“Some of Reagan’s most divisive policies—like embracing the apartheid government of South Africa and inventing the trope of the ‘welfare queen’—may take on a different light now.” The National Archives released a previously withheld recording ...
“This is the big problem with having a showman, reality TV star running the American side because he doesn’t actually know anything about what’s negotiated.” Last Thursday, North Korea tested a new type of short-range ...
“The ball is in Europe’s court. Are Paris, London and Berlin going to again waste a chance under the influence of (U.S. President Donald) Trump, or use the remaining opportunity to fulfill their promises and ...
With all the spin put on the Mueller hearing, what is actually true? (By Lori Robertson, D’Angelo Gore and Jessica McDonald, FactCheck.org) While former special counsel Robert S. Mueller reiterated in congressional testimony what he said in his ...
“I think there is a possible opening that Iran would sign an agreement saying that they won’t develop a nuclear weapon, ever.” Last week, Iran announced its readiness to defuse ongoing tensions with the U.S. ...
En route to the funeral for Justice John Paul Stevens, President Trump found time to tweet out more criticism of his favorite progressive targets. President Trump sent out his newest disparaging tweet towards the “squad,” ...
“This is a strong message, I think, that our values must guide our foreign policy.” On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representative passed three resolutions to block President Donald Trump’s plan to sell precision-guided munitions ...
If the JCPoA can be salvaged, the world may avoid war in Iran. “Iran has seized an oil tanker it claimed was carrying 1 million liters of ‘smuggled fuel,’ state news agency Press TV said ...
“This is a disruptive distraction from the issues of care, concern, and consequence to the American people.” President Trump’s openly racist comments to four congresswomen of color have dominated news headlines in recent days, encapsulating ...
“The risks are such that it is necessary for all stakeholders to pause, and consider the possible consequences of their actions.” Europe did not want Trump and the United States to walk out of the ...
“It is shameful that Kim Darroch has effectively been forced out for doing the job that diplomats are appointed to do.” The United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States resigned Wednesday after leaked diplomatic cables ...
“Iran’s latest expansion of its nuclear program will lead to further isolation and sanctions.” On Sunday, July 7, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Secretary Abbas Araqchi told reporters in a press conference that Tehran would produce uranium ...
“The president is using the armed forces in a political ploy for his reelection campaign and I think it’s absolutely obscene.” President Trump’s “Salute to America” 4th of July spectacle will feature tanks and military ...
The annual G-20 summit wrapped up in Japan, but while it was long on topics it remains to be seen whether it will result in any action. On Saturday, June 29, the annual summit of ...
“The public deserves to know if the president is a serial tax dodger.” House Democrats sued the Treasury Department on Tuesday in an effort to obtain President Trump’s tax returns, the latest development in a ...
“What we’re doing today is a step and probably it’s a step in the right direction.” After attending the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to meet with North ...
“For a long time there were questions as to whether or not Saudi Arabia and other countries were sponsoring terror. You have absolutely stopped and I really appreciate that and the world really appreciates it.” ...
“It has felt impossible, in the Trump era, to hope even for a second that our governing systems will operate on any standard of morality.” Two women stepped forward to corroborate author E. Jean Carroll’s ...
“No one is above the law in this country, not even the President of the United States.” Broadcast live online from Riverside Church in New York City on June 24 for one night only, a ...
“Years and Years” is described as a parable for those who oppose Brexit, Donald Trump, and lament the “tolerant, democratic, globalized social order of the late 20th century that is collapsing around them.” The new ...
“Based on our results so far in Arkansas, it doesn’t appear that this particular policy is accomplishing its goals.” According to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, work requirements for ...
“China is our ‘old friend’ who suffered and overcame the hardships of their modern history […] I will strengthen the communication channel and thus our trust through active exchanges and dialogues.” North Korean leader Kim ...
“It is illegal for any person to solicit, accept, or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a US election.” (By Karl Evers-Hillstrom and Reid Champlin, Center For Responsive Politics) President Donald ...
“I certainly don’t think that the president at any point has done anything but condemn violence, against journalists or anyone else.” “White House press secretary Sarah [Huckabee] Sanders will leave her position at the end ...
“If Neal requests the NY state tax returns, he’s undermining his own lawsuit.” Although New York’s state legislature passed a new law to grant access to President Trump’s tax returns upon request by the House ...
