President Donald Trump is on the verge of firing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin according to people familiar with the matter. The President is planning on making “one or two major changes,” according to longtime Trump friend and …
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration announced that it is expelling sixty Russian diplomats from the U.S. for that government’s alleged role in the poisoning of a Russian ex-patriot living in Britain earlier this month. The announcement is expected to coincide with similar …
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration has announced that the European Union, Australia, Argentina, Brazil and South Korea will be exempt from the 25% steel and 15% aluminum tariffs the President announced earlier this month.
The President’s tariff announcement angered many longstanding allies …
Continue ReadingThe Senate Intelligence Committee rolled out a list of recommendations for federal, state and local officials to adhere to, to fortify election systems against foreign interference. The Committee made clear that no legislation would follow from the recommendations, as the …
Continue ReadingJared Kushner’s father, Charles Kushner, met with the Qatari Finance Minister last year in the hopes of securing financing for a debt-ridden asset in the company’s portfolio the company confirmed yesterday. Kushner maintains however that he turned down offers form …
Continue ReadingA federal appeals court struck down an injunction issued last year that blocked a Texas law prohibiting local governments in the state from adopting certain “sanctuary city” immigration policies.
The law, known as Senate Bill 4 allows Texas law enforcement …
Continue ReadingSpecial counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed financial records from the Trump Organization it was learned yesterday. The organization is the umbrella company for President Trump’s real estate holdings and other business ventures. Some of the requested documents are said …
Continue ReadingNewly released emails seem to contradict HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson’s claim that neither he nor his wife had any knowledge of the cost of office furniture ordered for the Department’s executive dining room. The total cost of the furniture …
Continue ReadingThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has entered into talks with the U.S. over the development of a nuclear program and retained a prominent Atlanta-based law firm to help lobby the government on its behalf according to Foreign Agent Registration Act…
Continue ReadingSpecial counsel in charge of the Russia investigation Robert Mueller has gathered evidence that contradicts congressional testimony about a meeting in the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean between Russian and Emirati officials, and an individual with ties to the …
Continue ReadingU.S. Steel, one of the nation’s largest and oldest steel makers, has announced the restart an idled steel plant in Granite City, IL, because of President Trump’s decision to impose sanctions on steel and aluminum imports, this week. The company …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump, in defiance of senior members of his staff, members of his own party on Capitol Hill and a slew of foreign governments, has signed into effect sweeping new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
The President signed a …
Continue ReadingThe Department of Justice has announced a lawsuit against the state of California over some its “sanctuary” immigration policies. The lawsuit alleges that the state of California obstructs the federal government from enforcing existing immigration laws.
The DOJ cites three …
Continue ReadingLongtime Trump adviser and billionaire investor Carl Icahn, sold tens of millions of dollars’ worth of stock in a company heavily reliant on steel weeks before the Trump administration announced hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, according to an …
Continue ReadingA former member of the Trump campaign gave a series of interviews today in which he pledged to not cooperate with a subpoena issued by special counsel in charge of the Russia investigation, Robert Mueller, and that President Trump knew …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump wrote today on Twitter that exemptions for Canada and Mexico on steel and aluminum imports would be granted only if a more equitable version of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Association is signed between the three countries.…
Continue ReadingThe Wall Street Editorial Board has called on Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s daughter and son-in-law, to leave the White House, in an op-ed published this week. “Mr. Kushner and Ivanka have to decide if they’d serve …
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