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Much, for America, depends on his success. It is often hard to discern, but, despite an unprecedented amount of friction and the continued implacable hostility of the discredited post-Reagan political establishment, Donald Trump is continuing to gain ground in his holy crusade against them. He mousetrapped himself into turning 100 days into an important milestone, unlike any other president except Franklin D. Roosevelt (who had a unanimous mandate to deal radically with the Great Depression). Very predictably, this has turned into an empty-net goal for the large swath of the media whom he has correctly described as, in terms of...

President's campaign reacts to 'censorship' by network! It’s becoming clear that the 2020 presidential election campaign, already under way as evidenced by television ads, could very well be a war between the sitting president, Donald Trump, and the media, which he describes as “fake news” for its powerful ties to Democratic Party politics. CNN, for example, refused to air an ad created by the Donald J. Trump for President organization because it has a frame of images of network anchors with the label “fake news” across their faces. .. The ad boasts of the president’s accomplishments regarding business, energy independence,...

President Trump is ready to give up on Congress — or maybe he already has. And we can totally see why he wants to just shut it down and start all over again. Democrats are united against him, Republicans seem hopelessly divided, and Trump's top priorities are no closer to being law than when he was running for president. To wit: There's no question Democrats won this week's budget showdown, and it was mostly Trump's priorities that got left on the cutting floor when congressional leaders were making a deal. House Speaker Paul Ryan said he shared President Trump’s “frustration,”...

RUSH: Well, well, well, we have the president’s first hundred days now officially in the can and now under review, and as part of that review former President Barack Hussein Obama. (BEGIN PARODY) ANNOUNCER: Now, after being voted off the island we bring you President Obama with his critique of President Trump’s first hundred days. OBAMA: For the record, I was not voted off the island. I was asked to leave. Now, Donald Trump’s first 100 days have been nothing like my first 100 days. On day one I changed the direction of America. I closed down Guantanamo, traveled and...

Melania dedicates new healing garden at the Children's National Medical Center with a touching play-date filled with hugs at the hospital... Melania dedicated the new Bunny Mellon Healing garden at the Children's National Medical Center Friday. The First Lady was pictured spending time in the garden with young patients following Friday's ceremony. The new garden allows patients to spend time outside while enjoying views of the Washington Monument. It is dedicated to all of the prior first ladies and named for an American horticulturist and gardener...

"There is a good chance the president of the United States is watching us right now,” Cuomo said. “He watches this show. He monitors the media. He criticizes it. All of that is within his right. But with power comes accountability. And there is something wrong with him attacking a free press. There is something wrong with him wanting to change the libel laws.”

Breitbart News has released a new e-Book, The First 100 Days of Trump, providing a concise yet comprehensive summary of each day’s events at the outset of the 45th presidency. Written by Breitbart Senior Editor-at-Large Joel B. Pollak, the 71-page e-book offers readers an overview of an historic, and often controversial, administration — from the early slew of executive orders, to the confirmation battle over Neil Gorsuch, to the air strike against Syria, and beyond.

A deal has been reached on a $1 trillion-plus bill to fund the government for the final five months of this fiscal year, an agreement that is likely to avert a government shutdown. Congressional negotiators had been working through the weekend to hash out the last remaining complications in a bill to fund the government before the agreement was announced Sunday night. After President Donald Trump backed down on funding for the construction of a border wall, some additional sticking points remained, including health benefits for coal miners, funding for Puerto Rico and an additional $30 billion for defense, delaying...

Now that the language has posted, here are the eight most notable areas Trump caved in his first big spending negotiation: . Administration officials have insisted they already have the statutory authority to start building the wall under a 2006 law. This prevents such an end run. The $1.5 billion for border security is also half as much as the White House requested. Additionally, there are no cuts in funding to sanctuary cities, something a federal judge said last week would be required for the Justice Department to follow through on its threats. And there is also no money for...

Watching several minutes of CNN’s punditry coverage of President Trump’s Harrisburg rally is exceptionally interesting from the perspective of watching what happens when full-throated liberal media ideology is confronted by a political opponent inoculated from battered politician syndrome. The media cries foul. Many intellectually honest people throughout the political era have noted that liberalism -in its modern presentation- is similar to a psychological condition. That’s true. However, the actual condition displayed is more aptly described as Borderline Personality . The advancement of modern liberalism is contingent upon their abused recipient cowering to the demands of the progressive abuser. Modern democrats,...

