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McCain Slams Trump Over Sheriff Joe's Pardon

Fellow Arizona senator Jeff Flake is also critical

(Newser) - President Trump's relations with Arizona's Republican senators were testy even before Friday, but the president's pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio seems sure to increase the animosity. John McCain and Jeff Flake each criticized Trump's decision about Maricopa County's former ex-lawman. The pardon "undermines...

Trump Gives Mattis Leeway on Current Transgender Troops

President extends enlistment ban, but leaves wiggle room for those now serving

(Newser) - President Trump on Friday directed the Pentagon to extend indefinitely a ban on transgender individuals joining the military, but he appeared to leave open the possibility of allowing some already in uniform to remain. Trump gave Defense Secretary Jim Mattis authority to decide the matter of openly transgender individuals already...

Controversial Trump Adviser Gorka Is Gone

Ally of Steve Bannon appears to have been forced out

(Newser) - Will Steven Miller be next? Controversial Trump aide Sebastian Gorka, an ally of Steve Bannon, is out of the White House. He appears to have been ousted as part of chief of staff John Kelly's push to clean house, reports the New York Times . "Sebastian Gorka did not...

Trump Pardons Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio

White House announces move Friday evening

(Newser) - President Trump wasn't bluffing : Trump has pardoned former sheriff Joe Arpaio following Arpaio's conviction for intentionally disobeying a judge's order in an immigration case. The White House announced the move Friday night, saying the 85-year-old ex-sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County was a "worthy candidate" for...

US Hits Venezuela With Sanctions
US Hits Venezuela 
With Sanctions
Aug 25, 2017 1:23 PM CDT

US Hits Venezuela With Sanctions

But US imports of Venezuelan oil are allowed to continue

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Friday slapped sweeping financial sanctions on Venezuela, barring banks from any new financial deals with the government or state-run oil giant PDVSA, per the AP . The sanctions Trump signed by executive order are bound to dramatically escalate tensions between Venezuela and the US and exacerbate the...

Far-Right Media Not Happy About New WH Info Protocol

John Kelly, aide will vet info coming to President Trump's desk

(Newser) - John Kelly is attempting to make order out of reported chaos in the White House, and it appears part of his strategy is diminishing the information pipeline to President Trump down to the size of a straw. The chief of staff's plan was laid out in two White House...

Key Trump Adviser Delivers Public Rebuke to President

Gary Cohn says administration 'can and must do better' after Charlottesville

(Newser) - President Trump just got publicly scolded by a key member of his administration over his response to Charlottesville. In an interview with the Financial Times , top financial adviser Gary Cohn said "this administration can and must do better in consistently and unequivocally condemning these groups and do everything we...

Baldwin Spoofs Trump in SNL Summer Show

'There was a tragic victim that came out of Charlottesville: Me!'

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin returned as President Trump Thursday night for one of Saturday Night Live's summer "Weekend Update" shows, this time spoofing the president at his recent rally in Phoenix. See the video here . Among the lines:
  • "Now, a lot of people don't know this, but you
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Suggestions in Zinke Report Would Defeat 'Rock Lickers': GOPer

Interior secretary recommends shrinking at least 4 national monuments

(Newser) - Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has completed his President Trump-ordered review of 27 national monuments declared by Trump's three predecessors—and while he hasn't recommended abolishing any of them, he tells the AP he has proposed shrinking a "handful" of them. Insiders tell the New York Times that...

Roger Stone: Anyone Voting to Impeach Trump Will Be in Danger

GOP strategist says move would cause civil war

(Newser) - Roger Stone did little to calm America's overheated political climate with remarks to TMZ this week: The veteran GOP strategist said any attempt to impeach President Trump would cause violence like America has never seen before—and any politician who voted for it would "endanger their own life....

2 Big Deadlines Signal a Risky September
Coinciding
Deadlines
Mean a Risky
September
the rundown
Aug 24, 2017 1:48 PM CDT

Coinciding Deadlines Mean a Risky September

Debt ceiling could become 'entangled' with budget talks, raising fears of a US default

(Newser) - President Trump's public comments this week have made one thing crystal clear: September is going to be a very big month for the US. Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to pass a funding deal to avoid a shutdown, and Trump has thrown a wrench into things by demanding...

Trump Likes Image of Him 'Eclipsing' Obama

He also tweets about Mitch McConnell and James Clapper

(Newser) - It's been another busy morning for President Trump on Twitter . He's hit a wide range of topics, but one tweet in particular drawing attention is actually a retweet of a supporter's eclipse joke. It shows an image of Trump gradually coming closer to one of President Obama,...

Wall Street Journal Editor's Memo on Trump Draws Flak

Gerard Baker accused of softening coverage of Phoenix rally

(Newser) - The top editor at the Wall Street Journal apparently thinks his reporters are too biased against President Trump. But many in the journalism community think the newspaper has become way too deferential to the White House. The issue flared anew after staffers leaked an email from editor Gerard Baker in...

McConnell: President and I Are Speaking
McConnell:
Trump and I
Are Speaking
Aug 23, 2017 4:25 PM CDT

McConnell: Trump and I Are Speaking

Anyone suggesting otherwise is just 'not part of the conversation'

(Newser) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he and President Trump are in regular contact about "shared goals" and working together to advance them. He says people suggesting otherwise are "clearly not part of the conversation." McConnell says priorities include tax overhaul, spending, and other bills. The Kentucky...

Trump's 'Extraordinary' Threat: Money for Wall, or a Shutdown

He also hinted that he'd like to terminate NAFTA

(Newser) - President Trump was speaking in Reno Wednesday even as the assessment continued over his Tuesday night rally in Phoenix. In Arizona, he didn't just vent about the media , he also made headlines on multiple policy fronts. Among other things, he renewed his push for a border wall in a...

Trump Has Clapper Worried About Nukes; 2 Reactions

Former national intelligence director leery of president's temper after Phoenix rally

(Newser) - President Trump's Tuesday night rally in Phoenix, during which he unleashed a familiar rant about the media, has brought out his critics in force. But perhaps the critic drawing the most attention is former National Intelligence Director James Clapper. "I really question his ability to be—his fitness...

Trump, McConnell Aren't Speaking After Angry Call

Elaine Chao: 'I stand by my man—both of them'

(Newser) - President Trump and Mitch McConnell have taken potshots at each other in public of late, but that's nothing compared to what's going on in private, reports the New York Times . A lengthy story describes their relations as of the "Cold War" variety, and it says the two...

In Phoenix, Trump Defends Virginia Remarks, Bashes Media

He doesn't pardon Sheriff Joe Arpaio, but implies it's coming soon

(Newser) - President Trump unleashed a new torrent of criticism on the media Tuesday night over the coverage of his Charlottesville remarks. At a political rally in Phoenix, Trump also stopped short of pardoning former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, but strongly he hinted he would do so soon, reports NBC News . "It’...

Ex-CIA Officer Trying to Buy Enough of Twitter to Ban Trump

Valerie Plame Wilson started GoFundMe to buy controlling interest

(Newser) - Kal Penn tried to get the president banned from Twitter by invoking the social network's Terms of Service. Valerie Plame Wilson is going a step further. The former CIA officer has launched an effort to raise enough money to buy a controlling stake in the company and then shut...

German Cops Seize Pills With a Familiar Look

Yes, those are Trump-themed ecstasy pills

(Newser) - Ich bin ein ecstasy pill. German police made a strange bust over the weekend that resulted in the seizure of 5,000 orange ecstasy pills in the shape of President Trump's head, reports CNN . In case there was any room for disagreement, the name Trump is on the back...

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