Trump’s travel ban still doesn’t make any sense It’s not surprising that President Trump was “very pleased” following the Supreme Court’s decision on Monday to partially reinstate the White House’s travel ban on refugees and citizens of six Muslim-majority countries. Two iterations of the controversial executive order prompted protests at […]
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Spicer allows photographs at off-camera White House briefing The White House allowed press secretary Sean Spicer to be photographed Monday at his off-camera press briefing. It’s a loosening of recent restrictions on the spokesman’s daily briefing with reporters. Previously, media organizations were not allowed to take photos of the spokesman […]
Republicans eye billions in side deals to win Obamacare repeal votes White House and Capitol Hill officials are exploring potential deals to divvy up billions of dollars to individual senators’ priorities in a wide-ranging bid to secure votes for the imperiled GOP health care bill. A Congressional Budget office score […]
Schumer Avoids the Limelight on Russia, Leaving Trump in the Dark Senator Chuck Schumer is not known for easily yielding credit for popular and successful ideas. Yet he was more than willing to excise his name from a recent piece of legislation if it meant bipartisan Senate approval of new […]
Ohio Gov. John Kasich criticizes Senate health care bill Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Sunday criticized the Senate’s health care bill. The Republican governor spoke out against the bill Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union. “Both parties ought to be worried about poor people because I don’t think either […]
California father buries wrong man after coroner mistake Eleven days after laying his son to rest, Frank J. Kerrigan got a call from a friend. “Your son is alive,” he said. “Bill (Shinker) put my son on the phone,” Kerrigan said. “He said ‘Hi Dad.’ “ Orange County coroner’s officials […]
Trump confirms he called health care bill mean President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of stealing his terminology when Obama said last week that there was a ‘fundamental meanness’ at the core of the Republican health care bill. During an interview on “Fox and Friends” Sunday morning, Trump […]
White House Pushes Military Might Over Humanitarian Aid in Africa If ever there was an example of American and African military bonhomie, it was at a recent summit meeting here over glasses of South African Pinotage and expectations of Pentagon largess. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, vice chief of staff of […]
White House blames Obama for failing to stop Russia collusion White House blames Obama for failing to stop Russia collusion:- The White House blamed the Obama administration Sunday for failing to tackle possible Russian collusion in the 2016 presidential election, sticking with a new strategy to fault President Trump’s predecessor […]
Trump appoints 19 people to ambassador posts President Trump promised to shake up Washington, but he’s following at least one swampy tradition by nominating wealthy political allies and campaign donors to cushy ambassador posts. While presidents typically dole out about 30 percent of U.S. ambassadorships to political appointees, Mr. Trump […]