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McCain on Whether Trump Admin Has Been Forthcoming About Niger: ‘Of Course Not’
While speaking to reporters on Thursday, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Senator John McCain (R-AZ) stated that “Of course” the Trump administration hasn’t been forthcoming about the deadly Niger attack. McCain said that a subpoena might be required to get to the bottom of the attack, but he had “a good conversation with General McMaster, and they said that they would be briefing us. … And we’ll, hopefully, get all the details.” One of the reporters asked McCain, “Do you feel the administration’s been forthcoming up to this point about what happened there?” McCain answered, “Of course not.” Follow Ian Hanchett on Twitter @IanHanchett
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Trump: Obama-era uranium deal is ‘real Russia story’
President Trump said Thursday that an Obama-era uranium deal with Moscow is “the real Russia story,” and again dismissed allegations that his campaign colluded with Russia as “a hoax.”Sitting beside Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo…
Go to Source: The Hill – Administration
Trump predicts Senate will pass budget
President Trump on Thursday predicted the Senate would pass its 2018 budget resolution, a key step toward advancing the Republicans’ tax plan.“It will be successful tonight,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “I think we have the votes for…
Go to Source: The Hill – Administration
How Obama held the mother of a fallen soldier as she cried on his suit
Trump claimed his predecessors did not call grieving families.
Go to Source: ABC News: Politics
Poll: 42 percent think Trump will be remembered as one of worst presidents in history
Forty-two percent of Americans think President Trump will be remembered as one of the worst presidents in U.S. history, according to a new Marist Poll poll. Another 16 percent think Trump will be remembered as a below average…
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Trump probably won’t appreciate George W. Bush’s latest speech
“Bigotry seems emboldened,” the former president said. “Our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication.”
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Trump meets with governor of Puerto Rico; gives himself a ’10’ for hurricane response
President Trump welcomed the Gov. Ricardo Rossello to the White House Thursday, and touted his administration’s hurricane response as a “10.”
Go to Source: FOX News
Trump administration appeals ruling that allowed undocumented teen to get abortion
The Trump administration filed an appeal Thursday with the D.C. Court of Appeals aimed at blocking a judge’s ruling recognizing an undocumented immigrant woman’s right to an abortion.The D.C. Court of Appeals issued an administrative stay…
Go to Source: The Hill – Administration
Bush calls on US to ‘recall and recover’ its identity
Former President George W. Bush in a Thursday speech called on Americans to “recall and recover” their country’s identity, slamming the 21st century rise of isolationism, nativism and anti-globalization sentiments.Bush spoke at forum in New York…
Go to Source: The Hill – Administration