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The 2018 Winter Olympics are right around the corner - they're set to begin in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on February 9th. There has already been serious speculation about the impact heightened tensions surrounding North Korea's nuclear program could have on the games.
A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff warned that President Trump's rhetoric aimed at North Korean likely indicates a more aggressive approach to countering the rogue regime's nuclear weapons program. A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff warned that President Trump's rhetoric aimed at North Korean likely indicates a more aggressive approach to countering the rogue regime's nuclear weapons program.
Sen. John McCain, undergoing physical rehabilation at Mayo Clinic, will return to the Senate in January, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday. "Senator McCain is in rehab.
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Earlier this month, Senator Lindsey Graham said that if the United States goes to war against North Korea , it would be, "an all-out war against the regime; there is no surgical strike option." It would be bloody, he conceded, "but don't ever lose sight of how this war endsa we win it."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., discusses the GOP agenda for next year. He said he would still like to revisit the Senate's botched efforts to dismantle Obamacare.
Democrats suffered their first major legislative defeat of the Trump era on Wednesday, when congressional Republicans, snake-bitten by internal rifts for the first 11 months of Donald Trump's presidency, delivered a massive tax overhaul to his desk. In news conferences, op-eds and social media, Democratic lawmakers railed against the bill, which has more breaks for corporations than individuals and over time skews sharply in favor of the rich and big business, but they ultimately lacked any meaningful power and could not stop its progress.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, looks over his papers as he walks to the Senate Chamber to deliver a speech about the future of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, looks over his papers as he walks to the Senate Chamber to deliver a speech about the future of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
Sen. Lindsey Graham boldly predicted that President Donald Trump would take the country to war with North Korea if Kim Jong-un makes additional provocations. Graham told The Atlantic in an interview that appeared on the magazine's website Thursday that another nuclear test would be the final straw.
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According to Patrick Wilson's article, 5th District Congressman Tom Garrett and 7th District Congressman David Brat do not like the way newspapers are covering the tax debate in Congress.
FBI officials' text messages were released Tuesday describing the possibility of a presidential victory by Donald Trump as "terrifying" and saying that Hillary Clinton "just has to win." Accusations of bias, primed by the newly released texts from FBI officials, took centre stage Wednesday when Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who appointed Mueller as special counsel, began testifying before the House Judiciary Committee.
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday that if Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore is elected, he will be a useful campaign tool for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. " Moore will be the gift that keeps on giving for Democrats.
The White House says President Donald Trump and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham are discussing tax legislation and upcoming budget talks during a golf game at one of Trump's Florida clubs. Trump tweeted about the tax bill Sunday before heading to the club in West Palm Beach.
North Korea believes the outbreak of a war on the Korean Peninsula is inevitable because of continual provocations from the U.S., including ongoing military drills with South Korea and statements from high-ranking U.S. politicians and officials. In an article published by state-controlled news agency KCNA on Wednesday, a spokesperson for North Korea's Foreign Ministry called the start of war "an established fact."
The U.S. and South Korea on Monday began a five-day joint air exercise on the Korean peninsula involving 230 aircraft and 12,000 American troops, the allies said in a joint statement. A day before the Vigilant Ace 18 drills, North Korea called for "merciless revenge" and said the nation would consider the "highest-level hard-line countermeasure in history," according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
A U.S. Air Force U-2s spy plane prepared to land at the Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Monday. Hundreds of aircraft including two dozen stealth jets began training Monday as the United States and South Korea launched their combined air force exercise.
Lobbing new criticism at the special counsel's Russia investigation, President Donald Trump said Monday he feels "very badly" for former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who last week pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about reaching out to the Russians on the president's behalf. "I think it's a shame," Trump said of Flynn's situation, adding that it's "very unfair" and that Flynn had "led a very strong life."
The U.S. and South Korea on Dec. 4 kicked off their largest ever joint air exercise, an operation North Korea has labelled an "all-out provocation," days after Pyongyang fired its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile. The five-day Vigilant Ace drill -- involving 230 aircraft, including F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters, and tens of thousands of troops -- began Monday morning, Seoul's air force said.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday said a preemptive war with North Korea is "becoming more likely" as the rogue country continues to develop its missile technology while increasing the threat for the West. Graham, who appeared on CBS News' "Face the Nation," said the Trump administration's policy on North Korea is not simply to "contain" the situation but rather to deny the North the capability to strike the U.S. Graham, meanwhile said the Pentagon should pull the families of American military personnel from South Korea.