Four months after entering the White House, US President Donald Trump will today meet for the first time with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Despite the impression created by senior Palestinian figures, there are no great expectations at this stage among Abbas’s associates, and there is also a good deal of fear of all the […]
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Trump Wants September Shutdown to Kill Legislative Filibuster…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed ending filibusters of legislation in the Senate and allowing bills to pass via a simple majority — while calling for a government shutdown in September seemingly to force such a momentous change. Trump made the stunning call a day after his White House and congressional GOP leaders struggled to […]
Russian, U.S. Top Diplomats Plan to Meet in Alaska Next Week…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plan to meet in the United States next week, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday. Lavrov and Tillerson discussed over phone the schedule of upcoming talks on the sidelines of an Arctic Council ministerial meeting in Alaska on May […]
Must Watch OMB’s Mulvaney Lay the Facts Out About 6-Month Omnibus Budget Bill…He’s On a Roll (VIDEO)…
Averting a government shutdown, a very animated Mick Mulvaney, OMB Director, lays out the facts in the 2017 Omnibus Budget Bill including new spending for the border wall/border security, defense, and school choice. He wrapped up the press conference declaring negotiations for the 2018 budget begins today.
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“That’s Enough” – Annoyed Trump Waves CBS Reporter Out Of Oval Office…
Having been pestered by CBS reporter John Dickerson over what great advice President Obama had given him (and his wiretapping accusations); President Trump’s frustration briefly boiled over as he turned his back and remarked “ok, that’s enough, thank you, goodbye,” gesturing for the reporter to leave The Oval Office…
Trump Said He’d Be ‘Honored’ to Meet with Kim Jong Un…
President Trump said in an interview with Bloomberg News that he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to discuss tensions over the Asian country’s nuclear weapons program — if the circumstances were right. “If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to […]
This Cartoonist Got Fired for This Cartoon Ending a 20-Year Career…
Cartoonist Rick Friday had worked for the Iowan publication, Farm News, for some two decades, creating some “1,090 published cartoons to over 24,000 households per week in 33 counties of Iowa,” reports KCCI, until he recently created this simple statement about profits in modern farming…
The Media Bubble Is Worse Than You Think…
How did big media miss the Donald Trump swell? News organizations old and new, large and small, print and online, broadcast and cable assigned phalanxes of reporters armed with the most sophisticated polling data and analysis to cover the presidential campaign. The overwhelming assumption was that the race was Hillary Clinton’s for the taking, and […]
Amid Tension with North Korea, Trump Said ‘Major Conflict’ Is Possible…
After weeks of increased North Korea aggression, President Trump said on Thursday that a major conflict with the country is possible, but would prefer a diplomatic outcome to the nuclear standoff. “There is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with North Korea. Absolutely,” Trump told Reuters in an Oval […]
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Challenge to Trump’s Sanctuary Cities Policy Supreme Court-Bound…
A federal court in California dealt President Donald Trump another legal setback on Tuesday in his efforts to combat illegal aliens, blocking an executive order (EO) that denies federal funds to sanctuary cities. This issue appears eventually destined for a Supreme Court showdown. The president issued Executive Order 13,768 on January 25, 2017. The order […]
LIVE FEED: Secretary Tillerson Addresses UNSC on North Korea…
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson addresses the United Nations Security Council on Non-Proliferation/Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea…
Trump Blasts Obama’s ‘abusive’ Use of Monument Law, Orders Review…
President Donald Trump ordered his Interior Department to review of tens of millions of acres of land and water set aside as national monuments by the past three presidents on Wednesday, a move that environmental groups warn will undermine a crucial conservation tool and open up sensitive areas to fossil fuel development. The review will […]
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REPORT: Trump May Withdrawal Completely from NAFTA…
One of the problems with the NAFTA trade agreement (and most other trade deals) has been that no administration ever reevaluates them to measure their long-term impact since implementation. It has been almost 25 years since Bill Clinton signed NAFTA (’94) and only now in 2017 is the Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross evaluating the current […]
Dems Demand Legal Justification for Syria Strike…
Two top Democrats are demanding President Trump provide legal justification for his decision to launch 59 tomahawk missiles on a Syrian airfield earlier this month – the base believed to be the source of a deadly chemical attack. Evidence points to the Assad regime. Most of Congress – even Democrats – appeared to support the […]
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Panel Chiefs Say Mike Flynn May Have Violated Law Over Payments…
Leaders of the House Oversight Committee said former national security adviser Mike Flynn may have violated the law by failing to obtain required permission from the Army and State Department before receiving money from entities associated with the Russian and Turkish governments. Mr. Flynn also failed to disclose payments from a Russian state television network […]
San Francisco Judge Blocks Trump’s Sanctuary City Order…
To our complete ‘shock,’ a federal judge in San Francisco has just blocked Trump’s Executive Order intended to withhold funding from communities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities. The basis of the finding is that only Congress, not the president, has authority to attach new conditions to federal spending…
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U.S. DOJ, Turkish Banker, Turkish Billionaire, Sanctions and Iran…
A federal prosecutor said Monday that politically connected lawyers are using inaccuracies to whitewash charges against a prominent Turkish businessman as they try to get Turkey’s president and U.S. officials to resolve the case diplomatically. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dennis Lockard said Reza Zarrab is charged with a “serious national security offense” despite efforts by former […]
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Cherokee Nation Files Lawsuit Against Big Pharma Over Opioid Epidemic…
Late last week, lawyers representing the Cherokee Nation filed a lawsuit against major pharmaceutical companies, claiming they have pumped dangerous painkillers into Native American communities in Oklahoma. The Washington Post obtained a copy of the court filing and reported that the companies are accused of breaking laws by “failing to prevent the diversion of pain […]
Trump Hosts Unusual Meeting with UN Security Council at the White House…
President Trump will host members of the United Nations Security Council at the White House Monday, a highly unusual meeting made even more startling because of his harsh criticism of the international institution during the campaign and since taking office. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley is serving this month as the President of […]
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Pres. Trump’s Interview with the Associated Press (TRANSCRIPT)…
A transcript of an Oval Office interview Friday with President Donald Trump by AP White House Correspondent Julie Pace. Where the audio recording of the interview is unclear, ellipses or a notation that the recording was unintelligible are used. AP: I do want to talk to you about the 100 days. TRUMP: Good…
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