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Chris Christie Drops Out of Consideration for White House Chief of Staff – The New York Times

Friday, December 14, 2018

Mr. Christie has been a friend of Mr. Trump’s for nearly two decades, and was one of his most prominent early supporters after it became clear that Mr. Trump was the leading contender for the Republican nomination in 2016. But after Mr. Trump’s election, he was dismissed as head of his transition team, and he did not end up with a job in the administration. People close to him said…

Wisconsin Gov. Walker signs lame-duck legislation to weaken incoming Democratic governor, attorney general – The Washington Post

Friday, December 14, 2018

Mark Berman John Wagner December 14 at 2:20 PM Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Friday signed sweeping legislation that weakens the power of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general, dismissing a national outcry over what Democrats have characterized as a blatant power grab. The legislation, passed this month in a lame-duck session by the Republican-controlled legislature, consolidates power in the legislature and strips it from Gov.-elect Tony Evers…

Michael Cohen Says Donald Trump Is Lying About Russia Investigation – Newsweek

Friday, December 14, 2018

President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, believes his former client is lying when it comes to special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible collusion between Trump’s campaign team and Russia.  Asked point-blank whether he believed Trump was telling the truth about the probe, Cohen simply said no. Related: Michael Cohen says Trump knew hush payments were wrong  For his part, the former…

FBI investigators search the home of the fiance of missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth – Daily Mail

Friday, December 14, 2018

The fiance of a woman who vanished on Thanksgiving Day left his house on Friday with the couple’s child in the back of a sheriff’s SUV as police searched the property. The Woodland Park Police Department, together with the FBI, executed a search warrant at the farm of Patrick Frazee where he is a rancher. They hope to find information about the whereabouts of his fiance Kelsey Berreth, 29, who…

Michael Cohen didn’t tell the whole truth about the hush payments in ‘GMA’ interview – Washington Examiner

Friday, December 14, 2018

It should come as a surprise to precisely no one that what Michael Cohen said Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America” about Trump and the now-famous 2016 hush-money payments was so inaccurate that you have to wonder if he’s still lying. Cohen, newly convicted felon and former lawyer to President Trump, asserted that Trump directed the payments to porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal specifically to influence…

Michael Cohen didn’t tell the whole truth about the hush payments in ‘GMA’ interview – Washington Examiner

Friday, December 14, 2018

It should come as a surprise to precisely no one that what Michael Cohen said Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America” about Trump and the now-famous 2016 hush-money payments was so inaccurate that you have to wonder if he’s still lying. Cohen, newly convicted felon and former lawyer to President Trump, asserted that Trump directed the payments to porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal specifically to influence…

Michael Cohen didn’t tell the whole truth about the hush payments in ‘GMA’ interview – Washington Examiner

Friday, December 14, 2018

It should come as a surprise to precisely no one that what Michael Cohen said Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America” about Trump and the now-famous 2016 hush-money payments was so inaccurate that you have to wonder if he’s still lying. Cohen, newly convicted felon and former lawyer to President Trump, asserted that Trump directed the payments to porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal specifically to influence…

Byron York: Why Republicans ‘shrug off’ the Michael Cohen case – Washington Examiner

Friday, December 14, 2018

Democrats and media commentators are noting that many Republicans are “shrugging off” the fact that Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to felony campaign finance violations which prosecutors say President Trump directed him to commit. The president, they say, is “implicated in two felonies.” How could GOP lawmakers shrug that off? One little-discussed reason is that many Republicans never liked and continue to oppose current campaign finance laws. They don’t approve of…

Schumer: If Mexico Is Going To Pay For The Wall, We Don’t Have To; "Let’s Fund The Government" – RealClearPolitics

Friday, December 14, 2018

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer states that there will be no way for President Trump to pay for a border wall this year unless Mexico pays up. “The president repeatedly promised that Mexico would pay for his unnecessary and ineffective border wall… On Tuesday he said he would be ‘proud’ to shut down the government unless U.S. taxpayers pay for it. And now just this morning, the president tweeted…

Schumer: If Mexico Is Going To Pay For The Wall, We Don’t Have To; "Let’s Fund The Government" – RealClearPolitics

Friday, December 14, 2018

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer states that there will be no way for President Trump to pay for a border wall this year unless Mexico pays up. “The president repeatedly promised that Mexico would pay for his unnecessary and ineffective border wall… On Tuesday he said he would be ‘proud’ to shut down the government unless U.S. taxpayers pay for it. And now just this morning, the president tweeted…

