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CBS News' John Dickerson asked New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, who has become the chronicler-in-chief of the Donald Trump era, "How long has Donald Trump been in your head, or you in his?" "At least 11 years for this level of intensity," she replied. "And what's it like to have Donald Trump in your head, or be a part of his thinking, for 11 years?" "I had one of his old friends say to me, 'He doesn't wear well over time.' And I think that the collective we have experienced that at various points." Haberman has been covering Trump since the late 1990s, as a metro reporter for the New York tabloids. In 2016 alone she had 599 bylines or co-bylines in The Times – more than one a day – and that pace has slowed only slightly in the years since. Now, she's written a book about him: "Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America"   (published Tuesday by Penguin Press). Dickerson asked, "I want to read from something you wrote: 'To fully reckon … [Read more...] about Maggie Haberman on Donald Trump: “He saw the presidency as the ultimate vehicle to fame”

Donald Trump is suing CNN, with the former US president claiming defamation as he seeks $475m (£420m) in punitive damages, according to a court filing. He is taking legal action against the US news network in federal court in Florida. Mr Trump is claiming that the network had carried out a "campaign of libel and slander" against him and that it had used its influence as a leading news organisation to defeat him politically. The Republican also claimed in the lawsuit that CNN has used such defamatory labels against him as "racist", "Russian lackey", "insurrectionist" and "Hitler". CNN declined to comment on the case when contacted by Reuters news agency. criminal investigation by the Justice Department for retaining government records at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida after leaving office in January 2021. And last month, Mr Trump and three of his children were served with a lawsuit alleging "years of bank, tax and insurance fraud". New York attorney general … [Read more...] about Donald Trump: Ex-US president suing CNN as he claims defamation – and seeks $475m in damages, says court filing

President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort lied repeatedly to conceal the nature of his interactions with Konstantin Kilimnik, a man with suspected ties to Russian intelligence agencies, prosecutors allege. In a partially redacted transcript of a hearing that took place Monday, February 4, prosecutors told the judge that Manafort had continued working with Kilimnik on issues related to Ukraine until 2018, even after Special Counsel Robert Mueller had indicted the longtime Republican political consultant. The special counsel's office is working to determine whether members of the Trump campaign collaborated with the Russian government to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential elections. Manafort's longstanding partnership with Kilimnik, who was once in the Russian military, goes "to the heart of what the special counsel's office is investigating," prosecutors told the court. Prosecutors also argued that it was unusual for someone working on a … [Read more...] about Trump associate Paul Manafort “changed his story completely” to protect suspected member of Russian intelligence

Russia's new nuclear-capable missile not only violates the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty (INF) that the country signed with the United States but makes it easier for nuclear war to break out, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Thursday. "We do what we can to preserve the INF treaty. This treaty has banned a whole category of weapons, intermediate range weapons. Russia is in violation of that treaty, they have developed a new category of weapons that are mobile and hard to detect, and have a short warning time, so they are reducing the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons," Stoltenberg told a reporter from CNBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "So we call on Russia to come back into the definable, transparent compliance with that treaty, because this is really important for all of us." The Trump administration announced in October that it plans to cancel its participation in … [Read more...] about Russia’s new nuclear-capable missile stokes fear as arms treaty falls apart

Russian President Vladimir Putin poses a threat to democracies around the world, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday during a trip to Central Eastern Europe. "For a decade and a half, or a little bit more, too many in the West took a holiday. 1989 was a momentous time. I had the opportunity to experience it up close and personal. You all lived it here even more directly. And then in 1991 and 1992, more good came as the Soviet Union fell. And I think too many places—the United States and Europe—took a holiday, took our eye off the ball, didn't recognize the risk," Pompeo told participants during a youth engagement event in Slovakia. "Let me assure you that Vladimir Putin is intent on undermining democracies throughout the world. Make no mistake about it. We should be very candid about that. We should talk about the things that we can do together to make sure that our democracies are strong, that each of us takes care of our countries first and then works together to achieve … [Read more...] about Mike Pompeo warns Vladimir Putin is threatening democracies everywhere, says West took its eye off Russia

