Today, the most famous FBI director since J. Edgar Hoover did his job. Director James Comey revealed a bombshell – and he also probably made a few more enemies.
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Kremlin spokesman: Russian ambassador met with advisers to Clinton campaign too
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said in an interview Sunday that the Russian ambassador who met with Trump campaign officials also met with “people working in think tanks advising Hillary or advising people working for Hillary.” Hillary Rodham Clinton Kremlin spokesman: Russian ambassador met with advisers to Clinton campaign too Breitbart takes aim at GOP healthcare bill Tech’s SXSW festival takes on Trump MORE during her campaign, you would probably see that he had lots of meetings of that kind,” Dmitry Peskov told CNN “GPS” host Fareed Zakaria.
Fed has been doing a good job, Trump economic adviser says
President Trump’s top economic adviser issued a vote of confidence in the Federal Reserve on Sunday, expressing trust in the central bank as it aims to raise interest rates several times this year. The favorable commentary on the Fed from Gary Cohn, director of Trump’s National Economic Council, marks a major turnaround from Trump’s bitter campaign rhetoric about the central bank.
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Tapp, tapp, tapp
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But… At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the… Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that… Brian Klaas put out his guide to just how much damage one man can do to two centuries of democracy in fifty days back on Friday, but it’s worth pulling it up again.
Hillary’s Former Campaign Manager Says Obama Ordered Wiretaps
As the classic line in the film “Casablanca” goes, “I’m shocked to hear Barack Obama illegally had Donald Trump wiretapped during his run for the presidency.” Who would know better this actually occurred than former Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, Robby Mook.
Media groups push back after fake news defined US elections
In this Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016 file photo, Edgar Maddison Welch, 28 of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police in Washington.
Breitbart takes aim at GOP healthcare bill
The far-right news website that has long backed President Trump has published a series of articles this week highlighting perceived negative aspects of House GOP leaders’ proposal to repeal and replace ObamaCare. Breitbart been far from supportive of the Affordable Care Act, which the GOP is seeking to repeal and replace.
Mark Shields: Donald Trump and the Cuban Missile Crisis of Tomorrow
Gen. Charles de Gaulle , a French hero and statesman who did not lack for self-esteem, once stated, “When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.” In October 1962, after U.S. charges that the Soviets had installed offensive nuclear missiles in Cuba – just 90 miles from the American mainland – the United States and the Soviet Union teetered on the dangerous brink of World War III.
American Jews and the Trump Administration Aviel Sheyin-Stevens
After the election of perhaps the most pro-Israel U.S. administration in history, American Jews seem to have lost the plot. When Donald Trump was elected president of the U.S., many Jews sat shiva to mourn Hillary Clinton’s defeat as if it was a death in the family, making religion out of politics.
North Carolina Trump Supporters Have Tough Love For The President
At a diner in Rocky Mountain, North Carolina, a voter expressed concern that President Trump is too close to Russia. In eastern North Carolina, residents who voted for President Trump are loyal to him.
5 things Trump is doing that liberals probably actually like
But there are a handful of policies the new administration is championing that liberals can get behind, including large-scale infrastructure investment and paid family leave. – was derided by many liberals, including Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who argued it would enrich American and foreign corporations at the expense of American workers, whose jobs would disappear and wages decline.
Russia probe credibility in question
As congressional investigations into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election are ramping up, so is the political division, raising questions about whether lawmakers’ work will be viewed as credible. The House this week scheduled its first public hearing, which some swiftly dismissed as political theater.
No more love for WikiLeaks from Trump after CIA hacked
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Top Trump confidante admits to speaking privately with…
OCTOBER 08: Political consultant Roger Stone speaks onstage during The New Yorker Festival 2016 – ‘President Trump: Life As We May Know It,’ featuring Max Boot, Amy Davidson, Roger Stone, and Sean Wilentz in conversation with Evan Osnos at MasterCard Stage at SVA Theatre on October 8, 2016 in New York City.
