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WSJ exposes Lindsey Graham for 'coaching' foreign leader on lobbying Trump for war
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (266+ words) Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has been exposed by the Wall Street Journal for "coaching" a foreign leader on how to influence Donald Trump. The WSJ ahead of the weekend published a story called, "Lindsey Graham's Quest to…...
Suspicious last-minute bets on Trump’s Iran strike trigger investigation calls
12+ hour, 39+ min ago (274+ words) A government watchdog group is urging federal regulators to investigate a series of suspiciously timed bets placed on prediction markets shortly before the Trump administration's military actions against Iran. In a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Public Citizen…...
Trump's White House is sitting on report warning of heightened threats in the US: report
12+ hour, 41+ min ago (266+ words) The White House has blocked the release of a joint intelligence bulletin warning state and local authorities of elevated terror threats stemming from Trump's military assault on Iran, according to the Daily Mail. A five-page report compiled by the FBI,…...
GOP insider says Trump becoming 'just a guy' as his base deserts him at a record pace
13+ hour, 40+ min ago (196+ words) Republican strategist Maura Gillespie, who previously advised former Speaker John Boehner and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, warned on MS NOW that President Donald Trump faces a serious credibility crisis after contradicting his campaign promises on military intervention. Appearing on MS NOW…...
'Head unbowed': Trump buried for showing 'total disrespect' at service for fallen soldiers
14+ hour, 21+ min ago (195+ words) Donald Trump came under fire on Saturday for his behavior during a solemn moment in which six fallen soldiers killed in the president's onslaught against Iran were honored. The president was seen during the event standing upright while others bowed…...
Leaked classified report undercut Trump's Iran plans a week before he started war: WaPo
14+ hour, 22+ min ago (178+ words) Three members of the Donald Trump administration have confirmed to the Washington Post that a classified document created by the National Intelligence Council poured cold water on the president's hopes about regime change in Iran following his war launch.According…...
This Trump ghoul's original sin wasn't shooting her dog
14+ hour, 57+ min ago (874+ words) Kristi Noem will no longer be the face of the Department of Homeland Security, labeling peaceful citizens defending liberty as "domestic terrorists." President Donald Trump is appointing her to a new position, of "special envoy in the Western Hemisphere." Wherever…...
'We will see if he sticks with her now': Noem relative hints at possible marital split
14+ hour, 58+ min ago (333+ words) Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem may be out of her high-profile Donald Trump administration job, but she is still the subject of tabloid fodder with a member of her husband's side of the family suggesting her post-DHS…...
Trump rejects longtime ally's wartime gesture: 'We don't need them any longer"
15+ hour, 6+ min ago (166+ words) Donald Trump on Saturday publicly rejected a longtime U.S. ally's purported offer to send military support to the Middle East. The BBC over the weekend reported that "one of the UK's two aircraft carriers has been placed on advanced readiness to…...
Congress has stopped presidents from waging wars — so it can stop Trump now
15+ hour, 17+ min ago (993+ words) By Sarah Burns, Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology. Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, not the president. But most modern presidents and their legal counsel have asserted that Article 2 allows the…...