1N. Korea warns US-S. Korea drills will affect nuclear talksTuesday, July 16, 2019

North Korea on Tuesday said looming US-South Korea military drills could impact the proposed resumption of nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington, and hinted that it could reconsider its moratorium on nuclear testing. It was the first statement from Pyongyang on the talks since US President Donald Trump and North... Read More

2'Flat racist' tweets: In Iowa, Biden says Trump should 'go home'Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Former Vice President Joe Biden said President Donald Trump should "go home" after he penned a series of "flat racist" tweets against four minority Democratic congresswomen. "As recently as the way he spoke about four members of Congress, women members of Congress. No matter what you think of their politics. He talked... Read More

3Republicans ready to dive off a cliff on ObamacareMonday, July 15, 2019

Republicans have no real plan to establish a new health care system if the courts strike down the Affordable Care Act before the 2020 election. But plenty of them are rooting for its demise anyway — even if it means plunging the GOP into a debate that splits the party and leaves them politically vulnerable. After a decade... Read More

4Hillary Clinton responds to Trump tweets telling Dem lawmakers to 'go back' to their countriesMonday, July 15, 2019

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday hit back at President Trump after he tweeted that a group of progressive Democrats should "go back" to their home countries. "They're from America, and you're right about one thing: Currently their government is a complete and total catastrophe," Clinton tweeted. Trump... Read More

5Trump Campaign Staffer Claims 'Twitter Is Lying,' Says President Never Tweeted 'Go Back' To House DemocratsMonday, July 15, 2019

A Trump 2020 campaign director claimed the president did not tell several U.S.-born Democratic congresswomen to "go back" to their native countries — by re-sharing the exact tweet in which the president wrote those very words. Matt Wolking ,Deputy Director of Communications at Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., claimed... Read More

6UK ambassador to the US resigns after leaked emails fiascoWednesday, July 10, 2019

The U.K's Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch has resigned following the leak of secret cables in which he described the Trump's administration as "uniquely dysfunctional" and "inept." Extracts of the leaked cables were published by a U.K. newspaper on Sunday, prompting a row with the U.S. over Darroch's comments about... Read More

7Migrant kids in Arizona report sex assault, retaliation from U.S. border agentsWednesday, July 10, 2019

The poor treatment of migrant children at the hands of U.S. border agents in recent months extends beyond Texas to include allegations of sexual assault and retaliation for protests, according to dozens of accounts by children held in Arizona collected by government case managers and obtained by NBC News. A 16-year-old... Read More

8China calls on U.S. to withdraw arms sale to TaiwanTuesday, July 9, 2019

China's foreign ministry called on the United States on Tuesday to withdraw a potential $2.2 billion arms sales to Taiwan, saying it strongly opposes the action. The U.S. State Department approved the possible sale to Taiwan of M1A2T Abrams tanks, Stinger missiles and related equipment on Monday.Read More

9Pelosi calls for Acosta to step down over Epstein plea deal, hits TrumpTuesday, July 9, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi late Monday called on Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to step down for what she called an “unconscionable agreement” with Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged earlier with sex trafficking in New York City federal court. Acosta, who was a U.S. attorney in Miami back in 2008, helped Epstein... Read More

10Spokesman: Bill Clinton 'knows nothing' about 'terrible crimes' alleged against EpsteinTuesday, July 9, 2019

A spokesman for former President Bill Clinton said Monday that Clinton "knows nothing" about Jeffrey Epstein's alleged crimes after the billionaire financier pleaded not guilty to sex-trafficking charges in Manhattan federal court. "President Clinton knows nothing about the terrible crimes Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty... Read More