Tillerson Walks Back Precondition Offer To N.Korea At UN Security Council
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson changed course on North Korea today, walking back an offer to meet representatives of the reclusive state with no preconditions. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council on Friday, Rex Tillerson warned that “North Korea must earn its way back to the table” before the US was willing […]
FCC Votes to Kill Net Neutrality Regulations
In a 3-2 party-line vote on Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality regulations established during the Obama administration. Telecom companies long sought the move by Republican commissioners and faced fierce opposition from leading internet and technology companies. The regulations were prevalent among the public, 83% of whom supported keeping the rules in place. […]
Democrat Doug Jones Wins Alabama Special Election
In one of the most high profile contests since the 2016 Presidential election, voters in Alabama went to the polls on Tuesday in a special election to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ former Senate seat. The race between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones dominated headlines in the weeks leading up to the election […]
Theresa May Struck A Historic Brexit Divorce Deal
Britain and the European Union struck a divorce deal on Friday, paving the way for arduous trade discussions. The move will ease the immediate pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May, boosting hopes of an orderly Brexit. May scurried to Brussels before dawn to seal European Commission agreement that “sufficient progress” had been made to begin […]
Trump declares Jerusalem Israeli capital, obliterating US policy
President Donald Trump shattered decades of unwavering U.S. neutrality on Jerusalem Wednesday, declaring the sorely divided holy city as Israeli’s capital. Palestinians cried out in frustration saying he had destroyed already-fragile Mideast hopes for peace. Defying dire, worldwide warnings, Trump insisted that after repeated peace failures it was past time for a new approach, starting […]
U.S Supreme Court Upheld The Third Version Of Trump Travel Ban
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the third version of the Trump administration’s travel ban to go into effect. The ruling will enable full enforcement travel ban to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries. The court’s brief unsigned orders urged appeals courts to move swiftly to determine whether the latest ban […]
Yemen rebels kill Saleh, chaos ensues
Yemeni rebels killed their erstwhile ally Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country’s former president and strongman, as their forces battled for control of the capital, Sanaa, officials said. The collapse of their alliance throws Yemen’s nearly 3-year-old civil war into unpredictable new chaos. The circumstances of Saleh’s death were unclear, but Houthi officials said their forces […]
Week In Review: Trump And Senate Republicans Finally Notches Tax Bill
Senate Passes Republican Tax Overhaul Bill During the early morning hours Saturday, Senators voted 51-49 to approve the most sweeping tax rewrite in decades. The overhaul will touch almost every inch of the United States economy, affecting families, small business owners, and multinational corporations, with the most significant benefits flowing to the highest-earning Americans. The […]
Flynn pleads guilty, Russian probe reaches new depths
Retired General Michael T. Flynn, who campaigned alongside Donald J. Trump in his quest for the presidency and then served as his first national security advisor, pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI about reaching out to Russians on Trump’s behalf. Flynn also eluded to members of the president’s inner circle being intimately involved […]
War Crimes Convict Dies After Taking ‘Poison’ In U.N. Court
Slobodan Praljak, a former Bosnian Croat military commander, swallowed what he claimed was poison in a U.N. war crimes courtroom at the Hague on Wednesday. He died shortly after losing an appeal against his 20-year prison sentence. The footage of the apparent courtroom suicide, which was broadcast on a video feed showed the 72-year-old drinking […]