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Deutsche Bank has tax returns sought by House Democrats
NEW YORK — Deutsche Bank AG has confirmed that it has tax returns requested by U.S. lawmakers seeking financial information for President Donald Trump and his family. Whose returns are those? That’s still a secret. The disclosure was made by the bank in a letter filed Tuesday in response to...
Trump’s White House dismisses Taylor Swift’s VMA plea, calls the Equality Act ‘poison’Video
Taylor Swift’s movement-stirring global influence apparently does not extend to President Donald Trump’s White House. The Trump administration has issued a response to the pop star’s MTV Video Music Awards speech, which urged the White House to acknowledge her petition to the Senate in support of the Equality Act demanding...
Biden health plan aims far beyond legacy of ‘Obamacare’
WASHINGTON — Wrapping himself in the legacy of “Obamacare,” Joe Biden is offering restless Democrats a health care proposal that goes far beyond it, calling for a government plan almost anybody can join but stopping short of a total system remake. Recent polls show softening support for the full government-run...
Bernie Sanders picks up union endorsement in visit to Pittsburgh
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders picked up the endorsement of a Pittsburgh-based union Monday after a Downtown stop. The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America endorsed Sanders, a Vermont senator who is among those leading a crowded field seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge President Donald Trump in...
Trump portrays G-7 as a lovefest, papering over differences
BIARRITZ, France — Never mind his differences with world leaders on China, trade, Russia, Iran and more. President Donald Trump’s takeaway message from the Group of Seven summit in France was “unity.” In fact, “flawless” unity. During this year’s gathering of leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies, Trump went to...
Trump says he wouldn’t profit from a G-7 summit at Doral, claims presidency has cost him billionsVideo
President Donald Trump said Monday that the Group of 7 summit — an annual gathering of world leaders representing powerful democracies — could take place next year at his own golf resort in Florida. If the summit were to take place at one of Trump’s private hotels, that means the...
GOP Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin resigning from Congress
MADISON, Wis. — Republican Rep. Sean Duffy, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump who was on the cast of MTV’s “The Real World” before he went into politics, announced Monday that he is resigning from his Wisconsin congressional seat to spend more time with his family. Duffy, 47, posted...
Pa. prosecutor won’t charge ex-Rep. Brian Ellis over sex assault claim
HARRISBURG — A prosecutor said Monday he believes a crime occurred but does not plan to charge a former state representative who resigned during an investigation into allegations he sexually assaulted a woman four years ago. Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said he agreed with a conclusion in a...
Ex-Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio running to try to get his job back
PHOENIX — Nearly three years after he was voted out of office, the former metro Phoenix sheriff pardoned by President Donald Trump on a conviction related to rounding up immigrants in the country illegally is going after his old job. Republican Joe Arpaio announced his 2020 campaign for Maricopa County...
Report: Trump suggests nuking hurricanes before they reach America’s shores
President Trump suggested recently to drop nuclear bombs into the eyes of hurricanes to stop the storms from reaching America’s shores, news site Axios reported on Sunday. During a hurricane briefing, Trump asked if it were possible to disrupt hurricanes forming off the coast of Africa by dropping a nuclear...
Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in 2020 GOP primaryVideo
WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Joe Walsh, once a backer of President Trump, said Sunday he would mount a Republican primary challenge to the president because “we can’t take four more years of Donald Trump.” Appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” the former Illinois congressman, now a radio talk-show host, called Trump...
Sarah Sanders joining Fox News
While Sean Spicer is headed for the new season of “Dancing with the Stars,” the woman who replaced him is also headed to TV. Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is joining Fox News as a contributor, where she will provide political commentary and analysis on all of...
Trump flip-flops on tax cuts, saying U.S. has ‘strong economy’
WASHINGTON — A day after considering cutting taxes to promote economic growth, President Donald Trump changed course and said he would abandon the idea because the nation already had “a strong economy.” Trump’s flip-flop on Wednesday came after recent market volatility and economic uncertainty, and amid a debate about whether...
Poll: Trump’s approval rating weak despite economy
NEW YORK — About 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s overall job performance, according to a new poll released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, which finds some support for the president’s handling of the U.S. economy but gives him weak marks on...
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he’s ending presidential bid
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who made fighting climate change the central theme of his presidential campaign, announced Wednesday night that he is ending his bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination. Inslee announced his decision on MSNBC, saying it’s become clear that he won’t win. He has kept...
Greenland fallout: Trump’s canceled trip blindsides Denmark
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The prime minister of Denmark said Wednesday she is “disappointed and surprised” by President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel his visit to Denmark after she called Trump’s idea of buying Greenland, Denmark’s semi-autonomous Arctic territory, “an absurd discussion.” Trump, who was scheduled to visit Denmark on Sept....
GOP retains Pennsylvania House seat in special election
HARRISBURG — Republicans easily won a special election to retain a seat in the state House of Representatives in a GOP-leaning district in central Pennsylvania. Republican David Rowe won Tuesday’s special election in parts of Union and Snyder counties by a nearly two-to-one margin over Democrat Jennifer Rager-Kay. The former...
Trump: Any Jew voting Democratic is uninformed or disloyalVideo
WASHINGTON — Showing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious and racial lines, President Trump said Tuesday that American Jewish people who vote for Democrats show “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.” Trump’s claim triggered a quick uproar from critics who said the president was trading...
Trump cancels Denmark meeting over Greenland proposal
WASHINGTON — Two days after he said buying Greenland wasn’t a top priority, President Trump canceled an upcoming trip to Denmark after its prime minister dismissed the idea. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had called Trump’s musing about buying Greenland, which her government owns, “an absurd discussion” after the former real...
Trump backtracks, insists U.S. now has ‘strong background checks’ for gunsVideo
WASHINGTON — President Trump insisted Tuesday that the United States already has “very, very strong background checks” for gun purchases in the latest sign that he is backing away from throwing his political support behind changes to the system that are opposed by the powerful gun lobby. Speaking to reporters...
After criticism of Fox News, anchor Bret Baier invites Trump on show
President Donald Trump complained about a recent poll done by Fox News that showed him falling behind several Democratic candidates for president and said that something was going on at the network. Anchor Bret Baier responded to the statements, explained the network’s polling, and invited the president to join him...
Police, protesters fill French beach resorts for G-7 summit
BIARRITZ, France — Thousands of French police are setting up checkpoints and combing Atlantic beaches to secure the southwestern coast for the world leaders who are coming for the G-7 summit this weekend. Protesters, too, are setting up camp in towns near France’s border with Spain to prepare for protests...
White House dismisses payroll tax cuts as slowdown prevention
WASHINGTON — The White House dismissed the idea that the administration is looking to cut payroll taxes as a way to bolster consumer spending, as economic indicators increasingly point to a potential downturn. More tax cuts for individuals are being discussed, but payroll taxes aren’t under consideration at present, a...
In Indiana County, Trump loyalty seems as strong as everVideo
There’s a reason some people refer to Indiana County as Trump country. It has nothing to do with tony golf courses or glittering resorts. It has everything to do with how voters in the rural county that is home to one of the nation’s largest coal-fired power plants rallied behind...
After Rep. Justin Amash dumped Trump, his district may do same to him
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Eirran Betka-Pope was on her lunch break when she spotted hundreds of Donald Trump supporters protesting outside the office of Rep. Justin Amash, the first Republican on Capitol Hill to say Congress should begin impeachment proceedings against the president. The protesters, who stood on the sidewalk...
