Year: 2017

Representative Filemon Vela called President Donald Trump “an idiot” for suggesting that the mosque attack in Egypt on Friday proved the need for a wall along the U.S. southern border. “What an idiot… Does [President Trump] foolishly […]

U.S. Wants to Provoke North Korea into Starting War, Sergei Lavrov Says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the U.S. is trying to provoke North Korea into starting a war so that they could strike back. “We are alarmed that in the last two months when […]

Tillerson Ousting Diplomats of Color

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is removing a number of high-ranking female diplomats as well as minorities from the State Department, Newsweek reported on Sunday. Numerous career diplomats are being ousted from the agency by Tillerson […]

Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Choice for Financial Bureau Director

President Donald Trump’s pick for new interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was challenged on Sunday night in a lawsuit filed in federal court. The lawsuit was filed in the District Court for […]

FBI Did not Inform U.S. Officials That Russian Hackers Wanted to Break into Their Personal Emails

The Federal Bureau of Investigation did not inform scores of U.S. officials that Russian hackers tried to break into their personal Gmail accounts even though it had evidence for at least a year that the […]

Trump Claims He Rejected Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

President Donald Trump said Friday that he turned down being named Time’s “Person of the Year” after the magazine only told him he “probably” would be selected, The Hill writes. Trump was previously named Time’s […]

Washington Backs Saudi Efforts to Ease Yemen Blockade

The United States welcomed a “first step” by Saudi Arabia to allow humanitarian aid to reach Yemen and called for negotiations on the country’s conflict, Reuters writes. The coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in […]

Special Counsel Investigates Flynn’s Ties to Turkey and Russia

Former national security adviser Mike Flynn is facing questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller over allegations that he improperly concealed his financial ties to Turkey and Russia, The Wall Street Journal writes. Mueller is investigating […]

At Least 235 Killed in Mosque Attack In Egypt

Militants armed with guns and explosives stormed a crowded mosque in Egypt’s restive northern Sinai on Friday, killing at least 235 people and wounding 109 others in the deadliest single attack in the country, Bloomberg […]

Pentagon to Acknowledge Official Count of U.S. Troops in Syria

The Pentagon is likely to announce that there are about 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Friday, as the military acknowledges that an accounting system for troops has under-reported the size […]

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Donald Trump Discuss Syria in Phone Call

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he discussed the Syrian crisis and other regional issues with President Donald Trump in a phone call. Erdogan’s office stated that the presidents also talked about the relations between […]

Trump Promises to Repeal and Replace ObamaCare ‘Disaster’

President Donald Trump once again criticized ObamaCare and said that the health-care law was a disaster. He promised to repeal and replace it after the GOP passes tax reform. “ObamaCare premiums are going up, up, […]

Abortion Rates in U.S. Fall to Historic Low, Report Finds

New report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that abortion rates in the United States have dropped to historic lows. Data from all 50 states have been analyzed. The numbers indicate […]

Manafort Allegedly Made 18 Moscow Trips before Joining Trump’s Campaign

Paul Manafort made at least 18 trips to Moscow and another 19 to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev while working as a consultant for Vladimir Putin allies, oligarchs, and pro-Kremlin parties, before he joined President […]

ICE Wants Technology Companies to Help Them Monitor Visa Holders in U.S.

The Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants help from technology companies to help keep track of visa holders in the United States, Newsweek reports. ICE officials hope to develop algorithms that would evaluate any […]

Tillerson Brands Rohingya Crackdown as ‘Ethnic Cleansing’

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday threatened Myanmar’s officials with sanctions regarding their crackdown on the Rohingya minority, for the first time referring to their actions as “ethnic cleansing,” Foreign Policy reports. Tillerson slammed […]

FBI Removed Tens of Thousands Wanted Fugitives from Background Checks for Gun Purchases

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has removed tens of thousands of people wanted by authorities from a criminal background check database. The database used to stop the wanted persons purchasing weapons. Their names were deleted […]

Franken Issues Apology, Pledges to Regain Trust

Senator Al Franken issued an apology on Thursday, noting that he feels “terribly that he could make women feel so badly,” and has learned that for “some women” his actions in encounters have “crossed the […]

Navy Ends Search for Three Missing Sailors in Pacific Incident

The U.S. Navy has ended search and rescue operations for the three sailors still missing following a plane crash in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the 7th fleet announced. “Our thoughts and prayers are with […]

Trump Praises Coast Guard for Recovery Assistance after Hurricanes

President Donald Trump praised the Coast Guard for its hurricane recovery work in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, stressing that it’s “brand” is on the rise because of its efforts, The Hill reports. “It is […]

Roy Moore’s Communications Director Resigns

While Senate candidate Roy Moore combats allegations that he has harassed and sexually assaulted young girls, his communications director decided to resign. Reuters reported that John Rogers, Moore’s spokesman, decided to leave the campaign on […]

Uber Faced with New Crisis after Massive Data Breach

Due to the massive hack Uber suffered in October 2016, the company is now faced with a number of investigations from several state attorneys general and international regulators from Europe. The breach, which was covered […]

Australia Wants Strong U.S. Engagement in Asia

Australia urged strong engagement of the United States in Asia and called Washington to bolster ties with like-minded partners, but it also warned against China’s rising influence. The Australian government published a 115-page foreign policy […]

President Trump and Congressional Leaders to Discuss Budget

White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said President Donald Trump will meet next Tuesday with Congressional leaders to discuss several key agenda items, among which is a federal spending plan to prevent the government from shutting […]

Trump Promises to Build Border Wall in Thanksgiving Tweets

President Donald Trump wrote several tweets about Thanksgiving and wished his followers happy holiday, but used the opportunity to tout the strong performance of the stock market and to write a word or two about […]

Facebook Users Will be Able to Check If They Interacted with Russian Trolls

In the next month Facebook will unveil a tool allowing users to learn of any Facebook or Instagram contact they may have had with Russian internet trolls leading up to and following the 2016 U.S. […]

Federal Judge Allows Key Lawsuit over Keystone XL to Move Forward

U.S. District Judge Brian Morris allowed a lawsuit over a key permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline to move forward, rejecting claims from the Trump administration and developers of the Keystone XL pipeline, The […]

Doug Jones Forced to Defend Record on Crime following Trump’s Criticism

Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones faced a new challenge in the special election race against Republican Roy Moore after President Donald Trump publicly attacked his record on Tuesday, calling it “terrible.” Before becoming U.S. attorney […]

Ferguson Paid Half a Million Dollars for Monitoring, but Officials Wonder if it Was Worth It

Washington attorney Clark Kent Ervin resigned in September after serving over a year as lead monitor overseeing the consent agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and Ferguson. Ferguson has paid about a half million […]

Exxon Teams Up with Oil Giants to Reduce Methane Emissions

ExxonMobil Corp. and seven other energy firms are working together to tackle natural gas sector greenhouse gas emissions, the companies announced on Wednesday, The Hill reports. Exxon was the only American-owned company to sign an […]