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Talk of 'Jail on Capitol Hill' as Democrats Fight Trump

Dems mull their options as Trumps blocks investigations

(Newser) - They're talking about jailing people at the Capitol. Imposing steep fines. All sorts of extraordinary, if long-shot measures to force the White House to comply with Democratic lawmakers' request for information about President Trump stemming from the special counsel's Russia investigation, the AP reports. This is the remarkable...

Big Part of Trump's Friday: A Phone Call With Putin

They talk about the Mueller report, Venezuela, and trade

(Newser) - President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spent more than an hour on the phone Friday conferring about various international issues—and also, Robert Mueller's investigation. "We discussed Trade, Venezuela, Ukraine, North Korea, Nuclear Arms Control and even the 'Russian Hoax,'" Trump tweeted . "Very...

Trump: NYT Report Shows This Is 'Bigger Than Watergate'

'But in reverse,' he adds, referring to report of undercover FBI investigator

(Newser) - President Trump doesn't often have good things to say about the New York Times, but on Friday he liked what he read in the newspaper. In a tweet , Trump called attention to a report saying that the FBI had sent an undercover agent to meet with a Trump campaign...

Hillary Clinton Flips a Famous Trump Suggestion Around

'China, if you're listening, why don't you get Trump's tax returns?'

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton uttered a few lines Wednesday night that will sound familiar to anyone who followed the 2016 race. "China, if you're listening, why don't you get Trump's tax returns?" Clinton said on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC show. "I'm sure our media would richly...

'I Didn't Exonerate': Barr Goes Before the Senate

Attorney general appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee

(Newser) - Into the lion's den. Attorney General William Barr is now appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in what is the first time he is facing lawmakers' questions since he released the Mueller report. A couple hours in, the AP reports that "private tensions between Justice Department leaders and...

Watchdog: Americans 'Don't Know What's Going On' in Afghanistan

US military no longer releasing district control data

(Newser) - Amid a battlefield stalemate in Afghanistan, the US military has stopped releasing information often cited to measure progress in America's longest war, calling it of little value in fighting the Taliban insurgency, reports the AP . A government watchdog agency that monitors the US war effort, now in its 18th...

Trump's Predawn Tweetstorm Spurred by Biden Endorsement

'I've done more for Firefighters than this dues sucking union will ever do'

(Newser) - At least one poll has Joe Biden as the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, and he's starting to acquire some endorsements. One in particular appears to have riled President Trump, who fired off a predawn tweetstorm Monday addressing it. The International Association of Fire Fighters gave Biden its nod...

Trump, Schumer, Pelosi Agree on a Number: $2T

That's how much they want to spend on infrastructure

(Newser) - We have a figure: After a 90-minute meeting with President Trump on Tuesday, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi said they collectively agreed to spend $2 trillion repairing America's crumbling infrastructure. That may have been the easy part. What they did not agree on is where the money would come...

Trump Sues Banks to Keep Records Private

President, family say House Democrats are abusing their power

(Newser) - President Trump's fight to keep his business records private is increasingly moving to the courts. On Monday, the president and his three oldest children sued two banks—Deutsche Bank and Capital One—to prevent them from turning over details of the Trump Organization to House Democrats, reports USA Today ...

A Very Different Correspondents Dinner Is in the Books

President counter-programs with Wisconsin rally as WHCD goes without a comedian

(Newser) - This year's White House Correspondents Association dinner, once an evening of sharp-edged political humor and celebrities, took place Saturday without a comedian, without the president or anyone from the White House, and without the tension of past events. George Washington and every president since has felt mistreated by the...

Latest Team to Turn Down WH Invite: 'Difficult, If Not Impossible'

Tony Bennett, coach of Virginia Cavaliers, says it's a scheduling issue

(Newser) - The Virginia Cavaliers won their first-ever NCAA men's basketball championship in early April by beating Texas Tech, and like many victors, the University of Virginia men's basketball team may have had a chance to visit the White House—except the team's coach says they're not going,...

Trump Shows NRA He's Taking US Off Arms Trade Treaty

Obama signed the deal, but the Senate hasn't ratified it

(Newser) - President Trump told the NRA on Friday that the US will not support an international agreement that regulates the transfer of conventional weapons, including small arms, planes and ships. The UN effort was designed to prevent illicit arms transfers in violation of embargoes, the Washington Post reports. "We will...

No Impeachment, Say Most Americans in New Poll

Overall, 56% don't like idea in Washington Post/ABC News poll

(Newser) - As Democrats in Congress weigh their next moves after the release of the Mueller report, a new Washington Post / ABC News poll finds that most Americans aren't in the mood for impeachment hearings. On the other hand, most people think President Trump lied to the public about matters...

Trump on $2M 'Bill' for 'Our Great Otto': I Paid Nothing

President insists no money was paid to North Korea for Otto Warmbier

(Newser) - On Thursday, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders noted that the administration doesn't comment on hostage negotiations, a remark necessitated by reports that North Korea billed the US $2 million for Otto Warmbier's hospice care before the 21-year-old student was sent back to the US in 2017. On...

Trump Defends His Charlottesville Comments

He says 'fine people' referred to admirers of Robert E. Lee, not white supremacists

(Newser) - When Joe Biden launched his candidacy Thursday, he called out President Trump in particular for Trump's words after the racial unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, of 2017. In the aftermath, Trump had said there were "very fine people on both sides." Asked again about those comments Friday, Trump...

Trump Renews Criticism of John McCain

Widow Cindy McCain disputes report she will endorse Joe Biden

(Newser) - President Trump renewed his criticism of the late John McCain on Thursday, telling Sean Hannity of Fox News that McCain "did the nation a tremendous disservice" when he voted against a Republican bill to repeal ObamaCare in 2017. "John McCain, at the very last moment, late in the...

Trump Says He's 'Rooting' for One Democratic Hopeful

He was scathing about the rest of the field

(Newser) - Sean Hannity asked President Trump for his thoughts on the Democratic 2020 hopefuls at the end of a Fox News interview Thursday night—and the president obliged, sounding as if he was discussing a substandard crop of Celebrity Apprentice contestants. Trump said he is calling Joe Biden, who entered the...

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Trump's Defiance of Congress
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Trump's Defiance of Congress on Subpoenas Escalates

This has 'constitutional crisis written all over it,' writes one pundit

(Newser) - The White House and Congress are embroiled in a growing fight over Congress' ability to force officials in the executive branch to testify. Democrats in Congress see the White House resistance as a violation of checks and balances laid out in the Constitution. But President Trump says House Democrats are...

Trump Warns Biden About 'Nasty Race'

President says Democrats dealing with 'sick & demented ideas'

(Newser) - When Joe Biden formally joined the 2020 race on Thursday, he delivered a scathing criticism of President Trump. The president has since acknowledged Biden's entry into the race with a nickname and a dig at the former VP's smarts: "Welcome to the race Sleepy Joe," Trump...

Clinton Tells Congress What to Do About the Mueller Report

It's way too soon to know whether impeachment is the right course, she writes in op-ed

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is out with an op-ed about how to move forward in the wake of the Mueller report, and she's not pushing for impeachment—at least not yet. The current debate "has been reduced to a false choice: immediate impeachment or nothing," Clinton writes in the...

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