Infrastructure plan will likely wait until after the midterms
President Donald Trump said his much-hyped infrastructure plan will likely have to wait until after this year’s midterm elections. Ironically, Trump made the remark at an event that was intended to...
View ArticleTrump administration ‘chaos’ harming Asia policy, Warren says
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says chaos in the Trump administration is harming its ability to formulate coherent policy toward North Korea’s nuclear program and other important issues in Asia. Vacancies...
View ArticleTrump may hold up South Korea trade deal until a deal made with North Korea
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he may “hold up” a major trade deal the U.S. recently made with South Korea, in order to use the agreement as leverage in any upcoming negotiations with North...
View ArticleTrump suggested White House as potential venue for possible Putin meeting,...
The White House said Monday that President Trump discussed a possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future, suggesting the White House as a “potential venue” for the...
View ArticleTrump EPA will revise Obama fuel efficiency rules for autos
California has a waiver under the Clean Air Act that allows the state to implement tougher fuel efficiency standards. The fate of that long-standing special treatment under President Donald Trump...
View ArticleCountdown is on to key GOP Senate primaries
**Want FOX News Halftime Report in your inbox every day? Sign up here.** On the roster: Countdown is on to key GOP Senate primaries – Esty won’t seek re-election after ex-staffer abuse claims – White...
View Article‘We will be taking strong action today’ on border security
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. would be “taking strong action today” on border security. “The Democrats stand in our way – they want people to pour into our country...
View ArticleHillary Clinton says US in middle of ‘war on truth, facts and reason’
Hillary Clinton said Wednesday night that the U.S. is “witnessing an all-out attack on core values of democracy,” in what appeared to be the latest in a series of criticisms of the Trump...
View ArticleRepublican Tim Pawlenty will announce run for Minnesota governor Thursday
Republican Tim Pawlenty is going to officially declare his run for Minnesota governor, making him the latest high-profile business executive to make a push for political office, according to sources...
View ArticleTrump’s shoot-first style, panned by the press, may not be so crazy
President Trump has been making some dramatic moves lately, leaving his out-of-the-loop aides scrambling to either catch up or change his mind. And the mainstream media take is clear: This is a crazy...
View ArticleGive trade peace a chance, says Business Roundtable CEO Joshua Bolten
Thursday night, President Trump tripled down on his unilateral threat to impose tariffs on Chinese imports – upping the level from $50 billion to $150 billion and putting American businesses,...
View ArticleTrump, GOP plan to rescind budget spending has precedent but rocky path in...
Congress had just approved a big economic plan, and the president signed it into law. Then it wasn’t long until the White House appealed to Congress to slash spending. Sound familiar? This is the...
View ArticleTrumpist GOP doesn’t mind Wall Street’s tariff heartburn
“From a Senate lens, it is helpful,” added Josh Holmes, a top GOP Senate strategist, referring to Trump’s “America First” combination of tariffs and an immigration crackdown. Tossing away prepared...
View ArticlePruitt slammed as unfit to lead EPA by 2 GOP senators; one calls him...
Two Senate Republicans said Sunday that President Trump must decide whether to keep Scott Pruitt as EPA administrator but sharply criticized some of Pruitt’s questionable actions since joining the...
View ArticleFlorida Gov. Rick Scott is running for Senate
Calling Washington “horribly dysfunctional,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott is challenging U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in an election that could be one of the most expensive and highly-watched races in the nation....
View ArticleEx-AG Lynch: Clinton tarmac talk was about ‘innocuous things’
Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch claims she and former President Bill Clinton spoke of only “innocuous things” during their controversial meeting on a tarmac in Arizona just days before the FBI...
View ArticleGOP strategists worried after FBI raid on Trump lawyer Michael Cohen
The FBI raids conducted against President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney have sent shockwaves through Republican leadership ranks as Democrats look to flip both houses of Congress in...
View ArticleThe FBI raid: A dramatic stunt matched by angry presidential rhetoric
The dramatic FBI raid on Michael Cohen’s office and hotel room was a grandstanding move, no question about it. The president’s personal lawyer was cooperating with the Mueller investigation and had...
View ArticleFBI sought Trump ‘Access Hollywood’ tape records in Cohen raid
Exposure of the “Access Hollywood” tape, on which Trump is heard bragging about grabbing women without their consent, caused a sensation and led to speculation that it would doom his candidacy. “I...
View ArticleEx-Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus rules out bid for Paul Ryan’s seat
Reince Priebus, the former White House chief of staff and Republican National Committee chairman, is ruling out a bid for the Wisconsin congressional seat being vacated by outgoing Speaker of the...
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