In an almost stunning moment of clarity during Sunday’s Meet the Press, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews admitted in a rant that the media were targeting President Trump. “This president has gale-force winds against him. He comes in with the media killing him every day,” he told moderator Chuck Todd, who was obsessing over the President’s approval numbers. “The New York Times does enterprise pieces, four or five a day against him.” {..snip..}

On his 100th day in office, President Donald Trump discusses his new role with CBS News' John Dickerson in an interview at the White House.

Sunday on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” while discussing President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, President Barack Obama’s former national security adviser Susan Rice said it has been “unsteady and rocky” like the “crazy aunt in the attic that nobody knows what is going to do next.” When asked to characterize Trump’s foreign policy, Rice said, “I think obviously, Fareed, it’s only been just about 100 days, so it’s early days, but I would say that in many respects it’s been unsteady and rocky. And by that I would point particularly to the fact tha

On President Donald Trump's 100th day as president, he spoke with "Face the Nation" host and Chief Washington Correspondent John Dickerson in a wide-ranging interview about the changes he's made to the Oval Office, lessons he's learned, the "bigness" of the decisions he makes and where he wants to go from here. Below is a full transcript of their conversation.

Donald Trump said he has no relationship with Barack Obama. In an interview with “CBS This Morning” Monday, the president was asked about his relationship with his predecessor after he made claims on Twitter that the Obama administration ordered a wiretap against Trump Tower before the presidential election. (Photo: CBS screen grab) “Well, he was very nice to me, but after that we’ve had some difficulties,” Trump said. “So, it doesn’t matter. Words are less important to me than deeds. You saw what happened with surveillance, and everybody saw what happened with surveillance.” “You saw what happened with surveillance,” he...

This is The (not so) Daily Win / SNOWY / The Daily Battle thread. If you wish to be a Winner too, and if you can proudly proclaim, "Still Not Over Winning Yet," all you need do is let me know on this thread. Don't send me a Freepmail, I might miss it. (Warning: All this winning can become highly addictive. If you feel you are becoming too addicted to winning, we urge you to seek help at the Twelve Step Recovery Program, Winners Anonymous) The Internet Acronym 'SNOWY' stands for Still Not Over Winning Yet. Be SNOWY! This thread...

In the first 100 days since Felonia von Pantsuit was not inaugurated, the goofy collection of commie traitors, coastal snobs, and crack-pot weirdoes that hilariously styles itself “#TheResistance” has only managed to successfully resist success. Oh sure, they and the catamite media tried their darnedest but, as Yoda said, “Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.” And, as Yoda also said, “Chelsea Clinton is best Democrats can do, say you? Kidding me, you are.”Yeah, after 100 days President Trump has reintroduced the world to Alpha America after eight years of Barack’s fussy betaism, gutted a Schumer-ton of...

President Trump skipped the White House Correspondents Dinner in D.C. and decided to have a 100 day rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania instead. POTUS Trump slammed the fake news media and the crowd started chanting ‘CNN sucks!’ as CNN was broadcasting live to their audience. Trump: “That’s right.” Crowd: “CNN Sucks! CNN Sucks! CNN Sucks!” Trump: “Media outlets like CNN and MSNBC are fake news. Fake news.” https://youtu.be/Y6vVFad-DnI

The President and Congress agreed to a spending bill to get the government through to September. President Chuck Schumer said: This agreement is a good agreement for the American people and takes the threat of a government shutdown off the table,” said... Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.). “The bill ensures taxpayer dollars aren’t used to fund an ineffective border wall, excludes poison pill riders and increases investments in programs that the middle class relies on, like medical research, education and infrastructure.” Since Republicans lost the presidency and the Congress in the last election, it is no surprise that this spending bill...

I asked President Trump on Friday if he thought it was small, petty and unhelpful to have his predecessor — in a $400,000 speech to global elites in New York City — ridiculing Mr. Trump’s use of social media as a way to go around the liberal press and reach voters directly. Mr. Trump could have used the opportunity to rake former President Obama as an uncreative, slow-witted hypocrite. Instead, the president chose an entirely different — and revealing — way to answer the question. “I wouldn’t say I’ve been exactly great to him, either,” said Mr. Trump, perched forward...