Biden disses Clinton: ‘I never thought she was a great…

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Hillary Clinton greets Vice President Biden on the tarmac at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in Avoca, Pa., on Aug. 15, 2016. Appearing at the SALT hedge fund conference in Las Vegas, the possible 2020 presidential candidate weighed in on Hillary Clinton's 2016 candidacy in a way that Clinton supporters sure won't like.

The Trump administration’s plans to crack down on Wall Street…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sat in front of the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday and attempted to explain the Trump administration's position on various economic policies, including the regulation of large banks. Mnuchin continually said that the administration supports a "21st Century Glass-Steagall," referring to the Depression-era bill that required commercial and investment banks to remain separate - except for the law's defining aspect.

Chaffetz resignation latest twist in GOP oversight of Trump

As Chairman of the House Governmental Oversight Committee , Rep. Jason Chaffetz was a determined investigator of the Obama administration and of Hillary Clinton 's use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State. That looked like it was changing this week when reports emerged that former FBI director James Comey had taken notes after Trump privately asked him to end a probe into his former National Security Adviser before firing Comey.

Trump to Muslims on first foreign trip: Drive out terrorists

President Donald Trump will use his first visit to the Middle East to call for unity in the fight against radicalism in the Muslim world, casting the challenge as a "battle between good and evil" and urging Arab leaders to "drive out the terrorists from your places of worship," according to a draft of the speech obtained by The Associated Press. Abandoning some of the harsh anti-Muslim rhetoric of his presidential campaign, the draft of the speech, slated to be delivered in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, envisions new partnerships with America's traditional allies in the Middle East.

President’s 2018 budget to include paid family leave

President Donald Trump's 2018 budget proposal will require states to provide paid family leave programs, a senior budget official said Thursday. The official said the budget - set to be released Tuesday - will include a plan to provide six weeks of paid leave to new mothers, fathers and adoptive parents.

Whoa. Rep. Curbelo wants to be sure he gets credit as the first Republican to mention impeachment

Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... Wow. This Mother Jones story has a correction attached that shows how far Donald Trump has fallen.

Special counsel pick could boost faith in Justice Dept.

There could be a side benefit for Rod Rosenstein in appointing a special counsel to head an investigation into possible Russian coordination with the Trump campaign: reviving his own reputation, heavily battered for his role in the firing of James Comey, who had been leading the probe. The Wednesday decision to name former FBI Director Robert Mueller, an apolitical outsider, to oversee the case seemed intended to restore public faith in an independent Justice Department following a series of headache-inducing headlines.

Staffer says Sanders failed to harness liberal energy

A former top outreach staffer for Sen. Bernard Sanders ' presidential campaign says that behind the scenes the operation was at times a mess as the candidate surrounded himself with his own group of insiders and failed to harness the progressive energy out in the country. Cesar Vargas, who was Mr. Sanders ' Latino outreach director, a lawyer and an illegal immigrant here under color of President Barack Obama's 2012 deportation amnesty policy, said the Vermont independent must correct those mistakes if he's thinking about making another run in 2020.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz said Thursday he will resign from Congress next month.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz announced Thursday he will resign from Congress next month, a move that calls into question the future of the House Oversight Committee's investigation he promised to lead about President Donald Trump's firing of the FBI director and his presidential campaign's ties with Russia. Chaffetz made the announcement a day after tweeting that he had invited ex-FBI Director James Comey to testify next week at a hearing of the oversight committee he chairs.

Vulnerable Republicans scramble to get off the Trump trainwreck

Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... Republicans, especially those in districts Hillary Clinton won, see the 2018 Trump train wreck a-comin' and they're scrambling to jump after a devastating week. Politico writes : More than 10 centrist Republicans over the past 48 hours have criticized Trump for reportedly sharing classified information with Russian officials or allegedly trying to quash an FBI investigation.

Trump supporters are paying little heed to revelations, scandals rocking White House

President Donald Trump's loyal backers say they don't know, don't believe or don't care about the explosive revelations that forced the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate possible collusion between Russia and the Republican campaign. From the quiet streets of New York's working-class Staten Island to small-town Denison, Iowa, and even smaller Rutledge, Georgia, Trump may be as popular today as when he was elected.

Editorial: While GOP, Democrats applaud Mueller, Trump tweets

Editorial: While GOP, Democrats applaud Mueller, Trump tweets Record Editorial on the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russia involvement in 2016 election. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2rwlyHH Thursday morning should have been a good one in the West Wing.

How incompetent is Paul Ryan? The House might have to revote on Zombie Trumpcare

Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... What does this make it? Zombie Trumpcare 4.0? But who's counting? The Congressional Budget Office, that's who! And it turns out that because House Speaker Paul Ryan pushed the bill through the House without a CBO score, it hasn't yet been sent to the Senate because there could be problems with it on that side. Which means, the House might have to vote on it again.

Russia tops list of 100 countries that could launch cyberattacks on US

More than 100 countries around the world are now capable of launching state-sponsored cyberattacks, and Russia tops the list of foreign governments keeping U.S. intelligence officials up at night, according to Richard Ledgett, who only a few weeks ago stepped down as deputy director of the National Security Agency. "Russia is the most capable, they're also the most aggressive," Ledgett said Thursday at a cyber-security summit in Washington.

Trump: No special counsel with ‘all of the illegal acts’…

President Trump on Thursday said there was never a special counsel appointed when illegal acts were committed during the administration of former President Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton Trump fires back: No special 'councel' for 'illegal acts' of Clinton campaign, Obama administration Rosenstein to be grilled today on Trump bombshells Sinclair deal puts heat on FCC MORE "With all of the illegal acts that took place in the Clinton campaign & Obama Administration, there was never a special councel appointed!" the president tweeted on Thursday.