Democrats cheered the choice of Robert S. Mueller III Wednesday to lead the Justice Department’s probe into Trump campaign figures’ dealings with Russia, while Republicans seemed to be taken by surprise. Praise for the decision, made late in the evening by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, rolled in from the left. “Former Director Mueller is […]

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

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

Washington (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