Month: December 2017

The State Department released Friday 2,800 work-related emails from top Hilary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, which the FBI found on the laptop of former Representative Anthony Weiner, Abedin’s husband, Politico reported. Five of the messages […]

Putin Voices Hope for Cooperation With U.S. in Holiday Message

President Donald Trump got a holiday message from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, who told Trump that his new year hope is for Russia and the United States to build a more constructive dialogue next […]

U.S. Condemns Arrest of Peaceful Demonstrators

Protests spread to several Iranian cities late on Friday, local media reported, in a rare display of public anger against the government of President Hassan Rouhani and its handling of the economy, Bloomberg reports. One […]

Trump Claims His Approval Ratings Rival Obama’s

The president claimed on Friday that his approval ratings at this point in his presidency match those of Barack Obama, according to CNN. ‘’While the Fake News loves to talk about my so-called low approval […]

Ron Paul Compares U.S. System to Soviet Union’s

Libertarian Republican leader Ron Paul said the American system under President Donald Trump was ‘’coming apart’’ and called the idea of a booming economy this year ‘’a bit of an illusion,’’ Newsweek reported on Friday. […]

Goldman Sachs Expects $5B Hit from Tax Overhaul

Goldman Sachs expects its profits to suffer a cut of $5 billion in the fourth quarter as a result of the tax overhaul which targets earnings held overseas. The company, which is the first bank […]

China Denies Trump’s Allegations of Selling Oil to North Korea

After President Donald Trump accused China of illegally selling oil to North Korea on Twitter, Beijing denied the allegations. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman insisted that Beijing was working with the United Nations Security Council in […]

Jones’ Victory over Moore Certified

Alabama certified on Thursday Doug Jones’ Senate victory after Republican Roy Moore’s challenge seeking reelection was denied by a judge. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Attorney General Steve Marshall and Secretary of State John Merrill, all […]

Trump: ‘I Know The Details Of Taxes Better Than The Greatest C.P.A’

President Donald Trump said in a New York Times interview on Thursday that he knows more about the “the big bills” in Congress “ than any president that’s ever been in office,” in response to comments […]

Trump Predicts 2020 Elections In His Favor

President Donald Trump is confident he is going to win the 2020 elections as a result of the media shifting into his favor as well as that The New York Times knows it will “tank” […]

Trump Criticizes China for Shipping Oil to North Korea, Says It Hurts His Trade Policy

President Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction on Thursday with the fact that China approved oil shipments to North Korea, saying he had “been soft” on the Asian country. “I have been soft on China because the […]

Trump: “There’s Been no Collusion, But I Think Mueller Is Going To Be Fair”

President Donald Trump said in an interview for The New York Times that he believes special counsel Robert Mueller “will be fair” to him in the investigation regarding the alleged ties between the Trump campaign […]

Governor of New York Questions Constitutionality of Tax Overhaul

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that the new federal tax overhaul targeting high-tax states may be unconstitutional as it possibly violates New York resident’s rights to due process and equal protection. President Donald […]

Senator Al Franken Delivers Emotional Speech

Seems like the pressure from the top Democrats has finally taken its toll as Senator Al Franken from Minnesota gave Thursday his first speech since announcing his resignation, which comes as a result of the […]

White House Seeks to Make Internal Changes in Anticipation of Difficult Year

Amid worries of a tough year ahead, White House officials have spent this past week discussing restructuring the West Wing and filling vacancies while President Donald Trump was relaxing at his Mar-a-Lago resort with his […]

Congressional Leaders Summit Hosted by Trump at Camp David

The congressional leaders will adjourn at the beginning of January at Camp David for an event hosted by President Donald Trump. The event will be hosted for the sole purpose of discussing strategies on how […]

Trump Won’t Allow Iran Nuclear Deal to Survive in 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump allowed the Iran nuclear deal to survive through 2017, but the new year will offer him another chance to blow up the agreement – and critics and supporters alike believe he […]

Supreme Leader Khamenei: Trump Will Fail Against Iran

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump would fail in his hardened stance towards Iran, saying Tehran was stronger than during the time of the “more powerful and smarter” Ronald […]

Chris Stewart: Middle East at Edge of War Because of Iran

The Obama administration never took the threat of the Iranian terror network seriously. This administration must not make the same mistake, U.S. Representative Chris Stewart says in his opinion piece for Washington Examiner. Last Tuesday, […]

Fox News Officially Most Watched Cable Network

The most-watched cable television network in 2017 is Fox News. This comes as no surprise as last year Fox News was also declared a cable network with most viewers. Deadline reported that Fox News on average […]

John Yarmuth: Trump Has ‘Committed Impeachable Offenses’

This Wednesday, Democratic Representative John Yarmuth said that President Donald Trump has “committed impeachable offenses” but it would be, as he says, a “waste of time” to attempt to impeach Trump in a Congress that is […]

Trump Deported Fewer Mexicans Than Obama

Beside Trump’s more aggressive policy against Mexican immigrants, it turns out that the President sent fewer Mexicans back home in 2016 than the former President Barack Obama’s administration, according to data published by the Mexican […]

New York Governor Pardons 18 Immigrants

This Wednesday the New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pardoned 61 people, some of whom were facing immigration enforcement because of criminal activities which they were charged for. Out of the 61 pardoned 18 were immigrants who […]

Dog Looking Like Trump Placed Outside Chinese Mall

A giant dog statue that looks like President Donald Trump has been placed outside a shopping mall in China. The enormous Trump-dog was placed a few days ago just outside a mall in Taiyuan, and it resembles […]

Tillerson Defends Trump Administration in Op-Ed

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is proud of the Trump administration’s progress in the world diplomacy despite, as he says, “immense challenges.” “Over the past year, the United States has faced immense challenges in its […]

Senate Fails to Vote on International Religious Freedom Ambassador Nominee

Senators did not vote on Kansas Governor Sam Brownback’s nomination as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom after Democrats blocked the confirmation vote from coming to Senate. Democrats did that due to concerns over Brownback’s revocation […]

House Budget Chairwoman Resigns In Order To Run For Governor

Diane Black (R-Tenn.) who is a chairmen of House Budget Committee said this Wednesday that she will resign as soon as successor is picked The Hill reports. Black is running in the 2018 Tennessee governor’s race. […]

Russian General Accuses U.S. of Training Former ISIS Militants in Syria

Russian General Valery Gerasimov said on Wednesday that former ISIS fighters in Syria have been trained by the U.S. with the objective to additionally destabilize the country. According to Reuters, General Valery Gerasimov told the Komsomolskaya […]

Obama Issues Another Warning for Irresponsible Use of Social Media

President Barack Obama published a warning against, as he says, “irresponsible” use of social media by influential persons. The warning was issued while the former president had an interview with Britain’s Prince Harry on […]

Two North Korean Officials Sanctioned by Trump Administration

The Treasury Department said on Tuesday that new sanctions have been implemented against two senior North Korea officials involved with the development of weapons in the country. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin noted that this action […]