President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that China “tried” to help the United States curb North Korean aggression but it “has not worked out.” Trump tweet: While I greatly appreciate the efforts of President Xi & China to help with North Korea, it has not worked out. At least I know China tried! It is not […]
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7 American Soldiers Wounded During Attack On Base In Afghanistan
Seven American soldiers were wounded and one Afghan soldier was killed in a shooting at a base in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, a US military official said. The spokesman for US military command in Kabul denied reports by an Afghan official that Americans had been killed, but confirmed that seven US soldiers were wounded at […]
US Student Otto Warmbier Dies Shortly After Release From North Korean Prison
The American student who was released last week after being held in captivity for more than 15 months in North Korea has died, his family says. Otto Warmbier, 22, returned to the US last Tuesday, but it emerged he had been in a coma for a year. North Korea said botulism led to the coma, […]
Trump Falsely Claims Higher Approval Ratings Than Obama
President Donald Trump unleashed a series of tweets Sunday morning, touting a poll that showed him with a 50% approval rating, which he said was higher than his predecessor. The new Rasmussen Poll, one of the most accurate in the 2016 Election, just out with a Trump 50% Approval Rating.That’s higher than O’s #’s! But […]
Trump’s Lawyer Struggles In Interview, Breeds More Confusion
WASHINGTON ― Jay Sekulow, a member of President Donald Trump’s legal team, has had a tough news day. During an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” Sekulow said the president has not been directly notified that he is under investigation before seeming to indicate that Trump is a target of a probe stemming from Russian efforts […]
Trump Angling To Get Rid Of Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Another week, another round of questions about whether President Trump will fire the man investigating him. The fate of Special Counsel Robert Mueller seemed to hang in the balance again as Congress members and Trump supporters on Sunday told conflicting tales about the probe into Trump’s campaign. This came days after a report that Deputy […]
Trump Rescinds Major Parts Of Obama’s Cuba Policy
MIAMI President Donald Trump on Friday ordered tighter restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba and a clampdown on U.S. business dealings with the Caribbean island’s military, saying he was canceling former President Barack Obama’s “terrible and misguided deal” with Havana. Laying out his new Cuba policy in a speech in Miami, Trump signed a presidential […]
Russia Thinks It Killed The Leader Of ISIS
Russia said Friday that it killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and other leaders in a strike in late May. The ISIS leader is considered the world’s most wanted man. The report could not be immediately confirmed by Fox News. In an e-mailed statement, Army Col. Ryan Dillon said: “We cannot confirm these reports at […]
Trump Calls The Investigation Into Russian Collusion A Witch Hunt Again
President Donald Trump confirmed Friday he was under investigation and appeared to challenge the credibility of a senior Justice Department official, in a tweet that seemed to encapsulate his frustration with the ongoing focus on Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election. “I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told […]
Trump Sells Qatar $12B In Weapons Day After Saying They Sponsor Terrorism
Qatar is currently isolated within the region by neighbours which accuse it of sponsoring terrorism The US has sold Qatar $12bn (£9.4bn)-worth of fighter jets just days after President Donald Trump accused the country of being a “high-level” sponsor of terrorism. The deal was signed off by the US Defence Ministry and reportedly included 36 F-15 combat aircraft. […]
Trump Responds Defiantly To Fact He Is Under Investigation
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out on Thursday after a report that he was under investigation for possible obstruction of justice and he dismissed as “phony” the idea his campaign colluded with any Russian effort to sway the 2016 U.S. election. “They made up a phony collusion with the Russians story, found zero proof, […]
Putin Offers James Comey Political Asylum In Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday offered to give political asylum to former FBI Director James Comey, poking at tensions between Comey and President Trump. “If Comey will be under the threat of political persecution, we are ready to accept him here,” Putin said at a press conference, according to Russian state media outlet TASS. Comey […]