Adam Schiff: There is ‘ample evidence’ of collusion between Trump campaign, Russians There is “ample evidence” that the Trump campaign colluded with Russians, but only special counsel Robert Mueller can decide if it’s enough to prove a crime beyond a reasonable doubt, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee […]
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Mitt Romney to launch U.S. Senate campaign Thursday in Utah Mitt Romney plans to announce his long-expected U.S. Senate bid on Thursday in his adopted state of Utah with a low-key rollout intended to duck roiling Republican divisions and avoid signaling that he will play the role of foil to […]
Report Faults V.A. Secretary Shulkin Over Travel to Europe A scathing report released Wednesday found “serious derelictions” in a 10-day, $122,000 business trip the secretary of veterans affairs took to Europe, which included airfare for his wife and extensive sightseeing. According to the report, Secretary David J. Shulkin traveled to […]
In third bellwether contest, Florida Democrats again carry the day and hope for a blue wave For the third Florida bellwether election in a row, the Republican candidate lost to the Democrat, giving activists and elites in both parties a sense that the GOP’s political grip is slipping in the […]
Second Judge Blocks Trump Decision To End Deportation Relief For Dreamers A second federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, dealing another blow to the president’s efforts to end protections for nearly 700,000 undocumented young people who came to the […]
Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Says He Paid Stormy Daniels Out of His Own Pocket Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s longtime personal lawyer, said on Tuesday that he had paid $130,000 out of his own pocket to a pornographic-film actress who had once claimed to have had an affair with Mr. Trump. […]
Was Clinton attack dog Sidney Blumenthal involved in launch of Russia collusion investigation? A name long associated with the Clinton machine has surfaced as a behind-the-scenes figure in the Trump-Russia collusion story, prompting some to speculate that the investigation began at least partly as a dirty tricks operation. Sidney Blumenthal, […]
Three Milwaukee Jail Officers Charged in Dehydration Death A Wisconsin jail commander repeatedly lied after her officers cut off water to an inmate who later died of dehydration, prosecutors said on Monday as they described a series of lethal missteps and a two-year investigation. The commander, Maj. Nancy Evans, was […]
Obama unveils official portraits, jokes about wife’s ‘hotness’ Former U.S. President Barack Obama joked about his ears and gray hair and praised his wife Michelle Obama’s “hotness” at the unveiling of the couple’s official portraits at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery on Monday. The Obamas selected artists Kehinde Wiley and […]
Harvard Chooses Lawrence Bacow as Its Next President Harvard University’s next president will be Lawrence S. Bacow, a former president of Tufts University and a top academic officer at M.I.T., who was chosen for his diplomatic and leadership skills at a time when higher education is under fire, the university […]
