Month: April 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to adjourn on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. The justices are going to hear a challenge to the lawfulness of his travel ban targeting people from several […]

Bloomberg Donates $4.5M to Continue U.S. Paris Climate Deal Commitment

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday stated that he is going to write a check for $4.5 million in order to fulfill the U.S. financial commitment to the Paris climate accord. “America […]

Iran Foreign Minister: ‘If Trump Pulls out of Nuclear Deal, There Will Be Consequences’

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said during his stay in New York that Tehran has “many options” if the U.S. pulls out of a nuclear agreement, adding that those options are “not pleasant.” “The […]

Michael Cohen Becomes Focus of Mueller’s Probe

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was the focus of the conversation surrounding Robert Mueller’s investigation on Sunday, as Trump’s legal team reportedly prepares for Cohen to cooperate with federal investigators. Political […]

Romney Not Sure If He’ll Endorse Trump

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney stated Saturday that he hasn’t made the decision whether he is going to endorse President Donald Trump for reelection in 2020. “I will make that decision down the road,” Romney told […]

Dismantling of North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal to Precede Sanctions Relief

President Donald Trump will demand from North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to act quickly and dismantle the country’s nuclear arsenal when the two leaders meet. According to officials, Trump will also not consider significant sanctions relief […]

Cohen’s Request to Delay Stormy Daniels Hearing Denied

A federal judge on Friday stated that there are “gaping holes” in the request from President Donald Trump’s attorney who is asking for a delay in the proceedings in a lawsuit filed by adult film […]

State Department’s Report Calls Some Countries ‘Morally Reprehensible’

On Friday, the State Department issued its global human rights report for 2017 in which it called China, Russia, Iran and North Korea “morally reprehensible” governments and accused them of violating human rights within their […]

Sessions Warns White House He Will Resign If Rosenstein Gets Fired

Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened the White House that he would resign if President Donald Trump fires Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The Washington Post reported Friday that in a phone call, Sessions told White […]

Trump Says Mueller Was Illegally Appointed

President Donald Trump on Friday night repeated his doubts about the security of the special counsel’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump wrote in a tweet that the special counsel “was established […]

Reporter Publishes Book Saying Clinton Expected to Lose 2016 Elections

Hillary Clinton reportedly accepted her defeat on election night by saying that “they” were “never” going to allow her to become a president. According to a new book by a New York Times reporter, the […]

Trump Accuses OPEC of Artificially Raising Oil Prices

President Donald Trump accused OPEC, in an early Friday morning tweet, of artificially raising prices of oil at a time when the resource is plentiful. In his tweet against the alliance of oil-producing countries, Trump […]

Man Part of 9/11 Attack Captured in Syria

A man connected to the September 11 assault on the United States, who was considered to have praised “violent jihad,” an acronym for the Islamic State, was captured in Syria by U.S.-backed forces more than […]

Russia is Opposed to ‘Sanction-swapping’ with U.S. — but is Prepared to Defend itself, Finance Minister Says

Russia stands ready to retaliate against the latest round of U.S. sanctions, the country’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told CNBC. The U.S. slapped sanctions on several Russian oligarchs, businesses and agencies thought to have ties to Russian President Vladimir […]

Trump Adds Giuliani to Legal Team After FBI Raid on Cohen

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined President Donald Trump’s personal legal team, adding a trusted ally and veteran prosecutor to a group that has struggled to attract and retain top talent, Bloomberg informed. “Rudy is great,” […]

North Korea Drops U.S. Troops Withdrawal Demand

North Korea has dropped its demand that American troops be removed from South Korea as a condition for giving up its nuclear weapons, South Korea’s president said Thursday in presenting the idea to the United […]

Rosenstein Assured Trump He Isn’t Target in Mueller’s Probe

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein informed President Donald Trump last week that he is not a target of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. According to a source familiar with the probe, after the conversation […]

Trump: ‘Memos Show No Collusion, No Obstruction’

President Donald Trump bashed the released memos written by former FBI Director James Comey, criticizing him and claiming they exonerated him of allegations that he obstructed justice and colluded with Russia. “James Comey Memos just […]

John Kasich to Run Against Trump in 2020, His Allies Reach out to Megadonors

Allies of Ohio Governor John Kasich have begun reaching out to Republican mega-donors in order to garner support for him in a possible 2020 showdown with President Donald Trump. Even though Kasich has not decided […]

Comey Memos Reveal President’s Comments on Russia, Flynn

Former FBI Director James Comey details in his memos the President’s “serious reservations” about then-national security adviser Michael Flynn as well as concerns about issues such as media leaks. The memos also detail President Donald […]

April 19, 2018 Sara Corcoran

Congressman Lieu: Discussions about Regulating Technology Companies Shouldn’t Happen In a Vacuum

Taking over Henry Waxman’s job is no easy undertaking. With 40 years as a Congressman and one of the most powerful members of his day, Waxman’s departure created quite a void in 2015. However since […]

Cynthia Nixon: Trump and I Could Not Be Any More Different

Gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon has pushed back on comparisons to “celebrity” politician President Donald Trump, stating she could not be more different from the billionaire businessman, Newsweek reported. The actress announced her run for New York governor […]

Trump’s Former Attorney Warned Him Not to Trust Cohen

Former attorney of President Donald Trump, Jay Goldberg, stated that he urged the President not to have a complete trust in Michael Cohen and not to expect that he will fully protect him while warning […]

House Judiciary Chair Intends to Issue Subpoena to Get Comey Memos

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte intends to subpoena the Justice Department in order to get the memos of former FBI Director James Comey in which he memorialized his conversations with President Donald Trump, two […]

Russia Demands Compensation for U.S. Steel Tariffs

Russia has demanded compensation from the United States for its decision to impose global tariffs on steel and aluminum, CNBC informed. A statement from the World Trade Organization (WTO), circulated at the request of Moscow, describes […]

Pompeo Discussed with Kim Release of Three U.S. Citizens Detained in North Korea

During his meeting with Kim Jong-un earlier this month, CIA Director Mike Pompeo talked about the release of three U.S. citizens that are held in North Korea. A senior White House official who is not […]

Republicans in Senate, House Battle over Campaign Funding

The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) attempts to save the majority in the upcoming midterm elections seem to have been faced with scrutiny in the Senate over whether the committee puts too much focus on saving […]

Court Rules in Favor of Former Playboy, Allowing Her to Tell About Affair With Trump

A former Playboy model has been freed out of a contract with the parent company of The National Enquirer which prohibited her from discussing her alleged affair with President Donald Trump. According to The New […]

Japanese Prime Minister Jokes About Eating Cheeseburger with Trump

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is on an official visit in the U.S., joked on Wednesday saying that he had two lunches with President Donald Trump, including a cheeseburger on the President’s golf course. […]

Trump on Rosenstein, Mueller: They’re Still Here

President Donald Trump on Wednesday attempted to smooth public fears that he is going to fire special counsel Robert Mueller as well as Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in order to shut down the Russia […]