President Trump announced on Twitter Tuesday that he dumped his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, and replaced him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. “Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the
MorePresident Trump ought to have a establishment challenger in 2020 who believes in free trade, limited government and economic freedom, stated disgraced and outgoing Republican Sen. Jeff Flake. “I do,” Flake of Arizona responded Sunday when asked if Trump needs an opponent from the establishment. “It would be a tough go in a Republican primary. The
MoreFormer Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon informed members of France’s far-right political get together Saturday that “the tide of history is with us, and it will compel us to victory after victory after victory.” Bannon — who was once President Trump’s chief political strategist — made the remarks at the anti-immigrant National Front congress in
MorePresident Trump’s top economics adviser Gary Cohn — who opposed his plan to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum — will resign in coming weeks, a brand new report stated Tuesday. White House officials informed The New York Times that there was no particular cause for Cohn’s departure — and the president praised him in an announcement to
MoreMatteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s anti-migrant euroskeptic League party, says the center-right coalition has won “the right and the duty to govern” Italy. Salvini said Monday the result indicates a center-right coalition will lead the next government and that his party had would lead the center-right, after eclipsing coalition partner Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia
MorePresident Trump warned Canada and Mexico that tariffs on metal such as steel and aluminum will only “come off” if the nations reach a deal on a new trade agreement with the United States. “We have large trade deficits with Mexico and Canada. NAFTA, which is under renegotiation right now, has been a bad deal for
MoreFirst daughter Ivanka Trump is grating on other West Wing staffers and has pissed off White House chief of staff John Kelly, who has complained that she is simply “playing government,” based on a report Tuesday. The retired Marine general believes President Trump’s daughter is attempting to have it both ways, serving as a senior
MoreSiemens CEO Joe Kaeser believes that President Trump’s tax overhaul could bring positive changes to the country, particularly for the job sector. Kaeser asserts that more jobs will be created from the tax cuts due to companies having more money to spend on innovation and expansion. “That’s why I’ve been congratulating the American president for
MoreKim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, reportedly revealed she was pregnant with her second baby during her visit to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics earlier this month. Kim Yo Jong, who was dubbed “Gulag Princess” by the South’s media, informed Seoul’s officials she was pregnant after she felt some discomfort throughout her three-day visit, Korea Herald reported,
MorePresident Trump slammed TV legend Oprah Winfrey on Sunday evening as “insecure,” saying he hopes for the chance to “defeat” the billionaire businesswoman at the ballot box. “Just watched a very insecure Oprah Winfrey, who at one point I knew very well, interview a panel of people on 60 Minutes,” President Trump tweeted late Sunday. “The
MorePresident Donald Trump is fighting back against a disloyal top aide once again— this time national security adviser Gen. H.R. McMaster. McMaster told an international audience that the proof of Russian meddling in the 2016 American election is beyond dispute. Trump tweeted late Saturday that McMaster ignored many details. “General McMaster forgot to say that the
MorePresident Trump will make security within the nation’s schools a “top administration priority,” Vice President Pence stated Saturday in a speech in Dallas. The vice president didn’t go into specifics at the event held by the America First Policies group, which supports Trump’s agenda. But he stated the president — who has said psychological issues are
MoreAmerican military forces killed as many as 100 Russian mercenaries during an assault on a US-held base in Syria last week, based on a report Tuesday. Scores of soldiers, largely a mixture of Russians and Ukrainians fighting on the side of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad, stormed the base held by US and Kurdish forces within
MorePresident Trump’s long-awaited infrastructure plan requires selling off federal government interests in the two main Washington, DC, area airports. Ronald Reagan Washington National and Dulles International airports have been targeted for potential divestiture under the plan released Monday. “The Federal Government owns and operates certain infrastructure that would be more appropriately owned by State, local,
MoreDonald Trump Jr.’s spouse was rushed to a Manhattan hospital Monday when she opened an envelope addressed to her husband that had a mysterious white powder inside — which turned out to be cornstarch, law enforcement sources informed The New York Post. Vanessa Trump opened the envelope — postmarked from Boston — at 10 a.m.
MoreWhite House budget director Mick Mulvaney on Sunday mentioned the Trump administration will roll out a budget on Monday that will include funds to construct the president’s long-promised wall alongside the Mexican border. He mentioned the plan would come with $3 billion for the barrier and a contingency for $25 billion over two years if
MoreTrump’s latest real estate venture – space. The Trump administration is proposing ending federal financing of the International Space Station to permit private business to take over funding the orbiting laboratory, according to the Washington Post. After a transition period, the federal government would cease direct financing after 2024, the newspaper stated, citing NASA documents.
