President Donald Trump jokingly said in a speech that if he ever gets impeached, it would be because his supporters "didn't go out to vote." Trump began on Thursday night by embellishing some of his economic achievements as he spoke at a campaign rally in Billings, Montana. "You look at the numbers at every category,…
Image copyright US Supreme Court Image caption Brett Kavanaugh, surrounded by his family, was administered the judicial oath by outgoing justice Anthony Kennedy President Donald Trump's controversial nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, has been sworn in following weeks of rancorous debate.The Senate earlier backed his nomination by 50 votes to 48.Mr Kavanaugh had…
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States said it was ready to resume talks with North Korea after Pyongyang pledged on Wednesday to dismantle its key missile facilities and suggested it would close its main Yongbyon nuclear complex if Washington took unspecified actions. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had invited North Korea’s foreign…
“IT DOESN'T involve me”, said Donald Trump, after his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was convicted by a court in Virginia on eight counts of financial fraud last month. “This had absolutely nothing to do with the president,” said his spokeswoman, Sarah Sanders, on September 14th, after Mr Manafort unexpectedly pleaded guilty in Washington, DC…
Sign up for the latest Russia investigation updates here» As Paul Manafort's second criminal trial looms, the former chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign is reportedly in talks with the special counsel Robert Mueller about a possible plea deal before things kick off. But regardless of what Manafort ultimately chooses, Justice Department veterans say it's…
Democratic candidate Kyrsten Sinema speaks to supporters after officially winning the U.S. Senate race at the Omni Montelucia resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S., November 12, 2018. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara (Reuters) - Democrat Kyrsten Sinema defeated Republican Martha McSally to win a close U.S. Senate race in Arizona after last Tuesday’s elections, in a Senate pickup for…
Image copyright AFP Image caption Turkish forensic investigators have already searched the Saudi consulate and consul's residence Police in Turkey investigating the alleged killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have expanded their search, reports say.Unnamed Turkish officials say his body may have been disposed of in a nearby forest or on farmland.Mr Khashoggi disappeared after…
A STRANGE PATTERN has marked the past two years in American politics. The party on top has often behaved as if it is losing, and the loser as if it is winning. Republicans have the presidency, both chambers of Congress and most state governments, yet they are forever inveighing against their opponents and the media.…
SENATOR Jeff Flake is a harsh critic of President Donald Trump. He also votes for the president's agenda most of the time. On September 27th, one day after Christine Blasey Ford told the Senate Judiciary Committee that she was “100% certain” Brett Kavanaugh, Mr Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, had sexually assaulted her when…
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused U.S.-backed Gulf Arab states of carrying out a shooting attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, almost half of them members of the country’s elite Revolutionary Guards. Khamenei ordered security forces to bring to justice those responsible for one of the worst assaults…
