House Republicans want a new, sweeping probe of Clinton

House Republicans are intensifying their effort to have the Justice Department investigate Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, as they're seeking the same sort of special counsel probe President Donald Trump's campaign is now enduring. House Judiciary Committee Republicans detailed in a seven page letter to Justice a request for a special counsel to investigate "actions taken" by Clinton, former FBI Director James Comey and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

Sessions not stepping down unless asked

After being berated for a week by President Donald Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday he will stay in the job for as long as Trump wants him to serve. Sessions told the Associated Press he and Trump have a "harmony of values and beliefs" and he intends to stay and fight for the president's agenda "as long as he sees that as appropriate."

15 more years, and something about car prices

In the dramatic crescendo of the 2016 elections that gave Trump to the United States and the world, very possibly for sixteen years , none of the countless campaign reporters and commentators is on record as having noticed the car "affordability" statistics distributed in June 2016 via www.thecarconnection.com . Derived from very reliable Federal Reserve data, they depicted the awful predicament of almost half of all American households.

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Sessions won’t step down unless asked

His loyalty to the boss severely tested but seemingly intact, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday he will stay in the job for as long as President Donald Trump wants him to serve. Sessions said that he and Trump have a "harmony of values and beliefs" and that he intends to stay and fight for the president's agenda "as long as he sees that as appropriate."

Trump keeps up ‘public waterboarding’ of Jeff Sessions

President Trump continued mercilessly berating Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Twitter yesterday, even as the former Alabama senator showed no signs of relinquishing his post and fellow GOPers raced to defend him, including one who denounced the president's tactics as "public waterboarding." "Why didn't A.G. Sessions replace Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, a Comey friend who was in charge of Clinton investigation but got big dollars for his wife's political run from Hillary Clinton and her representatives," tweeted the president yesterday.

Democratsa a Better Deala for workers leaves a tough question unanswered

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Democratic lawmakers join Sen. Charles E. Schumer , the minority leader, in Berryville, Va., on Monday to talk about their economic agenda. Leading Democratic politicians announced their economic agenda for next year's midterm elections on Monday, calling for measures to bring down prices for prescription drugs, control monopolies and help companies pay for training for their workers.

Poll: Nearly Half of Trump Voters Believe He Won Popular Vote

Forty-nine percent of those who cast their ballots for Donald Trump last November say he won the popular vote, while 40 percent say his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton did, according to the results of a new Politico/Morning Consult poll. 59 percent of all those polled believe Clinton won more votes than Trump, compared to 28 percent who believe Trump collected more votes.

Lewandowski: Trump Isn’t Humiliating Sessions With Criticism

President Donald Trump isn't humiliating Attorney General Jeff Sessions with his attacks on Twitter and in public, and he'll most likely meet with him person to hash out their differences, former Trump political adviser and former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said Wednesday. He also told ABC's "Good Morning America" anchor George Stephanopoulos that Sessions had political reasons of his own when he became the first senator to stand behind Trump's presidential campaign.

US Muslims see friendly neighbors, but a foe in White House

U.S. Muslims say they have experienced widespread suspicion about their faith in the first months of Donald Trump's presidency, but also have received more support from individual Americans, and remain hopeful they can eventually be fully accepted in American society, a new survey finds. Nearly three-quarters of U.S. Muslims view Trump as unfriendly to them, according to a Pew Research Center report released Wednesday.

American Muslims intermarry way less and are far more religious than American Jews

Since it came out in 2013, the " Pew study" - a landmark survey of American Jewish demographics, beliefs and practices - has been at the center of American Jewish scrutiny and handwringing. On Wednesday, the Pew Research Center released a survey of American Muslims focusing not only on numbers and their way of life, but also on how the community has responded to the election of President Donald Trump.

Trump cranks up heat on Sessions, says “time will tell” fate

President Donald Trump cranked up the heat Tuesday on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, scorning him as "very weak" and refusing to say whether he'll fire the nation's top law enforcement officer and his onetime political ally. It was an extraordinary public rebuke, and even fellow Republicans pushed back forcefully.