Court rejects Planned Parenthood bid to freeze Trump's family planning rulePOLITICO - By ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN
Republicans gobsmacked by Trump’s tariffsPOLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETTGOP lawmakers thought the president was going to hit China — not key U.S. allies. Republicans are bitterly protesting the Trump administration’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. allies — alarmed
U.S. Politics Trump Allies Don’t See “Three-Dimensional Chess” In Dinesh D’Souza’s PardonBuzzFeed - Tarini PartiPresident Donald Trump's announcement that he was pardoning far-right commentator Dinesh D'Souza, who pleaded guilty in 2014 to campaign finance fraud, caught many in Trump world by surprise Thursday but
Republicans in key midterm races caution against Trump's new tariffsCNN - By Dan Merica, CNN(CNN) — President Donald Trump's decision to follow through on steel and aluminum tariffs against some of the United States' closest allies puts a series of vulnerable Republicans at considerable risk,
The Economy Can Handle Steel and Aluminum Tariffs. The Real Risk Is Erratic Policy.The New York Times - By NEIL IRWINToday, we take pity upon the supply chain managers, the financial planners, the logisticians and procurement chiefs at every American company that uses steel and aluminum in its products. They face a few
Rep. Steve Knight: The Most Vulnerable Republican in California?Roll Call - Bridget Bowman Some operatives say so, but SoCal congressman says he has a plan to win PALMDALE, Calif. — While walking into Target here recently, Bob and Deidre …
Glut of marijuana in Oregon is cautionary tale, experts sayAssociated Press - GILLIAN FLACCUSPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When Oregon lawmakers created the state’s legal marijuana program, they had one goal in mind above all else: to convince illicit pot growers to leave the black market. That meant
Ethics Panel Announces Investigation Into Rep. Schweikert and Chief of StaffRoll Call - Griffin Connolly Oliver Schwab allegedly exceeded outside earned income for senior staff The House Ethics Committee is reviewing an Office of Congressional Ethics …
Magnitsky Act Bill Browder: Inside the Arrest of ‘Putin’s Number One Enemy’Rolling Stone - Seth Hettena Bill Browder was in his central Madrid hotel room Wednesday morning when a knock came on the door. It was just after 9 a.m.; a couple of hours later, …
Ethics committee unveils review of Arizona lawmaker, aideAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee says it’s reviewing an independent watchdog’s referral of Republican Rep. David Schweikert of Arizona and his chief of staff. The committee’s announcement indicates
Kasich calls on Trump to condemn Roseanne's tweetsCNN - By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNNWashington (CNN) — Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich called on President Donald Trump Thursday to speak out against comedian Roseanne Barr's racist tweets, which led to the cancellation of her hit ABC "Of
Prosecutors Just Dropped More Inauguration Day Protest Cases After They Got In Trouble Over Project Veritas VideosBuzzFeed - Zoe Tillman
First on CNN: US Secret Service overpaid presidential campaigns $4 million for plane travelCNN - By Rene Marsh, CNNWashington (CNN) — The US Secret Service overpaid presidential campaigns an estimated $4 million for plane travel during the 2016 election, a government watchdog says in a new report obtained by CNN. Service
Trump pardons Dinesh D'Souza, says he may do same for Martha Stewart and cut sentence of ex-Illinois Gov. BlagojevichLos Angeles Times - By Jackie CalmesPresident Trump’s announcement on Thursday that he is giving a full pardon to conservative provocateur Dinesh D'Souza and considering clemency for Martha Stewart and imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod
Trump floats commutation for Blagojevich, pardon for Martha StewartPOLITICO - By CRISTIANO LIMAPresident Donald Trump indicated Thursday he is strongly considering commuting the remaining sentence for disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich while also suggesting a potential pardon for Martha
Trump's Dinesh D'Souza Pardon Is Part of His Culture WarThe Atlantic - David A. GrahamThe president has taken a prerogative intended to temper justice with mercy, and turned it into an instrument of the culture war. Beyond President Trump’s prolific dishonesty and extensive use of social
Here's the real reason behind Donald Trump's pardon spreeCNN - Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large(CNN) — Donald Trump's pardon of conservative author Dinesh D'Souza on Thursday came with little explanation from the President other than this, via Twitter: "He was treated very unfairly by our government!"
Trump floats Martha Stewart pardon, Rod Blagojevich commutationCNN - By Jeremy Diamond, CNN(CNN) — President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that he is considering pardoning Martha Stewart and commuting former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's sentence. Trump floated the idea of pardoning
The Latest: Trump pardons conservative commentator D'SouzaAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s consideration of pardons and sentence commutations (all times local): President Donald Trump has pardoned Dinesh D’Souza, a conservative commentator
Trump considering Martha Stewart pardon after Dinesh D'SouzaThe Guardian - Benjamin Lee and agenciesTrump offered a pardon to far-right film-maker and spoke of pardoning Stewart and commuting Rod Blagojevich’s sentence Donald Trump has offered a full pardon to the far-right documentary film-maker Dinesh
We Already Know Why Trump Fired Comey, and Any Excuse Is a LieRolling Stone - Ryan Bort You may remember that little over a week after Attorney General Sessions recused himself from the Russia invesitgation, President Trump fired FBI …
In Asia, Mattis to face allies seeking answers on NKoreaAssociated Press - By LOLITA C. BALDORSINGAPORE (AP) — As international defense chiefs gather at a conference in Singapore this week, U.S. officials will face a barrage of questions from allies struggling to unravel the chaotic fits and starts
Menendez and Hugin set sights on each other in Senate raceAssociated Press - By MIKE CATALINITRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Ads with grainy images and pointed attacks? Check. Millions of dollars in campaign coffers? Another check. This year’s race for a U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey won’t start officially
Comic Samantha Bee apologizes to Ivanka Trump for slurAssociated Press - By DAVID BAUDERNEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Samantha Bee apologized to Ivanka Trump and viewers on Thursday for using an obscenity to describe the president’s daughter, an incident that quickly thrust her into the middle
Boehner: ‘There is no Republican Party. There’s a Trump party.’POLITICO - By CRISTIANO LIMAFormer House Speaker John Boehner declared Thursday that the Republican Party as he once knew it is gone, replaced by what he called the “Trump party.” The former Republican congressional leader, who as
Did Trump Fire Comey Over the Russia Inquiry or Not?The New York Times - By LINDA QIUMr. Trump and his aides have given a number of conflicting reasons — sometimes within hours of each other or even in the same interview — for why he fired Mr. Comey from his position as F.B.I. director
The end of Mariano Rajoypolitico.eu - Diego Torres Socialist Pedro Sánchez secures support for motion of no confidence, and will almost certainly become the new prime minister. MADRID — Mariano Rajoy’s …
Who Is Stormy Daniels Lawyer Michael Avenatti — And Who Is Helping Him?NPR - Carrie JohnsonIf you turn on the TV news these days, it's difficult to miss Michael Avenatti. The lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels has been that way since his days in law school. Professor Jonathan Turley remembered
With Legislation Stalled, DeVos Moves to Wield Deregulatory PowerThe New York Times - By ERICA L. GREENWASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate Education Committee effectively killed on Thursday all hope for a highly anticipated overhaul this year of the law governing the nation’s 4,000 colleges and
Trump backs GOP congressman, but misstates his tax voteAssociated Press - By STEVE PEOPLESNEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump endorsed a congressman facing a tough primary battle, but in doing so he misstated the New York Republican’s record on taxes. In a tweet Wednesday, Trump said U.S.
