Sessions in the limelight, Trump’s legal troubles, and a Russian…

Sessions in the limelight, Trump's legal troubles, and a Russian oligarch in New Jersey - what you may have missed in the Mueller probe this week President Donald Trump's legal woes continued this week as a handful of prominent attorneys rejected offers to represent him amid special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Ted Olson, who served as President George W. Bush's solicitor general, explained his reasoning for declining Trump's offer during an interview Monday on MSNBC.

Trump Taps Uber-Hawk Bolton as National Security Advisor

President Donald Trump's choice of John Bolton as his national security advisor places a hard-line unilateralist and keen advocate of military power at the center of the White House. Bolton has explicitly called for a preemptive strike on North Korea, advocates bombing to force regime change in Iran, and wants an open-ended military presence in Afghanistan.

Katy Burns: I miss them all NEW

The photo - of a very little black girl staring up in rapt awe at a portrait of a regal Michelle Obama - flashed like wildfire across the internet a week or so ago. The mother of two-year-old Parker Curry tried in vain to take a picture of her daughter in front of the portrait, but the child, transfixed by a painting of someone she later breathlessly confided was "a queen," wouldn't turn around.

Trump to dine with top political supporters Wednesday night

President Donald Trump plans to have dinner with several of his high-level political supporters at a private residence in Washington on Wednesday night, a source familiar with the dinner told CNN. A dinner outside the White House is rare for Trump, who has spent nights in his first year inside the White House, at one of his many estates or eating at the nearby Trump International Hotel.

The Republican tax reform was extremely unpopular – ” until it started working

WASHINGTON When the Republican-controlled Congress first approved its tax bill in December, most Democrats believed it would be a political loser for the GOP. Indeed, a New York Times poll found that just 37 percent of Americans approved of the plan.

Here’s why voters are coming around on the GOP tax law | Marc A. Thiessen

When the Republican-controlled Congress first approved its tax bill in December, most Democrats believed it would be a political loser for the GOP. Indeed, a New York Times poll found that just 37 percent of Americans approved of the plan.

Gas Prices Versus Tax Cuts: How Trump Can Protect His Signature Achievement

During his short time in office, President Donald Trump has taken several steps that have generated robust economic growth, including signing historic tax cuts that have already led to bigger paychecks for American workers. But to ensure that Americans can keep enjoying the benefits of this popular tax cut, the administration needs to fight rising gas prices.

The Rev Billy Graham preached a number of times in the UK

The Rev Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, has died at the age of 99. Mr Graham, who had been suffering from cancer, pneumonia and a number of other illnesses, was a counsellor to American presidents and travelled the globe to become perhaps the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history - with a number of successful appearances in the UK. The GREAT Billy Graham is dead.

The Usual Idiots that Gave Us the FISA Mess

Okay, so now the Nunes FISA Memo is out and it shows that the Justice Department and the FBI were used to wiretap the Trump campaign on behalf of the Democratic Party. I doubt that this game of using the FBI and the DOJ and the FISA court to assist the Democratic Party in its vital national work of spying on the opposition started with the 2016 election and the Trump campaign.
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Former Justice Department official: Republican memo is a politically motivateda

A former deputy assistant attorney general who oversaw surveillance requests under President George W. Bush said the memo released by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee alleging abuses of government spying powers is "politically motivated" and "amateurish." "It's politically motivated, it's sort of amateurish, it's very short, and it leads to more questions than it answers," Matt Olsen, an ABC News contributor who previously served under Bush in the Justice Department's National Security Division, told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos in a panel discussion on This Week Sunday.

GOP memo on Russia probe surveillance is ‘politically motivated’: Former DOJ official

A former deputy assistant attorney general who oversaw surveillance requests under President George W. Bush said the memo released by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee alleging abuses of government spying powers is "politically motivated" and "amateurish." Add Russia Investigation as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Russia Investigation news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

Will Ferrell returns to ‘SNL’ to remind Americans George W. Bush was a ‘really bad’ president

"So I just wanted to address my fellow Americans tonight and remind you guys that I was really bad, like historically not good," Will Ferrell said. Will Ferrell reprised his imitation of former President George W. Bush on "Saturday Night Live" to remind Americans that his two terms in office were "really bad."

Trump Isn’t Just Incompetent and His Agenda Isn’t Just Bad. It’s Evil.

After a year that's brought us closer to nuclear war, ethnic cleansing, and climate catastrophe, it's time to consider that the Trump-GOP agenda may be genuinely evil. Evil is a popular topic in Hollywood, from The Evil Dead franchise to Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers movies.