President-elect Donald Trump will be back in the saddle Monday in New York as he looks to decide who will fill the integral appointments in his Cabinet as concerns about a possible secretary of state choice rise and the distraction of a recount vote in Wisconsin, and possibly other key battleground states, set to press…
The breakneck pace ahead for Congress So 2017 is probably going to be a lot like 1995 on Capitol Hill. Republicans in the House and Senate are practically exuberant that they now have control of both bodies of Congress and President-elect Trump coming into the White House. They have a chance to legislate and promulgate…
The Ohio congressman running to unseat Nancy Pelosi as House minority leader said Monday that the Democratic Party is playing with fire. Rep. Tim Ryan said on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” that President-elect Donald Trump’s victory – combined with the GOP protecting its majorities in the House and Senate – sent a clear…
Conway slams anti-Trump protests, says president-elect ‘already draining the swamp’ President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway pushed back Wednesday against reports that the transition of power had descended into chaos, claiming that the real estate mogul was honoring his campaign slogan and is “already draining the swamp.” “I would just tell these people [to]…
Vice President-elect Mike Pence is shaking things up on the Trump transition team. After signing a memorandum of understanding Tuesday evening officially putting him in charge of the transition, one of his first moves was to purge the team of lobbyists. Before being demoted last week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was in charge of…
Trump has announced he will start to deal with the issue of illegal immigration by deporting all undocumented immigrants with criminal records, a group of people that could number upwards of 2 million. “What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, where…
The incoming Trump administration will focus on immigration, healthcare and jobs, President-Elect Donald Trump said after a Thursday meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. “A lot of really great priorities. People will be very, very happy. Well, we have a lot. We’re looking very strongly at immigration. We’re going to look at the borders,…
Police in Portland, Ore. declared that a once peaceful protest was a riot after demonstrators were seen attacking drivers and committing acts of vandalism during their march against Donald Trump’s election Thursday night. Portland police said at least 29 people were arrested in the riot and that more information would be given on the charges…
President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t minced words about what legacy legislation would be on the chopping block from President Obama’s administration. From the start, Trump has vowed to repeal ObamaCare within his first 100 days in office. His upset victory early Wednesday immediately raises thorny questions about what’s next for a range of hot-button issues –…
Donald Trump, defying the pundits and polls to the end, defeated Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s presidential election and claimed an establishment-stunning victory that exposes the depth of voter dissatisfaction – and signals immense changes ahead for American policy at home and abroad. Seventeen months after the billionaire tycoon’s Trump Tower entrance into the race, the…
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton started off neck-and-neck in the 2016 presidential election, as Trump won over the voters of three New Hampshire precincts early Tuesday morning, 32-25. Polls opened and shut quickly in the tiny hamlets of Dixville Notch, Hart’s Location and Millsfield just after midnight Tuesday. Under New Hampshire state law, communities with…
Well, we now know why the Clinton camp reacted so strongly to FBI Director James Comey’s announcement that the bureau will be reviewing some 650,000 emails discovered on the laptop of Anthony Weiner. Weiner is the estranged husband of top Clinton aide Huma Abedin. Both Abedin and Weiner shared this device, with the former sending…
UPDATE – These extraordinary developmentsbroke last evening, as Americans were gearing up for a thrilling World Series finale. I’ll hand things over to Fox News anchor Bret Baier and let him deliver one bombshell after another over two clips, the first from Special Report, then an On the Record follow-up — during which the prospect of future indictments is…
Newly released emails appear to show a State Department official coordinating with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign before her use of a private email to conduct government business was revealed. Emails from campaign chairman John Podesta show that the state official provided Clinton aides with the agency’s official response to a New York Times reporter in…
Lost in all the shouting and hypocrisy over James Comey and the FBI’s renewed investigation into Hillary Clinton’s national security-compromising email scandal is a true jaw-dropper of a Wall Street Journal scoop regarding deep internal divisions within the Bureau and DOJ. The story begins by focusing on the email probe side of the controversy, then delves into great detail about…
Katie wrote about the FBI’s quest to obtain a new search warrant to review the trove of Clinton-related emails found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop. Weiner, who is now separated from Abedin, is under investigation for an inappropriate online interaction with an underage girl. Abedin reportedly shared this laptop, which is how these emails were discovered.…
The FBI and the Justice Department reportedly were at odds over how to investigate Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as federal authorities announced they would take a new look at her emails. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported Sunday that senior law enforcement officials voiced skepticism several times of the…
President Obama claimed he learned about Hillary Clinton’s email through the news, just like everyone else, but notes the FBI recently released from interviews with her top aides revealed the president was corresponding with Clinton using a pseudonym. Moreover, recently released WikiLeaks emails show top aide Cheryl Mills expressing concern after the president made that…
Republicans blast ObamaCare after premium hike announcement Republicans blasted the White House on Monday after President Obama’s administration announced premiums for his signature health care law will rise sharply next year and many consumers would be down to just one insurer. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, while campaigning in Tampa, Fla., emphatically declared ObamaCare “over.”…
