Donald Trump Gave a Rambling, Marathon Press Conference. It Was Not Good.
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a bizarre and rare press conference on Wednesday, President Donald Trump defended embattled Judge Brett Kavanaugh ahead of a high-profile hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Christine Blasey Ford, one of three women who has accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, will testify on Thursday…
Cash Bonuses and Waived Drug Tests Couldn’t Help the Army Meet Its Recruitment Goals This Year
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Months after Donald Trump promised a “great rebuilding of the Armed Forces,” the Army said that it had missed its recruiting goal for the first time in over a decade. It had aimed to enlist 76,500 new members this year but missed the mark…
Brett Kavanaugh Digs In: “I’m Not Going Anywhere”
Brett Kavanaugh during his interview with Fox News.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh broke his silence on his sexual misconduct allegations in an interview with Fox News on Monday, calling them “false accusations.” The Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation hearings were thrown into chaos when…
Rod Rosenstein Bombshell: He Talked of Secretly Recording Trump, Ousting Him Via the 25th Amendment
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in the audience during the confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on Sept. 4, 2018. Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein talked about lining up cabinet members to…
Trump Visited Rain-Drenched North Carolina and It Went About as Well as You’d Expect
Trump stands in front of a home that suffered damage from Hurricane Florence; in the background is a yacht that washed ashore.Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. After Hurricane Florence dumped 34 inches of rain on the Carolinas, swelling rivers and flooding neighborhoods and towns, Donald Trump toured the particularly…
It’s 2018 and Candidates Are Still Running Attack Ads Against Iraq War Protesters
McSally for Senate/YouTube Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Democrat Kyrsten Sinema and Republican Martha McSally, both current members of Congress, are locked in a tight contest in the race to succeed retiring Arizona GOP Sen. Jeff Flake. McSally, who touts the endorsement of President Donald Trump despite refusing to say…