Month: October 2017

Group of companies in technology and other industries are planning to form a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young illegal immigrants in the U.S. a path to permanent residency, Reuters reports. According to […]

U.S. Prepares for North Korea’s Last Step

CIA Director Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States has to act as if North Korea is on the verge of being able to strike it with a missile and act accordingly – and […]

Bill Clinton Asked for Permission to Meet Russian Nuclear Official during Obama Uranium Decision

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton asked for permission from the State Department to meet with Russian nuclear official. Clinton requested clearance to meet with a key board director of the Russian nuclear energy firm Rosatom, […]

Senate Passes Budget Paving Way for Tax Reform

Senate Republicans passed the $4 trillion budget proposal on Thursday, clearing the path for tax reform, one of their more significant campaign promises. After hours on the Senate floor, the measure was approved by narrow […]

Democrats and Activists Want Renewal of TPS for More than 250,000 People

President Donald Trump’s administration should renew immigration permits for hundreds of thousands of citizens from Honduras and El Salvador, two countries that have experienced serious disasters, a group of 22 Democrats and some activists say. […]

McCain Co-Sponsors Bill that Aims at Facebook and Google

The Honest Ads Act which is to be revealed at a press conference would impose regulations on internet companies such as Facebook and Google, requiring them to archive advertisements bought around election content in a […]

Republicans Are Campaigning Against Janet Yellen’s Reappointment to Federal Reserve Chair

Republicans have launched a campaign to call on President Donald Trump not to reappoint Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who is set to hold a meeting with him on Thursday as the president narrows his search for […]

Trump Blasts Media for Not Covering Russia Uranium Deal

President Donald Trump criticized the “fake media” for ignoring the uranium deal with Russia which was signed under Obama and included bribery and money laundering. “Uranium deal to Russia, with Clinton help and Obama Administration […]

Senate Asks to Interview FBI Informant in Russian Nuclear Bribery Case

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday asked for permission to interrogate an FBI informant who helped agents reveal a major corruption scheme by Russian nuclear officials who were trying to aggressively expand their U.S. business under the […]

States Seek Rescue of ObamaCare Subsidy Payments

Nineteen attorneys general from across the country put forward an emergency motion on Wednesday to pressure the Trump administration into paying key ObamaCare subsidies. The motion was filed only a few days after President Donald […]

Trump Claims Wilson ‘Fabricated’ His Words to Fallen Soldier’s Widow

President Donald Trump denied ever telling the widow of a fallen soldier that her husband knew “what he signed up for” and accused Democratic Congresswoman Frederica Wilson that she “totally fabricated” what he had told […]

Trump to Nominate Joseph Simons as Head of FTC

The antitrust lawyer Joseph Simons will most likely be nominated for chairman of the Federal Trade Commission by President Donald Trump. During the George W. Bush administration, Simons was an FTC antitrust official and is […]

Trump: Media Makes up More Stories than Americans Think

President Donald Trump blamed the media and news outlets for inventing and misrepresenting a big number of stories about his administration without presenting any proof that will support his claim, The Hill reports. The President […]

Schumer Urges Democrats to Stay Away from Gun-Control Votes

Democratic Senator Charles Schumer called on fellow Democrats to leave gun control out of budget debate, regardless of pressure coming from activist groups who urge the party to take action after several mass shootings in […]

Tillerson Raps China as ‘Predatory’ Rule Breaker

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson rebuked China on Wednesday for destabilizing the global order and subverting its neighboring countries’ sovereignty with its “predatory” economic policies. At the same time, he expressed the Trump administration’s determination […]

Biden Says European Leader Compared Trump to Mussolini

Former Vice President Joe Biden said that 14 heads of states contacted him in an attempt to better understand the actions of Trump administration. A European prime minister allegedly compared President Donald Trump to Benito […]

Trump Promises Return of Reagan-era Economic Boom

The Republican tax plan, according to President Donald Trump will boost the economy to such heights as were characteristic of Ronald Reagan’s era. Trump spoke at the Heritage Foundation annual meeting, where he showed optimism […]

CIA Thought For Months That It Mistakenly Shredded Torture Report

For months CIA thought that it had shredded a U.S. Senate report on its use of waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques, but it suddenly discovered that its copy hadn’t been lost, Reuters reports. Christopher […]

Mueller Interviews Cyber Expert Who Colluded with Russians

Matt Tait, a cybersecurity expert who claims a Republican opposition researcher recruited him to collude with Russians in the 2016 presidential elections, was interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller. Tait was interviewed as part of […]

DACA Deliberations to Be Made Public

On Tuesday, the Trump administration was ordered by a California judge to hand over documents, such as emails, letters and other materials which were part of the final decision to repeal the DACA program. The […]

American and European Companies Allegedly Funded Terror in Iraq

A lawsuit filed on behalf of members of the U.S. military who were injured or killed by attacks between 2005 and 2009, at the height of the Iraq war, contends that major American corporations which […]

Sessions Set to Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing on Wednesday, where Democrats will ask assurances that special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe on Russian meddling in last […]

FCC Has no Jurisdiction to Revoke License

President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the Federal Communications Commission revoke NBC’s broadcast license was dismissed by the agency six days after his tweet, because, as Chairman Ajit Pai said, the FCC has no authority to […]

Pruitt: Grant Funding to EPA Science Advisers Will Be Restricted

EPA’s Scott Pruitt said Tuesday he may soon cut funding to science advisers to the EPA due to lack of objectivity in their research. Pruitt made these comments at a Heritage Foundation event, where he […]

Federal Judge Blocks Latest Trump Travel Ban

Most of the latest President Donald Trump’s travel ban has been blocked by a federal judge in Hawaii hours before it was set to take effect. The judge said that the order suffers from precisely […]

FBI Reveals Russian Bribery Plot before Obama Approved Controversial Moscow Nuke Deal

The FBI had gathered essential evidence that Russian nuclear industry officials were engaged in bribery, kickbacks, extortion and money laundering designed to grow Vladimir Putin’s atomic energy business in the U.S. before the previous American […]

Washington Wants Termination of Canada Supply Management Within Decade

American negotiators included in the talks related to updating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), want Canada to dismantle its system of protections for the dairy and poultry sectors, Reuters reports and adds that […]

Trump Claims Tax Cuts Benefit Middle Class

The Trump administration is denying Democrats claims that the tax-reform plan will only benefit the wealthy, claiming corporate tax cuts will help the working class. However, a recent poll by CBS News shows that 58 […]

At Least Two Million Immigrants Will Get Work Permits This Year

Data released by the Department of Homeland Security show that about two million foreigners will get work permits for U.S. jobs this year, despite the efforts of President Donald Trump’s administration to cut back some […]

North Korea Won’t Engage in Diplomacy with U.S.

North Korea once again declared they would not be engaging in diplomacy with the United States until they have developed long-range missiles with the capability of reaching the east coast of the U.S. The official […]