Arizona Republicans Push Bill Permitting Private Border Wall Construction

More than a dozen Arizona House Republicans introduced a bill on Thursday that would allow private entities to build walls along the U.S.-Mexico border without obtaining the requisite construction permits. The proposal follows a June pledge from State Representative Warren … Read More

Hungary is a threat to international order. The US must act — Now

posted in: European Union, News

When I addressed Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, I did not go so far as the late, great, John McCain, who once described Orbán as “a neofascist in bed with Putin.” However, … Read More

Steve Bannon on ‘60 Minutes’: Mainstream Media Trying to ‘Destroy’ Donald Trump

posted in: Breaking News, News

Courtesy CBS WASHINGTON, D.C. — Steve Bannon, in his first major interview since stepping down as Donald Trump’s chief strategist, lashed out at the mainstream media, saying it’s trying to destroy Trump, and defended the president’s use of Twitter as a necessary … Read More

Trump aide Hope Hicks declines to answer some questions in Russia probe

posted in: News, Russia

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s longtime aide Hope Hicks is declining to answer questions about her time in the White House in a closed-door interview Tuesday with the House intelligence committee. The panel is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 … Read More