President trump

opinion Andy Puzder Opinion contributor Published 5:57 PM EDT Apr 1, 2019 The liberal outrage triggered by Stephen Moore can only mean one thing: He is exactly the type of “growth hawk” we need at the Federal Reserve. Moore — whom President Donald Trump intends to nominate to the Federal Reserve Board — is an ideal choice to help secure our recent economic gains with monetary policies that complement the president’s fiscal policy. “I consider myself a growth hawk,” Moore said recently. “I ... will try to make sure that America grows as fast as it can, and that wages rise and that we have a long period of prosperity through a sound monetary policy.” Moore has been critical of the Fed, but many of his tough observations about the Fed have also been highly accurate. The Wall Street Journal, for instance, stressed that he “has certainly been proven right in his warning last autumn that the Fed was tightening policy too … [Read more...] about At Federal Reserve: President Trump needs ‘growth hawk’ Stephen Moore

Christal Hayes USA TODAY Published 10:07 PM EDT Mar 28, 2019 Ahead of his father's rally in Michigan on Thursday, Donald Trump Jr. took the stage to rile up the crowd, boast about his father's accomplishments and attack his Democratic foes, which led to chants of "AOC sucks!" against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  "Think about the fact that every mainstream leading Democratic contender is taking the advice of a freshmen congresswoman who three weeks ago didn't know the three branches of government," Trump Jr. told the crowd as he discussed Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal, a climate change bill that failed in the Senate this week. "I don't know about you guys but that's pretty scary," the president's eldest son said as the crowd started to chant, "AOC sucks! AOC sucks!"  Trump chuckled then told the crowd: "You guys, you're not very nice and neither is what that policy would do to this country." On the campaign trail: Triumphant Trump heads to … [Read more...] about President Trump’s Michigan rally: Chant breaks out against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Nearly two years after Robert Mueller was appointed to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, Mueller's report was handed off to Attorney General William Barr. Since the investigation started, there have been indictments of 34 individuals and three companies. That includes 25 Russians, as well as the president's former personal attorney Michael Cohen, the president's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and former campaign chair Paul Manafort. President Trump has repeatedly criticized the investigation, calling it a "witch hunt" at rallies and on Twitter. Now that the investigation is over, Democrats are calling for the report to be released to the public quickly. However, CBS News' Major Garrett reports the president's attorneys have an "expectation" that the final report will be good for the president. Here's who has been charged in Robert Mueller's probe Here's what happens after Mueller submits his long-awaited report "They feel … [Read more...] about Here’s why the Mueller report could be good news for President Trump

Kevin McCoy USA TODAY Published 2:13 PM EDT Mar 14, 2019 NEW YORK — President Donald Trump cannot dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed against him by Summer Zervos, a former contestant on his "Apprentice" reality show who accuse him of sexual groping, a New York appeals court ruled Thursday. U.S. presidents may not claim constitutional protection to gain temporary immunity from private lawsuits over alleged misconduct, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court said. "We reject defendant President Trump's argument that the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution prevents a New York State court — and every other state court in the country — from exercising its authority under its state constitution," the five-justice panel ruled in a decision written by Justice Dianne Renwick. "Instead, we find that the Supremacy Clause was never intended to deprive a state court of its authority to decide cases and controversies under … [Read more...] about President Trump must face Summer Zervos’ defamation case, court rules