Friday’s shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, in which four people, including the shooter, died, marks the second time this week gun violence erupted at a U.S. military installation. But while Wednesday’s shooting in Hawaii was related to a domestic issue, the attack on Friday became international incident after it was reported the suspect was […]
Category: Government
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sides With Trump On Tax Returns For Now
Ruth Bader Ginsburg came to the rescue of President Trump Friday and allowed his financial records to remain secret from House Democrats – for now. The liberal Supreme Court Justice granted an emergency request from Trump’s lawyers to delay enforcement of subpoenas House Democrats issued to Deutsche Bank and Capital One for Trump’s bank records. […]
Trump Considering Sending 14K Troops Back To Middle East
The Trump administration is looking into sending as many as 14,000 more troops, as well as dozens more ships and other equipment, to the Middle East in the face of a growing threat from Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported. U.S. officials told the Journal that President Trump could decide on such a force increase […]
Bible Verses No longer Allowed On Dog Tags
When Army Captain Russell Rippetoe was killed in action on April 2, 2003 — the first combat casualty of Operation Iraqi Freedom — then-President George W. Bush spoke about how Rippetoe had on his dog tags “Joshua 1:9” engraved on it. For the past 20 years, military members have been able to wear dog tags […]
Devin Nunes Sues CNN For $435 Million
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., sued CNN for defamation on Tuesday, accusing the cable network of publishing a “demonstrably false hit piece” about him amid his high-profile opposition to the Trump impeachment inquiry. The 47-page lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, accuses the liberal network of publishing “numerous […]
White House Refuses To Participate In Impeachment Hearing
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Monday the White House’s refusal to participate in Wednesday’s impeachment hearing is a sign that President Trump has something “to hide.” “The American people deserve transparency,” Nadler said in a statement. “If the President thinks the call was ‘perfect’ and there is nothing to hide then he […]
Supreme Court Seems Reluctant To Take Gun Rights Case
The Supreme Court seemed unlikely Monday to be heading for a major ruling on Second Amendment rights after hearing courtroom arguments in a dispute over a New York City gun restriction — a law no longer on the books. Because New York repealed the law after the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, the […]
Supreme Court Taking Major Gun Control Case For First Time In Decade
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday is set to wade into the highly charged gun control debate for the first time in nearly a decade, hearing oral arguments in a dispute over a New York City gun restriction that could have major implications for gun rights nationwide. The court has steadfastly declined to take […]
Trump Surprises Troops With Turkey Day Visit To Afghanistan
President Trump on Thursday made a surprise trip to Afghanistan, his first to the nation as president, to visit troops for the Thanksgiving holiday. Trump held a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, during which he announced that he has restarted peace talks with the Taliban, and that he’d like to reduce the number of […]
President Trump Changes Story On Rudy Despite Released Transcripts
President Donald Trump said that he did not direct his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, to travel to Ukraine on his behalf, despite telling Ukraine’s president earlier this year that he should talk to Giuliani. Asked in a radio interview that aired Tuesday whether he directed Giuliani “to go to Ukraine to do anything or put […]
North Korea Fires Two More Missiles As Nuclear Program Moves Forward
North Korea fired a pair of short-range projectiles off its east coast on Thursday, the first test launch in nearly a month, South Korea’s military announced. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the North fired the projectiles from Yeonpo, in the country’s eastern South Hamgyong Province, Yonhap News reported. The projectiles flew about […]
China Warns Trump After He Signs Pro-Hong Kong Bill
China on Thursday warned it would retaliate against the U.S. after President Trump signed legislation offering support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The Chinese Foreign Ministry threatened to take “firm counter measures” in response to the move and said the U.S. should consider the consequences of China’s retaliation if it continued to “act arbitrarily.” […]