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Trump Praises Haftar as His Offensive on Government in Tripoli Continues

President Donald Trump spoke with Libyan general Khalifa Haftar at the beginning of this week when he applauded the general on his efforts “in fighting terrorism and securing Libya’s vast oil resources.” At the same [...]
Business

Venezuela Escapes U.S. Sanctions by Selling Oil Through Russia

Cash flow from Venezuelan oil sales are being funneled through Russian state-run oil giant Rosneft helping the country’s president Nicolas Maduro to evade U.S. sanctions designed to oust him from power, Reuters reported on Thursday citing [...]
Foreign Policy

CIA Director Praises Trump’s ‘Wisdom’ on North Korea

CIA director Gina Haspel said Thursday that President Donald Trump had “shown a lot of wisdom” in his outreach to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, CBS News reports. “I am very proud that we’ve been [...]
Administration

Sarah Sanders Admits to ‘Slip of Tongue’ Comments to Reporters About Comey’s Firing

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders acknowledged on Fox News that she had indeed made misleading statements to the media regarding the firing of former FBI Director James Comey after the claim was made [...]
Foreign Policy

President Trump to Travel to Japan Next Month for Meeting with Abe, New Emperor

President Donald Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the end of April before visiting Japan next month, the White House announced on Thursday. Trump will host the Japanese prime minister and [...]

Mueller Says Sarah Sanders Lied to Press about Comey Firing

April 19, 2019

According to The Hill, Sarah Huckabee Sanders acknowledged to investigators with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team that she misled reporters two years ago that many FBI agents had lost confidence in former Director James Comey [...]
Fox News’s Chris Wallace Says Barr Sounded More Like a Counselor to Trump Rather than AG

April 19, 2019
Schiff Demands Mueller to Testify Before Congress in May

April 19, 2019

Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Law on Abortion from Taking Effect

February 8, 2019

The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a Louisiana law on abortion to take effect, The Hill reported. The order was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the court’s four liberals voting for the stay. New [...]
New U.S. Experiments Aim To Create Gene-Edited Human Embryos

February 1, 2019
WHO Undermines Religious Freedom and Gender Equality?

January 10, 2019

Trump Praises Haftar as His Offensive on Government in Tripoli Continues

April 20, 2019

President Donald Trump spoke with Libyan general Khalifa Haftar at the beginning of this week when he applauded the general on his efforts “in fighting terrorism and securing Libya’s vast oil resources.” At the same [...]
CIA Director Praises Trump’s ‘Wisdom’ on North Korea

April 19, 2019
President Trump to Travel to Japan Next Month for Meeting with Abe, New Emperor

April 18, 2019

Solar, Wind Power Companies Consider ‘Green New Deal’ Too Extreme

March 22, 2019

Solar and wind power companies may have the most to gain from the Green New Deal, an ambitious proposal backed by several Democratic presidential candidates to end U.S. fossil fuel consumption within a decade, Reuters [...]
Over 23 Dead in Alabama, Georgia Tornadoes

March 4, 2019
Nancy Pelosi Rejects Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal

February 28, 2019

Apple Reportedly Developing Tile-like Tracking Tag

April 18, 2019

Apple might be preparing to move into Tile’s territory, as it’s reportedly developing a physical tag you’d be able to attach to any object to track its location. It’s also working on an app that [...]
Israeli Spacecraft Beresheet Crashes Into Moon

April 12, 2019
Tesla Autopilot Will Soon Be Able to Avoid Potholes, Musk Says

April 8, 2019

Former Trump Adviser Offers Help to Iraqis that Trump Wants to Deport – For a Price

August 28, 2017

A former campaign adviser to Donald Trump is offering to testify in court on behalf of Iraqi Christians in the United States who suddenly face deportation under the Republican president – for a hefty fee, [...]
Marijuana Legalization Could Gain Prominence in 2020 Election

August 14, 2017
Alt-right Plans ‘Free Speech’ March against Google

August 11, 2017

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