Trump commutes kosher meatpacking executive’s money laundering sentence
Sholom Rubashkin, pictured in 2009, was sentenced to 27 years in prison for money laundering. (AP/Waterloo Courier) WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday commuted the prison sentence of...
View ArticleTrump and Paul Ryan says Democrats want government shutdown
While Trump called the legislation “popular,” opinion polls have broadly shown that more respondents disapprove of the GOP plan than approve of it. Republicans contend that more people will warm to...
View ArticleTrump deputy chief of staff Rick Dearborn to resign
A top Trump aide will step down early next year, White House officials said. (AP) The White House Deputy Chief of Staff Ricky Dearborn said Thursday that he will step down early next year, becoming...
View ArticleProsecutors are reportedly seeking Kushner records from Deutsche Bank
Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images Jared Kushner, son-in-law and senior adviser of President Donald Trump. Federal prosecutors are seeking information about Trump senior advisor Jared Kushner’s real...
View ArticleTrump era brings changes to presidential coin
A U.S. Army officer holds a zippered pouch with “Challenge Coins” for Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to hand out to U.S. military personnel stationed at Yokota Air Base in Japan, Sept. 17, 2012....
View ArticleNational Obamacare enrollment could come close or match prior tally
Unexpectedly strong enrollment on the federal health insurance exchange means the total number of Obamacare sign-ups this season could come close to or even match the prior season’s tally, despite...
View ArticleTrump talks with overseas military leaders, delivers message Americans are...
President Trump talked Sunday with top U.S. military leaders overseas, telling them and their troops in a Christmas Eve teleconference that Americans are “incredibly grateful” for them and their...
View ArticleUN Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea
The U.S.-drafted resolution would also cap crude oil supplies to North Korea at 4 million barrels a year. The United States has been calling on China to limit its oil supply to its neighbor and ally....
View ArticleMcConnell braces for new Bannon brawls in 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s feud with Steve Bannon is likely to extend into 2018. (Reuters) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., isn’t shy when promoting commodities from back...
View ArticleTrump predicts GOP and Dems will agree on health care plan
Chris Kleponis | Pool | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement on health care while standing with ‘victims of Obamacare’ at The White House on July 24, 2017 in Washington, DC....
View ArticleISIS has lost 98 percent of its territory — mostly since Trump took office,...
ISIS has lost 98 percent of the territory it once held — with half of that terror group’s so-called “caliphate” having been recaptured since President Trump took office less than a year ago, U.S....
View ArticleThe state of the Robert Mueller Russia investigation heading into 2018
Special counsel Robert Mueller may continue with his investigation into President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Russia far longer than the White House has planned. In conversations with friends and...
View ArticleTrump administration has deported fewer illegal Mexican immigrants than...
FILE – In this Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP) President Trump has deported fewer illegal...
View ArticleNew York, New Jersey governors may challenge GOP tax law
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that his state will consider a legal challenge to the Republican tax law — the latest blue-state leader to discuss pushing back against the massive tax...
View ArticleTrump draws attention to case against ex-Dem IT aide Imran Awan
President Trump is drawing attention to the mysterious federal court case against Imran Awan, the former IT aide to a number of congressional Democrats, including former Democratic National Committee...
View ArticleThe best write-ins from the Alabama Senate special election
Alabamians retained some levity during a bruising special U.S. Senate election that pitted an underdog Democrat against a Republican facing accusations of sexual misconduct with teenagers. For...
View ArticleTrump defends frequent Twitter use as way to ‘fight a very dishonest and...
President Trump on Saturday defended his use of social media platforms like Twitter by saying he does it to “fight” back against news coverage he views as “dishonest and unfair.” “I use Social Media...
View ArticleSen. Marco Rubio thinks the GOP tax plan helps corporations too much
Sen. Marco Rubio says the GOP “probably went too far” in slashing the tax burden on corporations. The Florida Republican told the News-Press of Fort Myers that corporations will largely use their...
View ArticleTrump calls out ‘friends,’‘haters,’‘Fake News Media’ in New Year’s Eve messages
President Trump on Sunday wished a happy new year to the people who elected him to the White House — and those who kept him in the headlines. “As our Country rapidly grows stronger and smarter, I want...
View ArticleClimate scientists blast Trump’s global warming tweet
Shaena Montanari, a paleontologist and member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, tweeted that Trump was using circular reasoning, comparing his thoughts on the weather to...
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