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Darryl PaulsonJuly 28, 2017

For all my friends who think I have finally gone off the deep end, I really do not want Special Counsel Robert Mueller to be fired. I do think the firing of Mueller, if it happens, may be the only way to end the tyranny of President Donald Trump. Trump has already fired FBI Director […]

Associated PressJuly 27, 2017

Hillary Clinton is calling her new book “What Happened” and promising unprecedented candor as she remembers her stunning defeat last year to Donald Trump. “In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I’ve often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net,” Clinton writes […]

Guest AuthorJune 30, 2017

I don’t watch cable television frequently. In fact, I don’t even have it. I have children at home, and I’m sensitive to what they see and hear; so we are cord-cutters, living on a strict diet of G-rated entertainment. There are days, like the day of the shooting at the congressional baseball practice, I find […]

Associated PressJune 22, 2017

President Donald Trump said Thursday on Twitter that he “did not make” and doesn’t have any recordings of his private conversations with ousted former FBI Director James Comey. “With all of the recently reported electronic surveillance, intercepts, unmasking and illegal leaking of information,” Trump said he has “no idea” whether there are “tapes” or recordings […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 20, 2017

On Tuesday in Jacksonville, U.S. Rep. John Rutherford — an ally of President Donald Trump — discussed the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, and the parallel investigations of the Trump Administration. “I want them to look at Russia’s attempt to interject themselves into our election process through cyberactivity and all that,” Rutherford said, “but […]

Associated PressJune 11, 2017

The Latest on President Donald Trump and the investigation into his campaign’s potential ties to Russia (all times local): 8:30 a.m. President Donald Trump is predicting that former FBI Director James Comey‘s “leaks will be far more prevalent than anyone ever thought possible.” Trump says on Twitter, “Totally illegal? Very ‘cowardly!'” Trump is again challenging […]

Associated PressJune 7, 2017

With fired FBI Director James Comey’s highly anticipated congressional testimony just a day away, the White House and its allies are scrambling for ways to offset potential damage. Asked Tuesday about the testimony, President Donald Trump was tight-lipped: “I wish him luck,” he told reporters. Comey’s testimony Thursday before the Senate intelligence committee could expose […]

Associated PressJune 5, 2017

President Donald Trump and his GOP allies on Capitol Hill have made it through nearly half their first year in power without a single major legislative achievement. If that’s going to change, it will have to start soon, a reality that Republican lawmakers will confront when they return to the Capitol on Monday from a […]

Mitch PerryJune 2, 2017

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While there are many things both Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill want to accomplish, Kathy Castor laments the business of Congress has slowed considerably by what she calls a “cloud” over the Trump administration’s possible collusion with Russia during last year’s election. “What an atmosphere it is,” the Tampa Democratic congresswoman said in opening […]

Associated PressMay 20, 2017

President Donald Trump arrived in the Middle East on Saturday, touching down in Saudi Arabia to begin his first trip abroad, a visit aimed at forging stronger alliances to combat terrorism while seeking to push past the series of controversies threatening to engulf his young administration. Trump flew to Riyadh overnight on Air Force One […]

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Darryl Paulson: Please fire Robert Mueller!

Hillary Clinton calling new book ‘What Happened’

Apryl Marie Fogel: The true cost of Donald Trump’s tweet

No tapes: Donald Trump says he didn’t record meetings with James Comey

John Rutherford: ‘Not concerned’ about Russian collusion with Donald Trump campaign

Donald Trump says James Comey’s ‘leaks’ are more prevalent

White House looks for ways to undermine James Comey’s credibility

GOP running out of time for legislative achievements

Kathy Castor: Investigations on Russia, Trump administration are ‘cloud’ over D.C.

In Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump seeks to move past domestic troubles