ACLU files complaint against Jeff Sessions over false testimony
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But… At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the… Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that… You might recall that when Attorney General Jeff Sessions ” corrected the record ” about his lie under oath that he hadn’t communicated with Russian officials during Trump’s campaign, he admitted no wrongdoing.
After plug from Trump adviser Conway, Ivanka’s fashion sales take off
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Peter Lucas: Mayor Obama would be most powerful man in D.C. again
According to my imaginary, non-existent Russian intelligence sources, the real reason the former president decided to live in Washington is so that he can run for mayor of Washington, D.C. Incumbent Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser would have to step aside, of course. Otherwise Obama would crush her in a primary the way he crushed Hillary Clinton in 2008.
Two unsatisfying articles about the 2016 Democratic sweep in Harris County
The Democratic sweep in Harris County has drawn some national attention, as writers from the left and right try to analyze what happened here last year and why Hillary Clinton carried the county by such a large margin. Unfortunately, as is often the case with stories about Texas by people not from Texas, the results are not quite recognizable to those of us who are here.
Today in Trump: March 10, 2017
Most election forecasters found themselves in a social media buzzsaw the day after Donald Trump stunned the country with his triumph over Hillary Clinton. Major political oddsmakers had predicted a Clinton win, and famed numbers savant Nate Silver announced the day before the election, “Clinton is a 71 percent favorite to win the election.”
Besides the whole killing people thing, Trumpcare has a potentially fatal flaw
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But… At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the… Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that… There are lots of things brewing in the House’s version of Trumpcare, which has now passed out of both the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees, that are going to be a big problem for the Senate.
In Syria, our troops try to keep our allies from killing each other. What’s the long-term plan?
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But… At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the… Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that… We still don’t know what the Trump administration’s intentions in Syria are.
Fearing deportation, undocumented domestic violence victims are abandoning claims against abusers
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But… At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the… Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that… Fearing Donald Trump’s Deportation Force, four undocumented domestic violence victims in Denver have abandoned their claims against their abusers.
Ex-Trump adviser Carter Page at center of Russia storm
In this Friday, July 8, 2016, file photo, Carter Page, then adviser to U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaks at the graduation ceremony for the New Economic School in Moscow, Russia. Page, once a little-known investment banker-turned-adviser in the outer circle of the improbable Trump campaign, is emerging as a central figure in the controversy surrounding campaign connections to Russia.
Roger Stone, Trump confidante, spoke privately with Russian hacker prior to the election: Report
Roger Stone, President Trump’s former campaign adviser, communicated privately with an entity directly involved in hacking the Democratic National Committee ahead of the 2016 White House race, The Smoking Gun reported Wednesday. Mr. Stone, a veteran political consultant, swapped private Twitter messages last year with “Guccifer 2.0,” the website reported Wednesday citing an unnamed source.
Locked-Out Media Watch While Trump Administration Retreats Into Secrecy
“We want to ensure at all times, if confirmed, that the secretary of state and the State Department is fully transparent with the public.” – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at his January 11, 2017 , confirmation hearing.
Why fact-checkers won’t use the word ‘lie’
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events The notion that President Trump lies has gone mainstream. “Trump Repeats Lie About Popular Vote in Meeting With Lawmakers,” blared the headline of a Jan. 23 story in the New York Times regarding the president’s claim that 3 million to 5 million unauthorized immigrants voted for Hillary Clinton in November, depriving him of a win in the popular vote.
GOP-run committee backs Trump’s pick for US envoy to Israel
A Republican-led Senate committee on Thursday narrowly approved the nomination of the combative lawyer selected by President Donald Trump to be ambassador to Israel, setting aside concerns that David Friedman lacked the temperament for such a critical diplomatic post. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted largely along party lines, 12-9, to recommend that the full Senate consider Friedman’s nomination.
Democrats: a Trumpcarea is a a tax break for the richa
Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer head for a news conference with people who may be negatively affected by the proposed American Health Care Act, the Republicans’ attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare, outside the U.S. Capitol. March 9. Democrats, who’ve struggled for a way to separate President Trump from the voters who powered his upset victory, believe they’ve found one with the American Health Care Act.
