Islamic State militants are planning “indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians” in Britain on a scale similar to those staged by the Irish Republican Army 40 years ago, the head of the country’s new terrorism watchdog said. In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph published on Sunday, Max Hill, the lawyer tasked with overseeing British laws […]
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Trump Won’t Attend The White House Correspondents’ Dinner
I will not be attending the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner this year. Please wish everyone well and have a great evening! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2017 Since Trump’s inauguration and his increasingly fraught relationship with the press, calls to boycott the annual event have grown louder. In response to those concerns, […]
Trump Boasts Wall “Soon, Way Ahead Of Schedule.”
US President Donald Trump has vowed to start building a wall on the Mexican border “soon, way ahead of schedule”, in a speech at a conservative event. Addressing the Conservative Political Action Congress (CPAC), he vowed to always put American citizens first and build a “great, great border wall”. He also promised to focus on […]
DAPL Protesters Arrested For Not Leaving
Most of the protesters left the encampment near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, by Wednesday’s deadline. Ten were arrested and up to 50 remaining demonstrators must leave Thursday, Burgum said. Remnants of the camp went up in flames Wednesday as protesters set fire to the wooden housing as part of a departure ceremony. About 20 fires were […]
Obama Compares Self To Honest Abe
Did you know this? “Not since Lincoln has there been a president as fundamentally shaped — in his life, convictions and outlook on the world — by reading and writing as Barack Obama.” Frankly, I did not know President Obama was so wedded to books and the printed word as to be compared to Abraham […]
$1 Billion In Social Security Paid To People Without SSNs
The Social Security Administration paid $1 billion in benefits to individuals who did not have a Social Security Number (SSN), according to a new audit. The agency’s inspector general found errors in the government’s documentation for representative payees, otherwise known as individuals who receive retirement or disability payments on behalf of another person who is […]
Trump To Change Transgender Bathroom Laws
The Trump administration is poised to issue new guidance outlining which restrooms transgender students can use, potentially sowing confusion in schools, angering LGBTQ rights groups and adding uncertainty to a widely discussed case due to come before the U.S. Supreme Court next month. Speaking to reporters Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said President Donald […]
California Officer Killed By Recent Parole
A suburban Los Angeles police chief blasted California’s criminal justice reform initiatives Tuesday, one day after a recently paroled gang member fatally shot one of his officers and wounded another. “We need to wake up. Enough is enough,” Whittier police Chief Jeff Piper told a news conference. “You’re passing these propositions; you’re creating these laws […]
Trump’s Trips Have Cost Tax Payers 10 Million In First Month
Budget watchdogs are criticizing the cost of President Trump’s visits to Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Trump has been at his so-called “Winter White House” the past three weekends. That’s 11 of his first 33 days in office. The travel has an estimated price tag of $10 million. Between Secret Service […]
Trump Says Anti-Semitism Has To Stop After Uptick In Threats
President Donald Trump on Tuesday condemned anti-Semitism in his strongest terms so far after criticism that he failed to respond specifically to recent threats at Jewish community centers. “I will tell you that anti-Semitism is horrible, and it’s going to stop and it has to stop,” Trump told MSNBC in an exclusive interview, saying he […]
Trump’s Approval Ratings Continue To Fall
WASHINGTON — One month after his inauguration, President Trump has seen his approval ratings sag and the political divisions of his election deepen. A new president’s traditional honeymoon? It’s nowhere in sight. Trump retains overwhelming support among Republicans. In the latest Pew Research Center poll, 84% of Republicans said they approved of the job Trump was doing as […]
Putin Compiles Psychological Dossier on Trump
MOSCOW — A dossier on Donald Trump’s psychological makeup is being prepared for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among its preliminary conclusions is that the new American leader is a risk-taker who can be naïve, according to a senior Kremlin adviser. Trump “doesn’t understand fully who is Mr. Putin — he is a tough guy,” former […]