Today is Cinco de Mayo, May 5. To the degree most Americans think about it all, it’s as a day to drink lots of Mexican beer. But the forgotten history behind Cinco de Mayo is fascinating and remains extremely relevant today. In fact, it’s so relevant for small countries around the world that it’s hard […]
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The Empire Expands. Not the American One, But Trump’s by Nomi Prins…
President Trump, his children and their spouses, aren’t just using the Oval Office to augment their political legacy or secure future riches. Okay, they certainly are doing that, but that’s not the most useful way to think about what’s happening at the moment. Everything will make more sense if you reimagine the White House as […]
Report: Jared Kushner Didn’t Disclose $1 Billion in Loans, Investment Ties to Goldman Sachs and George Soros…
The Journal notes that Kushner’s Cadre stake “means the senior White House official is currently a business partner of Goldman Sachs Group and billionaires including George Soros and Peter Thiel.” The Journal also reports that Kushner didn’t disclose a number of loans “totaling at least $1 billion, from more than 20 lenders,” on properties and […]
With Murders Skyrocketing in Baltimore, Feds Begin Sending Help…
Through the first four months of 2017, Baltimore has experienced its highest murder rate in recorded history — and now federal officials are sending in some help. Mayor Catherine Pugh last week asked for more federal resources to combat the city’s surge in shootings, robberies and carjackings. On Tuesday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms […]
No Civil Rights Charges for Baton Rouge Police in Alton Sterling Shooting Deaths…
The US Department of Justice has reportedly decided against filing civil rights charges over the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, last summer. Viral video of the incident further intensified the nationwide issue of police shootings. The Washington Post first cited four people close to the matter as sources, then other […]
Meeting Trump, Abbas Looks to Calm Jitters Over U.S. Wildcards…
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 […]
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