Trump’s New Press Secretary Tries to Backtrack on Her China AnswerKatie Zacharia’s latest approach to handling the scandal around her boosted legal credentials involves pretending the whole thing never happened. The new White House press secretary told The New York Times Wednesday that she had misinterpreted a reporter’s question earlier this week about where she passed the bar exam. At the time, Zacharia answered :…The New Republic2d agoWhole story →EducationSecurity
Trump Uses Nuclear Option to Keep Kennedy Center Documents HiddenPresident Trump is fighting attempts to make him testify and produce documents related to his takeover of the Kennedy Center. In a court filing Wednesday, Trump asserted executive privilege, claiming that in her lawsuit, Kennedy Center board member and Democratic Representative Joyce Beatty initiated “overbroad discovery requests that expressly…The New Republic2d agoWhole story →JusticeTechnology
Trump’s Boast About Rallies Backfires as Humiliating New GOP Leaks HitEarlier this week, Donald Trump made some audacious claims. He insisted at length that his rallies are having a “tremendously positive impact” on Republicans’ chances in the midterms because it causes their support to “go up.” He also insisted costs are plummeting. But on Wednesday, the new consumer price index report demolished that claim by showing…The New Republic2d agoWhole story →CommerceGovernment