On a day full of criticism from Donald Trump, political protests, linked arms, players taking a knee or not coming on the field at all during the national anthem, and renewed pleas for unity from the league, NBC and the NFL took a ratings hit on Sunday Night Football. In metered market numbers, the primetime […]
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Trump Tells Fans To Walk Out On NFL Over Anthem Protests
Trump waded into a simmering debate on sports and free speech after he appeared to withdraw an invitation for the Warriors to visit the White House, and said National Football League (NFL) owners should fire players who openly protest by taking a knee on the field. Trump’s remarks stirred an already thorny national conversation about […]
Trump Campaign Manager Was Wiretapped
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was wiretapped under a foreign intelligence warrant in connection with U.S. concerns that he was communicating with Russian operatives who wanted to influence the American election, a former U.S. official familiar with the intelligence confirms to CBS News’ Andres Triay. The warrants were issued before Robert Mueller was appointed […]
6 DACA Dreamers File Lawsuit Against President Trump
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Diego attorney Dulce Garcia has regularly defended clients in immigration court. Now, she is the one seeking legal relief. Brought to the United States illegally by her parents as a child, Garcia is one of six immigrants who sued the Trump administration on Monday over its decision to end the […]
Steve Bannon Says That Firing Comey Was A Colossal Mistake
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said Sunday the firing of FBI Director James Comey may have been the biggest mistake in “modern political history.” Bannon confirmed in an online-only segment of “60 Minutes” that he opposed President Donald Trump’s decision to oust Comey. The wide-ranging discussion, which covered the Russia investigation, the media, […]
Department Of Justice To Send Travel Ban Back To Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – The Justice Department on Monday filed an emergency application at the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to block an appeals court decision that curbed President Donald Trump’s effort to temporarily bar most refugees from entering the United States. The department did not ask the court to immediately block a separate part […]
Trump Says Debt Ceiling Is Not Necessary
President Trump meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other congressional leaders in the Oval Office. According to The Washington Post, Trump and Schumer have agreed to work on a plan to eliminate the debt ceiling. The debt ceiling’s days as […]
Obama Gives Trump Advice In Farewell Letter
Before he left office in January, President Barack Obama offered his successor accolades and advice in a private letter that underscored some of his concerns as he passed the baton. In the letter, published Sunday by CNN, Obama praised President Donald Trump, saying: “Congratulations on a remarkable run. Millions have placed their hopes in you, […]
Mattis Warns North Korea Of Overwhelming Military Response
North Korea on Sunday conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, which it said was of an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile, prompting the threat of a “massive” military response from the United States if it or its allies are threatened. Speaking outside the White House after meeting with President Donald Trump […]
Department Of Justice Says No Proof Of Trump Tower Being Wire Tapped
The Department of Justice confirmed in a Friday court filing it had no evidence to support President Donald Trump’s claim that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower during the presidential campaign. Trump first made the accusation in March, and Obama refuted it. The White House tried to say Trump wasn’t explicitly referring to a […]
Trump Donates One Million Dollars To Hurricane Harvey Relief
President Donald Trump has pledged $1 million of his own money to Harvey relief efforts, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters Thursday. She said Trump has not decided which organization he will donate to. The spokeswoman said Trump specifically told Sanders to ask journalists at the briefing for suggestions since they have […]
Trump Declares Sunday ‘National Day Of Prayer’ For Harvey Victims
President Trump has declared Sunday a “National Day of Prayer” for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Surrounded by leaders from the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, Trump signed a proclamation from the Oval Office on Friday inviting “all Americans to join us as we continue to pray for those […]