Month: August 2017

National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster gave an interview to Hugh Hewitt, a conservative member of the establishment, on Saturday morning amid attacks from the president’s conservative base. McMaster was asked about nearly every major national security issue that’s made headlines over the past few weeks, except for his recent firing of three President Trump loyalists from the National Security Council: Ezra Cohen-Watnick, Derek Harvey, and Rich Higgins. Hewitt asked him to talk about his “role in the White House and the White House generally,” but did not ask him about the chorus of voices from the right calling for his departure. As national security adviser, McMaster is responsible for teeing up options for the president on national security issues, but he has tried to isolate those who supported the president’s campaign and agenda, according to some former officials. At the same time, he has allowed former top Obama officials such as Rob Malley to come and go at the NSC, according to Conservative Review. “What we’re doing is we’re delivering what we’re calling “integrated strategies” based on the president’s guidance. And so what we had, and this is maybe understandable,” he told Hewitt. McMaster gently criticized the former Obama administration’s infamous micromanagement

NEW YORK CITY – The Trump administration notified the United Nations Friday of its intention to leave the Paris climate accord, the latest in a series of formal steps the administration needs to take to leave the agreement in 2020.

The State Department is responding to media inquiries and reports on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson allegedly withholding funding for the Global Engagement Center, tasked with the nebulous job of countering terrorist propaganda online and on social …

During the Sunday New York AM 970 radio broadcast of “The Cats Roundtable,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) slammed the Pentagon over the new state-of-the-art USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. Ernst said it is “unacceptable” for the aircraft carrier to be billions of dollars over budget and years past the target date. “That’s exciting for the United States Navy to have a state-of-the-art aircraft carrier, but I have questions,” Ernst said to host John Catsimatidis. She continued, “What we have seen with this particular aircraft carrier is that it is years beyond the target completion date, and it is billions of dollars over budget. And that is not doing the right thing for the American taxpayer. It doesn’t do us any good when it’s sitting in port continually going through upgrades without actually being out doing what it is supposed to do.” Ernst went on to say the money could have been spent better elsewhere, like “needy programs within the Department of Defense.” “Until that thing is out actually on mission doing what it needs to do by protecting the United States and our allies, I’m not comfortable with it,” she added. Follow Trent Baker on Twitter @MagnifiTrent

Sunday on New York AM 970’s “The Cats Roundtable,” CNBC regular and economist Larry Kudlow credited President Donald Trump for the recent stock market gains and economic growth. “[T]he profit reports continue to exceed expectations and that’s been true for the last couple of quarters,” Kudlow told host John Catsimatidis. “I think that’s the backbone of the stock market rally.” “I would add global economic growth is picking up … I do think there’s a Trump factor here. Among other things, Trump has made good on his promise to roll back hundreds of regulations: energy, finance, labor laws, you name it. He’s put it into place. That is a huge cost savings for businesses, particularly the smaller businesses. And I think that has instilled a lot of confidence. This is a pretty confident market. I wouldn’t mess with it right now. It looks awfully good,” he added. Follow Trent Baker on Twitter @MagnifiTrent

CNN reporter Jim Acosta on Sunday admitted that he is still clueless about America’s immigration history and laws after White House adviser Stephen Miller demolished CNN’s resident grandstander last week. In a fiery exchange, Miller not only called ou…