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EPA Release Was Meant to Laud Trump. Things Went Awry

'Recklessly bury his head in the sand' not supposed to be there

(Newser) - It's a classic example of he said/she said, or maybe an instance of he said what she never said. The confusion comes courtesy of an EPA press release that was meant to quote a GOP senator who had glowing things to say about President Trump's recent climate-change rollbacks...

Freedom Caucus Finds Itself in Trump&#39;s Crosshairs
Trump Steps Up Fight
Against GOP Rebels
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 31, 2017 7:20 AM CDT

Trump Steps Up Fight Against GOP Rebels

He says party needs to fight Freedom Caucus as well as Dems

(Newser) - President Trump stepped up his fight against a rebellious section of his own party Thursday, targeting the House Freedom Caucus in a series of tweets. The hardline conservatives "will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team, & fast. We must fight them, &...

New 'Spy' Allegations Surface Out of Russia-Trump Dossier

BBC says a Russian diplomat in DC was a spy who helped with the hacking

(Newser) - A flurry of new stories are out about the investigation of possible ties between Russia and President Trump, and specifically about the controversial dossier compiled by a former British intelligence officer at the heart of the matter. One name in particular is gaining prominence, that of Mikhail Kalugin, a Russian...

George W. Bush Memorably Summed Up Inauguration

'New York' reports him as saying, 'That was some weird s---'

(Newser) - George W. Bush dutifully attended the Trump inauguration in his role as ex-president, and his struggles with a rain poncho became an internet sensation. Now there's a new Bush-inauguration story creating a buzz: New York quotes three anonymous people present who said Bush summed up the ceremony, including the...

Seattle Fights Trump 'Sanctuary Cities' Order

The mayor accuses Trump of declaring 'war on cities'

(Newser) - President Trump's crackdown on "sanctuary cities" is making cities less safe and Seattle is going to fight it, Mayor Ed Murray says. The city filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday over Trump's Jan. 25 executive order , which withholds federal grants from cities that fail to comply...

Woman From China Said to Be Mystery Buyer of Trump Childhood Home

Trump Birth House LLC spent $2.14M for the Jamaica Estates abode

(Newser) - Someone has agreed to hand over $2.14 million for President Trump's childhood home in Queens—and an unnamed neighbor tells the New York Times she's witnessed suited-up people pulling up to the Jamaica Estates home in black luxury SUVs and speaking Chinese since the secretive deal went...

Trump's Trips to Mar-A-Lago Under Review

GAO to investigate security, costs to taxpayers

(Newser) - A government watchdog will investigate the costs of President Trump’s trips to Mar-a-Lago, as well as security at the Palm Beach club after a request by Democrats. In a letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of four Democratic members of Congress to request an investigation, the Government Accountability Office...

White House Staff Skipping Correspondents' Dinner

They are 'standing in solidarity' with Trump

(Newser) - It's unlikely they're going to Samantha Bee's roast of President Trump instead, but a month after the president announced he would steer clear of the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, White House staff members are following suit. "The staff is standing in solidarity with the president,...

House GOP Blocks New Effort to Obtain Trump's Taxes

Democrats' 3rd, 4th attempts were voted down

(Newser) - House Republicans on Tuesday blocked more attempts by Democrats to obtain President Trump's tax returns from the IRS. House Democrats tried for a third and a fourth time to use procedural votes to pry loose Trump's returns. Republicans blocked both efforts, one on the House floor and the...

Trump&#39;s Plan to Revitalize Coal Faces Stiff Winds
Trump's Plan to Revitalize
Coal Faces Stiff Winds
the rundown
Mar 28, 2017 3:24 PM CDT

Trump's Plan to Revitalize Coal Faces Stiff Winds

Even a coal mining exec is skeptical about what can be done

(Newser) - President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to unwind many of the environmental rules put in place by President Obama. The big change is that he ordered a review of the Clean Power Plan, which was designed to curb emissions at coal-fired power plants. The president celebrated "the...

