President Donald Trump has criticized Germany once again for its large trade surplus with the U.S. and its low contributions to NATO, saying this attitude is “very bad” for the United States. The comments made on Twitter take current tensions in U.S.-German relations a notch higher. Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a political rally Sunday […]
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Russians Believed They Could Blackmail President Trump
Russian government officials discussed having potentially “derogatory” information about then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and some of his top aides in conversations intercepted by US intelligence during the 2016 election, according to two former intelligence officials and a congressional source. One source described the information as financial in nature and said the discussion centered on whether […]
Middle Schoolers Turn Down Paul Ryan Photo Op
A group of New Jersey eighth-grade students schooled House Speaker Paul Ryan over his unwillingness to critique President Trump. About half of the more than 200 students from South Orange Middle School refused to pose for a photo with Ryan during a school trip to Washington, D.C., last Thursday. Matthew Malespina, 13, who waited across […]
Navy Seal Dies After Parachute Fails To Open
A Navy SEAL Team member died Sunday after his parachute failed to open during a demonstration over the Hudson River. A Navy spokesman said the accident occurred shortly after noon Sunday near Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. The Navy said the parachutist was rescued from the water by the Coast Guard and local fire […]
Kushner Wanted Secret Communication Channel With Russia
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, had at least three previously undisclosed contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States during and after the 2016 presidential campaign, seven current and former U.S. officials told Reuters. Those contacts included two phone calls between April and November last year, two of […]
Hillary Attacks President Trump In Latest Speech At Alma Mater
Hillary Clinton sharply criticized President Trump during her graduation speech at Wellesley College on Friday, delivering a stinging rebuke to his policies and governing style without ever mentioning his name. She started with a playful tone talking about her election loss. “You may have heard that things didn’t exactly go the way I planned. but […]
Chinese Jets Intercept American Plane Near Hong Kong
WASHINGTON Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted a U.S. Navy surveillance plane over the South China Sea on Wednesday, with one coming within 200 yards (180 meters) of the American aircraft, U.S. officials told Reuters. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said initial reports showed that the U.S. P-3 Orion surveillance plane was 150 miles […]
Trump Travel Ban Loses In Appeals Court Again
A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries. The Virginia-based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday largely upheld a lower court ruling barring the administration from suspending visas from those countries. The Trump administration previously revised the executive order to better […]
ISIS Releases Propaganda Video That Shows Attacks On Vegas, D.C., And NYC
An ISIS propaganda video posted on social media last week featured a brief clip of Las Vegas’ famed strip, prompting Sin City law enforcement authorities to perceive a credible threat. The 44-minute video showed 2015 footage of the strip, along with images from other cities, including New York and Washington, D.C. The video, narrated in […]
5 Suspects Arrested: Possible Terrorist Network Responsible For Manchester Attack
MANCHESTER – British police made a fifth arrest Wednesday in connection with the Manchester terrorist attack that killed 22 people as they investigate whether the suicide bomber was part of a network. The latest arrest came in the nearby town of Wigan, when police took a man who was carrying a package into custody, according […]
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Manchester Terror Attack That Killed At Least 22
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a bombing attack that killed at least 22 people and injured 59 others at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, Monday night. The group claimed one of its members planted bombs in the middle of crowds at the 21,000 capacity Manchester Arena, but British police have so far only […]
Former CIA Chief Testifies Trump Team Contacts With Russia Worried Him
Former CIA Director John Brennan told the House Intelligence Committee Monday that Russia may have successfully tried to recruit U.S. persons to influence the 2016 U.S. election. Brennan said he was aware of intelligence and information that revealed contacts between Russian officials and U.S. persons involved in the Trump campaign. He couldn’t say, however, whether […]