Her comments, made behind closed doors, follow a more public political cage match.
Donald Trump
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Commentary: Senators should try rejecting some of Trump’s atrocious nominees
They’d actually be doing the president and the public a favor, while showing Republicans do have spines after all.
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Trump’s search for next chief of staff expands after early favorite says no
Turned down by Nick Ayers, the president is now considering at least 4 people to replace John Kelly, who will leave by the end of the year.
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Sen. King says he has not seen enough evidence to justify impeachment inquiry against Trump
The Maine senator weighs in on the latest court filings in the Russia investigation.
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Can a sitting president be indicted?
Here are some of the legal questions posed by the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
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Top takeaways: Prosecutors detail key pieces in Russia probe
Among other things, Friday’s court filings directly tie President Trump to a federal crime for the first time.
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Prosecutors: Cohen paid illegal hush-money at Trump’s ‘direction’
Mueller filing says contact offered ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen ‘political synergy’ with Russia
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Marc A. Thiessen: China goes toe-to-toe with Trump on trade – and trips
President Xi bet that tariffs targeting American voters in the heartland would turn them against the president, but they have stuck by him.
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Trump to nominate State Department spokeswoman as U.N. ambassador
Heather Nauert, who was an anchor and correspondent at Fox News before joining the State Department, would replace Nikki Haley.
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Report to Congress calls for raising gas tax to upgrade roads and bridges
The authors say $45 billion more is needed annually. The tax would have to rise to almost 30 cents a gallon within 10 years, and the diesel levy to about 40 cents, to bring in just $20 billion more annually.