Month: October 2017

The Government Accountability Office rejected Monday a bid protest by Equifax who is trying to retain its contract with the IRS. The no-bid contract which was awarded to the credit reporting agency, was temporarily suspended […]

Clinton: Trump Use of Twitter is Risk to Global Security, Assange is Nihilistic Opportunist

The Twitter account of Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to world security, Hilary Clinton said. She added she believed that his presidency is a risk not just to the U.S., but to […]

Comey Starts Drafting Statement about Clinton’s Use of Private Email Server

The FBI released a document which confirms that former FBI Director James Comey drafted a statement about the conclusion of the Hillary Clinton email investigation months before her interview, Newsweek reports. Comey emailed Deputy Director […]

Trump Encourages Bipartisan Obamacare Deal

President Donald Trump said Monday that Obamacare is “gone”, but encouraged both Republicans and Democrats to work together on finding a short-term fix for the law. He urged Senator Lamar Alexander, who is also the […]

Lawyers Discuss Third Trump Travel Ban

On Monday, a federal judge in Maryland heard arguments by lawyers stating pros and cons of the newest Trump travel ban and is now to make a decision on the travel restriction. The judge, Theodore […]

Military to Practice Evacuations of Americans from South Korea

The U.S. military will practice evacuating noncombatant Americans out of South Korea as tensions escalate over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs. The annual drills, which will take place on Oct 23-27, aims to prepare “service members and their […]

White House: Saudi King Praises Trump for ‘Visionary’ New Iran Strategy

Saudi Arabia’s king praised U.S. President Donald Trump for his “visionary” new strategy vis-a-vis Iran during a phone call between the two leaders on Saturday, the White House said Sunday, The Hill reports. “King Salman praised […]

Corporate Tax Cuts Will Lift Workers’ Wages, Kevin Hasset Says

Kevin Hassett, who leads the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers and is President Donald Trump’s top economist, issued a report in which he predicts that corporate tax cuts being pushed by Republicans would increase a […]

Conservative Columnist: Bannon ‘Used to Leak against’ Trump

Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon allegedly used to leak some information against President Donald Trump, The Hill informs. In a MSNBC interview, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens was asked about Bannon’s recent comments […]

Pentagon Revamps Program that Puts Immigrant Recruits on Path to U.S. Citizenship

Pentagon is renewing a program which will make it easier for foreign-born recruits to get U.S. citizenship. In return, they will work as doctors, nurses and language experts. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was the one […]

Hillary Clinton Compares Alleged Russian Interference with 9/11

Hillary Clinton compared Russia’s alleged interference in last year’s presidential elections with September 11, 2001, when nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in the terrorist attacks that happened in the U.S. “We have really well-respected […]

UN Ambassador Says U.S. Hopes to Stay in Iran Nuclear Deal

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikky Haley said that Washington hopes to remain in the nuclear deal with Iran, but is also trying to strengthen it so that the “American people feel safer,” New York […]

Democratic Lawmaker: One Republican Is Considering Articles of Impeachment against Trump

According to Representative Steve Cohen, at least one Republican is thinking of giving support to articles to impeach President Donald Trump, The Hill reports. “I have one Republican that has said he is looking at […]

Clinton Foundation to Keep Harvey Weinstein’s Donation

The Clinton Foundation is not considering the possibility to return as much as 250 thousand dollars it has received from Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was accused of sexual harassment and rape. The reason is […]

Tillerson Still Doesn’t Deny He Called Trump a Moron

Jake Tapper, the host of CNN’s “State of Union” asked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson if he called President Donald Trump a “moron.” However, Tillerson refused to reply to the question. “As I indicated earlier […]

Critics Warn of Risks in Trump’s Iran Decision

Although President Donald Trump did not walk away from the Iran nuclear deal by decertifying it, critics say, he is risking a negative outcome, possibly leading to military action. On Friday, the president made the […]

Mulvaney Supports Trump’s Healthcare Decision

Office of Management and Budget director, Mick Mulvaney, stood behind President Donald Trump’s decision on Friday to end ObamaCare subsidies to health insurers. “The President doesn’t want to write a check of your and my […]

Democrats Want Border Wall Bill to Pass Every Committee with Jurisdiction Before it Goes to House Floor

Democrats want the Republicans’ proposal for authorization of the wall between the U.S. and Mexico to pass every committee with jurisdiction before the bill comes to the House for a vote, Politico reports. According to […]

Trump Says He Will ‘Always Be’ with the People of Puerto Rico

President Donald Trump sought Friday to repair political damage over his handling of the crisis in Puerto Rico, tweeting that he “will always be with them.” “The wonderful people of Puerto Rico, with their unmatched […]

Twitter Deleted Data that Could Be Important for Russia Probe

Cyber-security officials confirmed that Twitter has deleted tweets and other data that have great value for investigators who are probing whether Russia manipulated the social media platform during the presidential elections last year. It is […]

Trump’s Tweets About Puerto Rico Were Response to Cruz, Source Says

A Republican Party source familiar with internal discussions said that President Donald Trump’s tweets about the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico were a response to the remarks of San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz. According […]

House Passes Second Hurricane and Wildfire Disaster Package

On Thursday, the House approved another aid package of $36.5 billion, which is to supply funding for hurricane and wildfire disaster relief. The package includes $18.7 billion which are to be appropriated to FEMA’s disaster […]

Trump Says He Wants Nuclear Arsenal in ‘Tip-Top Shape’

President Donald Trump said that he just wants to have the U.S. nuclear arsenal in “tip-top shape,” pushing back on a report that he wanted to increase the stockpile tenfold. He added that he wants […]

Trump Wants to Replace NAFTA With Bilateral Deal With Canada, Trudeau Says They’re Negotiating

After the U.S. President, Donald Trump, threatened to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA, the negotiations about the remaking of the agreement continued. Trump met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]

Contract with Equifax Temporarily Suspended

The $7.2 million contract that the IRS recently awarded to Equifax has been temporarily suspended. Under the contract, the company was to verify taxpayers’ identities when they create accounts on the company’s website, as a […]

President’s Lawyers May Offer Mueller a Meeting with Trump

President Donald Trump’s lawyers may offer Special Counsel Robert Mueller a chance to meet with him in order to expedite Mueller’s Russia probe. In case an interview is not requested by the special counsel before […]

New York, California Threaten to Sue over Healthcare Subsidies

In order to prevent the ending of ObamaCare subsidies that President Donald Trump announced on Thursday, attorneys general from New York and California may decide to sue the Trump administration. According to Attorney General Eric […]

U.S. Withdraws from UNESCO, Citing Anti-Israel Bias

Washington announced it is withdrawing from the UN cultural organization next year, saying UNESCO’s biased against Israel. Heather Nauert, White House spokeswoman, said the decision was not taken lightly. The U.S. co-founded the U.N. Educational, Scientific […]

Trump Expected to Withdraw Iran Deal Backing

President Donald Trump will most likely announce the Iran nuclear deal is not in U.S. best interests, but he is not expected to kill the deal altogether. This move makes the future of the Obama-era […]

John Kelly: Cuba ‘Could Stop Attacks’ on American Diplomats

The Cuban government could stop the attacks on U.S. diplomats after a group of Americans there, experienced severe hearing loss, dizziness and other cognitive issues, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said. During a […]