Trump Softens Rhetoric After Taunting Russia On Syria Missile Strike
In a tweet early Wednesday morning President Donald Trump taunted Russia. Trump tweeted, “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and “smart!” You shouldn’t be partners with Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!” Just an hour […]
Central American Asylum seekers to be met by U.S. National Guard at border
Days after President Donald Trump said he wanted to send National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border to help federal officials fight illegal immigration and drug trafficking, 400 Texas and Arizona Guard members have been deployed. The participants who refer to their movement as a “peregrinos” the Spanish word for pilgrimage are part of an […]
China Xi Pledges To Lower Tariffs As Trump Takes Victory Lapse On Twitter
China’s President Xi Jinping announced moves yesterday to open up China to foreign investment and free trade. Xi delivered his comments at the Boao Forum for Asia. Xi promised to expand imports and lower tariffs on automobiles. Xi said, “This year we will significantly lower the import tariffs for vehicles and also reduce import tariffs […]
At Least 48 Killed In Syrian Chemical Attack
Horrific scenes splashed across global media outlets as images released from government activists and doctors show the aftermath of the Syrian gas attack that occurred in the rebel-controlled suburb of Douma, east of Damascus on Saturday. The White Helmets, a group of rescue volunteer, said at least 48 people had been killed and about 500 […]
Week in Review: Troops sent to the border as Trump ends “Catch and Release”
As promised President Donald Trump has changed U.S immigration policy by ending Catch and Release, a program that enabled detention officials to release illegal immigrants pending their court hearing. This policy is just one of many of Trump’s proposed plans for reforming the country’s immigration system and, cutting down on illegal immigration specifically, illegal […]
50 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, his legacy lives on
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was undoubtedly one of the world’s most polarizing figures but his violent murder on April 4, 1968, in a hotel room in Memphis, TN requires a reflection of his death and a glimpse at the racial inequalities still plaguing America today. Long before becoming activist for civil rights and racial […]
Israel: Natanyahu cancels Asylum seekers UN deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed out of a deal he made with the United Nations to send thousands of African asylum seekers to other countries Tuesday after announcing its inception Monday. Netanyahu said on his Facebook page he had made the decision after speaking with African settlers who would be displaced to Western nations. […]
Week In Review: Israeli army uses deadly force in Land Day protest
17 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces on Friday, prompting a national day of mourning. The deceased were killed during a major demonstration for the 42nd anniversary of Land Day, an annual commemoration of the Israeli government’s announcement to expropriate contested land and of the subsequent killings of six-unarmed Palestinian demonstrators by Israeli forces. According […]
Tension Rises Between US And Russia As Both Countries Expel Diplomats
President Trump ordered the expulsion of sixty Russian diplomats over the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain. This was the largest expulsion of Russian officials in American history. The action will close the Russian embassy in Seattle, ordered because of Seattle’s geographic closeness to a US Naval Base. This action […]
Trump Freezes Syria Aid Funds, Says US Will Withdraw
President Trump freezes more than $200 million in recovery funds for Syria and announced that US troops would be leaving the war-torn nation very soon. Speaking from the podium Thursday at an infrastructure event in Ohio the President said, “We spent…and I was against it from the beginning…they try and say…well maybe not….I was against […]