Jason Le Miere
Politics and World Editor
Jason Le Miere is from the British island of Jersey, which has absolutely no relation to the Garden State, other than once lending its name. He studied media and journalism in London and California before moving to New York City where he wrote for Revolver magazine and the New York Observer. He subsequently covered global sports, religion and politics for the International Business Times and later Newsweek. He now leads Newsweek's coverage of both U.S. politics and world affairs.
2020 Democrat's Campaign Calls on Meghan McCain to Apologize
"At a certain point, Marianne Williamson, you're wasting our collective time and I'd like to see people who are extremely serious that can win and, as all of you want, can beat Trump," Meghan McCain said Friday.
Three Americans Who Died in the Dominican Republic Had Similar Symptoms
"When it came up that they died from the same exact thing as my husband I thought 'No, no.... there's no way two people could die of the same exact thing.'"
Laura Ingraham Hits Out at CNN After She Defended White Supremacist
Ingraham accused her critics of giving a platform to "racists & anti-semites," despite defending one on her Fox News show Thursday.
Sarah Sanders Says U.S. 'Monitoring' Report Kim Executed His Top Negotiator
"I can tell you we're monitoring the situation and continue to stay focused on our ultimate goal which is denuclearization," the White House press secretary said.
Trump Saying Russia Helped Him Get Elected Was a 'Typo,' Says Campaign Head
"I had nothing to do with Russia helping me to get elected," Trump wrote on Twitter Thursday.
Sarah Sanders Won't Say Why Trump Appointed 'Ill Equipped' Rex Tillerson
Trump fired back at Tillerson Thursday after the former secretary of state reportedly criticized the president's preparations for a meeting with Vladimir Putin.
Ex-Federal Prosecutor Says Trump's 'Treason' Tweet 'Terrifies Me'
"Now, especially because of Barr, this gives me chills & terrifies me. Nothing seems inconceivable anymore," said Mimi Rocah.
Republican 2020 Candidate Warns Trump He Could Soon Lose Americans' Trust
"Donald J. Trump...looks like he would rather be a king than a president who had to work to earn and preserve the trust of the American people," Bill Weld told CNN on Friday.
Fox News Judge Says Barr Guilty of Trying to 'Sanitize' Mueller Report
"It was misleading, disingenuous and deceptive," former judge Andrew Napolitano wrote about William Barr's summary.
Fox News Hosts Take Victory Lap After Report FBI 'Spied' on Trump Campaign
"Nobody was picking this up outside this network, virtually."
What Is a Coup? In Venezuela, Guaidó and Maduro Disagree
While the Maduro government denounced a small "coup attempt," the U.S. ambassador for Guaidó said the uprising was a "constitutional crisis."
Republican Compares Mueller Report to Smollett Case
"Turns out all along it was two Nigerian men in #MAGA hats who hacked the DNC & rode shirtless on horseback w Putin to mar-a-lago," Representative Matt Gaetz tweeted.
Obama Pays Tribute to Economist Alan Krueger
"He helped us return the economy to growth and sustained job creation, to bring down the deficit in a responsible way, and to set the stage for wages to rise again," Obama said in a statement.
D'Souza Calls O'Rourke 'Sicko' for Teen Murder Fiction
D'Souza has previously referred to President Barack Obama as a "grown-up Trayvon," a reference to black teen Trayvon Martin, who was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in 2012.
NZ PM Says She Told Trump to Show Love for Muslims
Asked whether she agreed with Trump's assessment that white nationalism was not on the rise, Jacinta Ardern replied: "No."
Beto O'Rourke Speaks in Iowa, Wows With His Hands
"How long until someone makes a Twitter account for Beto's hands?"
Fox News Killed Stormy Daniels Story: Report
"Good reporting, kiddo. But Rupert [Murdoch] wants Donald Trump to win. So just let it go," said the head of FoxNews.com at the time.
Mike Pence Claims Freedom, Not Socialism, Ended Slavery
Vice President Mike Pence also said it was freedom, not slavery, that ended two World Wars, ignoring the role played by the communist Soviet Union.
Fox News Guest: Kim Thinks Trump is 'Weak'
"He sees Trump as kind of weak, as coming over halfway around the world twice. And so, hey, 'He'll take anything I give him,'" Ian Bremmer told Fox News.
Gorka: Ocasio-Cortez Wants to Take Your Hamburgers
The Green New Deal, claimed Gorka, is a "Watermelon. Green on the outside, deep, deep red communist on the inside."
Fox News Anchor Says Trump Faces 'Criminal Exposure'
Fox News' senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano added that Cohen had accused the president of "at least four potential felonies."
Trump Jr. Mocked for Sharing Tweet Damaging to Father
"This is a man with nothing left, with no reason to lie or obfuscate at all," read the tweet shared by Donald Trump Jr. as he tried in vain to discredit his father's former lawyer.
Eric Trump Suggests Michael Cohen Committed Perjury
"Michael was lobbying EVERYONE to be 'Chief of Staff,'" Eric Trump claimed.
Merriam-Webster Appears to Troll Trump
The definition, according to the dictionary, is "to obtain (money or property) illicitly."
Ocasio-Cortez Hits Back at Ivanka Trump Over Criticism
"Imagine attacking a Jobs Guarantee by saying 'people prefer to earn money," Ocasio-Cortez added in response to Trump's remarks about the Green New Deal.
Gates Lawyer: Trump Jr., Ivanka Shouldn't Rest Easy
"If anyone in Trump world is breathing easy right now, I'd say they are very foolish," a former defense lawyer for Rick Gates, Trump's ex-campaign deputy chairman, told Politico.
Donald Trump Claims Ivanka Has Created Millions of Jobs
"I don't know if anyone knows that, but she's created millions of jobs," Trump told the nation's governors at a White House event Monday.
Omarosa: Trump's Children Could Be Focus of Cohen
"I think on Wednesday what you'll see is a man who wants to share the inner workings of the Trump crime family," Omarosa Manigault Newman told MSNBC.