Multiple Donald Trump White House staffers planning to quit and write tell-all books With Donald Trump’s approval rating imploding and his scandals exploding, there has been widespread buzz for weeks that he’s looking at changing out large chunks of his White House senior staff in the hope of resetting the […]
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Watch President Trump push a prime minister aside While walking with the NATO leaders during his visit to the alliance's headquarters Thursday, President Donald Trump pushed aside Dusko Markovic, the prime minister of Montenegro, as he moved to the front of a group of the leaders. Trump is at the […]
Greg Gianforte's defense is as important as his violent actions At the very top of the job description for "politician" — and especially so for "candidate" — is the requirement to take questions and give answers, either with constituents or reporters. This might sometimes be an uncomfortable practice. Occasionally, the […]
How Trump killed political mudslinging In Montana’s upcoming special election, Republican Greg Gianforte and Democrat Rob Quist are getting pounded on the airwaves and in the local papers. Democrats paint Gianforte as an out-of-touch plutocrat with financial ties to Russia and ISIS. Republicans frame Quist, a musician, as a tax-dodging […]
Mindanao martial law could last a year, warns Philippine president The violence on the southern island has left three members of the security forces dead, officials say. Mr Duterte earlier declared martial law for 60 days on Mindanao, where Muslim rebel groups are seeking autonomy. Some of the groups, such […]
Donald Trump's Budget Breaks These 7 Campaign Promises When the White House officially unveiled its 2018 budget Tuesday, President Donald Trump's budget director took pains to insist that the blueprint represents campaign promises kept. Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said that the president is making good on […]
Trump budget: $800 billion in Medicaid cuts Trump budget: $800 billion in Medicaid cuts:- Donald Trump's budget that is expected to be unveiled on Tuesday will include $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid — a move that underscores the President's resolve to significantly downsize the federal program even as Republican […]
Murdered journalist Javier Valdez on the risks of reporting in Mexico Javier Valdez knew he was living on borrowed time. An award-winning reporter who had fearlessly chronicled Mexico's deadly drug trade, he remarked at his book launch last year that being a journalist "is like being on a blacklist". The […]
Trump expands ban on funding abortions overseas President Trump has moved to broaden a ban on federal dollars going to international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information, senior administration officials said Monday. The so-called "Mexico City Policy" would apply broadly to organizations receiving U.S. global health assistance, compared […]
Sessions sentencing plan would ruin lives The attorney general on Friday made an unfortunate announcement that will impact the lives of millions of Americans: he issued new instructions for prosecutors to charge suspects with the most serious provable offenses, "those that carry the most substantial guidelines sentence, including mandatory minimum sentences." […]
