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The Drudge Report used the banner on its website on Thursday to react to a report on how a poll the website conducted was rigged to be more in favor of President Trump. “Did Trump bribe Drudge poll?” read the top headline, linking to the original report of the poll-rigging. The Wall Street Journal report published earlier in the morning said that Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen paid John Gauger,…

Democrats, newly in control of the House and eager to use their power to challenge Mr. Trump, vowed that they would not be bullied into scrapping the trip altogether. “We’re not going to allow the president of the United States to tell the Congress it can’t fulfill its oversight responsibilities, it can’t ensure that our troops have what they need whether our government is open or closed,” said Representative Adam…

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – Winter will finally assert itself in the form of a couple of storms over the next several days. A Channel 3 Early Warning Weather Alert remains in effect for both storms. The first arrives early Friday morning with snow, a wintry mix and rain. “A very weak storm system will move through Southern New England tomorrow morning with spotty light snow and rain….

President Trump called for a beefing up of existing defenses, such as the Aegis ashore system pictured. In addition, he called for research into new advanced concepts. Mark Wright/Missile Defense Agency hide caption toggle caption Mark Wright/Missile Defense Agency President Trump called for a beefing up of existing defenses, such as the Aegis ashore system pictured. In addition, he called for research into new advanced concepts. Mark Wright/Missile Defense Agency…

Sean Sullivan Josh Dawsey January 17 at 10:43 PM Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has personally courted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to consider running for an open Senate seat in Kansas, according to people familiar with the effort, a move that could anger President Trump and further roil his tumultuous Cabinet. Senate GOP leaders have been so dedicated to recruiting Pompeo that McConnell directly urged him to consider…

So, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threatens to cancel the State of the Union address, and President Trump responds by denying her the usual military transport for a legitimate foreign trip, citing the same specious reason. Next thing you know, they’ll both be running to the teacher yelling that the other one started it. American government has now entered the Romper Room. Can’t anybody in Washington remember that they are supposed…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City’s ride along the winter weather express will continue this weekend. The National Weather Service placed the metro area in a Winter Weather Advisory from 3 p.m. Friday to noon on Saturday. The 41 Action News weather team says snow accumulations in the metro could range from one to four inches, with higher amounts to the north. A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for…

When President Trump met with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and other senators on Wednesday to discuss foreign policy, the president told the group that he planned to move forward with drawing down troops in Syria and Afghanistan, which he had originally announced before Christmas. Paul, one of Trump’s strongest supporters of finally winding down America’s wars in both countries, tweeted after the meeting: I have never been prouder of President…

Lanny Davis, the attorney for President TrumpDonald John TrumpPentagon update to missile defense doctrine will explore space-base technologies, lasers to counter threats Giuliani: ‘I never said there was no collusion’ between the Trump campaign and Russia Former congressmen, RNC members appointed to Trump administration roles MORE‘s former personal attorney Michael Cohen, accused the president of bullying his client ahead of Cohen’s scheduled testimony to the House Oversight and Reform Committee next…

Video Is the State of the Union address in jeopardy? Pelosi asks Trump not to come to Capitol Hill American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp says that the president needs to give the State of the Union address no matter what happens. President Trump on Thursday abruptly denied military aircraft to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a foreign trip just minutes before the congressional delegation was set to depart, in a…

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“Thousands of children were separated from parents and guardians, referred to H.H.S. and released from H.H.S. care before the court order,” Ms. Maxwell said in a conference call with reporters. “The total number is unknown,” she said. “It is certainly more than 2,737, but how many more, precisely, is unknown.” Moreover, that number may never be known: Department officials, she said, had told her office that there were “no efforts…

At the Pentagon Thursday, President Trump addressed the deaths of the four Americans killed in a targeted attack by ISIS in northern Syria on Wednesday, expressing his “deepest condolences to the families of the great American heroes who laid down their lives yesterday,” and calling them “great, great people.” Last month, Mr. Trump declared victory in the battle against ISIS in Syria. The president’s speech then very quickly segued to…

Three Chicago police officers were found not guilty on all charges that they conspired to protect their colleague who shot and killed teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014. Officer Thomas Gaffney, ex-Officer Joseph Walsh and former Detective David March were acquitted on charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and official misconduct by Cook County Judge Domenica Stephenson. “This court finds that the state has failed to meet its burden on all…

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President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign manager, Brad Parscale, has said several times that the campaign’s proprietary data show that the shutdown is a winning issue for the president. But in private, others close to the reelection effort aren’t saying the same thing. | Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images 2020 Elections The president publicly brags he is getting the best of Democrats as unhappy campaign officials find themselves trying to fire up his…

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President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign manager, Brad Parscale, has said several times that the campaign’s proprietary data show that the shutdown is a winning issue for the president. But in private, others close to the reelection effort aren’t saying the same thing. | Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images 2020 Elections The president publicly brags he is getting the best of Democrats as unhappy campaign officials find themselves trying to fire up his…

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