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State Department Asked to Explain Trump's Sweden Comment

Request comes from Swedish embassy in Washington

(Newser) - The head-scratching over President Trump's reference on Saturday to a Friday night incident in Sweden is moving up the chain. Reuters reports the Swedish embassy in Washington has asked the State Department to explain what Trump meant when he said, "You look at what's happening in Germany....

Trump References Sweden Attack, ABBA Jokes Ensue

'What has he been smoking,' asks former FM

(Newser) - "We’ve got to keep our country safe," opined President Trump at his rally Saturday in Florida. "You look at what’s happening in Germany, you look at what’s happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this? ... They’re having problems like they never...

McCain: Silencing Media Is 'How Dictators Get Started’

Senator rips Trump as top White House aide says 'bogus stories' must be taken seriously

(Newser) - John McCain assessed President Trump's assertion that the "media is the enemy of the American People" with a blunt pronouncement: "That's how dictators get started," he told Meet the Press, per the Washington Post . "In other words, a consolidation of power," said the...

At Trump Rally, Shades of His Campaign

President revisits familiar themes, says 'life is a campaign'

(Newser) - Just four weeks into his administration, President Trump appeared at a campaign rally that mirrored the months leading up to Election Day, complete with promises to repeal the health care law, insults for the news media, and a playlist highlighted by the Rolling Stones. "I want to be among...

Trump: Media Is 'Enemy of the American People'

Rant wins praise from Beijing

(Newser) - President Trump stepped up his attacks Friday on the news media, which he declared to be an "enemy of the American People." The Washington Post reports that afterTrump initially named the New York Times, NBC, and CNN and described them as "SICK," a revised tweet added...

Chris Christie: Trump Made Me Eat Meatloaf

Emasculating? He says no

(Newser) - It wasn't the topic of conversation of Tuesday's lunch meeting between Chris Christie and President Trump that drew attention. It was the meatloaf. During an interview with WFAN radio show Boomer and Carton on Thursday, Christie let slip that Trump ordered his meal for him at the White...

Reaction to Trump: Like '2 Different Press Conferences'

Some see 'unhinged,' others 'relaxed and funny'

(Newser) - President Trump ripped into the "dishonest" and "out of control" media during his press conference Thursday —and it didn't take long for the media to fire back. Fox News anchor Shepard Smith was among those who criticized the president, saying he "keeps repeating ridiculous throwaway...

Trump Should Listen to Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh Is
Right About Trump
OPINION
Feb 16, 2017 2:00 PM CST

Rush Limbaugh Is Right About Trump

President should listen to Limbaugh, writes Chris Cillizza

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh gave President Trump some advice on his radio show Wednesday, and in the Washington Post , Chris Cillizza thinks it's wise, politically speaking. Trump's White House has been beset with controversy after controversy, forcing Trump to seem as if he's "always on defense," Cillizza...

Big Lines From Trump's News Conference

'I inherited a mess'

(Newser) - President Trump held forth with reporters at a lengthy news conference Thursday afternoon, defending his first weeks in office and again going after the media over "fake news." A sampling, via the Washington Post , the Guardian , and the New York Times :
  • On his White House: “I open
...

Trump Announces His New Labor Secretary Pick

It's Alexander Acosta, former NLRB member

(Newser) - A day after Andrew Puzder withdrew his name from consideration as Labor secretary, President Trump has announced his replacement pick, Reuters reports. Trump will nominate Alexander Acosta, who served as assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division under former President George W. Bush and has also served as a...

2 Views on Claims Our Spies Aren't Telling Trump Everything

'WSJ' report says this isn't entirely novel, but the reason for it is

(Newser) - "Information is illegally given out by 'intelligence' like candy," tweeted President Trump Wednesday. A new report from the Wall Street Journal alleges some of that candy is being withheld from the president himself. Some of what's allegedly being kept from Trump by US intelligence officials are...

Trump Wants NY Billionaire to Review Intelligence Agencies

FBI releases Trump files from the '70s

(Newser) - President Trump is planning to shake up the intelligence services with the help of a fellow New York billionaire, the New York Times reports, citing administration sources. The officials say Trump wants to bring in Stephen Feinberg, a co-founder of the Cerberus Capital Management hedge fund who currently serves on...

Under Armour CEO Backs Off on Trump Praise

Kevin Plank clarifies that his company opposes travel ban

(Newser) - The CEO of Baltimore-based sports apparel company Under Armour responded Wednesday to criticism he received after calling President Trump "an asset to the country." In an open letter to Baltimore published as a full-page advertisement in the Baltimore Sun, Kevin Plank wrote that he wanted to clarify what...

Puzder Withdraws His Nomination as Labor Secretary

His confirmation hearing had been scheduled for Thursday

(Newser) - Andrew Puzder says he is withdrawing as President Donald Trump's nominee for labor secretary. The fast food executive says in a statement provided to the AP that he was "honored to have been considered by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Labor and put America's...

Trump Says 'Criminal Action' Brought Down Flynn

He says this is all a distraction from 'many mistakes' of Clinton's losing campaign

(Newser) - President Trump is again insisting that the leaks from the intelligence community that brought down Michael Flynn are a bigger story than the national security adviser's abrupt resignation. "Intelligence, papers are being leaked. Things are being leaked. It's a criminal action—criminal act—and it's been...

Poll: In 2020 Race, Trump Would Lose to Any Old Dem

But not specifically to Elizabeth Warren

(Newser) - Democrats are already eyeing the 2020 presidential race, and Elizabeth Warren has broken out of the pack as an early favorite who can persist against President Trump—but a recent poll indicates it may not be her persistence the Dems should be looking toward. The Politico/Morning Consult survey of 1,...

As Netanyahu Visits, a Big Policy Shift Looms
As Netanyahu Visits, 
a Big Policy Shift Looms
the rundown
Feb 15, 2017 7:06 AM CST

As Netanyahu Visits, a Big Policy Shift Looms

White House distances itself from two-state solution

(Newser) - Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday, with a potential shift in US policy seemingly in the works. The highlights:
  • An unidentified White House official suggested Tuesday night that the US will no longer push for a two-state solution, the idea of creating
...

NYT: FBI Has Uncovered Trump Aides' Russia Ties

They contacted Russians during campaign, sources say

(Newser) - The Trump administration's Russia problem just got a lot worse, according to the New York Times ' sources: Four officials say intelligence agencies have uncovered phone records and other evidence that members of Trump's campaign team and other aides were in contact with senior Russian officials during the...

Trump Knew About Flynn Problem Weeks Before Pence
Trump Knew About Flynn
Problem Weeks Before Pence  
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 15, 2017 4:17 AM CST

Trump Knew About Flynn Problem Weeks Before Pence

Flynn could be prosecuted if he lied to FBI

(Newser) - President Trump knew that Mike Flynn had misled VP Mike Pence about his contacts with the Russian ambassador weeks before Pence was informed, it emerged Tuesday as the national security adviser's resignation continued to rock the administration. Pence spokesman Marc Lotter tells the Washington Post that the vice president...

Trump's Florida Visits Have Cost Sheriff $1.5M

In overtime costs

(Newser) - Donald Trump's visits to his South Florida estate since he was elected president have cost the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department $1.5 million in overtime costs, the AP reports. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw is confident the money his department has spent while assisting the Secret Service will be...

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