TenuredVulture wrote:So much for being a law and order President. Thankfully, we have a chorus of condemnation from other Republicans.

Oh.

Meridith McGraw @meridithmcgraw
NEW: First Lady Melania Trump will not attend the G7 or Singapore summit with President Trump, @FLOTUS Communications Director Stephanie Grisham tells me

Doll Is Mine wrote:

Meridith McGraw @meridithmcgraw
NEW: First Lady Melania Trump will not attend the G7 or Singapore summit with President Trump, @FLOTUS Communications Director Stephanie Grisham tells me

Where's Melania? She went to the hospital for surgery several weeks ago and hasn't been seen in public seen. Hmmm...

slugsrbad wrote:

Doll Is Mine wrote:

Meridith McGraw @meridithmcgraw
NEW: First Lady Melania Trump will not attend the G7 or Singapore summit with President Trump, @FLOTUS Communications Director Stephanie Grisham tells me

Where's Melania? She went to the hospital for surgery several weeks ago and hasn't been seen in public seen. Hmmm...

I don't get why people are making a huge deal about this. She had kidney surgery, it was probably more serious than publicly released, and she's recovering.

thephan wrote:Rudy, the man has no lower limits.

“In no case can he be subpoenaed or indicted,” Giuliani told HuffPost. “I don’t know how you can indict while he’s in office. No matter what it is.”

“If he shot James Comey, he’d be impeached the next day,” Giuliani told HuffPost. “Impeach him, and then you can do whatever you want to do to him.”

traderdave wrote:Is anybody giving odds as to whether or not Trump relinquishes the WH should he lose in 2020?

The longstanding fight over whether to boost the state’s current minimum wage of $7.25 — the same as the federal minimum — is bound to be front and center as legislators return to the Capitol Monday to begin trying to wrap up the budget by the June 30 deadline. Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, proposed an increase to $12 as part of his budget proposal this year, and several Democratic lawmakers and at least one Republican senator also support a hike.

But pressure has been building to at least consider it: Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has been stagnant for 11 years, even as bordering states have pegged theirs at $8.25 to $10.40.

Work should be “a pathway out of poverty, not just another form of it,” said the Rev. Liz Bidgood Enders, president of the Pennsylvania Council of Churches, at a rally Thursday of advocates for a higher minimum wage.

Republicans currently control both the House and Senate, and its leaders have the power to decide if a bill moves to the floor for a vote. For years, GOP leaders have balked at an increase, with many saying they would prefer the federal government deal with the question of whether a hike is necessary.

In a statement Thursday, Mr. Wolf urged legislative action on the issue, calling a raise to minimum wage “well past time.” Though Mr. Wolf called for an increase to $12 in his budget address earlier this year, he has advocated raising it to $15 in years past.

Mr. Wolf″s Republican opponent in the governor’s race, state Sen. Scott Wagner (R.-York), also has said he would support a hike — albeit a smaller one. Wagner, who owns a waste disposal company, favors an increase to $8.75 over three years.

A call about trade and migration between US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron soured last week after Macron candidly criticized Trump's policies, two sources familiar with the call told CNN.

"Just bad. It was terrible," one source told CNN. "Macron thought he would be able to speak his mind, based on the relationship. But Trump can't handle being criticized like that."

Trump can expect a similar call from British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday, sources tell CNN. It's not her style to be combative, but one source said May is expected to be direct in her criticisms and that Trump could expect a tough conversation.

On his 501st Day Donald Trump wrote:This is my 500th. Day in Office and we have accomplished a lot - many believe more than any President in his first 500 days. Massive Tax & Regulation Cuts, Military & Vets, Lower Crime & Illegal Immigration, Stronger Borders, Judgeships, Best Economy & Jobs EVER, and much more / We had Repeal & Replace done (and the saving to our country of one trillion dollars) except for one person, but it is getting done anyway. Individual Mandate is gone and great, less expensive plans will be announced this month. Drug prices coming down & Right to Try!