Tag Archives: White House

ABC News reports: The Trump Organization says it has removed replicas of the presidential seal from one of its golf courses a day after a report that the private company’s use of the seal could be illegal. “The plaques were presented to the club by a small group of members, who are incredible fans of the President, in honor of …

The New York Times reports: Gary D. Cohn, President Trump’s top economic adviser, plans to resign, becoming the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the Trump administration, White House officials said on Tuesday. The officials insisted there was no single factor behind the departure of Mr. Cohn, who heads the National Economic Council. But his decision to leave …

CNN reports: President Trump will meet with the Prime Minister of Sweden followed by a joint press conference at 3:30PM. Trump will face reporters on Tuesday amid questions about chaos inside the White House and new prospects for talks with North Korea. Trump attempted to rebut claims on Tuesday that his West Wing is rattled with disorder and low morale. …

ThinkProgress reports: “Kellyanne Conway did not advocate for or against the election of any particular candidate,” the White House statement, attributed to deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley, says. “She simply expressed the President’s obvious position that he have [sic] people in the House and Senate who support his agenda.” In an Orwellian twist, the statement concludes by asserting that Conway’s …

Mediaite reports: Fox Business correspondent Charles Gasparino announced on Twitter that he’s been in contact with Nunberg, the former Trump aide who seems to have gone dark after his wild Monday media tour. Evidently, Nunberg plans to get help of some kind after his testimony before the grand jury on Friday. In light of the crazy statements Nunberg made on …

Reuters reports: Kellyanne Conway, one of President Donald Trump’s top advisers, violated federal law in two televised interviews last year by using her White House position to weigh in on a political race, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said on Tuesday. In the interviews, one on Fox News Channel on Nov. 20 and another on Dec. 6 on CNN, …

The Week reports: “Nunberg took over cable TV like a car chase,” Colbert said, playing some choice CNN and MSNBC clips. He found Nunberg’s defiance a little puzzling: “You know Mueller can arrest you, right? That’s like saying ‘Eat me’ to Hannibal Lecter.” And yet Nunberg talked and talked and talked, dropping tantalizing clues and unsubstantiated bombshells. “This guy is …

Raw Story reports: President Donald Trump reacted to another round of reporting about White House “chaos” by pretending to be the pragmatic businessman he played on “The Apprentice.” Former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg repeatedly self-immolated Monday on live TV as he challenged a subpoena to appear before a grand jury in the special counsel’s Russia probe, as the president’s …

Mediaite reports: HE’S STILL GOING ON TV! After delivering lengthy, wild interviews to MSNBC’s Katy Tur and CNN’s Gloria Borger on Monday, ex-Trump aide Sam Nunberg appeared on Jake Tapper’s show to AGAIN dish about the Russia investigation. And the former Trump campaign adviser kicked off his wide-ranging interview with the CNN host by claiming that former campaign manager Corey …

The Week reports: President Trump’s former campaign adviser, Sam Nunberg, openly flaunted the fact that he is refusing to comply with a subpoena from Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Monday, telling MSNBC’s Katy Tur: “I think it would be funny if they arrested me.” Nunberg nevertheless suggested to Tur that “Trump very well may have done something during the election,” …

CBS News provides likely topics: Subpoena: As part of the special counsel’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Robert Mueller is seeking documents about President Trump and several of his closest advisers and campaign associates. Netanyahu visit: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House Monday. In an Oval Office meeting Monday morning, Mr. Trump …

The Washington Post reports: Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg said Monday that he has been subpoenaed to appear in front of a federal grand jury investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election but that he will refuse to go. In an interview with The Washington Post, Nunberg said he was asked to come to Washington to appear before the …

The Hill reports: White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday dismissed concerns that President Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will lead to a spike in inflation or larger economic issues. “I think if you’re an investor right now at this point in time trying to look at the chess board here, it’s really important to understand …

Pro Publica reports: President Donald Trump loves putting his name on everything from ties to steaks to water — and, of course, his buildings. But now the Trump Organization appears to be borrowing a brand even more powerful than the gilded Trump moniker: the presidential seal. In recent weeks, the Trump Organization has ordered the manufacture of new tee markers …

The Washington Post reports: Inside the White House, aides over the past week have described an air of anxiety and volatility — with an uncontrollable commander in chief at its center. These are the darkest days in at least half a year, they say, and they worry just how much farther President Trump and his administration may plunge into unrest …

The New York Post reports: President Donald Trump says he thinks it’s great that China’s president now holds that office for life and muses that maybe the U.S. will do the same someday. Trump’s remarks were met with laughter and applause during a luncheon for Republican donors Saturday at his South Florida estate. CNN said it obtained a recording of …

Bloomberg reports: Anthony Scaramucci, President Donald Trump’s former communications director, is on a list of people blocked from entering the White House without special approval. A day after saying he wasn’t blocked, a White House official confirmed that Scaramucci is indeed among fired officials excluded from the campus. The acknowledgment came after the financier provided to Bloomberg News official White …

Bloomberg reports: Donald Trump has traded cheeseburgers for salads in the presidential diet — at least some of the time. The president whose trademark campaign-trail dinner consisted of two McDonald’s Big Macs, two Filet-o-Fish sandwiches and a chocolate milkshake is cutting back on doctor’s orders to drop a few pounds, according to three people familiar with the matter. Less red …

Mediaite reports: You aren’t alone if you’re having trouble keeping track of all that happened this week in Washington. At the top of this afternoon’s The Lead, CNN’s Jake Tapper valiantly attempted to recap this week’s big news while issuing a disclaimer that something else may break within the hour to overtake an already overstuffed news cycle. “Chaos has been …

The New York Post reports: President Trump and an NRA executive had a “good (great)” meeting at the White House on Thursday — one day after Trump told lawmakers to take people’s guns away and “go through due process second.” Trump met with the head of the National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm, who stated after the Oval Office sit-down that …