President Trump And The Paris Climate Agreement Decision

The New York Times is ramping up the urgency about President Trump's upcoming decision later today on the Paris climate agreement, with it's headline: World Awaits Trump Decision on U.S. Future in Paris Accord : With the world watching nervously, the feuding among the president's aides further exposed the fault lines of a chaotic decision-making process that has swirled around Mr. Trump since he took office.

US Tightens The Noose, Blacklisting North Korean Companies, Spies, And Foreign Friends

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control blacklisted multiple entities and individuals Thursday for violating United Nations resolutions and contributing to North Korea's WMD program. The U.S. is using sanctions and other measures to restrict the flow of funds and supplies into North Korea in an attempt to curb the country's ballistic and nuclear ambitions.

The Landscape Surrounding Michael Flynn’s Enigmatic Client

Much has been said about former U.S. Security Advisor Michael Flynn's enigmatic client, the Dutch Turkish businessman Ekim Alptekin. Last year he paid Flynn $530.000 to do research on, and start a lobby against, the U.S. residing imam Fethullah Gulen, who has been accused by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Also because of his chairmanship of the Turks-American Business Association TAIK it is widely assumed that Alptekin is working for the Turkish government.

MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell: Hillary Clinton Creating Russian…

The former Director of Data Science at the DNC, Andrew Therriault, did not appreciate Hillary blaming the party for her loss. Andrea Mitchell: "She drilled down on the fake news, the role of Infowars and said it was very clear to her that there were Americans directing and colluding, conspiring really with the Russian hackers, with Guccifer, with the others who were involved in the hacking, the dropping of Wikileaks only an hour after the Access Hollywood tape was discloseda a and saying that they were doing so with such political sophistication.

Ramadan in Paris: Knife-Wielding Man in Djeballa Attacks Customer Leaving Supermarket with Beer

Footage obtained by French news magazine, Le Point , appears to show an attempted knife attack committed by a man in traditional Islamic garb at the entrance of a Parisian supermarket Tuesday evening. Casually leaving the supermarket with a case of beer in hand, the images show the customer recoiling and using his arm to block the knife attack to his face when confronted with the potentially life-ending situation.

Pennsylvania high court limits civil asset forfeiture

In an important decision the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that to seize property under civil process the state must prove that property played a significant role in crime, and the value seized cannot be disproportionate to the offense [ AP/Allentown Morning Call , C.J. Ciaramella/Reason , opinion in car and real estate proceedings involving Elizabeth Young, background Milad Emam, Philadelphia Inquirer 2016 op-ed on Institute for Justice brief ] Philadelphia authorities seized Young's house and minivan after her son sold $90 worth of marijuana on her front porch.

Comey to reportedly testify that Trump asked him to back off Flynn probe

James Comey, the former FBI director who was fired by President Trump last month , is expected to tell a Senate committee that the president asked him to back off the investigation into Mike Flynn, a source told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. The New York Times first reported that Comey in February wrote a memo that Trump had asked him to shut down the investigation into former national security adviser.