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MORE on Monday suggested he may pull the security clearance of former FBI official Phil Mudd after Mudd appeared on a heated CNN segment over the weekend to push back against the president's revocation of clearances from other members of the intelligence community  Trump tweeted that he watched Mudd "become totally unglued and weird" during a debate with CNN analyst Paris Dennard on the president's decision to revoke ex-CIA Director MORE’s security clearance. "Mudd is in no mental condition to have such a Clearance," Trump said.

And the wait continues. The jury in MORE’s criminal trial adjourned without a verdict Monday after its third day of deliberations. The jury asked to deliberate until 6:15 p.m. Monday — later than the jurors have stayed the previous two days, sparking speculation their could be a verdict coming.  Judge T.S. Ellis III reconvened court at 6:15 p.m., only to tell the crowded room that he’s going to excuse the jury for the evening and reconvene tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. The jury was quiet throughout the day Monday after sending Ellis notes both Thursday and Friday.

MORE’s Russia investigation. Trump is awaiting a verdict in the trial of his former campaign chairman MORE. The New York Times revealed over the weekend that White House counsel MORE has been much more cooperative with Mueller than previously thought. And federal prosecutors are reportedly close to bringing criminal charges against longtime Trump fixer Michael Cohen. Joyce White Vance, a former U.S.

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The TAKE with MaryAlice Parks From the White House to Wisconsin … Oh, the irony. First, let's be clear, the president himself has added to the tabloid-like drama unfolding this week as former White House adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman continues her book tour.

The TAKE with MaryAlice Parks Call it a blacklist, Nixonian or simply an execution of presidential power, either way it is newsy and serious that the president decided to revoke the security clearance of former CIA Chief John Brennan, who has been a major critic of Trump's since leaving public service, and threatened to

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The moves stoke speculation that the Elizabeth Warren may be preparing for a presidential run in 2020.   The state’s first openly transgender candidate for Congress, Alexandra Chandler, says she intends to put another voice to November’s closely watched ballot measure on transgender rights.  The TV spot — which disclosed that the RGA was a donor but didn’t divulge how much it contributed — began running in local markets last week,  Before you dismiss H.

The president said a court case would allow him to obtain documents to show the former CIA director’s role in the Russia inquiry.   Just after she spoke, President Trump unleashed a barrage of tweets in which he called the former CIA director a “hack” and mocked the effectiveness of the Justice Department. The former US president shared his reading list online, and it’s filled with romantic comedies. (Just kidding.)   JOAN VENNOCHI Political figures on both the left and right deserve scrutiny for their treatment of journalists.  Opinion | Andrew J.