Politics

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich is denying a report that he and Washington, DC, Cardinal Donald Wuerl collaborated to formulate an alternate plan for bishop accountability in abuse claims ahead of a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

The Federalist Society’s national convention is the foremost gathering of conservative legal minds in America, and this year it was abuzz with the names of several giants from whom this critical part of President Donald Trump’s base hopes he will choose his next attorney general.

Illegal immigration is top problem facing Americans, according to November’s Gallup survey that was released on Tuesday.

Former President Barack Obama praised House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday as an “extraordinary partner” who will be remembered as “one of the most effective legislative leaders that this country’s ever seen.”

During a live taping of David Axelrod’s “The Axe Files” podcast at the University of Chicago, Obama praised Pelosi’s three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust approach to politics and legislating, saying Pelosi cares less about “performance art” and more about the “nuts and bolts” and “the blocking and tackling involved in actually getting things across the finish line.”

“I think Nancy Pelosi, when the history is written, will go down as one of the most effective legislative leaders that this country’s ever seen,” Obama added.

Pelosi helped Obama ram through Obamacare with her legislative savvy, and Obama made his remarks as Pelosi is trying to regain her Speakership while fending off the anti-Pelosi faction within her own party.

Obama, though he said he did not want to “wade into” House politics, said in his experience, Pelosi knows how to pass legislation even though she may not give the fanciest speeches or make the hippest YouTube videos.

“Nancy is not always the best on a cable show or with a quick soundbite or what have you,” Obama said. “But her skill, tenacity, toughness, vision, is remarkable. Her stamina, her ability to see around corners, her ability to stand her ground and do hard things and to suffer unpopularity to get the right thing done, I think, stands up against any person that I’ve observed or worked directly with in Washington during my lifetime.”

President Donald Trump praised the White House Correspondents’ Association on Tuesday for their decision to welcome an author to be the guest speaker at their annual dinner instead of a comedian, even hinting that he might attend.

A U.S. Army command undercut a Monday report by Politico suggesting that the military would start sending border troops home next week — just as migrants gather at the border — and that all troops would be home by Christmas.

During a Tuesday night debate between Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and Democrat Mike Espy, Hyde-Smith offered a public apology to anyone offended by her “public hanging” comments she made at a campaign event.

President Donald Trump reacted to an order from a federal judge on Tuesday to halt enforcement of his order to deny asylum to the migrant caravan crossing into the United States illegally at the Southern border.

The Pentagon said Tuesday that the U.S. military border deployment will cost approximately $72 million.

The GOP megadonor billionaire Koch brothers are asking the Republican-controlled Congress to “seize” upon the lame-duck session to pass amnesty for more than a million illegal aliens enrolled and eligible for President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

A North Carolina principal accused of raping a 12-year-old female student was found dead Friday in a wooded area from an apparent self-inflicted injury, police said.

President Donald Trump has submitted written answers to questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller in relation to the investigation into whether the campaign colluded with Russia, according to the president’s lawyers.

Dashcam video from a Florida police chase shows a deputy shooting through his windshield and to take out an allegedly armed suspect.

Attorneys backed by globalist left-wing billionaire George Soros are helping Central American migrants with a caravan headed to the United States with their asylum claims.

A top State Department official who worked for President Obama will return as the director of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, which handles refugee resettlement in the United States.

The administration of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday summoned the U.S. envoy in Islamabad to register a strong protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that the country has failed to take decisive action against radical Islam.

Tuesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” network legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin reacted to The New York Times’ report that President Donald Trump wanted his 2016 presidential election rival Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James Comey prosecuted. Toobin said, “This

President Donald Trump reacted Tuesday to the news that celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti was arrested for domestic violence.

A federal judge is facing a public outcry after he threw out federal charges against several Muslims who are suspected of cutting girls’ genitals to minimize future sexual desires.

“I know that Schumer’s daughter works for Facebook, which I just found out about today,” Trump said. “I was surprised and disappointed to learn that because nobody knew that.”

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hopes to exchange her title to Speaker when the 116th Congress convenes in January and is working hard to make that happen, including keeping a high profile in the media.

Chicago Mercy Hospital gunman Juan Lopez purchased a number of guns legally during the past five years. 

House Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi crushed an intra-Democrat revolt against her bid to retake the Speaker’s gavel next year led by Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH).

First Lady Melania Trump is ready for the Thanksgiving holiday as she stepped out of the White House on Tuesday in a daring geometric coat by Christian Dior.

AAA Travel projects that more than 54 million Americans will hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend — the most since 2005.

Democrat Georgia gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams claimed Tuesday that a poll worker in her precinct nearly denied her a ballot on Election Day.

“Well you go to the Ninth Circuit, and it’s a disgrace, we’re going to put in a major complaint,” Trump said. “Because you can’t win if you’re us.”

Left-leaning activists, Hollywood celebrities and political pundits eviscerated senior White House advisor Ivanka Trump following reports she used a personal email account to conduct government business with some calling for her to be fired from the administration and imprisoned. 

Trump is no longer alone in his criticism of Fed tightening. An increasing chorus of investors and business leaders say the Fed is moving into dangerous territory.

“It’s America first for me,” Trump explained, vowing that he would not give up on hundreds of billions of dollars to Russia and China by confronting Saudi Arabia.

“There was no deleting like Hillary Clinton did,” Trump said. “You’re talking about all fake news.”

Tuesday on CNN’s “Right Now,” Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) reacted to President Donald Trump standing by Saudi Arabia despite allegations the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Cohen said, “That’s one of

Peggy Noonan, in dissing the first lady so flippantly, says more about her own prejudices than about the wonderfully mysterious Melania Trump.

Tuesday on MSNBC, network host Ali Velshi said President Donald Trump’s statement standing by Saudi Arabia despite allegations Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi sounded like it was “written by a 7-year-old.”