Italian Prime Minister Uses Economic Question To Praise Trump Initiative Dems Have Vowed To Repeal

The pair was asked about their respective economies. Trump was asked about the robust economic growth of the American economy as it relates to European trade and tariffs and the relative sputtering growth Italy has experienced in recent years.

Michael Cohen’s bombshell: What it means legally and why he probably isn’t cooperatinga yet

Donald John Trump Yemeni-American man kills himself after family blocked from entering US by Trump admin Dershowitz on MSNBC panel: 'Don't you dare accuse me' of defending Trump Bannon slams Kochs: 'What they have to do is shut up and get with the program' MORE 's fixer-in-chief has reversed course , subjecting himself to potential perjury charges, to tell the world that Trump knew about, and approved, the now infamous Trump Tower meeting in June 2016.

Pence says ‘red wave’ will begin in Ohio’s special election

Vice President Mike Pence came to Newark today to tout GOP congressional candidate Troy Balderson in next week's special election, but the focus of much of his message was on President Donald Trump. "In the 12th district, history will record that the red wave started here," Pence said to a large ovation from the capacity crowd.

Study: ‘Medicare for all’ projected to cost $32.6 trillion

Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for all" plan would boost government health spending by $32.6 trillion over 10 years, requiring historic tax hikes, says a study released Monday by a university-based libertarian policy center. The latest plan from the Vermont independent would deliver significant savings on administration and drug costs, but increased demand for care would drive up spending, according to the analysis by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Virginia.

‘Nasty’ business relationship with Mueller amounts to conflict of interest: Trump

In a series of weekend tweets aimed directly at the special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, President Donald Trump accused Mueller of neglecting to report a series of unresolved conflicts including what he said was a previous "very nasty and contentious business relationship." "Is Robert Mueller ever going to release his conflicts of interest with respect to President Trump," Trump tweeted Sunday afternoon.

Donald Trump threatens government shut down over border security

Republicans anxious about keeping control of Congress think it's a bad idea, but President Donald Trump still says he's willing to close the government over border security issues, including money he wants to build a promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. "I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall!" Trump tweeted Sunday.

The Health 202: Democrats seeking to recapture emotion of ACA vote in Kavanaugh fight

Saturday marked one year since Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain's now famous thumbs-down vote that upended the last GOP attempt to fully repeal the Affordable Care Act. In the leadup to that vote, Republicans faced intense political pressure from a grassroots campaign that focused on the often emotional stories of the tens of millions of Americans who would lose coverage if the ACA went away.

Rudy Giuliani doesna t rule out Trump interview for Mueller investigation

President Trump 's current attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani said Monday that Mr. Trump may still sit for an interview for special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation and argued that collusion may not be a crime. Mr. Giuliani denounced the Mueller investigation on CNN's "New Day," saying the special counsel created "a completely biased staff," but the attorney didn't rule out the possibility of Mr. Trump interviewing for the investigation.

NORC/MTV Poll: Young people looking for younger leaders

A poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV found that most Americans ages 15 to 34 think voting in the midterm elections gives their generation some say about how the government is run, and 79 percent of this group say leaders from their generation would do a better job running the country. The poll found young people eager to vote for someone who shared their political views on issues like health care and immigration policy.

Watbill Funding Trump’s Border Wall Includes Common-Sense Immigration Reforms

Budget appropriators in the House of Representatives approved a Department of Homeland Security funding bill Thursday. In addition to $5 billion for the president's border wall , the Appropriations Committee advanced the bill with several amendments, including three authored by Republicans, that would improve the legal immigration system.

This is not your grandfather’s KGB

Looking at Russia's competing spy services, their overlapping operations against the US and their sometimes careless tradecraft, some CIA veterans are wondering if the Russian spooks actually want to get caught. The truth is, President Vladimir Putin probably doesn't mind that his intelligence activities are so blatant that they're a subject of daily public debate.