Human rights activist identifies BBC star as CIA deputy

'Erm. This is me. And I'm pretty sure I never ran a CIA black site for torture': BBC star Emily Maitlis is left bemused after human rights activist identifies her as new deputy CIA chief on Twitter BBC star Emily Maitlis has been left bewildered after a US human rights activist identified her as the new deputy CIA chief who ran a torture 'black site'.

Israeli settler group brushes off Trump settlement warning

Israeli police evict settlers in the West Bank outpost Amona, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Israeli forces have begun evacuating a controversial settlement Amona, which is the largest of about 100 unauthorized outposts erected in the West Bank without permission but generally tolerated by the Israeli government.

Barra, CEOs to meet with Trump amid tension over his policies

President Donald Trump will huddle with General Motors CEO Mary Barra and several top executives of major U.S. companies on Friday as the business community finds itself increasingly split over how to respond to his policies. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick on Thursday quit the business leaders' group, a panel selected by Trump in December, under pressure from activists over Trump's week-old executive order halting travel to the U.S. for people from seven Muslim-majority countries.

It’s What Bob Corker Does Next That Counts

Senator Bob Corker, a Republican of Tennessee, deserves credit for saying in public this evening to The New York Times what most prominent Republicans have known and many have said over the past two years. Namely: that Donald Trump is irrational, ill-informed, impulsive, unfit for command, and increasingly a danger to the country and the world.

White House cautions Israel on expanding settlements in West Bank

Israeli police evict settlers from the West Bank settlement of Ofra on Thursday following the evacuation of Amona outpost. Amona is the largest of about 100 unauthorized outposts erected in the West Bank without formal permission but with tacit Israeli government support.

COLUMN: Centrism is the only path to bipartisanship

Each one of them, from former President George Washington to former President Barack Obama, has found a different way of filling the chair. President Donald Trump's relatively new presidential habits - underhandedly banning religions from entering the country and hanging up on foreign leaders in moments of dissatisfaction - could be considered simply unorthodox if they weren't so blatantly, perhaps irreversibly, destructive.

Clip of Trump’s granddaughter singing spreads on Chinese web

A brief video clip of Donald Trump's granddaughter singing in Chinese is circulating to strong approval on the internet in China, even while some criticized the U.S. president's failure to send greetings for the Lunar New Year. The clip posted by Trump's daughter Ivanka shows 5-year-old Arabella Kushner singing best wishes for the holiday while playing with a traditional Chinese puppet.

Trump’s Supreme Court pick goes to Republican Senate

Judge Neil Gorsuch was announced as President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Tuesday - a nomination that could fill the Supreme Court's vacant seat that has gone unfilled since Justice Antonin Scalia's death in February 2016. Gorsuch's nomination does not come as a surprise, Assoc.

This Day in Trump, Day 14: Troubles down under

On Thursday, President Donald Trump and his administration - and various members of Congress - dealt with fallout after a standard congratulatory call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday went south. Trump also attended the National Prayer Breakfast, where he pledged to "totally destroy" an IRS rule that prevents churches from engaging in explicitly political activity.

Trump pledges to end political limits on churches

Declaring that religious freedom is "under threat," President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to repeal a rarely enforced IRS rule that says pastors who endorse candidates from the pulpit risk losing their tax-exempt status.  "I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely and without fear of retribution," Trump said at the National Prayer Breakfast, a high-profile event bringing together faith leaders, politicians and dignitaries.  Trump's pledge was a nod to his evangelical Christian supporters, who helped power his White House win. So far he has not detailed his plans for doing away with the rule, which he has previously promised to rescind.