Caitlin Yilek

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"Between themselves, the two [Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner] had made an earnest deal: If sometime in the future the opportunity arose, she'd be the one to run for president. The first woman president, Ivanka entertained, would not be Hillary Clinton; it would be Ivanka Trump," author Michael Wolff writes.

Ivanka Trump thinks she could be first woman president: Book

Caitlin Yilek · January 3, 2018 6:14 pm

Author Michael Wolff writes in "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" that then-candidate Donald Trump was "horrified" when on election night the numbers started trending toward him. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump didn’t want to win the election because he thought losing could offer ‘untold opportunities’: Book

Caitlin Yilek · January 3, 2018 5:43 pm

Former Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., deserved a Senate Ethics Committee hearing on the allegations of sexual misconduct against him, even if it still led to Franken's resignation, said a former Obama adviser. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

David Axelrod: Al Franken was ‘sacrificed’ by Senate Democrats

Caitlin Yilek · January 3, 2018 4:38 pm

Former White House senior adviser Steve Bannon spoke out against the meeting between President Trump's son, son-in-law and White House adviser Jared Kushner, former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya in a soon-to-be-released book. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

National Security

Matt Drudge calls Steve Bannon ‘schizophrenic’ after ‘treasonous’ comment

Caitlin Yilek · January 3, 2018 3:30 pm

"I want to hear about the silence of Melania Trump," Meryl Streep said. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Meryl Streep attacks Melania and Ivanka Trump for their ‘silence’ on sexual harassment

Caitlin Yilek · January 3, 2018 2:45 pm

Steve Bannon says Trump's campaign should have called the FBI about meeting with Russians. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

National Security

Steve Bannon describes Trump Tower meeting with Russians as ‘treasonous’: Report

Caitlin Yilek · January 3, 2018 2:17 pm

ICE acting director accused California of putting "politics ahead of safety," after Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill declaring California a sanctuary state in October. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

Trump’s ICE pick wants politicians in sanctuary cities charged with crimes

Caitlin Yilek · January 3, 2018 1:32 pm

Actor Bryan Cranston thanked Trump for putting a stop to commercial airline crashes last year, then asked him to prevent wildfires and hurricanes this year. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Bryan Cranston mocks Trump: Can you prevent wildfires and hurricanes in 2018?

Caitlin Yilek · January 2, 2018 8:53 pm

"Allowing Kim Jong Un's North Korea to participate in #WinterOlympics would give legitimacy to the most illegitimate regime on the planet," Graham tweeted Monday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Lindsey Graham: US should skip Winter Olympics if North Korea attends

Caitlin Yilek · January 2, 2018 4:22 pm

A study by Dutch-based aviation consultancy To70 found last year was the safest year ever for airline passengers, compared with 271 deaths in seven fatal air travel events in 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Trump takes credit for safest year ever for air travel

Caitlin Yilek · January 2, 2018 2:31 pm

Trump flying back to Washington with Cabinet members after holidays in Florida

Caitlin Yilek · January 1, 2018 9:31 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., tweeted late Sunday: "In 2018, we will not only intensify the struggle against Trumpism, we will increase our efforts to spread the progressive vision in every corner of the land." ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Bernie Sanders vows to ‘intensify’ fight against Trump in 2018

Caitlin Yilek · January 1, 2018 5:58 pm