Trump officials sound alarm on Russian meddling, vow to fight back: Democracy ‘in the crosshairs’

Top Trump administration officials warned Thursday that Russia is posing a sustained threat to American elections with its influence operations, saying “democracy itself is in the crosshairs.” Top national security and intelligence officials sounded the alarm during a high-powered White … Read More

Trump urges Attorney General Sessions to end Russia probe

President Trump called Wednesday for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation “right now,” alleging bias on the investigative team and complaining about the trial of his former campaign chairman. “This is a terrible situation … Read More

‘The map is different now’: Trump blows the 2020 race wide open

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The next presidential campaign is going to be fought on unfamiliar battlegrounds. For years, presidential campaigns followed relatively predictable lines of trench warfare, with the outcome decided in a handful of battleground states. But the era of the hardened electoral … Read More

Trump offers to meet with Iranian President Rouhani, without preconditions

President Trump said Monday he would be willing to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with “no preconditions,” on the heels of a fiery exchange of threats earlier this month. “I would certainly meet with Iran if they wanted to … Read More

US–EU Trade Deal Welcomed by German Leaders

The result was well above expectations, Germany’s Foreign Minister Maas says. President Donald Trump meets with the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on July 25, 2018. (Samira Bouaou/The … Read More

Trump Threatens Democrats With Government Shutdown Over Border Security

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump leave the White House en route to Bedminster, N.J., on July 27, 2018. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times) President Donald Trump threatened on July 29 to shut down the government unless Democrats in Congress … Read More

Facebook’s $100 billion-plus rout is the biggest loss in stock market history

Facebook on Thursday posted the largest one-day loss in market value by any company in U.S. stock market history after releasing a disastrous quarterly report. The social media giant’s market capitalization plummeted by $119 billion to $510 billion as its stock … Read More

U.S. touts EU trade truce, attention now turns to China

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States signaled on Thursday it is set to push ahead on trade talks with Canada and Mexico after agreeing to suspend hostilities over tariffs with Europe in a fragile deal that may clear the way … Read More

Trump and top European leader agree to work toward zero tariffs

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Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed to work toward eliminating tariffs and barriers on trade, reducing tensions for now in a brewing trade war. It was essentially a deal to make … Read More

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