Russia Interfered in Both Primaries, Senate Told
Russia not only worked to help President Donald Trump win the presidential election over Hillary Clinton last November, it also aided his victory in the Republican primary, the Senate Intelligence Committee investigating the allegations of Kremlin meddling was told Thursday. Clinton Watts, a senior fellow at the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at The […]
Christine Flowers: Travel ban is a Muslim ban, any way you slice it
Religion is very important to me. I’m not unusual. According to a recent Pew report, three-quarters of Americans said that religion was at least “somewhat important” in their lives, and well over half said that it was “very important.” Only 11 percent said that it was “not important.” We are privileged to live in a […]
After Travel Ban Ruling, Return to 9th Circuit Court Would be Next
The first time a U.S. federal court issued a temporary restraining order against President Donald Trump’s travel ban, the government filed an appeal the next day. After Wednesday’s court ruling against Trump’s second executive order, which temporarily suspends refugee admissions and the issuance of new visas to people from six countries, an appeal to the […]
Trump’s travel ban: How could Hawaii block it?
Just hours before President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban was set to go into effect, a federal judge in Hawaii issued a temporary restraining order, putting the ban on hold. The ban would have restricted entry of citizens of six Muslim-majority nations into the US for 90 days and temporarily suspended the refugee programme from […]
A former CIA director gave a very decisive answer when asked if Obama wiretapped Trump Tower
Former director of the CIA and NSA Gen. Michael Hayden made an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Tuesday to discuss President Donald Trump’s explosive claims against former President Obama. On Saturday morning, President Trump sent out several tweets accusing the former president of wiretapping Trump Tower, calling it a “new low.” Since […]
FBI joins investigation into Sikh man’s shooting
The FBI is helping police in the US city of Seattle hunt for the attacker who shot a Sikh man and told him to “go back to your own country”, authorities said. The victim, a US national of Indian origin, was identified by India’s foreign minister as Deep Rai. He told police that a gunman […]
Bernie Sanders draws parallels between Trump, Netanyahu, calls to end ’50-year occupation’
In J Street address, ex-presidential hopeful says progressives can oppose US president ‘without being anti-American’ and Israeli PM ‘without being anti-Israel’ By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil Sen. Bernie Sanders delivers a speech during J Streets 2017 National Conference at the Washington Convention Center, on February 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP) WASHINGTON — Former […]
Trump Rips ‘Fake News’ Media Again Ahead of Florida Rally
President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday morning to take another shot at reporters ahead of his planned campaign-style rally Saturday afternoon in Florida, by calling on his followers not to believe “the main stream (fake news) media.” Trump traveled to Florida on Friday to stay at his Mar-a-Lago resort for the weekend. Some […]
CNN’s Don Lemon shut an interview down when a panelist made “fake news” complaints
Lately it seems like two little words are dominating the media and social media feeds: fake news. Ever since President Donald Trump accused CNN of being fake news during a press conference in January, no media outlet has been spared from covering the topic. Fake news became a huge deal during the 2016 election, when […]
Trump Has Got Palestinians Worried
Israel’s illegal construction of settlements and its forced displacement of Palestinian communities had intensified well before U.S. President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday. It is therefore not surprising that most Palestinians have been bracing for more ruthless Israeli policies following this meeting. Trump’s sharp departure from […]