Key Words: McCain rips ‘poorly informed’ Trump in blistering op-ed

Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain had some choice words for President Donald Trump in a blistering op-ed published just as Congress is getting ready to come back from vacation and face a host of important deadlines. The Washington Post op-ed is titled "It's time Congress returns to regular order," but it is McCain's knocks on Trump that are getting passed around on social media Friday.

Jeff Jacoby: Why do presidents have unfettered power to pardon?

As the sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., Joe Arpaio was an authoritarian and incompetent disgrace to public service. He bragged of confining inmates in conditions so harsh that they amounted to a " concentration camp ," and in his zeal to find illegal immigrants he engaged in naked racial profiling - even after a federal court ordered him to stop.

Could Trump’s Harvey Response Take a Chunk Out of Wall?

President Donald Trump's response to Harvey victims, in terms of actual post-hurricane aid, could be a real test for the White House and Congress now that the cost of recovering from the weekend hurricane has been estimated in the billions. This is Trump's first political experience with a big disaster assistance package and comes at a time when budget and spending issues are dividing Congress.

Watchdog group requests information on Stevena

President Donald Trump speaks as Steven Mnuchin, his fiancee Louise Linton, and Vice President Mike Pence participate in a ceremonial swearing in for Treasury secretary. A government watchdog group is looking into the timing of Steven Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton's trip to Kentucky that gained notoriety following a dramatic exchange on Instagram, saying the trip "seemed to be planned around the eclipse."

Is your U.S. representative holding a town hall in August? Probably not.

By the time members of Congress return from recess next month, only a fraction of their constituents will have had the opportunity to stand up in a public meeting and question them on issues dominating the conversation in Washington. Less than a third of representatives confirmed that they are holding traditional town halls with their constituents during their month-long break from Capitol Hill.

As prairies turn to ash, cowboys mull help

Travis Brown, 33, of Sand Springs Mont., stands next to a fence at a cattle corral while waiting for local cowboys to divert some of his cattle into a trailer.Tim Craig/The Washington Post Travis Brown, 33, of Sand Springs Mont., stands next to a fence at a cattle corral while waiting for local cowboys to divert some of his cattle into a trailer.Tim Craig/The Washington Post SAND SPRINGS, Mont. - In this part of Montana's rugged eastern prairie, Erwin Weder and the other ranchers and cowboys are not used to feeling kicked around.

One weird trick Democrats could use to stop stumbling over Pelosi and abortion questions

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi at a May 4 news conference on Capitol Hill. Last week saw the Democratic Party save the Affordable Care Act, a remarkable victory for an out-of-power party.

White House reporters explain why ‘palace intrigue’ actually matters

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Anthony Scaramucci, who was ousted as White House communications director on Monday, and counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway It's the White House's go-to pejorative when dismissing reports of internal power struggles as idle gossip: "palace intrigue." The phrase conveys the idea that reporters covering President Trump and his advisers are more like reality TV addicts than real journalists - which is exactly how the White House wants them to be seen.

Trump dictated son’s statement on Russia talks a ” report

President Donald Trump personally dictated a misleading statement in which his son Donald Trump Jr said a meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 election was focused on adoptions, The Washington Post reported Monday. It later emerged that during that fateful June 2016 meeting, Trump's eldest son, his son-in-law Jared Kushner and then campaign manager Paul Manafort met with a Russian government attorney who an intermediary claimed had incriminating information about Trump's rival Hillary Clinton.

WaPo: Trump involved in misleading statement on Jr.’s meeting

In response to New York Times reporting that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer during the campaign, President Donald Trump dictated a misleading statement for his son, The Washington Post reported Monday evening. The Post, citing multiple people with knowledge of the situation, said the original plan in response to the Times' reporting was to issue a truthful statement ahead of the story, but then Trump personally decided to have the statement say Trump Jr. had met with the lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, to discuss adoption of Russian children by people in the US.

#2020Vision: Rep. Delaney enters 2020 race; Warren’s fingerprints on the Democratic agenda

The third-term congressman announced his plans to run for president in a Washington Post op-ed Friday afternoon. Delaney, 54, won't run for re-election and is bypassing a run for Maryland governor in 2018.

.com | Trump intensifies criticism of own attorney general

Donald Trump's war of words against his attorney general and one-time ally Jeff Sessions escalated on Monday, raising speculation the president may be preparing the ground to replace him. Trump and his advisers are in fact talking about the possibility of replacing Sessions, The Washington Post reported on Monday evening, quoting people familiar with these discussions.

Trump accuses NYT of foiling US attempt to kill Baghdadi

US President Donald Trump today accused The New York Times of "foiling" American attempt to kill the self-proclaimed leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump accused The New York Times of "foiling" American attempt to kill the self-proclaimed leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Trump slams Washington Post, others in Twitter rant

Washington, July 23 US President Donald Trump fired off a series of tweets, including ones slamming two Washington Post stories earlier this week. Trump on Saturday blasted one Post story on Friday evening that cited unnamed current and former US officials as saying Russia's ambassador to Washington Sergey Kislyak told his superiors that he discussed campaign-related matters with then-Senator Jeff Sessions, a key Trump ally who is now the US Attorney General.

Report: Russian ambassador discussed policy with AG Sessions

Russia's ambassador to Washington discussed Russian policy with Jeff Sessions during the White House race in 2016, according to a report. Russian ambassador discussed policy with Sessions during White House race, report says Russia's ambassador to Washington discussed Russian policy with Jeff Sessions during the White House race in 2016, according to a report.

‘Very disturbing if Trump considering Russia pardons’

The highest-ranking Democrat on the US Senate intelligence committee said it was "extremely disturbing" if President Donald Trump was contemplating a pardon for aides that could be implicated in a probe on Russian meddling in last year's presidential election. WASHINGTON: The highest-ranking Democrat on the US Senate intelligence committee said it was "extremely disturbing" if President Donald Trump was contemplating a pardon for aides that could be implicated in a probe on Russian meddling in last year's presidential election.

We thought our daughter had escaped her preexisting condition. We were wrong.

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Before Obamacare, insurers could charge patients with preexisting conditions more. The new Republican health-care plan would let insurers offer plans in the health marketplaces that do it again.