Month: July 2018

A police officer seen in a video “doing nothing,” while a woman was being harassed by a drunk man for wearing a Puerto Rico flag shirt, has resigned. The Forest Preserves of Cook County confirmed […]

More Asylum-Seekers to Be Turned Away at Border Under New Policy

A new asylum policy which the Trump administration is implementing will result in potentially thousands of asylum seekers being turned away at the border even before they can plead their case in court. The policy […]

President Says His Pressure Got NATO Allies to Increase Defense Spending

President Donald Trump said during a news conference on Thursday that after he told NATO allies he was unhappy with their defense spending, all of them agreed to increase it. “Everyone has agreed to substantially […]

Democrats Frustrated Nunes Leaves Hearing Prematurely

During a testimony on a bill Wednesday, Republican Representative and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes was to be questioned by the committee’s Democrats about his investigation of Russian meddling and the 2016 […]

Democratic Lawmakers Say Additional Scrutiny of Facebook Needed

After the emergence of reports that Facebook allowed a Russian company to access the social network’s users’ data, top Democratic lawmakers on the Senate and House intelligence committees said this relationship needs to be further […]

U.S. Crude Oil Production to Average 12 Million Barrels Per Day Late 2019

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a monthly report that for the first time ever, U.S. crude oil production is expected to average more than 12 million barrels per day late next year, Reuters reported. U.S. […]

African Immigrants Take Over Italian Ship That Rescued Them

African migrants became violent and threatened to kill the crew of an Italian supply ship that had rescued them. According to Breitbart, Vos Thalassa, a specialist Offshore Supply Ship, picked up more than 60 migrants […]

VP Pence Says He Is Proud to Be Part of Pro-Life Administration

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday stated that he is honored to be part of a pro-life administration and hopes that Roe v. Wade would be overturned. During an interview with Dana Bash on […]

Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Says Jesus Would’ve Been Sinner if He Broke Immigration Laws

Paula White, the spiritual adviser of President Donald Trump, stated that Jesus would have been sinful and “would not have been our Messiah” if he had broken immigration laws. White, during an interview with the […]

Trump: ‘We Have a Tremendous Relationship With Germany’

President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have a “very, very good relationship,” only several hours after accusing Germany of having an “inappropriate” relationship with Russia. CNBC reported that […]

New York Dem Running for U.S. House Seat Supports Gun Ban — but Won’t Say so Publicly

A Democratic congressional candidate in New York state said she backs a ban on some firearms, but acknowledged that she will never say so in public due to fear of losing the election, Fox News […]

Judge Orders Manafort Moved to Jail, Defense Objects

A federal judge ordered on Tuesday that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort be moved from his rural jail in Virginia to the Washington metro area where he is to face two trials – one […]

Trump Administration Announces New Tariffs on China Worth $200 bn

The Trump administration released Tuesday a list of fresh duties of 10 percent on $200 billion in Chinese goods, in a move which fulfills President Donald Trump’s recent threats to escalate the already full-blown trade […]

Liberal Democratic Group in Search of Dirt on SCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

A liberal Democratic group says it is heavily investigating in order to find damaging information about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh amid the upcoming contentious confirmation battle in the U.S. Senate, Fox News informed. American […]

Trump Attacks Germany, Says It Is Controlled by Russia

On the first day of the much-anticipated NATO summit, President Donald Trump launched a verbal attack on Germany for its support of the Nord Stream 2 project, saying it is “totally controlled” by Russia. Trump, […]

Tesla Makes Deal With China to Build Factory in Shanghai

On Tuesday the Chief Executive Officer of Tesla Inc, Elon Musk, finally made a deal with the Chinese authorities to build a new factory in Shanghai, Reuters reported. This will be its first factory outside […]

Schumer Says Trump Picked Kavanaugh Because He’s Worried About Mueller’s Probe

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer on Tuesday stated that President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court because he’s “worried” about special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into the 2016 election, The New York […]

Trump Confident North Korea Will Uphold Agreement

President Donald Trump on Monday stated that he was confident that North Korea would keep its promise to denuclearize. The Hill reported that Trump also blamed China for the statements from North Korea criticizing the […]

Trump Pardons Oregon Ranchers That Sparked 40-Day Occupation of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a pardon for two Oregon ranchers who were convicted for arson of federal government land. According to The Hill, Dwight Hammond, 76, and his son Steven Hammond, 49, were […]

U.S. Sanctions to Weigh on Russia’s Oil-Dependent Economy in Years to Follow

The possibility of more Western sanctions against Moscow is the key risk for the Russian economy, as much of 21 percent of which has already felt the impact of existing sanctions, Russia’s Analytical Credit Ratings Agency said […]

Thai Soccer Team Rescued

The last four of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach were freed by the rescuers on Tuesday from deep inside a flooded cave. This mission that became the top story in the world for […]

Protests Turn Tense Outside Supreme Court after Trump Picks Kavanaugh

Protests turned tense in front of the Supreme Court building Monday night after President Trump selected Judge Brett Kavanaugh to take the place of Justice Anthony Kennedy, Fox News informed. Some of the protesters were screaming back […]

Only a Portion of Migrant Families to Be Reunited Today

Several dozens of families are to be reunited on Tuesday when the court deadline expires, though the fates of thousands of others hang in the balance. All the children who will be reunited with their […]

Flynn Returns in Court for Hearing

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn will appear for a court hearing on Tuesday regarding his sentencing, which represents his first court appearance since last December when he admitted to lying to federal investigators about […]

Trump Nominates Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court

President Trump nominated appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Monday night to assume the positing of retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, ending a days-long guessing game that began the moment Kennedy announced his […]

Lisa Page Subpoenaed to Appear Before House Panel

Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, who exchanged anti-Trump messages with a colleague, was subpoenaed to sit for a private interview with the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, congressional officials familiar with the subpoena said. According […]

Indiana Attorney General to Address Call for Resignation over Grope Allegations

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill intends to address calls for him to resign amid allegations that he inappropriately touched a state lawmaker and several other women, Fox News informed. The Republican is set to make his comments […]

China Woos Europe After Trump Imposes New Tariffs on China

New trade disputes between the U.S. and China have forced the Asian nation to turn to the European Union. Namely, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang met eastern and central European leaders in Sofia, Bulgaria, on […]

Giuliani Suggests Trump Asked Comey to Drop Investigation into Flynn

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani indicated during an interview on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday that Trump did ask former FBI Director James Comey to drop the probe into ex-White House national security adviser […]

Former Clinton Aide Shares Contact Information of Bookstore Steve Bannon Was Harassed in

Former longtime Hillary Clinton aide Philippe Reines on Saturday posted the contact information of a Virginia bookstore whose owner called the police on a customer who harassed former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, Fox […]