U.S. is closer to nuclear war with North Korea than ever before, retired Adm. Mike Mullen says

The United States is closer to nuclear war with North Korea than ever before, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday. “We’re actually closer, in my view, to a nuclear war with North Korea and in … Read More

Fox News First: Trump rails against North Korea and China

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President Trump railed against “nuclear menace” North Korea and fumed at the reports China illegally delivered oil to the Hermit Kingdom, exclaiming “That wasn’t my deal!” during a wide-ranging interview Thursday with an outlet he’s long derided. During an impromptu … Read More

President Trump Mocks Global Warming Fears Because of Frigid Forecasts Across the U.S.

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President Donald Trump used the latest forecasts across the country to reject the notion of climate change due to frigid temperatures expected through the New Year. “In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s Eve on record,” the … Read More

White House, State Department condemn Iranian response to protests

  “There are many reports of peaceful protests by Iranian citizens fed up with the regime’s corruption and its squandering of the nation’s wealth to fund terrorism abroad,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement. | … Read More

United Nations cuts budget by USD 286 million; US claims credit

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The UN has approved a USD 286 million cut in its annual budget for the next year, a five per cent “historic reduction in spending” that the US said it had negotiated. The General Assembly on Sunday approved the regular … Read More

Analysis: U.S. cuts funds for UN after ‘null and void’ vote

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Credit: AP ‘TAKING NAMES’: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, above, yesterday hailed the decision to slash the U.N. budget by $285 million days after the U.N. General Assembly voted in favor of a nonbinding resolution declaring President … Read More

E.P.A. Officials, Disheartened by Agency’s Direction, Are Leaving in Droves

Ronnie B. Levin spent 37 years at the E.P.A. working on lead exposure. She retired in November after what she described as months of low morale at the agency. CreditKayana Szymczak for The New York Times This article was written through … Read More

In Signing Sweeping Tax Bill, Trump Questions Whether He Is Getting Enough Credit

WASHINGTON — President Trump signed the most consequential tax legislation in three decades on Friday, even as he complained that he has not been given credit for his administration’s accomplishments during a turbulent first year. Mr. Trump decided against doing … Read More

Man planned Christmas attack on San Francisco’s Pier 39, was inspired by Islamic State, FBI says

Several months ago, the FBI became interested in the Facebook account of Everitt Aaron Jameson, a 26-year-old Modesto tow truck driver and former Marine. Acting on tips from an informant, authorities said they saw that Jameson liked and loved pro-Islamic … Read More

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