Articles : May 2017

       

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	May 22		* Congress tries to move on with Trump overseas * Donald Trump denies a Russia allegation that no one made * Donald Trump Says Peace In The Middle East Is 'One Of The Toughest Deals' * Donald Trump's 3 big flip-flops * Donald Trump's many foreign policy flip-flops * Ex-national security adviser defies Senate's Russia inquiry * Flynn declines Senate subpoena in Russia probe * Former President's advice for Trump * Haley: 'We're trying to reassure' allies * How Trump Got Comfortable With Saudi Religious Extremism * In Israel, Trump urges new Middle East 'harmony' but faces old suspicions * Inside Donald Trump's Stat at Israel's King David Hotel: Robots, Rocket-Proof Glass and a $100M Price Tag * Letter: Flynn cites 'public frenzy,' invokes 5th Amendment * Melania gets raves in Saudi press ... * ... and her outfits cause quite a stir * Michael Flynn expected to invoke Fifth Amendment, source says * Michael Flynn Pleads The Fifth And Refuses To Cooperate With Senate Russia Probe * On Islam, Trump is consistently inconsistent * Questions about Russia chase Trump during first Israel visit * Rep. Lieu: I'm reading up on impeachment * Republican Redistricting is taking a beating in the Courts (again) * Supreme Court calls North Carolina's congressional maps unconstitutional * Trump budget expected to include $800B in Medicaid cuts * Trump Denies Mentioning The Word 'Israel' To Russians At Oval Office Meeting * Trump Effect Inspires Radical Christians In Military * Trump fails to explain how to revive Arab-Israeli talks * Trump heads to Israel in search of 'ultimate deal' * Trump is the first US president to visit the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites in Judaism * Trump lights up the internet by touching a glowing orb * Trump makes historic visit to Western Wall * Trump says concerns about Iran driving Israel, Arab states closer * Trump tells Israel Iran will never have nuclear weapons * Trump was 'exhausted' when he said 'Islamic extremism,' White House says * Trump: 'I never mentioned the word or the name Israel' to Russians * Trump's first foreign trip in photos * Trump's Budget Is Basically A Wish List. Here's Why It Matters Anyway. * Trump's Russia Scandal Is Becoming a Corruption Scandal * What to watch for during Trump's trip to Israel * White House pitches budget as welfare reform
	May 21		* 80% of news stories were critical of President Trump, says Harvard study * Are these the players who control Trump's fate? * Despite health care wall, Vermont Legislature made changes * How 'SNL' got under Trump's skin * Iran's Hardliner's Use Trump's Speech as Excuse to Hammer Rouhani * Lieberman atypical pick to lead FBI * Local communities look for reasons, take up resolutions to impeach Trump * Michael Flynn's Attorneys Cite 'Public Frenzy' in Subpoena Refusal to Senate Committee * Notre Dame students walk out on Pence speech * Saturday Night Live: Was this Alec Baldwin's swan song as Trump? * SNL finale: Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump returns for a swan song * Tennessee city closes swimming pool as part of budget cuts * Trump called hypocrite for Saudi bow * Trump Softens Tone On Islam But Calls For Purge of "Foot Soldiers of Evil" * Trump's doublespeak in Saudi Arabia * White House says Trump 'exhausted' on Middle East trip * Zakaria: Words Trump may regret
	May 20		* Melania, Ivanka Trump forgo headscarves * Obstruction of justice case just took quantum leap * Trump and impeachment: A primer * Trump Gets Elaborate Welcome In Saudi Arabia, Embarking on his first foreign trip * Trump mocked Obama for bowing to a Saudi king. And then he …
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	May 18		* Donald Trump' gets his own talk show * Durbin says Trump is going to 'hang himself' with tweets * Opinion: Trump deserves loyalty even when he makes allies cringe * Russian election meddling probe now a criminal investigation * The worst job in Washington right now: Working for Trump * Trump erupts on Twitter, blasts special counsel probe as outrageous 'witch hunt'
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	May 16		* Another Trump crisis craters GOP agenda * Congress exasperated as White House in 'downward spiral' * Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein: 'There is no place I would rather be' * GOP senators question whether Cornyn should get FBI job * If the president says it, is it no longer classified? * James Clapper: Defending democracy from Trump * Rand Paul: Sessions' sentencing plan would ruin lives * Sources: Trump shared classified info with Russians * State Dept. left in the dark about Tillerson statement on Post's Trump report * Trump again reveals his dangerous incompetence * Trump's intelligence slip-up may be the straw that breaks the camel's back * Washington Crosses the Intelligence Line * Why the latest White House crisis is a really big deal
	May 15		* Hillary Clinton officially launches 'resistance' outside group
