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Crouching Trump, hidden dragon

Crouching Trump, hidden dragon

Before anyone could take the first shot in President Trump’s threatened trade war, he and Chinese President Xi Jinping both found a way to save face  Read more

Giuliani: Mueller to finish Trump obstruction probe by Sept. 1

Giuliani: Mueller to finish Trump obstruction probe by Sept. 1

President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe into obstruction of justice by the president will wrap up by Sept. 1 because allowing it to continue longer could improperly influence the midterm elections in November, according to a report Sunday  Read more

Don Blankenship To Mount Third-Party Senate Bid After Losing W.Va. GOP Primary
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  • 05/21/2018 12:00 AM

Don Blankenship To Mount Third-Party Senate Bid After Losing W.Va. GOP Primary

Don Blankenship lost his bid for U.S. Senate in the West Virginia GOP primary earlier this month, but now he's announced plans to mount a third-party challenge as a member of the Constitution Party  Read more

CIA Director Gina Haspel sworn in as Trump blasts Obama's CIA director as a 'disgrace'

CIA Director Gina Haspel sworn in as Trump blasts Obama's CIA director as a 'disgrace'

President Trump praised Gina Haspel as the seventh director of the Central Intelligence Agency at a swearing-in ceremony on Monday, just hours after accusing the fifth director of the CIA director of disgracing the office and engaging in a "political hit job" against him  Read more

U.S. top court backs companies over worker class-action claims

U.S. top court backs companies over worker class-action claims

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to the rights of workers on Monday by allowing companies to require them to sign away their ability to bring class-action claims against management, agreements already in place for about 25 million employees  Read more

Trump foresees 'fair trade' deal with China after halting tariffs

Trump foresees 'fair trade' deal with China after halting tariffs

President Donald Trump predicted Monday that his administration will be able to strike a “fair trade” deal with China, chiding Sen. Chuck Schumer for what he said were the failings of Democrats to address the issue under President Barack Obama  Read more

U.S., China putting trade war on hold, Treasury's Mnuchin says

U.S., China putting trade war on hold, Treasury's Mnuchin says

The U.S. trade war with China is “on hold” after the world’s largest economies agreed to drop their tariff threats while they work on a wider trade agreement, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday  Read more

Trump weighs coup against Paul Ryan

Trump weighs coup against Paul Ryan

A source who discussed the idea with Trump told The Weekly Standard that the president “believes there is merit to the plan, but has not formed a final position.”  Read more

Giuliani says he has rare understanding of Trump and can ‘get the best out of him’

Giuliani says he has rare understanding of Trump and can ‘get the best out of him’

‘To me, this is like public service. This will free him up even more to accomplish remarkable things’  Read more

CIA Gets First Female Chief With Confirmation of Gina Haspel

CIA Gets First Female Chief With Confirmation of Gina Haspel

Veteran spy Gina Haspel will become the first female director of the CIA after six Democrats joined Republicans in a Senate confirmation vote that overrode concerns about her role in the spy agency’s harsh interrogation program after 9/11  Read more

 Dishonest Dems, media ignore Trump’s triumphs

Dishonest Dems, media ignore Trump’s triumphs

Anyone expecting President Trump supporters to soften up on their allegiance to the president heading into the November midterm elections is sadly mistaken  Read more

China Plans to Offer Major Trade Concessions, but Skepticism Abounds

China Plans to Offer Major Trade Concessions, but Skepticism Abounds

Chinese negotiators are preparing to offer the United States a mammoth package of promises to buy more American goods, in a bid to pare down the trade deficit between the two countries and to defuse President Trump’s aggressive moves against China’s trade practices  Read more

Trump Rebuts Bolton, Says Libya Isn’t a Model for Kim Talks

Trump Rebuts Bolton, Says Libya Isn’t a Model for Kim Talks

President Donald Trump rebutted his national security adviser, telling reporters that he didn’t consider the nuclear disarmament of Libya a model for negotiations with North Korea over its atomic weapons program  Read more

DOJ inspector general completes long-awaited review of Hillary Clinton probe

DOJ inspector general completes long-awaited review of Hillary Clinton probe

The completion of a long-awaited watchdog report on the FBI and DOJ’s Hillary Clinton investigation during the 2016 presidential campaign has put Washington on edge, as the clock counts down to its potentially explosive release  Read more

Trump says some dangerous unauthorized immigrants 'aren't people' but 'animals' who will be rapidly kicked out of the US

Trump says some dangerous unauthorized immigrants 'aren't people' but 'animals' who will be rapidly kicked out of the US

Trump also said the US has the "the dumbest laws on immigration in the world."  Read more

Giuliani claims Mueller team won’t indict president

Giuliani claims Mueller team won’t indict president

‘We are pretty comfortable that in the circumstances of this case, they wouldn’t be able to subpoena him personally,’ says president’s lawyer  Read more

 Is a Russian-American Rapprochement Possible?

Is a Russian-American Rapprochement Possible?

Major media outlets on both sides of America’s political divide ran denunciations of Russian President Vladimir Putin last weekend  Read more

Michigan State and Nassar victims reach $500M settlement

Michigan State and Nassar victims reach $500M settlement

Michigan State University agreed to pay $500 million to settle claims from more than 300 women and girls who said they were assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history, officials announced Wednesday  Read more