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Donald and Melania Trump walk to the White House on Saturday night after returning from a nine-day trip abroad.by usblogzone Amidst scandal over Jared Kushner’s alleged links to the Russian ambassador, homeland security secretary plays defense while president complains on Twitter  The Trump White House is reportedly considering a major personnel shakeup, in response to the latest in...

A substantial majority of the judges who sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond delivered a rather remarkable judgment last week: The president of the United States is not to be believed.Will the Supreme Court conclude the same thing? And by “Supreme Court,” we mean “Justice Anthony M. Kennedy,” whose name was invoked 23 times in the 205 pages of majority opinions, concurrences...

Russian Ambassador Reveals Kushner Sought Communications Backchannel with Kremlin The FBI investigation into top Trump advisor Jared Kushner just got a hell of a lot more interesting.Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, who met with several senior members of the Trump White House and cabinet — like Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn — apparently told...

A Trump Golf Club In New York Seeks More Foreign Workers Trump National Golf Club told the Department of Labor there weren’t enough American servers to hire. The jobs, located just 35 miles from Manhattan, pay $14.08 an hour.As President Donald Trump continues to promote his agenda of restoring American jobs, the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York, is seeking permission to...

Afternoon summary Theresa May and Donald Tusk, president of the European council, have agreed to “lower tensions” in Brexit talks when issues like Gibraltar create difficulties.At a meeting in Downing Street, May also said that the sovereignty of Gibraltar was not up for negotiation in the negotiations. May and Tusk agree to 'lower tensions' Mark Reckless, the former Conservative MP who defected...