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President Trump Brushes ‘Dandruff’ Off French President Macron’S Suit As The Two Leaders Tussle Over Iran

(WASHINGTON) — With exaggerated handshakes and a pair of kisses, President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron professed a sunny , best-friends relationship Tuesday, even as the two allies strained to bridge differences over the Iran nuclear agreement, Syria and more. Hosting Macron for the first state visit of his administration, culminating in a lavish dinner Tuesday night, Trump remained firm in his criticism of past and enduring American undertakings in Iran and elsewhere in...

Republican Debbie Lesko Wins Arizona Special Election, Keeping The House Seat In GOP Hands

(GLENDALE, Ariz.) — Republican Debbie Lesko has won the special election in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, keeping the U.S. House seat in GOP control. The former state senator on Tuesday defeated Hiral Tipirneni, a former emergency room physician. Tipernini had hoped to replicate surprising Democratic wins in Pennsylvania , Alabama and other states in a year where opposition to President Donald Trump’s policies have boosted the party’s chances in Republican...

A Federal Judge Has Ruled Against President Trump’S ‘Unlawful’ Move To End DACA

(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday against the Trump administration’s decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation, calling the Department of Homeland Security’s rationale against the program “arbitrary and capricious.” U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington wrote that the decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, “was unlawful and must be set aside.” Bates wrote...

Iran Accuses The U.S. Of Fabricating Evidence That Tehran Armed Houthi Rebels With Missiles

(NEW YORK) — To the Trump administration, the recovered missile fragments were incontrovertible proof that Iran was illicitly arming Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Yet Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif brushed it off Tuesday as little more than cheese puffs. During a visit to New York, the Iranian diplomat accused U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley of displaying fabricated evidence that missiles lobbed by the Houthis at civilian areas in Saudi Arabia originated in Iran....

President Trump Is Nominating Adm. Harry Harris As U.S. Ambassador To South Korea

(CANBERRA, Australia) — Adm. Harry Harris, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, will become the next U.S. ambassador to South Korea instead of Australia, the Australian foreign minister said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said she had been informed of the decision by Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan on Tuesday. “While we would have welcomed Adm. Harris here as ambassador to Australia, we understand that there are significant challenges for the United States on...

Trump VA Chief Nominee Ronny Jackson Fights On Despite Alleged Misconduct And Workplace Drunkenness

WASHINGTON (AP) — His nomination in peril, Veterans Affairs nominee Ronny Jackson fought Tuesday to convince lawmakers of his leadership abilities as more details emerged over his alleged misconduct, ranging from repeated drunkenness to a toxic work environment, as he served as a top White House doctor. President Donald Trump sent mixed signals about his choice to lead the sprawling veterans’ agency, suggesting during a White House news conference that Jackson may want to withdraw because...

Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ Advice For President Trump: ‘Please Resign’

Congresswoman Maxine Waters shared a message for President Donald Trump during the TIME 100 Gala on Tuesday night. Asked if she had any advice for Trump, Waters, who represents California’s 43rd District, issued a request. “Please resign,” said Waters, who was named one of the most influential people of the year in the 2018 TIME 100 . “So that I won’t have to keep up this fight of your having impeached because I don’t think you deserve to be there. Just get...

Veterans Affairs Nominee Ronny Jackson Exhibited ‘Unprofessional Behaviors’ In Past White House, Watchdog Group Says

(WASHINGTON) — A 2012 watchdog report ordered up by Veterans Affairs nominee Dr. Ronny Jackson found that both he and a rival physician exhibited “unprofessional behaviors” as they engaged in a power struggle over the White House medical unit. The report suggested the White House consider replacing Jackson or Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman —or both. Kuhlman was the physician to President Barack Obama at the time. The six-page report was reviewed Tuesday by The Associated Press. The...

EPA Head Scott Pruitt Has Been Embroiled In Scandals. Here’S How He’S Survived

Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt has been ensnared in an ever-growing list of ethics scandals for the past several weeks, leading environmental groups, ethics watchdogs and members of Congress to call for him to resign. But to conservative backers of President Donald Trump, the scandals pale in comparison to Pruitt’s accomplishments tearing down environmental regulations they dislike. “At the end of the day what I’m looking at is not what they’re writing...

Donald Trump Just Suggested To His Own Veterans Affairs Nominee That He Drop Out

President Donald Trump suggested that his own Veterans Affairs nominee, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, drop out, arguing that the Senate confirmation process is “too ugly and disgusting.” Speaking at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, Trump said that he was not aware of the “particular allegations” about improper workplace behavior leveled at Jackson, who currently serves as the White House physician, but he said he suggested Jackson consider withdrawing....

