White House Aides Say Nancy Pelosi Is Emboldening Them To Defy Congress: Report
White House aides are not worried about potential impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump because they view House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who has advocated for an incremental approach, as emboldening them to defy…
Trump Defends Ukraine Call, Says ‘It’s Very Important To Talk About Corruption’
President Donald Trump on Monday continued to defend his July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which he reportedly pressured the newly elected foreign leader to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a…
Children Hug Trump During Australian PM Welcoming Ceremony
President Donald Trump got hugs from two children when he and the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison walked over to the people gathered at the White House to welcome Morrison, who is on a week-long visit to the United States.
As…
Feinstein Demands Barr Hand Over Whistleblower Report: This Is ‘Unacceptable’
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is demanding that Attorney General William Barr release a whistleblower report that reportedly sounded the alarm on President Donald Trump’s requests for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s help in…
Biden Accuses Trump Of “Abuse Of Power” Over Ukraine Call
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump urged the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, a person familiar with the matter said. Democrats condemned what they saw as a clear effort to…
Judge Orders Trump To Testify In Protesters’ Suit Accusing Trump Tower Guards Of Assault
A New York judge ordered President Donald Trump on Friday to provide a videotaped deposition for a lawsuit by protesters accusing Trump Tower guards of assault. One of the guards later joined Trump’s White House staff and is currently…
Trump’s Trade War Hammering Farmers, Factory Workers In Crucial Wisconsin
EAST TROY, Wis. – Farm Aid musicians who over three-and-a-half decades have helped farmers cope with torrential floods, withering droughts and epidemics of bank foreclosures this year added a new calamity to their list: President Donald…
U.S. Democracy Is ‘In The ICU’ After Ukraine Mess, Says Former Ethics Chief
The former head of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics warned Saturday that American democracy is “in the ICU” in the wake of Donald Trump’s reported pressure on Ukraine’s president to become involved in the U.S. election by launching an…
Here’s Trump Saying ‘It Doesn’t Matter’ About Things That Very Much Do Matter
Whether it’s mocking a victim of sexual assault or defending Saudi Arabia’s crown prince even if he is thought to be involved in the murder of a journalist, President Donald Trump is no stranger to brushing off major controversies.
No…
Foreign Reporter Shocked By Trump’s ‘Alarming Incoherence’ On Border Wall Tour
An editor for The Guardian in Australia was stunned by Donald Trump’s “alarming incoherence” when she witnessed her first full, on-the-road U.S. press conference by the U.S. president.
Lenore Taylor, a voracious follower of U.S. news…
As The Amazon Burns, Brazil’s Best Ally In Climate Denial Is The United States
NEW YORK ― A month after a vicious outbreak of fires drew global attention to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro is unlikely to find many friends awaiting his arrival here for the United Nations…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Democrats’ Refusal To Impeach Trump Is A ‘National…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) took aim at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday, calling the Democratic Party’s reluctance to impeach President Donald Trump a “national scandal.”
“At this point, the bigger national…
Trump ‘Doesn’t Have Skill Set Or Experience’ For China Deal, Fears Farm Union Head
Strapped American farmers were reeling after President Donald Trump announced Friday he doesn’t need a trade agreement with China until after the 2020 election. Chinese negotiators in Washington then abruptly canceled planned visits to…