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The Hill reports: White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Sunday that President Trump is not wishing “ill will” nor “violence toward anyone” after he tweeted a video showing images from the Sept. 11 attacks combined with remarks Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) gave at a recent speech. “Certainly the president is wishing no ill will, and certainly not …

The New York Post reports: President Trump’s spokeswoman on Tuesday ripped ObamaCare and Congressional Democrats for not supporting the president’s agenda and for demanding the release of the special counsel’s full report on Russia. “We know by the actions that we have seen from Nadler and other Democrats in Congress is that the president’s right. They will never be satisfied. …

Roll Call reports: Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday opted against walking back President Donald Trump’s contention that congressional Democrats are an “anti-Jewish party.” Trump on Friday told reporters that recent controversial remarks about the influence of Jewish donors on politicians by freshman Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s recent comments show “the Democrats have become an anti-Israel party” and an “anti-Jewish …

Newsweek reports: “Disgraced felon Michael Cohen is going to prison for lying to Congress and making other false statements,” Sanders said in a statement sent to Newsweek on Tuesday. “Sadly, he will go before Congress this week and we can expect more of the same,” the White House press secretary said. “It’s laughable that anyone would take a convicted liar …

CBS News reports: White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is holding a formal press briefing Monday, the first time she has fielded questions in the briefing room since before the government shutdown. The last time Sanders formally fielded questions from reporters in the briefing room was Dec. 18, 2018, four days before government funding lapsed and at a time when …

Patch reports: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will host a press briefing at the White House Tuesday afternoon. Likely topics include the Mueller investigation and the continued crackdown on immigration. That event begins at 1:30 p.m., and you can watch it live below. I’ll bump this post back to the top shortly before today’s cavalcade of lying begins.

I literally laughed out loud at this. Scared the cat. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Tuesday that she hopes to be remembered as being “transparent and honest” when her tenure in the role comes to an end. Sanders’ remarks came while speaking at Politico’s “Women Rule” event on Tuesday with reporter Eliana Johnson about what she …

Patch reports: Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will hold a press briefing at the White House on Tuesday afternoon. Likely topics include the use of tear gas against immigrants at the border and widespread cuts by automaker GM. The briefing begins at 1 p.m. This will be the first briefing under the new rules spawned by Trump’s legal battle with …

Today’s briefing will be a special kind of entertainment: The White House has added a press briefing at 2:15 p.m. ET to the schedule. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will brief reporters a day after President Trump’s former campaign chairman was found guilty on eight counts in his criminal trial, and Trump’s former lawyer pleaded guilty to eight felony counts.

CBS News provides likely topics: Omarosa: On Tuesday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders admitted to providing an incorrect figure regarding the number of jobs created for African Americans during the Trump era vs. the Obama era. The error came as Sanders was defending President Trump’s derogatory comments on former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman. Lewandowski: Former Trump …

Today promises to be especially entertaining: White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is set to answer reporters’ questions Tuesday afternoon. The briefing is Sanders’s first since the release of former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman’s new book “Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House.” Explosive claims in the memoir — such as the allegation that recordings …

The Huffington Post reports: Sarah Huckabee Sanders would not get an easy ride in “The Handmaid’s Tale” universe, according to one of the dystopian drama’s stars. On Thursday’s “Late Night,” actress Ann Dowd — who plays the ruthless Aunt Lydia in Hulu’s TV adaption of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel — claimed her character “would make mincemeat” of the White House …

CBS News ponders possible topics: Mueller interview: The New York Times reported that President Trump is pushing for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, despite his lawyers’ advice not to, as part of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election Kim Jong Un: In a tweet, President Trump thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un …

NBC News reports: The White House will hold a press briefing Wednesday afternoon with press secretary Sarah Sanders. The briefing is scheduled to start at 1:15PM. President Donald Trump called Wednesday for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to put an end to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, a day after Trump’s former campaign chairman went on trial. Taking to Twitter …

Reuters reports: The White House will hold a press briefing Monday afternoon with press secretary Sarah Sanders. The White House on Monday blamed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for inciting a war of words with President Donald Trump, who warned that verbal threats could escalate into military conflict with the U.S. Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, echoed Trump’s rhetoric in …

CNN reports: The White House has only held three on-camera briefings in the past 30 days, according to the administration’s own records on WhiteHouse.gov. Press secretary Sarah Sanders’ most recent briefing was on July 2, more than two weeks ago. Since that time, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has resigned; Bill Shine has started working as Trump’s new communications chief; Trump …

Via Mediaite: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will hold a briefing today to discuss President Donald Trump’s latest plans and administrative agenda. There’s a high probability that Sanders will be asked about the possibility that Michael Cohen might be about to flip on Trump and end his defense agreement with the president’s legal team. The former Trump personal …

CNN reports: Usually when he gets in trouble, Trump is been able to whip up another outrage or drama to keep up the breakneck speed of a careening political career that needs incessant controversy and anger to ensure that no single drama lingers for sufficient time to derail it. But despite the President’s efforts, the Trump train has been stalled …

Today’s lie-a-thon will likely center on the IG report, North Korea, and the lawsuit against Glorious Leader’s fake charity. And maybe this too: White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has denied a CBS report that she is planning to quit her job by the end of 2018. Earlier Wednesday, CBS reported that according to unnamed sources, Sanders has told …

Patch reports: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will hold a press briefing on Thursday, May 17. Likely topics include the possibility of the upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un being cancelled and the president’s official acknowledgement that he reimbursed Michael Cohen. The event begins at 1 p.m. Also likely to be brought up is Giuliani’s …