Marco Rubio: Response to Hurricane Maria slowed because Puerto Rico distribution infrastructure destroyed

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said the federal government’s response to the devastation in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria was slow because the typical method of responding to natural disasters was itself a casualty of the storm. “They responded to … Read More

Khalifa Haftar is a Libyan warlord and an American problem

“take no prisoners….show no mercy….strangle them….cut off the air… allow them no medicine”. These are not the words of some crazed warlord from the middle ages. These are the words of a present-day Libyan warlord conducting one of the dirtiest … Read More

U.S. in Direct Communication With North Korea, Says Tillerson

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Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson arrived for a meeting with the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, in Beijing on Saturday. CreditPool photo by Andy Wong BEIJING — The Trump administration acknowledged on Saturday for the first time that it was … Read More

Trump: U.S.‘Totally Prepared’ for ‘Devastating’ Action Against N. Korea

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The U.S. is “totally prepared” for “devastating” military action against North Korea should that be necessary, President Donald Trump declared Tuesday, further ratcheting up tensions between the two nations. “If we take that option, it will be devastating,” Trump said … Read More

North Korea says it may test hydrogen bomb over Pacific Ocean

(Photo: Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images) North Korea threatened early Friday to detonate a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean in what the nation called the “highest level of hardline countermeasure in history.” The threat followed news that President Trump’s administration … Read More

Iran nuclear deal: US ‘sunset clause’ concern remains – Tillerson

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Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionAll seven countries which negotiated the nuclear deal were at the talks US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said Washington continues to have “significant issues” with the Iran nuclear deal, after his first talks with his Iranian … Read More

At UN, Trump threatens ‘total destruction’ of North Korea

UNITED NATIONS — President Trump, in a combative debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly, threatened the “total destruction’” of North Korea if it does not abandon its drive toward nuclear weapons. Trump, who has ramped up his rhetoric throughout … Read More

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