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President Trump's first week in office looked a lot like Trump during the campaign: musing on Twitter, picking fights, making controversial claims and trashing the media. This time, though, the tweets are coming from inside the Oval Office.
President Donald Trump's call on Wednesday for a "major investigation" into voter fraud, despite no evidence to support his claims that millions of ballots cast illegally cost him the popular vote, led many critics to pounce on him as thin-skinned. But some voting rights experts and Democrats say they fear something more pernicious than a bruised ego at play: a long-range bid to impose tougher voting requirements nationwide.
In this Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., questions Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson during Tillerson's confirmation hearing before the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rubio's moment of truth is at hand as a Senate committee prepares to vote on Tillerson.
Two senior Republican lawmakers on Sunday said they would vote to approve President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, despite their concerns over the former ExxonMobil chief's relationship with Russia's president. "After careful consideration, and much discussion with Mr. Tillerson, we have decided to support his nomination to be secretary of state," Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said in a statement.
The White House says it's at the "very beginning" of discussing plans to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Like many presidential candidates, Trump promised to make the embassy move.
"Congratulations to President Trump," said the South Carolina senator, who also sought the Republican nomination last year. "It was an amazing rise in American politics and I look forward to working with him.
Senate Republicans offered a sharp rebuke of President Obama 's decision to commute the remainder of Chelsea Manning's sentence, which comes only three days before he is set to leave office. While speaking to reporters at the Capitol soon after the news emerged, Senate Republicans condemned the decision, which came seven years after Manning was convicted and earned a 35-year sentence for leaking sensitive information about American military activities to WikiLeaks.
In Washington, the next attorney general insisted at his confirmation hearing that he is not a racist. And in Chicago, the nation's first black president offered a fiery farewell - and a warning.
The one-two punch of being briefed by the nation's three top intelligence officials on Russian efforts to meddle in the Presidential election and the public release of a detailed declassified version has apparently moved Donald Trump from outright denial that there was sufficient evidence to say the Russians were involved to grudging acceptance. This still falls far short of even a minimally acceptable presidential response.
The Senate is a beast of its own, and some of Trump's fiercest enemies there are fellow Republicans like Lindsey Graham and John McCain. So let's focus in this column on Republicans in the House.
Senior Republicans Sunday gave Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt that he'll make Moscow pay for hacking the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, yet the president-elect could face a rift with members of his own party if policies against Russia don't change. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., plan to introduce legislation for tougher sanctions against Russia, hitting the country in the financial and energy sectors "where they're the weakest."
President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia tried to interfere in the American presidential election, his incoming White House Chief of staff said Sunday. "I think he accepts the findings," Reince Priebus said on "Fox News Sunday."
A top Senate Republican is urging President-elect Donald Trump to defend democracy in the United States and around the world by punishing Russia for trying to interfere in the American presidential election as U.S. intelligence agencies allege.
The Democratic National Committee, a major victim of Russia's hacking this year, stopped short of endorsing President Obama 's sanctions against Russia on Thursday. Instead, the Democratic organization said in addition to the president's expelling 35 diplomats, "more must be done."
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis, right, looks at US Sen. John McCain centre left, during a press conference, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016 in Riga, Latvia, while Lindsey Graham, R-SC., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., stand in the background. Russia can expect hard-hitting sanctions from United States lawmakers if an investigation proves that Moscow interfered in the presidential election, a U.S. senator said Wednesday during a visit to Latvia.
U.S. Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., right, listen to a question during a news conference following a meeting with Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. McCain is a part of the U.S. Senate delegation including fellow Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar that is visiting the Baltic region for talks with local political leaders.
U.S. Senator John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks as U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., right, listen during a news conference following a meeting with Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016.
Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis, right, looks at US Sen. John McCain centre left, during a press conference, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016 in Riga, Latvia, while Lindsey Graham, R-SC., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., stand in the background. Russia can expect hard-hitting sanctions from United States lawmakers if an investigation proves that Moscow interfered in the presidential election, a U.S. senator said Wednesday during a visit to Latvia.
U.S. senators visiting eastern European allies to discuss security issues called for sanctions against Russia for interfering in the presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. Their demands came amid ongoing discussions among U.S. officials on an imminent response to alleged Russian meddling that would ensure the U.S. takes action before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
With boxing promoter Don King by his side in front of the Mar-a-Lago resort, Trump opined on a handful of current events, including US Secretary of State John Kerry's final plea for peac e between Israelis and Palestinians. Saying Kerry's assessment "speaks for itself," Trump declined to go into specifics, adding cryptically: "different views we'll see what happens after January 20, right?" Earlier Wednesday, Trump tweeted , "We cannot continue to let Israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect.