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The real reason trump is screwing over our best allies- (the Kurds
Via: Krishna • News & Politics • 111 Comments • 7 Likes • 7 years ago
“Why a Trump real estate deal is relevant to his decision to abandon the Kurds. (As told to Steve Bannon).”
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the June 2019 G-20 conference in Osaka, Japan. Presidential Press Service/Pool Photo via AP Late Sunday night, the Trump administration announced that US troops would be pulling back from their...
Mitch McConnell joins other Republicans in rebuking Trump’s Syria withdrawal
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““A precipitous withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria would only benefit Russia, Iran, and the Assad regime,” McConnell said in a statement Monday....”
Photo: Tom Brenner/Getty Images President Trump faced a swift torrent of Republican criticism Monday as lawmakers rebuked his plan to withdraw troops from northeast Syria, a move Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said would undermine U.S. national security and potentially bolster Islamic...
Earnings season: Wall St. expects first EPS decline in 3 years
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“Wall Street is expecting a 3% year-over-year decline in S&P 500 (^GSPC) earnings per share.”
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid It’s that time of year again. Earnings expectations for the third quarter, which unofficially kick off next week with reports from major banks like JPMorgan Chase...
Lindsey Graham accuses Donald Trump of telling a ‘lie’ about defeat of ISIS in Syria
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““The biggest lie being told by the administration is that ISIS has been defeated,” Graham declared Monday morning”
FILE -- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington (Gabriella Demczuk/The New York Times) U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is accusing President Donald Trump of misleading the American people. The South Carolina Republican wasn’t referring to Trump maintaining his...
North Korea: No more talks until US ends 'hostile policy'
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“North Korea said Sunday that it won't meet with the United States for more "sickening negotiations" unless it abandons its "hostile policy" against...”
North Korean negotiator Kim Miyong Gil reads statement outside the North Korean Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 (Kyodo News via AP) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Sunday that it won't meet with the United States for more "sickening negotiations" unless it...
Paris prosecutors: Police attack suspect adhered to 'radical vision of Islam'
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“The suspect had worked for the Paris police since 2003.”
Photo: Reuters C Hartmann The man suspected of a deadly knife attack at the police headquarters in Paris was in contact with conservative Islamic Salafists, the lead prosecutor has said. The suspect had worked for the Paris police since 2003. The assailant, a 45-year-old civilian computer...
Trump calls for Romney’s impeachment in Saturday Twitter storm
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Romney Family (Photo credit: Tu Vez SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump unleashed a storm of tweets Saturday against Sen. Mitt Romney, calling the Utah Republican names and ending his last missive with “#IMPEACHMITTROMNEY.” The stream of invective began at about 8 a.m. with the president...
Susan Collins (R-Maine): "Trump made 'big mistake' in asking China to probe Biden"
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“Collins is the third Republican senator to voice criticism of Trump for the ongoing Ukraine scandal at the heart of the House's impeachment...”
Sen. Susan Collins speaks during annual remembrance ceremonies on Saturday at firefighters memorial in Augusta, Maine. | Joe Phelan/The Kennebec Journal via AP Susan Collins on Saturday became the latest Republican senator to criticize President Donald Trump for calling on foreign countries...
Fox's Tucker Carlson says Trump's Ukraine call was inappropriate: 'There's no way to spin this"
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“"Donald Trump should not have been on the phone with a foreign head of state encouraging another country to investigate his political opponent, Joe...”
Carlson in 2018 (Photo: Wikipedia) In a sign that the right-wing media's relentless defense of President Donald Trump may be cracking, Fox News host Tucker Carlson published an op-ed with Daily Caller co-founder and publisher Neil Patel zinging Trump for his call with Ukraine's president....
How far will Dems go in reversing marijuana policy? Legalization, clemency — even reparations — are on the table.
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“Nixon aide John Ehrlichman later admitted that the policy was intended to target two of the White House’s enemies: the antiwar left and...”
Marijuana-- as American as Apple pie! THE PROBLEM Marijuana is a relatively safe drug used by millions of Americans that over the course of this decade has been made legal for recreational use in 11 states and the District of Columbia. The fact that possession and sale remain federal crimes...