House retirements show how Trump is splitting GOP

Those leaving office without a clear next political step tend to come from places where Trump is less popular. On the flip side, Republicans are more likely to leave the House to seek higher office if Trump was more popular in their districts.

Will Democrats pluck the next president from city hall?

In this Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at the 2018 California Democrats State Convention in San Diego. Garcetti, like other Democratic mayors considering the presidential race in 2020, is hoping to show party activists that his experience running a city can preview success on the national scene.

Tabloid paid Trump doorman Dino Sajudin $30K for salacious story it never wrote

Ex-doorman Dino Sajudin sold rights to a salacious tale about President Trump to the parent company of National Enquirer, which did not publish it. Tabloid paid Trump doorman Dino Sajudin $30K for salacious story it never wrote Ex-doorman Dino Sajudin sold rights to a salacious tale about President Trump to the parent company of National Enquirer, which did not publish it.

Pompeo cites Russian aggression, says diplomacy must go on

In this April 9, 2018, photo, Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo leaves a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Outgoing CIA Director Pompeo will tell senators weighing his confirmation as secretary of state that years of soft U.S. policy toward Russia are "now over."

Women in the World Summit 2018: All you need to know

The 2018 Women in the World Summit will welcome the likes of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton , Oscar Award -winning actress Viola Davis and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to the event which will be set against the backdrop of #MeToo, antigun violence activism and the equal pay debate. Donald Trump 's campaign trail 'grab them by the p****' comment to Billy Bush, the White House endorsement of Roy Moore for senator of Alabama and praise of former aide and alleged wife beater Rob Porter were all catalysts in the organisation of the summit for founder Tina Brown CBE.

Trump reportedly mulls firing Rosenstein; could the president appoint a replacement?

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing the special counsel's investigation of Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election. Trump is considering more aggressive action to rein in Robert Mueller after the FBI's Monday raids on the offices and temporary home of the president's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, two anonymous sources tell CNN .

Trump fumes at Mueller probe after raid on attorney

President Donald Trump has lashed out against special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, branding it "an attack on our country" and exhibiting mounting concern about the yearlong probe after federal authorities raided the offices of his personal attorney. Caught off guard and furious with the encroaching inquiry, the president showed a flare of temper watching cable news coverage of the raid Monday afternoon, summoning lawyers Ty Cobb and Jay Sekulow to get their opinion of what was happening.

Trump Escalates Mueller Criticism, Calling Probe Attack on U.S.

Donald Trump escalated his criticism of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation and Attorney General Jeff Sessions following a raid on the office of the president's personal attorney, describing the probe as an attack on the U.S. The FBI raid on Monday, which was approved by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, represents "a whole new level of unfairness" in Mueller's investigation, Trump complained to reporters in a meeting with military leaders. He described Monday's raid as a crime, saying that the FBI "broke into the office of one of my personal attorneys, a good man."

Ex-AG Lynch: Clinton tarmac talk was about ‘innocuous things’

What happened on the tarmac with President Clinton? Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton reacts on 'Fox & Friends First.' Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch claims she and former President Bill Clinton spoke of only "innocuous things" during their controversial meeting on a tarmac in Arizona just days before the FBI decided it would not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her handling of classified information on her private email server in 2016. During an exclusive interview to air on NBC Monday evening, Lynch addressed her "chance encounter" with Clinton on her plane in July 2016 in Phoenix, telling NBC that the meeting was purely social.

Justice taps prosecutor to speed Republican document demands

In this July 30, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pauses while speaking at a rally in Pittsburgh. The Justice Department has tapped a federal prosecutor in Chicago to help speed its response to Republican document demands related to the FBI's handling of the Clinton email investigation, after President Donald Trump accused officials of "slow walking" their release.

Report: Arizona voting database targeted in 2016 by criminals, not Russia

A hack on an Arizona election database during the 2016 US presidential campaign was carried out by suspected criminal actors and not the Russian government, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Sunday. The official was responding to a report on CBS News' "60 Minutes" citing an internal government document that Russian hackers successfully infiltrated computer systems associated with at least four US states, including Arizona, leading up to the 2016 election.

Trump warns Russia and Iran there will be a ‘big price to pay’ for backing ‘Animal Assad’

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Prominent art dealer, 67, dies and six firefighters are hurt as huge blaze engulfs his 50th floor Trump Tower apartment which had NO sprinklers, as President tweets it was 'well built' but FAILS to mention the victims 'You better get out ASAP': President's lawyer told Bethenny Frankel's partner to evacuate Trump Tower as fatal fire raged - but other residents are angry they were kept in the dark Body of 'black female' is found near the crash site of lesbian couple who annihilated their entire family of eight by driving off ocean cliffs into the water 'Scott is doing a great job': Trump defends embattled EPA chief Pruitt and claims he has received DEATH THREATS - as it's revealed he spent millions on first class travel because of safety fears Trump blasts Justice Department for not releasing documents on Hillary Clinton and FISA, and demands to know what the FBI and Justice Department are ... (more)

Trump says DOJ is “slow walking” congressional document requests

President Trump, who is at the White House all weekend with no events on his public schedule, unleashed his Twitter account against the Department of Justice and FBI on Saturday afternoon, claiming they are "slow-walking" congressional document requests. Mr. Trump assailed the DOJ for missing a Thursday deadline for handing over "UNREDACTED Documents" about abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the FBI, fired FBI Director James Comey, fired Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, Hillary Clinton's emails "and much more."