Just when you thought it was over – after Trump ‘Tomahawks’ Putin’s pal Assad, and Tillerson trounces Lavrov – and the media had stopped the constant “Russia did it” narrative, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (which seems like as big an oxymoron as can occur) has called numerous current (and former) officials to […]
White House Statement on Sanctuary Cities Ruling…
Readout of Trump’s Remarks at Working Lunch with U.N. Security Council Ambassadors…
House Intel Panel Calls Comey, Clapper, Rogers, Brennan, & Yates to Testify On Russia…
Trump to Host Palestine’s Pres. Abbas on May 3…
President Donald Trump will welcome Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas next month. White House spokesman Sean Spicer announced Wednesday that the visit is scheduled for May 3. The two leaders are expected to address options for pursuing peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Trump broke with longtime U.S. policy in February when he withheld clear support for […]
The Trump Reflation Fantasy Ends on Day 100 by David Stockman…
In honor of the Donald’s “Mother of All Bomb” (MOAB) attack on the Hindu Kush mountains Thursday, let me introduce MOAD. I’m referring to the “Mother of All Debt” crises, of course. The opening round is coming when Washington goes into shutdown mode on April 28, which happens to be Day 100 of the Donald’s […]
The Problem Is Washington, Not North Korea by Mike Whitney…
Washington has never made any effort to conceal its contempt for North Korea. In the 64 years since the war ended, the US has done everything in its power to punish, humiliate and inflict pain on the Communist country. Washington has subjected the DPRK to starvation, prevented its government from accessing foreign capital and markets, […]
New Trump Memo Promises “Dramatically More Efficient” Government; Lifts Federal Hiring Freeze…
On his first full working day in the White House, President Trump issued an executive order implementing a hiring freeze until such time that his Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director, a position now filled by Mick Mulvaney, could recommend a “long-term plan” to reduce the federal workforce. While the initial EO allowed 90 […]
How Alabama’s ‘Luv Guv’ Broke New Ground in a Scandal-Plagued State…
Even after a year of titillating revelations, the release on Friday afternoon of the special investigator’s report on the affair between the 74-year-old governor and his much younger and still-married aide still had the capacity to amaze the most seasoned Alabamian political observers. The bar was high after a tape came out last March of […]
NATO Chief: Allied Spending Up $10B Because of Trump…
President Trump’s sharp “focus” on the need for NATO members to contribute more to the common defense is paying off, according to the alliance’s top civilian official. “We know that we all need to contribute our fair share,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said during a joint press conference at the White House. Stoltenberg reminded Trump […]
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