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White House says Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Washington in the fall

White House says Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Washington in the fall

Discussions are underway for Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Washington this fall, the White House said Thursday – even as it continued to face a backlash on Capitol Hill for its handling of the summit with Putin in Helsinki this week  Read more

Pentagon rebuts Putin-controlled media, says no U.S.-Russia military agreement in Syria

Pentagon rebuts Putin-controlled media, says no U.S.-Russia military agreement in Syria

Military officials say they've gotten 'no direction' amid reports Trump, Putin reached Syria deal  Read more

Mandela at 100: The lessons of the South African leader resonate

Mandela at 100: The lessons of the South African leader resonate

He spent 27 years behind bars. He was prisoner number 466/​64  Read more

John Cornyn blocks Senate push to see notes from Trump-Putin summit

John Cornyn blocks Senate push to see notes from Trump-Putin summit

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn on Thursday objected to a bipartisan resolution that affirms Russian responsibility for the 2016 election interference and demands the notes from President Trump’s one-on-one conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin  Read more

Vast Majority of Republican Voters Unbothered by Trump’s Helsinki Press Conference

Vast Majority of Republican Voters Unbothered by Trump’s Helsinki Press Conference

An overwhelming majority of Republican voters approved of President Trump’s performance during his joint press conference with Vladimir Putin Monday, according to an Axios/Survey Monkey poll released Thursday  Read more

Putin Asked Trump to Let Russia Question McFaul, White House Says

Putin Asked Trump to Let Russia Question McFaul, White House Says

Kremlin would like to interrogate former diplomat McFaul  Read more

With Trump endorsement, Martha Roby defeats Bobby Bright
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  • 07/18/2018 12:00 AM

With Trump endorsement, Martha Roby defeats Bobby Bright

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby won Alabama's Republican runoff on Tuesday, fighting through lingering fallout from her years-old criticism of then-candidate Donald Trump in a midterm contest that hinged on loyalty to the GOP president  Read more

Intel Chair: FBI, DOJ Obstructing Trump Probe in Hope of Dem Takeover in Congress

Intel Chair: FBI, DOJ Obstructing Trump Probe in Hope of Dem Takeover in Congress

Nunes says DOJ, FBI betting on Dems killing probe  Read more

Trump, House Republicans discuss further tax cuts at White House

Trump, House Republicans discuss further tax cuts at White House

President Donald Trump and Republican U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday discussed another possible round of deficit-financed tax cuts, highlighting an initiative seen by some tax experts as an election-year effort with little chance of becoming law  Read more

Helsinki summit becomes new flashpoint for GOP anger

Helsinki summit becomes new flashpoint for GOP anger

Anger and frustration with President Trump are growing among Senate Republicans, who worry the unpredictable White House could undercut GOP chances of keeping the Senate majority  Read more

 Trump Backs Down, Says He Misspoke on Russia Meddling

Trump Backs Down, Says He Misspoke on Russia Meddling

Blistered by bipartisan condemnation of his embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed away from his public undermining of American intelligence agencies, saying he simply misspoke when he said he saw no reason to believe Russia had interfered in the 2016 U.S. election  Read more

Conservatives cheer IRS rule change shielding donor lists from disclosure

Conservatives cheer IRS rule change shielding donor lists from disclosure

Conservatives on Tuesday hailed a move by the IRS to stop requiring certain tax-exempt groups, including politically active organizations such as the National Rifle Association, to identify their donors  Read more

Trump lashes out at media coverage of his Putin meeting

Trump lashes out at media coverage of his Putin meeting

President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed he had a great meeting with Vladimir Putin and lashed out at the media coverage that captured the widespread dismay at his news conference with the Russian president  Read more

National Guard deployment led to more than 10,000 arrests of illegal immigrants, says CBP

National Guard deployment led to more than 10,000 arrests of illegal immigrants, says CBP

The National Guard's deployment to the southwest border in mid-April has led to 10,805 "deportable alien arrests" of people who illegally entered the United States from Mexico, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman said Monday  Read more

Trump Feels GOP Heat on Putin, But Will It Linger?

Trump Feels GOP Heat on Putin, But Will It Linger?

With sharp statements that underscored a deep disconnect between the president and his party's orthodoxy in dealing with Russia, GOP lawmakers condemned Donald Trump's apparent appeasement of Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday  Read more

Trump is treading dangerous ground in excusing Russian aggression during the U.S. election

Trump is treading dangerous ground in excusing Russian aggression during the U.S. election

The American president seems to accept Putin's denials about a cyber assault on American democracy  Read more

The Abortion War Will Soon Rip America in Two

The Abortion War Will Soon Rip America in Two

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy upheld Roe v. Wade. Then-candidate Donald Trump pledged to only nominate judges to the high court who would overturn Roe v. Wade  Read more

Trump sees vindication in Strzok testimony, says 'witch hunt' hurts U.S.-Russian relations

Trump sees vindication in Strzok testimony, says 'witch hunt' hurts U.S.-Russian relations

President Trump is citing FBI agent Peter Strzok’s recent testimony to Congress to bolster his assertion that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is “rigged” and a “witch hunt” that is hurting the country, ahead of a Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin  Read more