A New American Strategy in the Middle East

The reversal of the policies of US former President Barack Obama, which had acquiesced to much of Iran's nuclear, regional, and internal priorities, has begun in earnest. The Trump administration has initiated a qualitative shift in relations with Saudi Arabia and Egypt, with a view to restore traditional alliances with them as the basis of US interests in the Middle East, to be expanded to include the UAE, Jordan, and Morocco as well.

Swiss voters consider streamlined citizenship for under-25s

High-school student Mercado was born in Switzerland, ... Alec Baldwin, who has scored in guest shots on "Saturday Night Live" with his mocking impersonation of Donald Trump since the campaign's final weeks, presided Saturday night as guest host, serving up yet another... Alec Baldwin, who has scored in guest shots on "Saturday Night Live" with his mocking impersonation of Donald Trump since the campaign's final weeks, presided Saturday night as guest host, serving up yet another Trump masquerade. President Donald Trump's administration is stepping back from a request made by the Obama administration in an ongoing lawsuit over bathroom rights for transgender students.

Germany to elect new president; Steinmeier the favorite

President Donald Trump's administration is stepping back from a request made by the Obama administration in an ongoing lawsuit over bathroom rights for transgender students. President Donald Trump's administration is stepping back from a request made by the Obama administration in an ongoing lawsuit over bathroom rights for transgender students.

My view: Utah delegation should represent us or let someone else do the job

I was incredibly proud of my friends and neighbors in Utah during the recent presidential election. We made national headlines for opposing Donald Trump's antics and ethics even when so many other Republican states embraced him with open arms.

Justice Department no longer fighting injunction on transgender school guidance.

The Justice Department on Friday signaled it stopped fighting to overturn a national injunction blocking the federal government from giving guidance to schools and transgender students, another sign President Donald Trump's administration is taking a different approach than former President Barack Obama's. A hearing was set for next Tuesday in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in which the Justice Department was fighting Texas and 11 other states, which had filed a lawsuit to prevent the Education Department from being able to give that guidance to transgender students that they are allowed to use restrooms that match their gender identity.

California storms: Gov. Jerry Brown turns to President Trump for federal aid

On Friday, the governor turned to his potential nemesis for help - specifically, asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to declare a major disaster after the state was hammered by storms , floods and mudslides. The request could be an early test of relations between the Democrats who run the nation's largest state and the new Republican administration.

Law Could Force Trump’s Tax Returns to Be Made Public

In theory , that is. As long as the GOP remains in control of the House, it will remain a theory: A New Jersey congressman says a rarely invoked 1924 law could be used to examine President Donald Trump's tax returns for possible conflicts of interest and Constitutional violations.

The Latest: S. Korea says it will respond to North’s missile

An immigration rights group has filed a petition to join a lawsuit by Washington and Minnesota states against President Donald Trump's executive order banning travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries. An immigration rights group has filed a petition to join a lawsuit by Washington and Minnesota states against President Donald Trump's executive order banning travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

GOP Reps Face Town Hall Protests Over Obamacare Repeal Efforts

Calhoun College was ... -- North Korea fired off a ballistic missile into the East Sea from Banghyeon North Pyongan Province early Sunday, according to South Korean officials... Farmers in the Klamath Basin, located along the southern Oregon and northern California coasts, are challenging the federal government's decision to cut off irrigation w... Lexington- 3rd Ranked Scottsbluff held off Lexington on Saturday afternoon 73-65 in the final day of the East/West Shootout.

Taking a page from the tea party, the Indivisible movement grows

In the days after the election of President Donald Trump, some former Democratic congressional staffers generated a Google document that quickly become a guide for politically active progressives nationwide. The 26-page document - now known as the Indivisible Guide - cited strategies used by the so-called tea party to block former President Barack Obama's agenda and set forth how those same tactics could be used by progressives under the new administration.

Steve Schnaar: Democratsa failures created current crisis

Looking back at the 2016 campaign, it seems clear that the deciding factor was not excitement or approval for Donald Trump's radical agenda, but rather a widespread disappointment and disgust with business as usual. It's easy to point out the corruption and hypocrisy of the Republican Party, but an honest analysis must recognize that the Democrats have been complicit in steering the ship of state toward its current position.

Can President Trump learn from losing?

The appellate court repudiation of President Donald Trump's travel ban marked the first high-level loss for a new administration that, for all the chaos it has inflicted on Washington and itself, had thus far largely succeeded in accomplishing its immediate goals. Before the judicial panel refused Thursday to reinstate Trump's order - which aimed to prevent entry into the U.S. by refugees and by all travelers from seven mostly Muslim countries - drama in Washington played out as if the nation had only two pillars of power.

Trump says he’ll bring down cost of Mexican wall

Washington, Feb 12 - US President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday that the media was wrong to say the cost of his promised wall along the United States' border with Mexico would be steeper than initially projected, promising that his negotiating skills will bring the price down sharply. I am reading that the great border WALL will cost more than the government originally thought, but I have not gotten involved in the design or negotiations yet.