McCain: Trump scandals reaching 'Watergate size and scale'
Arizona Sen. John McCainJohn McCainGOP nears total exasperation with Trump McCain: Trump scandals reaching 'Watergate size and scale' Overnight Defense: Trump reportedly asked Comey to end Flynn probe | McMaster says Trump didn't know intel source | Why the Navy is dropping 'goddamned steam' catapults MORE (R) reportedly said Tuesday that scandals within President Trump's administration are reaching a "Watergate size and scale." McCain made the statement at a International Republican Institute d..>> view originalWhy does North Korea hate the United States? Let's go back to the Korean War.
North Korean soldiers take part in a military parade. (Reuters) SEOUL — Any day of the week, the North Korean propaganda machine can be relied upon to spew out anti-American vitriol using some formulation of “imperialist” and “aggressor” and “hostile.” The Kim family has kept a tight grip on North Korea for some seven decades by perpetuating the idea that the Americans are out to get them. From the earliest age, North Korean children are taught “cunning American wolves” — illustrated by fair..>> view originalErdogan's big meeting with Trump gets obscured by White House chaos
Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. During two separate photo ops at the White House on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waited silently while reporters barraged President Trump with questions about his sharing of top-secret intelligence with Russia's foreign minister and ambassador in Washington last week. Trump responded onl..>> view originalThailand Warns Facebook After Video Seems to Show King in Crop Top
“Its main tactic will be to refashion this law, already much abused, into an offensive weapon designed to eliminate all forms of political opposition,” he said. Takorn Tantasith, secretary general of Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, told reporters on Tuesday that 131 Facebook pages that were deemed to violate computer crimes or lèse-majesté laws had not yet been removed.He said that the government had obtained a court order to block 34 of the pages and was sti..>> view originalTrump vs. Comey: Who will America trust?
A theatrical showdown is now looming between the President with a hazy relationship with the truth and the FBI director he fired, whose finely tuned sense of his own integrity has often steered him into rocky political waters.The epic head-to-head was set up by stunning allegations that in February Trump pressured Comey to shut down the FBI's Russia probe that was, among other avenues of inquiry, investigating former national security adviser Michael Flynn.The coming confrontation between Comey ..>> view originalSouth Korea's Moon says 'high possibility' of conflict with North as missile crisis builds
SEOUL South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday there was a "high possibility" of conflict with North Korea, which is pressing ahead with nuclear and missile programs it says it needs to counter U.S. aggression.The comments came hours after the South, which hosts 28,500 U.S. troops, said it wanted to reopen a channel of dialogue with North Korea as Moon seeks a two-track policy, involving sanctions and dialogue, to try to rein in its neighbor.North Korea has made no secret of the fa..>> view originalJapanese Princess Mako set to marry 'Prince of the Sea'
The groom-to-be is a prince himself ... of sorts.The Imperial Household tells CNN plans are underway for the 25-year-old princess, granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, to become engaged to Kei Komuro, also 25, a law firm worker and graduate student who once starred in a tourism campaign as "Prince of the Sea."The couple met five years ago as students at the International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan's national broadcaster NHK reported.It was while in university that Komuro played the "Princ..>> view originalSuicide Bombers Storm TV Station in Afghanistan
Photo Soldiers in the Afghan Army capturing a suspected militant after an attack on a TV station in Jalalabad, in Afghanistan, on Wednesday. Witnesses reported multiple loud explosions and gunfire. Credit Ghulamullah Habibi/European Pressphoto Agency JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Suicide bombers stormed the state television offices in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, officials said, with heavy fighting underway and a large number of casualties feared.The of..>> view originalAP Explains: Trump disclosure a breach of trust, if not law
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump didn’t appear to break any law by sharing highly classified information with Russia, but that doesn’t make it any less problematic for America’s intelligence agencies and their overseas partners. Even as Trump’s national security adviser insisted the Oval Office disclosure to visiting Russian diplomats was “wholly appropriate” and routine, few people outside of the White House saw it that way. Especially troubling was that a foreign country provided the intel..>> view originalTrump Should Move US Embassy to Jerusalem
This weekend President Donald Trump departs on his first overseas trip, which will include visits to Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Vatican and Europe.Trump's Israel visit coincides with a very special day -- the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem under Jewish sovereignty after 2000 years. Many, including me, hope that President Trump will take this very special occasion to announce that he will fulfill his campaign promise and move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel's ..>> view original
Thursday, July 13, 2017
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