Month: December 2017

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that President Donald Trump’s plan to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is a red line for Muslims and warned that that would force his country to cut […]

Google to Increase to 10,000 Staff to Tackle Extremist Content on YouTube

Google will increase the number of staffers who will work on rooting out violent extremist content on YouTube to ten thousand. “We will continue the growth of our teams, with the goal of bringing the […]

Trump Sued by Environmentalist Groups for Shrinking Monuments

A number of environmental and conservation groups filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump on Monday for shrinking Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument without, as they claim, having the authority to do so. The plaintiffs […]

Michael Flynn’s Lawyer Bills Are Being Paid by Donations

Michael Flynn’s allies have donated to a legal defense fund that his family set up several months ago, Newsweek reports. Joseph Flynn and Barbara Redgate, who are Flynn’s siblings, established the Michael T. Flynn Legal […]

RNC to Resume Support for Roy Moore

The Republican National Committee is resuming its support for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore after President Donald Trump endorsed the controversial hopeful. “We can confirm our involvement in the Alabama Senate race,” a committee official […]

Prosecutors Say Manafort Tried to Write Op-ed with Russians

Paul Manafort and a Russia-based colleague of his were caught a few days ago writing an op-ed detailing Manfort’s political work in Ukraine, according to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors. Mueller’s office said that by writing the […]

Flynn’s Deputy Testimony at Odds with Court Documents

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s deputy, K.T. McFarland, told a Senate committee that she was unaware of any interaction between Flynn and the Russian ambassador. However, documents obtained by CNN indicate that her statement […]

Trump’s Latest Travel Ban Goes into Full Effect

President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban took full effect on Monday, when a federal court granted his administration’s request to lift two injunctions imposed by lower courts that had partially blocked it. This is a […]

Trump’s Travel Ban Back to Appeals Courts

Federal appeals courts in Washington and Virginia are scheduled to hear challenges to the legality of President Donald Trump’s latest version of the travel ban which prevents citizens of eight countries, most of whom are […]

Trump Offers Support for Roy Moore, Says his Vote Is Needed in Senate

President Donald Trump supported GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore and called on voters to elect him because his vote was needed in the Senate. Shortly after Trump’s tweets, Moore tweeted his thanks for Trump’s endorsement. […]

White House Staffers Think They Are Being Recorded

White House employees are reportedly worried about being recorded after former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty for lying to the Federal Investigation Bureau and agreed to cooperate fully with special counsel Robert Mueller’s […]

Former Representative Brown to Be Sentenced for Fraud

Former Representative Corrine Brown is expected to be sentenced on Monday by a federal judge on charges of fraud and using a charity for poor students as a personal black fund. Brown is to appear […]

South Korea and U.S. Launch Joint Aerial Drills, Russia Sends Marines Near North Korea Border

The United States and South Korea launched a large-scale joint aerial drills, a few days after North Korea said that it had tested the most advanced missile. The annual drill is called Vigilant Ace, it […]

Mattis Arrives in Pakistan to Discuss Counter-terrorism Efforts

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Pakistan on Monday, where he is to discuss a possible agreement in fighting terrorism with Pakistani leaders. He is to ask them to take more aggressive action in reining […]

Trump Tweets about Russia Investigation Spark Warnings from Republican and Democratic Lawmakers

President Donald Trump’s tweets about the investigation into the alleged contacts between his campaign and Russia caused worries among lawmakers from both parties. According to Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, the president could be wading into […]

DOJ to Permit House Intelligence Committee to Interview FBI Employee Tied to Trump Dossier

The Department of Justice will allow the House Intelligence Committee to interview an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who was thought to have been the main contact of the former British intelligence agent […]

Billy Bush Says Voice on “Access Hollywood” Tape Is Trump’s

Former NBC television host Billy Bush said it was President Donald Trump’s voice on an “Access Hollywood” tape dating from 2005. On it, Trump boasts that fame enables him to grope and make sexual advances […]

Kushner Says Trump Is Still Undecided on Jerusalem

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner said on Sunday the president is still undecided whether to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the U.S. Embassy there, refusing to announce a premature […]

Recep Tayyip Erdogan: U.S. Courts Can Never Try My Country

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that courts in the United States cannot put Turkey on trial in relation with a case of a Turkish bank executive who has been charged with evading U.S. sanctions […]

Pentagon Says U.S.-led Coalition Airstrikes Killed 801 Civilians in ISIS War

United States led coalition airstrikes have “unintentionally” killed 801 civilians since August 2014, when the fight against the Islamic State began, Pentagon’s newest report shows. Human rights groups and independent observers think that the number […]

Asked About Flynn Guilty Plea, Trump Says Absolutely no Collusion between Campaign and Russia

After former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia on the guilty plea, President Donald Trump said there was absolutely no collusion between his campaign […]

Trump: Look Forward to Signing Final Bill Before Christmas!

President Donald Trump celebrated passage of Senate GOP tax plan and expressed desire to sign a final bill before Christmas. The bill passed by a 51-49 vote shortly before 2 a.m. on Saturday. “We are […]

Sergey Lavrov: U.S. War with North Korea Would Be Big Mistake

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized the United States for its “bloodthirsty tirade” against North Korea and warned that military action would be a mistake. Previously, U.S. ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley warned North […]

White House Did Not Invite LGBT Journalist to Christmas Party

The White House has not invited Chris Johnson, the chief political and White House reporter for the nation’s oldest LGBT paper the Washington Blade, to the annual holiday party. The reporter thinks that the move is […]

DHS Inspector General Retires as Travel Ban Battle Continues

The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general is retiring from his post as a battle continues over whether the department will allow the release of a report he wrote critical of the administration’s travel ban. […]

Leaders on Capitol Hill Take Steps to Prevent Shutdown

House Speaker Paul Ryan announced on Thursday a plan to pass a two-week funding plan as a first step to avoid a government shutdown on December 8. This move would provide more time to reach […]

Senate Democrats Urge Benjamin Netanyahu to Stop Plans to Demolish Palestinian Villages

Ten Senate Democrats urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop plans to demolish two Palestinian villages in the West Bank. The Democrats, among which Bernie Sanders, Diane Feinsten and Elizabeth Warren, emphasized that the […]

Texas Sheriff Thinks Agents Were Hurt in Accident, Not Attacked

Sheriff from Texas, who was among the first persons who reached the U.S. border agents who were recently injured, thinks that the agents might have been sideswiped accidentally by a tractor-trailer and not attacked, like […]

Suspect Charged with Threatening to Kill NY Representative

A New York citizen was arrested and charged after threatening to kill Representative John Katko and his family if the congressman did not support net neutrality, The Hill writes. Patrick D. Angelo, 28, of Syracuse, […]

Trump’s Retweets Strain Relations with UK

President Donald Trump was publicly rebuked on Thursday by UK Prime Minister Theresa May for retweeting anti-Muslim videos, which she deemed “wrong.” After Trump directed his criticism of May on Twitter, she faced increasing pressure […]