No Images? Click here In a scathing interview with The New York Times on Sunday, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) charged that the president’s volatile behavior and rhetoric could set America “on the path to World War III.” He also said the “vast majority” of congressional Republicans shared his opinion of the president ― placing pressure on them to speak out as well. “He would have to concern anyone who cares about our nation,” Corker said, noting that he knew top White House aides struggled to “contain” Trump’s worst instincts on a daily basis. Corker’s breathtaking comments against his own party’s president are significant for a number of reasons. As chairman of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Corker is responsible for shepherding Trump’s foreign policy agenda ― including making sure his nominees are confirmed. The senator also sits on the Senate Budget Committee, where he is expected to play a crucial role in helping craft a tax reform bill. But the deliberately public rebuke of Trump is a sharp turn from the role Corker played in bringing to power a man he now says threatens to upend the global order ― an argument that, coincidentally, Democrats made repeatedly last year. WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING?Vice President Mike Pence’s NFL "stunt" in Indianapolis may have cost taxpayers over $88,000. Democratic lawmakers ripped into Pence over his expensive attempt to shame players protesting during the national anthem.The Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico just expired and won’t be renewed. That means the U.S. island decimated by Hurricane Maria will go back to paying double the shipping costs for food and supplies.EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will sign a proposal to scrap an Obama-era policy limiting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, furthering the Trump administration's attack on the United States’ efforts to combat climate change.ICYMI
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