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It’s been a dreadful week for Donald Trump, and anyone defending him

It went from bad to worse to catastrophic for the leader of the free world. Seriously, how did this happen? The United States ended the first week of 2018 by talking about the mental fitness of its president, thanks to a bombshell book that, among other things, called into account his mental faculties and awareness.

A Top Lawmaker Seeks Investigation Into Sex Harassment Claim

Allegations that an influential New York state senator forcibly kissed a former staffer are "extremely disturbing," the fellow Democrat who leads the party's primary caucus in the chamber said Thursday. Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, of Yonkers, said in a statement that an "immediate independent investigation" needs to be started into the allegations against Sen. Jeff Klein, of the Bronx.

Dennis Kucinich would be agitator-in-chief in Ohio gubernatorial run: Thomas Suddes

Dennis Kucinich, former congressman, state senator, and mayor of Cleveland, speaks at Cleveland State University's Maxine Levin Goodman College of Urban Affairs last April. Kucinich said in an email to supporters this week that he plans to announce formally for Ohio governor next Wednesday.

Trump’s vulgarity: Overt racism or a president who says what many think?13 minutes ago

In this Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. One barnyard epithet, and the leader of the free world was now definitively a racist or, alternatively, was back in the good graces of those who had worried he was wavering in his nationalism.

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews joked about his ‘Bill Cosby Pill’ before…

MSNBC's "Hardball" host Chris Matthews joked about drugging then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton before sitting down with her for an interview in early 2016, according to exclusive outtake footage published by New York magazine's The Cut Friday . "Where's that Bill Cosby pill I brought with me?" he asked.

Why Trump’s remark about Nigerians and ‘huts’ is so appalling

The well-educated and well-spoken African responded: "Yes, it is true, and the U.S. Embassy is the biggest hut next to my hut!" It was funny then, until my friend was asked that same question at her school in Washington. President Trump's reported statement that when Nigerians see America they never want to go back to "their huts" is downright appalling.

Hawaii has been preparing for a missile attack; now its credibility is under fire

So seriously that in December, the state started testing its nuclear warning siren system that would alert residents to an impending nuclear missile strike. This was the first of such tests in Hawaii since the end of the Cold War, and came after several threats from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that his country's missiles are extending their range.

At UN, diplomats are watching Candidate Haley

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney listen as US President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, US, January 10, 2018. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst United Nations, United States: One year into the job, Nikki Haley stands out as the star of President Donald Trump's administration, and diplomats say the UN ambassador is directing some of that star power into a likely White House bid.

White House doctor: Donald Trump in ‘excellent health’ despite rumours

Some of the comments were published in a new book about Mr Trump's first year in office, Fire And Fury: Inside The Trump White House by Michael Wolff, which White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has denounced as "complete fantasy" for portraying her 71-year-old boss as undisciplined and in over his head as president. Mr Trump himself has pushed back hard against any suggestion that he is mentally unfit, declaring himself "a very stable genius".

Rep. McSally Joins Race for Arizona Senate Seat

TUCSON, Ariz.-Rep. Martha McSally said Friday she would enter the race for the Arizona Senate seat opened up by the retirement of Sen. Jeff Flake. Ms. McSally, a Republican, enters a contest upended earlier this week when Joe Arpaio, a former sheriff known for his hard-line immigration policies, joined the race.

AP news guide: Russia probes still going strong in 2018

Late last year, lawyers for Trump expressed opti... . FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump listens as Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, after Vice President Mike Pence administere... Documents show that FBI agents knew the gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history left behind big stashes of guns, ammunition and explosives when they sought warrants to search his properties... Documents show that FBI agents knew the gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history left behind big stashes of guns, ammunition and explosives when they sought warrants to search his properties and online accounts.

First Baptist pastor Robert Jeffress says sentiment of Trump’s vulgar …

An official White House statement did not deny that Trump made the remarks, saying that "President Trump will always fight for the American people." The president reportedly made the remark in the Oval Office while discussing extended protections against deportation for young immigrants and strengthened border protections.

Graham challenged Trump ‘directly’ on ‘s***hole’ slurDaily Mail

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says he spoke 'directly' to President Trump inside the Oval Office after he reportedly used a crude slur to describe to 's***hole countries' from Africa. Graham said he pushed back at the president - an account that was backed up by Illinois Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois - after Trump reportedly made the comment at an Oval Office meeting, where he was also is claimed to have said disparaging things about Haitian immigrants.

U.S. taxpayers bought world’s priciest gas station – in Afghanistan

This June 10, 2017 photo released by the U.S. Marine Corps shows an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter provides security from above while CH-47 Chinooks drop off supplies to U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Iron at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan. An audit by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction released this past week revealed that a Department of Defense task force to support economic development squandered hundreds of millions of American taxpayer dollars.

Trump comments highlight racial impact of migration platform

For years, a movement to limit the number of migrants into the U.S. and end a system that favors family members of legal residents has had to fend off criticism that it's as a poorly veiled attempt to produce a whiter America. Then its most prominent supporter told members of Congress in the Oval Office this week that the U.S. needs fewer immigrants from Haiti and Africa and more from places like Norway.