Graham on Nunes: He's on a 'Lark,' Like 'Inspector Clouseau'

But House Intelligence Committee chair says he's not recusing himself from Russia probe

(Newser) - The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee has asked its chair to recuse himself from the probe into the Trump administration's ties to Russia—but so far, Devin Nunes has said "nyet." Politico calls Nunes and the White House "defiant" after Rep. Adam Schiff's...

Trump Vowed to Undo These Obama Rules. Today's the Day

Will roll back Obama's climate-change efforts with executive order

(Newser) - Moving forward with a campaign pledge to unravel former President Obama's sweeping plan to curb global warming, President Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday that will suspend, rescind, or flag for review more than a half-dozen measures in an effort to boost domestic energy production in the form...

Trump: &#39;Russia Story Is a Hoax&#39;
Trump: 'Russia Story Is a Hoax'
Mar 28, 2017 6:26 AM CDT

Trump: 'Russia Story Is a Hoax'

President says House panel should be investigating Hillary Clinton instead

(Newser) - President Trump took to Twitter Monday night to weigh in on Congress' investigation of possible ties between Russia and his election campaign: The "story is a hoax," he tweeted. In a pair of tweets, here and here , Trump also criticized US policies toward Moscow while Hillary Clinton was...

Trump Wants $1B to Build 62 Miles of Border Wall

Texas AG won't object to use of eminent domain

(Newser) - What's "big, beautiful," and roughly $3,000 a foot? It's President Trump's border wall, according to Homeland Security budget documents obtained by CNN . The documents outline a request of $1 billion to cover 62 miles of border wall—48 miles of new barriers in San...

Jared Kushner Agrees to Be Grilled Over Russia Ties

Ivanka's husband, and President Trump's senior adviser, will speak to Senate panel

(Newser) - On Jared Kushner's growing to-do list: bringing peace to the Middle East, streamlining government processes , and now, talking to the Senate Intelligence Committee about Russia. Per the AP , the White House has confirmed President Trump's son-in-law, husband of Ivanka Trump, has said he'll speak to the committee...

Trump Has Visited His Golf Courses 13 Times as President

He's spent a third of his presidency at Trump properties

(Newser) - President Trump stayed away from his Florida resort for the weekend, but not from Trump properties: He was at the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia on Saturday and Sunday and dined at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, on Saturday night, reports the Washington Post , which calculates that...

Trump Aides: Judge Jeanine Tweet Just 'Coincidental'

She called for Paul Ryan to step down

(Newser) - President Trump has a good relationship with Paul Ryan despite the American Health Care Act fiasco—and despite a tweet from Trump urging people to watch Judge Jeanine on Fox, who called for Ryan to quit , aides to both men say. On Saturday night, host Jeanine Pirro opened her show,...

Nunes' Abrupt Exit From an Uber Ride Is Making Headlines

As his committee's Trump-Russia investigation appears to be in danger

(Newser) - The night before House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes dropped a bombshell Wednesday , claiming President Trump's transition team communications had been "incidentally collected" by US intelligence agencies, he disappeared out of an Uber. He was in the car with a senior committee staffer when he got a communication...

Trump Signals He's Open to Work With Dems on Healthcare

Schumer says common ground can be found

(Newser) - After the healthcare bill he championed hit a wall with conservative Republicans, President Trump might be looking for room to maneuver in the opposite direction. Trump's aides opened the door to working with moderate Democrats on healthcare and other issues over the weekend while Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer...

Trump Is Hitting Republicans Hard
Trump Is Hitting
Republicans Hard 
Mar 26, 2017 9:11 AM CDT

Trump Is Hitting Republicans Hard

Blames Freedom Caucus for health failure, tweets plug for Fox host who slams Ryan

(Newser) - President Trump is attacking conservative lawmakers after the Republican bill to replace ObamaCare went down in flames on Friday, reports the AP . Trump tweeted Sunday morning: "Democrats are smiling in D.C. that the Freedom Caucus, with the help of Club For Growth and Heritage, have saved Planned Parenthood...

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