Month: August 2017

Senator John McCain is returning to the Senate next week after undergoing treatments for brain cancer in Arizona over the August recess, several news outlets have reported. The Arizona Republican will join the rest of […]

Vandals Behead Christopher Columbus Statue in Yonkers

Vandals reportedly beheaded and demolished a statue of Christopher Columbus in Yonkers, New York, Newsmax reports. The two-foot plaster statue in Yonkers’ Columbus Memorial Park was knocked off its pedestal and split in two, according […]

Harvey One of Most Expensive Storms in U.S. History

Harvey may be one of the most expensive natural disasters in the history of the United States, however, putting an exact figure on the costs is difficult, Newsmax reports. According to a NBC News report, […]

Turkey Slams U.S. Indictment of Erdogan`s Security Officials

Turkey has blasted a U.S. court decision to indict 19 people, including 15 Turkish security officials, accused of assaulting protesters during a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Washington in May, The Associated […]

Russian Lobbyist Testifies Before Special Counsel` Grand Jury

A Russian lobbyist who attended a meeting between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer, testified before Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s grand jury, according to a report by The Financial Times. Rinat Akhmetshin, a former […]

OIG Ends Probe into Zinke’s Alleged Threats towards Alaskan Senators

The Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is closing its investigation into Secretary Ryan Zinke’s alleged threats against an Alaska senator during an ObamaCare fight last month, after the lawmaker and her in-state colleague […]

Freedom Caucus Won’t Push for October Shutdown over Wall

The conservative House Freedom Caucus will not push for border wall funding as part of the expected stopgap funding bill next month, The Hill reports. “In talking to a number of my members, if there […]

Trump Warns Congress ‘Not to Disappoint’ on Tax Reforms

President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged both Republicans and Democrats in Congress to support his plans regarding tax reforms, The Hill reports. “This is our once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver real tax reform for everyday hardworking […]

Mueller Teams up with New York Attorney General in Manafort Probe

Special Counsel Robert Mueller and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman have teamed up in the ongoing probe into former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s and his transactions, Politico reports. Manafort is being investigated for […]

Federal Judge Blocks Texas Ban on ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Policy

A Texas federal judge has temporarily blocked a state immigration law that would have outlawed sanctuary cities and punished local officials who do not cooperate with federal deportation efforts, The Washington Post reports. U.S. District […]

Harvey Hits Western Louisiana, Makes New Landfall

Western Louisiana residents prepared for more wind and water early Wednesday as Tropical Storm Harvey made its second landfall after the record rainfall on Texas, The Associated Press reports. The storm came ashore just west […]

Rubio Asked DHS to Grant Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelans

Back in March, Senator Marco Rubio asked the hen-Department of Homeland Secretary John Kelly to grant temporary protected status to Venezuelans that have fled Nicolas Maduro’s regime to stay in the U.S., the McClatchy DC […]

Military to Have a Bigger Role in Texas Recovery Efforts

The U.S. military’s role in Harvey recovery efforts could soon expand to a larger extent, a senior National Guard officer said Tuesday, The Associated Press reports. Air Force Major General James Witham, who is the […]

Houston Mayor Enforces Citywide Curfew to Restrain Looting

Houston mayor Sylvester Turner has imposed an indefinite overnight curfew to restrain looting in the wake of intense flooding that has hit southeast Texas following Hurricane Harvey, The Hill reports. The citywide curfew will last […]

Trump Jr. to Have Private Interview with Senate Judiciary Committee

Donald Trump Jr. will have a private interview with the Senate Judiciary Committee, CNN reported Tuesday. The date for the interview has not been set yet, but what is known is that senior committee staff […]

DHS Warned Virginia Authorities about Potential Violence Ahead of Charlottesville Rally

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned Virginia law enforcement officials several days ahead of a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville that turned violent, Politico reports. According to Politico, The DHS Office of Intelligence and […]

Former Trump adviser Gorka Says `GOP Leadership Has Lost Credibility`

In a wide-ranging interview with The Hill, former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka stresses that Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s “credibility is lost and unrecoverable.” According to Gorka, major […]

Mattis Puts Transgender Ban on Hold for Six Months

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced Tuesday that transgender ban that President Donald Trump announced earlier this summer will be put on hold, pending the results of a study, which would take six months, The Hill […]

Trump Vows for Powerful Response after Witnessing Harvey’s Devastation

President Donald Trump on Tuesday witnessed the devastation from Hurricane Harvey and the deadly floods and torrential rains that have displaced tens of thousands of people in Texas and the Gulf Coast region, The Hill […]

UN Security Council Berates Latest North Korea Missile Launch

The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned North Korea’s latest missile launch, calling on Pyongyang to take immediate action to reduce tensions in the region, The Associated Press reports. “The Security Council, resolute in its […]

Republican Pushing Amendment to Stop Mueller Investigation after Six Months

Republican Ron DeSantis is pushing an amendment to severely cut Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, Politico reports. DeSantis has put forward a provision that would stop funding for […]

U.S. Police Could Be Using Military Drones by 2025

American police departments might be replacing their helicopters for modified versions of military drone aircrafts as of 2025, Defense One reported. According to Defense One, the drones are cheaper, fly longer, and are easier to […]

Tillerson Plans to Abolish Most Special Envoys

Most of the United States’ special envoys will be abolished as part of the State Department overhaul, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Congress on Monday, several news outlets have reported. His letter says 30 […]

Tropical Storm Harvey Likely to Cost Tens of Billions of Dollars

The economic cost of Hurricane Harvey, which is now a tropical storm pouring rain on the Houston area, will likely be in the tens of billions, according to experts, The Wall Street Journal reports. The […]

Arpaio Says He ‘Plans to Help GOP Candidates, Not Become One of Them’

Despite talk former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is planning to challenge Arizona Senator Jeff Flake in 2018, the recently pardoned Arpaio told Newsmax TV that is not his intention, underscoring that his re-entry into […]

North Korea Fires Missile over Japan Airspace, Abe Says Launch Is ‘Grave Threat’

The Pentagon on Monday evening confirmed North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan’s airspace, adding that it did not pose a threat to North America, The Hill reports. “We assess North Korea conducted […]

Mueller Investigating Trump’s Role in Son’s Russia Meeting

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team is allegedly investigating President Donald Trump’s role in responding to reports about the meeting his advisers had with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential campaign, several news outlets have […]

Trump Considers ‘Many Countries as Security Threats’

President Donald Trump on Monday declined an opportunity to single out Russia as a security threat, saying instead that he considers “many countries as security threats.” Trump was responding to questions at a joint press […]

Trump Defends Decision to Pardon Arpaio, Calls Former Sheriff ‘Patriot’

President Donald Trump defended his decision to pardon the controversial former Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Monday, calling him a “patriot”, The Hill reports. Trump also read off a list of past pardons and commutations that […]

Trump Puts Emergency Funding at Texas’ Disposal

President Donald Trump vowed Monday that Texas would get emergency funding as soon as possible, as the Gulf region deals with catastrophic floods that have displaced tens of thousands of people, The Hill reports. At […]