Year: 2018

Defense attorneys for Paul Manafort worked to convince the jury during closing arguments Wednesday that the government had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the former Trump campaign chairman committed tax and bank […]

Man who Damaged Trump’s Hollywood Star Charged with Vandalism

The man who allegedly used a pickaxe to vandalize President Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has reportedly been charged with vandalism. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office announced on Wednesday that […]

Brennan Security Clearance Got Revoked by Trump

President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearance of former Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan, the White House said, denying the frequent critic of the President any access to sensitive information, The Hill reported. […]

Sanctions on Russia to Hurt U.S. Business

American and European financial and energy companies could face severe challenges if a proposed bill imposing the harshest sanctions on Russia yet is passed, experts say. The bill, proposed by a bipartisan Senate coalition, aims to boost […]

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm urged major American oil refiners to increase capacity and decrease exports of refined goods ahead of the winter

Chinese Oil Importers Shun U.S. Crude despite Tariff Reversal

Chinese oil importers are shying away from buying U.S. crude as they fear Beijing’s decision to exclude the commodity from its tariff list in a trade dispute between the world’s biggest economies may only be […]

Turkey Slaps Additional Tax on Imports of Wide Range of U.S. Products

Turkey has slapped an additional tax on imports of a wide range of American products, the latest escalation in a standoff that’s brought ties between the two NATO allies to a breaking point, Bloomberg informed. […]

Trump Support Dips among Farmers as Trade War Wallops Agriculture

Support for President Donald Trump among farmers has decreased as the trade war with China drags on, according to a Farm Journal Research survey published Tuesday, CNBC informed. Trump received about 70 percent of farmers’ votes in the 2016 […]

South Korea Proposes ‘Railroad Community’ With North Korea, U.S.

South Korea proposed setting up an “East Asian Railroad Community” that includes the U.S. and North Korea, as Seoul seeks to mellow down rising tensions between the two sides, Bloomberg informs. South Korean President Moon […]

Why Saudi Arabia Would Want to Invest in Tesla?

At first sight, Elon Musk and Saudi Arabia may appear to be strange bedfellows – the latter is a country that owes its massive wealth to Big Oil, while the former is a Silicon Valley […]

Trump Campaign Takes Legal Action against Omarosa

President Donald Trump’s election campaign began a legal action against ex-White House aide and reality TV star, Omarosa Manigault Newman, for allegedly breaching her contract by violating a 2016 non-disclosure agreement, BBC reported. Newman is […]

Trump’s Personal Attorney Says Ex-CIA Director Must Face Jury over Russia Probe

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani criticized the former director of CIA John Brennan, claiming that he must appear before a grand jury over the role he had in the peddling of the salacious […]

U.S. Collects More than $1.4 Billion from Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Report Finds

In less than five months, the Trump administration has collected more than $1.4 billion in new revenue from steel and aluminum tariffs, according to a recent report prepared for members of Congress, CNBC informed. The […]

China Angered by New U.S. Defense Act, Says to Assess Content

China on Tuesday blasted the measures targeting it in a new U.S. defense act, saying it would comprehensively assess aspects that beef up the role of a key panel tasked with reviewing foreign investment proposals, CNBC informed. […]

Florida House Candidate Accused of Lying about College Degree Apologizes for ‘Mistake’

Melissa Howard, the GOP candidate for a Florida state House seat who was accused of lying about her college degree and NRA rating apologized on Monday, pledging to stay in the race “and lead by example from […]

West Virginia Lawmakers Impeach 3 State Supreme Court Justices, Citing ‘over-the-top’ Spending

West Virginia lawmakers, seeking to remove every justice on the state’s four-member Supreme Court amid what they called an “over-the-top” spending scandal, impeached three justices on Monday, including Chief Justice Margaret Workman, Fox News informed. […]

NASA Administrator Supports ‘Space Force’ Proposal

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine expressed his full support for President Donald Trump’s proposed military “Space Force”, Bloomberg reported. However, Bridenstine added that the “Space Force” will have a role separate from NASA. “We want to […]

FBI Agent Strzok Fired Over Anti-Trump Text Messages

The FBI fired embattled agent Peter Strzok this past Friday reportedly amid accusations of improper conduct and repeated attacks by President Donald Trump on the bureau and the Justice Department over the handling of the […]

Washington Warns Ankara Over Detained Pastor as Lira Meltdown Drags On

President Donald Trump’s top national security aide, John Bolton, warned Turkey’s ambassador on Monday that Washington has nothing further to negotiate until a detained American pastor is freed, Bloomberg reported. Bolton delivered that message to […]

Baghdad to Respect Dollar Ban in Iran Transactions, But Not All U.S. Sanctions

Baghdad will only respect the dollar ban in transactions with Iran, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Monday, stepping back from his commitment to abide by new U.S. sanctions on Tehran, Reuters informs. “I […]

CNN: Trump Has No Black Senior White House Staff

None of President Donald Trump’s senior White House officials are black, while only a handful of his senior staff are of Latino, Asian or Arab descent, according to a CNN review of 48 senior White […]

Iran Foreign Minister Says Islamic Republic Won’t Change Regional Policies Because of U.S. Threats

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran won’t stop with spreading its influence in the Middle East despite President Donald Trump’s pressure on Tehran to curb its regional activities, Reuters reported. “Iran will […]

Omarosa Releases Recording of Phone Call with Trump

Omarosa Manigault Newman on Monday morning shared a recording of a private phone call with President Donald Trump that happened shortly after she was fired from the White House. During the conversation, Trump is heard […]

Trump Signs Defense Bill Named After Senator John McCain

President Donald Trump has signed a $716 billion defense policy bill named for John McCain after delivering remarks that failed to mention the ailing senator. The measure Trump signed Monday at New York’s Fort Drum […]

Trump Signs Bill Preventing Weapons Sales to Turkey

President Donald Trump attended a ceremony in Fort Drum, New York on Monday where he signed a national defense bill that will prevent U.S. weapons sales to Turkey, including the new generation F-35 fighter jets […]

Musk Confirms Saudi Fund is Potential Investor for Taking Tesla Private

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, on Monday said that during a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund on July 31 he was convinced that he could secure funding to take the electric car-maker private. However, […]

Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Production in July despite Agreement to Hike Output

OPEC’s oil production ticked higher in July, but cuts by top exporter Saudi Arabia weighed on the 15-member group’s output just one month after it agreed to start pumping more crude, CNBC informed. The Saudis throttled back […]

Turkey’s Erdogan Claims U.S. Sanctions Are a Stab in the Back

Turkish President Recep Erdogan has again attacked the United States, alleging that the use of sanctions by Washington is a “stab in the back against Turkey,” CNBC informed. Addressing reporters in Ankara on Monday, the Turkish leader […]

Police, Sessions Slam Elizabeth Warren for Calling Criminal Justice System ‘Racist’

Top police officials in Massachusetts have accused Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of insulting rank-and-file officers when she said the criminal justice system was “racist … front to back” earlier this month, Fox News informed. Warren made […]

U.S. Ambassador Calls on U.K. to Back Trump on Iran Sanctions

The U.K. should back U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to slap strict sanctions on Iran rather than stand by the 2015 agreement to curb the country’s nuclear program, the American envoy to London said in […]

Kellyanne Conway: ‘It’s Not a Big Ask’ for NFL Players to either Stand during Anthem, or Go Home to Protest

Just days after President Trump mocked NFL players for kneeling during the national anthem, top White House aide Kellyanne Conway told “Fox News Sunday” that high-profile athletes who want to protest should, effectively, go home, Fox […]