The following article by John Wagner was posted on the Washington Post website December 3, 2017:
Credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
President Trump issued a fresh denial Sunday that he asked then-FBI Director James B. Comey to halt an investigation into the conduct of his dismissed national security adviser Michael Flynn.
The following article by Kristine Phillips was posted on the Washington Post website November 23, 2017:
What’s going on between President Trump and LaVar Ball? (Joyce Koh/The Washington Post)
President Trump kicked off Thanksgiving Day by replying to a tweet that said his latest Twitter rage is part of a racist pattern of attacking prominent African Americans.
The following article by Sean Sullivan was posted on the Washington Post website October 9, 2017:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) talks with farmer Mike Back at Mahan Farms in Paris, Ky., on Monday. (Adam Beam/Associated Press)
Senate Republicans on Monday avoided weighing in on the fiery fracas between President Trump and Sen. Bob Corker, and aides and allies of those lawmakers privately worried that a prolonged fight would hurt the GOP’s already threatened legislative priorities.
A day after Corker (R-Tenn.) and Trump traded some of the sharpest intraparty blows of the year, Republican senators were mostly quiet. Those who did speak did so obliquely — by praising Corker generally but steering clear of inserting themselves directly into the brutal clash.
“Senator Corker is a valuable member of the Senate Republican caucus and he’s also on the Budget Committee and a particularly important player as we move to the floor on the budget next week,” said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), walking a line that other Republican senators followed throughout the day. McConnell’s remarks were first reported by the Associated Press and confirmed by his office. Continue reading “After Trump-Corker flap, Hill Republicans choose a simple strategy: avoidance”
The following article by Aaron Blake was posted on the Washington Post website September 30, 2017:
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz made a direct appeal to President Trump for additional aid on Sept. 29. (Municipio Autónomo de San Juan)
President Trump is facing growing — but still measured — criticism of the federal response to the devastation in Puerto Rico. So what does he do? Lash out at the mayor of a hurricane-ravaged city, naturally.
