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President Trump tweeted about Hillary Clinton again right as news broke that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III would issue an indictment in the investigation into Russian election meddling.
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Wisconsin a Critical Test for Both Parties in 2018
President Trump's surprise victory in Wisconsin last year left Democrats reeling and Republicans exuberant as they inched closer to complete control of the Upper Midwest swing state. Next year's midterm elections will determine whether the GOP can build on that success and turn the Badger State fully red, or whether Democrats can reconnect with voters in the middle of the country and re-establish their once solid blue wall there.
CNN panel explodes with laughter imagining GOP response to guilty pleas from Clinton campaign
Tuesday morning's "New Day" panel seemed punchy while discussing the recent indictments handed up by special counsel Robert Mueller and the grand jury. At one point, the group laughed out loud at the idea of what Republicans would be saying if these legal problems were happening to former Secretary Hillary Clinton.
Describing Ben Walsh: ‘education mayor,’ good leader, no progressive hero
There has not been a truly education mayor in the last few decades. Yes, the last few mayors have allocated funds for the Syracuse School District and gone to first school day activities, taken pictures with our students from time to time, but none has taken the schools in our city to heart and advocated continuously using their "bully pulpit" as only mayors can do.
GOP: Mueller investigation won’t derail tax plans
News of the first indictments in the investigation by Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller captivated Capitol Hill on Monday night, just as Republicans were putting the finishing touches on their long-awaited tax bill. House Republicans are expected to release their tax bill Wednesday afternoon after months of work, but the already tough job of passing tax reform could get harder if the President -- the most popular and visible voice within the GOP -- grows distracted by the latest Russia investigation developments and allows it to overshadow the legislative work being done on Capitol Hill.
John Kelly says Civil War was caused by ‘lack of the ability to…
White House chief of staff John Kelly said the Civil War was sparked by "the lack of the ability to compromise." A claim by White House chief of staff John Kelly on Thursday that Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson boasted about procuring funding for an FBI field office in 2015 has been proven wrong by a video released by The Sun Sentinel.
Tech companies find more signs of Russian election activity
Facebook says a Russian internet agency posted more than 80,000 pieces of content during and after the 2016 election, and ... Two Hawaii women who say they were lost at sea never activated their emergency beacon, the U.S. Coast Guard said, adding to a growing list of inconsistences that cast doubt on this harrowing tale of survival. Two Hawaii women who say they were lost at sea never activated their emergency beacon, the U.S. Coast Guard said, adding to a growing list of inconsistences that cast doubt on this harrowing tale of survival.
The Latest: Puigdemont, in Belgium, calls for dialogue
Spain's stat... . A por Spain union supporter speaks with a man at the Catalan government's Generalitat building surroundings in Barcelona, Spain, Monday Oct. 30, 2017.
The Process Works Its Way Through
All of the new media are full of news about yesterday's indictments of individuals who figured highly in Donald Trump's presidential campaign, to the exclusion of all else. I continue to be content with letting the process work.
Hillary Clinton says ‘I have a great chapter about Russia’ in my book …
Hillary Clinton says 'I have a great chapter about Russia' in my book when asked about Mueller indictments Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a signing of her new book 'What happened' at Barnes & Noble bookstore at Union Square in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - RC121E6CA5A0 Former Democratic presidential nominee and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday brushed off questions about the unsealing of the first indictments under special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, pointing reporters to her latest book for comment.
Manafort’s former aide Papadopoulos could cause the most grief for Trump
The 30-something political arts graduate was a mere junior advisor in Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. A bit player alongside the likes of then-high-profile campaign manager Mr Manafort.
Russia probe centers on Trump campaign aide
In this photo from President Donald Trump's Twitter account, George Papadopoulos, third from left, sits at a table with then-candidate Trump and others at what is labeled at a national security meeting in Washington that was posted on March 31, 2016. Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign aide belittled by the White House as a low-level volunteer was thrust on Oct. 30, 2017, to the center of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, providing evidence in the first criminal case that connects Trump's team and intermediaries for Russia seeking to interfere in the campaign.
Charges against former Trump aides carry long prison terms
In this July 17, 2016 file photo, President Donald Trump's Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort is surrounded by reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Rick Gates, a former business associate to Manafort and former campaign aide to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, is center rear.
Current war authority sufficient, top US officials say
Top U.S. national security officials have warned congressional Republicans and Democrats demanding a new war authorization that existing laws governing combat operations against terrorist groups are legally sufficient and that repealing them prematurely could signal the United States is backing away from the fight. During testimony Monday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged Congress to tread carefully.
Where were Hollywood and D.C. truth tellers with Harvey Weinstein and Mark Halperin?
"Like firefighters who run into a fire, journalists run toward a story ," MSNBC 's Katy Tur told us. Well, unless it's a story that reflects badly on their profession or their politics.
American Airlines to fly nonstop route between LR, D.C.
American Airlines will begin daily service between Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport beginning April 3, officials at Arkansas' largest airport said Monday. "Nonstop service to [Reagan National], which has been heavily requested by both business and leisure travelers, is essential to connecting Arkansas to the nation's capital," said Ronald Mathieu, executive director at Clinton National.
Obama summit speakers include former president, Prince Harry
Former President Barack Obama is hosting a leadership summit for hundreds of civic leaders and artists from around the world. Obama is expected to speak at the opening session Tuesday afternoon.
Ex-Trump aides charged as Russia probe accelerates
Ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort and another former Trump aide appeared in court, pleading not guilty to conspiracy against the United States. An investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election moved into a new and more perilous stage for the White House Tuesday after three aides to Donald Trump's presidential campaign, including a former chairman, were charged.
The Latest: Trump slams visa lottery after NYC attack
President Donald Trump is urging swift repeal of an immigration program that brought the New York truck attack suspect to America. Trump insists Congress must end the visa lottery program under which Uzbek immigrant Sayfullo Saipov entered the country, and he has ordered still tighter scrutiny of immigrants already subject to what he calls "extreme vetting."
DC bar offers $5 ‘Moscow Mueller’ drinks for indictments
A... WASHINGTON - A Washington restaurant is offering a special $5 "Moscow Mueller" drink every time special counsel Robert Mueller indicts an associate of President Donald Trump. The drink's name is a play on the popular Moscow Mule, a beverage made with vodka, ginger beer and lime juice.