The Pentagon said on Sunday it was not conducting air strikes in Syria “at this time,” formally denying a Syrian state television report that the U.S. military had fired missiles at a Syrian government air base.
The official was responding to a report on CBS News’ “60 Minutes†citing an internal government document that Russian hackers successfully infiltrated computer systems associated with at least four U.S. states, including Arizona, leading up to the 2016 election.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The spokesman for President Donald Trump’s National Security Council plans to leave the administration, the White House said on Sunday, a day before Trump’s third national security adviser formally takes up his post. Michael Anton, who also worked for former President George W. Bush’s National Security Council and is a former BlackRock…
Trump is getting his immigration policy from people on Fox News who are telling him ideas that are impractical, illegal, or unconstitutional. Axios reported that Trump had made DHS Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen his immigration scapegoat, “Since then, she’s taken on an unforgiving role: having to shoot down the president’s frequently unvetted immigration enforcement ideas (including…
Christopher Wylie, the whistleblower in the Cambridge Analytica scandal that has recently put Facebook under hot water, says he will cooperate with the Department of Justice’s investigation looking into the matter. Speaking to NBC’s Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press,” Wylie responded to the question as to whether he’s been contacted by U.S. authorities in…
According to a Sunday report from The Wall Street Journal, Kim Jong-un is now open to talks about denuclearization. “The U.S. has confirmed that Kim Jong Un is willing to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,†a White House official told the newspaper. Trump and the North Korean leader are reportedly planning on meeting…
Republicans are getting scared of losing the House, so they are trying to frighten their voters by claiming that Democrats will immediately impeach Trump. The New York Times reported, “As Republican leaders scramble to stave off a Democratic wave or at least mitigate their party’s losses in November, a strategy is emerging on the right…
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) tied the chemical attack in Syria to President Trump’s inaction and signal that he intended to “prematurely withdraw” from Syria.
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) showed up at a meeting with constituents and placed a loaded gun on the table in front of him in what was a clear intimidation tactic designed to silence those who are calling for gun law reform. The Post and Courier reported, “A South Carolina Republican congressman is not backing down…
Meanwhile, Russia also called for a Monday meeting of the U.S. Security Council concerning “international threats to peace and security,” diplomats said on Sunday.
The precise topic of what the Russians wished to discuss was not immediately clear.
Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone spoke to CNN‘s Anderson Cooper on Friday and said he thinks an in-person interview between the president and Special Counsel Robert Mueller would most likely end with Trump perjuring himself. “There’s every possibility the special counsel is looking at some process-related crime that doesn’t relate to Russia,” Stone said….
The trade war rift within the Republican Party was gashed wide open as Fox News Sunday demanded to know from Trump’s top economic adviser Larry Kudlow who was in the coalition of the willing to impose tariffs on China and Kudlow stammered out a denial and false answer. Video: Fox News Sunday showed how big…
Trump bragged about how great his building was to be able to survive a fire without sprinklers, but he never mentioned the man who was killed in the Trump Tower fire. Trump tweeted: Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU! — Donald…
When Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro was pressed on Meet The Press for the White House’s plan if China imposed retaliatory tariffs, Navarro responded with nothing. Video: The White House plan if China imposes tariffs appears to be a giant shrug and let Sonny Perdue figure out according to Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro on…
President Trump tried to blame former President Barack Obama for the Syrian disaster happening under Trump’s watch, forgetting that he had tried to order Obama not to attack Syria:
Trump told the world that he wanted US troops out, so Assad responded with a deadly chemical weapons attack on his own people. Trump is to blame for the Syria chemical weapons attack. After Assad killed dozens of his own people in the city of Douma with a vile chemical weapons attacks, all the President…
Consider these separate but related news items: The cost and availability of health care is the #1 issue that Americans care about right now, according to the Gallup poll. The Gallup poll for the last year has been showing that Obamacare (ACA) is approved of by over half of American voters. A new HuffPost/YouGov poll shows…
Alec Baldwin reprised his classic role as an unhinged Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live (SNL) last night and it was one of his finest performances. Whenever scandals in the White House and global events get too stressful our president finds an outlet by going on rants that make him feel better. Â This happened last…
The Texas National Guard has begun deploying troops to help secure the state’s southern border with Mexico as President Donald Trump has been unable to get the U.S. Congress or Mexico to fully fund his proposed wall along the border.
