Russia, the Syrian regime’s top ally, reacted strongly to the air strikes launched by the United States and its allies on Damascus and Homs early Saturday, warning of “consequences.” The U.S., U.K. and France launched a series of strikes on three locations identified as critical to Syria’s production of chemical weapons, including a scientific research […]
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American Pastor Arrested On Terror Charges In Turkey
An American pastor imprisoned in Turkey is going on trial for alleged terror ties and spying in a case that has increased tensions between Washington and Ankara. Andrew Craig Brunson, a 50-year-old evangelical pastor from North Carolina, is facing up to 35 years in prison on charges of “committing crimes on behalf of terror groups […]
Former First Lady Barbara Bush’s Health If Failing
HOUSTON (AP) — Former first lady Barbara Bush is in “failing health” and won’t seek additional medical treatment, a Bush family spokesman said Sunday. “Following a recent series of hospitalizations, and after consulting her family and doctors, Mrs. Bush, now age 92, has decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will instead focus on […]
Mission Accomplished: Trump Sends Missiles And Message To Syria
President Donald Trump hailed the U.S.-led intervention in Syria as “perfectly executed,” adding that the military campaign to degrade Bashar Assad’s chemical weapons capability had accomplished its goals. Less than a day after U.S., British and French forces targeted suspected chemical weapons sites in retaliation to an attack that left dozens of civilians dead last […]
Trump Lawyer Cohen Denies He Was In Prague As Report Claims
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s embattled personal attorney, denied a report that the FBI raid on his Manhattan office and residence yielded evidence that could confirm a key point of the controversial dossier about alleged Trump ties to Russia. “I have never been to Prague,” Cohen told The Post Saturday as he left the Loews Regency […]
Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein Has Told Friends He Is Prepared To Be Fired
WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has struck a stoic and righteous tone in private conversations he has had this week about the fate of his job as President Donald Trump has launched public criticism against him and considered firing him, according to three sources who have spoken to Rosenstein. In those conversations, he […]
Explosive DOJ IG Report Shows McCabe Fired For Lacking Candor
DOJ inspector general says former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe misled multiple investigators over his role in a news media disclosure; chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge reports from Washington. Andrew McCabe, onetime acting FBI director, leaked a self-serving story to the press and later lied about it to his boss and federal investigators, prompting a […]
Trump Pardons Ex-Dick Cheney Aide Scooter Libby
Libby was convicted in 2007 of perjury, obstruction of justice and making false statements stemming from an investigation into the leaking of the covert identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame. President Trump on Friday pardoned Scooter Libby, the former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney who was ensnared in what was known as the “Valerie […]
Former Doorman Confirms Story Trump Has Secret Kid Out Of Wedlock
President Donald Trump had a relationship with a former housekeeper that produced a child, a former Trump World Tower doorman claimed in a statement released Thursday afternoon. The doorman, Dino Sajudin, spoke out after reports published Thursday morning detailed his agreement with American Media Inc., the publisher of The National Enquirer, that included a $30,000 […]
In 20/20 Interview, Comey Likens Trump To “Mob Boss”
Ex-FBI Director James Comey compared President Trump to a “mob boss” in a yet-to-be aired interview with George Stephanopoulos, likely signalling that bashing the man who fired him to a fawning press is Comey’s strategy for selling his new book. Not too long ago, Comey was loathed by people on both sides of the political […]
Trump Tells Russia To Get Ready For US Missiles Heading For Syria
President Trump had a strong message for Russia in their disagreement over Syria, saying in a tweet, “You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!” Trump is seen here in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption President Trump had a […]
House Speaker Paul Ryan Announces He Will Not Run For Re-Election
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announced Wednesday that he is not seeking re-election in November — a move that ends a nearly two decade career in Congress and comes as the GOP girds for a tough fight to keep control of the House this year. Ryan said in a press conference after meeting with House […]