Comey defends Obama’s handling of Russian interference, knocks Republicans
Former FBI Director James Comey defended President Barack Obama’s handling of Russian interference during the 2016 election, placing more blame on Republican lawmakers for not wanting to disclose...
View ArticleChina’s Liu leaves trade talks with Trump team in Washington
Leah Millis | Reuters Chinese Vice Premier Liu He talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as he leaves trade talks in Washington, May 10, 2019....
View ArticleUS-China trade talks end with no deal, but Trump puts faith in ‘strong’...
Talks between U.S. and Chinese negotiators ended Friday without a trade pact, prompting the Trump administration to possibly further expand its trade war with Beijing and tax its remaining imports,...
View ArticleHouse Democrats subpoena Trump’s tax returns from Mnuchin, IRS chief
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., said Friday that he has issued subpoenas to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig demanding six years of...
View ArticleFlorida must provide Spanish-language ballots in 2020, federal judge orders
A federal judge ordered 32 Florida counties to provide ballots in Spanish beginning next year, stating that failure to do so would be a violation of the Voting Rights Act. The order was in the form of...
View ArticleThere’s nothing planned as of now
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday said that there are no further trade talks planned between the U.S. and China “as of now.” Mnuchin’s comments came shortly after President Donald Trump...
View ArticleFormer President Jimmy Carter recovering from broken hip after fall
Former President Jimmy Carter is recovering at a Georgia hospital after he underwent surgery to repair a broken hip suffered in a fall at his home Monday morning. A statement from the Atlanta-based...
View ArticleMontana Gov. Steve Bullock is running for president
Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana, speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Monday, May 1, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Montana...
View ArticleNew Hampshire GOP Gov. Chris Sununu rules out 2020 Senate run
Ending months of speculation, New Hampshire’s popular Republican Gov. Chris Sununu announced Tuesday that he will seek a third term in 2020 instead of challenging Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen....
View ArticleMnuchin signals he won’t comply with subpoena for Trump tax returns
Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images...
View ArticleWhy Trump’s constant attacks on Biden are helping the former VP
There may be 22 Democratic candidates, but the Republican candidate — and therefore the media — are increasingly focused on just one. At times we seem to have a two-man race pitting Donald Trump...
View ArticleTrump administration pulls California high-speed rail funding
Dream vs. reality: A rendering of California’s high-speed rail project that is supposed to connect San Francisco and Los Angeles Source: California High-Speed Rail Authority LOS ANGELES — The Federal...
View ArticlePompeo slams Kerry over meeting with Iranians, undermining Trump...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed his predecessor John Kerry, telling him “it’s time to get off the stage” and stop inappropriately engaging with foreign leaders while undermining the Trump...
View ArticleMnuchin says will defy House Democrats’ subpoena for Trump’s tax returns
Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, listens during a Senate Appropriations Financial Services Subcommittee hearing in Washington D.C., U.S., on May 15, 2019. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty...
View ArticleDozens of graduates walk out before Mike Pence commencement address at...
Dozens of graduates and faculty at Taylor University in Indiana walked out on Saturday’s ceremony just before Vice President Mike Pence took the stage to deliver a commencement address. The protest...
View ArticleUS, China trade talks have stalled: Sources
China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Nicholas Asfouri | AFP | Getty Images...
View ArticleTrey Gowdy: Brennan, Clapper and Comey know full well dossier was used in the...
Former congressman Trey Gowdy talked to Maria Bartiromo Sunday and discussed the infamous Christopher Steele Dossier, what it is and why it is important find the extent of its use. “I mean people use...
View ArticleTrump defends creditworthiness after NYT says Deutsche Bank ignored red flags
President Donald Trump listens to questions during a meeting with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2019. Carlos Barria | Reuters...
View ArticleReince Priebus: 2020 the ‘biggest political battle in modern history’
President Trump’s former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus says the 2020 election will be the “biggest political battle in modern history.” “For a Republican to win Wisconsin, Michigan, and...
View ArticleHouse Democrats subpoena ex-White House staffers Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson
Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks. Getty Images House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., on Tuesday subpoenaed former White House officials Hope Hicks and Annie...
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