Bob Corker, Often an Ally of Trump, Is Latest Republican to Be Attacked by Him

Trump attacks Corker: 'Tennessee not happy' with GOP senator - President Trump on Friday fired back at Republican Sen. Bob Corker - (Tenn.), tweeting that Corker has privately asked the president whether he should run for reelection. - Trump was responding to Corker's remarks last week

Online Petition: LGBT Flag At School Just As Divisive As Confederate

An online petition exceeding 1,000 electronic signatures as of Friday morning is targeting an LGBT flag at Alabama's Auburn High School. Students and parents at the school say it is just as offensive to see the "pride" flag flying as it would be to see a Confederate flag, The Observer reports The change.org petition wants social studies teacher Donna Yeager to remove the symbol of gay rights.

Administration Lets Congress Take The Lead On Tax Reform

The Trump administration is taking the back seat to Congress on tax reform, opting not to put out its own blueprint and instead focus on rolling out messaging on the importance of overhauling the tax code. Trump's Chief Economic Adviser Gary Cohn confirmed the president will kick off his campaign for tax reform in Missouri Wednesday during an interview with The Financial Times.

Kasich Considering Teaming Up With Democrat For 2020 Run

Former Gov. John Kasich of Ohio is open to the possibility of running with Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper for the presidency in 2020, according to a Friday report from Axios. Both Kasich and Hickenlooper have a history of speaking at conferences on their views on health care, and they plan to expand their speaking portfolios to include their views on immigration and job creation, two issues that President Donald Trump campaigned on during the course of the 2016 presidential election.

ESPN, Citing Safety, Says Robert Lee Won’t Broadcast Virginia…

MSESPN Pulls Asian Announcer Named Robert Lee Off UVa Game To Avoid Offending Idiots - UPDATE: ESPN ISSUES OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON MOVING ROBERT LEE FROM VIRGINIA GAME: - "We collectively made the decision with Robert to switch games as the tragic events in Charlottesville were unfolding ESPN blasted for political correctness after pulling announcer Robert Lee from UVa football game - Network scorned on social media for political correctness, called 'MSESPN' - Apparently, even being Asian doesn't mean people won't take you for being a white nationalist.

ESPN Pulls Announcer For Having Same Name As Confederate General

ESPN pulled an announcer from covering an upcoming college football game at the University of Virginia because he shares the same name as Confederate General Robert E. Lee - even though the announcer is Asian-American. ESPN removed college football announcer Robert Lee from covering the William & Mary at University of Virginia football game on September 2, 2017, because they were concerned it would be offensive to viewers, OutKick The Coverage reported Tuesday night .

McMaster Showed Trump Picture Of Afghan Women In Skirts To Sell Troop Increase

President Donald Trump's new Afghanistan strategy is in many ways the product of a trio of former generals who urged him to reconsider his gut feelings and recommit U.S. forces to a long-term presence in the war-ravaged country. Defense Secretary James Mattis, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster - flag officers with battlefield command experience - guided Trump away from his instinct to draw down, warning him about the national security consequences of abandoning Afghanistan to the Taliban and assorted terrorist groups there.

The Strategic Truth About The War In Afghanistan

The so-called U.S. "alliance" with Pakistan in the fight against radical Islam is a farce because, long ago, Pakistan decided to use radical Islam as one pillar of its security policy, the others being nuclear weapons and China as its chief geopolitical patron. The Taliban are simply Pashtun cannon fodder that Pakistan uses to maintain Afghanistan as a client state.