After President Donald Trump took the controversial step of commuting the jail sentence of his longtime friend Roger Stone, Sen. Susan Collins was again stuck between the leader of her party and the Trump-aligned voters she needs to win a tough reelection. The Maine Republican, who has built her political brand on being an independent…… MORE
President Donald Trump struck a slightly new tone on mask-wearing at a rally on Thursday, telling a group of largely maskless, shoulder-to-shoulder supporters that he thinks wearing a mask is appropriate when social distancing isn’t possible. After making the case that “lockdowns” to prevent the spread of coronavirus don’t work, Trump told rallygoers in Tampa,…… MORE
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday blasted Montana Democratic Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney for unwittingly using him to troll his Republican opponent in the state’s gubernatorial race. In a Cameo video message posted earlier Thursday to Cooney’s Twitter account, Christie pleads with a person named “Greg,” urging them to move back to New…… MORE
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, flanked by several senior department officials, hyped the administration’s efforts to construct hundreds of miles of wall along the US-Mexico border while lavishing praise on President Donald Trump less than a week before Election Day. Thursday’s news conference in McAllen, Texas, is the latest in a string of media…… MORE
A defendant in the federal case against associates of Rudy Giuliani pleaded guilty Thursday to making a false statement to the Federal Election Commission and defrauding investors in a fund. Former pro golfer and restaurateur David Correia and three other men — Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman and Andrei Kukushkin — with ties to Giuliani were…… MORE
The Trump administration’s top border official, Mark Morgan, said Thursday that Twitter locked his account and removed a tweet regarding the effectiveness of the border wall. “The tweet basically read that walls absolutely are an important part of a multi-layer strategy that assist the men and women of CBP to apprehend criminals. That’s what my…… MORE
Dr. Deborah Birx emerged from a meeting at the White House one day in late summer with a new resolution: Never again would she sit in a meeting with Dr. Scott Atlas and listen to him pontificate on the pandemic. That’s when she went all-in on a plan to essentially abandon the White House and…… MORE
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the two top negotiators for a new round of coronavirus relief, are engaged in a public war of words after weeks of private negotiations — casting new doubt on whether congressional Democrats and the Trump administration will be able to reach agreement on stimulus legislation even…… MORE
In four key states — Florida, North Carolina, Nevada and Iowa — Republicans are beginning to narrow the Democratic advantage in pre-Election Day voting. More than 12 million ballots have been cast in these four states, which could be crucial in determining the next president. The candidates’ schedules reflect the focus on these states. President…… MORE
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Thursday that the Trump administration has informally notified Congress of its intent to move forward with a major arms sale to the United Arab Emirates involving advanced F-35 jets. Two Democratic congressional aides said that the arms package involved 50 F-35 jets valued at some $10…… MORE
