President Trump on Friday warned Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to be “very careful with his words,” after he used a rare public address to deride “American clowns” and defend Iran’s military. “The so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ of Iran, who has not been so Supreme lately, had some nasty things to say about the United […]
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Nunes’ Top Aide Was Working With Lev Parnas
New evidence released Friday by House Democrats shows Derek Harvey, a former White House official and top aide to GOP Rep. Devin Nunes, communicated extensively with Lev Parnas about both Ukraine aid and setting up Skype interviews with former Ukrainian prosecutors. The messages show that Harvey was far more involved than previously known in what […]
Reagan Would “Be Embarrassed” By Trump Says Junior
Ron Reagan, the son of former President Ronald Reagan, says his father would have been “embarrassed and ashamed” of the current Republican president. In an interview with The Daily Beast published Friday, Reagan said the 40th commander in chief would have thought President Trump was “a traitorous president who is betraying his country.” “The Republican […]
Bernie Sanders Separating From Rest Of Dem Field In Latest Polls
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is the clear front-runner in New Hampshire’s primary, according to a new Emerson College poll released Friday that shows him widening his lead over former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D). Sanders registered 23 percent support among Democratic primary voters in the state, a slight drop from the 26 percent […]
Hillary Shares Who She Is Endorsing For 2020
PASADENA, Calif. — Hillary Rodham Clinton has advice for Democratic voters faced with an unsettled field of presidential contenders: pick a winner. “This is an election that will have such profound impact, so take your vote seriously,” Clinton said. “And for Democratic voters, try to vote for the person you think is most likely to […]
Independent Watchdog Finds Trump Broke Law By Withholding Ukraine Aid
A flood of captivating new details surrounding President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine has spilled out into the public just as the Senate begins the impeachment trial, putting fresh pressure on GOP leaders to consider witnesses and new documents. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Thursday issued a stunning report, accusing the White House budget office […]
Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Entering US Illegally 8 Times
A Mexican national on Tuesday pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally entering the United States eight times, according to immigration authorities. Jesus Vargas-Melendez, 40, admitted that he had illegally entered the U.S. eight times and had been deported seven times, a press release from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. Read more at […]
Judge Delays Flynn Sentencing Again
A federal judge on Thursday once again pushed back the sentencing date for President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn after his legal team moved to withdraw his guilty plea for lying to the FBI in the Russia probe. Flynn originally was scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 28 in a D.C. federal court, but […]
House Votes To Send Articles Of Impeachment To Senate
House Democrats voted Wednesday to send a pair of articles of impeachment to the Senate, a move that launches a trial in the upper chamber and ends the weeks-long wait for phase two in the Democrats’ effort to remove President Trump from office. The vote, scheduled by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) after a month of […]
Trump Signs Phase 1 Trade With China
President Trump signed a landmark trade agreement with China, heralding a period of detente in a trade war between the world’s two largest economies fueled by decades of complaints that Beijing was manipulating its currency and stealing trade secrets from American firms. The pact, detailed in a 94-page document, is only the initial phase of […]
Last Decade Warmest Recorded In History
The past decade was the warmest on record, government science agencies announced Wednesday. That conclusion, based on newly released data, also found that 2019 was the second-hottest year in recorded history. The yearly analysis is a closely watched indicator of the Earth’s changing climate, particularly as projections for future years anticipate the trend to continue. […]
Trump To Redirect $7.2 Billion To Build The Wall
The Washington Post reported on Monday that Trump was planning to add money to his wall effort by transferring $3.5 billion from defense funds intended to combat drug trafficking and another $3.7 billion from military construction projects. Trump’s authority to transfer the funds falls under an emergency order he declared last year after Congress refused […]