Trump Praises Congressman for Body-Slamming Reporter
Carolyn Kaster/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump on Thursday lavished praise on Rep. Greg Gianforte, the Montana congressman who made headlines last year after body-slamming a reporter. Trump glowingly referring to Gianforte as “my kind of guy” because of the assault. “Any guy that can do a body-slam,…
Trump Once Again Accepts Saudi Arabia’s Denials on Jamal Khashoggi Disappearance
Olivier Douliery/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump continued to repeat the denials of the Saudi Arabian government that it had any involvement in the disappearance and likely murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. After speaking with the crown prince Tuesday, the president announced that “answers” would soon be available. In…
Trump’s Top Economic Adviser Says the United Nations “Overestimates” Climate Change
AP Photo/Susan Walsh Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Donald Trump’s top economic adviser downplayed the seriousness of the major United Nations climate report released earlier this month that detailed imminent catastrophic consequences if climate change isn’t addressed quickly, saying it sounds like an “overestimate”. “I won’t say it’s a scare tactic, but I…
Saudis Threaten to Retaliate if Punished for Journalist’s Disappearance
Donald Trump meeting with Saudi crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman in March 2018.Kevin Dietsch / Pool via CNP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Saudi Arabia’s government angrily reacted to warnings from President Donald Trump that it may face punishment for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, threatening the kingdom “will respond with greater…
A New Report Says Jared Kushner Likely Paid Almost No Federal Income Taxes for Years
Olivier Douliery/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Jared Kusher, White House senior advisor and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, appears to have paid little to no federal income tax between 2009 and 2016. For a new investigation, reporters for the New York Times reviewed more than 40 pages of confidential financial documents…
Senate Confirmation Appears Likely for Two More Judges Hostile Toward Abortion
Chad A. Readler, nominee to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, is sworn in to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on judicial nominations on October 10, 2018.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Two appeals court nominees with strong anti-choice histories are likely to become the…