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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 […]

NATO Calls on Russia to Destroy New Nuclear Missile System

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. […]

Trump Threatens Iran with ‘Obliteration,’ while they Cal White House ‘Mentally Retarded’

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 […]

Iran’s President Says Trump White House ‘Afflicted by Mental Retardation’

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

Conway Blocked from Testifying over Alleged Hatch Act Violations

The White House will most likely not allow Kellyanne Conway to testify before the House Oversight and Reform Committee this week due to alleged Hatch Act violations. The administration cited “long-standing precedent” in a letter […]

Trump Says Woman Who Accused Him of Rape ‘Not My Type’

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the woman who had accused him of allegedly raping her decades ago, writer E. Jean Carroll was “totally lying” as well as that she was not his type. […]

Almost 250 Children Moved from Texas Facility due to Inappropriate Conditions

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. […]

McConnell Expected to Meet with 9/11 First Responders

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is set to meet soon with the first responders from 9/11 and discuss with them the renewal of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, ABC News reports. The outlet could […]

Iran Accuses U.S. of not Being Sincere About Resuming Talks

Shortly after President Donald Trump imposed new sanctions on Iran, Tehran accused the U.S. of lying about its willingness to resume talks. “You say you really want to hold talks with us,” Iranian President Hassan […]

Mark Esper Says U.S. Defense Policy Remains Unchanged

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 […]

Trump Under Pressure to Pick Pentagon Chief amid Tensions with Iran

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 […]

Joe Sestak Enters 2020 Presidential Race

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 […]

Vice President Says U.S. ‘not Convinced’ Iran’s Drone Downing ‘Was Authorized Highest Levels’

Vice President Mike Pence echoed Sunday 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 also […]

Biden Seeks to Explain Controversial ‘Boy’ Comment

Former Vice President and presidential hopeful Joe Biden said over the weekend that he could see why people misconstrued his use of the word “boy” as offensive, but maintained that his intention was not at […]

Trump Says He Is not Prepared to Lose in 2020 Election

President Donald Trump said Sunday for NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he was not prepared to lose next year’s presidential election. “It would be much better if I said, ‘Yeah.’ It would be much easier […]

Schiff Indicates He Could Support Impeachment

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff signaled Sunday that should the White House defies a final court ruling requesting documents and testimony, he would back impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. “We may get there- […]

Trump Administration to Face Legal Battle over Pollution Rule

The Trump administration’s decision to repeal an Obama-era rule on power plant pollution is sure to be met with a legal challenge by Democrats and environmental groups, who believe that the administration’s new rule will […]

Pelosi Says no Military Action Against Iran Without Congress Approval

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, issued a statement on Friday, in which she said that U.S. military action against Iran, must not be initiated without approvement from Congress. She told the reporters that she was not […]

Kushner Unveils Economic Part of Middle East Peace Plan

The White House on Saturday outlined a $50 billion Middle East economic plan that would create a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighboring Arab state economies, and fund a $5 billion transportation […]

North Korea’s Kim Receives Personal Letter from Trump

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un received a personal letter from U.S. President Donald Trump and will put serious thought into its content, North Korea’s state-run news agency KCNA said, Reuters informed. In a report published […]

Mysterious Bright Glow on Mars Captured by NASA’s Curiosity Rover

A mysterious bright glow on mars was captured by NASA’s Curiosity Rover. It is a black and white photograph that shows the desert landscape with hills made from rocks. In front of those rocks, there […]

Trump Delays Deportation Raids, Wants Deal with Democrats

President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone mass deportation raids for two weeks as he seeks compromise with Democratic leaders on immigration issues, Reuters writes. The president was under pressure from Democrats to […]

Iran to Respond to any Threat from U.S.

Iran came with a Saturday statement that they would respond to any threat from the United States according to the Tasnim news agency. Tensions between the U.S. and Iran reached new heights after Iran destroyed […]

SpaceX to Launch World’s Most Powerful Rocket Carrying NASA’s New Cutting Edge Projects

SpaceX’s most powerful rocket, Falcon Heavy, is scheduled for its first nighttime launch on Monday, June 24, marking the rocket system’s third flight, however, this one will be a challenging one. NASAwill livestream the proceedings […]

U.S. Cyber Command Launched a Retaliatory Digital Attack on Iranian Spy Division

According to Yahoo News, U.S. Cyber Command launched a retaliatory digital strike on Thursday night against an Iranian spy group responsible for last two week’s bombings of two oil tankers. For the past several years, […]

Senate to Hold Hearing on Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency

The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday scheduled a hearing over Facebook’s plans to create a new cryptocurrency, The Hill reports. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) issued a statement in which he said: ‘’We cannot allow Facebook […]

Gun Makers Adjust Rifles to Evade Bans

California first banned the sale of guns it calls assault weapons, including AR-15 style rifles, in 1989, then updated the restrictions in 1999 and again in 2016, The Wall Street Journal informs. An accused shooter […]

White House, Tehran Ease Tensions

Rising tension between the U.S. and Iran eased at least temporarily on Friday after President Donald Trump said he called off a planned military strike in order to spare Iranian lives, a development that opened […]

China State Media Urges U.S. to Drop Tough Trade Stance

Instead of waging a trade war with China, the United States should drop its win-at-all-costs mentality and consider the interests of its own people as well as the global community, the official People’s Daily said […]

U.S. Cities Brace for Immigration Raids, Vow Not to Cooperate

U.S. cities expecting to be hit by a wave of immigration raids intended to deport recently arrived families who are in the United States illegally said on Friday they would not cooperate with federal authorities, […]