Year: 2017

Ivanka Trump tweeted a link to an article written by The New York Times and raised questions whether she has the same opinion as her father when it comes to liberal media, Newsweek reports. President […]

Trump Not Campaigning for Moore Due to Discomfort with Accusations

The White House said President Donald Trump has decided not to support Senate candidate Roy Moore due to “discomfort” with the allegations of sexual harassment made against him, adding that he also hasn’t called on Moore […]

U.S. Will Regret for Letting Depraved and Stupid Guy Occupy Oval Office, North Korean Newspaper Writes

North Korean newspaper described President Donald Trump is an “old lunatic” and his visit to South Korea as a “nonsense.” “A load of rubbish spouted by the old lunatic Trump during his recent visit to […]

Christie Blames Kushner for Removal from Trump Campaign Team

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told Politico he blames White House senior adviser Jared Kushner for his ouster from President Donald Trump’s transition team, Newsmax writes. Christie reportedly asked former White House chief strategist Stephen […]

Ohio Lawmaker Resigns Over ‘Inappropriate Behavior’ In His Office

An Ohio state lawmaker who defended family values resigned last week after officials said he acknowledged engaging in “inappropriate behavior” with a person at his office, The New York Times writes. The Republican lawmaker, 33-year […]

Trump Renews Call for Wall after Death of Border Agent

Authorities were searching southwest Texas for suspects or witnesses after a U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and his partner injured Sunday while on patrol in the state’s Big Bend area, officials said. Agent Rogelio Martinez and […]

Russian Military Warplanes in Syria to Get New Weapons

Russian defense authorities have completed designs to upgrade one of its most powerful aircraft, giving it brand-new hardware and the ability to carry advanced, precision cruise missiles, Newsweek writes. Russia’s defense ministry said Friday that […]

Trump Says He Should Have Left Three UCLA Students in Chinese Jail

President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed the father of a UCLA basketball player, who downplayed his importance in getting the three students released from shoplifting charges in China, The Hill informs. “Now that the three […]

Trump Might Bypass Strategic Command Chief and Order Nuclear Attack, Expert Says

Air Force General John Hyten, top commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, said on Saturday that he would resist President Donald Trump if he ordered and “illegal” launch of nuclear weapons. His statement caused debate […]

U.S. Opioid Crisis Costs More than $500bn

The cost of the opioid epidemic was about $504 billion in 2015, approximately six times higher than other studies from previous years, newly released analysis from the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) shows, […]

FBI Report on Black Extremists Raises Fears of Returning to Practices Used During Civil Rights Movement

Concerns that the Federal Bureau of Investigation will return to practices used during the civil rights movement, when it spied on activist groups without evidence that they had done something illegal, have arisen after the […]

Democrats Want to Use Tax Bill as Weapon against Republicans

Democrats see an opportunity in the passage of the House tax-reform bill to use it against them in the upcoming midterms. Democrats hope to tie the tax bill to the Republicans’ unsuccessful attempts to repeal […]

Hispanic Caucus Gets Frustrated with Kelly

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, who were hopeful they could negotiate with Chief of Staff John Kelly on Dreamers, have grown frustrated with him due to inability to establish a good working relationship. “We all thought, […]

Tightened Scrutiny of Skilled Worker Visa Applicants

The Trump administration has decided to increase scrutiny in the process of applying for employment visas, which presents obstacles to employers seeking to hire foreign workers. This move comes as no surprise considering the fact […]

Mueller Subpoenaed Documents About Comey’s Firing

Over the past few months, the Department of Justice has been requested to hand over documents as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference. Documents relating to the firing of former FBI Director […]

Trump Calls on Clinton to Run Again

President Donald Trump called his former presidential opponent Hillary Clinton the “worst and biggest loser of all time” and urged her to run again in 2020, Politico reports. “She just can’t stop, which is so […]

Trump Reverses Hunting Trophy Decision

After severe criticism, President Donald Trump’s decision to allow elephant hunting trophies to be imported was reversed on Friday and is to be reviewed before making changes to it. Earlier this week it was announced […]

Global Banks Concerned About Tax Bill Provision

The provision of the Senate tax bill intended to fight tax evasion by international corporations has raised global banks’ concerns, who fear this could hurt the banking industry. Initially, it seemed like banks would be […]

Trump Pays His Own Legal Bills

President Donald Trump no longer charges his legal bills in the Russia probe to his campaign, but rather pays for them himself. He is also working on a plan to use personal funds to help […]

NAFTA Enters Another Round of Talks

A fifth out of seven planned rounds of NAFTA talks opened in Mexico on Friday, but only a few hours into it, Canada complained of the United States’ unwillingness to compromise. The talks aimed at […]

Satellite Images Suggest North Korea’s Work on Ballistic Missile Submarine

North Korea is pursuing an aggressive schedule to build its first operational ballistic missile submarine, U.S. institute reported citing images taken earlier this month. According to 38 North, the satellite images show activity at North […]

Facebook, Twitter and Google Fighting Fake News with ‘Trust Indicator’

In a bid to assure their users of the reliability of the content and to fight fake new, several media outlets, as well as Facebook, Twitter and Google will use so-called “Trust Indicators” which will […]

GOP Tax Plan Approved by Senate Panel

The Senate Finance Committee approved on Thursday the chamber’s GOP tax plan to overhaul the tax code. The bill was approved in a party-line vote, 14-12, sending the proposal to the full Senate. “For the […]

Black Lives Matter Member Suing Church Because It Kicked out Fellow Demonstrators

Member of the movement Black Lives Matter (BLM), that campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people, will file a discrimination lawsuit against a Georgia church because it called the police and banned BLM demonstrators […]

Kushner Had Emails About WikiLeaks He Didn’t Turn over

The Senate Judiciary Committee said on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s advisor and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, did not disclose emails he had about WikiLeaks and Russian overtures to the Trump campaign. Chuck Grassley, chairman of […]

McCain Raises Concerns over Pentagon Nominee Lockheed Connections

Senator John McCain on Thursday threatened to delay the Lockheed Martin executive in line for the Pentagon‘s top policy job after the nominee avoided questions on future conflicts of interest, The Hill reports. Nominee John […]

Mueller to Interview White House Communications Director Hicks

Special counsel Robert Mueller is due to interview White House communications director Hope Hicks soon, an indication that the Trump-Russia investigation may be “very far along,” according to senior law professionals, Newsweek writes. Hicks has […]

Pentagon to Begin Research on Banned Intermediate Missile

According to U.S. officials, the Pentagon is laying the groundwork to build a type of missile banned by a Cold War-era pact unless Russia abandons its own pursuit of the weapons, The Wall Street Journal […]

U.S., Russia Feud over Syria Chemical Weapons Inquiry

After a bitter feud between U.S. and Russia, the United Nations Security Council failed on Thursday to renew the mandate of an independent committee investigating chemical-weapon use in Syria, The Wall Street Journal informs. The […]

Top Democrat Seeks Info from FBI on Russia Nuclear Bribery Case

Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has asked for access to an undercover informant who helped the FBI chronicle bribery, kickbacks and money laundering inside Moscow’s nuclear industry as part […]