President Donald Trump‘s son Eric doesn’t believe the government shutdown is all that bad. In fact, he views it in a positive light because he believes it paints the “absolutely terrified” Democrats in a negative light. “Honestly, I think it’s a good thing for us, because people see through it,” […]
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Jordan urges Pence to ‘rebuild trust’ after Jerusalem pivot
Jordan’s king appealed Sunday to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to “rebuild trust and confidence” in the possibility of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, following fallout from the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Pence, in turn, tried to reassure the monarch that the Trump […]
Upper Midwest and central Plains bracing for heavy snow, Northeast thaws out
A winter storm is beginning to intensify and snow is expected to expand into parts of the central and northern Plains on Sunday morning. Another round of blizzard warnings were issued by the National Weather Service Sunday morning. The blizzard warnings now stretch from eastern Colorado to southern Minnesota, including […]
Kabul hotel siege leaves 6 civilians, 5 gunmen dead; Taliban claims responsibility
At least six civilians and five gunmen are dead following an 11-hour siege Saturday of the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, according to the country’s interior ministry. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The terror group’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the insurgents initially planned to attack the […]
ANALYSIS: 7 of some of the most glaring inaccuracies of Trump’s first year
“All I know is what I read on the internet.” Candidate Donald Trump, Sunday, March 13, 2016. President Donald Trump has kept media fact checkers working overtime during his first year in office. Both the Washington Post and New York Times have kept running tallies of the misinformation coming from […]
POLL: Amid record low one-year approval, half question Trump’s mental stability
A year in the presidential spotlight hasn’t been kind to President Donald Trump: His approval rating is the lowest in modern polling for a president at this point, with deep deficits on policy and personal matters alike. Strikingly, the public divides evenly on whether or not he’s mentally stable. That […]
Trump campaign ad says Dems ‘complicit’ in murders by undocumented immigrants
The Trump campaign came out with an explosive new campaign ad Saturday night that implies the Democrats could have blood on their hands because of the shutdown — arguing they will be “complicit in every murder committed by illegal immigrants.” The ad was posted to Donald Trump’s campaign website and […]
ANALYSIS: Trump’s rough 1st year is where similarity to Lincoln ends
It often looked like Abraham Lincoln wouldn’t survive his first year as president. The mere fact of his election so infuriated seven southern states that they seceded from the Union before he was sworn into office. Rumors of an assassination plot caused him to sneak ignominiously into Washington for his […]
Head of popular girl band leads N. Korean team to S. Korea
The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea on Sunday to check preparations for rare performances by an art troupe she also leads during next month’s Winter Olympics. Appearing live on South Korean television, Hyon Song Wol didn’t speak when […]
WATCH: Statue of Liberty closed due to shutdown
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