Year: 2018

Although there is a rising possibility of a confrontation between Russia and the U.S. over increasing tensions in the Middle East, there is still no confirmation that an attack is going to happen. A team […]

Democrats on Foreign Relation Panel Accuse Pompeo of Being a ‘War Hawk’

Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee gave a hard time to CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Thursday, giving the possibility that he might not win a panel vote to become the nation’s top diplomat. […]

Trump Meets with Rosenstein in White House

President Donald Trump on Thursday had а meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The meeting comes at a time when Trump is apparently thinking about firing Rosenstein. However, the White House stated that the […]

Trump Hints He Might Rejoin Trans-Pacific Partnership

President Donald Trump late Thursday evening confused a lot of people when he said that it is possible for him to re-enter the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), adding that the only way he would rejoin the […]

Trump Orders Task Force to Investigate Amazon’s Abuse of USPS

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was going to launch a task force to investigate the viability and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) following his tweets where he accused Amazon of […]

Trump Firing Mueller Will Trigger Nationwide Protests

Several U.S. progressive groups are getting ready for nationwide protests if President Donald Trump decides to fire the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, or even replace the Justice Department official […]

Three Top National Security Advisers Left White House in One Week

Nadia Schadlow has resigned her position as deputy national security adviser, as the new national security adviser John Bolton attempts to reshape his team. Since Bolton took over on Monday, Schadlow is the third high-ranking […]

Paul Ryan Has No Intention to Run for President

House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday stated that he has no intention to run for president after he retires from Congress next year, insisting that another bid for political office is not likely in the […]

Pompeo: ‘Russia Is a Danger to Our Country’

Mike Pompeo is planning to call Russia “a danger to our country” at his Thursday Senate hearing for confirmation as Secretary of State. According to a copy of his opening remarks obtained by The Associated Press, […]

Scalise and McCarthy Most Possible Candidates to Replace Speaker Ryan

As Speaker Paul Ryan announced his retirement on Wednesday, the House Republican leadership has entered a race for who will be the one to replace him. According to The Hill, Ryan’s top lieutenants, Majority Leader […]

Bannon Recommends That Trump Fire Rosenstein

Stephen Bannon has informed White House aides on a plan for how the Trump administration could undermine special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference. The Washington Post reported that the former White House […]

White House Says Trump is Still Deciding on a Response to Syria Chemical Attack

The White House stated on Wednesday that “all options are on the table” as a response to the suspected chemical weapons assault in Syria despite President Donald Trump’s tweet threatening to send a barrage of […]

House Receives Unredacted Version of Document That Started Russia Probe

The Justice Department has given House lawmakers access to a two-page document that the FBI used as the foundation for starting its original counterintelligence investigation into the possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia. A […]

Trump’s Syria Tweet Surprised White House Advisers

President Donald Trump’s tweet where he threatened to launch missiles at Syria came as a surprise to top White House aides who were still trying to craft the administration’s response to the chemical attack on […]

FBI Searching for ‘Access Hollywood’ Related Evidence in Cohen Raid

The FBI agents who raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen were apparently attempting to find any records related to the 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape that was released just before the […]

Republican Group Airs Ad Defending Mueller from Being Fired

Special counsel Robert Mueller was defended by a Republican group against the attacks he faces from President Donald Trump in a TV-Ad that aired Wednesday morning on “Fox & Friends,” a show that Trump is […]

Border Patrol Caught on Video Forcing Injured Man to Cross into Mexico

A video shows U.S. Border Patrol agents attempting to force an injured and mentally unstable man to cross into Mexico because they said he “looks” Mexican. According to NBC News, several Border Patrol agents are […]

Mueller Probe Caused ‘Bad Blood’ with Russia, Trump Says, Offers Economic Help

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the U.S. could aid Russia’s economy and sought an end to what he called an “arms race,” lamenting that relations with Moscow had reached an all-time low. Earlier […]

Civil Groups Attempt to Stop DeVos from Rescinding Obama Education Rules

Several civil rights groups are attempting to stop Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from rolling back an Obama-era rule on school discipline that protects black students from being punished more severely than their white peers. According […]

Trump Warns Russia: ‘Missiles Will be Coming to Syria’

Russia was warned by President Donald Trump on Wednesday of imminent military action in Syria over a suspected poison gas attack, saying that missiles “will be coming.” Trump’s statement was a response to a Russian […]

Trump Lawyer Cohen Calls FBI Agents ‘Courteous’ and ‘Respectful’ after Raid

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen said Tuesday that FBI agents were respectful and professional when they raided his home and office on Monday, CNBC informed. Speaking to CNN in his first public comments since the raid, […]

Lindsey Graham, Cory Booker to Introduce Bipartisan Bill that Would Protect Robert Mueller’s Job: Report

Just hours after President Trump reacted angrily on Monday to news that federal agents had raided the office and home of his personal attorney, a bipartisan group of four senators is planning to announce legislation Wednesday to protect […]

Schumer Calls for Legislation to Protect Mueller

Charles Schumer, the Senate Democratic Leader, on Tuesday called out to Senate GOP leaders to help bring legislation to the floor that is going to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired as the […]

Democratic Senator Heitkamp Says Trump Asked Her to Switch Political Sides

Democratic Senator for North Dakota Heidi Heitkamp said that President Donald Trump at one point asked her to switch political parties during a December 2016 meeting in Trump Tower. “When I visited with him in […]

Trump Believes He Can Fire Mueller

The White House on Tuesday stated that President Donald Trump believes he has the power and authority to fire special counsel Robert Mueller from leading the Russia probe. “He certainly believes that he has the […]

Iran Threatens U.S. Will Face Consequences if Nuclear Deal Fails

Iran’s leaders warned President Donald Trump he would regret pulling out of the nuclear deal with Tehran, and vowed a strong response if the U.S. withdrew, Newsweek reported, citing Reuters. The threat was made as John Bolton, […]

FBI Raid Targets Trump’s Attorney Michael Cohen, under Scrutiny over Stormy Daniels Payments

The FBI raided President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen’s home, office and hotel room Monday to obtain documents — a development that Trump slammed as “a disgrace,” Fox News informed. Federal agents reportedly collected documents concerning several […]

As Trade Dispute Continues, China President ‘Significantly Lower’ Auto Import Tariff

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday he’s willing to further open his country’s markets and reduce auto import tariffs amid the exchange of economic threats between the U.S. and China. Xi said at a business conference […]

Thousands of FBI Documents Turned over to House Committees

Officials said on Monday that thousands of internal FBI documents pertaining to the bureau’s decisions emanating from the 2016 election were handed over to congressional investigators in the latest document handover in the probe. The […]

Mueller Is Reportedly Investigating $150,000 Ukrainian Billionaire Gave Trump’s Foundation

Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating a $150,000 payment that Donald Trump’s foundation received in 2015 from a Ukrainian billionaire, CNBC informed Monday. Victor Pinchuk, a Ukrainian steel magnate, paid the amount of money to the Donald J. Trump Foundation in September 2015 when […]