James Mattis, the newly appointed Secretary of Defense marked his first full day at the Pentagon by supervising 31 strikes against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. On Saturday, Mattis arrived at the Pentagon with a smile for his initial full day of work, and for good reason, in view of the substantial bombardment ISIS […]
Category: Domestic
Chelsea Clinton Defends Barron Trump
Chelsea Clinton is standing up for the newest inductee into the first children’s club. The former first daughter and vice chair of the Clinton Foundation took to social media Sunday, tacitly condemning the online jabs directed at President Donald Trump’s 10-year-old son, Barron, and urging the public to remember that the child is just that: […]
Trump Will Not Release Tax Returns
A top aide to President Donald Trump says he won’t release his tax returns, insisting that voters aren’t concerned about the issue. “The White House response is he’s not going to release his tax returns,” said Trump’s senior adviser, Kellyanne Conway, on ABC’s “This Week.” “We litigated this all through the election. People didn’t care,” […]
Trump Plans Monday Changes To Nafta
WASHINGTON — President Trump, having declared post-inaugural Monday the true opening day of his new administration, spent Sunday pondering a string of executive orders on topics ranging from immigration to Israel to the economy, including what he called a re-working of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Supervising the swearing-in of 30 new White House […]
Trump Team Defends Lies By Calling Them “Alternative Facts”
"Alternative facts are not facts. They are falsehoods," Chuck Todd tells Pres. Trump's counselor Kellyanne Conway this morning. WATCH: pic.twitter.com/Ao005dQ13r — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) January 22, 2017 “Why put him out there for the very first time, in front of that podium, to utter a provable falsehood?” Chuck Todd asked Kellyanne Conway, counselor to […]
Trump Mocks Women’s March In Tweet
President Donald Trump, in between tweets about his “long standing ovations” at CIA headquarters and his inauguration’s television ratings, implied in a tweet early Sunday morning that the Women’s March protesters did not vote. Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn’t these people vote? Celebs hurt […]
Russia Leads Syrian Peace Talks
Astana, Kazakhstan – Key players in the war in Syria are due to meet on Monday in Astana to begin talks aimed at consolidating a nationwide ceasefire and potentially paving the way towards a political settlement. The talks, organised by Russia, Turkey and Iran, come weeks into a countrywide ceasefire brokered by Moscow and Ankara […]
ISIS Lost 25% Of It’s Territory
IRBIL, Iraq — Researchers say the Islamic State group lost nearly a quarter of its territory last year, as an array of forces pressured it on multiple fronts in Syria and Iraq. In a report published Thursday, IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Center called the territorial losses “unprecedented” and predicted ISIS militants would be driven […]
Obama Starts Vacation In Palm Springs
Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama started their desert vacation quietly on Saturday morning. The Obamas flew from Andrews Air Force Base to Palm Springs after the inauguration of Donald Trump on Friday. They reached the Palm Springs area around 3:30 p.m., but arrived during a rare rainstorm, which forced their plane […]
Trump Continues To Use Private Security
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign steadily increased spending on private security after he received Secret Service protection as a candidate in 2015, and it has continued paying private security firms since Election Day, an analysis of federal records shows. Donald J. Trump For President, INC., the president-elect’s campaign committee, spent $262,074 for “security services” for the […]
Trump Signs First Executive Order
President Donald Trump signed his first executive order on Friday, heading into the Oval Office shortly after his inaugural parade to direct agencies to ease regulations associated with Obamacare, the signature healthcare law of his predecessor that Trump has vowed to replace. The White House also directed an immediate regulatory freeze for all government agencies […]
Mattis Sworn In As Defense Secretary
Retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis was confirmed and sworn in as President Trump’s defense secretary Friday, breaking with decades of precedent as a recently retired general became the Pentagon’s top civilian leader. Mattis, 66, was approved with a 98-1 vote after the presidential inauguration and then sworn in by Vice President Pence. The new […]