While Democrats Debated, Trump Went on a Bizarre, 68-Minute Rant in Baltimore
President Donald Trump speaks at the 2019 House Republican Conference Member Retreat Dinner in Baltimore, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019.Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo While ten Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls battled it out on a Houston stage Thursday night, President Donald Trump was in Baltimore, Maryland, giving a rambling 68-minute speech to House Republicans who had gathered for a three-day…
Mar-a-Lago Intruder Convicted of Trespassing at Trump’s Private Club
Mar-a-Lago on April 3, 2019.Joe Raedle/Getty Images A jury in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. on Wednesday convicted a Chinese woman for trespassing and lying to a Secret Service agent at Mar-a-Lago on March 30. The verdict did not clarify whether the intruder, Yujing Zhang, a 33-year old financial consultant from Shanghai, was spying for the Chinese…
Trump Tried to Bully NOAA. Its Chief Scientist Just Released a Remarkable Letter to Fight Back.
Evan Vucci/AP NOAA Acting Chief Scientist Craig McLean sent a letter over the weekend to the agency’s staff to address the controversy that ensued after President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Hurricane Dorian was headed for Alabama. On Tuesday, NOAA publicly released that letter, following a wild week when the normally understated agency was in…
Michael Flynn’s Deep State Strategy Is Failing in Court. He May Not Care.
Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, leaves the federal court with his lawyer Sidney Powell on Tuesday.Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press Michael Flynn’s combative new legal strategy appears to be failing in federal court. But it is increasingly clear that Flynn is aiming at a different audience. He’s apparently hoping that by claiming…
Trump’s National Security Team Is Now a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Defense Industry
President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One prior to departing from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia on March 2, 2017.Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty With John Bolton out as national security adviser, the defense industry is poised to receive even more representation in the highest levels of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team. Bolton deputy Charlie…
Mark Sanford Announces Long-Shot Primary Challenge to Trump
Jeff Malet/ZUMA Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Sunday announced his bid to challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican primary, adding his name to a small group of long-shot campaigns aimed at unseating the president. In a string of tweets detailing his candidacy, Sanford focused heavily on fiscal responsibility, or the lack…