What Trump-Era Democrats Can Learn From LBJ

Top White House official to leave West Wing to become drug czar - WH: We all could have done better with Porter - White House deputy chief of staff Jim Carroll, who has served in that role for nearly three months, is expected to leave the White House to helm the Office Intel experts: Trump's fixation on Twitter and Fox threatens national security - Trump's short attention span puts the country at risk. - As Trump enters his second year in office, his focus on the important parts of his job isn't getting any better.

Trump won’t declassify Democratic memo on Russia probe, tweets that it was – political’

President Trump blocked on Friday the release of a classified Democratic memo rebutting Republican claims that top federal law enforcement officials had abused their surveillance powers in spying on a former Trump campaign aide. WASHINGTON - Citing national security concerns, the White House has notified the House Intelligence Committee that President Donald Trump is ''unable'' to declassify a memo drafted by Democrats that counters GOP allegations about abuse of government surveillance powers in the FBI's Russia probe.

Undocumented immigrant found guilty in slaying of two deputies

A man in the country illegally charged with killing a pair of California deputies cheered upon receiving his guilty verdict and vowed to kill again as he was escorted from the courtroom. A Sacramento jury on Friday convicted Luis Bracamontes in the 2014 slayings of Sacramento County sheriff's deputy Danny Oliver and Placer sheriff's detective Michael Davis Jr. He was also found guilty of attempted murder, carjacking, weapons violations and other other crimes.

Lobbying expenses spiked as Congress shaped tax overhaul

This Dec. 3, 2015, file photo shows an existing home for sale in Roswell, Ga. Money spent on lobbying by corporations, trade associations and special interest groups spiked during the final three months of 2017 as they battled for the biggest breaks possible in the most dramatic rewrite of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years.

Trump Blocks Release of Democratic Memo on Russia Probe

President Donald Trump is refusing to declassify a high-profile memo written by Democratic lawmakers about the Russia probe. In a letter to the chair of the House Intelligence Committee Friday, White House counsel Don McGahn says the memo "contains numerous properly classified and especially sensitive passages."

Trump won’t declassify Democratic memo on Russia probe

Citing national security concerns, the White House has notified the House Intelligence Committee that President Donald Trump is "unable" to declassify a memo drafted by Democrats that counters GOP allegations about abuse of government surveillance powers in the FBI's Russia probe. to the committee Friday that the memo contains "numerous properly classified and especially sensitive passages" and asked the intelligence panel to revise the memo with the help of the Justice Department.

Rep. Will Hurd: Trump’s Wall ‘Least Effective’ for Border Security

Texas Republican Rep. Will Hurd said the wall President Donald Trump wants to build across the southern U.S. border is the "least effective" way to approach border security, The Hill reported Saturday. "I've been very clear that building a wall from 'sea to shining sea' is the most expensive and least effective way to do border security," Hurd told The Hill.

Trump wona t declassify memo on Russia probe

Washington: Citing national security concerns, the White House has day formally notified the House intelligence committee that President Donald Trump is unable to declassify a memo drafted by Democrats that counters Republican allegations about abuse of government surveillance powers in the FBI's Russia probe. said in a letter to the committee that the memo contains "numerous properly classified and especially sensitive passages" and asked the Democrats to revise the memo with the help of the Justice Department.

Oklahoma Woman Receives Reduced Sentence After Getting Sterilized

An Oklahoma woman convicted of using a counterfeit check has received a reduced sentence after getting medically sterilized at the suggestion of the judge. The Oklahoman reports that U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot showed leniency to 34-year-old Summer Thyme Creel during her sentencing Thursday because she had surgery to prevent pregnancies.

US Navy probes alleged drug use by sailors in Japan

"Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating Yokosuka-based sailors for alleged drug use and distribution," the 7th Fleet said, referring to its home base southwest of Tokyo. "The Navy has zero tolerance for drug abuse and takes all allegations involving misconduct of our sailors, navy civilians and family members very seriously," it said in a comment emailed to AFP.

Unfulfilled pledge by Trump White House on Spanish website

A year into the Trump administration, the White House website still has no Spanish-language content, unlike during the two previous administrations and even though nearly 1 in 5 people in the United States speaks Spanish. Even Iran and reclusive North Korea have made efforts to reach out to the Spanish-speaking world.

Kim Jong-un asks South Korean leader to Pyongyang summit

SECOND Trump staffer resigns over claims he beat his wife: Speechwriter steps down after former partner says he ran over her with a car, put a cigarette out on her hand and threw her into a wall 'Hypocrite' Trump refuses to release Democrat rebuttal to GOP memo on Russian election meddling for 'security' reasons after overruling the FBI to make the Republican report public 'We sold everything to do this and lost it in 20 minutes': Couple, who ditched their lives to move to a 28-foot sailboat despite having no experience on the water, have to be rescued when their boat SINKS two days in Hope is fading: Trump is 'increasingly frustrated with Hope Hicks' amid the Rob Porter scandal and believes she 'let her relationship with the wife-beater cloud her judgement' White House Chief of Staff John Kelly told Trump he was willing to resign over botched handling of Rob Porter case, sources say ... (more)

For cashiered lawyers, it wasn’t about cash

Newly elected Lackawanna County District Attorney Mark Powell at his law office in downtown Scranton. Butch Comegys / Staff Photographer Story by Kohut Don't bother arguing because you probably won't change the mind of someone who sees nothing but politics in new Lackawanna County District Attorney Mark Powell asking four staffers to resign this week.