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Trump Gives Mexico Deadline to Stop Illegal Crossings

In tweets, president threatens to close the border next week

(Newser) - Unless Mexico puts an immediate halt to illegal crossings into the US, President Trump said Friday, at least parts of the border will be closed as early as next week. Trump likewise threatened to close the border near the end of last year but didn't, the Hill points out....

Trump Boasts of His 'Much More Beautiful Everything'

He slams usual targets at Michigan rally

(Newser) - President Trump continued his Mueller report victory lap with a rally in Michigan on Thursday night, where he ripped into the "fake news media," Democrats, and the FBI, among others, and declared that "the Russia hoax is finally dead." At the Grand Rapids rally—his first...

Trump 'Overrides' His 'People' on Special Olympics Funding

President backs off on controversial proposal to cut funding

(Newser) - President Trump announced Thursday that he was backing off a budget request to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics, reversing course after his administration weathered days of criticism for the proposed cut . Speaking to reporters as he left the White House for a rally in Michigan, Trump said he had...

Trump: DOJ to Review 'Outrageous' Smollett Case

President tweets about the case

(Newser) - All charges have been dropped against Empire actor Jussie Smollett, but the FBI is still reportedly on the case —and one person in particular hopes to keep the heat on it. President Trump, who'd railed against Smollett last month on Twitter for insulting "tens of millions" of...

Trump Talks Treason, Pardons in Fox Interview

He accuses the FBI of 'treasonous acts,' doesn't rule out pardon of Michael Flynn

(Newser) - President Trump called in to Sean Hannity's show on Fox News Wednesday and spoke for 45 minutes in his first interview since the conclusion of Robert Mueller's investigation. He didn't want to talk much about pardons, but he had plenty to say about the investigation, and some...

Barbara Bush Book: She Had a Trump Countdown Clock

Late first lady apparently blamed Trump for her 2016 heart issues due to 'angst'

(Newser) - Former first lady Barbara Bush blamed Donald Trump for her heart problems due to the "angst" she was feeling in June 2016 over Trump's campaign, especially his mockery of her son Jeb. That's one of the scoops in a new book by Susan Page, the DC bureau...

Bad News for House Dems on Trump's First Veto

A vote of 248-181 is not enough

(Newser) - The Democratic-controlled House fell short Tuesday in its effort to override President Donald Trump's first veto, handing him a victory in his drive to spend billions more for constructing barriers along the Southwest border than Congress has approved, the AP reports. Lawmakers voted 248-181 in favor of overturning his...

Democrats Slam New Move Against Obamacare
Trump Makes New
Move on Obamacare
Mar 26, 2019 11:40 AM CDT

Trump Makes New Move on Obamacare

Trump administration says the whole law should be struck down

(Newser) - The Trump administration has told a federal appeals court it wants the entire Affordable Care Act struck down, an outcome that could leave millions uninsured and revive a winning political issue for Democrats, the AP reports. The administration, in a terse filing Monday with the court in New Orleans, said...

After Mueller, Democrats Try to Navigate a Tricky Line

Pelosi wants members to stop talking about collusion

(Newser) - The Mueller report has left Democrats in a bind, and the Hill sums it up: More liberal supporters don't want them to let up on aggressive oversight of President Trump, but they risk alienating a large group of moderate voters who have investigation "fatigue." A few stories...

'Massive Win' for Trump: 7 Takes on Mueller Report

One big question was unanswered

(Newser) - Attorney General William Barr released his summary of Robert Mueller's findings Sunday, and reactions split predictably along party lines. According to Barr, Mueller found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, but did not exonerate him on allegations of obstruction of justice. President Trump and his...

Campaign Seeks Donations to 'Fully Vindicated' Trump

Letter went out an hour after statement on Mueller report

(Newser) - The Trump 2020 campaign didn't waste any time after Attorney General William Barr disclosed Sunday that Robert Mueller's investigation hadn't found evidence that the Trump 2016 campaign conspired with Russia . An hour after Barr's letter was released, the campaign sent out a fundraising email claiming that...

Democrats Fault AG Barr After Mueller Summary

House Judiciary chief Nadler wants William Barr to answer 'discrepancies'

(Newser) - President Trump is claiming exoneration in the wake of the attorney general's summary of the Robert Mueller report . Democrats are saying not so fast. Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York, chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, tweeted that he wants Attorney General William Barr to testify before his...

Trump Issues Defiant Tweet Over Mueller Report

President claims 'complete and total EXONERATION'

(Newser) - President Trump is already crowing about the Mueller report . "No Collusion, No Obstruction, Complete and Total EXONERATION. KEEP AMERICA GREAT!" he tweeted . Robert Mueller, though, didn't go quite that far in his report. While his team found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia...

Mueller: No Collusion Evidence; Unclear on Obstruction

Evidence fell short of a 'prosecutorial judgment'

(Newser) - It has arrived: Attorney General William Barr delivered a four-page letter Sunday to Congress summarizing the central findings of the Mueller probe, the New York Times reports. In the letter, Barr says Robert Mueller's team didn't find sufficient evidence of President Trump colluding with Russia but also didn'...

Trump Holds Fire Ahead of Mueller Report

Attorney general may present the main findings to Congress as early as Sunday

(Newser) - No leaks. Washington continues to wait for the Robert Mueller report, and no new details have emerged about what it might say. Attorney General William Barr is working on summarizing the main findings for Congress, and he could present that as early as Sunday. How much, if any, is made...

Barr Scours the Mueller Report With Advisers

A fight with Congressional Democrats seems inevitable

(Newser) - Attorney General William Barr scoured special counsel Robert Mueller's confidential report on the Russia investigation with his advisers Saturday, deciding how much Congress and the American public will get to see about the two-year probe into President Donald Trump and Moscow's efforts to elect him, the AP reports....

Robert Mueller Submits His Report
Robert Mueller Report Is In:
No New Charges
UPDATED
Mar 22, 2019 5:51 PM CDT

Robert Mueller Report Is In: No New Charges

Special counsel submits it to attorney general, who may brief Congress this weekend

(Newser) - The Robert Mueller report is in. And while we won't know details for a while, one big one has leaked: The special counsel seeks no new indictments, reports the Washington Post and the New York Times . Mueller on Friday officially wrapped up his nearly two-year investigation into Russian interference...

Trump Picks a Former Adviser for Fed Board

Stephen Moore has criticized Fed chairman's policies

(Newser) - President Trump said Friday he will nominate Stephen Moore, a conservative economic analyst, to fill a vacancy on the Federal Reserve's seven-member board. Moore, an often polarizing figure in political circles, served as an economic adviser to Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, the AP reports, and helped draft...

In Surprise, Trump Reverses Sanctions on North Korea

He 'likes Chairman Kim and he doesn't think' the penalties are necessary, says White House

(Newser) - President is reversing his administration's decision to slap new sanctions on North Korea and ordering them withdrawn. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says Trump "likes Chairman Kim and he doesn't think these sanctions will be necessary," per the AP . Trump himself addressed the move on...

Washington's Big Question: Where's the Mueller Report?

Everyone seems to think it's coming out very soon

(Newser) - The buzz in Washington is that Robert Mueller's report is imminent, but whether that means hours, days, or weeks remains very much unclear. President Trump himself said Friday he doesn't know when Mueller will submit the results of his investigation to Attorney General William Barr. "I have...

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