Month: October 2017

President Donald Trump warned Kim Jong-un once again, posting on Twitter early Monday that the U.S. policy toward North Korea has not worked in the past twenty-five years, resulting only in billions of dollars being […]

Poll: Majority Favors Compromise among Political Leaders

A new poll shows that the majority of U.S. citizens stand behind their political leaders in Washington in making compromises to achieve their goals, The Hill reports. A Gallup survey listed 54 percent of Americans who believe […]

FEMA: San Juan’s Mayor Complaints ‘Political Noise’

The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Brock Long, said that the complaints coming from the San Juan mayor regarding relief efforts are just “political noise” and that they have “filtered them out.” He […]

Trump Tells Donors He Is Pushing Forward on ObamaCare

President Donald Trump allegedly told wealthy GOP donors on Saturday night that he would continue to pursue the ObamaCare repeal, despite hurdles he has encountered. The president made the announcement during a speech he delivered […]

Corker: President Trump is Leading U.S. Toward WWIII

Senator Bob Corker said that Donald Trump risks sparking World War III with his threats to other countries. Corker also claimed the president is acting as if the presidency is “a reality show” and as […]

Trump’s Immigration Principles May Derail ‘Dreamers’ Deal

The demands President Donald Trump listed on Sunday regarding young undocumented immigrants, protected under DACA, threaten to complicate the negotiating of a possible deal with Democrats. An administration official said these principles correspond to the […]

Visa Services Mutually Suspended by U.S. and Turkey

After a U.S. consulate employee was arrested in Istanbul last week, the two countries have suspended visa services concerning non-immigrant travels between Turkey and the United States, which prevents Americans from traveling to Turkey and […]

Feinstein: No Gun Law Could Have Prevented Las Vegas Shooting

Senator Dianne Feinstein said she didn’t believe any gun laws could have stopped the massive shooting from happening. When asked which laws she would have enacted prior to the massacre in Las Vegas in order […]

Chief of Staff’s Phone Compromised

The White House has reason to believe that John Kelly’s personal cellphone may have been compromised in President Donald Trump’s transition headquarters in late 2016. Kelly reported that after entering the transition office space, his […]

Russia Threatens U.S. Media Outlets with Retaliatory Restrictions

U.S. media outlets might face new retaliatory restrictions in Russia as a punishment for the U.S. audit over Russian state-funded outlet RT, the spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry told Russian broadcaster NTV on Sunday, […]

Trump to Announce New Measures Towards Iran

President Donald Trump will announce new U.S. against Iran’s missile tests, support for “terrorism” and cyber operations, the White House said on Friday, Reuters reports. “The president isn’t looking at one piece of this. He’s […]

Democrats Rush to Distance Themselves from Harvey Weinstein

Democrats are rushing to distance themselves from film producer Harvey Weinstein after a bombshell New York Times story revealed allegations that the mega-donor spent decades sexually harassing the women he worked with, The Hill reports. […]

Lawmakers Reject Request for Mini-Satellites That Could Monitor North Korea

Congressional spending panels have rejected a Pentagon request to transfer $50 million into developing small commercial satellites to monitor adversaries such as North Korea, Bloomberg reports. The Defense Department said in a budget request that […]

Ivana Trump Says That Her Daughter Ivanka Could Run for President

The mother of Ivanka Trump is speculating her daughter could run for president someday, The Hill reports. President Trump’s daughter, who is also an adviser to the president, has never run for office. “Maybe in […]

U.S. Approves THAAD Sale to Saudi Arabia

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of a THAAD defense system to Saudi Arabia, at an estimated cost of $15 billion, Reuters reports. “This sale furthers U.S. national security and foreign policy interests, […]

Trump: Decision on Iran Deal Coming ‘Shortly’

Only days before President Donald Trump has to make a decision on the Iran nuclear deal, he claims Iran is not adhering to the agreement to limit its nuclear program. “They have not lived up […]

Mueller’s Investigators Met with Author of Russia Dossier

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators met with former British spy Christopher Steele who wrote the Russian dossier including unproven allegations that Russian actors influenced the outcome of the 2016 presidential elections and helped Donald Trump […]

Supreme Court Urged to Decide on Travel Ban

Opponents to President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the policy’s legality, even though it has been replaced with a revised plan, Reuters […]

U.S. Customs to Block Imports Produced by North Korea Workers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will block U.S. imports of seafood and other goods produced by North Koreans that are working in China, The Washington Post reports. An Associated Press investigation tracked salmon, squid and […]

Niger Incident Emphasizes Growing U.S. Military Involvement in Africa

The incident in which three U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers were killed, and two others were injured in Niger on Wednesday emphasizes the growing American involvement in Africa, where jihadist groups have taken root and […]

ISIS Claims Las Vegas Shooter Converted to Islam Six Months prior to Massacre

In the latest edition of its weekly Al-Naba online magazine, the militant group Islamic State (ISIS) provided more information regarding the claims that the Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock converted to Islam prior to killing […]

U.S. to Permanently Lift Sanctions on Sudan

U.S. officials have said on Thursday that Washington is prepared to permanently lift sanctions on Sudan, bringing the African nation closer to the international community after decades of isolation, war and abuses, The Washington Post […]

White House May Seek Immigration Cuts For DACA Fix

The President’s top immigration adviser, Stephen Miller is working on a plan which will ask for immigration cuts, in exchange for helping beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This move threatens […]

NRA Calls for Additional Regulations on Bump Stocks

The National Rifle Association has requested additional regulations on bump stocks to be enforced, following the massive shooting in Las Vegas last Sunday. The Association asked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to reassess […]

House Passes Budget Paving Way to Tax Overhaul

The 2018 budget, which entails spending cuts of more than $5 trillion, including healthcare costs, was passed on Thursday in a 219-206 vote. All 219 votes came from Republicans, while only 18 of them and […]

Americans Are Giving Up Hope that Mass Shootings Can Be Stopped, New Poll Shows

Only 42% of the Americans believe that mass shootings can be stopped, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll conducted after the Las Vegas shooting. This is the lowest percentage in the series of polls conducted […]

Tim Murphy Won’t Seek Reelection after Allegedly Urging Abortion

Republican Representative Tim Murphy recently announced that he would not be pursuing reelection after he reportedly asked a woman he had an affair with to get an abortion. Murphy is a Pro-Life Caucus member who […]

Lawmakers Want to Restrict NSA’s Internet Surveillance

A legislation that would overhaul aspects of the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance has been revealed by a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers. It is expected that the bill, written by the House of […]

Republican Senators Open to Hearing on Bump-Stock Ban

GOP Senators asserted they are willing to take into consideration the legislation proposed by Democratic senators, which would ban bump stock devices like the ones used in the Las Vegas massacre. Such devices were allegedly used […]

Trump’s Interior Department Likely to Delay Methane Leak Controls

The Interior Department will probably delay the controls it previously planned to impose on the oil and gas industry. These rules were intended to capture methane emissions released during oil and gas production, but will […]