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Stephen Colbert said President Donald Trump is leading the country toward a WWE-style "world war" with his "unhinged Twitter rants" on Syria and threats toward Russia. "The walls have been closing in on the president, and he's not happy," Colbert said on Wednesday's "The Late Show." "One source said, 'We're at a different level now. He's losing his s--t.' And another just said, 'Jesus take the wheel.'" "I hate to tell you, but Jesus flung the door open a few miles back and then tucked and rolled into a ditch.

Almost 30 senior employees based at the Interior Department's headquarters in climate change. But in a report out Wednesday, the Interior Department's internal watchdog that investigated the claims said it could not determine if the moves violated federal guidelines because the board that reassigned senior employees did not keep proper records documenting its decisions. The Union of Concerned Scientists, which has been outspoken about allegations of retaliation against researchers, said in a statement that the board's con

House Speaker Paul Ryan has fashioned himself around many identities throughout what’s already been a long career in Washington. He’s been a policy warrior, a GOP presidential nominee, and – finally and perhaps fatefully – the man who would shepherd the Trump agenda into law. He didn’t want to be Tom Foley. Foley was House Speaker in 1994 when a Republican wave ended four decades of Democratic control of the House of Representatives.

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has been accused of non-consensual sexual contact with his former hair dresser, according to a report released Wednesday by the Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight. He has categorically denied any illegal actions or non-consensual contact. In February, Greitens, 44, was indicted and arrested on felony charges of invasion of privacy by a grand jury in St.

President Donald Trump's longtime friend presidential election in 2016. “I actually think from a political point of view that the termination of Mr. Mueller would probably give the Democrats the firestorm they're looking for,” Stone told ABC News in an interview Wednesday.

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Capital Source State Representative Geoff Diehl’s campaign said he has raised the most funds so far this year.  capital source The former chief of staff to Mayor Martin Walsh raised more than $900,000 in the first quarter of the year.  John Kingston, who is facing faces an April 28 Republican convention to get on the primary ballot, tore up his party registration after Trump got the nomination in 2016.   Capital Source State Senator Joseph Boncore will not run for Suffolk district attorney.

House Speaker Paul Ryan’s retirement could trigger other retirements by Republican legislators not eager to face angry voters in the fall.   GROUND GAME A speaker hasn’t done so in 116 years.  House Speaker Paul Ryan has announced he will not run for reelection, fueling worries for Republicans that they may lose their House majority in the fall.  The warrant also sought evidence of whether Michael D. Cohen tried to suppress damaging information on the president before the election.

House Speaker Paul Ryan’s retirement could trigger other retirements by Republican legislators not eager to face angry voters in the fall.   GROUND GAME A speaker hasn’t done so in 116 years.  House Speaker Paul Ryan has announced he will not run for reelection, fueling worries for Republicans that they may lose their House majority in the fall.  The warrant also sought evidence of whether Michael D. Cohen tried to suppress damaging information on the president before the election.