Year: 2017

President Donald Trump will likely announce Federal Reserve governor Jerome Powell as his nominee to be the next chairman of the U.S. central bank next week, The Wall Street Journal reports. The president hasn’t made […]

Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Surrenders to Federal Authorities

Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, surrendered to federal authorities Monday morning after a person close to the case said the first charges were filed in a special counsel investigation. Former Trump campaign […]

U.S. Military Sends B-2 Warplane to Pacific

The U.S. military sent one of its deadliest warplanes soaring across the Pacific Ocean over the weekend, ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the region later this week, Newsweek reports. Over the weekend Defense […]

Trump’s Approval Rating Hits New Low

President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 38%, compared to 58% who disapproved of his job performance, the new NBC News/The Wall Street Journal poll shows and this is a new low for the president. […]

Maryland Attorney General Probing Business Owned by Kushner

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh is investigating a business owned by the family of senior White House adviser Jared Kushner, over alleged questionable debt collection practices and poor maintenance at several of its properties in […]

Virginia Church to Relocate Plaques Honoring Lee and Washington

A Virginia Episcopal church will relocate a pair of plaques that paid tribute to Confederate General Robert E. Lee and President George Washington, CNN reports. The plaques paying tribute to Lee and Washington were displayed […]

Menendez Seeks Mistrial in Bribery Charges

Senator Bob Menendez, who is on trial in federal court for bribery and other corruption charges, will formally seek a mistrial, citing that the judge overseeing the case is biased and has prevented him from […]

ObamaCare Faces Crucial Period, Enrollment Starts Wednesday

ObamaCare faces new crucial period starting on Wednesday after it survived nearly ten months of repeal attempts with Republicans in full control of Washington. Millions of Americans will get a chance to shop for health […]

White House Lawyer Says Trump’s Tweets Were Not Reactions to Mueller’s Probe

President Donald Trump’s tweets calling an inquiry into his ties with Russia a “witch hunt” and calling for an investigation into Hillary Clinton, were not a reaction to special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, White House […]

Corker Doesn’t Rule Out Possible 2020 Presidential Bid

Senator Bob Corker on Friday did not rule out the possibility of challenging President Trump in 2020 elections, The Hill reports. “You know, I don’t know what I’m doing next Sunday. The only thing that […]

Obama Called for Jury Duty in Chicago

Former President Barack Obama has been called for service on a Chicago jury, as a judge from Cook County, Illinois, told county commissioners on Friday that Obama to appear in court next month, The Hill […]

Pence Says U.S. Troops Should ‘Be Ready’ for North Korea

Vice President Mike Pence delivered a stark warning to North Korea, while visiting an Air Force base critical to American nuclear capabilities, Politico reports. “Our enemies should never doubt the capabilities of the Armed Forces […]

Grand Jury Approves First Charges in Mueller Probe

A federal grand jury on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Reuters reports. According to the news outlet, the indictment was sealed under […]

State Department Puts Russian Defense, Intel Entities On Sanctions List

The U.S. State Department named 39 Russian defense and intelligence-related entities under a new sanctions law, Reuters reports. The law requires sanctions on individuals who engage in “a significant transaction” with the Russian entities. State […]

40% of Americans say Trump should go in for Congress referral

Trump Blasts ‘Wacky & Totally Unhinged’ Tom Steyer after Impeachment Ad Campaign

President Donald Trump took to Twitter to blast Tom Steyer on Friday, using the words “wacky” and “totally unhinged” to describe the Democratic megadonor, Politico informs. “Wacky & totally unhinged Tom Steyer, who has been […]

Bob Corker: Trump Administration Moving Ahead on Delayed Russia Sanctions

The State Department is scheduled to start implementing new Russia sanctions after congressional lawmakers from both parties raised some doubts about the weeks-long delay, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker said in a statement […]

Rosenstein Doubts Foreign Ads Would Sway American Voters

The Justice Department official who is supervising the special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible complicity of the President Donald Trump’s campaign in Russian efforts to meddle into last year’s election claimed that he doubts […]

Venezuelan Officials Blame Trump as Country Nears Bankruptcy under Maduro

As Venezuela edges closer towards bankruptcy, which could further accelerate the nation’s chaos under president Nicolas Maduro, government officials have started to blame U.S. President Donald Trump for the potential crisis, Newsweek reports. “We are […]

Trump Appoints First Openly Gay Ambassador during Tenure

The first openly gay ambassador pick during President Donald Trump’s tenure was narrowly appointed to be the U.S. envoy to Germany on Thursday, as the Foreign Relations Committee recommended the appointment of Richard Grenell in […]

Poll: Number of Voters Who Consider Kneeling during National Anthem Appropriate Increases

The number of U.S. citizens who think that kneeling during the performance of the national anthem is appropriate has increased over the past month, a new Fox News poll released Thursday shows. Forty-four percent of the registered […]

Richard Blumenthal: Trump-tied Data Firm Reaching Out to WikiLeaks ‘Significant’

Senator Richard Blumenthal claimed on Thursday that it is “significant” that a data research firm related to the Trump campaign allegedly tried to connect with the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during the 2016 elections, The […]

Ryan: FBI Will Hand over Documents from Trump-Russia Dossier

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that the FBI has vowed to hand over documents related to a controversial dossier linking President Donald Trump to Russia, The Hill reports. “The FBI got in touch with […]

Top Democrat Blocks Two Trump Trade Nominees over Tariff Delay

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said that he will block the nominations of Gilbert Kaplan and Nazakhtar Nikakhtar to the Commerce Department until the Trump administration imposes the tariffs meant to protect U.S. manufacturers from […]

Trump Releases 2,800 Classified Kennedy Files

President Donald Trump’s decision to release 2,800 classified documents offered plenty of new details about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald, The Wall Street Journal reports. The […]

Senate Expects Clinton’s Documents This Week

Documents from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign are expected to be handed over to the Senate Intelligence Committee next week, two unnamed people familiar with the matter confirmed. The documents were requested as part of the […]

Trump, Republicans at Odds over Using 401(k)s to Help Finance Tax Cuts

President Donald Trump had some disagreements with Republicans over changing the 401(k) retirement program to help finance tax cuts. Trump insisted that the middle-class favorite would remain untouched. The chairman of the House’s tax-writing panel, […]

Iraqi Leader Wants Close Ties with Both U.S. And Iran

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi insisted he would keep close ties with United States and Iran, warning them both away from competing on Iraq’s turf as he reclaims it from the retreating forces of Islamic […]

Assange Confirms WikiLeaks Rejected Request by Firm Tied to Trump

Julian Assange said that he had rejected a request for help last year from the head of a data firm that worked for President Donald Trump and is now facing congressional investigation, The New York […]

Kushner to Take Diminished Diplomatic Role in Trump’s Asia Tour

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will attend only the first half of the President Donald Trump’s upcoming trip to Asia, taking a less prominent diplomatic role than usual, The Hill reports. Kushner and his […]

U.S. Cuts Military Aid to Myanmar over Rohingya Displacement

The U.S. announced it will end military aid to several Myanmar units involved in the forced displacement of the Rohingya minority, Foreign Policy writes. The State Department has announced that units and officers involved in […]