U.S. Sanctions on Iran Restored
The Trump administration moved to reimpose punishing sanctions on Iran, threatening even more severe ones for later in the year in an effort to increase pressure on the Tehran regime and bring it to the […]
The Trump administration moved to reimpose punishing sanctions on Iran, threatening even more severe ones for later in the year in an effort to increase pressure on the Tehran regime and bring it to the […]
A federal judge on Monday did not approve President Donald Trump administration’s request to dismiss a lawsuit against the transgender military ban and lift the injunction blocking the ban from taking effect, The Hill reported. […]
President Donald Trump in a series of tweets defended his son Donald Trump Jr. for lying about the Trump Tower meeting which was meant to gather information on Hillary Clinton. The tweets indicate that Trump […]
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that if Iran wants the U.S. to consider de-escalating sanctions against the country it would have to make “enormous change.” “We’re very hopeful that we can find a […]
YouTube announced on Monday that Alex Jones’s Infowars channel is banned, adding that the decision came after the channel violated the site’s policies and attempted to sidestep enforcement measures. Several other major U.S. technology companies […]
A major chip supplier for Apple, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., has faced a computer virus outbreak due to which shipments could be delayed, the company said. The problem occurred on Friday and was disclosed a […]
A New York man accused of leaving threatening voicemail messages for two top House Republicans had 200 rounds of ammunition at his home, along with receipts for an assault rifle and handgun, according to an […]
In the latest episode of ‘Who is America?’, British Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen managed to prank former Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio – the latter being the latest public figure to have fallen prey to […]
The U.S. on Monday will reimpose major sanctions against Iran that had been suspended by the former President Barack Obama after he signed the 2015 nuclear deal, threatening to further unravel the Islamic country’s already-struggling economy, […]
Chinese state media said over the weekend that the country is calm and rational amid an escalating trade war with the United States and that its countermeasures to U.S. tariffs were ‘restrained’. The Chinese editorials […]
North Korea is confident another summit between Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump is possible, an official familiar with Pyongyang’s position on the matter has said. The official cited an exchange of letters between […]
The Trump administration on Friday announced new sanctions targeting a Russian bank, two North Korean entities and one North Korean citizen for facilitating “illegal financial activity,” CNBC informed. The new sanctions, announced by the Treasury […]
Former Trump campaign head Paul Manafort’s accountant testified Friday in federal court that she had concerns about the accuracy of her client’s tax returns but submitted them anyway, Fox News informed. The testimony, on the […]
The National Archives rejected a request filed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday for documents related to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s time as staff secretary under George W. Bush, Fox News informed […]
The judge in the Paul Manafort trial once again mentioned the high bar for conviction to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team on Friday. This means that they must offer evidence proving that the former Trump […]
President Trump responded by Twitter on Friday night to a CNN anchor’s recent interview with an NBA superstar, Fox News informed. “Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He […]
The Former Governor of Arkansas and Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ father, Mike Huckabee, on Friday bashed at CNN reporter Jim Acosta after he had a heated discussion with Sanders the day before. According to […]
On Thursday, Deputy General Rod Rosenstein attempted to defend the officials at the Department of Justice (DOJ) by saying that they are required to make decisions that “do not please all the people all the […]
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, is putting effort to get his private space company into production mode as results of the reports that his heavy rocket scheduled for lift-off in 2020 is slipping behind […]
On Friday Krystal Ball, the host on Hill TV, criticized Donald Trump Jr. and Dinesh D’Souza for their remarks where they compared the Democrats with the Nazis. Ball confronted them by saying that the statements […]
China on Friday stated that, as a result of President Donald Trump’s plans to raise tariff levels on Chinese goods, it would impose retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. imports. The announcement is […]
The former WWE superstar Glenn Jacobs, also known as Kane, has won the race for mayor in Tennessee’s third-largest county. Jacobs handily defeated Democrat Linda Haney, with most of the votes counted in Knox County on Thursday, according to […]
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday put pressure on Turkey to free a detained American pastor whose case caused the Trump administration to introduce sanctions on senior Turkish officials, and said North Korea is still lagging behind […]
Apple hit a market cap of $1 trillion on Thursday, and hung onto the record valuation at market close, as the tech giant became the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach $1 trillion, CNBC […]
Iranians took to the streets, as anti-government protests spread to ten major cities – the biggest challenge to Iran’s authorities since January’s nationwide demonstrations, Voice of America reported. Thursday’s street protests took place in Tehran, […]
President Trump unraveled a wide-ranging defense of his foreign policy — including recent meetings with the leaders of Russia and North Korea — during a rally where he gave his support for U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta’s […]
Eastern Europe-based hacker group that broke into the networks of a number of companies and businesses across America was reported to use another front company in order to find new talents, the Justice Department reported […]
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has at last responded to a letter from President Trump’s outside attorneys about what the scope and format of a potential interview with the President would be, sources familiar with the […]
The Trump administration on Wednesday sanctioned top Turkish officials over the country’s detention of American pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, Fox News informed. The Treasury Department sanctions, first announced by the White House, target Turkey’s minister […]
Anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok insisted on preserving his security clearance and powers he held as a deputy assistant director at the agency before joining Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team, newly released emails show, Fox […]
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