“It’s easier to meet people. Maybe indirectly to show support to Trump.” A wealthy Iraqi sheikh who has been lobbying for regime change in Iran spent 26 days at the Trump hotel in Washington, D.C. ...
“Our will and determination will remain strong and from this place in Gaza, every morning we look forward to returning back to Palestine.” After making several threats, Washington finally decided to completely withhold all funds ...
President Donald Trump is off to a rocky start in the United Kingdom. President Trump’s state visit to the U.K. on Monday June 3 started off with a combative series of tweets, including a suggestion ...
In the latest chapter in ongoing litigation, the private equity fund that bought what used to be called the Trump Ocean Club claims the Trump entities pocketed money that should have gone to the Panamanian ...
European allies voiced concern this week that the U.S.-Iran tensions could accidentally trigger a conflict after the Pentagon dispatched a Patriot missile defense battery, a bomber task force, an amphibious transport dock and a carrier ...
“Will it cover the losses? No. But it makes enough of a difference to keep a lot of farmers so they can survive.” President Trump announced a $16 billion farm aid package to compensate for ...
“President Trump is only using this loophole because he knows Congress would disapprove … There is no new’ emergency’ reason to sell bombs to the Saudis to drop in Yemen, and doing so only perpetuates ...
As U.S. President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in Japan over the weekend, differences over trade and North Korea lingered below the surface. President Trump’s visit to Japan over memorial day ...
“I don’t have a problem standing up to somebody who was working on season seven of Celebrity Apprentice when I was packing my bags for Afghanistan.” 2020 Democratic hopeful Pete Buttigieg condemned President Trump for ...
“Never a fan of @justinamash, a total lightweight who opposes me and some of our great Republican ideas and policies just for the sake of getting his name out there through controversy.” Rep. Justin Amash ...
“New York lawmakers are providing a new avenue for the House Ways and Means Committee to obtain these crucial financial documents.” (By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams) As the White House continues to defy congressional Democrats’ ...
“As yet it’s not really clear how bad things are as, with everything related to North Korea, the data is hardly transparent.” North Korea is suffering through a severe drought following rain and snowfall totals ...
“This is not a military confrontation because no war is to happen. We don’t seek a war, nor do they. They know a war wouldn’t be beneficial for them.” Iran has finally officially halted several ...
“Hungary’s status declined from Free to Partly Free due to sustained attacks on the country’s democratic institutions by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party.” President Trump welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to the White ...
“Almost two cents of every dollar reported as losses one year by everyone in the United States were reported by Donald Trump. And what this shows is something I’ve been saying and writing about Trump ...
“Yeah, let’s break this down. This is a message that has several different audiences.” North Korean President Kim Jong-Un reportedly supervised a “strike drill” for multiple rocket launchers in the East Sea, according to a ...
“Too many people have too much money invested in war.” According to a new study, Global military spending in 2018 reached its highest level since the end of the Cold War era, triggered by an ...
“Threats of violence against Ilhan show that this level of vitriol, xenophobia and Islamophobia is so rife that it can even ‘punch up’ in a way. I think that increases the reality of the situation.” ...
“I was given the impression that the North Korean leader shares the same point of view. And we need guarantees of security, that’s all. We need to think about this all together.” Last week, North ...
Samantha Bee unleashed several insults about Trump—accusing him of being a sexual assaulter, bully, and coward for not appearing at the real White House Correspondent’s Dinner. Comedic TV star Samantha Bee hosted “Not the White ...
This is the first entry in a multi-part series which takes an in-depth look at the Mueller Report. Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team did not exonerate President Trump nor his administration of all ...
“Since the president’s tweet Friday evening, I have experienced an increase in direct threats on my life — many directly referencing or replying to the president’s video” – Ilhan Omar. Speaker of the House Nancy ...
Don’t talk about Adolf Hitler in a remotely positive light or quote him without a very good reason for doing so. If you find yourself extolling Hitler’s virtues or publicly citing Mein Kampf, stop immediately ...
“This legislation deals with false statements of facts. It doesn’t deal with opinions, it doesn’t deal with viewpoints. You can have whatever viewpoints however reasonable or unreasonable….” Singapore introduced a drastic anti-fake news bill on ...
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