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President Trump has made the right choice in nominating State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert to the role of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Predictably, however, some are scornfully attacking Nauert, a former journalist, as unqualified for the position. These critics are driven far more by their hatred for Fox News, where Nauert used to work, than their honest assessments of reality, and they are wrong. First off, in her…

Video Implications of the Cohen sentencing memo Federal prosecutors recommended a ‘substantial term of imprisonment’ for President Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen; analysis from Jonathan Turley, George Washington University law professor. Federal prosecutors on Friday recommended a “substantial term of imprisonment” for President Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen, saying his efforts to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller were “overstated.” The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New…

James Alex Fields Jr. was found guilty of killing Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Va., last year. Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail /AP hide caption toggle caption Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail /AP James Alex Fields Jr. was found guilty of killing Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Va., last year. Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail /AP Updated at 7:07 p.m. ET James Alex Fields Jr., who rammed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters during a white supremacist…

Boosters of Nick Ayers, currently Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, say he would be a perfect antidote to the political challenges of the next two years. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images White House President Trump informally offered the top job to the young White House aide last month. Then the knives came out. By NANCY COOK, ANDREW RESTUCCIA and GABBY ORR 12/07/2018 06:25 PM EST For the past month,…

Federal prosecutors in New York are suggesting that Michael Cohen, the president’s longtime personal attorney and fixer, serve a “substantial term of imprisonment” for crimes he pleaded guilty to in August, including campaign finance violations, according to documents filed Friday afternoon. “Cohen, an attorney and businessman, committed four distinct federal crimes over a period of several years,” prosecutors in the Southern District of New York wrote. “He was motivated to…

President Trump on Friday fired back at former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, by calling him “dumb as a rock” and “lazy as hell.” “Mike Pompeo is doing a great job, I am very proud of him. His predecessor, Rex Tillerson, didn’t have the mental capacity needed,” Trump tweeted Friday. “He was dumb as a rock and I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough. He was lazy as hell….

Federal prosecutors in New York are suggesting that Michael Cohen, the president’s longtime personal attorney and fixer, serve a “substantial term of imprisonment” for crimes he pleaded guilty to in August, including campaign finance violations, according to documents filed Friday afternoon. “Cohen, an attorney and businessman, committed four distinct federal crimes over a period of several years,” prosecutors in the Southern District of New York wrote. “He was motivated to…

President Trump on Friday fired back at former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, by calling him “dumb as a rock” and “lazy as hell.” “Mike Pompeo is doing a great job, I am very proud of him. His predecessor, Rex Tillerson, didn’t have the mental capacity needed,” Trump tweeted Friday. “He was dumb as a rock and I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough. He was lazy as hell….

Federal prosecutors in New York are suggesting that Michael Cohen, the president’s longtime personal attorney and fixer, serve a “substantial term of imprisonment” for crimes he pleaded guilty to in August, including campaign finance violations, according to documents filed Friday afternoon. “Cohen, an attorney and businessman, committed four distinct federal crimes over a period of several years,” prosecutors in the Southern District of New York wrote. “He was motivated to…

President Trump on Friday fired back at former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, by calling him “dumb as a rock” and “lazy as hell.” “Mike Pompeo is doing a great job, I am very proud of him. His predecessor, Rex Tillerson, didn’t have the mental capacity needed,” Trump tweeted Friday. “He was dumb as a rock and I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough. He was lazy as hell….

William Barr has emerged as the leading candidate to succeed Jeff Sessions for the attorney general role, reports the Washington Post, citing sources. “Barr, 68, a well-respected Republican lawyer who served as attorney general from 1991 to 1993 under President George H.W. Bush, has emerged as a favorite candidate of a number of Trump administration officials, including senior lawyers in the White House Counsel’s Office, these people said. Two people familiar with the…

Heather Nauert has excelled at her job as spokesperson for President Trump’s State Department. She’s fielded questions and represented American interests far better than anyone to grace the post of White House press secretary during this administration, and her background as a broadcast journalist for Fox News has surely assisted that. So she should keep doing that. She is not remotely qualified to serve as our ambassador to United Nations….

President George H.W. Bush’s body traveled via train to its final resting place in College Station, Texas, on Thursday, nearly a week after the 41st US president died at 94. His casket was loaded aboard a locomotive numbered 4141, which had a car specially outfitted with clear side panels so people could pay their respects to the former commander in chief as the train rolled by, the Associated Press reported….

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration took aim at two Obama-era environmental policies on Thursday to boost the oil and coal industries, proposing to open up a bird’s wildlife habitat to drilling and mining and remove hurdles to new coal-fired power plant construction. The moves, part of a broader agenda by U.S. President Donald Trump to revive the ailing coal industry and ramp up domestic energy production, come amid increasingly…

Special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE on Friday is expected to file a bombshell report that describes how former Trump campaign chairman Paul ManafortPaul John ManafortFox News legal analyst disputes Giuliani: Mueller isn’t on a ‘fishing expedition’ Justices seem reluctant to make changes to double jeopardy clause Trump says approval rating would be 75 percent without Mueller MORE eviscerated…

Country star Reba McEntire sang a musical rendition of “The Lord’s Prayer” at former President George H.W. Bush’s funeral Thursday. The performance appeared to bring his son, former President George W. Bush, to tears. Mr. Bush, sitting next to wife Laura Bush, was seen wiping his eyes with a tissue during the heartfelt song. The Kennedy Center honoree became emotional herself during the performance at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas. McEntire…

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing on Aug. 9, 2017. President Trump is expected to announce Friday his nomination of Nauert as the next ambassador to the United Nations. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing on Aug. 9, 2017. President Trump is expected to announce Friday his nomination of Nauert as the next ambassador to the…

National security adviser John Bolton Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images National security adviser John Bolton Alex Wong/Getty Images The arrest and possible extradition of a Chinese business executive highlights ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and China that national security adviser John Bolton says will be a major focus of negotiations over the next three months. Those tensions contributed to another roller coaster day on…

The last water year — Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2018 — was the third driest in downtown L.A. since records began in 1877, dropping just 4.72 inches — about 32% of the average rainfall of 14.93 inches. (The only water years with even less rain was during 2001-02, when only 4.42 inches fell, and 2006-07, when just 3.73 inches fell). Of the past seven water years, six have…