Trump held a press conference in which he defended his conduct in the meeting as “extremely calm” and called himself an “extremely stable genius.”
Author: Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY
Pete Buttigieg says Trump faked a disability to avoid serving in the Vietnam War
Buttigieg, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, made the comments in response to a question on whether Trump should have served in Vietnam.
Manafort associate Stephen Calk charged with soliciting a Trump administration position
Stephen Calk was charged with granting $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort in exchange for an administration position.
TI and Charlamagne tha God discuss economic investments in black communities on Capitol Hill
TI and Charlamagne tha God discussed investments in African American communities and their support for opportunity zones in meetings with lawmakers
Carson says he had ‘difficulty hearing’ during viral Oreo testimony, defends HUD proposals
Carson said he “was having difficulty hearing” during the committee testimony that went viral when he appeared to mix up a real estate term and Oreos.
HUD Secretary Ben Carson mixes up a real estate term and Oreo sandwich cookies
After the hearing, Ben Carson tweeted a picture of himself sending a pack of “Double Stuf” Oreos to Rep. Katie Porter.
GOP congressman: ‘President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct’
GOP Rep. Justin Amash came out in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump, writing that”President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct.”
Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards prepares to sign restrictive abortion bill
“My inclination is to sign it,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said when discussing a “heartbeat bill” currently under consideration in the state Legislature.
Missouri GOP lawmaker apologizes for comments on ‘consensual rape’ amid abortion bill debate
The Republican state representative apologized after saying that most rapes he saw while on the police force were ‘date rapes or consensual rapes.’
Federal appeals court rules that Trump administration’s termination of DACA was unlawful
“We hold that the Department’s decision to rescind DACA was arbitrary and capricious and must be set aside,” two judges wrote.