Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has taken the lead in Iowa, according to a Des Moines Register/CNN poll released on Friday that shows the Vermont senator jumping past his top rivals after a third-place finish in the same survey in November. The poll, widely considered the most authoritative in Iowa, shows Sanders with the support of […]
Tag: American Downfall
Iran Shot Down Civilian Airliner Killing All 176 On Board
U.S. officials said Thursday they believe the Ukrainian airliner that crashed earlier this week was mistakenly shot down by the Iranian military with a Russian-made surface-to-air missile, Fox News confirmed. The crew of a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people on board, never made a radio call for […]
Pelosi To Send Articles Of Impeachment To Senate Soon
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said she would likely send articles of impeachment to the Senate soon despite winning no concessions from Republicans on allowing witnesses to testify during a trial on the House’s charges against President Trump. Though she refused to budge on her previous demands, Pelosi signaled that the next phase of […]
Iran Backs Down, Trump Seeks Peace
President Trump softened his tone toward Iran on Wednesday, claiming Tehran is “standing down” and welcoming de-escalation after growing tensions between Washington and Tehran prompted concerns the two could be on the brink of war. Trump, in an address to the nation on Wednesday, made it clear he was looking for an off-ramp from further […]
Court Stops Trump From Blocking Immigrants On Welfare Getting Green Card
A federal appeals court on Wednesday declined to lift an injunction on the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule that would restrict green cards for immigrants deemed likely to be reliant on welfare. A nationwide injunction that stopped the rule from taking effect was imposed by a federal judge in New York in October. The Trump […]
Feds Want Flynn To Serve 6 Months In Jail
The Justice Department is recommending that former national security adviser Michael Flynn be sentenced to up to six months in prison for lying to the FBI, telling a court that the former Trump adviser has been uncooperative in recent months. “The sentence should adequately deter the defendant from violating the law, and to promote respect […]
Iran Attacks US Forces In Iraq
Iran fired “more than a dozen ballistic missiles” into Iraq, targeting U.S. military and coalition forces early Wednesday, Pentagon officials said. The missiles targeted military bases in Al-Assad and Irbil, the Pentagon added. A government source told Fox News the early reports out of Iraq showed that the missiles have had little impact. The source […]
Bolton Basically Begging To Testify Against Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is prepared to get Senate Republicans to unilaterally pass a resolution setting the rules for President Trump’s impeachment trial despite John Bolton’s statement Monday saying he would testify under subpoena. The decision by Trump’s former national security adviser handed Senate Democrats calling for witnesses to the trial a new […]
Roadside IED Kills 30 In Nigeria
At least 30 people were killed by an improvised explosive device in Nigeria Monday, Reuters reported. The bomb allegedly detonated on a bridge at about 5 p.m. local time in the market town Gamboru in the northeastern state of Borno. Witnesses said more than 35 injured people were taken to the local hospital. “It is […]
3 Americans Killed In Latest Overseas Terror Attack
The Defense Department confirmed Sunday afternoon that a servicemember and two U.S. contractors were killed in a terror attack on a Kenyan airbase used by U.S. troops. The attack on a Kenya Defense Force Military Base in Manda Bay by the East Africa-based al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab also wounded two Pentagon personnel, both of whom are […]
Iraqi Parliament Votes To Expel American Troops From Country
Iraqi lawmakers approved a resolution Sunday calling to expel U.S. troops from the country, following an American drone attack that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The resolution asks the Iraqi government to end the agreement under which Washington sent forces to Iraq more than four years ago to help in the fight against the Islamic […]
Iran Threatens Attack On White House
Iranian MP Abolfazl Abutorabi has reportedly threatened to attack the White House in response to a message from President Trump that promised severe consequences if the Islamic nation escalates hostilities with the U.S. Abutorabi was responding to a question about how Iran should react to the death of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani during an American […]