Patrick J. Buchanan: Trump: prisoner of the War Party?
"Ten days ago, President Trump was saying 'the United States should withdraw from Syria.'
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In New York, Blight Is Whatever Officials Say It Is
Eminent domain abuse has reared its head in East Harlem. New York City officials plan to seize a family-owned dry cleaning business, raze the buildings, and hand the forcibly vacated land to a private developer.
Roy Rogers Names Jeremy Biser Executive Vice President
Veteran QSR Leader Will Focus on Positioning The Legacy Brand for ore Strength Today, Greater Growth Potential and Long-Term Viability We're delighted to have Jeremy join our organization," says Jim Plamondon, co-president. "With his arrival, we are better equipped than ever before to strengthen our existing system, increase our sales and profitability, grow within our existing markets and expand into new ones."
Melania Trump Happily Poses With The Obamas and The Clintons at…
First Lady Melania Trump happily posed with four former presidents and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the funeral of former First Lady Barbara Bush on Saturday in Houston, Texas. Standing arm-in-arm with former First Lady Michelle Obama, Melania smiled wide next to Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, George W. and Laura Bush and George H.W. Bush.
Suspect in Waffle House shooting arrested by Secret Service near White House in 2017
The suspect in the shooting at a Nashville-area Waffle House was arrested by the U.S. Secret Service last year for being in a restricted area outside the White House, law enforcement said Sunday. Todd Hudson, special agent in charge with the Secret Service's Nashville office, said the suspect - identified by police as 29-year-old Travis Reinking - was arrested outside the White House in July.
Waffle House suspect still being sought; residents on alert
As an intensive manhunt continues for the suspect in a Waffle House restaurant shooting that killed four people, police are warning residents of a Nashville neighborhood to beware of the alleged killer. More than 80 Nashville police officers continued to search for Travis Reinking early Monday, authorities said.
Nearly nude man kills four in Waffle House shooting
A nearly naked gunman wearing only a green jacket and brandishing an assault rifle stormed a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville early Sunday, shooting four people to death before a customer rushed him and wrestled the weapon away. Authorities were searching for the 29-year-old suspect, Travis Reinking, who they said drove to the busy restaurant and killed two people in the parking lot before entering and continuing to fire.
Vietnam veteran retires after four decades of active service
After a career spanning more than 40 years, a Virginia soldier will retire this summer as one of the few -- if not the only -- recipient of a Vietnam Service Medal still on active U.S. military duty. Navy Sgt.
Pompeo facing rare opposition from Senate panel
President Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Pompeo, faces serious opposition including a rare rebuke expected before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as all Democrats, and at least one Republican, have said they will oppose him. Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo speaks during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his confirmation on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 12, 2018.
Koch network success in Trump era draws Democratic pushback
In this May 22, 2012, file photo, Charles Koch speaks in his office at Koch Industries in Wichita, Kan. A sure sign of policy success for the sprawling conservative network funded by the billionaire Koch brothers is Democratic pushback.
Could Saudi plans for $100/ barrel oil hugely expand electric car market and save Tesla?
Nick Cunningham at Oilprice.com points to the dilemmas implicit in the rumored Saudi plan to engineer a return to $100 a barrel oil. That price level translates into an average gasoline price in the US of $3.57, though in California, with a population of about 40 million.
‘Little Pink House’ speaks truth to power
Coming soon to a cinema near you - you can make this happen; read on - is a bite-your-nails true-story thriller featuring heroes, villains and a history-making struggle over ... the Constitution's Takings Clause. Next Feb. 24, "Little Pink House" will win the Oscar for best picture if Hollywood's political preening contains even a scintilla of sincerity about speaking truth to power.
Pulitzer-winning reporter David Cay Johnston: “The evidence suggests Trump is a traitor”
There is the structural dimension. Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton was not entirely unpredictable or shocking.
Peter Morici: America’s youth is losing confidence in democracy, capitalism
NOVEMBER 19: University of California Los Angeles students Andrea Flores and Kendall Brown and other UCLA students and supporters demonstrate outside the UC Board of Regents meeting where members voted to approve a 32 percent tuition hike next year on November 19, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Undergraduate fees for students at the California university system would be increasing by about $2,500.
Panel Approves Pompeo for Secretary of State
President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with a favorable recommendation, narrowly avoiding a rare rebuke as his confirmation heads to the full Senate. Democrats put up stiff resistance and voted against Pompeo, who is now the CIA director.
Pompeo nomination narrowly clears panel, goes to full Senate
Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, avoided a rare rebuke Monday as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly recommended him, but the vote served as a warning shot to the White House as nominees to lead the CIA and Veterans Affairs are hitting stiff resistance. Pompeo, who's now CIA director, received the panel's approval only after Trump's last-minute overtures to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
Zarif Warns if Trump walks out of the ‘Iran deal’ Tehran…
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is not mincing his words and says if Trump walks out of the nuclear deal Iran signed with the Obama administration and other European states, it will have no hesitation in reactivating its enrichment program. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will "vigorously" resume the activities it halted under the 2015 nuclear agreement if the United States scraps the multilateral accord.
Congress seeking to reclaim war oversight
Congress has a constitutional role in determining the use of U.S. military force, but there are two characteristic forms of error that go with it: Either lawmakers let the president do whatever he wants, without legal authorization, or they micromanage the commander in chief to the point that he cannot take necessary action, at least not openly.
4 slain, 4 hurt at Nashville eatery
A nearly naked gunman wearing only a green jacket and brandishing an assault rifle stormed a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville early Sunday, shooting four people to death before a customer rushed him and wrestled the weapon away.
It’s time for Trump’s doctor to be examined, for VA chief
In this April 2, 2018, file photo, White House physician and nominee for Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr. Ronny Jackson arrives at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Now it's Washington's turn to examine Jackson.