Year: 2017

The probe into Senator Robert Menendez will proceed, said the Senate Ethics Committee on Thursday, after his trial on counts of bribery and corruption ended in a mistrial. “In 2012, the committee initiated a preliminary […]

Military and Economy Power Shift from North America to China and Russia, NATO General Says

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation General Denis Mercier assessed that the risk for a major interstate conflict increased in recent years. While addressing to the Atlantic Council, he pointed to the shift in military and […]

DHS Official Resigns after Racist Comments

After being revealed on Thursday that Jamie Johnson, a former official of the Department of Homeland Security, had made inappropriate comments about black people, calling them lazy and promiscuous, Johnson resigned from his post. Johnson, […]

Senate Sends Multibillion Dollar Defense Bill to Trump

A $700 billion defense bill was passed on Thursday by the Senate, in response to President Donald Trump’s call for a stronger military. However, it remains unclear how exactly it would be funded considering the […]

Sergey Kislyak: List of Trump Officials I’ve Spoken with Is Too Long

The number of the people connected to President Donald Trump that have met or spoken to the former Russian ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak is very big, said the ambassador himself, but did not […]

Mexico Economy Minister: U.S. Exit from NAFTA Would Not Be Devastating for Us

Mexico’s economy minister Ildefonso Guajardo does not agree with U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s assessments that if the United Stated pulls out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), that would be devastating for […]

House Republicans Expect Big Tax Win

House Republicans are prepared to pass their tax reform package on Thursday, thus getting their first big legislative victory since President Donald Trump took office. The president is to visit Capitol Hill before the vote […]

Trump Says His Foreign Policy Restored Respect to the U.S. on World Stage

Hours after returning home from the 12-day trip to Asia, President Donald Trump said that his “America First” foreign policy restored strength and respect to the U.S. on world stage. Trump stated that he made […]

‘Cards Against Humanity’ Buys Border Land to Prevent Trump’s Wall

‘Cards Against Humanity’ has purchased vacant land along the Mexican border in an attempt to delay the building of the border wall and make it more expensive, Newsmax reports. The company that makes the off-color […]

Senators Reach Bipartisan Gun Control Deal

Bipartisan deal on creating new gun legislation that would add more information to the database used for background checks on firearm purchasers has been reached, Politico informs. Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn and Senator Chris Murphy […]

Two Republican Senators Oppose EPA Nominee Dourson

North Carolina’s Republican Senators, Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, issued statements saying they oppose President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency, putting Michael L. Dourson’s nomination at serious risk, […]

Lawmakers Criticize Tillerson’s State Department Reforms

A growing bipartisan group of top lawmakers are dissatisfied with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s efforts to reform the State Department, questioning his leadership, Foreign Policy reports. “Tillerson has not been an effective voice […]

Lawmakers Propose More Protection for Sexual Harassment Victims

An expansion of the protections in Congress offered to victims of sexual harassment was proposed on Wednesday by a bipartisan group of lawmakers. The push comes in response to numerous claims of harassment by employees […]

Lawyer Attempts to Discredit Woman Accusing Moore of Sexual Harassment

Roy Moore’s lawyer, Phillip L. Jauregui said on Wednesday that the former judge still denies the accusations of sexual abuse. He also sought to discredit one of the women who have recently come forward with […]

Morales Accuses U.S. of Being ‘Real Threat to World Security’

According to Bolivian President Evo Morales, the U.S. government is “the real threat to world security and peace”, because it had refused to ratify international human rights and environmental pacts, Newsweek reports. At the handover […]

Trump’s Judiciary Nominees ‘Not Qualified’

President Donald Trump has nominated over 50 candidates to fill judicial vacancies, some of whom have been considered “not qualified”. Due to the swiftness of the process, the president skipped the screening process which was […]

Hillary Clinton: Appointing Special Counsel to Investigate Me Would Be Abuse of Power

Democrat Hillary Clinton said that if President Donald Trump orders the Justice Department to investigate her role in the sale of Uranium One, that would be a step into politicizing the Department. After the reports […]

U.S. to Cut Contributions for UN Peacekeeping Missions

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Wednesday announced that the U.S. will drop its contributions for the United Nations peacekeeping missions by 3 percent, The Hill reports. Shanahan stressed that while the U.S. will now […]

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Sued by Three Former Colleagues

Three former colleagues of Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross are suing him and his former company for allegedly pocketing millions in improper fees he had charged to clients, Forbes reports. In the lawsuit that was […]

Steele Dossier Defended in Congress

Glenn Simpson, the founder of Fusion GPS, the company which compiled an opposition research dossier, defended it in the House, said sources familiar with the testimony. Simpson stood behind the dossier alleging the Trump campaign […]

House Democrats Introduced Five Articles of Impeachment Against Trump

Aware that they have no chance of success because the Republicans control both houses of Congress, House Democrats on Wednesday introduced five articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Representative Steve Cohen was the one […]

Pentagon Will Pay Gender-Reassignment Surgery for Service Member

Four months after President Donald Trump announced a ban on transgender people serving in the military, the Pentagon is ready to pay a gender-reassignment surgery for an active-duty military member. According to the Pentagon’s spokesperson […]

Trump Wants India as Key Partner in Asia

President Donald Trump held a bilateral meeting on Monday with India’s Prime Minister Narenda Modi, where they reportedly discussed “strategic partnership between the United States and India and their shared commitment to a free and […]

China to Send Special Envoy to North Korea After Trump Visit

China will send a special envoy to North Korea, after President Donald Trump concluded his Asian tour, during which he states his concerns regarding Pyongyang’s nuclear programs. President Xi Jinping’s special envoy, Song Tao, is […]

Chinese Journalists in U.S. Could be Required to Register as Agents

A report to the U.S. Congress released on Wednesday accused Chinese state media entities of involvement in spying and propaganda and said their staff in the United States should be required to register as foreign […]

Russia Admits it Published Footage from Video Game to Prove U.S. Was Helping ISIS

The Russian Ministry of Defense admitted that it used a footage from a computer game to prove the alleged cooperation between the United States and the Islamic State. Still, they offered other evidence. The alleged […]

Judge in Menendez Trial Not Ready to Declare Mistrial

After hours of deliberation and claiming they were in a deadlock, jurors left the courthouse on Tuesday without a verdict. The federal judge was in no hurry to declare a mistrial, despite Senator Robert Menendez’s […]

House Approves $692bn Defense Bill

The House on Tuesday voted 356-70 to approve the $692 billion compromise National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) reached after negotiations between the House and Senate, The Hill reports. The bill will authorize $626.4 billion for […]

Police Body Cameras Can Be Threat to Civil Rights, Report Says

The number of police officers in the United States who get body cameras increases every year, but a new report says that the cameras can be a threat to civil rights if police departments do […]

Trump Administration to Reveal Rules on Cyber Flaws

The Trump administration is set to reveal its rules for deciding whether to disclose cyber flaws or keep them under wraps, Reuters informs. The revised rules are intended to show how the government determines whether […]