Year: 2018

Several thousands of Google employees are demanding that the company pulls off from its work on a Pentagon project that is developing machine learning technology (Artificial Intelligence) that could be used for drone warfare. The […]

Hillary Clinton Claims ‘Fox News is Always Trying to Impeach Me’

Democratic 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton claimed Tuesday that Fox News is “trying to impeach me,” the latest gripe the former secretary of state has expressed about Fox’s coverage, Fox News informed. Clinton, who holds […]

NASA and Lockheed Martin are Building Supersonic Commercial Airplane

Lockheed Martin has received $247.5 million from NASA in order to design and produce an airplane for supersonic commercial air travel, both the space agency and the U.S. biggest defense contractor have announced on Tuesday. […]

China’s Vice Finance Minister Rejects Talk of Selling U.S. Treasuries in Response to Tariffs

As the trade war between the world’s two largest economies escalates and China and the U.S. fire at one another with sharp import tariffs, some have raised fears of another powerful tool of Chinese retaliation: its […]

DNC Member Under Fire for ‘Colored People’ Remark

A member of the Democratic National Committee is under fire for using the term “colored people” to refer to black people—the result, he says, of tripping over his words when he meant to say “people […]

Twitter CEO Tells Trump To Take Action Not Pray

In the wake of the latest shooting which took place Tuesday at YouTube’s headquarters, the CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey called on President Donald Trump to stop “being reactive” to shootings and embrace stricter gun […]

China Retaliates with $50bn Tariffs in U.S. Goods

The government of China has reciprocated to the new tariffs that were imposed by the Trump administration, and has assessed its own set of tariffs that target American soybeans, cars, and other exported goods, The […]

Planned Parenthood Says Kushner and Ivanka Trump Offered Bribe

The CEO of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, has accused Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner of making an offer of federal funding in exchange for ditching an abortion provision, which she added felt like a […]

McMaster Says Administration Failed to ‘Impose Sufficient Costs’ on Kremlin

Outgoing national security adviser H.R. McMaster said the United States has “failed to impose sufficient costs” on Russia, adding that this has only emboldened the Kremlin even more, The Hill reported. “We have failed to […]

U.S. Company Websites Begin to Block Traffic from Russia

A new report shows that the Russian Federation is the most blocked country by U.S. companies that have implemented country-specific IP block requests. The report by American cybersecurity company Distil Networks, titled “Bad Bot Report 2018: […]

Trump Plans to Put Military Soldiers on Border Patrol

President Donald Trump on Tuesday stated that he is planning to deploy U.S. troops along the southern border as a way to prevent illegal crossings “until we can have a wall.” “Until we can have a […]

DOJ Gave Mueller Authority to Investigate Manafort’s Ties With Moscow

The Department of Justice authorized special counsel Robert Mueller to look into the possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and the Russian government. According to The Associated Press, the detail was […]

Israel Approved ‘Unlawful’ Killing of Unarmed Gaza Protesters, HRW Says

The Israeli army’s decision to open fire on Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza on Friday, killing 17 people and wounding hundreds of others, was “calculated” and “unlawful,” a human rights watchdog has said, Newsweek informed. Human […]

Ten Florida Mayors Sue Over Right to Implement Their Own Gun Laws

Ten mayors in South Florida are suing the state in an effort to gain the right to implement their own gun laws in their cities, The Hill reported. Officials from cities in Miami-Dade and Broward […]

Trump Attorney Seeks to Force Porn Star’s Lawsuit into Arbitration

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer asked a federal judge on Monday to force adult film star Stormy Daniels to use arbitration to settle a dispute over an agreement to keep quiet about a sexual encounter […]

Baltic Leaders Will Seek More Troops from Trump as Protection Against Russia

The leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will ask the U.S. to send more troops and bolster air defenses on NATO’s eastern flank to deter Russia when they meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday, officials […]

Mueller’s Team ‘Informally Met’ with a Consulting Firm on its Work with UAE

Special counsel Robert Mueller, who’s investigating Russian interference in U.S. politics, has looked into the work of a consulting firm that’s done business in the Middle East, CNBC informed. Mueller’s team “informally met” Joel Zamel, co-founder of the consulting firm Wikistrat, according to […]

Former Watergate Lawyer Says Trump Will Cooperate with Mueller

According to a lawyer who formerly had a Watergate scandal client, President Donald Trump will likely face increased pressure to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller as the 2018 midterm elections are approaching, but he […]

Roger Stone’s Claim he ‘Dined with’ WikiLeaks Founder Draws Special Counsel Mueller’s Scrutiny: Report

Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating an Aug. 2016 email by former Trump adviser and political consultant Roger Stone in which he purportedly claimed he went out on a dinner with the founder of WikiLeaks, […]

McCabe Stops Accepting Donations to Legal Defense Fund

Former FBI Director Andrew McCabe, who was recently fired by President Donald Trump, has stopped accepting donations to his legal defense fund after his GoFundMe page tripled its original $150,000 target, reaching over $500,000 in a matter […]

Trump Claims ‘Our Country Is Being Stolen’ by Illegal Immigrants

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday to lash at Democrats for weak border protection policies, claiming that “our country is being stolen” as a result of the influx of illegal immigrants. “Border Patrol […]

Russian Hacker Accused of Fraud in U.S. Get His Trial Postponed

The trial of the Russian programmer Pyotr Levashov, accused of computer fraud by American authorities, has been postponed until December, his attorney Igor Litvak said. “The judge postponed the start of the trial due to the […]

White House Possible Venue for Meeting between Trump, Putin

The Trump administration is considering the White House as the setting for a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House said Monday. “A number of potential venues, including the […]

Trump’s Travel Ban Stopped Mainly Legal Residents

President Donald Trump’s first travel ban has resulted in about 2,000 documented U.S. citizens to be stopped at airports in only nine days, Newsweek reports. A new report from U.S. Customs and Border Protections shows […]

Author Claims Kellyanne Conway is Main Source of WH Leaks

President Donald Trump’s counselor and prior campaign manager Kellyanne Conway is suspected to be the No. 1 source of White House leaks, Newsweek reported, citing CNN. According to CNN, author Ronald Kessler told reporter Jake Tapper that […]

Russia Threatens U.S. with Lawsuit Over Diplomatic Property

Russia has threatened to file a lawsuit with a U.S. court over the return of its diplomatic property in the United States. Moscow has already hired American attorneys to defend its interests, a high-ranking source […]

China Announces it’s Imposing New Tariffs on U.S. Products

China is introducing new tariffs on meat, fruit and other products from the U.S. as retaliation for American duties, heightening fears of a potential trade war between the world’s two largest economies, CNBC informed. Beijing’s latest move, announced by its […]

Graham Lauds Trump on North Korea, but Says Russia ‘Running Wild’

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a military hawk and solid President Trump supporter, on Sunday provided the President with a rather mixed review on the recent foreign policy decisions — suggesting that the President indeed succeeded in bringing North Korea to […]

ICE Director Apologizes for Sharing Image of Muslim Women Depicted As Brown Umbrellas

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employee shared a meme on LinkedIn, sparking outrage among Muslim American groups saying it dehumanizes them, Newsweek reported. The meme, which shows three unopened brown patio umbrellas, is accompanied […]

White House and Shulkin Give Different Narratives over His Departure

The White House and former Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin are at odds over the narrative of his departure, The Hill reported. Shulkin on Sunday pushed back against the White House’s claim that he […]