WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump faced another threshold day in his presidency Wednesday as Republican allies edged away from him and the Wall Street Journal issued one of its toughest editorials to date. Reactions from Republican members of Congress will play a large role in how deeply Trump’s current spate of controversies wound his presidency […]
WASHINGTON — Pangs of fear and frustration are rippling through the Republican donor and operative classes as Donald Trump’s self-inflicted wounds threaten to fully derail the GOP legislative agenda and tarnish the party’s brand headed into the midterms. At a Miami donor retreat and at a high-powered Washington dinner, on Capitol Hill and at political
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USARussian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he is ready to provide Congress a transcript of the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Putin’s press conference came amid controversy surrounding Trump’s alleged disclosure of classified information to Russian officials last week. Putin said the transcript could be provided, “if the
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International, Middle East, USAIn September of 2016, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” for what turned out to be nothing more than a friendly chat with the show’s host Jimmy Fallon. Many of Fallon’s viewers were outraged that the former “SNL” star was so soft on the divisive candidate, and many
Senators said Wednesday they want former FBI Director James B. Comey and his replacement, acting Director Andrew McCabe, to return and testify about the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Senate Intelligence committee chairman, Sen. Richard Burr, and ranking Democrat, Sen. Mark Warner, have requested Mr. Comey testify in both an open
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USAWashington (dpa) – US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has been treated unfairly as he urged graduates at the US Coast Guard Academy not to become discouraged as they begin their professional careers. “You have to put your head down and fight, fight, fight,” Trump advised the graduates. He then shifted to what
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USATel Aviv (dpa) – US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone for about 20 minutes amid mounting uproar over the president’s disclosure of intelligence information to Russia. The conversation took place Tuesday, as reports swirled that the classified intelligence Trump shared with Russia’s foreign minister and ambassador was first
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Middle East, USADonald Trump is turning his first foreign trip as president into a family vacation. Not only will first lady Melania Trump accompany him, as reported last week, but so too will his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband. Several White House officials told Politico that Ivanka Trump, whose official title is assistant to the president,
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Middle East, USAEx-Mossad head Shavit: US president is like a ‘bull in a china shop… If tomorrow I were asked to pass information to the CIA, I would do everything I could to not pass it to them’ By Judah Ari Gross Former head of the Mossad, Shabtai Shavit, attends a press conference organized by ‘Commanders for
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International, Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The Jewish Federation of San Diego County and community partners have scheduled the annual community celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) on May 21 at the San Diego Jewish Academy from 2 pm to 6 pm. This is a free event to celebrate and educate the local community about Israel and its culture.
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Middle East, San Diego County, USASenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kent.) has been a staunch supporter of President Trump’s decision to remove FBI Director James Comey. Last Wednesday, McConnell took to the floor of the senate to criticize Democrats’ outrage at Comey’s dismissal. McConnell pointed out, “Our Democratic colleagues are complaining about the removal of an FBI director whom they
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USAFootage has emerged of a mass brawl outside the Turkish embassy in Washington during which men believed to be Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s bodyguards are seen attacking protesters just hours after the Turkish president’s meeting with Donald Trump. The brawl ensued as Erodgan’s security detail and pro-Erdogan supporters confronted Kurdish and Armenian demonstrators. A video—posted by
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Middle East, USADespite a near constant drumbeat of controversy out of the White House, it seems unlikely President Donald Trump is anywhere near being impeached by a Congress controlled by his party, the Republicans. But more Americans now support doing so than oppose the idea, according to a new poll released Tuesday. The survey from Public Policy
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USAPresident Donald Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to consider imprisoning journalists for reporting classified information, The New York Times reported, citing a memo the head G-Man wrote after speaking to Trump. The conversation, the paper reported, occurred in February following the resignation of National Security Adviser Mike Flynn. Related: Why Republicans won’t abandon
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