Jonathan Bernstein: The good economic news of 2017
A Republican is in the White House. That means it's time for Republicans to believe that the economy is booming - and Democrats to get pessimistic about it.
Category Archives: Hillary Clinton
Working with countries like India a good thing: Trump
"Working with countries, whether it's Russia or China or India, or any of the countries that surround this world and encompass this world, is a very good thing. That's not a bad thing," the US president said.
Trump uses ‘no collusion’ 7 times in a single Russia answer
This is a real exchange that happened between President Donald Trump and Fox News' chief White House correspondent John Roberts in a press conference with the Norwegian prime minister on Wednesday afternoon. Roberts: "Are you open to meeting with ? Would you be willing to meet with him without condition? Or would you demand that a strict set of parameters be placed around any encounter between you and the special counsel?" Trump: "Well, again John, there has been no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russians or Trump and Russians.
Tickets to see Michelle Obama speak in Vancouver sell out before going on sale to general public
US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Durham, New Hampshire, on November 7, 2016. If you were hoping to see former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speak in Vancouver, you're probably out of luck.
These Sites Have Been Hit the Hardest By Google’s Fact-Checker
When people search for a media outlet such as the Daily Caller, Google gives details on the sidebar, including which topics the site typically covers, the Caller reported. It also has a section for "Reviewed Claims" - items that have been subject to fact challenges.
Guy Smith, Greenwich executive, announces run for governor’s…
Guy Smith, a Greenwich business executive with longstanding ties to Bill and Hillary Clinton, announced he is running for Governor of Connecticut. Smith declared his candidacy for the governor's office at an early childhood center in New Haven, calling attention to his work in the private sector and as a presidential adviser in the public sector.
Michael Douglas Gets Out Front Of Potential Harassment Story To…
I'm Proud We Published the Trump-Russia Dossier - Exactly one year ago BuzzFeed published what's now known simply as "the dossier": a set of reports put together by a former British intelligence officer named Christopher Steele during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Consultant behind dossier on Trump’s Kremlin ties also worked for Russian firm
Glenn R. Simpson, former Wall Street Journal investigative reporter and co-founder of the research firm Fusion GPS, arrives to testify at a closed U.S. House Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington on Nov. 14, 2017. Simpson hired a former British spy to gather opposition research on Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential race.
House Foreign Affairs Chair Ed Royce Latest Republican Leaving Congress
Republican U.S. Rep. Ed Royce said on Monday he will not run for a 14th term representing his southern California district, a seat that could be a key to Democratic efforts to win back control of the House of Representatives. Royce is the latest in a wave of some 30 House Republicans who have announced they are retiring, running for another office or resigning.
Winfrey’s Golden Globes speech sparks talk of 2020 campaign
Oprah Winfrey's impassioned call for "a brighter morning even in our darkest nights" at the Golden Globes has Democratic Party activists buzzing about the media superstar and the 2020 presidential race - even if it's only a fantasy. Even so, for Democrats in early voting states, and perhaps for a public that largely disapproves of President Donald Trump's job performance, the notion of a popular media figure as a presidential candidate is not as strange as it once seemed, given the New York real estate mogul and reality TV star now in the White House.
News 7 Mins Ago California Republican Ed Royce not seeking re-election
Republican Rep. Ed Royce of California said Monday he will not seek re-election after serving out his 13th term in the House, the latest in a string of committee chairmen who have announced their retirement. Royce is the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Why not President Oprah? Awards speech has Democrats buzzing
Oprah Winfrey's impassioned call for "a brighter morning even in our darkest nights" at the Golden Globes has Democratic Party activists buzzing about the media superstar and the 2020 presidential race - even if it's only a fantasy. Even so, for Democrats in early voting states, and perhaps for a public that largely disapproves of President Donald Trump's job performance, the notion of a popular media figure as a presidential candidate is not as strange as it once seemed, given the New York real estate mogul and reality TV star now in the White House.
Ed Royce, longtime Orange County congressman, plans to retire
Longtime Orange County congressman Ed Royce, chairman of the high-profile Foreign Affairs Committee, announced Monday that he will retire when his current term is completed at the end of the year. The conservative Republican, 66, has repeatedly won reelection by broad margins but has seen the GOP advantage in his district slip to less than 2-percentages.
Graham on Trump ‘Genius’ Tweet: If He Doesn’t Call…
He went on to give Trump credit for "beat[ing] me like a drum," along with Hillary Clinton and all the other Republicans who ran. The Republican senator noted how he called Trump a "xenophobic, race-baiting religious bigot," but then he won the election.
Oprah Reportedly ‘Actively Thinking’ About Presidential Run
If Oprah Winfrey's stirring Golden Globes acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award sounded like the dress rehearsal for her presidential inauguration, that's because it just might be. CNN now reports that Oprah is "actively thinking" about running for president in 2020, at least according to two anonymous close friends.
Oprah’s speech: Start of a presidential run?
After her extraordinary speech on Sunday night, it's the big question of Monday morning: Is Oprah Winfrey interested in a presidential bid? "President Winfrey" was the talk of the Beverly Hilton ballroom after Winfrey accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes . And the "Oprah for president?" possibility was a top story on morning TV.
Electoral integrity commission is a fraud
By terminating the ill-considered Presidential Advisory Commission on Electoral Integrity, the Trump administration has eliminated the only demonstrable fraud involving the 2016 election. President Donald Trump has claimed falsely that Hillary Clinton's 3 million-plus plurality in the 2016 election popular vote was due to voter fraud, despite abundant evidence to the contrary.
Michael Goodwin: Why Trump, chaos and all, it still better than Hillary Clinton in the White House
The Justice Department is investigating Clinton Foundation over 'pay to play' allegations, which means Hillary Clinton could be implicated in at least four different ongoing probes. #Tucker Now that Steve Bannon has carried his political jihad to its logical conclusion, martyrdom never looked so meaningless.
READ: Steve Bannon’s full statement on comments attributed to him in ‘Fire and Fury’
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon released a statement Sunday expressing regret for not responding sooner to comments attributed to him that were critical of Donald Trump Jr. in "Fire and Fury," an explosive new book on President Donald Trump's first year in office. CNN obtained the statement from a source close to Bannon.
Bannon: ‘I regret’ delay in responding to book
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said Sunday he regretted not responding sooner to comments attributed to him that were critical of Donald Trump Jr. in an explosive new book on the White House. "Donald Trump, Jr. is both a patriot and a good man," read Bannon's statement, which CNN obtained Sunday from a source close to Bannon.