Congressional Republicans have pledged to launch several investigations into the Biden administration if they retake a majority in Congress during November's midterm elections. The GOP remains favored to win a narrow majority in the House of Representatives, and party leaders have made it clear they hope to wield their power to investigate President Joe Biden, his family and aspects of his administration. Republican promises of Biden investigations come after years of decrying investigations into former President Donald Trump as politically motivated. Trump has faced several investigations surrounding the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, his businesses and now over classified documents. The investigations have hampered his public image among Democrats and independents—though he remains popular among the GOP. Here is the full list of investigations that Republicans pledge to launch if they retake the House. President Joe Biden and His Son Republicans have long promised … [Read more...] about Full list of people Republicans plan to investigate after midterms

A GOP strategist says the deadlocked U.S. Senate race between Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan and his Republican opponent, J.D. Vance , might actually be closer than national pundits believe, citing a number of flawed assumptions in some polls he thinks could be causing pollsters to overestimate Democrats ' chances in this year's midterm elections. In a Washington Post op-ed, crisis communications expert and a onetime consultant to presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush , Mark R. Weaver, wrote that he believed several pollsters were underestimating the number of Trump voters in their survey samples over the last several months, lending credence to a polling advantage for Democrats Weaver said may not actually exist. The Ohio-based strategist initially cited a Marist poll published on September 21 that showed the race between the two men in a dead heat, followed by recent polls of the U.S. Senate races in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and North Carolina … [Read more...] about Key detail in polls may be hiding GOP victories, political consultant warns

Two recent polls indicate that support for Pennsylvania Lt. Governor and Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman appears to be waning in his race against Republican rival and celebrity cardiologist Dr. Mehmet Oz . Six weeks before residents of the Keystone State cast their ballots in one of the nation’s most contentious races, Fetterman — the longtime mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, a declining rust belt town east of Pittsburgh — is losing steam. A survey from Fox News released on Wednesday showed Fetterman leading Oz by 45% to 41% — a result within the poll’s margin of error and a significant decline from the 11 percentage point advantage over Oz that Fetterman boasted in the same survey as of late July. Roughly 34% of voters are “extremely or very worried” that Fetterman’s health will render him unable to complete his duties in the Senate — an 11 percentage point increase since three months ago. Fetterman suffered a stroke days before the commonwealth’s primary … [Read more...] about New Polls Show Rapidly Changing Landscape In Pennsylvania Senate Race | The Daily Wire

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is traveling to Central Europe, a region where Russia is increasingly spreading its influence, to secure support for Ukraine and for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which Moscow views as its rival. The trip is a sign of the Trump administration's commitment to NATO, despite the fact that President Donald Trump's has questioned the value of the Western military alliance. Analysts say that the trip also aims to counter Russian influence in a region that has been drifting closer to Moscow. "The United States' commitment to NATO's Article Five is ironclad. We expect all allies to invest adequately in their own defense responsibilities by meeting their share of the NATO alliance's capability needs. We encourage Hungary and Slovakia to continue to work toward meeting these defense investment targets," the State Department said in a statement ahead of Pompeo's arrival. "Slovakia selected the F-16 as its next generation fighter, … [Read more...] about Support for Ukraine, countering Russian influence among main aims of Mike Pompeo’s Central Europe trip

Mark Rutte a kormányzás tartamát tekintetében Európában a dobogós harmadik Angela Merkel és Orbán Viktor mögött. A magyar kormányfő az uniós költségvetési vita hevében „holland fickó”-nak nevezte, és az állította: Rutte gyűlöli a magyarokat. Mindamellett van egy közös vonásuk: mindketten sokáig tartanák kezükben a karmesteri pálcát. Szinte minden egyébben merőben különböznek. „Holland vagyok, vagyis betartom a szabályokat és a megállapodásokat. Mi, hollandok azokat az országokat kedveljük, amelyek hozzánk hasonlóan betartják ígéreteiket.” A Mark Ruttenak tulajdonított idézetből kétségtelenül igaz a szabályok tisztelete. Hetekkel 96 éves édesanyja 2020 májusában bekövetkezett halála előtt sem látogatta meg az idősek otthonában, mert az ellenkezett országa járványügyi előírásaival. Eközben Dominic Cummings , Boris Johnson brit kormányfő kétes hírű tanácsadója országos botrányt okozott, amikor a hasonló korlátozásokra fittyet hányva 400 kilométert autózott a … [Read more...] about Mark Rutte, a szingli „holland fickó”