Month: February 2018

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he ordered the Department of Justice to propose new regulations that are going to ban bump stocks. Bump stocks are additional devices added to semi-automatic guns which allow the […]

Trump Jr. Says Company Will Lose Out on New Deals Because of His Father’s Self-Imposed Restrictions

Donald Trump Junior, the eldest son of President Donald Trump, said that India is an important market for the Trump Organization, but, according to him, the company will lose out on new deals because of […]

North Korea Officials Canceled Meeting with Pence During Winter Olympics

The office of Vice President Mike Pence confirmed Tuesday that there was a meeting scheduled with North Korean officials while the vice president was in Pyeongchang, South Korea, during the Winter Olympics earlier this month, […]

Kushner Refuses to Give up His Security Clearance

As White House chief of staff John Kelly is beginning to solve the issue regarding the security clearance process, Jared Kushner as a senior adviser to Trump is refusing to give up his interim high-level […]

Sanders Indicates Action May Be Taken Against Russia

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders cryptically hinted at a press conference Tuesday that action not made public yet has already been taken against Russia. Her comments came in an effort to blunt criticism […]

Mueller Charges Another Lawyer Connected with Gates, Manafort

Special counsel Robert Mueller has charged a new defendant in the Russia investigation. The latest target is a lawyer based in London, Alex Van Der Zwaan, who is accused of making false statements. He has […]

South Korea, U.S. Will Continue with Military Exercises in April

South Korea’s defense minister said on Tuesday that South Korea together with the United States is going to announce their plans before April for a postponed joint military drill. Previously, both nations agreed to postpone […]

Federal Judge Approves $300M Loan for Puerto Rico Utility

An emergency $300 million loan for Puerto Rico’s electric utility was approved on Monday by a federal judge, preventing more power outages on the island still recuperating from last year’s hurricanes. Judge Laura Taylor Swain […]

Congress Starts to Focus on Cryptocurrencies

As the cryptocurrency fever envelops the world, U.S. lawmakers are starting to consider and develop new legislation and regulations which will impose stricter federal oversight on bitcoin as well as other currencies from the same […]

North Korea’s Missiles Make Tillerson Nervous

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s suggestions that the entire U.S. mainland is within the nuclear striking range of his country make U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson nervous. In his New Year message, Kim stated […]

Trump Blames Obama for Not Doing Anything About Russian Meddling

President Donald Trump is trying to change the focus of the allegations against him for not doing anything despite evidence that Russia meddled in the 2016 election and asked Monday why former President Barack Obama didn’t […]

Robert Mueller’s Interest in Jared Kushner Now Includes Foreign Financing Efforts

Jared Kushner’s contacts with Russia are not the only thing that special counsel Robert Mueller is interested in. Now, he is also examining Kushner’s efforts to secure financing for his company from foreign investors during […]

Trump Endorses Romney for Utah Seat

President Donald Trump endorsed Monday GOP candidate Mitt Romney in the Utah Senate race, surprising many considering the complex relationship between the two men, a result of Romney’s frequent criticism of the president. Trump announced […]

Armed Services Ranking Democrat Confronts Trump on Military Budget

The ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee is saying that President Donald Trump’s increased military budget will not actually improve national security, despite the massive increases in defense spending. “Right now, the Trump […]

Trump Jr. to Promote Family Business in India

Donald Trump Jr. is set to go on an unofficial trip to India where he will be delivering a foreign policy speech and to promote his family business. The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump […]

President Trump Backs Legislation for Background Checks for Guns

President Donald Trump supports efforts for a limited strengthening of the federal background-check system for firearm purchases, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Monday, adding that the president has spoken to a […]

Trump’s Parade Cause for Concerns in Pentagon

Deep concerns have emerged among U.S. military officials as а result of the military parade proposal President Donald Trump made. According to a report published by CNN, the cost of the parade and the possible […]

Following Harsh Criticism of Travel Expenses Pruitt Postpones Trip

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has canceled his latest trip to Israel which was to last for about a week, agency officials said on Sunday. Pruitt was scheduled to travel to the Middle East […]

Moscow Again Denies Meddling in 2016 Election

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s charges of interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election were dismissed Monday by the Russians, according to a report by Reuters. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the indictments issued against […]

Gates to Testify Against Manafort for Shorter Sentence

The former campaign adviser for President Donald Trump, Richard Gates is going to testify against his former associate, Trump’s campaign head Paul Manafort. The testimony is part of a plea deal that Gates has made […]

Trump: FBI Missed Signs on Florida Shooting Because of Focus on Russia Probe

President Donald Trump criticized Sunday the Federal Bureau of Investigation and lawmakers probing alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. According to him, excessive focus on Russia led investigators to miss signs that […]

Trump to Have a ‘Listening Session’ With Students and Teachers

President Donald Trump is going to meet with high school students on Wednesday at Parkland Florida after 17 teenagers were killed in a school shooting. The White House said on Sunday that President Trump will […]

Representative Steve Cohen Calls Trump ‘Eunuch in Chief’

Democratic Representative Steve Cohen criticized President Donald Trump’s Sunday tweet as а response to the Russian election meddling, calling the president “eunuch in chief.” “He is owned by Russia and the USA doesn’t have a commander […]

Trump: ‘I Hope Oprah Runs so She Can Be Exposed and Defeated’

President Donald Trump attacked Oprah Winfrey on Twitter late Sunday night, writing that he hopes she runs for president so “she can be exposed and defeated.” “Just watched a very insecure Oprah Winfrey, who at […]

U.S. Wants Europeans to Just Commit to Improve Iran Deal

Washington has sketched out a path under which three key European allies would have to only commit to try to improve the Iran nuclear deal over time and in return, U.S. President Donald Trump would […]

Trump Now Claims He Never Said Russia Didn’t Meddle

President Donald Trump claimed in a Sunday tweet that he had never said Moscow didn’t interfere in the 2016 presidential election, an obviously false claim considering how often he says otherwise. “I never said Russia […]

White House Chief of Staff Orders Security Clearance Overhaul

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly ordered an overhaul of how security clearances are handled following a storm of controversy after former staff secretary Rob Porter was allowed to remain in his job for […]

Mueller Still Investigating Possible Collusion, Source Says

Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his prosecutors haven’t concluded their investigation into whether President Donald Trump or any of his associates aided Russia to interfere in the 2016 election, according to some sources, Bloomberg informs. […]

Cyber Hacks Cost Up to $109 Billion in 2016, U.S. Estimates

U.S. estimated that malicious cyber activity cost the economy of the country between $57 billion and $109 billion in 2016, the White House said Friday, Bloomberg informs. The estimate comes in a Council of Economic […]

Trump Visits Emergency Workers Who Responded to School Shooting

President Donald Trump visited medical staff and patients at a Florida hospital on Friday to thank them for assisting victims of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, Bloomberg informs. Trump, accompanied […]