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President Donald Trump came under heavy fire from virtually the entire media and political establishment over the weekend in the wake of his wild allegations against former President Barack Obama, and appears to have made the atmosphere of crisis around the White House worse rather than better. As the New York Times reported on Sunday, even FBI director James Comey, widely seen in Washington as a Trump ally, has apparently been angered by the president's unsupported charges that Obama had ordered the wiretapping of his Trump Tower headquarters prior to the November election.
Fort Campbell says it's expecting three members of Congress to visit the post this week to learn about military readiness and budget effects. A news release from the post on the Kentucky-Tennessee border said Republican U.S. Reps.
"Democrats from across Montana converged in the capital Sunday to nominate a candidate to fill the state's only congressional seat, vacated by Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke to lead the U.S. Interior Department. About 150 delegates were choosing from eight candidates, including two legislators and several political newcomers, to represent the Democratic Party in a special election May 25. 'I come here not as a career politician rising through the ranks,' said Rob Quist, a well-known entertainer.
Republican U.S. lawmakers expect to unveil this week the text of long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace the Obamacare healthcare law, one of President Donald Trump's top legislative priorities, a senior Republican congressional aide said on Sunday. Since taking office in January, Trump has pressed his fellow Republicans who control Congress to act quickly to dismantle former Democratic President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act and pass a plan to replace it, but lawmakers in the party have differed on the specifics.
US President Barack Obama greets President-elect Donald Trump at inauguration ceremonies swearing in Trump as president on the West front of the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria/Files The former top US intelligence official rejected President Donald Trump's accusation that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped him even as the White House on Sunday urged Congress to investigate Trump's allegation.
President Donald Trump turned to Congress on Sunday for help finding evidence to support his unsubstantiated claim that former President Barack Obama had Trump's telephones tapped during the election. Obama's intelligence chief said no such action was ever carried out, and a U.S. official said the FBI has asked the Justice Department to dispute the allegation.
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer has said that President Trump's unfounded allegations about being wiretapped by his predecessor, Barack Obama, is, in his words, "beneath the dignity of the presidency." Media: GeoBeats
The Latest on President Donald Trump's claim that then-President Barack Obama had Trump's telephones tapped during last year's election : Congressional Democrats are seeking details about reports of contacts between the White House and the Justice Department concerning the FBI's ongoing review of efforts by the Russian government to unlawfully influence the U.S. presidential election. House Judiciary Committee Democrats plan a letter to White House counsel Donald McGahn noting the contacts were inappropriate.
Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway can be seen kneeling on a couch in the Oval Office near a group of presidents of historically black colleges and universities. apologizing for a joke he made at a recent dinner that many have criticized as offensive and sexist.
James Comey turns on Trump: FBI director 'asks the Justice Department to publicly REJECT Donald's claim Obama wire-tapped Trump Tower' as the President returns to DC amid growing scandal Are relations that bad? Video emerges of Trump's 'furious Oval Office argument' with Steve Bannon as Ivanka and Jared look on Towergate WILL be investigated: Congress to probe Trump's claims Obama bugged his Manhattan home after White House request - as former intelligence director James Clapper 'absolutely denies' it is true EXCLUSIVE Undercover lover: Hunter Biden and his brother's widow Hallie step out together for the first time since their romance was revealed - but arrive and leave separately to avoid detection Have scientists FINALLY found the key to successful weightloss? Experts create new 'science based' low carb diet they say is 'easy to stick to' Kim Jong Un rattles the sabre: North Korea ... (more)
In the murky world of intelligence there are many shades of grey, but in this case the denial could hardly have been more emphatic. In the murky world of intelligence there are many shades of grey, but in this case the denial could hardly have been more emphatic.
CNN anchor Pamela Brown kicked Pres. Donald Trump's spokesman Jeffrey Lord to the curb on Sunday in a panel discussion of Trump's wild accusations that former Pres.
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But... At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the... Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... Words matter.
People run from two men dressed in fake police attire during the annual re-enactment of a key event in the civil rights movement in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 5, 2017. Sunday marked the 52nd anniversary of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma.
The FBI asked the Justice Department on Saturday to refute President Donald Trump's assertion that President Barack Obama ordered the wiretapping of Trump's phones last year, two sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN. The FBI made the request because such wiretapping would be illegal, since the President cannot just order the eavesdropping of a U.S. citizen's phones, the sources said.
Rep. Cedric Richmond apologized to White House adviser Kellyanne Conway on Sunday night for making crude remarks at a Washington dinner last week about a photo showing Conway on her knees on an Oval Office sofa. "After a discussion with people I know and trust, I understand the way my remarks have been received by many," the Louisiana Democrat said in a statement.
Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website - Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. US President Donald Trump spent the weekend at "the winter White House", Mar-a-Lago, the secluded Florida castle where he is king.
The animated musical film Tim Minchin has been working on for the past four years has been "shut down" by executives, according to a statement on his website. Minchin, who was born in the UK but raised in Perth, was directing the piece for Dreamworks set in the Australian outback.
Former DNI James Clapper says Trump claim of wiretap is false Trump's accusation of Obama wiretap at Trump Tower is disputed Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: http://usat.ly/2n2Vfp8 James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, says there was no court order to monitor Donald Trump's phones. WASHINGTON - Former Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper said Sunday he would have known and that there were no wiretaps at Trump Tower or against Donald Trump or his campaign during his tenure.
FBI director James B. Comey asked the Justice Department this weekend to publicly reject President Donald Trump's assertion that President Barack Obama ordered the tapping of Trump's phones, senior U.S. officials said Sunday. Comey has argued that the highly charged claim is false and must be corrected, they said, but the department has not released any such statement.