By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) – When Bianca Jones, a 33-year-old special education teacher in Memphis, Tenn., decided a few years ago that she wanted to buy a home, she started poring over her Experian credit report. She was shocked by what she found. Her student debt had been counted twice, making it … Read more
Newly declassified documents have revealed White House concern over a possible photo of Bill Clinton shaking hands with Gerry Adams during his landmark 1995 visit to Belfast. The papers, published annually by the National Archives in Dublin, detail extensive diplomatic efforts between Irish and American officials to meticulously plan Clinton’s trip to the island of … Read more
Joe Rogan criticized the president Donald trump cardhis recent behavior amid growing concerns about the politician’s health. The popular podcaster described Trump’s actions as “insane” and suggested the president may need a trusted right-hand man to help control some of his more extreme tendencies. The White House recently released a statement saying the president is … Read more
President Donald Trump’s first year back in office has shattered any remaining illusions among European leaders that he can be managed or controlled. His open hostility to the European Union has strained a transatlantic alliance that has endured since World War II and deepened rifts among Europe’s national leaders and within the bloc, jeopardizing its … Read more
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting with top national security officials Monday, a meeting that comes as the U.S. Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Republican administration’s campaign to increase pressure on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. … Read more
Bill Clinton is facing renewed questions about the extent of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after it came to light in a tranche of unsealed documents. Dozens of photos of the former president with the late pedophile have been released by the Trump administration, including some showing him in a hot tub and swimming with … Read more
MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. Army Reserve attorney detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month after granting asylum at a high rate that falls short of the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals, The Associated Press has learned. Christopher Day began hearing cases in late October as a temporary judge at … Read more
President Donald Trump made a series of false claims during his first White House address Wednesday night, most of which have been debunked before. Here’s a fact check. Inflation and the economy Inflation under Trump: Near the end of the speech, Trump falsely claimed, “Inflation is stopped.” Inflation did not stop; September’s year-over-year inflation rate … Read more
Of course, President Donald Trump has retracted his tasteless social media post about slain Hollywood director Rob Reiner. Trump never wavers, no matter how heinous his actions or words. He has played this game for years, wielding insults and outrage as a tool of power that cements his status as an outsider and generates new … Read more
President Donald Trump has apparently grown tired of being admonished about his policies and dire polling numbers and has instead shifted the conversation to golf. Mark Mitchell, chief pollster at conservative polling firm Rasmussen Reports, spoke to the president at the White House and warned Trump that he was losing support in his MAGA base … Read more