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Trump Twitter tantrum against GOP

by CAPITOL HILL BLUE and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

An angry, pouting President Donald Trump is expressing his frustrations with yet another Twitter tirade against fellow Republicans, saying they “do very little to protect their President.” The latest assault on his own party comes as a growing number of Republicans talk among themselves about “having to do something about Trump” as their agendas and plans fall victim to the chaos at the White House. In a barrage of Twitter tweets issued Sunday afternoon and evening, Trump ...

by DOUG THOMPSON - Opinion

An increasing number of Republicans I have known since my days as a political operative in Washington in the 1980s grumble in emails, texts and phone calls that “something has to be done ...

Trump claims ‘complete power’ on pardons

by DARLENE SUPERVILLE

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has “complete power” to issue pardons, an assertion that comes amid investigations into Russian interference in last year’s presidential election. It was one of many topics that appeared to occupy the president’s mind as the day br ...

by RICHARD LARDNER

Congressional Republicans and Democrats announced Saturday they had reached an agreement on a sweeping Russia sanctions package to punish Moscow for meddling in the presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria. Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 House Democrat, said la ...