A senior US delegation faces the mammoth task of pressuring Turkey to halt its offensive in north-east Syria or face sanctions, hours after Donald Trump said his country had no stake in defending Kurdish fighters MORE
Elijah E. Cummings, a Democratic congressman from Maryland who gained national attention for his principled stands on politically charged issues in the House, his calming effect on anti-police riots in Baltimore, and his forceful opposition MORE
President Trump had a “meltdown” and called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi(D-Calif.) a “third-rate politician” during a meeting with congressional leaders on the situation in Syria, Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer(D-N.Y.) told reporters after they left meeting. MORE
In a joint press conference with Italian president Sergio Mattarella, Trump slammed the Kurds who helped the US stop the ISIS Caliphate by claiming they “are not angles.” “We are not a policing agent. It MORE
As House Democrats continue their impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump’s efforts to leverage foreign aid for political favors, among his most ardent defenders, as usual, are Trump’s adult sons Donald Jr. and Eric. “Why didn’t @JoeBiden recuse himself MORE
The US President congratulated the Philippine President for an “unbelievable job on the drug problem,” a bloody drug war that has allegedly killed over 20,000 people. MORE
Turkey’s president Erdogan told Sky News he will only meet with Trump and not Pence nor Pompeo who will travel to Ankara Wednesday to discuss a ceasefire in northeast Syria. “They say ‘declare a ceasefire’. MORE
Russian defense Ministry issued a statement claiming the Russian military police will now patrol “along the line of contact between the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey.” The statement said the Russian military was also “interacting” with Turkey’s MORE
“I am not part of whatever drug deal Rudy and Mulvaney are cooking up,” John Bolton told Fiona Hill to tell White House lawyers Mr. Bolton got into a tense exchange on July 10 with Gordon MORE
As Trump approaches his 1,000th day in office on Wednesday, he’s also upped his game in spewing outright lies, misleading claims, and exaggerated numbers have pegged. The Washington Post claims Trump has “made 13,435 false MORE
According to footage obtained by The New York Times, Trump supporters attending an event hosted by a pro-Trump group, American Priority, at Trump National Doral Miami were treated to a violent video last week. The MORE
The U.S. ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, intends to tell Congress this week that the content of a text message he wrote denying a quid pro quo with Ukraine was relayed to him MORE
Ras al-Ain (Syria) (AFP) – Ankara stepped up its assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria on Saturday, defying mounting threats of international sanctions, even from Washington. Buoyed by a night of steady advances MORE
For weeks, prominent Republican advisers have been privately imploring President Donald Trump to sideline Rudy Giuliani after a barrage of inconsistent, combative and occasionally cringe-inducing media interviews, according to three people familiar with the conversations. MORE
Speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt room, Trump defended his decision to pull US troops out of Syria enabling Turkey to slaughter the Kurds. Quoting some wing nut article that Trump ‘read’ in Towhnhall, he MORE
Not only has Trump allegedly used the power of the presidency to pressure a foreign country to dig up dirt on a few of his political opponents, Bloomberg reports that Trump also pressured Secretary of MORE
Facebook will not remove a Trump ad from its pages, given its new politician “Fake News” green-light policy: Facebook’s updated advertising rules could allow politicians to post ads that contain falsehoods without violating any of MORE
For the first time, former VP Joe Biden has called for impeaching Trump. “With his words and his actions, President Trump has indicted himself. By obstructing justice, refusing to reply with a congressional inquiry, he’s MORE
In a series of tweets, Trump asked the Supreme Court to strike down DACA even before the court has heard arguments on “the legality of Trump’s termination of the Obama-era program.” Trump believes that if MORE
Turkish troops have begun an offensive in northern Syria, which could bring them into direct conflict with Kurdish-led forces allied to the United States. The move was announced by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey MORE
During his campaign, Trump promised Cult 45 he would eliminate the deficit within 8 years. Hopefully, voters will just send him home as opposed to giving him any more years. Trump inherited a deficit of MORE
Although he won’t officially join Team Trump and have a cushy office in the West Wing, Trey ‘Benghazi’ Gowdy will assist “the White House team combating the U.S. House’s impeachment inquiry into the president.” Folks MORE
The White House declared war on the House impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, announcing that it would not cooperate with what it called an illegitimate and partisan effort “to overturn the results of the 2016 election” MORE
A day after President Donald Trump threatened to “ruin the economy of Turkey” if it goes too far with a planned invasion of northern Syria, he announced on Tuesday that he’s invited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to MORE