting doubt on the intelligence community's consensus that Russia interfered in the 2016 election during a CNN interview on Sunday. "You know, somebody said to me yesterday - I won't tell you who - that if the Russians actually hacked this situation and spilled out those e-mails, you would have never seen it," Scaramucci told "State of the Union" host Jake Tapper.
Scaramucci: Trump still doesn’t accept intelligence conclusion on Russia
Newly minted White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday that President Donald Trump still does not accept the intelligence community's conclusion that Russia attempted to influence the 2016 election. "He basically said to me, 'Hey you know, this is, maybe they did it, maybe they didn't do it,'" Scaramucci said of a recent conversation he'd had with the President about alleged Russian interference.
White House will support sanctions against Russia: Sanders
The White House will back sanctions against Russia for meddling in the 2016 presidential election, recently installed press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Sunday, even though her new boss said the "situation" has been "overblown." "The administration is supportive of being tough on Russia, particularly in putting the sanctions in place," Huckabee Sanders said on ABC's "This Week."
Ben Sasse, Nebraska Republican senator: Trump trying to ‘weaponize distrust’ in the media
Sen. Ben Sasse on Sunday charged that President Trump wants to "weaponize distrust" in the press and warned that America is headed down a dangerous path if citizens listen only to media outlets and political leaders that reinforce their own personal views. Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," the Nebraska Republican and frequent critic of the president laid out what he believes is a direct threat to the First Amendment, arguing there are potential long-term ramifications to the nation if current trends continue.
Prominent Democrat says Obama made ‘serious mistake’ over Russian meddling in election
Rep. Adam B. Schiff said in an interview that aired on Sunday that Barack Obama should have acted more forcefully when he learned about meddling by Russia into the 2016 general election. However, Schiff also criticized President Donald Trump for aiming criticism at the former president over the handling of the accusations.
Rick Santorum predicts Senate health care bill will pass with 50 votes, conservative support
Former Sen. Rick Santorum predicted that the Republican health care bill will pass the Senate with exactly 50 votes, saying the measure has enough "core Republican doctrine" to satisfy conservatives even if moderates reject it. At least five Senate Republicans have expressed opposition the bill in its current form to repeal and replace Obamacare, but Mr. Santorum said he believes the conservatives would change their minds.
President Trump not under investigation, according to his Lawyers
A member of the president's outside legal team said Sunday that Donald Trump is not under federal investigation, days after Trump appeared to confirm he was with a tweet about being the target of a "witch hunt." Appearing on a series of morning news programs, attorney Jay Sekulow repeatedly stressed that "the president has not been and is not under investigation."