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Trump claims progress after 500 days

Trump claims progress after 500 days

President Donald Trump is touting what he sees as his top accomplishments after 500 days in office  Read more

Supreme court sides with baker who refused to make gay wedding cake

Supreme court sides with baker who refused to make gay wedding cake

Court rules in favor of Masterpiece Cakeshop, but doesn’t address principle of whether a business can refuse to serve gay people  Read more

Trump: I Have 'Absolute' Power To Pardon Myself, But Have Done Nothing Wrong
  • NPR
  • 06/04/2018 12:00 AM

Trump: I Have 'Absolute' Power To Pardon Myself, But Have Done Nothing Wrong

President Trump has the "absolute" power to pardon himself, he argued on Monday morning, then asked rhetorically why he would use it because he hasn't done anything wrong  Read more

It Will Be a 'Bumpy Road' to the Upcoming U.S.-North Korea Summit, Mattis Says

It Will Be a 'Bumpy Road' to the Upcoming U.S.-North Korea Summit, Mattis Says

It will be a “bumpy road” to the nuclear negotiations with North Korea later this month, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Sunday  Read more

Top Republican senator predicts China is about to have a larger economy and military than the US

Top Republican senator predicts China is about to have a larger economy and military than the US

China is on the verge of surpassing the United States as an economic and military power, a senior Republican senator predicts, in part because of the Communist regime's success in lifting a nation of 1.4 billion people out of poverty  Read more

Trudeau: Trump's tariffs are 'insulting and unacceptable'

Trudeau: Trump's tariffs are 'insulting and unacceptable'

The Canadian prime minister criticized the administration in an exclusive interview with "Meet the Press" moderator Chuck Todd  Read more

Giuliani says President Trump probably shouldn't testify in Mueller's Russia probe

Giuliani says President Trump probably shouldn't testify in Mueller's Russia probe

resident Trump's lawyer said Sunday he's leaning against having Trump testify in the Russia case unless special counsel Robert Mueller produces more documents about the investigation  Read more

Investors discount tariff threats as U.S. economy surges under Trump

Investors discount tariff threats as U.S. economy surges under Trump

U.S. stock prices rebounded Friday, as another strong jobs report showed the economy under President Trump continues to create new positions at a rate of more than 200,000 a month  Read more

A Narrow House Margin Could Produce a Chaotic Vote for Speaker

A Narrow House Margin Could Produce a Chaotic Vote for Speaker

As the November election approaches, forecasts of the outcome in the House have evolved  Read more

California Republicans hit rock bottom

California Republicans hit rock bottom

New figures show the once-proud state GOP has been relegated to third-party status  Read more

A Sleepy Senate Primary Heats Up in Montana

A Sleepy Senate Primary Heats Up in Montana

Outside spending intensifies battle between Rosendale and Fagg  Read more

Trump pardons conservative, says lifestyle maven Stewart may be next

Trump pardons conservative, says lifestyle maven Stewart may be next

President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned a conservative commentator and said he was considering pardoning lifestyle maven Martha Stewart and commuting a former Illinois governor’s prison sentence, prompting critics to accuse him of subverting the rule of law  Read more

U.S. Allies Hit Back as Trump Revokes Steel Tariff Reprieve

U.S. Allies Hit Back as Trump Revokes Steel Tariff Reprieve

Decision comes hours before temporary exemptions would expire  Read more

Trump Visit Spotlights Competitive Tennessee Senate Race

Trump Visit Spotlights Competitive Tennessee Senate Race

While Democrats face an uphill climb defending seats held by a handful of incumbent senators in states Donald Trump won overwhelmingly, they are hoping to flip the script in Tennessee  Read more

U.S. Needs Better Missile Defense for a Scarier Nuclear Age

U.S. Needs Better Missile Defense for a Scarier Nuclear Age

It’s a threat that should be taken more seriously  Read more

Claims about missing migrant kids are completely misleading

Claims about missing migrant kids are completely misleading

One of the rules of our politics is that it is permissible to accuse the Trump administration of anything — and the claim that it “lost” 1,476 migrant children fits the bill  Read more

 Who Is Kim Yong Chol? North Korea’s 'Go-To Diplomat' And Ex-Spy Chief Headed To U.S.

Who Is Kim Yong Chol? North Korea’s 'Go-To Diplomat' And Ex-Spy Chief Headed To U.S.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Kim Yong Chol, North Korea’s top nuclear weapons negotiator and “go-to diplomat,” was headed to the U.S. for talks this week  Read more

For Supreme Court's conservatives, it's all about the letter of the law

For Supreme Court's conservatives, it's all about the letter of the law

The Supreme Court refused to block an Arkansas law banning medication abortions, effectively leaving the state with only one abortion clinic  Read more