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Trump said he is unsure whether Defense Secretary James Mattis is planning to step down from his post, but told CBS' "60 Minutes" in a pre-taped interview that the retired general might and that he regards Mattis as "sort of a Democrat."
JP Morgan & Chase Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and Ford Motor Co Chairman Bill Ford canceled plans to attend a Saudi investor conference, the companies said on Sunday, the latest such high-profile announcements after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Swift's endorsement of Bredesen in her home state was credited with driving a surge in registrations of young voters last week. But Democrats say they worry the new applications may not be processed in time for people to take advantage of the early voting process.
Four men were shot and killed following a fight between two families at a birthday party for a 1-year-old in Texas, state officials said.
There were several moments during the 60 Minutes interview that showed Trump's declining mental sharpness in the face of serious questions.
Trump tried to blame Obama and then claimed that China meddled in the election when he was asked about Russia during the 60 Minutes interview.
Trump tantrumed that he is not a baby when he was challenged on his claim that he loves brutal North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
Trump tried to deny climate change, without denying climate change, but 60 Minutes called Trump's favorite technique of attributing his opinions to masses by claiming "they say."
U.S. President Donald Trump said he is unsure whether Defense Secretary James Mattis is planning to step down from his post, but told CBS' "60 Minutes" in a pre-taped interview that the retired general might and that he regards Mattis as "sort of a Democrat."
Vice President Joe Biden is the overwhelming favorite to win the Democratic nomination according to a new 2020 poll.
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams exposed the GOP effort to rig the vote in Georgia with a point by point deconstruction of what Republicans are doing and why they are doing it.
John Brennan laid the blame for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the feet of Donald Trump because the president has enabled and encouraged authoritarian regimes with his rhetoric.
Donald Trump said on Saturday that separating migrant families at the border could deter illegal immigration and that he was considering several options to tighten border security.
Trump's top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said that the Fed is not out of control as he disagreed with Trump's effort to blame them for his latest failure.
Two endangered Republicans in Southern California have now been thrown to the wolves by their own party. The Republican Party’s top funding group for congressional races, the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), said it will spend no more money to support Orange County Republicans Dana Rohrabacher and Mimi Walters.
Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will respond in kind to threats against it after President Donald Trump’s warning of “severe punishment” over the alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudi response came after the Tadawul stock exchange in Riyadh dropped by 7 percent during the week’s first day of trading, with 182 of its 186 listed stocks showing losses.
In Donald Trump’s world everything is for sale, even the names and addresses of his supporters. It was reported yesterday by The New York Times that political consultants close to the president are making available a list with the email addresses and cellphone numbers of millions of his supporters. Proceeds will go to the Trump campaign.
A caravan of over 1,300 people left yesterday from Honduras, beginning a journey to the United States where members of the caravan hope to seek asylum as refugees. The group was composed primarily of families, including many women carrying babies. The beginning of their journey was marked by the desperation which underlies their struggle for existence in their home country where life has become almost intolerable.
Yesterday The Des Moines Register, Iowa’s largest newspaper, announced that it was endorsing only Democrats in this year’s congressional races.
The respected newspaper’s editorial board said that this year the stakes are too high to do anything else.
Last week we reported that The Fresno Bee, hometown newspaper to GOP Representative Devin Nunes, published a scathing editorial endorsing the Democratic opponent of the conservative congressman.
After President Trump on Thursday said that Nunes deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom the Bee once again had a lot to say, this time about Nunes’ worthiness for such an honor. Trump said Nunes was deserving of a medal because he is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and he led congressional investigations into potential conspiracy with Russians during Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. But the editors of the newspaper did not agree.