Eddie Scarry

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"I don't think the president's said anything to me on the subject that I consider inappropriate, so I have no criticism of the conversations that we may have had about this or other issues," he said. "He hasn't said anything to me that I've thought was inappropriate. And the investigation's going forward in the Senate on a bipartisan basis." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Mitch McConnell: Trump has never said anything ‘inappropriate’ to me about Senate Russia investigation

Eddie Scarry · December 3, 2017 4:01 pm

"Yeah, we'll be able to get to an agreement in the conference," he said. "I'm very optimistic about it. We think this will make a big difference in getting our economy moving again and providing jobs and opportunity for the American people." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Mitch McConnell ‘optimistic’ Senate and House will reach deal on tax reform

Eddie Scarry · December 3, 2017 3:51 pm

"I think the fact that the factual basis for the plea sets out that he wasn't acting as a rogue agent, he was acting with the knowledge and at the direction of people who were senior members of the transition team, I think that probably all of which ultimately ended up in the administration, is very significant,"Schiff said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Adam Schiff: Michael Flynn plea means it’s ‘not the end’ of Robert Mueller probe

Eddie Scarry · December 3, 2017 3:03 pm

"What I made of it is a lot of the heavy breathing and a lot of the speculation is completely unwarranted," Mukasey said. "That plea agreement does not, to me, indicate that there's very much else there." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey: Michael Flynn plea means ‘not very much else there’

Eddie Scarry · December 3, 2017 2:41 pm

When the Access Hollywood tape surfaced in late 2016, Trump apologized for the way he spoke. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

Trump and the media’s sexual harassers

Eddie Scarry · December 2, 2017 5:01 am

"We'd advise Mr. Trump to rein himself in for the sake of his own Presidency, but by now we know that's hopeless." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Wall Street Journal hits Trump for spreading ‘fake news’ anti-Muslim video

Eddie Scarry · December 1, 2017 3:02 pm

"To the people I have hurt, I am truly sorry," Matt Lauer said. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Media figures apologize, sort of, for sexual misconduct

Eddie Scarry · December 1, 2017 5:01 am

"Attacking specific media people, retweeting dubious material -- now hurting the President because it diverts attention from his economic success & gives his enemies ammo," O'Reilly said. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Bill O’Reilly to Trump: Stop tweeting

Eddie Scarry · November 30, 2017 6:57 pm

The HuffPost reporter tweeted "congratulations to john mccain's wife and children on their upcoming tax-free inheritance." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

RNC asks Huffington Post if it’s ‘worth employing’ reporter after she takes crack at John McCain’s cancer

Eddie Scarry · November 30, 2017 6:20 pm

U.S. presidential adviser Ivanka Trump participates in a panel discussion during Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Newsweek accuses Ivanka Trump of plagiarizing her own speech

Eddie Scarry · November 30, 2017 2:36 pm

According to a report, RT had its credentials revoked after the outlet registered as a foreign agent, in compliance with a new Justice Department ruling on the organization. (Screenshot)

National Security

Russia’s RT loses Capitol Hill press credentials

Eddie Scarry · November 30, 2017 2:23 pm

An internal memo said David Sweeney was no longer on staff. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

NPR editor exits after sexual misconduct allegations

Eddie Scarry · November 29, 2017 7:51 pm