Senior Trump official describes resistance inside administration: NYT Op-Ed
Many senior officials in the Trump administration have been working from within to frustrate parts of the president’s agenda to protect the country from his worst inclinations, an anonymous Trump official wrote in a column published by the New York Tim…
Justice Department looks into social media firms over free speech
The U.S. Department of Justice and state attorneys general will meet this month to discuss concerns that social media platforms are “intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas,” the department said on Wednesday.
In quick reversal, Trump threatens shutdown over border wall
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to shut down the U.S. government if Congress does not provide enough funding for border security, reversing a stance he took a day earlier.
Judge orders independent challenger off Virginia ballot in tight race
A Virginia judge on Wednesday ordered an independent candidate in a key congressional contest removed from November’s ballot, citing invalid signatures gathered with assistance from staffers for the incumbent Republican.
Trump says Defense Secretary Mattis to keep his job
U.S President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Defense Secretary James Mattis will remain in his job, a day after a report, denied by Mattis, that he had made disparaging remarks about the president.
Trump says willing to shut down government over border security
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to shut down the U.S. government over border security issues.
‘Don’t touch me,’ Senator Rubio tells conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Don’t mess with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio.
Obama to come off bench for Democrats in battle for Congress
Former U.S. President Barack Obama plans to come off the sidelines to campaign for Democratic candidates across the country this fall, injecting himself into a contentious election season in which control of Congress is at stake.
Trump’s Supreme Court pick vows independence, sidesteps questions
Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, embraced the importance of judicial independence on Wednesday during his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing but sidestepped questions from Democrats about whether a president possesses the …
Justice Department says probing social media companies for stifling ‘free exchange of ideas’
The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it will meet with state attorneys general to discuss concerns that social media platforms were “intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas.”
