Month: June 2019

The situation in Hong Kong is getting pretty tense as thousands of protesters fill the streets for the past three weeks against a government bill which caused a political crisis. The protesters now want the […]

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Tensions between Iran and the U.S. continue to rise after one U.S. spy drone was taken down in the Persian Gulf, with the Trump administration imposing new sanctions towards Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei […]

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Jared Kushner is making efforts to bring peace in the Middle East in a hotel in Manama, Bahrain, but he had a tough start on his mission.  Kushner’s plan is presented as a vision to […]

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After the tensions between the United States and Iran reached new heights, President Trump expressed his will to talk with Iranian officials to calm down the situation, but Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on […]

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As the 2020 presidential race comes close, candidates make their moves to win the trust of the voters and replace President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.  One of the Democratic presidential nominee Andrew Yang […]

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According to a poll that was conducted online in February, made by YouGov and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, more than 1 in 3 Americans would support a preemptive nuclear attack on North Korea […]

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he was willing to vote on a rather controversial amendment that would give Congress the authority to authorize military action against Iran. McConnell indicated that he was […]

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The House voted Tuesday on a $4.5 billion border aid bill, which passed 230-195 after changes were made to legislation to appeal to progressive and Latino lawmakers and get their votes. The bill, known as […]

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According to Agence France-Presse, Mexico’s Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval said that Mexico has deployed almost 15,000 troops to its northern border to increase border enforcement, part of a deal to avert U.S. tariffs on […]

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The NATO alliance issued a request on Russia to destroy a new missile before the deadline in August as NATO defense ministers will talk about the next moves tomorrow if Russia keeps the missile system. […]

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on Monday against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior figures. Sanctions against Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are expected later this week, Reuters […]

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The U.S. imposed new sanctions on Iran as a response to the taking down of the drone that was in the Persian Gulf last week. After that, official Iran criticized the sanctions as Iranian President […]

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The Health and Human Services said in a statement Monday that 249 children held at a Customs and Border Protection facility in Clint, Texas, will be moved from there as a result of poor conditions. […]

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Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper in a memo on Monday stated that despite the sudden shift in power, Pentagon “priorities remain unchanged.” Esper, who is the former Army Secretary, in his first address to the […]

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Republicans are urging President Trump to quickly send them his pick to lead the Pentagon after acting Defense chief Patrick Shanahan yanked his name from consideration this week, according to The Hill. “It’s bad. It’s […]

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Another Democratic candidate has entered the presidential race in 2020. It’s former Representative Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) He issued a statement on his campaign website in which he said: “What Americans most want today is someone […]

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Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday echoed President Donald Trump’s comments that they still harbor some doubts as to whether the order to shoot down the American drone came from the highest levels. “The President […]

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