Why We Support the Gorsuch Nomination
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White House Names A Communications Head, Takes Pressure Off Spicer
If any women working in the White House wanted to walk out today and pressured, threatened, or otherwise told not to, you know where to reach us . Spicer was later asked whether Trump still loves Wikileaks as he said during the presidential election when Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was targeted.
Trump said no longer likes WikiLeaks, has long feared wiretaps
When WikiLeaks published the hacked emails of Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager last year, then-candidate Donald Trump had one thing to say: “I love WikiLeaks.” But there wasn’t a lot of love from the Trump administration Wednesday, after WikiLeaks published thousands of documents described as secret files about CIA hacking tools.
If The Genders Were Switched, Would People Like Donald Trump More And Hillary Clinton Less?
If the 2008 and 2016 elections taught us nothing else, they taught us that Americans just don’t like Hillary Clinton. She will never hold another elected office in her life, and in retrospect it’s pretty weird that she ever did.
If The Genders Were Switched, Would People Like Donald Trump More And Hillary Clinton Less?
If the 2008 and 2016 elections taught us nothing else, they taught us that Americans just don’t like Hillary Clinton. She will never hold another elected office in her life, and in retrospect it’s pretty weird that she ever did.
Ivanka Trump’s fashion line sees soaring sales
Ivanka Trump’s fashion line sees soaring sales Despite a boycott, Ivanka Trump’s fashion line soared in online sales last month Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2m3BIFc Despite a boycott and a decision by Nordstrom to no longer carry the brand, Ivanka Trump’s fashion line soared in online sales last month, according to a major e-commerce site. Trump’s brand was in 11th place based on the number of items sold, according to Lyst, a fashion search engine that links shoppers with more than 12,000 retailers and designers.
Ivanka Trump’s fashion line sees soaring sales
Ivanka Trump’s fashion line sees soaring sales Despite a boycott, Ivanka Trump’s fashion line soared in online sales last month Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2m3BIFc Despite a boycott and a decision by Nordstrom to no longer carry the brand, Ivanka Trump’s fashion line soared in online sales last month, according to a major e-commerce site. Trump’s brand was in 11th place based on the number of items sold, according to Lyst, a fashion search engine that links shoppers with more than 12,000 retailers and designers.
CarlsonCast March8–6am hour
Obama said in 2015, instead of calling it ObamaCare Lite we suggest you call the Republican plan to reverse the ACA a “rough draft”, Senate Democrats in Olympia use a sneaky tactic to avoid voting on a state income tax.
Donald Trump and the Flouting of the Goldwater Rule
In 1964, Fact Magazine produced a special issue entitled “The Unconscious of a Conservative: A Special Issue on the Mind of Barry Goldwater,” specifically addressing the mental health of then-Republican presidential candidate Sen. Barry Goldwater. As would be expected, the magazine did not pronounce Goldwater with a clean bill of mental health.
The Democrats and the Left Are Pursuing a Clever Strategy
Like other opponents of the Left, I am annoyed by the obstructionist tactics engaged in by Senate Democrats and the often hysterical reaction of the media to just about anything done by President Trump. I’m also appalled by the way Democratic and Obamaite operatives in the intelligence service and in other federal agencies leak sensitive information to their buds at the Washington Post and New York Times .
Media, Deep State lies: Conditioning America to accept the absurd
Here’s a prediction: it will be proven true that the U.S. government under Obama illegally spied on the opposition party through Trump Tower communications intercepts in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 8 presidential election. Here’s another prediction: Obama himself will get away with it because, to quote another lying politician, “it depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is.”
Hillary Clinton opens up about setbacks and optimism for the future
Hillary Clinton, speaking at an event Tuesday afternoon where she received an award in recognition for her work on behalf of girls, spoke about her optimism and reflected on her November loss to Donald Trump. “Now, the truth is, life hands all of us setbacks,” Clinton said to laughs and then cheers from the audience.