Wed May 31, 2017 AT 1:06 PM EDT
President Trump on Wednesday criticized the FBI’s investigation into ties between Trump campaign associates and Russia, calling the investigation a “witch hunt” after Carter Page, a former Trump adviser, said the FBI and CIA are not telling the truth about his role, reports The Washington Examiner.
- WashExaminer: Trump Seeks to Significantly Roll Back Birth Control Mandate, According to Leaked Proposal
- Reuters: Gulf Arab Dispute Rattles Trump’s Anti-Iran Axis
- WashTimes: Obama’s Regulations in 2016 to Drain Economy by $2 Trillion
- WashExaminer: Newt Gingrich: Kathy Griffin’s career would be over if she was pictured with Obama’s head
- Free Beacon: Report: 5,500 Noncitizens Discovered on Virginia Voter Rolls
Tue May 30, 2017 AT 1:23 PM EDT
President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is now one of the people included in the widening congressinal probe into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, reports The Washington Examiner.
- WashExaminer: Trump: Time to Go Nuclear in the Senate for Tax Cuts, Healthcare
- The Hill: Texas Dem Denies Threatening Colleague on Legislature Floor
- Independent: Donald Trump Hits Back at Angela Merkel with Ominous Warning for Germany
- Politico: Sen. Franken: Kushner May Have Broken The Law With Russia Communications
- The Hill: Trump Calls For End to Filibuster
Fri May 26, 2017 AT 1:20 PM EDT
President Trump had been expected to promise that America would defend its NATO allies if they ever came under attack. That principle of collective defense is, in theory, cemented by Article 5 of the alliance’s charter, NATO’s core tenet. It means that “an attack against one ally is considered as an attack against all.” No other president since NATO was founded in 1949 has questioned that principle — until Trump, reports NBC.
- Reuters: Trump and Other Leaders Clash on Trade, Climate at G7
- Daily Beast: Ukrainians Say FBI Questioning Them About Paul Manafort’s Past
- WashExaminer: Trump Claims ‘Millions of Jobs’ in Us Were Saved Because of His Foreign Trip
- Politico: Visas to Muslim-Majority Countries Down 20 Percent
- Daily Caller: FBI’s Kushner Focus Appears to Prove Bannon Right
