Most Talk Back writers are concerned about North Korea

Concern is the mildest term to use to describe the level of anxiety we should all feel as President Donald Trump continues to use inflammatory language in what is a delicate situation that is best left in the hands of informed diplomats. We have a president who is the bully on the playground and, unlike other presidents who were deeply concerned about the lives of those they might put in peril, this man is concerned about being seen as the macho cowboy, locked and loaded.

Obama quietly shows up Trump in tweet to Barcelona victims

Obama quietly shows up Trump with heartfelt tweet and hug to Barcelona terror victims - after president sparks outrage over his 'blood-soaked bullets' response to the atrocity Trump referenced a false story about beating Islamic terrorism by shooting Muslims with bullets dipped in pigs' blood in a tweet shortly after the attack Fourteen people were killed after a van mowed down pedestrians in Barcelona, Spain, in what local authorities said was an act of terror on Thursday Former President Barack Obama issued a heartfelt statement on Twitter in the wake of the Barcelona terror attack - a day after Donald Trump used a debunked story to apparently endorse the idea of mass executions for Islamist extremists in his own comments.

Ex-NY governor hopeful who insulted Obamas kicked off board

One-time Republican candidate for New York governor Carl Paladino, whose published insults of former President Barack Obama provoked a public uproar, was removed from Buffalo's school board Thursday for improperly discussing teacher contract negotiations. State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia announced her decision Thursday, a day after Paladino protesters disrupted the school board's latest meeting with calls for his ouster.

Order to end alien ‘parole’ policy

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday ended a program begun in 2014 that gave some Central American children and young adults who had failed to qualify for refugee status permission to enter the United States to live and work on a temporary basis, known as parole. The agency said it was doing so in response to President Donald Trump's January executive order on immigration, which directed officials to exercise much more selectively their authority to admit foreigners outside normal legal channels.

CFPB’s new federal rule on payday lending expected soon

Payday industry officials and consumer advocates expect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to finalize sweeping new regulations on payday loans in the next few weeks. Several payday industry lobbyists say they anticipate that Director Richard Cordray, an Obama appointee, will finalize the rule before leaving Washington to run for governor of Ohio, and will do so possibly before Labor Day.

Obama’s post-Charlottesville message most-liked tweet ever

In this June 30, 2017, file photo, former U.S. President Barack Obama waves to reporters as he walks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, upon arrival for their meeting at the Bogor Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Obama's Aug. 12, 2017, tweet in response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, is already one of the platform's most-liked posts.

Trump’s slow walk to condemning white supremacists

It took President Donald Trump two days to do what both Republicans and Democrats said should have come fast and easy. In his carefully worded statement Monday, Trump condemned members of the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and white supremacists as It was the type of statement Americans have come to expect from their presidents after racially charged incidents, like the deadly violence that erupted Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Centene to sell Obamacare plans in Nevada next year – report

Centene Corp, one of the largest players in the Obamacare individual insurance market, will offer Obamacare plans in 14 rural counties of Nevada in 2018, the Nevada Independent reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Nevada was left without insurance coverage after U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc said last week it would pare back its Obamacare offerings in the state exchange next year.

Buy stocks because you believe in the U.S., not a a Trump bumpa

During the 2016 presidential election campaign, a digital analytics firm reviewed 4.5 million tweets that expressed an opinion about Donald Trump and found that 200,000 included threats to leave the U.S. The top destination was Mexico, but 5,800 said they would move to Alaska and another 1,500 chose Hawaii. These people knew they didn't like Trump, but apparently did not know that Alaska and Hawaii are U.S. states.

Trump to tackle opioid addiction in White House speech

President Donald Trump is poised to deliver a major speech Thursday on fighting the opioid epidemic, the deadliest drug crisis in U.S. history. "We're going to have a big meeting on opioids tomorrow," Trump told reporters as he left the White House Wednesday en route to Texas.

US ‘closer to war than ever before’

What's the football? And what's the biscuit? Trump has the US nuclear codes that, together with the Pentagon, could launch an ICBM in 5 minutes and start a nuclear war with North Korea, or anyone really. North Korean government launches the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile, at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

Why did Trump take so long to condemn white supremacists?

In his carefully worded statement Monday, Trump condemned members of the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and white supremacists as “repugnant.” He vowed that his administration would crack down on those who perpetrate “racist violence.” He called for national unity. It was the type of statement Americans have come to expect from their presidents after racially charged incidents, like the deadly violence that erupted Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Sessions defends Trumpa s response to Charlottesville violence

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday strongly defended President Donald Trump's response to the violence in Charlottesville, seeking to counter widespread criticism that the president did not go far enough in denouncing white supremacists and other hate groups. “His initial statement on this roundly and unequivocally condemned hatred and violence and bigotry,” Sessions said on ABC's “Good Morning America” as part of his appearances on morning shows.