Trump defends federal response in Puerto Rico as criticism mounts

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday his government was doing a "great job" to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria and took a new swipe at critics who said he had been slow to aid the island, whose power grid was destroyed 12 days ago. The Republican president has intensified his praise of federal response efforts in the U.S. territory after the mayor of the capital rebuked the efforts and American media continued to broadcast images of the havoc and suffering on the island.

Bob Corker: American troops will be in Afghanistan for another decade

American troops will remain in Afghanistan for at least another decade, said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Sunday. "But are we likely to have troops in Afghanistan for the next decade? Sure," Corker said in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd aired on Sunday.

Ryan: GOP tax plan will be deficit neutral

Paul Ryan Ryan: Graham-Cassidy 'best, last chance' to repeal ObamaCare Ryan: Americans want to see Trump talking with Dem leaders Overnight Finance: CBO to release limited analysis of ObamaCare repeal bill on Sunday said the GOP's proposed tax reform plan will be "deficit neutral," adding that the proposal will spur economic growth that will help reduce the U.S. debt. "It's going to be deficit neutral.

The Latest: Trump team defends him against San Juan’s mayor

30, 2017, as about 35 patients are evacuated after the failure of an electric... White House officials are defending President Donald Trump's attacks on the mayor of Puerto Rico's devastated capital city, and they say the administration is doing all it can to help victims of Hurricane Maria. Budget director Mick Mulvaney says the public needs to "judge us by the actions, please" in terms of efforts to help Puerto Rico.

Lawmaker’s Spokesman Says They Were Veteran’s Threat Target

A spokesman for a New Jersey congressman says their office was the one allegedly targeted and threatened by a veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Federal prosecutors say Joseph Brodie threatened to assault and kill a congressman and his staff in threats that were made via telephone and email Sept.

How healthcare went from the GOP’s biggest priority after Trump’s election to a total debacle

On January 10, just days before his inauguration, President Donald Trump told The New York Times that Republicans would have Obamacare repealed "probably sometime next week." Now, as September comes to a close, Obamacare is still the law of the land and Republicans are no closer to overhauling their healthcare law than they were when Trump took office.

Scandal 101: Equifax repeated Wells Fargo’s mistakes

Wells Fargo botched its fake account fiasco so badly that the bank is being hauled back for a congressional hearing almost exactly a year after the first one. Get ready for more fireworks when Senator Elizabeth Warren interrogates Wells Fargo about the bank's newest scandals during Tuesday's testimony.

Nine months in, Rep. Martha McSally is Arizona’s most reliable vote for Trump agenda

The state's GOP members voted less reliably with the Trump administration between July and September than during the first six months of the year. Nine months in, Rep. Martha McSally is Arizona's most reliable vote for Trump agenda The state's GOP members voted less reliably with the Trump administration between July and September than during the first six months of the year.

Manafort wiretap means FBI bugged Trump

Robert Romano Guest Columnist A Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court warrant was obtained against former Trump campaign manager and chairman Paul Manafort at a time when he had an apartment at Trump Tower and was either actively working on the campaign or still in contact with the campaign, according to the Sept. 19 CNN report.

1st charges filed by Mueller grand jury probing Trump campaign, report says

The first round of charges in special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election were approved Friday -- but it's still not known what they are or who they target. A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., approved the charges, CNN reported Friday , citing sources briefed in the matter.

Millions of American women disagreewith Michelle Obama: Donald Trumpis their voice

Former first lady Michelle Obama was dispatched by the Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016 to rally female voters. But what Obama and other critics may not understand is that TrumpA s voice actually IS the voice of many of his female supporters - the traditionalist voice that speaks out against a liberal culture that many conservative women feel has left them behind."

With or without Trump, GOP insurgency plans for a civil war in 2018 midterms

The next Republican revolution began last week on a bright blue bus parked at a nighttime rally in Montgomery, Ala., days before a firebrand GOP candidate won the state's Senate primary. But unlike previous Republican revolutionaries, the hard-line figures who stepped out to cheers did not want to yank the party to the right on age-old issues such as taxes or spending.

Capitol Hill reacts to Tom Pricea s resignation as HHS secretary

Lawmakers voiced criticism and support after President Trump asked his embattled Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to resign on Friday. Price faced sharp rebukes this week for repeatedly chartering private jets on trips that mixed government work with personal business.