MoreA California politician — who has been a vocal supporter of the Me Too movement — is reportedly under investigation after a former male staffer accused her of groping him. Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia allegedly cornered the then-25-year-old staffer within the dugout in 2014 after the annual state assembly softball game and squeezed his butt, based on a
MoreHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has ended an eight-hour filibuster-esque speech aimed at forcing a vote in the House of Representatives on protections for illegal immigrants who Democrats have branded as “Dreamers.” The leftist California Democrat took to the House floor at about 10:04 a.m. Eastern standard time on Wednesday and only yielded at 6:11
MorePresident Trump wants to celebrate the troops with an enormous, beautiful military parade through Washington D.C. The Pentagon and White House officials are in discussions to carry out a grand event this year that includes soldiers marching and tanks rolling down the streets of the nation’s capital to spotlight America’s armed forces, the Washington Post reported
MorePresident Trump continued lashing out at critics of a controversial memo that aimed to shoot holes in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, mocking the highest Democrat on a House committee as “Little Adam Schiff” and calling him certainly one of Washington’s “biggest liars and leakers.” “Little Adam Schiff, who is desperate to run for higher
MoreHouse Republicans charge that the FBI used info from a file on Russia’s supposed links to President Trump to obtain a warrant to spy on a former Trump aide without disclosing that Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the DNC paid for it. “The ‘dossier’ compiled by Christopher Steele on behalf of the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary
MoreThe father of three daughters who had been all molested by Larry Nassar charged at the sicko former USA Gymnastics physician in a Michigan courtroom Friday in a chaotic scene that ended with the dad tackled on the ground, in handcuffs. “You son of a bitch!” Randall Margaves yelled to Nassar throughout his sentencing hearing
MorePresident Trump on Friday will “probably” give Congress the OK to release a memo that accuses the feds of illegally spying on one of his ex-advisers, a senior administration official stated Thursday. The official stated the choice was made after the president and White House officials examined the memo over the previous few days
MoreRepublican Rep. Trey Gowdy, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, stated Wednesday he is not going to seek re-election — the 34th GOP House member to head for the exit before the 2018 midterm elections. “There is a time to come and a time to go. This is the right time, for me, to leave
MorePresident Trump illicited boos from Democrats when discussing his proposal to limit immigration during Tuesday evening’s State of the Union. “The fourth and final pillar protects the nuclear family by ending chain migration — under the current broken system, a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives,” Trump claimed. “Under our
MoreRep. Joe Kennedy III insisted on Wednesday that it was a copious quantity of ChapStick — not drool — on his lips when he delivered his response to the State of the Union. “Oddly enough, I decided to go a little bit light on the ChapStick this morning,” Kennedy joked when asked on ABC’s “Good Morning
MoreAn Uzbek man who rammed a stolen truck right into a crowd in downtown Stockholm in April, killing 5 and injuring 14, was charged Tuesday with terrorism, attempts to carry out a terror act and endangering others. Rakhmat Akilov is the one suspect and has already confessed. He was arrested hours after he drove a stolen beer
MoreThe Senate has rejected a proposed bill designed to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. But the bill succeeded at placing susceptible Democrats on the record for that issue, which was one of the Republicans’ goals. The GOP is defending its 51-49 majority in the upcoming 2018 midterm elections.
MoreUnited Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley showed some of her own fire and fury after Hillary Clinton and numerous celebrities read parts of a tell-all book critical of the Trump administration at the Grammy Awards. “I have always loved the Grammys but to have artists read the Fire and Fury book killed it,” Haley wrote on Twitter late Sunday in
MoreU.S. President Donald Trump says he would take a “tougher” angle towards Brexit negotiations than the strategy now being utilized by British Prime Minister Theresa May. Britain is getting ready to depart European Union in March 2019. The complicated negotiations have moved slowly and May’s Cabinet appears divided over how best to separate Britain from
MorePresident Trump is making a behind-the-scenes push to release a classified House Intelligence Committee memo – regardless of Justice Department warnings that doing so could be “extraordinarily reckless.” Trump’s interest in making the memo public was conveyed Wednesday to Attorney General Jeff Sessions by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, in response to a report within the
MoreFormer U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, a leading 2018 candidate for Governor of Colorado, elaborated on his vision for limited government and stronger border controls in an exclusive interview with The Liberty Conservative. Tancredo previously ran for Governor in 2010 as the Constitution Party candidate, coming in second place, with 36.4% of the vote. Now, he
MoreSen. Rand Paul (R-KY) appeared critical of reports that 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is considering a run for Senate, in the wake of Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) announcing his retirement on Tuesday. When questioned about his thoughts regarding a prospective Romney bid by Fox News’ Neil Cavuto, Paul appeared dismissive. “I’ve met Mitt
MoreSen. Rand Paul has preemptively thrown his support in the 2020 presidential race to incumbent President Donald Trump, during a Sunday interview with MSNBC with Kasie Hunt where he opened up about his close relationship with the President. Rand Paul noted that while he had opposed Trump’s position on numerous issues over the past few months, “we
MoreMoments after U.S. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) made a controversial speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday where he disavowed President Donald Trump, announced his decision not to run for re-election, and his desire to use his remaining year in the Senate to take on the President, he made clear on an interview with Jake
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