D-Day ceremony spotlights Trump’s complicated military ties

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:56:04 +0000

D-Day ceremony spotlights Trump's complicated military ties

World leaders will gather in solemn assembly next week above the sandy beaches of Normandy to mark the 75th anniversary of the world-changing D-Day invasion of France.

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Trump downplays North Korean missile threat

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 04:25:20 +0000

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the Haneda International Airport Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, Pool)

In an apparent contradiction of his national security adviser, President Donald Trump on Sunday downplayed recent North Korean missile tests, tweeting from Tokyo that they’re not a concern for him — even though they are for Japan.

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Trump opens state visit, needles Japan over trade issues

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 17:32:37 +0000

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TOKYO — President Donald Trump opened a state visit to Japan on Saturday by needling the American ally over its trade imbalance with the United States. “Maybe that’s why you like me so much,” he joshed. Trump also promoted the U.S. under his leadership, saying “there’s never been a better time” to invest or do […]

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Trump walks out on Democrats amid ‘phony’ probes, cover-up claim

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 23:28:24 +0000

Trump walks out on Democrats amid ‘phony’ probe, cover-up claim

Trump erupted in fury at unrelenting probes into his links to Russia, as the top Democrat in Congress accused the president of a “cover-up.”

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Iran president seeks wartime executive powers

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 07:55:50 +0000

Iran president seeks wartime executive powers

Iran’s president has told a group of clerics that he is seeking expanded, wartime executive powers to better deal with an “economic war” triggered by the Trump administration’s pullout from the nuclear deal and escalating U.S. sanctions.

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Step by step: Democrats play the long game against Trump

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 09:49:44 +0000

Step by step: Democrats play the long game against Trump

First came the sternly worded letters. Then the subpoenas. Now the votes to hold Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress. As House Democrats plod ahead investigating President Donald Trump, against unprecedented stonewalling by the White House, they are pursuing a long-game strategy that’s playing out in the committee rooms, the courthouse and in the court of public opinion. And it’s going to take time.

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White House escalates resistance to House probes

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 00:00:40 +0000

White House escalates resistance to House probes

The White House sharply escalated its resistance to congressional attempts to investigate President Donald Trump, notifying the House Judiciary panel Wednesday that it would refuse to comply with sweeping requests for documents and witness testimony while declaring that the legislative branch had no right to a “do-over” of the special counsel’s Russia probe.

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