1 day agoTrump backs Pence, dismisses ‘phony’ report he questioned loyaltyPresident Trump on Saturday pushed back on a “phony” New York Times story that said Trump was unsure of Vice President Mike Pence’s loyalty and that a 2020 shakeup could be on the cards -- telling reporters that Pence was “100 percent loyal.”
1 day agoCindy McCain says US needs 'a strong leader, not a negative Nancy’Cindy McCain, in an interview broadcast Friday, said that she hopes President Trump learns from the midterm elections and realize that “our country needs a strong leader, not a negative Nancy.”
1 day agoPresident Trump arrives in California to survey wildfire damage after hammering 'poor' forest managementPresident Trump arrived Saturday in Northern California to see the devastation from the California wildfires that have left at least 71 dead and more than 1,000 people missing -- saying it’s time “to pull together for the people of California.”
2 days agoTrump says he will help Pelosi get elected speaker, says opponents are ‘wasting their time’President Trump on Saturday gave full backing to House Minority Leader, D-Calif., taking the speaker’s gavel when the Democrats take the House in January -- telling reporters that those considering a challenge to her “are wasting their time.”
2 days agoUS hardens pro-Israel stance at UN, votes against resolution on Golan HeightsThe U.S. on Friday voted against an annual resolution condemning the “occupation” of the Golan Heights -- a change from the U.S. abstention last year -- and ripped into the body’s anti-Israel bias, part of an increasingly pro-Israel stance under the Trump administration.
2 days agoPelosi could pick up Republican support in quest for speaker’s gavelAs Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., faces a tricky climb to build the support from her own party for her retake the gavel in January, she’s getting an unlikely source of support: Republicans.
3 days agoRepublican Young Kim loses lead in California House race, accuses opponent Gil Cisneros of harassing vote countersRepublican congressional candidate Young Kim, who just days ago was poised to be the first Korean-American woman in Congress as she led a closely contested California House race, is accusing her opponent of "harassing and intimidating” vote counters as her lead has disappeared.
3 days agoTheresa May fights for political survival after draft Brexit deal sparks resignations, calls for her ousterU.K. Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting for her political survival on Thursday after a draft Brexit agreement with the European Union sparked resignations from her Cabinet -- and left furious pro-Brexit backbenchers pushing for a leadership challenge.
4 days agoTreasury slaps sanctions on Saudi officials over death of Jamal KhashoggiThe Treasury Department announced Thursday it is slapping sanctions on 17 Saudi government officials over the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Turkey last month.
4 days agoTrump says Mueller investigators ‘have gone absolutely nuts,’ are ‘a disgrace to our Nation’President Trump on Thursday ripped into Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, accusing investigators of having “gone absolutely nuts” and saying they are “a disgrace” to the country.
