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Trump Taps Uber-Hawk Bolton as National Security Advisor
President Donald Trump's choice of John Bolton as his national security advisor places a hard-line unilateralist and keen advocate of military power at the center of the White House. Bolton has explicitly called for a preemptive strike on North Korea, advocates bombing to force regime change in Iran, and wants an open-ended military presence in Afghanistan.
‘China is not afraid of and will not recoil from a trade war’:…
The Chinese government blasted President Donald Trump's announcement on Thursday that the US will impose new tariffs on imports from China and said they would introduce their own trade barriers in response. The top economic adviser to US President Donald Trump is resigning, the White House has announced.
5 times the Trump administration actually was tough on Russia
Despite President Donald Trump's national-security advisers' note reminding him " DO NOT CONGRATULATE " Russian President Vladimir Putin on his election victory during their call on Tuesday, Trump did anyway . President Trump was reportedly enraged by the leak of information that suggests he congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election despite being advised not to.
Legal shake-up in Trump team may suggest shift in strategy
President Donald Trump's lead lawyer in the special counsel's Russia investigation resigned Thursday, shaking up the legal team just as Trump intensifies attacks on an inquiry he calls nothing more than a witch hunt. The departure of attorney John Dowd removes the primary negotiator and legal strategist who had been moulding Trump's defence.
Trump’s possible China tariffs send opponents scrambling
FILE- In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue delivers his annual "State of American Business" address at the Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The ... WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is considering broad tariffs on imports from China and an announcement could come as soon as next week.
$1.3 trillion budget bill clears hurdle, nears final House vote
A sweeping $1.3 trillion budget bill that substantially boosts military and domestic spending but leaves behind young immigrant "Dreamers" cleared an important procedural hurdle Thursday as lawmakers struggled to meet a Friday deadline to fund the government or face a shutdown. The bill negotiated by congressional leaders, who hope for a final House vote later in the day, would deprive President Donald Trump of some of his border wall money and take only incremental steps to address gun violence.
Sweeping budget bill clears hurdle in House
A sweeping $1.3 trillion budget bill that substantially boosts military and domestic spending but leaves behind young immigrant "Dreamers" has cleared a procedural hurdle. The Republican-controlled House narrowly approved a measure allowing the bill to go forward as lawmakers struggle to meet a Friday night deadline to fund the government or face a federal shutdown.
White House Rift Over Russia Deepens After Trump’s Putin Call
A battle within the White House over how to address Vladimir Putin is intensifying as U.S. President Donald Trump shows little desire to confront the Russian leader on the most controversial issues facing the two nations. The internal divisions flared this week after Trump congratulated Putin on his re-election without first reviewing written guidance for the phone call, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Trump defends congratulating Putin after being warned against it
... John Kelly was "frustrated and deeply disappointed". In a pair of tweets on his call with Mr Putin, Mr Trump said US news organisations "wanted me to excoriate him. They are wrong! Getting along with Russia (and others) is a good thing, not a bad ...
House GOP Set to Shut Down Russia Probe
Republicans are set to shut down the House Intelligence Committee's contentious Russia probe Thursday, amid revelations that Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign may have benefited from the exploitation of The panel has scheduled a morning vote on a Republican-written final report, which will assert there is no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russians in the 2016 election. Despite strong Democratic objections, that report will be Congress's first official finding on that issue -- although it won't be immediately released because declassification could take several weeks.
Project Syndicate: Chinese stealing is a bigger problem than Chinese steel
Like almost all economists and most policy analysts, I prefer low trade tariffs or no tariffs at all. How, then, can President Donald Trump's decision to impose substantial tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum be justified? Trump no doubt sees potential political gains in steel- and aluminum-producing districts and in increasing the pressure on Canada and Mexico as his administration renegotiates the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Obama campaign advisers say they used Facebook data properly
Former advisers to President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign say they used personal data from Facebook users in a proper way. They're drawing distinctions to practices used by Cambridge Analytica, the firm connected to President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign that has been accused of improperly lifting data on 50 million Facebook users.
Lawmakers release huge budget, including big military, domestic boosts
Congressional leaders finalized a sweeping $1.3 trillion budget bill Wednesday that substantially boosts military and domestic spending but leaves behind young immigrant "Dreamers," deprives President Donald Trump some of his border wall money and takes only incremental steps to address gun violence. As negotiators stumbled toward an end-of-the-week deadline to fund the government or face a federal shutdown, House Speaker Paul Ryan dashed to the White House amid concerns Trump's support was wavering.
Biden says he would have a beat the hell outa of Trump in high school for disrespecting women
Former Vice President Joe Biden took fresh jabs at President Donald Trump on Tuesday while speaking at an anti-sexual assault rally, telling students at the University of Miami that he probably would have "beat the hell out" of Trump if they'd attended school together. "A guy who ended up becoming our national leader said, 'I can grab a woman anywhere and she likes it,'" Biden said.
The Latest: Bargainers announce $1.3 trillion budget deal
The Capitol is seen before dawn Wednesday after a night of negotiating on the government spending bill, in Washington, March 21, 2018. Talks over a $1.3 trillion omnibus bill are almost complete as the White House and Capitol Hill Democrats ironed out deals on a first round of funding for President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Our top political leaders are beginning to sound out-of-touch
For three of the nation's most prominent political figures, today is still yesterday. Two years later, they're still re-fighting the 2016 campaign.
Senate passes bill to penalize websites for sex trafficking
The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday aimed at penalizing website operators that facilitate online sex trafficking, chipping away at a bedrock legal shield for the technology industry. The U.S. Capitol building is lit at dusk ahead of planned votes on tax reform in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2017.
Breitbart News Sees Big Drop In Readership
Breitbart, the alt-right news site whose executive chairman Steve Bannon was pushed out in January after feuding with President Donald Trump, has lost about half its readership according to comScore, raising questions about its future. The site dropped from 15 million unique visitors in October, per comScore, to 13.7 million in November, 9.9 million in December, 8.5 million in January and 7.8 million in February.
Ralph Peters Suddenly ‘Ashamed’ of Fox News After Decade of Appearances
A retired United States Army lieutenant colonel and Fox News contributor quit Tuesday and denounced the network and President Donald Trump in an email to colleagues. "Fox has degenerated from providing a legitimate and much-needed outlet for conservative voices to a mere propaganda machine for a destructive and ethically ruinous administration," wrote Peters, a Fox News "strategic analyst."