Erin McPike
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OPINION, Erin McPike: Democrats hamstrung by GOP-made messes
Should former Vice President Joe Biden defeat President Donald Trump in the November election, his victory will cement a pattern that influential → Read More
How Trump Could Use Re-Election Funds Already Raised if He Declines to Run Again
Sources close to the president say he is still fully committed to seeking a second term. → Read More
Trump Explains Reversal on Afghanistan Strategy in Primetime Address
"A core pillar of our new strategy is a shift from a time-based approach to one based on conditions." → Read More
Trump and Nixon Parallels, Foreign Policy Edition
Donald Trump's presidency mirrors Richard Nixon's in a few ways, including on the world stage. → Read More
Trump Prods Labor Department to Promote Apprenticeship Programs to Erase Skills Gap
Image Credit: FlickrCC/Gage Skidmore President Donald Trump applied his considerable branding ability to a key economic issue on Thursday. He said he really likes the phrase, “Earn while you learn.” It describes the basis for apprenticeship programs, which are the focus of the White House's workforce development week. He signed an executive order to encourage more of them. One clause of the… → Read More
White House Accepting Ideas From Americans for Government Reorganization for One More Full Week...
The Office of Management and Budget says its collecting ideas from average Americans to reform the government, but the White House could just use the commentary for political purposes. → Read More
Cabinet Agencies in Trump Administration Still Filled With Holes During Reorganization Effort
How can these agencies maximize their employees' performance when they're missing so many managers? → Read More
Trump Keeps a Campaign Promise to Withdraw From Paris Agreement as Administration Lags in Progress
"I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris." → Read More
Pentagon Says United States Is Ahead of North Korean Nuclear Threat Through 2020
The United States claims it is three years ahead of North Korea's missile technology, but that's based on available intelligence of the Kim regime's capability. → Read More
White House Takes Foreign Policy Victory Lap During NATO Mini-Summit
President Trump's message has been consistent with what senior administration officials previewed before he embarked on the nine-day voyage: That he would ask other countries to step up their efforts. → Read More
Nerves in Europe Ahead of Trump's Address to NATO
White House officials say the president will back Article V on Thursday, but European officials remain nervous, saying Trump has awakened the deep mistrust throughout the alliance. → Read More
Trump to Tell Allies to Step Up Their Military Might
Foreign leaders and their staffs want to hear clarity of policy from Trump during his first official trip abroad. He wants each of them to step up to the plate. → Read More
Contrary to Lavrov Comments, No Meeting Set for Trump and Putin Yet
No bilateral meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been established yet → Read More
Trump, Tillerson Meet with Russian Foreign Minister & Don't Discuss Election Hacking Reports
Reports of Russian interference in the U.S. election did not come up with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov... → Read More
White House Offers Competing Explanations for Comey Firing
Although the president and his aides have said on the record repeatedly since the inauguration that he wouldn't fire Comey and still had confidence in him, Huckabee Sanders said there's been an erosion of confidence in the now-ousted director over the past several months. → Read More
President Trump Turns Up Military Pressure on ISIS in Syria by Arming Kurdish Forces
President Donald Trump agreed to provide U.S. arms to the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces to intensify the military campaign against the terrorist group in Raqqa, Syria, which is the capital of its caliphate → Read More
GE CEO Jeff Immelt Pleads With Washington to Include Border Adjustment Tax in Tax Reform Package
GE CEO Jeff Immelt trekked to President Donald Trump's backyard to press against protectionism and for movement on tax reform and infrastructure. On a day when most of the Beltway was focused on the House Republican success in passing a health care bill that would restructure Obamacare if enacted, Immelt used his half-hour address Thursday afternoon at Georgetown University to make the case for… → Read More
Rubio and Tillerson Spar Again Over Human Rights Following State Department Address
In his second address to State Department employees, Tillerson said American national security interests and the relevant diplomatic negotiations should not hinge on an insistence that other countries adopt an American standard for human rights. → Read More
Democrats Treading Carefully in Montana Special Election as GOP Candidate Ties Himself to Trump
The Montana House special election could be a test case... → Read More
Donald Trump Jr. Compares Handling Terrorists to Parenting at Montana Campaign Event
BILLINGS, Montana — Donald Trump Jr. compared parenting five children to dealing with terrorists in a campaign event for a Republican candidate for Congress Friday night. Stumping for Greg Gianforte, who mounted a failed bid for governor of this state last year, Trump boasted that President Donald Trump is projecting strength on a world stage in contrast with previous presidential… → Read More