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	May 12		* 'Looking Like a Liar or a Fool': What It Means to Work for Trump * 6-figure salary, no severance: What an FBI director has to lose * ATTORNEY GENERAL SPARKS FEAR WITH PUSH FOR HARSH SENTENCES * Bash: Firing like scene from 'The Godfather' * Boeing mechanics do $4 million in damage to Air Force One * Cillizza: Remember when ex-AG Sally Yates testified that she warned about Flynn? That was just 4 days ago. * Colbert responds to Trump insults: 'I won' * Comey declines to testify before Senate committee * Comey was taken aback by Trump request for loyalty pledge * Comey's reportedly furious by the lack of respect the White House showed him. * Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein says he's 'not quitting' * DeVos, Trump, and what we're missing about HBCUs * Donald Trump just trolled Rosie O'Donnell * Former KGB spy: Trump staff incompetent * GOP officials shrug off firing of Comey * GOP's choice: Love America or back Trump * Here's a running list of Democrats who have discussed impeachment * Hinting At Secret Tapes, Trump Warns Ousted FBI Director * In A Private Dinner, Trump Demanded Loyalty. Comey Demurred. * Is Trump Taping Conversations in the Oval Office? Sean Spicer Won't Say * Is Trump taping phone calls? We can't get an answer. * Isolated and agitated, Trump rattles White House from within * Jared and Ivanka stay out of the spotlight amid Comey fallout * Jeff Sessions directed prosecutors to seek the toughest drug charges for offenders. * Lawyers who said Trump has no ties to Russia named Russian law firm of 2016 * Many Trump backers OK with firing * Michelle Obama on new school lunch policy: 'What is wrong with you?' * More jobs lost in retail than in coal mines * My Dinner With Comey: Clapper, Others Dispute Trump Account of Meeting With FBI Director * NBC Interview-Video with Trump on Firing Comey * North Korea Sends Rare Letter of Protest to U.S. Congress Over Sanctions * Opinion: The little boy President * Opinion: Trump's bogus voter claim just got deadly serious * Panetta: Trump's Arctic drilling policy hurts national security * President has shown that indignation and impulsiveness are at his core * Rosenstein sees no need for special prosecutor * Sean Spicer isn't saying whether President Trump tapes his phone calls. Wait, what? * Sean Spicer won't say if Trump is taping conversations in the Oval Office. * Sessions restores tough drug war policies that trigger mandatory minimum sentences * Source: Comey is 'not worried about any tapes' * Spicer: Trump's tweet speaks for itself * Spicer: Trump's tweet speaks for itself * The EPA may allow a massive gold and copper mine at the headwaters of one of Alaska's salmon fisheries. * The Trump Tapes: What We Know * The week in 28 photos * Tillerson signs international declaration recognizing climate change * Top political memes: Spicer in the bushes and Pence's bunny * Trump claims F-35s flew over Japan undetected: 'Pretty cool, right?' * Trump considered 'this Russia thing' before firing Comey * Trump contradicts White House on reasons for Comey firing * Trump gets 2 scoops of ice cream. Everyone else gets 1. * Trump insists he is not under FBI investigation over Russia links * Trump lawyers push back against Russia ties in letter * Trump said firing Flynn 'did not sound like an emergency' * Trump shifts his reason for firing Comey to "this Russia thing" being a "made-up story." * Trump threatens Comey in new tweet * Trump threatens Comey in tweet: Better hope there are no 'tapes' * Trump tweets 'best thing' would be to cancel future press briefings * Trump warns Comey against leaking: He better hope there are no 'tapes' of our conversations * Trump's anger could lead down a dangerous road * Trump's hint of recorded talks doesn't worry Comey * Trump's lawyers say tax returns show little income from Russian sources * Trump's leave it to the generals policy is risky * White House can't get its story straight on Comey firing * Why haven't we heard from Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump? * WV arrest casts a shadow over the Constitution
	May 11		* Acting FBI Chief Contradicts White House on James Comey Firing * Analysis: Trump Just Decimated the Whie House's Entire James Comey Narrative * Democrat Urges Trump To Put Infrastructure Money Where His Mouth Is * Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein: 'There is no place I would rather be' * Donald Trump Has Compromised Every Major Investigation Into Alleged Russian Interference * GOP's health care plan is an oncoming catastrophe * How Popular Is Trump? Latest Approval Rating Plummets As White Supporters Life * ICE: 1,300 arrested -- mostly US citizens * INSIDE TRUMP'S COMING WAR WITH THE F.B.I. * Opinion: An Open Letter to the Deputy AG * Opinion: Could Trump have obstructed justice? * Poll: 54% of Americans Think President Trump Firing James Comey Was Inappropriate * President Trump Links His Decision to Fire James Comey to Frustration With Russia Investigation * Rosenstein Role In Comey Firing Raises More Questions Than Answers * Russia is playing games with Trump * Samantha Bee rails against Ivanka Trump's book * State Attorneys General Blast Comey Firing, Call for Special Prosecutor on Russia * State Dept. left in the dark about Tillerson