‘Bonkers’ Trump Rages on Twitter Over Leaked Mueller Questions,…

Two big stories broke late yesterday, and have obviously gotten well under Donald Trump's skin given a series of new tweets ranting about them. First, the New York Times leaked a series of questions that special counsel Robert Mueller wants to ask Trump.

Mueller has dozens of inquiries for Trump in broad quest on Russia ties and obstruction

Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russia's election interference, has at least four dozen questions on an exhaustive array of subjects he wants to ask President Donald Trump to learn more about his ties to Russia and determine whether he obstructed the inquiry itself, according to a list of the questions obtained by The New York Times. The open-ended queries appear to be an attempt to penetrate the president's thinking, to get at the motivation behind some of his most combative Twitter posts and to examine his relationships with his family and his closest advisers.

President Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for North Korea diplomacy

From forcing China to use its influence to matching Kim Jong Un's aggressiveness, Donald Trump has done more to earn Nobel Prize than Barack Obama. President Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for North Korea diplomacy From forcing China to use its influence to matching Kim Jong Un's aggressiveness, Donald Trump has done more to earn Nobel Prize than Barack Obama.

Marino sues elderly woman for defamation

SHAMROCK FILE U.S. Rep. Tom Marino alleges Michael and Marlene Steele distributed an email that falsely accuses him of taking a drug industry kickback. U.S. Rep. Tom Marino sued an elderly woman and her son for defamation, alleging they distributed an email that falsely accuses him of taking a drug industry kickback and having a "big hand" in spreading heroin and opioids at the heart of an addiction epidemic.

Painter enters race for Senate

A former Republican White House lawyer in President George W. Bush's administration and a prominent critic of President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will run as a Democrat for Al Franken's Minnesota Senate seat. Richard Painter said he plans to challenge Sen. Tina Smith, who was appointed to Franken's seat after his January resignation, in a Democratic primary in August.

Mueller hints at obstruction in Trump questions: report

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted questions to the White House that indicate a focus on whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct a probe into Russian interference, The New York Times reported Monday. The questions also show Mueller wants to find out what Trump knew about links between members of his presidential campaign and Russia, including a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer offering damaging information on election rival Hillary Clinton, the Times said.

Reports of sexual assault in military jump 10%

The number of sexual assaults in the military reported by victims increased to 6,769 in 2017, a 10 percent increase over the numbers for 2016 and the largest percentage increase in four years, the Pentagon said Monday. Pentagon officials have often cited increases in the number of reports by victims as an indicator of greater awareness of the care and responses available to victims in the military.

Fed is set to leave rates alone but to hike later in year

The Federal Reserve is all but sure to leave interest rates unchanged this week, though steady economic growth and inflation pressures will likely keep the Fed on a path toward further rate hikes later this year. The central bank is meeting as its board is undergoing a makeover, with a raft of new appointees by President Donald Trump who appear generally supportive of the Fed's cautious approach to rates since the Great Recession ended.

Questions that Mueller has handed Trump’s lawyers ahead of a…

Hangin' with the in crowd! Former first daughter Sasha Obama, 16, is all smiles backstage with pregnant rapper Cardi B and her fiancA Offset at Washington, DC festival On April 30, a list of questions that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators has sent to President Donald Trump's lawyers was reported by the New York Times . The list was created amid negotiations about what topics Trump would be willing to discuss in a potential interview with investigators.

Indiana GOP Senate hopefuls rehash lines of attack at debate

Senate candidates Todd Rokita, , from left, Luke Messer and Mike Braun speak with each other following the Indiana Republican Senate Primary Debate, Monday, April 30, 2018, in Indianapolis. Senate candidates Todd Rokita, , from left, Luke Messer and Mike Braun speak with each other following the Indiana Republican Senate Primary Debate, Monday, April 30, 2018, in Indianapolis.

Regional Democrats prepared for elections

The energy and excitement was palpable Saturday when more about 300 people filled the banquet hall at the Eagle Glen Event Center in Columbia City for the 3rd Congressional District Democratic Committee's annual dinner.

SBCISD Trustee L pez recognized as – Friend of Education’

Last week, San Benito CISD Board Trustee Member Orlando LA3pez was recognized as one of seven recipients of the prestigious "Friend of Education" award by the Texas State Teachers Association - Region 6. San Benito TSTA President Aracely Correa stated that LA3pez was selected as a recipient of the award due to his "passion, vision and unyielding ... (more)

In familiar call, Trump presses Congress on immigration, but sees no action

President Donald Trump on Monday denounced U.S. laws dealing with immigration as "weak" and "pathetic," once more calling on the Congress to make it easier to swiftly deport people who enter the country illegally, though his calls for lawmakers to act on changes have made no headway in the House and Senate in recent months. "They are obsolete, and they are weak - and they are pathetic," the President said of current U.S. immigration laws.