Thu Mar 30, 2017 AT 1:44 PM EDT
President Trump effectively declared war Thursday on the House Freedom Caucus, the powerful group of hard-line conservative Republicans who blocked the health-care bill, vowing to “fight them” in the 2018 midterm elections.
In a morning tweet, Trump warned that the Freedom Caucus would “hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don’t get on the team, & fast.” He grouped its members, all of them Republican, with Democrats in calling for their political defeat — an extraordinary incitement of intraparty combat from a sitting president, reports The Washington Post.
- Politico: Paul Ryan: Nunes’ Source Was ‘Whistle Blower-Type Person’
- Newsweek: FBI Director James Comey Tried to Reveal Russian Tampering Months Before Election
- The Hill: Podesta Demands Daily Caller Correct Article On Financial Disclosures
- WashTimes: Trump’s Name-And-Shame List of Sanctuary Cities Balloons to 150
- Politico: Freedom Caucus Reckons With Wrath of Trump
Wed Mar 29, 2017 AT 3:06 PM EDT
President Trump’s overall job approval is at 40 percent, underpinned by continuing strong support from Republicans who don’t appear to blame him for the failed health care bill, a new CBS News Poll shows, reports CBS News.
- Politico: Trump Breaks the Silent Treatment With Schumer: ‘Hello, Chuck’
- Mashable: Trump Switches to iPhone Despite Once Vowing to Boycott Apple Products
- Politico: Roskam Rejects Bid to Revive Failed GOP Obamacare Repeal Bill
- The Hill: Former Rep. Trey Radel Says ‘Cliques’ Have Congress at Standstill
- Reuters: Hungary Could Force Out Soros-Founded University With New Law
Tue Mar 28, 2017 AT 1:32 PM EDT
The Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying to Congress in the House investigation of links between Russian officials and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, a position that is likely to further anger Democrats who have accused Republicans of trying to damage the inquiry, reports The Washington Post.
- Reuters: House Intelligence Panel Chair: Probe of Russia Continues
- WashExaminer: Jackie Speier Calls for Devin Nunes to Step Aside: ‘I Don’t Trust Him’
- Daily Caller: Tony Podesta Made $500K Lobbying For Chinese Firm Convicted Of Illegal Sales To Iran
- Politico: Mar-A-Lago Can’t Release Visitor Logs — Because It Doesn’t Keep Them
- Free Beacon: Taxpayers Paid $162.5 Million for Union Work
