‘SNL’ Season Opener Ratings Fall Short Of Last Season

"Saturday Night Live" season 43 opener fell short in the ratings of last year's premiere and finale, according to Deadline Sunday. The season premiere hosted by Ryan Gosling with musical guest Jay-Z brought in 7.02 million viewers with a 1.91 rating in the coveted demographic of ages 18-49 and was aired live across the country.

The Latest: Trump dismisses ‘ingrates’ over Puerto Rico

President Donald Trump is dismissing those he calls "politically motivated ingrates" who've questioned his administration's commitment to rebuilding Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. The president has spent much of the weekend at his New Jersey golf club and is attending an international golf competition near New York City Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says Trump should stop wasting time attacking Puerto Rico officials who are seeking hurricane relief and "roll up his sleeves and get to work."

Trump advisers insist tax cut proposal won’t favor rich

President Donald Trump's top advisers said Sunday his proposed tax plan would not cut taxes disproportionately for the rich - despite an early non-partisan analysis that says it will. The White House and congressional Republicans released the broad strokes of a plan last week that would dramatically cut corporate tax rates from 35 percent to 20 percent, reduce the number of personal income tax brackets and boost the standard deduction.

Trump Attacks ‘Politically Motivated Ingrates’ After Hurricane Maria

President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at "ingrates" criticizing the federal government's hurricane-recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, while his homeland-security adviser issued an internal memo about how the administration should shape its messaging. Tom Bossert said in the document that he hopes to "turn the corner on our public communications" after Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico as a Category 4 hurricane on Sept.

Democrats critical of Trump on North Korea: He ‘fails to understand’ what war would be like

If Tillerson is wasting his time, its only because his boss fails to understand the catastrophic consequences of war on Korean Peninsula. https://t.co/s3JQfLfNi4 - Adam Schiff October 1, 2017 Or maybe @POTUS just didnt have Rexs phone number so decided instead to have what should have been a private discussion in public! https://t.co/1ptA9OPhE5 - David Axelrod October 1, 2017 Direct talks w/ #NorthKorea are our best chance to freeze missile, #nuclear tests.

A day in Trumpa s Twitterverse: Defend self, attack media

In the world of Donald Trump, the response by his administration was a great job done, even in the face of what he called an almost impossible situation in Puerto Rico. His opposers are "politically motivated ingrates" and the country's media - which is reporting on the situation on ground, after two devastating hurricanes ravaged the island - are merely spreading fake news to defame him.

Kamala Harris: NFL players ‘should not be threatened or…

Kamala Harris: NFL players 'should not be threatened or bullied' for protests - on Sunday defended NFL players who kneel during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, saying they should not be "threatened or bullied." - "Let's speak the truth that when Americans demand recognition The day's must-read political news and opinion pieces are scattered across hundreds of news outlets and blogs, too many for any one person to read.

9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP. Congress just let it…

Column Time's up: As CHIP expires unrenewed, Congress blows a chance to save healthcare for 9 million children - Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price voted twice against expanding CHIP as a George state legislator. - Advocates for children's health started worrying months ago 9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP.

John Kasich Hints That He May Need To Leave The GOP

Kasich hints at leaving GOP if it's not 'fixed' - STORY HIGHLIGHTS - Washington Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday that a time could come when he no longer supports the Republican Party. - "If the party can't be fixed, Jake, then I'm not going to be able to support the party.

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People take water from a tank in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, on September 30, 2017, due to the lack of water after the passage of Hurricane Maria. US military and emergency relief teams ramped up their aid efforts for Puerto Rico amid growing criticism of the response to the hurricanes which ripped through the Caribbean island.

Trump defends federal response in Puerto Rico as criticism mounts

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday his government was doing a "great job" to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria and took a new swipe at critics who said he had been slow to aid the island, whose power grid was destroyed 12 days ago. The Republican president has intensified his praise of federal response efforts in the U.S. territory after the mayor of the capital rebuked the efforts and American media continued to broadcast images of the havoc and suffering on the island.

Bob Corker: American troops will be in Afghanistan for another decade

American troops will remain in Afghanistan for at least another decade, said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Sunday. "But are we likely to have troops in Afghanistan for the next decade? Sure," Corker said in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd aired on Sunday.