A retired U.S. general said a Pentagon war scenario showed a conventional war with North Korea could result in about 20,000 deaths per day in South Korea, according to the Los Angeles Times. Meanwhile, a retired U.S. Navy admiral sees a 50/50 chance of a conventional conflict with North Korea although much less likelihood of […]
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Putin Says President”Trump Is Not My Bride”
Russian President Vladimir Putin today called it “naïve” to ask him whether he is disappointed with the presidency of Donald Trump, saying the relationship between the two leaders, often described as a so-called bromance, isn’t personal. “He’s not my bride,” Putin told reporters at an economic summit in the Chinese city of Xiamen. “I am […]
Trump Donates One Million Dollars To Hurricane Harvey Relief
President Donald Trump has pledged $1 million of his own money to Harvey relief efforts, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters Thursday. She said Trump has not decided which organization he will donate to. The spokeswoman said Trump specifically told Sanders to ask journalists at the briefing for suggestions since they have […]
President And First Lady To Visit Texas On Tuesday
President Donald Trump will travel to Texas on Tuesday in response to record flooding from Hurricane Harvey, according to the White House. “We are coordinating logistics with state and local officials, and once details are finalized, we will let you know,” press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement Sunday afternoon. She added, “We continue […]
Popular German Magazines Depicts Trump Giving Nazi Salute On Cover
This week’s cover of a popular German news magazine depicting U.S. President Donald Trump draped in the American flag while giving a stiff-armed Nazi salute is drawing sharp criticism from a prominent Jewish group. Stern magazine’s illustration is part of a cover story headlined “Sein Kampf,” which translates as “His Struggle” and is a play […]
Mourners Gather To Remember And Celebrate Heather Heyer
About 1,000 people gathered in Charlottesville, Va., to remember a woman killed during a violent weekend rally were able to mourn her death quietly Wednesday without the presence of the neo-Nazis who had threatened to attend the service for Heather Heyer. Heyer’s grandfather said the 32-year-old always wanted fairness, even from a young age. Elwood […]
Congress Passes New Sanctions On Russia And Undermines Trump’s Authority
The House and Senate have struck a deal that could send to President Trump’s desk this summer a bill that slaps new sanctions on Russia. In addition to the new sanctions on Russia for its interference in the U.S. 2016 election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria, the bill also gives Congress the […]
US State Department Has Banned US Citizens From Traveling To North Korea
The State Department said Friday it will prohibit U.S. citizens from traveling to North Korea starting late next month, citing the risk of arrest and imprisonment by the authoritarian regime in Pyongyang. The decision by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson bars use of U.S. passports “to travel in, through, or to North Korea,” spokeswoman Heather […]
Sean Spicer Resigns As White House Press Secretary
White House press secretary Sean Spicer abruptly resigned Friday after opposing President Donald Trump’s appointment of Anthony Scaramucci as communications director.At a press briefing later Friday, Scaramucci announced principal deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will take over as press secretary. Trump asked Spicer to stay in his role, but Spicer said appointing Scaramucci was […]
Conservatives Angling To Fire Mueller Due To His Investigation Of Trump
Jeff Sessions will likely continue to lead the Department of Justice, despite the public clash between President Donald Trump and his choice for attorney general. But Trump’s frustration with the direction of the Russian probe and the special prosecutor are understandable, said Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, a government watchdog group. “Sessions should un-recuse […]
Sessions Decision Making Called Into Question By Democrats
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday asking why the Department of Justice settled a major money-laundering case involving a real-estate company owned by the son of a powerful Russian government official whose lawyer met with Donald Trump Jr. last year. Trump Jr., the president’s […]
Putin And Trump To Meet July 7th According To Kremlin
A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump will take place on the sidelines of a G-20 summit in Hamburg on July 7, Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov as saying on Tuesday. “(It’s been) agreed for the seventh,” RIA news agency quoted him as saying. […]