NYT: WH official says GOP candidates like Cruz are not a likablea enough and may lose

Mick Mulvaney, a top Trump administration official, warned behind closed doors on Saturday that Republican candidates such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz could be at risk of losing and were not "likable" enough, The New York Times reported. Mulvaney made his comments, according to the Times, at a meeting with party donors alongside Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.

It’s a horrible idea to reduce the capital gains tax without a vote in Congress

There's a segment in the legendary 1990s tv show Animaniacs called "Good Idea, Bad Idea" where the character Mr. Skullhead demonstrates ideas both good and bad. The presentations are quite logical - why would someone even attempt to drink milk straight from the cow? - and narrated by the illustrious Tom Bodett of Motel 6 fame.

Our Rebuttal to Kris Kobach’s Critique

IRONY: Social Media Mob Comes For Sarah Jeong, Who Cheered Social Media Mobbing Of Others - I've already argued today that Sarah Jeong, the new New York Times editorial board member, shouldn't be fired for her old racist tweets, since social media mobbing has become far too prevalent Statements in Response to Criticism of the Hiring of Sarah Jeong to the Editorial Board in Opinion - Statement from The New York Times - We hired Sarah Jeong because of the exceptional work she has done covering the internet and technology at a range of respected publications.

NYT: Trump Pushing to Sit Down With Mueller to Clear His Name

President Donald Trump is eager to meet with special counsel Robert Mueller's team to clear his name, and in recent days has pushed his legal team to come to an agreement for a sit-down interview, according to three sources who spoke with The New York Times. The report comes a day after Mueller responded to a letter from Trump's attorneys regarding the scope and format of a potential interview.

Trump’s latest rage-tweets about Mueller and border wall…

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump escalated his rage-tweets about special counsel Robert Mueller, threatened a government shutdown to get his great wall on the southern border, and blasted the news media for selling out the country while basically shrugging at the idea that egging on his supporters' hatred of the press might be placing independent journalists in greater danger. It's a reminder that Trump's authoritarianism and bigotry will be front and center in this fall's midterm elections.

New York Times Whines: Stop Attacking Us

New York Times Publisher and Trump Clash Over President's Threats Against Journalism - BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - President Trump and the publisher of The New York Times, A. G. Sulzberger, engaged in a fierce public clash on Sunday over Mr. Trump's threats against journalism Statement of A.G. Sulzberger, Publisher, The New York Times, in Response to President Trump's Tweet About Their Meeting - Earlier this month, A.G. received a request from the White House to meet with President Trump. This was not unusual; there has been a long tradition How John Kelly became 'chief in name only' - The retired Marine general was brought in to tame the president, but in the end Trump boxed him in.

Netflix Exec Breaks Silence Over Aziz Ansari Controversy:…

New York Times Publisher and Trump Clash Over President's Threats Against Journalism - BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - President Trump and the publisher of The New York Times, A. G. Sulzberger, engaged in a fierce public clash on Sunday over Mr. Trump's threats against journalism Statement of A.G. Sulzberger, Publisher, The New York Times, in Response to President Trump's Tweet About Their Meeting - Earlier this month, A.G. received a request from the White House to meet with President Trump. This was not unusual; there has been a long tradition How John Kelly became 'chief in name only' - The retired Marine general was brought in to tame the president, but in the end Trump boxed him in.

.com | Trump lashes out at ex-lawyer Cohen, says taping of client ‘perhaps illegal’

Washington US President Donald Trump lashed out at his former lawyer on Saturday, saying Michael Cohen may have acted illegally in secretly taping their discussion about a payment to hush up an alleged affair with a Playboy model. Trump's early-morning tweet was his first direct reaction to a New York Times report on Friday that the FBI had seized the recording during an April raid on Cohen's office amid an investigation of possible Trump campaign collusion with Russia.

Agency uncloaks filing for wiretap

President Donald Trump's administration has disclosed a previously top-secret set of documents related to the wiretapping of Carter Page, the former Trump campaign adviser who was at the center of accusations by Republicans that the FBI had abused its surveillance powers. Democrats in February rejected the claims by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee that law enforcement officials had improperly obtained the warrant, accusing them of putting out misinformation to defend Trump and sow doubts about the origin of the Russia investigation.

Trump lashes ex-lawyer, says taping of client a perhaps illegala

"Inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer's office - almost unheard of," Trump tweeted Saturday US President Donald Trump lashed out at his former lawyer on Saturday, saying Michael Cohen may have acted illegally in secretly taping their discussion about a payment to hush up an alleged affair with a Playboy model. Trump's early-morning tweet was his first direct reaction to a New York Times report Friday that the FBI had seized the recording during an April raid on Cohen's office amid an investigation of possible Trump campaign collusion with Russia.

Trump finds it ‘inconceivable’ lawyer would tape a client

Donald Trump said Saturday he finds it "inconceivable" that a lawyer would tape a client, as the president weighed in after the disclosure that in the weeks before the 2016 election, his then-personal attorney secretly recorded their discussion about a potential payment for a former Playboy model's account of having an affair with Trump. FILE - In this April 26, 2018 file photo, Michael Cohen leaves federal court in New York.

Trump’s jab over a secret Cohen tape prompts a return poke from his ex-fixer’s own lawyer

President Donald Trump took a shot Saturday at his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, over a secretly recorded conversation with him in 2016, tweeting that a lawyer taping a client is "perhaps illegal," before assuring Twitter followers that "your favorite President" did nothing wrong. Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, quickly fired back, hurling a tweet at the president, and his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in a show of worsening relations between the president and his former attorney.

“Judge Throws Out New York Climate Lawsuit”

"Judge John F. Keenan of United States District Court for the Southern District of New York wrote that climate change must be addressed by the executive branch and Congress, not by the courts. While climate change 'is a fact of life,' Judge Keenan wrote, 'the serious problems caused thereby are not for the judiciary to ameliorate.

Trump was taped talking of paying for Playboy model’s story

In this April 26, 2018, file photo, Michael Cohen leaves federal court in New York. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer secretly recorded Trump discussing payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with him, The New York Times reported Friday, July 20. The president's current personal lawyer confirmed the conversation and said it showed Trump did nothing wrong, according to the Times.

NYT’s Maggie Haberman Hammers Trump For Extending Invite To Putin

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman slammed President Donald Trump on CNN's "New Day" Friday for extending a White House invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Haberman said the president's team doesn't seem to be behind his decision to invite Putin to Washington in the fall, mentioning there's a sense of grave dysfunction within the executive branch.

NYT wages front-page assault on the First Amendment, says free speech …

In recent days The New York Times proved once again that it's nothing more than a propaganda organ for the American hard-Left and that it's only interested in helping its preferred political party regain power and then hold it by authoritarian means. As reported by The Daily Caller , an article that was noticeably not labeled an opinion piece actually argued that conservatives have "weaponized" the First Amendment and that our use and defense of it is somehow a threat to our democratic republic.