Senators set up committee to vet US attorney candidates

Illinois' two Democratic U.S. senators are taking steps to ensure they have a voice in choosing the state's new U.S. attorneys. President Donald Trump's administration told U.S. attorneys nationwide in March to resign, including then-head Chicago U.S Attorney Zachary Fardon.

Pence backs up Trump’s economic efforts during visit to Iowa

Vice President Mike Pence waves to supporters Saturday as U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during her annual fundraiser in Boone. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an annual fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Boone, Iowa.

Politics | Sunday Political Brunch – June 4, 2017: Is Impeachment Really an Option?

I was all over the place this past week on my political travels, and I was curious about one thing: Is the talk about impeaching President Trump really serious, or is it just partisan chatter? Let's "brunch" on that this week. "To Impeach; or Not To Impeach?" When this started brewing a few weeks ago, with little-known Members of Congress calling for impeachment and obscure city councils passing resolutions, I thought the talk was crazy.

Millennial View: Catherine Rampell – Trump’s snowflakery is infecting the GOP

Perhaps the worst sports in America, White House officials refuse to accept that their health-care plan is a huge, stinking, hopeless failure. A month ago, House Republicans - at the White House's urging - shoved a terrible health-care bill through to a vote.

National View: David Ignatius – As Trump disrupts, Moscow celebrates

When Russian officials and analysts here in Moscow talk about the U.S. investigation of their alleged hacking of the 2016 campaign, two themes predominate: They're flattered that their country is seen as such a powerful threat, and also amazed that America is so preoccupied with the scandal. This is the official line, to be sure, but it was also expressed by several critics of the regime I interviewed this week.

Conservative View: Jennifer Rubin – What is Trump’s possible…

The Washington Post reports: "The Trump administration is moving toward handing back to Russia two diplomatic compounds, near New York City and on Maryland's Eastern Shore, that its officials were ejected from in late December as punishment for Moscow's interference in the 2016 presidential election."

Republican agenda facing time crunch in Congress

President Donald Trump and his GOP allies on Capitol Hill have made it through nearly half their first year in power without a single major legislative achievement. If that's going to change, it will have to start soon, a reality that Republican lawmakers will confront when they return to the Capitol on Monday from a weeklong break.

Trump will deliver, Pence tells Iowa GOP

Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday reassured Iowa conservatives, some of them cool to Donald Trump, that the president will deliver on his campaign promises to boost the economy. Speaking at the annual fundraiser of Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, Pence told more than 1,400 Iowa Republicans that, thanks to Trump, "American businesses are growing again, they are investing in America again."

Robbers drag woman through Broward gas station parking lot

A 64-year-old woman was dragged through the parking lot of a Broward County gas station on Friday, June, 2, 2017, after two men stole her purse and pinned her arm in their car door, according to Davie police. Unless more Cuban Americans register for the Gift of Life bone marrow registry, Manny Valdes may lose his battle with acute myeloid leukemia.

Maglite flashlight company in Ontario watching federal a Made in Americaa bill

The Ontario-based manufacturer of Maglite brand flashlights is supporting a federal bill that would supersede state law preventing the company from using the phrase “Made in the USA.” California law prevents manufacturers from selling products that use the phrase “ Made in the USA ” on the product or in its marketing when any of its components are made outside of the United States. Mag Instrument Inc. used the phrase on its Maglite products in the past, but a lawsuit 10 years ago led the company to stop using it.

House Intel Committee Sought ‘Unmaskings’ Last Year – WashPost

Any such requests undergo rigorous legal reviews, and USA officials have said all such requests under Obama , a Democrat, were conducted properly. Flynn had previously invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination in declining an earlier subpoena from the committee, which sought a wide array of documents and information related to his contacts with Russian Federation.

France, Germany ‘certain’ Trump would honour NATO pledges

Thanks to a quirk of scheduling, before she met Trump in Brussels last week, she spent a morning with former US president Barack Obama , who is still broadly admired in Germany . It is hard to exaggerate its potential geopolitical significance.

Nicole Kidman covers up at Veuve Clicquot’s Polo Classic

Bill Maher finally apologizes for saying 'house n*****' on his HBO show and claims he got caught up in the 'banter of a live moment' - while network says his comments were 'inexcusable and tasteless' Kathy Griffin says she feels betrayed by Anderson Cooper after she was axed from CNN over Trump severed head scandal - while top Hollywood PR exec says she should have 'shut the f*** up' and not responded Kathy Griffin loses remainder of her tour gigs in wake of Donald Trump severed head scandal after dramatic press conference Nikki Haley claims Trump DOES believe in climate change: UN Ambassador says president thinks humans have a role in global warming How the cookie crumbles: The simple recipe for Subway's sweet biscuit so you can bake the melt-in-your-mouth snack at home - using just THREE ingredients 50-pound pit bull mauls 90-year-old woman to death just hours after her daughter paid ... (more)