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FILE PHOTO: Copies of former FBI director James Comey's book "A Higher Loyalty" are seen at Kramerbooks book store in Washington D.C., U.S. - Fired FBI director James Comey's memoir that details his private meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump sold some 600,000 copies in all formats in its first week, its publisher said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of best-selling political books. Comey's "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership," has so far outpaced Hillary Clinton's campaign memoir "What Happened" and journalist Michael Wolff's behind-the-scenes White House expose "Fire and Fury" in opening week sales, according to industry figures.
WASHINGTON>> House Democrats, frustrated by what they see as GOP inaction and with an eye on midterm elections, held the first of what they hope to be several interviews today with witnesses who have not been interrogated in the Republican-led Russia investigations. Democrats on the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees interviewed former Cambridge Analytica employee Christopher Wylie, who revealed that a data-mining firm affiliated with President Donald Trump's campaign gathered millions of Facebook profiles to influence elections.
Flatiron Books announced Tuesday that sales topped 600,000 copies, a number that includes print, audio and e-books. The former FBI director's memoir has been one of the year's most anticipated releases.
Sometimes a picture is worth a zillion words. The viral group photograph from former first lady Barbara Bush's funeral speaks volumes about the state of our democracy, poignantly illustrating what we have lost and must at all costs regain.
Former Presidents George W. Bush, left, and George H.W. Bush arrive at St. Martin's Episcopal Church for a funeral service for former first lady Barbara Bush, Saturday, April 21, 2018, in Houston. Former Presidents George W. Bush, left, and George H.W. Bush arrive at St. Martin's Episcopal Church for a funeral service for former first lady Barbara Bush, Saturday, April 21, 2018, in Houston.
Hillary Clinton excoriated President Donald Trump for his treatment of the media, saying in remarks on Sunday that press rights and free speech are "under open assault" in the current administration, which she compared to an authoritarian regime. "We are living through an all-out war on truth, facts and reason," Clinton said at the PEN America World Voices Festival, in Manhattan.
The outspoken rapper, who reactivated his account this month after nearly a year away, has managed to excite some fans with announcements about new music while isolating others with philosophical and polarizing messages - including some that have drawn right-wing support. Yep. After deleting his account last May, West returned a little over a week ago with posts about a fond memory with Lamar Odom, his popular Yeezy shoes and tattoo ideas.
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough became upset over President Donald Trump attacking former FBI Director James Comey on "Morning Joe" Monday and compared the commander-in-chief to a "banana republic" dictator. Co-host Mika Brzezinski mentioned the news of Trump's tweet about Comey leaking classified documents to the press, prompting Scarborough to go off.
First Lady Melania Trump happily posed with four former presidents and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the funeral of former First Lady Barbara Bush on Saturday in Houston, Texas. Standing arm-in-arm with former First Lady Michelle Obama, Melania smiled wide next to Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, George W. and Laura Bush and George H.W. Bush.
April 20 is cannabis culture's high holiday, and the Democratic National Committee celebrated it with fervor this year: Blaze up, get silly, file a bizarre lawsuit accusing the Russian government, Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and transparency activist group WikiLeaks of conspiring to steal an election. The suit confirms that after more than a year, special counsel Robert Mueller still hasn't amassed the evidence required for a successful criminal prosecution, requiring proof "beyond a reasonable doubt."
Democrats are bad at politics: It's a truism that even the most loyal Democratic voters will often chuckle sadly over while having drinks with friends. The party has a good foundation of values, but so often is overly cautious in its politics, too ready to compromise and sell out, and often playing not to lose rather than to win.
In this Sept. 26, 2016, file photo, then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton are introduced during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Almost 18 months have passed since Clinton lost the presidency.
A Russian lawyer who discussed sanctions with Donald Trump Jr. in New York during his father's 2016 campaign for the U.S. presidency said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller has not contacted her and she thinks he isn't interested in finding the truth. In an interview with The Associated Press, Natalia Veselnitskaya also detailed her recent meeting in Berlin with the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, which is investigating allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election as well.
Romney acknowledged in an interview with CNN that he hadn't read the book, "A Higher Loyalty." But he said that excerpts he had seen were "disappointing" and appeared to get too much into Comey's "personal reactions."
26, 2016, file photo, then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton are introduced during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in... . FILE - In this June 5, 2017 photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a fundraiser for the Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel in Baltimore.
Four former Presidents and four First Ladies displayed a moment of solidarity at the funeral of Former First Lady Barbara Bush . President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, President Clinton, Hillary Clinton, President Obama, Michelle Obama, and First Lady Melania Trump posed for a group photo surrounded by President George H.W. Bush in a show of support.
Mitt Romney had a tough day in Utah. The former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential nominee lost in the nominating caucuses to state representative Mike Kennedy at the Utah GOP Convention.
REVISITING 2016 MEDIA BIAS: With the elite media increasingly suggesting that they were too harsh on Clinton and not hostile enough to Trump in 2016, it's perhaps time to revisit just how biased elite media outlets were in 2016. Consider, for example, this NPR interview with the executive editor of the New York Times , Dean Baquet.