Authors of GOP tax law disperse to lobby firms
Republican aides in Congress who were instrumental in writing the sweeping tax law last year are hitting the exits to take jobs in the lobbying industry.
At least a half dozen high-profile GOP staffers have...
Vet group calls President Trump’s Memorial Day message “the most inappropriate”
Trump praised his economy and the unemployment rate of people of color and women in a tweet about Memorial Day
President Donald Trump commemorated Memorial Day on Monday with a tweet that only the 45th...
Trump ‘willing to throw almost anything against the wall’ to ‘de-legitimize’ Mueller probe
General Michael Hayden, a former director of the CIA and NSA during the George W. Bush administration, said on Sunday that President Trump will attempt anything in an effort to discredit special counsel Robert...
Maxine Waters: Most Americans don’t understand ‘something is terribly wrong’ between Trump and Russia
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) on Sunday expressed concern that Americans do not fully understand what she called the “danger” of President Trump and his actions regarding the Russia investigation.
Waters, one of Trump’s most vocal...
Trump Is Openly Looting the Country And There’s No One to Stop Him
The corruption scandals emanating from the White House are coming faster than even news junkies can process, much less the general public. Worse, it’s not even hidden. It’s all right out in the open.
Let’s...
Obama warns: if America stays so divided, our democracy and economy won’t survive
Former President Barack Obama remains hopeful that America can solve its political divisiveness.
But he also has a stark warning for the US: Our economy and our democracy are at risk if we can't get...
Turkey threatens retaliation if new bill stops F-35 sale
The Turkish government has vowed reprisals if the U.S. Congress passes a defense policy bill that prevents the sale of Lockheed Martin-made F-35 fighter jets to Ankara.
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday passed...
US tariffs plan for car imports rankles EU, Japan, China
European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen warned Washington Thursday that it would violate World Trade Organization (WTO) rules if tariff jumps on imported cars resulted from a probe by the US Commerce Department.
The Wall...
Trump says Singapore summit with North Korea leader Kim is cancelled
President Trump cancels his historic summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month.
Trump accuses North Korea of "tremendous anger and open hostility."
The meeting, which would have marked...
Paul Ryan’s political purgatory
Republicans say retiring Speaker Paul Ryan is in political purgatory as he grapples with a failed farm bill, a revolt by moderates on immigration and threats from conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus.
Ryan has...