President Donald Trump jokingly said in a speech that if he ever gets impeached, it would be because his supporters "didn't go out to vote." Trump began on Thursday night by embellishing some of his economic achievements as he spoke at a campaign rally in Billings, Montana. "You look at the numbers at every category,…
Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images Most weeks, New York Magazine writer-at-large Frank Rich speaks with contributor Alex Carp about the biggest stories in politics and culture. Today, the meaning of Bob Woodward’s new book and the New York Times op-ed by an anonymous administration official, the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, and John McCain’s legacy. Despite the depiction of a…
The documents do not indicate how Judge Kavanaugh would rule, but they are fodder for Democratic questioning. Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, asked Mr. Kavanaugh about the document, noting it had been made public. Mr. Kavanaugh defended the statement he made in the email, and said “the broader…
Donald Trump. Mark Wilson/Getty Images President Donald Trump suggested that a bombshell New York Times op-ed criticizing his presidency amounts to treason. The article, published on Wednesday, features an anonymous author who declared themselves as part of an internal "resistance" group in the Trump administration, focused on protecting America from Trump's worst impulses. Trump remarked…
But Mr. Leahy indicated that documents marked “committee confidential” show that Manuel Miranda, then a Republican staffer on the Judiciary Committee, had sent Judge Kavanaugh emails about Mr. Leahy’s private concerns about a judicial nominee whose hearing was coming up and a draft letter Mr. Leahy had not yet sent. He also suggested that the…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump: 'Woodward book a work of fiction' US President Donald Trump has denied assertions by prominent journalist Bob Woodward in his new book that he ordered the assassination of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Mr Trump said the idea was "never even discussed" with defence officials.Defence Secretary James Mattis…
Robert Mueller. Alex Wong/Getty Images Sign up for the latest Russia investigation updates here» Rudy Giuliani laid out three conditions on Tuesday that he said the special counsel Robert Mueller needs to meet for the White House to waive executive privilege over information he's gathered in the Russia probe. Mueller is investigating Russia's interference in…
[Read Judge Kavanaugh’s opening statement.] Declaring that it would be “unfair and unethical” for the judge to answer questions about specific cases, Mr. Grassley said: “It’s my advice to him to follow the example set by Judge Ginsburg,” adding that “a nominee should offer no hints, no forecasts, no views.” Senator Dianne Feinstein of California,…
Image copyright AFP A Bob Woodward expose book has been a rite of passage for presidential administrations since the storied investigative reporter first made a name for himself by breaking Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal. Now it's Donald Trump's turn under the microscope.The picture revealed - of an administration having a "nervous breakdown of executive power"…
Sheryl Sandberg will tell the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday that Facebook was “too slow to spot” Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and “too slow to act,” according to an opening statement the Facebook chief operating officer released Tuesday. Sandberg is scheduled to appear before the lawmakers as a representative of Facebook…
