President Barack Obama added an additional $7.917 trillion to America’s national debt, which amounts to a 68 percent increase from the $11.657 trillion debt level President George W. Bush accrued by the end of his presidency…
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Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe Lays Wreath at Pearl Harbor National Memorial Cemetery…
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Hawaii Monday morning local time for a two-day visit that appears to be as much about shoring up his credentials as a statesman and trying to address concerns about the future of U.S.-Japan relations under Donald Trump as it is about remembering the past…
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LGBT Protections And Amnesty Measures Top WH List Of Obama’s ‘Social Progress’…
In an effort to solidify President Barack Obama’s legacy, the White House released Monday a list of Obama’s “Social Progress and Equality” accomplishments. Protections for gay couples and measures preventing illegal immigrants from deportation topped the list…
Trump Picks Former Bush Aide for Counterterrorism Advisor…
Trump today announced his selection of Thomas P. Bossert to serve as Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. In this position, Mr. Bossert will advise the President on issues related to homeland security, counterterrorism, and cybersecurity, and coordinate the Cabinet’s process for formulating and executing policy in these matters…
Trump Selects His Anti-Peace Bankruptcy Lawyer As Ambassador To Israel…
‘Trump’s approach to Israel-Palestine is going to really reinforce apartheid, promote annexation and not show any concern for the rights of Palestinians or for Israelis who really want peace,’ warned the director of Jewish Voice for Peace…
Obama Exit Interview — I Coulda Been a Contender…
There is a widely discussed interview between President Obama and David Axelrod being discussed today where Obama claims his legacy would have reelected him, if only… etc. However, the single least discussed aspect to the interview content itself is the reemergence of a truism no-one ever pays attention to…
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Cover-up Admitted: Radioactive Fish Off U.S. West Coast With “Disturbing Fingerprint of Fukushima”…
The entire Pacific Coast of the United States, Canada and Mexico has been contaminated with radioactive particles from Fukushima…It is a stark reminder that the effects from Fukushima radiation continually spilling into the ocean have not been abated. The site continues to leak highly toxic radioactive material to this day. Nothing has stopped…
Pope Francis: Christmas Message ‘Urbi et Orbi’ –
Today, the Church once again experiences the wonder of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph and the shepherds of Bethlehem, as they comtemplate the newborn Child laid in a manger: Jesus, the Saviour. On this day full of light, the prophetic proclamation…
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No Veto: UN Security Council Adopts Anti-Settlement Resolution; U.S. Abstains…
U.S. didn’t veto the resolution because it reflects facts on the ground and is consistent with U.S. policy, Samantha Power says; Israeli officials slam Obama: ‘He’s abandoning Israel’…
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Trump Shares Letter from Putin: ‘His thoughts are so correct’…
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday praised Vladimir Putin and shared a Christmas letter the Russian president sent him. “A very nice letter from Vladimir Putin; his thoughts are so correct,” Trump said in a statement. “I hope both sides are able to live up to these thoughts, and we do not have to travel an […]
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Sean Spicer to Serve Trump as White House Press Secretary…
Press Secretary – Sean Spicer Adviser/Director of Strategic Communications – Hope Hicks Adviser/Director of Communications – Jason Miller Adviser/Director of Social Media – Dan Scavino
Sanders Calls for Investigation of Big Pharma Drug Pushers Over Shocking New Report…
From 2007-2012, the Big Three wholesalers earned a combined $17 billion while they collectively shipped 423 million pain pills to West Virginia…
OxyContin Goes Global — “We’re only just getting started”…
OxyContin is a dying business. With the nation in the grip of an opioid epidemic that has claimed more than 200,000 lives, the U.S. medical establishment is turning away from painkillers. Top health officials are discouraging primary care doctors from prescribing them for chronic pain, saying there is no proof they work long-term…
Nearly 3,000 U.S. Communities Have Lead Levels Higher Than Flint…
A Reuters investigation this week uncovered nearly 3,000 different communities across the U.S. with lead levels higher than those found in Flint, Michigan, which has been the center of an ongoing water contamination crisis since 2014. The investigation found that many of the hot-spots are receiving little attention or funding…
Trump Picks Hawkish China Critic to Lead U.S. Trade Council…
Peter Navarro will spearhead US trade and industrial policy Donald Trump’s administration. He has long been a vocal critic of China, having accused it of waging an economic war on the United States…
Icahn Named Special Trump Adviser to Roll Back Regulations…
President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire investor Carl Icahn a special adviser to help him overhaul federal regulations in ways the Republican said would promote business growth. “His help on the strangling regulations that our country is faced with will be invaluable,” Trump said in a statement announcing the appointment…
REPORT: EPA Employees Not ‘Intentionally’ Breaking Law By Deleting Official Texts…
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials only archived 86 text messages out of 3.1 million agency employees sent and received in 2015, according to a federal watchdog’s report made public Wednesday by House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Chairman Lamar Smith…
Obama’s Team Cancels Entry/Exit Muslim Registry…
The Obama administration rushed Thursday to cancel a program set up to track Muslim and Arab men in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, hoping to hamstring President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to impose “extreme vetting” on Muslim visitors…
Trump Appoints Kellyanne Conway as Senior Counselor…
President-elect Donald Trump wants his campaign manager Kellyanne Conway to be the Counselor to the President in his administration. According to the campaign, Conway will continue serving Trump as a close adviser working with senior leadership to…
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Cuban Refugees Take to the Waters as Raúl Castro Ramps Up Oppression…
Nearly 100 Cuban refugees reached the United States in the past week, with 51 refugees landing in the Florida Keys on Sunday alone. With the number of Cubans risking their lives on the high seas booming since President Barack Obama “normalized” relations with Cuba in 2014, officials fear a greater increase following the death of […]