Month: March 2018

Over 200 public record requests on President Donald Trump and his advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner’s business dealings will likely be filed by a campaign aimed at getting the President impeached. According to the “Need to […]

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions Against Russia, Accuses Moscow of Cyberattacks

United States authorities announced new financial sanctions against Russia’s top intelligence agencies and more than a dozen Russian citizens, in the latest U.S. push to punish Moscow for interference in the 2016 presidential election. Announcing […]

Trump Organization Subpoenaed by Mueller on Russia-Related Documents

The Trump Organization has been subpoenaed by special counsel Robert Mueller for documents that are related to Russia, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing two people briefed on the matter. It also reported that […]

Trump Will Replace National Security Adviser

President Donald Trump has made the decision to replace his national security adviser, H.R. McMaster. The replacement is not to be made immediately, meaning Trump is still looking at possible options for who will take […]

March 15, 2018 Sara Corcoran

Investigative Report Triggers Federal Probe, But It’s Not Really Journalism – Right?

When bombshell bribery and corruption allegations surfaced last December against OSI Systems, a 5,000-employee port-and- aviation scanning company based in Hawthorne, they arrived with all the earmarks of modern investigative reporting: anonymous sources identified as […]

Iran Naval Ships Stop Provoking U.S. Navy

Iranian naval forces have stopped with their regular provocations of U.S. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf in recent months, a U.S. military official said Thursday. The spokesman of the Navy, Commander William Urban, said […]

Trump Pushes for Creation of ‘Space Corps’

President Donald Trump is slowly promoting the idea of creating a new military force oriented on military operations in space. The military leaders on Tuesday were surprised by Trump when he announced the possibility of […]

Pennsylvania Special Election Poses Serious Problem for Trump

Democrat Conor Lamb’s victory in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania special election raised Democrats hopes, while at the same time raising questions about Republicans capability of winning. Republican Representative Rick Saccone, who President Donald Trump endorsed, is not […]

U.S. to Impose More Stern Regulations to Online Political Ads

The United States Federal Election Commission (FEC) moved forward to enact new rules for the internet, meaning political ad buyers on Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and other online platforms could face stricter disclosure requirements, […]

Trump’s CIA Nominee to be Questioned by Senate on Her Interrogation Past

Gina Hospel will be faced with a difficulty in getting Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump’s suggestion for Director of CIA. The 30-year intelligence veteran will be questioned about her involvement in the agency’s brutal interrogations […]

Larry Kudlow, New Chief Economic Advisor to Trump, Says China ‘Has Earned a Tough Response’

China can expect the U.S. to take a tough stance when it comes to international trade, Larry Kudlow, the newly appointed director of the National Economic Council, said on Wednesday, CNBC reported. President Donald Trump […]

UN’s Nikki Haley Says Russia Could Use Nerve Agent in NYC Too

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said she believed Russia was responsible for an alleged nerve agent attack on two people in Salisbury, England. Haley said that something must be done to […]

China Ready for Trade War with U.S. Which Could Harm Americans

China seems to be ready for a trade war with the U.S., an expert on U.S.-China relations said on Thursday, adding that the United States should consider the costs of one as it could hurt […]

Manafort Demands All Charges Against Him to Be Dropped

Paul Manafort, who was President Donald Trump’s election campaign manager, on Wednesday filed a motion in federal court demanding for the charges against him to be dismissed, on the grounds of exceeding authority by special […]

Fighting Global Warming Behind Trump’s Back

U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized all international efforts to lower the consequences of climate change and dismissed the scientific consensus that global warming is dangerous and driven by human consumption of fossil fuels. However, […]

Trump Joins Merkel in UK Support After Moscow Dismisses London Ultimatum

Russia said it will not respond to UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s midnight ultimatum over the poisoning of a former spy in Britain unless it is given samples of the nerve agent used in the […]

Trump’s Lawyer Ignoring Stormy Daniels’ Offer to Return $130,000

President Donald Trump’s lawyer ignored the offer from an adult-film star to return the $130,000 given to her as hush money so that she can speak freely about the alleged affair with Trump, her attorney […]

U.S. Company That Bribed Russian Nuclear Official Fined $2mn

An American company has agreed to pay $2 million to settle charges that it bribed a Russian official to win contracts to ship uranium to the United States, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. […]

Schiff: GOP Closes Investigation Despite ‘Significant Evidence’ of Collusion

Republicans have been accused by the Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee of closing the investigation into Russian interference despite what they say to be “significant evidence” of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. […]

Hillary Clinton Starts to Hurt Democratic Party

The Democratic Party attempts to distance itself from Hillary Clinton as she continues to discuss what went wrong during the 2016 presidential election against President Donald Trump. Several of her close aids also said that the former […]

Russia: Tillerson’s Replacement Gives Hope for Constructive And Sober Relations

The Russian Foreign Ministry hopes that the firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is going to lead to more “constructive” dialogue between Russian diplomats and the U.S. State Department, according to a statement from […]

Japan, China Skeptic About Replacing Tillerson Amid Trump-Kim Meeting

On Wednesday, the foreign minister of Japan said in a statement that he personally regrets the departure of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson amid sensitive times for North Korea related issues. Japanese Foreign Minister […]

Controversy Surrounding New CIA Head, Gina Hospel

If approved by Senate, Gina Hospel will become the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), making her the first female leader of the CIA. Hospel is a career intelligence officer with more than 30 years […]

Pompeo to Bring Turbulence in Foreign Policy

President Donald Trump’s move to fire Rex Tillerson and assign CIA Director Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State complicates the policies surrounding the Iran nuclear deal. The change in position also gets Trump much more […]

West Virginia Governor Fires Education Secretary, Wife of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has fired Gayle Manchin, the state’s secretary of education and the arts, after she offered to resign, Fox News reports. Manchin, wife of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., issued a […]

Republicans Abandon Tax Cut Message in Pennsylvania Special Election

Republicans have backed away from their signature tax cut bill in the final days of a closely-watched special House election in the Pittsburgh suburbs — even though it’s the very accomplishment on which they had […]

Democrat Conor Lamb Leading in Pennsylvania Special Election, Poll Shows

Democrat Conor Lamb heads into the final day of the special congressional election in western Pennsylvania with the lead, according to a new public poll released Monday. Monmouth University used three different turnout models ahead of Tuesday’s […]

Russian Military Threatens Action against U.S. in Syria

The Russian military has threatened to take action against the U.S. if it strikes Syria’s capital city of Damascus, CNBC reports. The threat, by Chief of Russia’s General Staff Valery Gerasimov, was reported by Russia […]

Haley Condemns Russia over Syria, Not ruling out Taking Action Over Chemical Attacks on Civilians

The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, warned in an address to the Security Council Monday that the U.S. could take action in the face of more chemical attacks, Fox News reports. […]

OECD Urges ‘Dialogue’ on Steel Overcapacity to Avoid Trade War

Governments need to work closely in order to mutually fix overcapacity in the steel markets and dodge a trade war, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Tuesday, CNBC informed. Tensions between the […]