Trump has nothing to fear from Cohen’s cooperation with prosecutors, Giuliani says

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's outside lawyer in the probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election said the president has no reason to fear possible cooperation between Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen and federal prosecutors. "If he wants to cooperate, I think it's great," Rudy Giuliani said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

With hugs, leaders of Ethiopia, Eritrea restore relations

Michael Pfleger, center, Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, and state Sen. Jacqueline Collins, right, led hundreds in a march down Michigan Avenue, carrying crosses for ... Protesters plan to shut down a major Chicago interstate on Saturday in an effort to increase pressure on public officials to address the gun violence that's claimed hundreds of lives in some of the city's poorest... Protesters plan to shut down a major Chicago interstate on Saturday in an effort to increase pressure on public officials to address the gun violence that's claimed hundreds of lives in some of the city's poorest neighborhoods.

Trump nears decision on replacement for Supreme Court

President Donald Trump is nearing a decision on a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy after a weekend of deliberation at his New Jersey golf club. A person with knowledge of the president's thinking said Sunday that Trump has not yet communicated a final choice.

Giuliani advises Trump not to pardon Cohen, says – it would just confuse everything’

Rudolph Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump, said Sunday that he has counseled the president against granting a pardon to his longtime fixer Michael Cohen, at least for now. ''I have advised the president, which he understands: no discussion of pardons,'' Giuliani said in an appearance on ABC News' ''This Week.'

‘Angel’ Father Seeks To End California’s Sanctuary…

Retired publishing executive Don Rosenberg has been working to draw attention to the issues of crime and illegal immigration long before President Donald Trump made them a central theme of his presidential bid. Rosenberg's son, Drew, was killed in a 2010 collision in San Francisco with a Honduran national who had entered the country illegally, but had been granted temporary protected status.

Jilted Former EPA Aide With Sordid History Takes Full Credit For Pruitt’s Resignation

A former EPA aide who said outgoing Administrator Scott Pruitt railroaded him is taking credit for the Oklahoma Republican's resignation from the agency following a slew of probes into his spending habits. "I hate to take a credit for a man losing his job, but I guess I'd have to say that I take the credit," Kevin Chmielewski said Friday in an interview with The Hill.

Giuliani: Mueller Investigation Is ‘The Most Corrupt…

President Donald Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, characterized Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election as the "most corrupt investigation" he's ever seen. The former New York City mayor is referring to texts from FBI agents that show political bias against the president.

The House Returns to Deep Uncertainty Over Both Parties’ Leadership

The House returns from its July Fourth recess this week in a state of remarkable uncertainty, with both Democrats and Republicans facing open questions about their leaders' futures and neither party certain of which will be in control after November's elections. "Sometimes things have to be torn down before they can be built back up," said Representative Brian Higgins, Democrat of New York.

A ‘Supreme’ show: Trump savors big reveal for court choice

In this Jan. 31, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, to announce Judge Neil Gorsuch, standing with his wife Louise, as his nominee for the Supreme Court. A family separation crisis of his making continues at the border.

Appalachian region looks to Asia to revive economic hopes

A judge has put off at least unti... A 1-year-old playing with a ball and a 7-year-old girl in a pink bow and dress were among the children who went before an immigration judge in Phoenix on Friday as a deadline to reunite them with their parents looms. A 1-year-old playing with a ball and a 7-year-old girl in a pink bow and dress were among the children who went before an immigration judge in Phoenix on Friday as a deadline to reunite them with their parents looms.

Anti-violence protesters shut down major freeway in Chicago

Hundreds of protesters calling for an end to gun violence in Chicago partially shut down a major freeway in the city on Saturday, restricting traffic as they demanded lawmakers and members of the community do more to stop the bloodshed. Initially, hundreds of demonstrators marched along two of the freeway's four northbound lanes watched by lines of police.

California prosecutor attacks Michelle Obama – and calls for Maxine Waters to be shot

A veteran prosecutor in the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office is under fire after a series of vulgar posts and comments online called for the shooting of Rep. Maxine Waters as well as attacks on former First Lady Michelle Obama and Mexican immigrants. According to The Sun , Deputy District Attorney Michael Selyem - a 12-year veteran of the DA's office - is facing calls for his dismissal over the comments made on Facebook.

Senator Joe Manchin and other Senators contact CDC to help with overdose deaths

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin joined a bipartisan group of Senators in urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide more resources and better support for forensic medicine practitioners as overdose deaths in the United States overwhelm medical examiners, coroners, and toxicologists. The letter presses CDC on how it plans to ensure the forensic medicine community has the tools and support it needs to collect and share data to better understand, predict, prevent, and treat the addiction crisis.

Conservatism’s Challenges In the Age of Trump

In these confounding times, conservatives would do well to recall that modern conservatism is a creature of confounding times. Both the broad school of politics that emerged in England in the 17th and 18th centuries and the mature, post-World War II American variant arose to combat new threats to freedom -- and freedom's moral, cultural, and religious preconditions.