Omnibus spending bill: A score for the swamp?
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Trump Signs Spending Bill, Reversing Veto Threat and Avoiding Government Shutdown
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WASHINGTON — President Trump, hours after threatening to veto a $1.3 trillion spending bill and throwing the capital into turmoil, signed it into law on Friday, yielding to advisers and Republican leaders who urged him against manufacturing a government shutdown … Read More
Read China’s furious response to Donald Trump’s US $60 billion tariffs – in full
‘If a trade war were initiated by the US, China would fight to the end to defend its own legitimate interests with all necessary measures’ The following is the full text of China’s response to US President Donald Trump’s plan … Read More
Trump Admin Warns Palestinian Leadership It’s Skating on Thin Ice
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Washington’s patience for the Palestinian Authority leadership is nearly spent. Ever since President Donald Trump came to the White House, US-Palestinian relations have been tense, to say the least. Trump’s overt affinity for Israel, and his unwillingness to tolerate the … Read More
South Korean President Moon’s Gamble for Peace With North Korea Has Paid Off
But the diplomatic process will be managed by US and Korean spy agencies. South Korean President Moon Jae-in is greeted by his supporters in Goyang, May 4, 2017. (AP Photo / Lee Jin-man) On May 7, 2017, two days before Moon … Read More
World War 3 THREAT: China WILL fight ‘bloody’ WAR if Taiwan becomes ‘independent’
CHINA’S president Xi has made a terrifying threat that he is will to start World War 3 if anyone attempts to “split” the country during a nationalist speech on Tuesday, it has been reported. The Chinese despot said his country … Read More
Germany, China to work on steel overcapacity via G20
Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping about steel overcapacity and the US threat of tariffs. They are to work on solutions through the G20 group of industrialized nations. During a phone call on Saturday German Chancellor … Read More
Trump’s opioid plan to take three-pronged approach, including death penalty for high-volume drug dealers
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(CNN)President Donald Trump will roll out new plans to tackle the country’s opioid epidemic on Monday in New Hampshire, the White House said Sunday. The plan will include stiffer penalties for high-intensity drug traffickers, including the death penalty for some … Read More
China Says North Korean Foreign Minister on His Way to Sweden
FILE PHOTO: North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho walks to speak to the media outside the Millennium hotel New York, U.S., September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonREUTERS BEIJING (REUTERS) – North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho is on his way … Read More