Month: July 2018

Roseanne Barr, the television star involved in racial slurs whose namesake show was canceled after she tweeted racist sentiments about a former Obama administration official, said Thursday night that she’s actually not a racist, Fox […]

Marco Island – The Pearl of Southwest Florida

Hypnotizing and alluring, the largest of Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands – Marco Island is located on the Gulf of Mexico in Southwest Florida. Known for its beautiful white sand beaches and vast choices of popular […]

North Korea Hands over Remains of American War Dead from Korean War

A U.S. Air Force plane carrying the possible remains of American soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War left North Korea’s port city of Wonsan and arrived in Osan Air Base in South Korea on […]

Russian Lawyer in Trump Tower Meeting Tied to Top Kremlin Officials

The Russian lawyer in the middle of a controversial June 2016 meeting involving Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner has collaborated more closely with the Russian government than she has previously stated, Fox News informed citing […]

Trump’s Former Lawyer Claims President Knew of 2016 Trump Tower Meeting

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer maintains that the then-presidential candidate knew in advance of a meeting with Russian offering dirt on Hillary Clinton, which took place in June 2016 in the Trump Tower. According […]

Speaker Ryan is Against GOP’s Efforts to Impeach Rosenstein

Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday said that he doesn’t support the Republican efforts to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the top Justice Department official overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, NBC News reported. […]

Jim Jordan is Bidding for House Speaker

Republican Representative Jim Jordan, in a letter to colleagues asking for their support, announced his bid for Speaker. “President Trump has taken bold action on behalf of the American people,” Jordan wrote in the Dear […]

Liquid-Water Lake Found on Mars, Complex Lifeforms Might Exist Beyond Earth

Scientists announced on Wednesday that they have detected what appears to be a sizable salt-laden lake under the ice on the southern polar plain of Mars. This body of water is a possible habitat for […]

Scientists Warn That Trump’s Border Wall Harms Biodiversity and Ecosystem

More than 2500 scientists from around the world have supported a study that is warning about the side effects on the environment if President Donald Trump’s wall along the U.S.- Mexico border is built. The […]

U.S. and EU Outline Initiatives to Ease Trade Hostilities

President Donald Trump announced a number of trade initiatives with the European Union, including plans to “resolve” retaliatory tariffs, after he said that the Europeans agreed to work toward lower tariffs and other trade barriers, […]

White House Bars CNN Reporter, Claims It Has Nothing to Do with Press Freedom

The White House has claimed it believes in press freedom, despite banning a CNN pool reporter from attending an event after she asked a question that President Donald Trump didn’t like. Reporter Kaitlan Collins was […]

House GOPs Introduce Resolution For Impeachment Against Rosenstein

Eleven GOP lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a resolution calling for the impeachment of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein – a move that represents a dramatic escalation in the battle over the Special Counsel investigation into […]

Saudi Arabia Suspends Oil Shipments Through Red Sea Lane After Houthi Attack

Saudi Arabia said on Thursday that it was “temporarily halting” all oil shipments through the strategic Red Sea shipping lane of Bab al-Mandeb, after an attack on two big oil tankers by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi […]

Facebook’s Growth Slows, Shares Fall After Privacy Scandals

Facebook’s shares lost as much as a quarter of their value after executives said that profit margins would plummet for several years due to the costs of improving privacy safeguards, Reuters informed. The social media […]

White House Didn’t Coordinate With Pentagon When Threatened Syria Over Chemical Attacks

According to internal Pentagon emails the White House did not coordinate or notify the Defense Department officials before it issued a statement last year threatening that the Syrian government would “pay a heavy price” if […]

Trump and EU Make ‘Zero-Tariff’ Deal, Averting a Global Trade War

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday in a joint statement said that they have reached a deal to avoid a trade war. “We agreed today, first of all, to work […]

White House Ethics Official is Planning to Resign

Stefan Passantino, the deputy White House counsel responsible for policing ethics for President Donald Trump’s officials, apparently has decided to leave the administration, Politico reported. He joined the administration in January 2017, after formerly serving […]

Trump: ‘What Kind of a Lawyer Would Tape a Client?’

President Donald Trump criticized his former lawyer Michael Cohen for recording a conversation they had about the payment of a playboy model who alleged she had an affair with Trump. Trump’s first comments since CNN […]

FCC Chairman Rejects Sinclair-Tribune Merger, Despite Criticism from Trump

The Republican chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday stated that President Donald Trump criticizing the FCC is not going to influence their decision to reject Sinclair Broadcast Group’s proposed merger with Tribune Media. […]

Nunes Says he Was ‘Totally Vindicated’ after DOJ Released FISA Documents

Rep. Devin Nunes, R- Calif., on Tuesday stated that he was “totally vindicated” after the publication of documents used to justify the FISA surveillance warrant against former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, Fox News informed. “Now that we’ve […]

North Korea Begins Dismantling ‘Key Missile Site’

North Korea has begun dismantling “a key missile site,” a step promised by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un after he met U.S. President Donald Trump in Singapore last month, CNN reports. “New images just today […]

Trump, Cohen Discussed Possible Payment of Playboy Model on Secret Recording

A recording of President Donald Trump and his longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, speaking of a possible payment to former Playboy model Karen McDougal was provided to CNN on Tuesday by Cohen’s attorney and longtime […]

U.S. Ready to Make a ‘Real Deal’ on Iran’s Denuclearization

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Washington is ready to negotiate on an agreement to denuclearize Iran, just two days after he threatened Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with “dire consequences”, Reuters informed. “We’ll see […]

Georgia Lawmaker to Resign after Yelling Racial Slurs, Dropping Pants on Sacha Baron Cohen Show

A Georgia state lawmaker on Tuesday announced his resignation just days after he starred in an episode of Sacha Baron Cohen’s controversial new show “Who is America?”, in which he took off his pants and […]

Senior VA Official Shared Discriminatory Comments Against Muslims on Social Media

A senior official at the Department of Veterans Affairs is spreading conspiracy theories about the birth certificate of former President Obama. The official also made discriminatory remarks against Muslims on social media. According to CNN, […]

Key Cybersecurity Program Approved by House Homeland Security Committee

A bill that will codify a key cybersecurity program at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was approved by the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday. According to The Hill, the bill, introduced by Republican […]

Trump Says Media is Not Reporting What Really is Happening

President Donald Trump on Tuesday stated that what people are seeing and reading in the media about America’s economy is “not what’s happening.” “This country is doing better than it’s ever done before, economically,” Trump […]

Trump Says He is Worried That Russia Will Interfere Again, This Time to Help Democrats

President Donald Trump on Tuesday stated that he is worried that Russia will attempt to interfere in this year’s midterm elections, saying that Moscow “will be pushing very hard” to support Democrats, CNBC reported. “I’m […]

Trump Plans to Offer Billions to Help Farmers Hit by Retaliatory Tariffs

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that he will provide help for farmers that are the victims in the trade war. U.S. farmers got hit by billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs on their products. […]

Senate Confirms Robert Wilkie as VA Secretary, Completing Contentious Selection Process

Robert Wilkie, acting secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, was approved by the Senate to lead the VA on Monday, completing a contentious selection process that saw President Trump’s previous nominee fall amid sweeping, unproven misconduct […]