Marc Thiessen argues in an Washington Post op-ed that “[a]ny impartial investigation of Russia’s efforts to meddle in our democratic process needs to include a full inquiry of the Russian money flowing into Clinton world.”
Conservative evangelicals remain the staunchest supporters of embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, Astead W. Herndon reports in the Boston Globe.
In his 12-day trip to Asia, U.S. President Donald Trump largely focused on North Korea and trade, all but avoiding the simmering disputes in the South China Sea and steering clear of sharp criticism of Beijing’s increasingly aggressive activities there.
Axios’ Jonathan Swan reports on the increasing influence of President Trump’s trade negotiator Robert Lighthizer who is “increasingly winning internal arguments over the administration’s inevitable economic confrontation with China.”
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible Russian collusion with the 2016 Trump campaign has White House aides worried, despite the assurances of President Trump’s lawyer Ty Cobb that Mueller is handling the investigation “fairly.” Some sources close to the president have reportedly expressed doubts about Cobb’s competency to lead the White House’s defense. Chief among those critics is former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon.
“Nothing has worked. Moore is still in the race,” The Hill’s Alexander Bolton wrote Sunday about the GOP establishment’s efforts to oust Judge Roy Moore from the U.S. Senate race in Alabama.
Alabama Republicans are defiantly standing by Senate candidate Roy Moore despite calls from the national GOP for the embattled candidate to pull out of the race, Michael Scherer reports in the Washington Post.
Max Greenwood writes at The Hill: Steve Bannon, the executive chair of Breitbart News and former White House chief strategist, said that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell(R-Ky.) is “picking up his game” amid threats to his power posed by the “insurgency movement” led by President Trump.
Malcolm Young, the rhythm guitarist and guiding force behind the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, has died. He was 64.
Mark Osborne writes at ABC News that Republican Senator Jeff Flake was caught on a hot mic criticizing President Donald Trump and Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore:
CNN Political Reporter Rebecca Berg reported that Roy Moore’s campaign chairman told them the campaign’s fundraising has “skyrocketed” since the allegations against Moore broke and a source close to the campaign says they’ve raised more money in the last six
The senate candidacy of Judge Roy Moore has significance well beyond the state of Alabama, reflecting a classic struggle brewing between the establishment ranks of the Republican party and ascending forces of populism, Christianity, and insurgency.
Jonathan Allen and Keri Geiger write for NBC News that Alabama Senate candidate Judge Roy Moore is going after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for trying to interfere in state politics, and the message is resonating with voters.
Brandon Carter writes for The Hill that, although Alabama governor Kay Ivey sees no reason to disbelieve the allegations leveled at Judge Roy Moore, she attends to vote for the Republican candidate:
Ridiculous but awesome might be a good place to start when it comes to Gwyneth Paltrow’s gift selections via her lifestyle brand goop.
New York Times op-ed columnist Michelle Goldberg writes that Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) should resign his Senate seat after journalist Leeann Tweeden accused the senator Thursday of groping her and kissing her without her consent during an alleged incident in 2006.
The New Yorker’s Susan B. Glasser interviews former George W. Bush strategist and GOP establishment high priest Karl Rove about his feud with Steve Bannon for “the soul” of the Republican Party.
Bernie Marcus, the co-founder of Job Creators Network and the retired co-founder of The Home Depot, writes in an op-ed in the Hill that the Republican tax bill will provide small businesses with much-needed relief.
The New York Post Editorial Board argues that Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department has a duty to investigate the troubling circumstances surrounding the Obama administration’s approval of the sale of Uranium One to a Russian state-owned firm and the role then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her family’s foundation played in this deal, which was first uncovered by Peter Schweizer in his bestselling exposé Clinton Cash.
Jonathan Easley writes for The Hill that Stephen K. Bannon is sticking with Judge Roy Moore in Alabama, amid speculation that Bannon is hedging his bets on the candidate.
Eliana Johnson writes for Politico that Stephen K. Bannon, along with the people of Alabama, is sticking with Judge Roy Moore in the face of accusations being leveled at him:
The independent Los Angeles movie theater Cinefamily, which had numerous celebrity supporters, said Tuesday it is closing in the wake of investigations into the sexual misconduct of two of its executives.
An unnamed actress has sued Harvey Weinstein alleging he committed sexual battery against her in Beverly Hills hotel rooms in 2015 and 2016 after she agreed to meet the producer to discuss a television role.
Executive Chairman of Breitbart News Stephen K. Bannon is speaking in Tokyo about the importance of democracies working together to counter the threats posed by the Communist regime in China.
Vegas Casino magnate and Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson issued a statement on Monday that he will not support former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s efforts to defeat GOP establishment-aligned Senate incumbents in 2018. Bannon and his conservative allies plan to replace these incumbents with Republican primary challengers who support the populist and economic nationalist agenda that propelled President Trump to victory.
In an interview with Politico, Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed Breitbart’s coverage of the Roy Moore sexual assault allegations that came to light following a Washington Post report.
HOPEWELL, Va. (AP) — Middle school students in a Virginia home economics class were mistakenly given a worksheet that quizzed them on what an extramarital affair is as well as “boy toy” and “trophy wife.”
But perhaps the most rapturous ovation at Glamour magazine’s annual Women of the Year awards went to 79-year-old Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters of California, who delighted the crowd — including hundreds of cheering young girls — with a rousing speech that ended on a very political note. “Impeach him,” she exhorted the audience. ‘Impeach 45! Impeach 45!’
The group editor of DC Comics has been fired amid allegations of sexual harassment.
According to a recent poll, almost half of white Americans living in the South feel like they’re under attack.
Former White House strategist and executive chairman of Breitbart News, Stephen K. Bannon, sat down with the New York Times and spoke with reporter Jeremy W. Peters in an interview on Wednesday.
Gossip columnist Liz Smith, whose mixture of banter, barbs, and bon mots about the glitterati helped her climb the A-list as high as many of the celebrities she covered, has died.
Of all the famous things Mark Twain never actually said, perhaps none is repeated more often and with less justification than “history doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes.”
Hollywood took a break Saturday from its growing sexual harassment crisis to present the first Oscars of the forthcoming awards season to four film-industry veterans and a virtual-reality project.
From Politico: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Roy Moore’s supporters are shocked and angry. But it’s not Moore they’re upset with, after four women came forward to say that Moore pursued relationships with them when they were teenagers and he was in his 30s.
When former White House adviser Steve Bannon walked onstage Friday night to address a sold-out crowd at the Citadel Republican Society’s annual Patriot Dinner, he was welcomed like a rock-star.
Former White House adviser and Breitbart News Executive Chairman, Stephen K. Bannon, addressed a sold-out crowd at the Citadel Republican Society’s annual Patriot Dinner in South Carolina and delivered a fiery speech attacking the GOP establishment while expressing his support for Alabama Senate candidate Judge Roy Moore.
David Siders writes in Politico that California Governor Jerry Brown, as he visits Europe en route to the United Nations climate talks, is functioning rather more like the leader of a country distinct from the United States than merely governor of one of fifty states within that powerful union:
J. Pepper Bryanrs writes for Yellowhammer News of what to look out for if the fate of Judge Roy Moore and his candidacy to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions as the U.S. Senator from Alabama seems to be taking a turn for the worse:
Eric Levenson writes at CNN that Roy Moore supporters are standing by the candidate and they explain why.
