By a 2-to-1 margin, Americans say they are more likely to believe former FBI Director James Comey than President Donald Trump when it comes to their differing accounts of events that led up to Comey’s… Read More
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Why Reince Priebus Can’t Save His Job
Congratulations, you’ve got the worst f—ing job in government.” That’s what James A. Baker III, Ronald Reagan’s consummate gatekeeper, tells every new White House chief of staff when asked for advice about the role. In… Read More
Trump Doesn’t Want to Be President
He wants to be communications director. By Jack Shafer Donald Trump doesn’t really want to be president. If he did, he’d nominate candidates to the 350 important but vacant administration jobs and get on with… Read More
Police Haul Off Protesters, Some With Disabilities, From Mitch McConnell’s Office
Capitol Police forcibly removed protesters gathered outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office on Thursday, with at least one photo showing drops of blood on the hallway floor. The crowd was protesting the health care bill that… Read More
‘He loves rallies’: Trump looks beyond Washington to get a boost – The Washington Post
Battered by his first five months in the White House, President Trump is in many ways returning to campaign mode — concentrating his official travel on swing states that he won, bringing old political hands… Read More
Trump to roll back aid for the poor — but protect millions in housing subsidies he’s already receiving
ccording to a report in the Washington Post, President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would slash funding for programs that provide shelter for the poor but would leave in place housing subsidies paid to landlords. The… Read More
Worrying numbers on health care plan for ‘swing vote’ senators
Public Policy Polling, a Democratic polling firm, conducted polls in three states where a Republican Senator will have a key swing vote on the GOP health care plan: Nevada, West Virginia and Alaska. The revelations:… Read More
CNN reporter shreds ‘stonewalling’ White House — and says Sean Spicer is ‘just kind of useless’
CNN reporter Jim Acosta on Monday didn’t mince any words on how he feels about the Trump administration’s total unwillingness to divulge any information or answer any questions. Speaking with Brooke Baldwin in the wake… Read More