Month: May 2018

Poland’s defense minister stated on Monday that he has attended a meeting with U.S. officials about having thousands of American troops permanently stationed as a deterrent in Poland, Fox News informed. Poland is worried for its own […]

Trump Keeps his Pressure With His Attacks on DOJ, Critics Say

Donald Trump’s frequent attacks towards the U.S. Justice Department, including accusations that the FBI spied on his campaign, are perceived by some critics as seeing how far he can go along with his fight against a federal investigation that covers his administration, […]

Lava Covers Plugged Well at Hawaii Geothermal Plant Property

Lava from the Kilauea volcano covered at least one well at a geothermal power plant on the Big Island on Sunday, according to a Hawaii County Civil Defense report, Fox News informed. According to the report, […]

Trump Threatens Another Shutdown Before November Election

President Donald Trump has issued a warning to lawmakers that he would not sign another spending bill like the one he signed in March, indicating to them that they need to get things in order […]

Giuliani Says Special Counsel’s Probe Is Illegitimate

President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said the origins of the special counsel’s investigation were illegitimate and defended his client’s political attacks against the probe. Giuliani spoke to CNN’s “State of the Union” host Dana […]

U.S. Warships Sail Near South China Sea Islands Claimed by Beijing

Two U.S. Navy warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China on Sunday, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in a move likely to anger Beijing as President Donald Trump seeks its continued cooperation […]

Planned Parenthood Seeks Help from Trump Administration

Planned Parenthood, the nation’s leading provider of abortions, has sought the help of the Trump administration in order to prevent an effort by part of their staff to organize a union. Planned Parenthood of the […]

Thousands Evacuate as Alberto Approaches Northern Gulf Coast

Subtropical Storm Alberto is the first one of the 2018 hurricane season, heading toward expected landfall sometime Monday on the northern Gulf Coast, causing mass evacuations, Fox News informed. Despite the fact that the Atlantic hurricane season doesn’t officially start […]

Sen. Rubio Blasts Trump Administration for Border Policy

Senator Marco Rubio criticized the Trump administration on Sunday for its new policy of separating migrant parents and children at the border, claiming this causes them “additional trauma.” “We have a problem and it needs […]

U.S.-North Korea Summit Still on

A U.S. delegation met Sunday with North Korean officials at Panmunjom, on the border between North and South Korea in a clear show that the planned summit between the two countries may still take place. […]

U.S. Media Websites Blocked in Europe after Huge Data Law Shakeup

Several major U.S. media websites were blocked to Europeans on Friday as the European Union’s new data protection law kicked in, CNBC informed. The websites of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, New York Daily […]

Trump Welcomes Statement from North Korea, Says Talks to Reinstate Summit ‘Productive’

President Trump kept the diplomacy door open with North Korea on Friday, welcoming the regime’s latest “productive” statement and saying the two sides are still talking following the administration’s decision to cancel a planned summit […]

Trump Administration Seeks WTO Panel to Resolve Wine Dispute with Canada

The Trump administration stated on Friday that it made a request that the World Trade Organization set up a dispute settlement panel to rule on its claim of Canada’s “discriminatory” trade practices involving U.S. wine, CNBC […]

Trump Administration Tells Congress it Has an Agreement to Boost Chinese Company

President Donald Trump’s administration is telling Congress it has come to an agreement to boost Chinese telecommunications company ZTE, The New York Times and Reuters reported. As part of the deal, ZTE would pay a financial penalty, revamp its management […]

Trump Defends Chicago Police, Tweets they ‘Have Every Right to Legally Protest’

President Trump tweeted in defense of the Chicago police on Friday, saying they had “every right to legally protest,” days after a police union in the city planned a demonstration against Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who it […]

Senate Passes Bill on Sexual Harassment

A bill dealing with how Congress handles sexual harassment claims was passed in the Senate on Thursday, a clear indication that Capitol Hill has also been affected by the widespread MeToo movement. The new legislation […]

Former Trump Campaign Adviser Sought Info on Hillary

Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone privately sought information on Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign in 2016, which he believed would be damaging to her, from the WikiLeaks founder, emails show. The emails could […]

Harvey Weinstein Surrenders to NYPD, Will Be Charged with Rape

Notorious Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will surrender to New York police on Friday morning on charges that he raped one woman and forced another to perform oral sex on him, a source familiar with the […]

Woman-Activist Spied by Israeli Company, Says It Comes as No Surprise

Israeli media investigation has found that an Israeli company, working under a U.S. organization sponsored by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, has spied on activist Linda Sarsour, compiling files about her. Linda Sarsour is a New York-based […]

Lawmakers Welcome Decision to Cancel June Summit

Following President Donald Trump’s cancellation of the June summit with Kim Jong-un due to the North Korean leader’s recent hostile comments, some lawmakers welcomed the move, whereas others were quick to blame the President for […]

Trump: Clapper Has Admitted That There Was Spy in My Campaign

On Thursday, President Trump attacked former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper in a tweet, criticizing the former intelligence chief for remarks he made on “The View” about surveillance of Trump’s campaign. According to The […]

Trump: Firing Comey Will Go Down As a Very Good Thing

President Donald Trump on Thursday stated that the firing of former FBI Director James Comey will go down as a “very good thing” for the country after the former FBI director attacked Trump over his […]

‘Gang of 8’ Lawmakers to be Briefed by DOJ on Russia Probe

FBI and Justice Department officials on Thursday are scheduled to brief the bipartisan group of lawmakers known as the “Gang of 8” on classified documents related to the special counsel’s Russia investigation. According to Fox […]

Trump is Reforming Commercial Space Travel

President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign a directive on Thursday which will order federal agencies to implement reforms aimed at reducing restrictions on commercial space companies. The measure, the second Trump has signed as […]

U.S. Expels Two Venezuelan Diplomats

The White House expelled Venezuela’s top diplomat in the U.S. from Washington on Wednesday, as a response to Caracas’s decision to expel two American diplomats from the country a day earlier. The State Department said […]

Haley Used Trump’s Unpredictability to Push for Sanction Against North Korea

Nikki Haley, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, stated on late Tuesday that she used President Donald Trump’s unpredictability to her advantage when pushing tougher sanctions against North Korea. According to CNN, Haley, while […]

GOP Donors Threaten to Stop Giving Money over Immigration

A respected Illinois Republican donor, as well as pro-immigrant business leader, warned that he might close his wallet over immigration legislation. According to Politico, John Rowe, a former Exelon chairman, stated that he would cut off […]

Zuckerberg Criticized for Failing to Address Concerns About Facebook

In light of revelations about misuse of Facebook users’ personal information, the social network’s CEO was questioned on Tuesday by members of the European Parliament in Brussels. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony comes after a number […]

Trump Says Trade Deal With China Will Have ‘Different Structure’

President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that a trade deal between the U.S. and China will likely take on a “different structure.” “Our Trade Deal with China is moving along nicely,” the President tweeted, “but […]

Trump Blasts Clapper For His Remarks on Campaign Spying

President Donald Trump on Wednesday bashed former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper for saying that the President should be happy the FBI spied on his campaign, Breitbart reported. “No, James Clapper, I am not […]