WASHINGTON — The Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. and others on the Trump team after a promise of compromising material on Hillary Clinton was accompanied by a Russian-American lobbyist — a former Soviet counterintelligence officer who is suspected by some U.S. officials of having ongoing ties to Russian intelligence, NBC News has […]
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Trump Adviser Calls Juniors Russian Meeting A Category 5 Hurricane
A close adviser to the Trump White House described the revelations surrounding Mr. Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr. and his meetings with a Russian lawyer as a “Category Five hurricane”, CBS News’ Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett reports. The adviser called it “very bad” as the fallout over Trump Jr.’s meeting continues after […]
Vice President Pence Beginning To Distance Himself From President
Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday offered a curious statement in response to that morning’s release of emails showing that the eldest son of President Donald Trump met with a Kremlin-linked lawyer in 2016 intending to obtain damaging information on Hillary Clinton. The carefully worded response from Pence’s press secretary Marc Lotter attempts to absolve […]
Trump Says Son Is ‘Open, Transparent, Innocent’ Despite Being Caught In Lie
President Donald Trump defended his son Wednesday morning amid the swirling controversy surrounding Donald Trump Jr.’s emails regarding a meeting with a Russian lawyer, praising him for being “open” and “transparent.” “My son Donald did a good job last night. He was open, transparent and innocent,” the president tweeted, referring to his son’s appearance last […]
Trump Jr. Emails Prove He Went To Meeting With Russians About Campaign
Donald Trump Jr. was told in an email before his meeting with a Russian lawyer — who he believed had damaging info on Hillary Clinton — that the material was part of the Kremlin’s effort to aid his father’s campaign, a report says. At least three people with knowledge of the correspondence told the New […]
Putin And Trump To Meet July 7th According To Kremlin
A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump will take place on the sidelines of a G-20 summit in Hamburg on July 7, Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov as saying on Tuesday. “(It’s been) agreed for the seventh,” RIA news agency quoted him as saying. […]
Trump Travel Ban Enforcement Begins 8 PM Eastern Time Tonight
A small army of lawyers and civil rights activists are gearing up for potential chaos and instances of denied entry into the U.S. Thursday night, when much of President Donald Trump’s travel ban is due to take effect. The New York Immigration Coalition, Amnesty International and Muslim Advocates are among the dozens of groups that […]
Trump Accuses Obama Of Colluding With Russia Despite Zero Evidence
President Donald Trump said this morning that his predecessor Barack Obama “colluded or obstructed” in regards to Russian interference in the U.S. election. “The reason that President Obama did NOTHING about Russia after being notified by the CIA of meddling is that he expected Clinton would win and did not want to ‘rock the boat.’ […]
Trump Acknowledges Russian Hacking; Blames Obama
President Trump appeared to acknowledge Russian involvement in the 2016 campaign while criticizing the Obama administration’s response to a Russian interference campaign he has repeatedly denied took place. In a tweet Friday night, Mr. Trump wrote that President Obama “knew far in advance of November 8th about election meddling by Russia” and “did nothing about […]
Senate GOP Unveils Health Care Plan That Will Affect Millions
After weeks of secret negotiations, the US Senate has released its draft of a bill that could upend the healthcare system for millions of Americans. The Senate’s 142-page proposal, unveiled on Thursday, would eliminate or reduce key benefits provided by Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act; lower taxes for the wealthy; strip funding from the women’s […]
Trump Says “No Poor People” In Cabinet Positions
Contradicting rhetoric from his presidential campaign, President Donald Trump explained why he chose Wall Street billionaires for several of his Cabinet roles during a campaign-style rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Wednesday evening. “So somebody said, ‘Why did you appoint a rich person to be in charge of the economy?’ I said, ‘Because that’s the kind […]
Trump Says Working With China To Deal With North Korea Failed
President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that China “tried” to help the United States curb North Korean aggression but it “has not worked out.” Trump tweet: While I greatly appreciate the efforts of President Xi & China to help with North Korea, it has not worked out. At least I know China tried! It is not […]