US pulls out of Reagan-era arms treaty

A historic arms-control treaty signed three decades ago by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was scrapped after President Trump decided to withdraw Friday. The move to scrap the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty comes amid the administration’s assessment that Russia was in “material … Read More

Detroit debate: Liberal 2020 Dems forced on defense over ‘Medicare-for-all,’ immigration

DETROIT – It was a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party on stage in the Motor City. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — the presidential primary field’s liberal standard-bearers — were pulled into what was essentially a two-and-a-half-hour fight with their more … Read More

The 99% Get a Bigger Raise

New data show much faster growth in wages and incomes. An assembly line worker packages items from an online order to be shipped out of a Target store in Edison, N.J., Nov. 16, 2018. PHOTO: JULIO CORTEZ/ASSOCIATED PRESS Political discourse nowadays is … Read More

Senate bows to Trump vetoes, allows Saudi arms sales

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President Donald Trump welcomes first responders before signing H.R. 1327, an act ensuring that a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money, in the Rose Garden of the White House.  Monday, July 29, … Read More

Chris Wallace: Robert Mueller hearing has been a ‘disaster’ for Democrats

“Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace said former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’sHouse hearing has turned into a “disaster” for Democrats and for the former FBI director’s reputation. Responding after the first few hours of the hearing before the House Judiciary Committee hearing, Wallace … Read More

Mueller flustered, asking lawmakers to repeat questions at tense hearing

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller was frequently tripped up and forced to ask lawmakers to repeat their questions during his rapid-fire questioning on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, though he reportedly prepared at length for the hearings. At one point, he even said he wasn’t … Read More

Republicans confront Mueller with allegations of double standard in Russia probe

Congressional Republicans accused former Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday of operating under a double standard in his Russia investigation, alleging during a heated Hill hearing that Mueller threw the book at Trump associates while ignoring wrongdoing by others. Republicans, for years, have … Read More

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