statement on Post's Trump report * Stephen Colbert Is 'Pretty Confident' Trump Fired James Comey to Stop Russian Investigation * Tapper: Russia is mocking the American people * The Bodyguard Chosen By Trump To Deliver "Terminated" Letter To The FBI Director * Trump again reveals his dangerous incompetence * Trump and Putin to meet in July, Russian state media says * Trump attacks on fired FBI chief meet resistance; Russia probe proceeds * Trump Creates Voter Fraud Panel That Critics Call A "Sham" * Trump Is Trying to Control the FBI. It's Time to Freak Out. * Trump said firing Flynn 'did not sound like an emergency' * Trump Says He Considered FBI's Russia Probe Before Firing Comey * Trump Says He Was Thinking of Russia Controversy When He Decided To Fire Comey * Trump: I was going to fire Comey regardless of DOJ recommendation * Trump's intelligence slip-up may be the straw that breaks the camel's back * White House livid over Russia Oval Office pics
	May 10		* Boos drown out DeVos grad speech * More bad news for Trump: His poll numbers just hit a bunch of new lows
	May 9		* U.S. poised to expand military effort against Taliban in Afghanistan
	May 8		* Hill investigations on Russia run into hurdles * How Trump gave China's 'Belt and Road' scheme a boost
	May 7		* A Sad Day for the Generations to Come
	May 6		* Warren Buffett, at Berkshire Meeting, Condemns Republican Health Care Bill * When That Feisty Neighbor Becomes the President
	May 5		* Here's how Trump will spend your tax dollars * Trump: I Love All Socialist Health Care, Not Just Australian Single-Payer
	May 4		* How every member voted on health care bil * Really bad' or 'catastrophic': Comey defends Clinton choice * Trump Meets Palestinian Leader Abbas and Wants Mideast Peace Deal
	May 3		* Trump Tells Abbas He Is Confident Mideast Deal Can Be 'Done' * Trump vowed to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace, but offers no new policies. * Trump was "directly involved" in the post-inauguration hunt for the rogue National Park Service tweeter. * Trump's national security adviser described his foreign policy approach as "disruptive."
	May 2		* A Republican congressman implied that people with pre-existing health conditions aren't living their lives "the right way." * An influential Republican attacked the party's latest health care bill * CNN refuses to air new Trump campaign ad, takes umbrage with 'fake news' label * Donald Trump: Our country needs a good 'shutdown,' suggests Senate rule change * Government 'needs a good shutdown,' frustrated Trump tweets * Here are the 23 environmental rules Trump has rolled back. * Hillary Clinton -- describing herself as "part of the resistance" -- criticized Trump's conduct in office, his foreign policy, and for posting on Twitter.
	May 1		* Cabinet secretary: US strike in Syria 'was in lieu of after-dinner entertainment' * Congress reached a deal to keep the government open through September. * GOP faces a make-or-break moment on Obamacare repeal. * North Korea said it will continue its nuclear weapons tests and bolster its nuclear force "to the maximum." * President Trump's first 100 days on energy and the environment * Reince Priebus said the Trump administration has "looked at" changes to libel laws that would curtail press freedoms. * Rodrigo Duterte says he may be too busy for a White House visit. * The administration ends Michelle Obama's girls education program. * The Department of Agriculture is relaxing Obama-era school lunch standards. * Trump to speak with Putin by phone Tuesday * Trump abruptly ended an interview after being pushed on his claims that Obama ordered surveillance of him. * Trump calls Kim Jong-un a "a pretty smart cookie" * Trump claims Andrew Jackson was upset about the Civil War * Trump doesn't know what's in his health care bill. * Trump invited Duterte to visit him at the White House after their "very friendly conversation." * Trump picks antiabortion activist to head his family planning program * Trump said he would be "honored" to meet with Kim Jong Un if the circumstances were right. * Trump says his rally crowd broke records despite empty seats * Trump's interview with "Face the Nation."

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* A president's very public education. * At 100 days, Trump's big talk on the economy lacks substance. * Congress at 100 Days: Frenetic action but few accomplishments. * How the world sees Trump. * How Trump reshaped the presidency and how it's changed him. * In its first 100 days, the GOP scrambles to learn how to govern. * Inside Trump's tumultuous first 100 days. * The Women's March still inspires, but can the enthusiasm hold? * Trump has galvanized activists on the left, but can they stay energized? * Trump has given progressives so many causes for fear and outrage * Trump to stick with conservative list for next Supreme Court pick * Trump's first 100 days ranked by the best, the worst, and everything in between. * Trump's presidency has become the demoralizing daily obsession * What mattered and what didn't. * White House reporters recall their most vivid moments of Trump's first 100 days.

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