Through much of the last two decades, Sen. John McCain, who died a week ago, was the darling of Democrats and a beloved figure to political reporters, whom he jokingly referred to as his “base.” When he had a bite at the Oval Office, however, those groups abandoned him, and treated him as they’ve treated so many other conservatives.
Debra J. Saunders
Debra J. Saunders joined the Review Journal as White House correspondent in December 2016, after 24 years writing a usually conservative opinion-page column for the San Francisco Chronicle. She has a B.A. in Greek and Latin from the University of Massachusetts at Boston, which may or may not prepare her for covering the Trump White House. She is syndicated with Creators Syndicate.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced $91 million in grants to 731 local programs to combat drug abuse, including $125,000 to the Prevention, Advocacy, Choices and Teamwork (PACT) Coalition in Las Vegas.
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President Donald Trump’s apparent struggle over how to react publicly to the death of Sen. John McCain – a fierce critic who let it be known he did not want Trump at his funeral – played out on the very roof of the White House Monday.
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“Double standard?” President Donald Trump guffawed after Fox News anchor Ainsley Earhardt asked if federal law enforcement has a double standard for how it handles allegations of wrongdoing by Republicans and Democrats.
President Donald Trump took to Twitter Wednesday to strike back at his former private lawyer and offer praise for a former campaign chairman as the White House grappled with the fallout from two legal cases.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was found guilty Tuesday of eight counts of tax fraud, bank fraud and failure to disclose foreign bank accounts; a mistrial was declared on 10 other charges.
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