White House, in fiery letter, declares Trump won’t participate in House Judiciary impeachment hearing

The White House announced in a fiery letter Sunday night that President Trump and his lawyers won’t participate in the House Judiciary Committee’s first impeachment hearing scheduled for Wednesday — even accusing the panel’s Democratic chairman, Jerry Nadler, of “purposely” scheduling the proceedings when Trump … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 29 November 2019

posted in: News, Weekly Update

Greeting from Tyler There are any number of subjects that would have been appropriate.  You’ve undoubtedly heard about the stabbings on London Bridge today, an apparent terrorist attack.  What did they expect when they imported millions of Muslims weaned on … Read More

Trump administration to cut its financial contribution to NATO

posted in: European Union, News

Washington (CNN)The Trump administration has moved to substantially cut its contribution to NATO’s collective budget according to several US and NATO officials, a symbolic move that comes as many continue to question President Donald Trump‘s commitment to the transatlantic alliance as … Read More

Mexico reacts to Trump’s vow to mark Mexican drug cartels as terrorists

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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and President Donald Trump. Photos: Pedro Pardo/AFP and Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico’s foreign secretary, said Wednesday that he is in contact with the U.S. government following President Trump’s announced plans to designate Mexican drug … Read More

Trump signs bills in support of Hong Kong; China furious

posted in: Far East, News

BEIJING (AP) – China reacted furiously to President Donald Trump´s signing of two bills on Hong Kong human rights and said the U.S. will bear the unspecified consequences. A foreign ministry statement Thursday repeated heated condemnations of the laws and … Read More

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