Politics

It turns out that the Trump campaign lawyer who was in line to be the new Inspector General of the Department of the Interior after Ryan Zinke fired the old one in the midst of more than a dozen ongoing investigations into his actions had not shown up for work in two months. And she just quit the federal government entirely after being proposed for the position only two days … [Read more...] about New Appointee for Interior Secretary IG Quits After No-Showing for Two Months

Despite Mexican efforts to stop them at the border, about 2,000 Central American migrants swam or rafted across a river separating that country from Guatemala, re-formed their mass caravan in Mexico and vowed to resume their journey toward the United States. The migrants, who said they gave up trying to enter Mexico legally because the asylum application process was too slow, … [Read more...] about Migrant Caravan Re-forms in Mexico, Members Vow to Reach US

The European Union says the emerging details of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death are "deeply troubling" and that a "continued thorough, credible and transparent investigation" is needed. Saudi authorities have said Khashoggi died in a "brawl" with Saudi officials at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, the latest in a series of conflicting explanations for his … [Read more...] about Europe, US Push for More Details in Khashoggi Slaying

The sheer chutzpah of Donald Trump is truly astonishing. In the wake of his own followers threatening to murder journalists and the killing of a Saudi journalist who lived in the U.S., he goes to a campaign rally in Montana and praises Rep. Greg Gianforte, who pleaded guilty to beating up a reporter who dared to ask him a question during the 2016 election.The remarks from Trump … [Read more...] about Trump Praises Congressman Who Beat Up a Journalist

President Donald Trump says he will pull United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia. Trump says Moscow has violated the agreement, but provided no details. The 1987 pact helps protect the security of the U.S. and its allies in Europe and the Far East. It prohibits the United States and Russia from possessing, producing or test-flying a … [Read more...] about Trump Says US Will Pull Out of Intermediate-Range Nuke Pact