China announced more military drills around Taiwan as the island’s president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation on Monday, in a further sign of support among American lawmakers for the self-governing island Beijing claims as its own. Taiwanese media showed the delegation arriving for the talks, but details of the meeting were […]
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Schiff says that Trump did not declassify seized docs
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, head of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that he has not seen evidence that former President Donald Trump declassified documents that were found by the FBI during a search of his South Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago, last week. “We should determine, you know, whether there was any effort during the presidency […]
Billion of US aid dollars vanished in Afghanistan
Ayear after the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul began a scrambled U.S. airlift out of a two-decade conflict in Afghanistan, the United States once again finds itself devoting billions of dollars of military and economic aid to a partner at war — this time to Ukraine, in its fight against Russia. The U.S. had devoted at […]
Biden To Trade Russia “Merchant Of Death” For WNBA Star’s Release?
For the first time since WNBA star Brittney Griner’s arrest for drug possession in February, Russia has officially confirmed there are ongoing negotiations with the United States government regarding a potential prisoner swap. On Saturday, The Moscow Times reported Russia has officially acknowledged it seeks convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout to be a part of […]
Biden is on a roll, can he make it count?
The upside to a year and a half of false starts and breakdowns, Democrats say: They stumbled into having a pile of good news right before midterm campaigning really picks up, and just as the average gas price has fallen below $4 and Donald Trump’s last week included having the FBI search Mar-a-Lago and invoking […]
California crisis looming: Megafloods
Megadrought may be the main weather concern across the West right now amid the constant threat of wildfires and earthquakes. But a new study warns another crisis is looming in California: “Megafloods.” Climate change is increasing the risk of floods that could submerge cities and displace millions of people across the state, according to a […]
Trump Could Face 10 years for Espionage Act Violations
Former President Donald Trump has not been charged with any crime but speculation has mounted about the Department of Justice’s next moves after documents related to the search of his Florida home were unsealed on Friday. The warrant authorizing the search at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach revealed that the former president is under […]
House to vote Friday to pass Democrats’ $750 Billion Bill
The House of Representatives is on track to vote on Friday to pass Democrats’ $750 billion health care, energy and climate bill, in a significant victory for President Joe Biden and his party. Once the Democratic-controlled House approves the bill, it would next go to Biden to be signed into law.Final passage of the bill […]
California Residents go to Mexico for Groceries
Some California residents have crossed the border to Mexico to buy cheaper groceries as many continue to struggle with the current status of the U.S. economy, even though the inflation rate has slightly decreased to 8.5 percent in July after a record high 9.1 percent in the month prior. Despite the dip in the inflation […]
Trump to Garland ‘Release the documents now’
After a federal judge gave the Justice Department a deadline to determine whether former President Trump supports or opposes unsealing the search warrant and property receipt used by the FBI to search his Mar-a-Lago home Monday, the former president said he heartily supports the move. “Release the documents now!” Trump wrote on TRUTH Social at […]
Biden regains momentum with new bill
One month ago, the heart of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda was on life support, and his job approval rating had dropped to a new low. Biden and his party appeared headed for a shellacking in the midterm elections. Even Democratic voters seemed ready to move on from the president, openly questioning whether he should […]
Inside Informer Told the FBI What Docs Trump Was Hiding, and Where
The raid on Mar-a-Lago was based largely on information from an FBI confidential human source, one who was able to identify what classified documents former President Trump was still hiding and even the location of those documents, two senior government officials told Newsweek. The officials, who have direct knowledge of the FBI’s deliberations and were […]