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‘Dr. Strangelove with a mustache’: Bolton blasted for ‘profiteering’ off US secrets by White House advisor
Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro tore into John Bolton for ‘profiteering off America’s secrets’ on Tuesday after the FBI raided his home last week in a reported classified document probe. ‘I served with Bolton, and he was far too frequently a loose cannon, bent on bombings and coups — Doctor Strangelove…
Read More »Trump battles John Bolton, Chris Christie and threatens to pull funds from Wes Moore’s Maryland
I asked Donald Trump the question. Everyone asked Donald Trump the question. Would he engage in retribution in a second term? And we all got the same answer: He’d be too busy for that. His only retribution would be success. Well, if Trump is not engaged in turning government against…
Read More »Trump opens door to 600,000 Chinese students amid Beijing trade talks
Donald Trump said 600,000 Chinese students would be allowed into the U.S. to study at colleges amid ongoing trade talks with China. Speaking at the White House Monday, the president’s announcement signals a potential thaw in U.S.-China relations after escalating tariffs and restrictions on Chinese students. ‘I hear so many…
Read More »Epstein estate hit with new House subpoena for ‘client list,’ call logs
The House Oversight Committee took significant steps to widen its probe into Jeffrey Epstein on Monday, including subpoenaing the late pedophile’s estate. Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., sent a letter to attorneys representing Epstein’s estate, requesting a slew of documents by Sept. 8. ‘The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform…
Read More »Bolton unleashes on Trump Ukraine policy days after FBI raid
After his home was raided by the FBI last week, former national security advisor John Bolton unleashed a blistering critique of President Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy, claiming it is marked by ‘confusion, haste and disarray.’ ‘Collapsing in confusion, haste, and the absence of any discernible meeting of the minds among Ukraine, Russia,…
Read More »Trump threatens lawsuit over ‘blue slips’ as top GOP senator bucks demand to bend Senate rules for nominees
President Donald Trump vowed to sue over a Senate practice that allows a lawmaker to block his U.S. attorney and district court nominees, as the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee stood firm against doing away with the tradition. Trump homed in on the ‘blue slip’ tradition in the…
Read More »Trump threatens lawsuit over century-old Senate tradition delaying his nominees
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened a lawsuit over the Senate’s century-old ‘blue slip’ tradition that he says makes it ‘impossible’ for him to appoint a judge or U.S. attorney. Trump made the comments to reporters in the Oval Office while signing executive orders regarding the elimination of cashless bail…
Read More »Trump touts Kim Jong Un relationship amid South Korea summit
President Donald Trump touted his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and said the two would meet ‘someday’ — just before a summit at the White House with South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae Myung. During Trump’s first term in office, the president met with Kim on multiple…
Read More »Top GOP senator defies Trump demand to bend Senate rules for his court picks
The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee is again standing firm against President Donald Trump’s demand that Senate tradition be changed to ram through his district court and U.S. attorney nominees. Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, came under fire from Trump again late Sunday night over the Senate’s…
Read More »Democrats opposed John Bolton for years — until they sought him as an ally against Trump
When federal agents raided the home and office of former National Security Adviser John Bolton on Friday as part of a classified documents investigation, some Democrats and liberal commentators framed the development as another example of what they claim is President Donald Trump’s political weaponization of the justice system. The…
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