Trump issues stark warning to Iran after reports country is considering plot to assassinate US ambassador

Officials have been reportedly aware of threats against the ambassador since the spring. President Trump took to Twitter late Monday to issue a stern warning to Iran that an assassination attempt or attack against the U.S. in retaliation of the airstrike … Read More

More than a dozen police chiefs faced backlash – and left – after George Floyd’s death. Here’s a list.

U. Reneé Hall, the first Black woman to lead the Dallas police force, on Tuesday became the latest police chief to resign amid protests that have swept the country since the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died … Read More

MSNBC’s Ali Velshi says situation not ‘generally speaking unruly’ while standing outside burning building

An MSNBC journalist attempted to explain that the violence that erupted in Minneapolis on Thursday night was “mostly a protest” despite a building burning right behind him.  Ali Velshi was reporting live from the Twin Cities amid the uproar following the death … Read More

Talking Heads Finally Accept Reality of Riots — Only to Pin Blame on White Nationalists and Russians

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Rioters make a barricade in Portland, Ore., August 23, 2020. (Terray Sylvester/Reuters) Others have continued to argue it doesn’t exist or has been blown out of proportion. After months of daily unrest and violent crime surges in major American cities, some … Read More

Pelosi on wildfires in California and West: ‘Mother Earth is angry’

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“The climate crisis is real and has an impact,” the San Francisco Democrat says. There’s a message in the raging wildfires that have scorched her home state of California as well as neighboring states, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “Mother Earth is angry,” the … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 11 September 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, It’s a day we’ll never forget.  But at least we had an identifiable enemy to track down.  Nineteen years ago we got a mighty serious wake-up call.  We had no choice but to come to grips with … Read More

Donald Trump Has Made the U.S. Military Stronger

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Even for those of us who don’t care much for the president’s overall foreign policy, it must be acknowledged that the Trump defense buildup, with bipartisan backing in Congress, is achieving some clear good. For Fiscal Year 2021, President Trump … Read More

John Bolton reacts to report claiming Trump called fallen soldiers ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’

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MARTHA MACCALLUM, FOX NEWS HOST: Hey there Mike. We look forward to seeing you tonight at 11:00. Good to see you on this Labor Day evening. So good evening everybody. Happy Labor Day and welcome to the real kick off … Read More

Trump’s Supreme Court list: President reveals names of 20 more people he’d consider nominating

The list included sitting GOP senators Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton and Josh Hawley. President Trump on Wednesday announced a list of 20 more people he would consider nominating to the Supreme Court, including three sitting Republican senators. Speaking from the Diplomatic Reception room … Read More

New York business leaders warn de Blasio of risk posed by city’s perceived decline

The pandemic has devastated the city’s economy, executives tell mayor. Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a May media availability at City Hall. MICHAEL APPLETON/MAYORAL PHOTOGRAPHY OFFICE More than 160 business leaders, including executives at Citigroup Inc. US:C, Mastercard Inc. US:MA and Nasdaq Inc. US:NDAQ, have … Read More

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