Month: October 2017

Senate Republicans are dismissing demands made by Democrats to pass a bill which would protect Robert Mueller from being fired by President Donald Trump. The special counsel is currently investigating Russian meddling with last year’s […]

Senate Republicans United on Tax Policy Change

The controversy which is beginning to develop in the House on tax deductions will not be an issue in the upper chamber, Senate GOP members say. They add that the Senate Republican conference is united […]

Declassified Document Reveals CIA Investigated whether Hitler Survived World War II

Adolf Hitler survived World War II and lived in Colombia for several months in 1954, recently declassified document from the CIA indicates. The document is part of the files related to the assassination of President […]

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban on Transgender Service Members

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members. The judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the ban was based […]

FBI Opens Inquiry into Whitefish Energy Contract

According to a source familiar with the inquiry, the FBI has started a preliminary probe into Whitefish Energy Holdings’ $300 million contract secured by Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to rebuild the island’s power grid. […]

George Papadopoulos Pleads Guilty to Lying to the FBI

Former foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trump’s campaign, George Papadopoulos, pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI. According to the court documents, Papadopoulos was charged with willfully and knowingly making false statements to […]

Democrat Warns Against Preemptive Military Strike on North Korea

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy has warned that should President Donald Trump conduct a preemptive military strike on North Korea without congressional approval, “there would be no end to the ability to make war without Congress,” […]

White House Chief of Staff Kelly Defends Confederate Statues

White House chief of staff John Kelly says it is a mistake to remove Confederate-tied symbols and discard markers of historical importance, The Hill reports. Kelly also argued that it’s a “dangerous” practice to retroactively […]

Kelly Says He Won’t Apologize to Frederica Wilson

Chief of Staff John Kelly said on Monday that he stood by his accusation of Congresswoman Frederica Wilson of politicizing the death of a soldier, adding that he refused to apologize to her. His comment […]

White House Downplays Rumors about Plans to Dismiss Mueller

The White House on Monday said it had no plans to dismiss Special Counsel Robert Mueller, after he delivered the first indictments in his investigation regarding Russia’s interference in last year’s presidential elections, The Hill […]

U.S. Forces Capture Key Militant in Benghazi Attack

The American special operations forces captured a militant in Libya accused of playing instrumental role in the Benghazi attacks and President Donald Trump identified him as Mustafa al-Imam. The aim of the operation was to […]

Airbus in Talks with U.S. Regulators about Compliance Violations

European plane maker Airbus notified U.S. regulators about shortfalls reporting certain defense-related deals, adding to its global compliance woes, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company said it would miss delivery targets for one of […]

Facebook Estimates that 126mn People Saw Russian-backed Content

Facebook estimates that 470 Russian-backed accounts connected to a single pro-Kremlin firm, the Internet Research Agency, produced more than 80,000 posts on the social network between January 2015 and August 2017- reaching approximately 126 million […]

Trump Furious as Mueller Investigation Reaches Former Aides

The recent developments in the Russia investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller has once again reignited President Donald Trump’s anger at the controversy clouding his presidency. According to a Republican close to the White […]

National Security Officials: No Need to Update 9/11 War Law

Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, two top national security officials opposed rewriting a 16-year-old law used by the government as a justification for the military operations against Islamist militants. According to them, the […]

Jared Kushner Made Unannounced Trip to Saudi Arabia

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, and senior adviser took an unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia together with other senior White House advisers. This was his third trip this year and the aim of it […]

Trump Likely to Announce Powell as Next Fed Chairman

President Donald Trump will likely announce Federal Reserve governor Jerome Powell as his nominee to be the next chairman of the U.S. central bank next week, The Wall Street Journal reports. The president hasn’t made […]

Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Surrenders to Federal Authorities

Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, surrendered to federal authorities Monday morning after a person close to the case said the first charges were filed in a special counsel investigation. Former Trump campaign […]

U.S. Military Sends B-2 Warplane to Pacific

The U.S. military sent one of its deadliest warplanes soaring across the Pacific Ocean over the weekend, ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the region later this week, Newsweek reports. Over the weekend Defense […]

Trump’s Approval Rating Hits New Low

President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 38%, compared to 58% who disapproved of his job performance, the new NBC News/The Wall Street Journal poll shows and this is a new low for the president. […]

Maryland Attorney General Probing Business Owned by Kushner

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh is investigating a business owned by the family of senior White House adviser Jared Kushner, over alleged questionable debt collection practices and poor maintenance at several of its properties in […]

Virginia Church to Relocate Plaques Honoring Lee and Washington

A Virginia Episcopal church will relocate a pair of plaques that paid tribute to Confederate General Robert E. Lee and President George Washington, CNN reports. The plaques paying tribute to Lee and Washington were displayed […]

Menendez Seeks Mistrial in Bribery Charges

Senator Bob Menendez, who is on trial in federal court for bribery and other corruption charges, will formally seek a mistrial, citing that the judge overseeing the case is biased and has prevented him from […]

ObamaCare Faces Crucial Period, Enrollment Starts Wednesday

ObamaCare faces new crucial period starting on Wednesday after it survived nearly ten months of repeal attempts with Republicans in full control of Washington. Millions of Americans will get a chance to shop for health […]

White House Lawyer Says Trump’s Tweets Were Not Reactions to Mueller’s Probe

President Donald Trump’s tweets calling an inquiry into his ties with Russia a “witch hunt” and calling for an investigation into Hillary Clinton, were not a reaction to special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, White House […]

Corker Doesn’t Rule Out Possible 2020 Presidential Bid

Senator Bob Corker on Friday did not rule out the possibility of challenging President Trump in 2020 elections, The Hill reports. “You know, I don’t know what I’m doing next Sunday. The only thing that […]

Obama Called for Jury Duty in Chicago

Former President Barack Obama has been called for service on a Chicago jury, as a judge from Cook County, Illinois, told county commissioners on Friday that Obama to appear in court next month, The Hill […]

Pence Says U.S. Troops Should ‘Be Ready’ for North Korea

Vice President Mike Pence delivered a stark warning to North Korea, while visiting an Air Force base critical to American nuclear capabilities, Politico reports. “Our enemies should never doubt the capabilities of the Armed Forces […]

Grand Jury Approves First Charges in Mueller Probe

A federal grand jury on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Reuters reports. According to the news outlet, the indictment was sealed under […]

State Department Puts Russian Defense, Intel Entities On Sanctions List

The U.S. State Department named 39 Russian defense and intelligence-related entities under a new sanctions law, Reuters reports. The law requires sanctions on individuals who engage in “a significant transaction” with the Russian entities. State […]