Month: August 2017

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Sunday said the bombing of a suburban mosque one day earlier was “an act of terrorism.” According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Dayton and several other officials visited the mosque […]

White House Warns ‘Ambitious’ Republicans about 2020 Presidential Elections

The Trump administration sent a warning to any Republicans potentially looking to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. “The president is as strong as he’s ever been in Iowa, and every potentially ambitious Republican knows […]

Democrats Say that Trump Should Be Concerned about Pence Rumors

Democratic Representative Maxine Waters played up reports that Vice President Mike Pence is considering a 2020 presidential run on Sunday, warning that President Donald Trump should be concerned about his second-in-command, The Hill reports. “The […]

Tillerson Hails UN Sanctions, Avoids North Korea Envoy at ASEAN Meeting

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his North Korean counterpart did their best to avoid each other at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathering on Sunday, just one day after all 15 members […]

Trump, Moon Jae-in Discuss North Korea

President Donald Trump spoke with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday evening, amid escalating global tension with North Korea. “Just completed call with President Moon of South Korea. Very happy and impressed with 15-0 […]

U.S. Military Investigates Torture Allegations Involving Cameroonian Troops

The U.S. has begun investigating allegations of torture involving U.S.-supported Cameroonian troops on a base used by U.S. military advisers. The head of U.S. Africa Command General Thomas Waldhauser initiated the inquiry, an official confirmed […]

Justice Department to Boost Investigations into Leaks

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday announced a government-wide crackdown on leakers, which will include a review of the Justice Department’s policies on subpoenas for media outlets that publish sensitive information, The Hill reports. Sessions […]

Trump Slams Congress over New Russia Sanctions Bill

President Donald Trump is firing pointed criticism at the GOP Congress, ripping lawmakers for sending him a Russia sanctions bill he opposes while failing to negotiate an ObamaCare repeal bill. While tensions between the president […]

Wells Fargo to Pay Government $108mn over Veteran Loans

Wells Fargo announced Friday that it would pay the U.S. government $108 million after settling a lawsuit that claimed it had charged veterans hidden fees to refinance their mortgages, The Hill reports. The claims, made […]

Mueller Requests White House Documents on Former Security Adviser Flynn

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office has reportedly asked the White House to hand over documents in relation to President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Mueller is looking into whether Flynn, whose consulting […]

Trump Gathers His Base Against Russia Probe

President Donald Trump gathered his base on Thursday night to balance a continuous attack on the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, a few hours after news emerged that Robert Mueller, the special […]

Special Counsel Mueller Using Grand Jury in Washington Federal Court in Russia Probe

In the past several weeks, Special counsel Robert Mueller started using a grand jury in a Washington federal court in his investigation of the alleged correlation between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign, Washington Post […]

McCain Opposes Merit-based Immigration Bill: ‘I wouldn’t do it’

Senator John McCain expressed hesitation Thursday on a Trump administration-backed bill that would repress illegal immigration and establish a merit-based immigration system, The Hill reports. In an interview with the Arizona Republic, McCain said he […]

Senate Blocks Trump from Making Recess Appointments over Break

Donald Trump was blocked by the Senate from being able to make recess appointments, amid summer break of Washington lawmakers, The Hill reports. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), wrapping up for the entire Senate, enclosed nine […]

Trump Pressures Mexico on Border Wall Payment in Turbulent Call

President Donald Trump urged Mexican counterpart to stop pressuring public to oppose Mexico to pay for the border wall, phone calls transcripts have shown, giving an insight into Trump’s moves to manipulate foreign leaders, Reuters […]

Venezuela President Maduro Dismisses Electoral Fraud Allegation

Venezuela’s president defiantly dismissed allegations that official turnout figures for the election of an all-powerful constituent assembly were manipulated, accusing the international software firm behind the claim of bowing to U.S. pressure to cast doubt […]

Tech Leaders Dissatisfied with Trump’s Immigration Plan

The tech industry is unhappy with the merit-based immigration plan President Donald Trump endorsed this week. The Independent reported industry leaders do not think the legislation does enough to improve the number of skilled foreign […]

West Virginia Democratic Governor Announces Plan to Switch Parties

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, who was elected last year as a Democrat, announced Thursday that he will change political parties and become a Republican, The Hills reports. “Let me just say this to you […]

Sekulow: Trump Not Considering Firing Mueller

President Donald Trump’s attorney Jay Sekulow said Thursday that the president is not considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, The Hill […]

Kushner Asks Tech Giants to Help Upgrade Federal Agencies

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is considering a system where leading tech engineers would serve a “tour of duty” advising the government on how to upgrade its digital infrastructure, The Hill […]

Intelligence Official Says U.S. ‘Decades Behind’ on Russia’s Propaganda

A top U.S. counterintelligence official says the United States is “decades behind” in countering Russian propaganda, Newsmax reports. In an interview posted Wednesday by The Cipher Brief, Bill Evanina, the director of the National Counterintelligence […]

U.S. Bans Travel to North Korea

A ban on travel by U.S. passport holders to North Korea will take effect on September 1 and Americans in the country should leave before that date, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday. Journalists […]

Kelly Sets Ground Rules for Information Flow in White House

Recently appointed White House chief of staff John Kelly, has set ground rules that any information intended for President Donald Trump must first pass by him, Politico reports. Kelly took over the post from Reince […]

Vice President Pence Says Russia’s ‘Destabilizing Behaviors’ Are Unacceptable

Russia’s “destabilizing behaviors are not acceptable to the United States” Vice President Mike Pence told Fox News on Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed a new sanctions bill that seeks to punish Moscow for interfering […]

McCain Expects Swift Return to Senate

Senator John McCain said on Wednesday that he could return to the Senate as early as September. “It’s a tough challenge, you know, of course. But I’m getting the best care you could possibly have, […]

Border Patrol Staff Ordered to Block Congressmen During Travel Ban

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials ordered agency personnel at airports not to engage with journalists, lawyers or even members of Congress as President Donald Trump’s first travel ban executive order took effect. The Daily […]

Senior Official Leaves the National Security Council

The senior director for intelligence on the National Security Council (NSC) left the agency, the White House confirmed Wednesday. A White House official said Ezra Cohen-Watnick, who was hired during the brief tenure of former […]

Trump Allegedly Wants to Oust Afghan Commander

President Donald Trump reportedly pushed to fire the general in charge of the war in Afghanistan because the United States is “losing” the war, according to a new report Wednesday. The suggestion came during a […]

Trump Signs Russia Sanctions Bill

President Donald Trump signed into law Wednesday morning legislation that levies new sanctions against Russia and restricts Trump’s own ability to ease sanctions in place against Moscow, CNN reports. The bill is one of the […]

First Successful Human Embryo Editing Experiment in U.S

Scientists have successfully edited the DNA of human embryos to erase a heritable heart condition that is known for causing sudden death in young competitive athletes, cracking open the doors to a controversial new era […]