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Trump's Claim About Clinton and China Not Supported by FBI

Says there's no evidence of an email hack

(Newser) - The FBI said Wednesday that it has no evidence Hillary Clinton's private email server was compromised even though President Trump tweeted a news report that alleged the Chinese had hacked it. Trump tweeted Tuesday evening about a report in the conservative Daily Caller that said a Chinese-owned company operating...

Trump Says China Hacked Clinton Emails, Doesn't Elaborate

Says FBI, DOJ must respond or 'their credibility will be forever gone!'

(Newser) - President Trump once again tweeted about Hillary Clinton's emails, though this time with a twist: He claimed she was hacked by China. As some media outlets noted, Trump put forth no evidence backing his claim in the the tweets, made roughly two hours apart. They read:
  • First : "Report
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Google Rejects Trump&#39;s Accusation of Bias
Google Rejects Trump's
Accusation of Bias
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Aug 28, 2018 12:34 PM CDT

Google Rejects Trump's Accusation of Bias

But White House says it is looking into possibility of some kind of regulation

(Newser) - President Trump on Tuesday accused Google of suppressing conservative views in search results, and the tech giant has responded. It's just not so, says a company statement sent to Business Insider . "Search is not used to set a political agenda and we don't bias our results toward...

Trump Calls Out 'RIGGED' Google Searches

President says online sites are biased against him and conservatives

(Newser) - President Trump was up early Tuesday with a two-part tweet calling out Google and other sites as biased against him specifically and conservatives in general. Trump said the views of those on the right were being suppressed, suggested this was illegal, and warned that this "very serious situation" will...

White House Flag Changes Positions for a 3rd Time

After being lowered then raised, it's lowered once more

(Newser) - The White House flag had a more tumultuous start to the week than typical, having been lowered to half-staff on Saturday in the wake of Sen. John McCain's death, then raised back up on Monday in keeping with the US flag code but to an outcry from the media...

Trump's Legal Team Wary of Silence From Mueller

Lawyers haven't heard from prosecutors in weeks, as Roger Stone expects trouble

(Newser) - Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has been haggling with Robert Mueller about the idea of the president sitting down for an interview, and Giuliani had hoped to have the issue resolved by Sept. 1. That's looking increasingly unlikely now because Giuliani tells CNN he hasn't heard from Mueller's...

Trump Warns Canada as He Strikes a Deal With Mexico

President wants to replace NAFTA, says Canada might be left out

(Newser) - The Trump administration and Mexico have reached a preliminary accord to end the North American Free Trade Agreement and replace it with a deal that the administration wants to be more favorable to the United States, per the AP . President Trump, in announcing the tentative agreement Monday at the White...

White House Flag Is Raised, to a Small Outcry

It's full-staff once again following John McCain's Saturday death

(Newser) - There is a bit of a kerfuffle in the media this morning over the state of the White House flag, which is flying as it normally does—hence the questioning. The flag had been lowered to half-staff in the wake of Sen. John McCain's Saturday afternoon death. The AP...

Tiger Woods Is Asked About Trump, Trump Loves His Reply

Tiger didn't take the bait from the 'fake news media,' he tweets

(Newser) - President Trump thinks Tiger Woods' interviewing skills are as good as his golf ones, or so he suggested in a Monday tweet . After finishing up the Northern Trust tourney Sunday, the golfer was asked by the press about his relationship with Trump, whom he has golfed with on several occasions....

Dershowitz: Trump Has a Much Bigger Problem Than Mueller

President should be worried about state prosecutors in New York, he says

(Newser) - Michael Cohen's guilty plea . Paul Manafort's conviction . The granting of immunity to longtime Trump allies. Last week provided one big headline after another in regard to the legal trouble swirling around President Trump, and Harvard legal scholar Alan Dershowitz sees a clear takeaway: Trump's biggest legal worry...

