Fact-checking President Trump’s speech on the Iran deal In his speech on the Iran nuclear agreement, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), President Trump made a number of factual assertions. The deal was negotiated by Iran, the five permanent members of the United Nations (United States, […]
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ANALYSIS: WHAT DOES HISTORIC SAUDI-RUSSIA MEETING MEAN FOR ISRAEL? Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Sunday wrapped up a four-day visit to Moscow where he met President Vladimir Putin. It was the first visit by a ruling Saudi king to the Russian capital, a symbolically historic meeting that has wide-ranging implications […]
Trump looks to 2020 but a more immediate peril looms Trump looks to 2020 but a more immediate peril looms:- Some of President Trump’s advisers want him to bet his political future on a strategy that was most recently used by one of his most bitter rivals: President Bill Clinton. […]
Here are 5 takeaways from Trump startling nuclear threats against North Korea Here are 5 takeaways from Trump startling nuclear threats against North Korea:- In international security, there is no area where careful signaling is more important than with nuclear weapons. Precisely because nuclear weapons have not been used since […]
Trump turns to Russia probe to poke at his critics Trump turns to Russia probe to poke at his critics:- President Donald Trump is trying to turn the Russia investigation into a rallying cry. Far from avoiding talk of the accelerating probe into his campaign’s ties to Moscow, Trump is […]
Donald Trump just keeps lying The first came when he claimed, at a Cabinet meeting on Monday, that the President of Mexico had called him recently. Said Trump: “Even the President of Mexico called me. Their southern border, they said very few people are coming because they know they’re not […]
The Republican rebellion against Donald Trump Donald Trump is facing growing resistance from Republican lawmakers who are both turned off by his chronically chaotic style and increasingly unafraid of his ability to punish them politically as the President’s poll numbers plummet. Trump’s diminishing influence was on stark display last week […]
Fact-checking the Trump-Russia investigation Fact-checking the Trump-Russia investigation:- There are so many twists and turns in the story involving President Trump and his team and Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections. As a public service, The Fact Checker is keeping track of the various tentacles of this complex saga, […]
GOP confronts no-win situation on health care GOP confronts no-win situation on health care:- Republicans find themselves in a no-win situation as they struggle to pass health care legislation in the Senate: Success could alienate a majority of the population, but failure could anger the crucial group of GOP base […]
New York Times business news The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. – Volvo Cars said on Wednesday that all the models it introduces from 2019 will be either hybrids or […]