Byron York: Why Republicans ‘shrug off’ the Michael Cohen case – Washington Examiner

Friday, December 14, 2018

Democrats and media commentators are noting that many Republicans are “shrugging off” the fact that Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to felony campaign finance violations which prosecutors say President Trump directed him to commit. The president, they say, is “implicated in two felonies.” How could GOP lawmakers shrug that off? One little-discussed reason is that many Republicans never liked and continue to oppose current campaign finance laws. They don’t approve of…

Good riddance to the White House media Christmas party – Washington Examiner

Friday, December 14, 2018

President Trump has canceled the White House media Christmas party. Let’s hope he and future presidents make this an annual tradition. Howard Kurtz reports that the nixing of the decades old tradition was the latest victim of Trump’s contentious relationship with the White House press corps. But it’s unclear why the event was ever deemed an appropriate interaction for the president and members of the press. As Kurtz notes, the…

Byron York: Why Republicans ‘shrug off’ the Michael Cohen case – Washington Examiner

Friday, December 14, 2018

Democrats and media commentators are noting that many Republicans are “shrugging off” the fact that Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to felony campaign finance violations which prosecutors say President Trump directed him to commit. The president, they say, is “implicated in two felonies.” How could GOP lawmakers shrug that off? One little-discussed reason is that many Republicans never liked and continue to oppose current campaign finance laws. They don’t approve of…

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Friday, December 14, 2018

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Turnover in Trump Cabinet, White House shows no sign of slowing amid new departures – Fox News

Friday, December 14, 2018

Video The comings and goings of President Trump’s Cabinet Bret Baier examines the record number of top level turnovers during President Trump’s first term. President Trump has long promised to create jobs, and has consistently delivered — especially in his own White House and Cabinet, where rapid turnover is showing no signs of slowing down as 2018 comes to a close. High-profile departures in the Trump administration — from former Health and Human…

Byron York: Why Republicans ‘shrug off’ the Michael Cohen case – Washington Examiner

Friday, December 14, 2018

Democrats and media commentators are noting that many Republicans are “shrugging off” the fact that Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to felony campaign finance violations which prosecutors say President Trump directed him to commit. The president, they say, is “implicated in two felonies.” How could GOP lawmakers shrug that off? One little-discussed reason is that many Republicans never liked and continue to oppose current campaign finance laws. They don’t approve of…

Byron York: Why Republicans ‘shrug off’ the Michael Cohen case – Washington Examiner

Friday, December 14, 2018

Democrats and media commentators are noting that many Republicans are “shrugging off” the fact that Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to felony campaign finance violations which prosecutors say President Trump directed him to commit. The president, they say, is “implicated in two felonies.” How could GOP lawmakers shrug that off? One little-discussed reason is that many Republicans never liked and continue to oppose current campaign finance laws. They don’t approve of…

Byron York: Why Republicans ‘shrug off’ the Michael Cohen case – Washington Examiner

Friday, December 14, 2018

Democrats and media commentators are noting that many Republicans are “shrugging off” the fact that Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to felony campaign finance violations which prosecutors say President Trump directed him to commit. The president, they say, is “implicated in two felonies.” How could GOP lawmakers shrug that off? One little-discussed reason is that many Republicans never liked and continue to oppose current campaign finance laws. They don’t approve of…

Trump Inaugural Fund and Super PAC Said to Be Scrutinized for Illegal Foreign Donations – The New York Times

Friday, December 14, 2018

The prosecutors in Manhattan were apparently following up on leads from their case against Michael D. Cohen, the president’s former longtime fixer. Mr. Cohen was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison, in part for organizing payments to cover up sex scandals that could have threatened Mr. Trump’s chances of winning the White House. Among other documents seized during raids on Mr. Cohen’s home and office in the spring,…

‘There’s no plan’: Congress skips town as shutdown nears – POLITICO

Friday, December 14, 2018

Frustrated lawmakers in both parties are complaining that congressional leaders have made zero progress since Tuesday. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images Congress Republicans and Democrats aren’t negotiating how to avert an impending partial government shutdown. By SARAH FERRIS, BURGESS EVERETT and ANTHONY ADRAGNA 12/13/2018 06:14 PM EST Updated 12/13/2018 06:50 PM EST 2018-12-13T06:50-0500 Without President Donald Trump to worry about, a bipartisan deal would likely sail through Congress to fund the…