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President Trump campaigned for Sen. Luther Strange (R-Ala.) in his Republican primary fight. Strange lost this week against Roy Moore, a former Alabama chief justice. Trump tweeted congratulations to Moore but on Tuesday night, erased several tweets supportive of strange, including one from Tuesday morning that said Strange “has been shooting up in the Alabama […]
President Donald Trump said today that his weekend tirade against athletes who kneel for the national anthem “has nothing to do with race.” He went on to say, “It’s about respect for our Country, Flag, and National Anthem.” More than 200 players knelt or sat during the national anthem in solidarity against Trump, who on […]
After a report in The Washington Post that North Korea has the ability to create a nuclear warhead small enough to fit in a missile, President Trump issued a stern warning, telling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to go light on the threats or else “they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never […]
The Trump administration is investigating and suing colleges who have used affirmative action to discriminate against white applicants. Ironically, affirmative action, sets policy for places like schools and employers to give minorities and women equal opportunity placement, and was implemented in the 1960’s to balance out discriminatory practices against these groups. Supporters say it’s a long overdue overhaul, […]
President Trump announced on Twitter this morning that he intends to nominate Christopher A. Wray as director of the FBI. The decision comes one day before former FBI director James Comey is set to testify in a hearing before the Senate on whether the president pressured him to end investigation into the administration’s ties to […]
President Donald Trump abruptly fired embattled FBI Director James Comey yesterday, citing the handling of the investigation into the private email server Hillary Clinton used when she was secretary of state as the reason. Comey is heading up the investigation into whether the Trump administration colluded with Russia in interferance of last year’s election. Democrats are demanding […]
American history is changing right before our eyes with Donald Trump as head of state. On Thursday, the House Republicans passed a revised version of the American Health Care Act, which will affect the lives of many Americans. According to ABC News, the bill passed the House in a narrow 217-213 vote with all Democrats […]
The US fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles on a Syrian air base last night, in effort to destroy equipment and send a message that use of chemical weapons is not ok. This attack was on the same air base from which a chemical weapons attack was reportedly launched on civilians earlier this week. More than 80 people […]
In an interview with Fox and Friends yesterday, President Trump blamed former President Obama for the leak of classified information from the White House and for many of the protests against his executive order on immigration. Trump said, “I think that President Obama’s behind it because his people are certainly behind it.” He added, “Some of […]
Muhammad Ali Jr. was reportedly detained and questioned about his religion at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport earlier this month.
Sixteen-year-old Jackie Evancho, the young singer who performed at President Trump’s inauguration in January has tweeted the president requesting a meeting. Evancho has shared her disappointment at the commander-in-chief’s plans to roll back transgender student protections. Evancho has a transgender sister, and wants to meet with the president to share her sister’s experience.
The Trump administration has been in constant combat with “the media” beginning with the campaign. Post-election, Trump himself has tweeted his disapproval of particular networks and shows, but it appears the media is fighting back. MSNBC’s Morning Joe has announced that it will no longer allow counselor to the President, Kellyanne Conway, to appear on its […]
