The Once Obama/Democrat Hero Bowe Bergdahl Pleads Guilty to Desertion …
Yesterday, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdah pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy .
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10 things to know as the NBA season gets underway
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's guilty pleas on charges of endangering comrades in Afghanistan have set up a dramatic sentencing hearing later this month that could land him in prison for life.
The Morning News: Distracted Drivers Kill, Trump Hates Troops, Local…
PUT THE DAMN PHONE DOWN: The United States is experiencing a "historic spike" in traffic fatalities, Bloomberg reports . "Over the past two years, after decades of declining deaths on the road, U.S. traffic fatalities surged by 14.4 percent.
Trump declines to express confidence in drug czar nominee in wake of Post/’60 Minutes’ probe
"President Trump said Monday he will declare a national emergency next week to address the opioid epidemic and declined to express confidence in Rep. Tom Marino , his nominee for drug czar, in the wake of revelations that the lawmaker helped steer legislation making it harder to act against giant drug companies. Trump's remarks came amid widespread reaction across the political spectrum to a Washington Post/'60 Minutes' investigation that Marino helped guide legislation that sailed through Congress last year with virtually no opposition.
Firm behind Trump dossier declines to respond to House panel’s subpoena
"The U.S. political research firm that commissioned a dossier on Donald Trump while he was running for president said on Monday it would not comply with subpoenas issued by the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee. Lawyers for Fusion GPS, which hired former British spy Christopher Steele to produce the Trump research, told the committee's Republican chairman, U.S. Representative Devin Nunes, in a letter that the subpoenas were flawed and that nothing in the subpoenas indicated the intelligence committee had authorized him to issue them.
Trump: Predecessors didna t honor fallen
For U.S. presidents, meeting the families of military personnel killed in war is about as wrenching as the presidency gets. President Donald Trump's suggestion Monday that his predecessors fell short in that duty brought a visceral reaction from those who witnessed those grieving encounters.
The 10 Senate seats most likely to switch parties in 2018: October edition
President Donald Trump is an influential figure all over the 2018 Senate map. The problem for Republicans: He doesn't seem interested in using his power for the party's good.
NJ Politics Digest: Judge Rejects Menendez Request to Toss Out Charges
Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial will go forward after a federal judge on Monday refused to toss out any charges against the New Jersey Democrat and his top donor, Salomon Melgen. U.S. District Judge William H. Walls said a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision did not invalidate the "stream of benefits" theory at the center of the Justice Department's case against Menendez.
Q&A for federal workers: Timing retirement
Question: I'm trying to decide on a retirement date. Should I go out before the end of the year to capture the COLA? Answer: There always is a surge of federal employee retirements around the turn of the year.
Trump Says He’ll Re-Examine His Choice for Drug Czar: ‘This …
President Trump, speaking at an impromptu news conference on Monday, said he plans to have "a major announcement, probably next week," on the nation's opioid drug crisis. The president also said he'll take another look at the man he's nominated to be his drug czar, now that questions have surfaced about the nominee's support for the makers and distributors of prescription pain pills.
What Hollywood Forgets About LBJ
President Lyndon Johnson has enjoyed a remarkable run in Hollywood. Next month, the most recent addition to the fictional canon will be Rob Reiner's LBJ , a movie starring Woody Harrelson as the oversized Texan who dominated American political life like almost no one else in the 1960s.
The Great Undoer
Last week was a banner week for Donald Trump- after the first week of his presidency , perhaps the most productive, at least in terms of raw political accomplishments. The two big headlines, pulling the plug on subsidies in Obamacare insurance markets and tossing the Iran nuclear deal to Congress, are both highly fraught.
John McCain condemns ‘half-baked, spurious nationalism’ in speech
U.S. Sen. John McCain jabbed Monday night at unnamed pushers of isolationist politics, saying at his National Constitution Center Liberty Medal ceremony in Philadelphia that abandoning America's role as an international leader is "unpatriotic." The six-term Republican senator from Arizona made the remarks after receiving the award for a lifetime of service and sacrifice to the country.
Cochran’s illness shows risks to GOP leaders of aging Senate
In this Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, file photo, Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., speaks to supporters in Jackson, Miss. op Republicans are already coping with a razor-thin majority as they try pushing a contentious and partisan agenda through the Senate.
The Latest: Menendez defense calls family members to stand
The New Jersey Democrat's son testified about his father's longtime friendship with co-defendant Salomon Melgen . Melgen's wife also testified that the men were close and that Menendez attended their daughter's wedding in the Dominican Republic.
Philippine president declares Marawi liberated
'He's a fat, f***ing liar': Families of fallen soldiers slam Trump for saying past presidents never called them - as one reveals Bush 'listened while I screamed at him and then held me as I sobbed' Emotional John McCain slams 'half-baked, spurious nationalism' sweeping America in speech aimed at Trump as Joe Biden presents him with lifetime of service award Apple's diversity chief apologizes after saying that a room of '12 white, blue-eyed blonde men' can be diverse Florida Governor Rick Scott declares state of emergency ahead of white nationalist Richard Spencer's speech at the University of Florida Oscar-winning actor is accused of assaulting a broadcaster's loved one: A-list star gets caught up in Harvey Weinstein-type sex scandal after TV journalist makes startling claim Immigration population rises to a record 60 MILLION: Report shows immigrants and their children now account for ... (more)
Weinstein Company says in talks to sell movie studio
HOLLYWOOD: The Weinstein Company announced Monday that Colony Capital had agreed to provide the scandal-plagued studio with financing and that the two parties were in talks on a potential sale. Colony, founded by Thomas Barrack, a longtime friend of US President Donald Trump, will provide an "immediate cash infusion" into The Weinstein Company, the firm said in a statement.
Self-driving cars could ease traffic, but increase sprawl
A new study inspired by Boston's early experiments with self-driving cars find... The Supreme Court is intervening in a digital age privacy dispute between the Trump administration and Microsoft over emails stored abroad. The Supreme Court is intervening in a digital age privacy dispute between the Trump administration and Microsoft over emails stored abroad.
Bannon-backed PAC backs Wisconsin, Arizona Senate candidates
The Supreme Court is intervening in a digital age privacy dispute between the Trump administration and Microsoft over emails stored abroad. The Supreme Court is intervening in a digital age privacy dispute between the Trump administration and Microsoft over emails stored abroad.
Donald Trump Jr. to campaign for Kris Kobach next month in Kansas
President Donald Trump's eldest son will stop in Johnson County next month to campaign for conservative firebrand and gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach, bringing national support to a competitive governor's race at the end of Gov. Sam Brownback's tenure. Donald Trump Jr. will appear alongside Kobach at a campaign dinner and VIP reception Nov. 28 at the Ritz Charles in Overland Park, Kobach said Monday.