Devin Nunes Hates the Media So Much He Made His Own News Site

According to a Politico report , Nunes' re-election campaign owns a site that looks and functions as a conservative news outlet-except for the fine print at the bottom: "Paid for by the Devin Nunes Campaign Committee." Resembling a local, conservative news site, "The California Republican" is classified on Facebook as a "media/news company" and claims to deliver "the best of US, California, and Central Valley news, sports, and analysis."

Jeff Flake: Rob Porter scandal could hurt the GOP in the midterms

Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake said the way the White House handled the domestic violence abuse allegations against former staff secretary Rob Porter could hurt the GOP at the ballot box in November. Flake said on NBC's "Meet The Press" the situation in the White House, and President Trump's failure to express sympathy for the two women Porter allegedly abused, could be a political problem for the party.

Mark Meadows: ‘The swamp is obviously deeper’ in Washington under Trump

Rep. Mark Meadows said the spending deal, in which Republicans agreed to more domestic spending in exchange for a massive bump in military funds, shows influence-peddling in Washington has grown worse, not better. The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus says a spending deal passed last week by Congress shows "the swamp is obviously deeper" now, despite President Trump's campaign promise to "drain the swamp."

Jim Jordan: Freedom Caucus won’t support joint immigration package with the border wall, DACA

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, was adamant Sunday he would not accept an immigration bill dealing with both increased border security and a pathway for citizenship for so-called Dreamers, or immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children. "I will support a package consistent with what the voters said," Jordan told "Fox News Sunday."

Dems taking another run at blocked memo on Russia probe

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are prepared to black out parts of their memo about the FBI's Russia investigation to ensure there's no harmful spilling of secrets, then try again to get President Donald Trump to let it come out. A White House aide said Sunday he's confident it will be released once Democrats "clean it up."

Jeanine Pirro Under Fire After Blaming President Obama for Rob…

Registration will allow you to post comments on newstimes.com and create a newstimes.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. "So, for everyone who's looking for someone to blame .... you might want to look at the last president," Fox News host says in epic... Jeanine Pirro found an unusual target for the ongoing White House scandal surrounding former Trump White House aide Rob Porter: President Barack Obama.

NYT Celebrates MSNBC’s Joy Reid, ‘Hero of the Resistance,’ Downplays Homophobic Posts

The front of today's New York Times Sunday Styles section features a profile of MSNBC host Joy Reid, " A Hero of the Resistance, " by Laura Holson. The online headline's subhead: "The daughter of immigrants, she spars fiercely with supporters of President Trump, both on the air and in the Twitter ether."

Aerial bombardment: The pro-Trump campaign for hearts and minds in Russia affair

Much attention was paid to a recent poll that suggested Republicans no longer trust the FBI - as it investigates President Donald Trump's Russia ties, the federal police force is now viewed favourably by just 38 per cent of voters of the traditional law-and-order party. In that same survey, 33 per cent of Republican respondents expressed "some" confidence in the FBI to investigate Trump-Russia matters, more than the 27 per cent of Republicans in that same Axios survey whose confidence measured "a great deal" or "a lot."

Times shouldn’t ignore D.C. anti-abortion march; Focus South…

Pro-life demonstrators march towards the US Supreme Court during the 44th annual March for Life in Washington, DC, on January 27, 2017. Anti-abortion advocates descended on the US capital on Friday for an annual march expected to draw the largest crowd in years, with the White House spotlighting the cause and throwing its weight behind the campaign.

Alabama Legislature pitches election reform measures following Senate election stunner

Democrat Doug Jones celebrates his Election Night victory on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, during Alabama's special U.S. Senate contest. It could be the last time a special Senate election can occur in Alabama if legislation to do away with them becomes law.

Donald Trump Opposes Due Process For Anyone Differently Situated From Himself

Donald Trump's belief that the presumption of innocence is irrefutable if one of his associates is involved is rather, ah, selective: A pretty good indicator that there's something unusual about Trump's sudden interest in legal procedure is how incongruent it is with his political strategy. Trump plays offense.

Senate Democrats out-fundraising GOP rivals, polls show

Senate Democrats in this year's toughest re-election races have raised millions more than their Republican opponents as the party looks to turn donor anger at President Donald Trump into success at the polls in November. The 10 incumbents facing re-election in states won by Trump raised $19.9 million during the last three months of 2017, while 24 Republicans competing in primaries to select their challengers raised $6.6 million, a Bloomberg analysis of filings last week with the Senate Office of Public Records shows.

Trump questions abuse claims

President Donald Trump thrust himself into the national debate over sexual misconduct, asserting on Saturday that "a mere allegation" could destroy the lives of those accused, as his own White House was engulfed by claims of abusive behavior. Trump, in a morning Twitter post, appeared to be defending two of his aides who resigned last week after facing claims of domestic violence.

Trump calls rebuttal memo ‘very political’

President Donald Trump defended his decision to not release the Democratic rebuttal of a Republican memo that alleged bias and misconduct by the FBI and Justice Department early in their investigation of Russian election interference, saying on Twitter that the document was "very political." "The Democrats sent a very political and long response memo which they knew, because of sources and methods , would have to be heavily redacted, whereupon they would blame the White House for lack of transparency," Trump said in a tweet.