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Who Is Rob Porter?

Rob Porter, the White House staff secretary who stepped down after accusations of spousal abuse, amassed job titles from multiple Senate offices before joining President Trump’s staff.…

Boosted by grassroots energy, Planned Parenthood is going on offense in the states

Planned Parenthood is under attack by the Trump administration—which included a far-right organization in designing a policy making it easier for states to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid. But the women’s health organization isn’t just playing defense:

The nonprofit …

It took 2 minutes for a CNN host to debunk Jim Jordan’s preposterous FBI conspiracy theory

During a CNN interview on Wednesday morning, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) placed Carter Page at the center of the FBI’s alleged anti-Trump plot during the 2016 election. But after host Chris Cuomo pointed out the obvious holes in his conspiracy …

Trump’s Personal Lawyer Says He Was The One Who Paid Stormy Daniels $130K

Weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump’s longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, had arranged for a payment of $130,000 to pornographic actress Stephanie Clifford, who goes professionally by the name Stormy Daniels. The money was allegedly meant to …

Trump Threatens to Veto Immigration Bills That Don’t Meet His Demands

He once said he would sign anything that reaches his desk, but President Trump on Wednesday issued a veto threat on immigration bills that don’t reflect his stand.…

Intelligence chiefs report Russia burning down election system while Trump continues to fiddle

On Tuesday, the heads of the various intelligence agencies made their annual appearance before the Senate to discuss threats to the nation. The dominant headlines that resulted from this appearance came after FBI Director Christopher Wray didn’t just chip away …

House Republicans launch investigation into White House’s handling of domestic abuse scandal

The Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee revealed on CNN on Wednesday morning that he’s launched an investigation of White House’s handling of the Rob Porter domestic abuse scandal.

It took a while for oversight committee chair Rep. Troy …

Trump budget chief says he would oppose budget if he were in Congress

The White House budget chief said on Tuesday that, if he were still a member of Congress, he “probably” would vote against a deficit-financed budget plan he and Trump are proposing.

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Trump lawyer paid Stormy Daniels out of his own pocket … but claims it wasn't a campaign expense

Donald Trump’s lawyer is claiming that the October 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels came out of his own pocket. The lawyer’s, not Trump’s. This raises some questions, and Michael Cohen, who is one of …

Republican Trey Gowdy Has Launched An Investigation Into The Rob Porter Scandal

Things are getting even worse for the White House on the Rob Porter story as House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) has launched an investigation into the Rob Porter scandal. Video of Gowdy confirming the investigation on CNN’s …