What a depressing poll. The Heartland Institute’s poll, done in conjunction with Rasmussen Reports, shows us a couple of things we wish we could unsee. First, that a third of Democrats want the US to lose its trade war with China, and another third aren’t sure whether they want the US or China to win. ...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) announced on Tuesday that he was placing a hold on all of President Donald Trump’s remaining nominees at the Department of Justice (DOJ), in light of the president reportedly accepting a $400 million luxury jet as a gift from the government of Qatar. The jet is set to...
There are a lot of grating things about Trump’s critics, but perhaps the most frustrating one for me is how so many of them still fail to understand the fact that so much of what he says and does has to be understood not as literal statements of what he thinks at any given moment,...
US President Donald Trump has said he will lift sanctions on Syria, ahead of an expected meeting with its leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. Trump has agreed to “say hello” to Syria’s interim president on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia as part of his tour of the Middle East, the White House said. The announcement of the lifting...
In December, as weepy Winken Antony Blinken was busy sucking up to the newest, cleanest Jihadi in a suit to roll into a Middle Eastern Third World s**thole, I was asking if the Biden administration had bothered to ‘meet the new boss’ in light of their effusive greetings to Abu Mohamed al-Jolani and his victorious,...
The DNC cited a procedural concern, but Hogg said it is “impossible to ignore the broader context” of his criticisms. A Democratic National Committee (DNC) panel voted on Monday to void the result of a vote electing David Hogg as vice chair of the party after the young Democrat criticized the party for being “asleep...
The US has maintained sanctions on Syria for decades, fueling poverty and hunger among the country’s population. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he is ordering the “cessation” of U.S. sanctions on Syria, seemingly bringing an end to the U.S.’s decades-long economic suppression of the country as he cozies up to Saudi Arabian leaders....
US President Donald Trump has said the US has “no stronger partner” than Saudi Arabia during his first major foreign trip – a whirlwind visit of Gulf countries mainly focused on shoring up investment. Day one of the trip saw the two sides announce a $142bn (£107bn) arms deal, as well as a raft of...
Jake Horton, Tom Edgington and Joshua Cheetham BBC Verify BBC US President Donald Trump has said his administration wants to accept a plane worth an estimated $400m (£303m) as a gift from Qatar, calling it “a great gesture” that he would be “stupid” to turn down. The potential move has been labelled “wildly illegal” by...
Harvard can’t claim they weren’t warned. Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent a letter a week ago to Harvard president Alan Garber warning him to start complying with the administration’s interpretation of the Civil Rights Act and two Supreme Court decisions on discrimination. Harvard ignored the letter until yesterday, when Garber tried sweet-talking McMahon out of...
“It’s really an unnecessary and an unfortunate threat to our security,” one judge said. Federal judges across several states are being delivered unsolicited pizza orders — an act of harassment and attempted intimidation, they say, from people who are unhappy with their rulings involving President Donald Trump. The U.S. Marshals Service has been tracking such...
Reading the headlines I thought at first maybe Harvard had issued two new letters to the Trump Administration. The Washington Post story was headlined “Harvard rejects Trump administration’s claims as funding battle escalates.” Sounds pretty resistance-y to me. But the NY Times headline about what turns out to be the same letter is headlined very...
Standing at the Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Trump administration officials welcomed 59 white South Africans to their new home in the United States. “We respect what you had to deal with these last few years,” Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau told a small crowd. “We’re excited to welcome you here...
Sameer Hashmi Business reporter Getty Images President Trump, pictured here in 2019, is due to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday With US President Donald Trump due to visit Gulf states this week, a key focus will be securing significant new investment for the US economy. “President Trump wants the announcement [of...
US President Donald Trump is set to receive a luxury jumbo jet, intended for use as a presidential plane, from the royal family of Qatar. According to US media reports, the plane will not be ready for use right away, as it will need to be retrofitted. The US government also plans to check the...