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Michael Bloomberg used his fortune to help Republicans, too

Jeremy W. Peters and Stephanie Saul, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 27 08:51 AM

As Bloomberg begins his campaign for the White House with a promise to spend as much as it takes to defeat President Donald Trump, his Democratic rivals are accusing him of trying to buy his way into the Oval Office. Read more »

Paula White, newest White House aide, is a uniquely Trumpian pastor

Jeremy W. Peters and Elizabeth Dias, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 04 05:29 PM

Donald Trump has a televangelist from Florida: Paula White, an outsider whose populist brand of Christianity mirrors Trump’s conquest of the Republican Party. And she is in many ways a quintessentially Trump figure: a television preacher, married three times, who lives in a mansion. Read more »

Republican congressman Steve King: Would humanity exist without rape, incest?

Brendan O'Brien, Reuters
Posted at Aug 15 07:47 AM

Republican U.S. Representative Steve King wondered aloud on Wednesday whether the human race would still exist without rape and incest, setting off calls by Republicans and Democrats alike for him to step down, just months after he was condemned for remarks widely regarded as racist. Read more »

Pentagon confirms push to hide USS John McCain from Trump

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 09:52 AM

In Washington, White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said the request probably was made by somebody on the president's advance team but no one would be fired for it. Read more »

US debt hits record under Trump, Republicans mum

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 20 01:21 PM

WASHINGTON - More massive than the US economy, the national debt hit a new record of $22 trillion under President Donald Trump but Republicans who traditionally rail against debt and deficits have remained mum. Read more »

Obama: 'Republican Party cozying up to Russia, ex-KGB boss'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 01:38 AM

Former U.S. President Barack Obama forcefully rebuked the Republican Party on Friday, criticizing it for divisive politics and its retrenchment in global leadership. Read more »

US Senate slaps new sanctions on Russia, putting Trump in corner

Patricia Zengerle, Reuters
Posted at Jul 28 08:59 AM

WASHINGTON - The US Senate voted almost unanimously on Thursday to slap new sanctions on Russia, putting President Donald Trump in a tough position by forcing him to take a hard line on Moscow or veto the legislation and infuriate his own Republican Party. Read more »

Trump raises funds for Trump at the Trump Hotel

Agence France Presse
Posted at Jun 29 10:49 AM

WASHINGTON - The next US election is still more than 1,200 days away, but Donald Trump is already drumming up cash to pay for his campaign -- and chose the Trump International Hotel, two steps from the White House, as a fundraising venue. Read more »