Two companies from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are being deployed to the Mosul to bolster security in Iraq at the request of the top American commander in Baghdad fighting ISIS, a U.S. defense official with knowledge of the order told Fox News. A U.S. defense official told Fox News the 200 additional troops […]
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Trump Approvals Rating Hits New Low
President Trump’s approval rating has hit a new low in the latest Gallup poll. Gallup released a survey Monday that showed Mr. Trump’s approval ranking fell to 36 percent during the three-day period that coincided with the GOP’s health care debacle — putting him 2 percentage points below President Barack Obama’s all-time low and a […]
President To Turn Attention To Tax Reform
US President Donald Trump says he will turn to tax reform, following his failure to get his healthcare bill through Congress on Friday. The draft bill would have scrapped the Affordable Care Act of his predecessor Barack Obama, which was opposed by Mr Trump’s Republican party for years. Obamacare requires all Americans to have healthcare […]
Trump Tells Critics Of Health Care Bill: ‘I’m Gonna Come After You’
President Trump stormed Capitol Hill on Tuesday to sell the House Republican leadership’s plan to overhaul the health-care system, warning his party that not passing the legislation would yield a political crisis and sweeping electoral defeats. The president addressed a closed-door meeting of House Republicans days before the measure is expected to come to a […]
Hannity Says Judge That Blocked Travel Ban Is Obama’s Drug Buddy
Fox News’ Sean Hannity didn’t say Thursday that former President Barack Obama definitely did drugs with the Hawaii judge who blocked President Donald Trump’s travel ban. But Hannity wasn’t ruling it out either. “By the way, this judge who issued the travel ban ruling is an Obama law school classmate,” Hannity said on his radio […]
North Korea Threatened With Potential Military Action By United States
The US has said its policy of “strategic patience” with North Korea is over, and suggested it may decide to take pre-emptive military action. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the option was “on the table” if the threat from the North’s weapons programme reached a level requiring it. During a visit to South Korea, […]
Hacker Uses McDonald’s Twitter To Bash Trump
A hacker used McDonald’s Twitter account to attack President Donald Trump in an extremely derogatory tweet early Thursday. Sent at 9:16 a.m. ET Thursday morning, McDonald’s tweeted: “@realDonaldTrump You are actually a disgusting excuse of a President and we would love to have @BarackObama back, also you have tiny hands.” The tweet, which was sent out […]
Senator Threatens FBI With Subpoena If Wire Tapping And Russia Questions Aren’t Answered
A US senator has warned he will use a court order to force the FBI to say whether Barack Obama wiretapped President Donald Trump’s phones. Senator Lindsey Graham said Congress would “flex its muscle” if FBI director James Comey did not meet its requests. The president has made unsubstantiated claims that his predecessor tapped his […]
Trump’s Tax Plan Would Benefit Trump The Most
The release of two pages from President Trump’s 2005 tax returns didn’t show much. But they did show just how much Trump — and other super-rich Americans — would benefit from his proposed tax plan. Donald and Melania Trump earned about $150 million in 2005, putting them in the top 1 percent of income earners for the year. […]
Trump Says Media Can Choose Where He Donates His Salary
US President Donald Trump will donate his $400,000 (£329,620) salary to charity at the end of 2017, his spokesman has confirmed. And in an unexpected twist, he wants the White House press corps to decide where it should go. Before taking office, Mr Trump told CBS’s 60 Minutes that he would not claim his presidential […]
Trump Voters Likely To Be Most Impacted By New Republican Health Plan
Changes to the Affordable Care Act that shift from subsidies to tax credits could impact one group more than any other: Trump voters read more at nbcnews.com
Trump Yet To Donate Salary As Promised?
President Donald Trump pledged to forgo a presidential salary, but as his second payday approaches, the White House is declining to say if the president has donated any of his earnings yet. During the campaign, Trump promised he would take “no salary” if elected — a pledge he reiterated after he won. “I’m not going […]