Republican Candidates Want To Focus On The Economy. But Donald Trump Keeps Getting In The Way

Republicans running in Congressional elections this year just want to talk about the economy. But they have one glaring obstacle: their own President. As GOP lawmakers gear up for the midterm elections, both candidates and outside groups have already worked up scripts for campaign ads that would tout the December tax reform and the low unemployment rate. But strategists worry that the message will be drowned out by President Donald Trump’s dominance of the daily news cycle. “The economic...

Confirmation Hearing For Trump’S VA Secretary Pick Delayed After ‘Serious Allegations’ Emerge

(WASHINGTON) — Senate leaders have delayed indefinitely the confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s pick to be Veterans Affairs secretary amid late-surfacing allegations about the nominee’s workplace practices and growing questions about his ability to manage the government’s second-largest department. The hearing for Ronny Jackson, Trump’s White House doctor and a Navy rear admiral, which had been set for Wednesday at the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, was...

President Trump Was Asked About Pardoning His Lawyer. He Called It A ‘Stupid Question’

President Donald Trump refused to answer whether he would pardon his personal attorney, calling it a “stupid question.” Sitting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Tuesday, Trump was asked if he would consider pardoning Michael Cohen, whose home and offices were raided by federal prosecutors earlier this month. “Thank you very much,” he said. “Stupid question. Go ahead, anybody else please?” Cohen has not yet been charged with any crimes,...

Why Clinton Veteran Rahm Emanuel Is Warning Democrats Against Running On Impeaching President Trump

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a warning for Democratic candidates in the upcoming midterm elections: don’t run on the idea of impeaching President Donald Trump. “This is a serious legal and constitutional, not political, issue,” Emanuel a veteran of the Clinton administration, t old Axios Executive Editor Mike Allen on Monday. “It’s a constitutional standard and, when that standard has been met, we’ll know about it.” Bill Clinton was the last president...

Amazon Will Start Delivering Packages Straight To Your Parked Car

Amazon.com Inc. has partnered with General Motors Co. and Volvo Cars to deliver packages to car trunks in 37 U.S. cities, as the e-commerce giant seeks new delivery methods for customers who may be wary of leaving packages outside or allowing couriers into their homes. The app-based service, which lets car owners provide delivery agents with keyless access to trunks, is an example of how Amazon is exploring new methods of delivering goods to customers. It also follows moves by competitors to get...

Dana Carvey Pays Tribute To Barbara Bush And Recalls How His Impersonations Led To Friendship With The Bushes

Dana Carvey paid tribute to George and Barbara Bush following the former First Lady’s death last week, describing how his comedic impersonations led to a friendship of over two decades. The comedian, who satirized George H.W. Bush on Saturday Night Live when he was in office nearly 30 years ago, recalled in an interview with Conan O’Brien how the then-President reached out to him following his sketches, which sparked a long term friendship. “They welcome my wife and I to the...

Does Rand Paul’S Playbook Work?

It starts with a complaint. A vote that most Republicans would consider routine is actually a violation of important principles. So then a threat is made; a lengthy filibuster on the Senate floor might be launched. Then, at the last minute, an anticlimactic change of heart occurs, and the measure passes along party lines. This is what one might call the Rand Paul playbook. The Kentucky senator summoned it once again this week as he held out support for President Donald Trump’s Secretary of...

The New CDC Director Is Being Paid Nearly Twice As Much As His Predecessor

(NEW YORK) — The new head of the nation’s top public health agency is getting paid nearly twice what his predecessor made and far more than other past directors, government officials confirmed. Dr. Robert Redfield Jr., 66, has long career as a top HIV researcher, but he had no experience working in public health or managing a public health agency. The U.S. government is paying him $375,000 a year to run the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s nearly...

Former President George H.W. Bush Hospitalized With An Infection Following Barbara Bush’S Funeral

Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized with sepsis, an infection of the blood, days after the death and funeral of his wife and former first lady Barbara Bush. “President Bush was admitted to the Houston Methodist Hospital yesterday morning after contracting an infection that spread to his blood,” Spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement. “He is responding to treatments and appears to be recovering. We will issue additional updates as events warrant.”...

A Last-Minute Change Of Heart Spared Mike Pompeo From An Embarrassing Vote

Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State appears set for a smooth approval by the Senate after a last-minute change of heart from a key detractor. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul announced he would drop his objection to Mike Pompeo ‘s nomination in a series of tweets early Monday evening, sparing him from what would have been the first time in nearly a century of documented history that the majority of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted against a Secretary of State nominee. The...