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How Trump could tweet the GOP out of its Senate majority

9 years 2 months ago
Republicans should have no trouble not only holding their Senate majority in the 2018 elections but growing it. The party is defending only nine seats as compared to 24 for Democrats -- including 10 in states Trump won in 2016 (and five he won by double digits).

Trump drama doesn't deter Koch groups from tax reform push

9 years 2 months ago
While President Donald Trump's incendiary tweets and unorthodox behavior dominates headlines, well-heeled conservative groups and lobbyists are trying to focus their energy elsewhere, spending significant resources to push through what could be the most important legislative goal of Trump's first year: Tax reform.

Former CIA officer explains stunt to boot Trump from Twitter

9 years 2 months ago
Former CIA officer Valerie Plame was roughly $1 billion short of her goal to buy a major stake in Twitter and persuade the publicly traded company to ban President Donald Trump -- so she started a GoFundMe campaign to raise that sum and, as the page says, "#BuyTwitter and delete Trump's account."

Government watchdog group requests records on Mnuchin trip

9 years 2 months ago
A government watchdog group is looking into a trip that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin made recently with his wife, Louise Linton, aboard a government plane. On the trip, Mnuchin attended a luncheon for a local chamber of commerce and took a tour of Fort Knox, where he was joined by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Another communications staffer departs White House

9 years 2 months ago
The White House's revolving door has seen more out than in lately, as White House director of rapid response Andrew Hemming became the latest communications and former Republican National Committee staffer to depart the chaotic Trump administration Thursday.

Trump retweets meme of his Obama 'eclipse'

9 years 2 months ago
Most of the country has moved on from the solar eclipse, but President Donald Trump on Thursday retweeted a meme of "the best eclipse ever," featuring a montage of four photos that show Trump blocking former President Obama.
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