WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the United States would cap the number of refugees allowed into the country at 30,000 for fiscal year 2019, a sharp drop from a limit of 45,000 it set for 2018. “We proposed resettling up to 30,000 refugees under the new refugee ceiling…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A top economic adviser to President Donald Trump said on Monday he expects U.S. budget deficits of about 4 percent to 5 percent of the country’s economic output for the next one to two years, adding that there would likely be an effort in 2019 to cut spending on entitlement programs….
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures extended losses in post-market trading late Monday after President Trump announced a new round of tariffs on about $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. Trump said he will impose 10 percent U.S. tariffs on about $200 billion worth of Chinese imports but he spared…
The longer this administration is in power, the more apparent it is that everybody working in it sees the U.S. government as their own personal play toy.
Too many men – particularly those with the deny-deny-deny strategy of Donald Trump – are quick to dismiss women and doubt their stories.
The fight for which party controls the U.S. Senate has escalated in recent weeks as polling shows a neck-and-neck race in a handful of states.
Not only is Kavanaugh’s nomination in jeopardy, but the new developments will do nothing to stop women voters from abandoning the party.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, slammed Trump for abusing his presidential power to declassify materials in the ongoing Russia investigation.
When the GOP took it upon itself to hijack the SCOTUS nomination process with nearly a year left in Barack Obama’s term, they lost their right to complain.
By Robert Chiarito and Suzannah Gonzales CHICAGO (Reuters) – The white police officer who shot to death a black teen in 2014 fired 16 shots without justification, prosecutors told a Chicago jury on Monday, as the trial began in a decisive case for race relations and policing in the United States‘ third-largest city. “What he…
Trump’s job-killing price waging trade war with China escalated further with the White House announcing $200 billion in new tariffs on China.
The production cuts come after the Trump administration’s escalating trade disputes cut off U.S. access to ethanol markets in China, contributing to a domestic supply glut that has pushed biofuel prices to near their lowest in over a decade.
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who accused him of a 1982 sexual assault will be called to testify in the Senate next Monday, the chamber’s Judiciary Committee chairman said, pushing back a key vote in the judge’s confirmation process.
Rachel Maddow had her biggest viewership week ever last week, and on Friday, she was the most-watched program on all of television.
Senate Republicans struggled on Monday to salvage President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court even as the judge and the woman who accused him of a 1982 sexual assault offered to testify publicly and Trump called the nomination “on track.”
President Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, could be sentenced as soon as Nov. 28, according to a joint court filing by prosecutors from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office and defense lawyers on Monday.
The 2018 Emmy Awards, the highest honors in television, will be handed out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday, hosted by “Saturday Night Live” performers Colin Jost and Michael Che.
Following is a list of nominations in key categories:
President Donald Trump just ordered James Comey‘s text messages to be released to the public without redaction. Along with Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, and Bruce Ohr. Trump also just abused his power by interfering in the Russia probe. “The president…issuing orders to DOJ in the middle of an investigation into his own campaign…
It is being reported that if the votes aren’t there to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court by the end of the day, Senate Republicans may begin to pressure Trump to withdraw his nomination.
Trump, who has been accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault by dozens of women is standing behind his potentially sexually assaulting Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.
Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court pick, and a woman accusing him of a 1982 sexual assault both offered on Monday to testify publicly before a Senate panel even as the embattled nominee issued a new denial of the allegation.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Monday called the sexual misconduct allegation brought by a woman against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh extremely credible and said the FBI should reopen its background investigation on the judge.
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Game of Thrones” or “The Handmaid’s Tale”? “Atlanta” or “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”? The best drama and comedy series races for television’s highest honors are too close to call ahead of Monday’s Emmy awards, where the field is so packed with quality contenders that some shows may leave…
People tell me I can’t speak about this because I am biased. I disagree. I have mentioned this in passing before, but now I’m going to come out with the story of an ongoing sexual assault that happened to me at work, so that I can use it to explain things very slowly to Republican…
Two new polls show Democratic US Senate candidates leading Republican in the contests for the open Senate seats in Tennessee and Arizona.
New game: Character assassination can go both ways. As Republicans dig down low for their cheap, worn 1980s playbook of How to Smear an Alleged Victim, all 10 Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee today sent a letter challenging Chuck Grassley to allow the FBI to investigate the allegations and follow up on Kavanaught’s misleading committee testimony.
“Morning Joe†guest Donny Deustch said this morning that he thinks Brett Kavanaugh will not be confirmed to the Supreme Court. He also said Republicans face a “lose/lose†situation in the political fight over the sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump’s nominee. MSNBC's Donny Deutsch says Kavanaugh confirmation would be 'suicidal' for GOP https://t.co/BPRh7HB29m —…
Senior Presidential Advisor Kellyanne Conway appeared on Fox & Friends this morning and revealed possible clues about how the White House will address the current political firestorm surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. “Brett Kavanaugh accuser should be heard, ‘testify under oath’ on allegations, White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway says†Brett Kavanaugh accuser should be…
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her, wants to tell her story under oath. Her attorney said she is willing to speak directly to U.S. Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee and let them ask her questions so that their doubts can be allayed and their…
A new poll provides evidence that there is an increasing lack of faith in American democracy. According to a new NPR/Marist poll nearly half of American voters do not believe that their votes will be counted accurately in November’s midterm elections. In addition to that bad news, nearly 40% do not believe that U.S. elections…
Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination was plunged into chaos after a woman accusing him of sexual assault spoke publicly for the first time about the allegation on Sunday, in an interview with the Washington Post. The fallout from the decades-old allegation is putting pressure on Senate Republicans, who must decide if they want to rush…
