According to a senior Republican aide, House leaders were taken by surprise by the president’s tweets.
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Mainers reserved about Trump’s politicized speech to Scouts
But some say the president’s remarks were inappropriate because they violated the Boy Scouts’ nonpartisan tradition and values.
Sens. Collins and Reed on hot mic: Trump is ‘crazy,’ ‘I’m worried’
Maine’s senior senator laments the administration’s handling of the budget and pokes fun at a Texas congressman who challenged her to a duel.
Trump renews Twitter attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions
He also bashes acting FBI director Andrew McCabe, whom he describes as ‘the person in charge of the Hillary investigation.’
Trump continues to berate Jeff Sessions as speculation swirls
Many see the president’s feud with his AG as a way to end Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Kushner testifies and Trump calls a top House Democrat ‘sleazy’
The president’s tweets this morning appear to have a now-familiar goal of distraction to counter potentially unfavorable news coverage.
Collins opposes Senate health care vote Tuesday
Maine’s senior U.S. senator also repeats her criticism of President Trump’s comments on the Russia probe.
Luxury hotels, fine dining for LePage on taxpayers’ dime
Some of the $35,000 spent by the governor and staff in D.C. is reimbursed, but he withholds details on expenses and dozens of ‘private appointments.’
In first 6 months, President Trump made 836 false or misleading claims
Some prominent themes emerge from his average of 4.6 such statements per day.
Trump tells voter fraud commission to keep ‘a very open mind’
The president questions the motives of states that refused to comply with the panel’s request for extensive personal voter information.