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A day after blindsiding members of his own party in Congress with a decision to withdraw U.S. military forces fighting against the Islamic State in Syria, President Donald Trump on Thursday defended his move, once more making the case that American troops should be on home soil, not embroiled in military action on the other side of the globe. "Getting out of Syria was no surprise," the President tweeted before sunrise on Thursday.
Late last night, the Senate passed First Step, the leniency legislation that will free many thousands of felons from federal prison and shorten the sentences of many thousands of future felons. The vote was 87-12.
Senator Susan Collins of Maine said Sunday she welcomes potential Republican primary challengers to President Trump while also declining to endorse the president's 2020 reelection bid. Collins, who helped defeat Republican attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act through Congress in 2017, argued that primaries help shape policy by allowing ''a lot of viewpoints to surface.'
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and the state's congressional delegation urged President Donald Trump on Thursday to reconsider his administration's plan to shut down a half-built nuclear fuel facility in their state. A federal appeals court last week allowed the Energy Department to go forward with plans to close the multibillion-dollar facility at the Savannah River Site near Aiken.
'There's no place for that': Paul Ryan criticizes Trump for calling Stormy Daniels 'Horseface' and Lindsey Graham chimes in to say it doesn't do 'anything good' Daniels reached a $130,000 nondisclosure agreement with Trump lawyer Michael Cohen that Cohen testified Trump directed him to form The insult comes as the GOP is trying to protect incumbents in suburban districts where Trump's approval is low The retiring speaker was asked about the president's language a day after Trump went after Daniels, who claims she had a sexual affair with him in 2006, following a victory in a defamation lawsuit.
President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Washington. President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Washington.
It just came to me while I was reading: If Adam and Eve had not sinned, none of us would be wearing clothes. U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley just outfoxed the blinders-wearing Stable Genius.
President Donald Trump during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Photo Credit: AP/Evan Vucci President Donald Trump sounds insulted that anyone would think he's going soft on the Saudis because they've been so nice for his personal bottom line.
One of the Senate's leading Republicans joined the mockery of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's claims of Indian ancestry with one of the oldest techniques Tuesday - oneupmanship. Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said in an interview that he might be more of an Indian than the Massachusetts Democrat widely dubbed "Pocahantas" and "Fauxcahontas" by President Trump and other Republicans.
Police searching the Saudi Consulate found evidence that Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed there, a high-level Turkish official said Tuesday, and authorities appeared ready to also search the nearby residence of the consul general after the diplomat left the country. The comment by the Turkish official to The Associated Press further intensified the pressure on Saudi Arabia to explain what happened to Khashoggi, who vanished Oct. 2 while visiting the consulate to pick up paperwork he need to get married.
During an interview on Tuesday's edition of Fox & Friends , Sen. Lindsey Graham responded to Elizabeth Warren's announcement that she has Native American ancestry by announcing that he too is planning to take a DNA test. Hosts concluded the interview by urging Graham to come back on the show soon to reveal the results of his test.
Lindsey Olin Graham Brunson release spotlights the rot in Turkish politics and judiciary Saudi Arabia, Turkey to form joint investigation into Khashoggi disappearance Democrats must end mob rule MORE on Tuesday said that he would "sanction the hell out of Saudi Arabia" in response to the disappearance of a U.S.-based journalist. Donald John Trump Key takeaways from the Arizona Senate debate Major Hollywood talent firm considering rejecting Saudi investment money: report Mattis says he thought 'nothing at all' about Trump saying he may leave administration MORE should do about the situation.
Sen. Lindsay Graham told Fox and Friends on Tuesday that he would be taking a DNA test, and that he thinks he can "beat" Sen. Elizabeth Ann Warren Hatch mocks Warren over DNA test with his own results showing '1/1032 T-Rex' Warren DNA test reinvigorates fight with Trump On The Money: Deficit hits six-year high of 9 billion "I've been told that my grandmother was part Cherokee Indian, it may all be just talk, but you're gonna find out in a couple of weeks because I'm gonna take this test," he said. Warren released the results of a DNA test Monday which "strongly support[s]" her claims of some Native American ancestry.
Since self-exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul this month and vanished, his case has sparked international intrigue and outrage and put leaders of his homeland on the defensive. May 2018: Khashoggi meets Hatice Cengiz, a 36-year-old Turkish Ph.D. student, at a conference in Istanbul and she soon becomes his fiance.
It's that time of year. We are just over three weeks until Election Day and all kinds of stuff is going on, including a lot of interesting speculation.
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham spent Friday touring a Horry County neighborhood devastated by flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence last month. Many homeowners were able to get back into their homes on Sunday, nearly a month after the storm made landfall in the United States.
I liked a lot of Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse's thoughtful, heartfelt speech on the floor of the Senate last week amid the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation debate. I like that he thinks America needs the #MeToo movement.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- UN Ambassador Nikki Haley announced in The Oval Office that she is resigning...and that Jared Kushner is really a "hidden genius." Haley's resignation, effective at the end of the year, immediately sparked speculation over the reason for her departure, the timing of it and her future political plans.
Susan Collins, U.S. Senator, , U.S. Senate speaking at Fortune's Most Powerful Women summit. A source close to the White House tells me that with an eye to getting Republicans excited about voting for Republicans in midterms, the president this year will be looking for "unexpected cultural flashpoints" - like the NFL and kneeling - that he can latch onto in person and on Twitter.