Year: 2018

President Donald Trump boasted to troops that his administration had given them a “big pay raise” as he claimed falsely that this raise is the first in around 10 years, Newsweek reported. The President addressed […]

Fall of Oil Prices Fed’s Fault, Says Russian Oil Chief

A new interest rate hike announced by the U.S. Federal Reserve last week is an important factor for a slump in global oil prices last week, the head of Russian oil giant Rosneft Igor Sechin has said. […]

Trump Administration Appeals Asylum Ban Ruling

The Trump administration said in a court filing Wednesday that it is appealing the latest ruling on its asylum ban which prevents them from implementing it on the U.S.-Mexico border. District Judge Jon Tigar’s December […]

DHS Secretary Says Medical Screenings Provided to All Children in Border Patrol Custody

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said in a statement on the death of an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy that all minors currently in Border Patrol custody have received medical screenings, adding that no additional examinations would […]

Trump Adamant Border Wall Funding Necessary to End Government Shutdown

President Donald Trump, who made an unannounced surprise visit to troops in Iraq on Wednesday night, told them parts of the government will remain closed until funding for his long-sought border wall is provided. When […]

Trump Makes Unannounced Trip to Iraq

President Donald Trump surprised everyone when he made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Tuesday. He delivered a speech in front of the troops where he defended his decision to withdraw from Syria and Afghanistan. […]

Major U.S. Financial Institutions Lobbied on Behalf of Russian Oligarch Deripaska

Western hedge funds and major financial institutions were key advocates in getting the business sanctions against Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska lifted, Russia Business Today reports. According to three sources with direct knowledge of Deripaska’s businesses […]

Major Russian Automaker in Talks with U.S. Treasury over Sanctions Relief

Russian automaker GAZ is continuing talks with the U.S. Treasury Department aimed at lifting U.S. sanctions, and the company is implementing internal measures to encourage the process, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has said, Russia Business Today […]

Plane Crashes in South Dakota, Causes Fire, Leaves 1 Dead

A single-engine plane crashed on Christmas evening in a residential area in Sioux Falls, leaving at least one person dead, Fox News reported. Reports came into Metro Communications shortly after 5 p.m. that a plane […]

President Expresses Confidence in Mnuchin, Looks for Culprit

Following reports that President Donald Trump considered firing the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, he expressed confidence in him and the central bank, complaining nonetheless of the fast pace with which interest rates […]

Acting Defense Secretary Has no Experience for Post

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan will become President Donald Trump’s new acting defense secretary, taking the place of James Mattis who will be leaving the administration earlier than planned, although he has almost no military […]

President Says Shutdown Will End when Funding for Border Wall Is Provided

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the government shutdown will continue until he gets his funding for the border barrier, adding that he will visit a new stretch of wall at the southern border in […]

Ocasio-Cortez Extends Christmas Greetings, Reminds Twitter That Jesus Was Refugee

Democrat congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez extended her greetings for Christmas in a Twitter message, reminding her followers that Jesus Christ was also a refugee when he was a baby. “Joy to the World!” Ocasio-Cortez wrote. “Merry Christmas […]

Border Patrol is Changing Medical Procedures Following Child Deaths

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it will change procedures in medical examinations after another child died in custody last week. Eight-year-old Felipe Alonzo-Gomez died in custody on Christmas morning, after he was […]

President Says Democratic Oversight of His Work Would Be ‘Harassment’

Speaking from the Oval Office on Christmas morning, President Donald Trump maintained that Democratic oversight of his work would amount to “presidential harassment.” Asked about the investigative powers Democrats will have from January, he said, […]

Mattis Addresses Troops for Last Time as Defense Secretary

Defense Secretary James Mattis wished the troops a merry Christmas telling them to continue holding the line so their fellow citizens will be safe at home, Fox News reported. “To those in the field or […]

U.S. Led Coalition Reports Airstrikes on ISIS Strongholds in Syria

The U.S.-led military coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) announced Tuesday airstrikes and coordinated attacks against the terrorist group’s strongholds in Syria. The announcement comes just days after President Donald Trump […]

Kevin Spacey Charged over Alleged Sexual Assault of News Anchor Son

Actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with indecent assault and battery, over alleged sexual misconduct. The alleged events are suspected to have taken place in a restaurant in Nantucket on July 2016. Cape & Islands […]

Chief Justice Roberts Weighs in on Mystery Subpoena Clash Potentially Tied to Mueller

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has weighed in on a clash over a mysterious grand jury subpoena, which is rumored to be related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation on Russian interference, Fox News […]

Democrat Introduces Bill to Close Gym during Shutdown, Singles out Paul Ryan

A Democratic member of Congress on Sunday submitted a bill which will close the Congressional gym and sauna during a partial government shutdown, accusing Republicans generally as well as House Speaker Paul Ryan specifically, of […]

Group of Migrants Dropped Off at El Paso Bus Terminal by ICE

Sergeant Robert Gomez, the spokesman of the El Paso Police Department, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers dropped a group of 200 undocumented immigrants at a Greyhound bus terminal in the city without a plan […]

Satellite Company OneWeb Offers to Sell 12.5% Stake to Russian Government

American tech start-up OneWeb, which plans to bring affordable internet to the world using satellites, has offered to sell a minority stake in the project to the Russian government in order to assuage the country’s […]

Cooperation Between U.S. and Russia in Space Matters Uncertain Due to Growing Political Tensions

Private companies are helping NASA enter the next generation of U.S. space exploration, adding uncertainty for the future of a long-standing cooperative relationship between the two countries, RFE/RL writes. When NASA ended its shuttle program in 2011, […]

President Has Considered Firing Treasury Secretary

President Donald Trump has allegedly thought about firing his Treasury Secretary, according to a source familiar with the President’s thinking. Bloomberg News reports that Steven Mnuchin’s unsuccessful struggle to assuage investors unnerved by turmoil in […]

Federal Judge Orders North Korea to Pay Parents of Otto Warmbier $500 mn

Otto Warmbier’s parents, who sued the North Korea government for the wrongful death of their son, had a federal judge rule in their favor and say that the North Korean regime had to pay them […]

Trump Plans on Visiting Turkey in 2019

President Donald Trump is considering to visit Turkey, however, the White House does not have any “definite” plans for the trip right now, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said on Monday night. President Recep Tayyip […]

Mexican Governor and Federal Senator Die in Helicopter Crash

A Mexican governor and her husband, a federal senator, died in a helicopter crash on Monday, according to multiple reports. According to Reuters, a helicopter holding Martha Erika Alonso, the new governor of Puebla state […]

Treasury Chief Mnuchin Talks to Bank CEOs amid Wall Street Jitters

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called the CEOs of six major banks Sunday in a possible attempt to reassure jittery financial markets coming off a turbulent week in the stock market that is now bracing […]

Outgoing Senator O’Rourke Urges Closure of Migrant Camp

Congressman Beto O’Rourke joined a rally in support of protesters who are against the child migrant detention facility in Texas. O’Rourke urged the protesters to keep pushing the government to close down the camp and […]

McCain Once Threatened to Block Shanahan to Pentagon

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was frustrated over the decision of Defense Secretary James Mattis to resign after the President suddenly decided to pull out the U.S. troops from Syria. Deputy Defense […]