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Senate Judiciary Committee approves FBI director nomination

Getty Images FBI director nominee Christopher Wray prespares to testify during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee July 12, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of President Donald Trump’s choice to head the FBI. Christopher Wray’s nomination will now …

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US Attorney Sessions brushes off Trump criticism of recusal

Getty Images U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions listens during a news conference to announce significant law enforcement actions July 13, 2017 at the Justice Department in Washington, DC. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday brushed off sharp criticism from President Donald Trump, saying he loved his job and planned …

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US announces start of NAFTA talks in Washington on Aug 16

David Maung | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer directs trucks entering the United States from Mexico through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California. The first round of talks between the United States, Mexico and Canada on revamping the North American Free …

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Trump administration to share records about Mar-a-Lago

Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, April 7, 2017. President Donald Trump made seven trips to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida earlier this year, and the public might soon get …

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Americans want Trump impeached more than Nixon at start of Watergate: Poll

Dirck Halstead | Liaison | Getty Images Richard Nixon announces his resignation from the White House, August 9, 1974. A higher percentage of Americans think President Donald Trump should be impeached now than wanted to see President Richard Nixon impeached six months into his second term, according to a Monmouth …

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Trump administration reportedly learns lesson from health care, preps polished effort for tax reform

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks alongside Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (R) during a meeting about the federal budget in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, February 22, 2017. The stakes are high, as Trump — who revels in an image …

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White House planning ‘Made in America Week’

Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The Toyota Camry, with lettering on the side stating ‘Made in America*, Assembled in Kentucky with US and Globally Sourced Parts’. Plagued by daily revelations related to the escalating Russia investigations, the White House is dubbing the coming week “Made in America week” …

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‘My son is a high quality person and I applaud his transparency.’

Mike Segar | Reuters Donald Trump Jr. (L) gives a thumbs up beside his father Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (R) after Trump’s debate against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, September 26, 2016. President Donald Trump applauded his son’s “transparency” in a Tuesday statement …

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US says test of THAAD missile defense system in Alaska hits target

Source: Department of Defense A United States Army missile defense system, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD). The United States said on Tuesday it successfully tested its THAAD missile defense system against an intermediate-range ballistic missile in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii and Alaska, a key area as tensions with …

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Scholar fires off Twitter response to Trump

Getty Images President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump (not pictured) arrive at Hamburg Airport for the Hamburg G20 economic summit on July 6, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. A retort to President Donald Trump lit up Twitter on Monday, as one scholar had “a few things to say.” Trump …

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