Wall St. Journal: Trump’s Cracked Afghan History

“His falsehoods about allies and the Soviets reach a new low.”

President Donald Trump addresses the press in the White House briefing room in Washington, D.C., Jan. 3.  PHOTO: NICHOLAS KAMM/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES President Trump’s remarks on Afghanistan at his Cabinet meeting Wednesday were a notable event. They will be criticized heavily,...

Should American businesses be allowed to hire illegal immigrants?

Should American businesses be allowed to hire illegal immigrants? Trump business empire shuns E-Verify, hires illegal immigrants Just five of the 565 companies in President Trump’s business empire are signed up to use E-Verify, the government’s best tool to weed illegal immigrants out of...

Trump says he could invoke emergency powers to build wall without Congress

““I can do it if I want. … We can call a national emergency because of the security of our country, absolutely,” ”

WASHINGTON — President Trump floated the possibility he could declare a “national emergency” in order to build a wall on the southern border during a freewheeling press conference at the White House on Friday. “I can do it if I want. … We can call a national emergency because of the...

(Stock Market): Trump advisor Kevin Hassett: 'Heck of a lot of US companies,' not just Apple, could see China troubles

“Trump advisor Kevin Hassett: 'Heck of a lot of US companies,' not just Apple, could see China troubles”

Trump Advisor Kevin Hassett (Photo Credit: Ashley Stringer) Hassett's remarks to reporters outside the White House Thursday, came as Apple shares were getting slammed after CEO Tim Cook acknowledged a slowdown in fiscal first-quarter sales, in an investor letter released late Wednesday....

Customer Assaults McDonald's Employee Over Straw

“ Taylor also kicked another employee in the stomach as he was escorted from the building”

Daniel Taylor was arrested at a McDonald’s in Saint Petersburg, Florida, on New Year’s Eve after reaching across a counter to assault an employee over an apparent issue with the chain’s straw policy.

Government shutdown to potentially cost millions

Nearly two weeks in and the partial government shutdown shows no signs of ending. This is the third shutdown of the government this year  under President Trump – and the 21st since modern congressional budgeting began in 1976. That’s more than the previous three presidents had under their...

Mitt Romney: The president shapes the public character of the nation. Trump’s character falls short

“It is not that all of the president’s policies have been misguided . . . but policies and appointments are only a part of a presidency.”

Mitt Romney, a Republican from Utah and the party’s 2012 nominee for president, will be sworn into the U.S. Senate on Thursday. By Mitt Romney  January 1 at 8:00 PM The Trump presidency made a deep descent in December. The departures of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and White House...

STOCK MARKET: U.S. Stock Futures Plummet After Weak China Data

“U.S. stock-index futures extended declines after a gauge for manufacturing output in China fell into contraction territory . . . ”

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures extended declines after a gauge for manufacturing output in China fell into contraction territory for the first time since May 2017, fueling global growth concerns. A fourth quarter sell-off in American equities sent the benchmark to the brink of a bear...

Trump: "Our Southern Border is now Secure!"

“Our Southern Border is now Secure and will remain that way.......”

Trump: Our Southern border is now secure! (LINK)

How to pay for the border wall?

“You can't get Mexico to pay for the wall? Of course you can!”