North Korea Calls America Two-Faced
North Korea Calls
America Two-Faced
Aug 27, 2018 5:33 AM CDT

North Korea Calls America Two-Faced

Editorial cites 'secret' military drill, but US says that's 'far-fetched'

(Newser) - The rhetoric from North Korea toward the US is creeping back toward levels that existed before the June summit between Kim Jong Un and President Trump. An editorial in a state-run paper claims the US is staging air drills that simulate an invasion of Pyongyang in case denuclearization efforts fail,...

Trump Flubs Approval Rating in Evening Tweet

Tweets it's 52%, but that's not correct

(Newser) - It's routine for President Trump's tweets to garner attention, but this one is grabbing headlines because of what seems to be a goof. "Over 90% approval rating for your all time favorite (I hope) President within the Republican Party and 52% overall," he tweeted Sunday night,...

Michael Cohen Makes 1st Tweet Since Pleading Guilty

He's thanking people for the birthday wishes—and the cash donations

(Newser) - Michael Cohen is tweeting thanks to people who've sent him birthday wishes, and also those who've contributed to his legal defense fund. President Trump's former personal lawyer and "fixer" tweeted on Sunday: "I want to personally thank all those who #DM me on my birthday...

Judge Curbs Trump Effort to Overhaul Bureaucracy

US District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson rules against Trump plan

(Newser) - A federal judge dealt a blow Saturday to President Donald Trump's efforts to "promote more efficient" government, ruling that key provisions of three recent executive orders "undermine federal employees' right to bargain collectively" under federal law, the AP reports. US District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson also ruled...

Ex-Doorman Can Talk About Trump's 'Illegitimate Child'

Dino Sajudin is freed from his 'catch-and-kill' contract

(Newser) - The former doorman who claimed President Trump had an illegitimate child with a housekeeper is now legally allowed to talk about it, CNN reports. AMI, the National Enquirer's parent company, has relieved Dino Sajudin from a so-called "catch-and-kill" contract that gave him $30,000 but threatened a $1...

Trump Cuts More Than $200M in Aid to Palestinians

Money will be redirected to 'high priority projects elsewhere'

(Newser) - The Trump administration has decided to cut more than $200 million in bilateral aid to the Palestinians, following a review of the funding for projects in the West Bank and Gaza, the State Department said Friday. The department notified Congress of the decision in a brief, three-paragraph notice sent first...

Another Longtime Trump Ally Is Granted Immunity

Allen Weisselberg is chief financial officer of the Trump Organization

(Newser) - First Michael Cohen, then David Pecker , and now Allen Weisselberg. Another longtime ally of President Trump has been granted immunity by prosecutors in exchange for testimony. The 70-year-old Weisselberg is no mere acquaintance: He has served for decades as chief financial officer and executive VP of the Trump Organization, reports...

Geraldo Rivera Doesn&#39;t Like Fox&#39;s Mollie Tibbetts Coverage
Fox's Mollie Tibbetts Coverage
Has a Surprising Critic
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Aug 24, 2018 10:00 AM CDT

Fox's Mollie Tibbetts Coverage Has a Surprising Critic

Network's own Geraldo Rivera criticizes immigration 'spin'

(Newser) - The Mollie Tibbetts murder continues to emerge as a flashpoint in the immigration debate, even if some members of the Iowa student's family aren't happy about it, reports NBC News . The reason? US immigration officials say 24-year-old suspect Cristhian Bahena Rivera was in the country illegally, though his...

Trump: 'Come on Jeff, You Can Do It'

President keeps up the public debate with Attorney General Sessions

(Newser) - President Trump is not letting Jeff Sessions have the final word in a new public back-and-forth. The president tweeted twice on Friday about his attorney general, though his comments were far more tempered than those he made in a Thursday interview with Fox News . One sample from that interview: "...

Giuliani: We Sat Trump Down, Told Him No Pardons

At least none that have any connection with Robert Mueller

(Newser) - President Trump has discussed the political fallout of a potential pardon for Paul Manafort, whom he believes "has been horribly treated"—and understands a pardon is off the table, at least for now, according to Rudy Giuliani. The president's personal lawyer made the comments to the New ...

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