Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ratcheted up criticism Wednesday of the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran, publicly confirming the Trump administration is conducting a “comprehensive review” and declaring they have “no intention of passing the buck.” In some of his toughest language yet, Tillerson said at a brief press conference that the Iran deal “fails
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AG Sessions vows to confront cartels, gangs on visit to US-Mexico border
Attorney General Jeff Sessions called Tuesday for a new focus on immigration enforcement during his first visit as the nation’s top law enforcement officer to the U.S.-Mexico border, vowing to confront the gangs and cartels plaguing the region and declaring: “This is a new era, this is the Trump era.” Sessions met with law enforcement,
Ex-Obama officials show true colors on Syria after strikes
President Trump’s missile strikes on the Assad regime have re-opened the divide among former Obama administration officials over their much-critiqued Syria policy. While some Barack Obama allies criticized Trump and defended the former administration’s diplomatic approach, others could hardly contain their relief that the U.S. had taken military action in response to chemical weapons use.
Establishment Dominates List of Candidates to Replace Priebus
Edmund Kozak, ‘America First’ economic analysts warn Trump considering anti-populist options for White House. President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a significant White House shakeup that could see a new chief of staff installed in the West Wing. In addition to the possibility of replacing Reince Priebus, the restructuring of White House leadership could see “the
GOP Calls on Trump to Honor Promise to Defend Religious Liberty
Todd Starnes, In February President Trump made a promise to people of faith across the fruited plain. “My administration will do everything in its power to defend and protect religious liberty in our land,” the president said at the National Prayer Breakfast. When he campaigned for the White House he stated that the “first priority
Some Reactions to Trumps targeted Military Strike Against Syria
Who Asked Susan Rice to Unmask those Names?
Matthew Vadum, Obama’s national security advisor is a liar — and possibly a felon. Former President Obama’s National Security Advisor Susan Rice asked for the names of Trump transition officials to be unmasked and made public in raw intelligence files, according to media reports, a move apparently carried out to harm the incoming Trump administration.
The resources of a determined president are great, and Trump’s are powerful
David Frum, In the late fall of 1995, the columnist Ben Wattenberg—on tour to promote a new book—received a phone call from an admiring reader. The reader was President Bill Clinton. Over the next hour, Clinton praised Wattenberg’s work as the most accurate criticism of his administration to date. In his syndicated column to be
Why I Left the Freedom Caucus
Congressman Ted Poe, For eight years, I have joined my colleagues in the fight to repeal and replace the train wreck that is Obamacare. This was the call heard around the nation for years, particularly leading up to President Trump’s historic victory. We promised the American people that if they supported us, help would be
Why Trump’s energy executive order will restore sanity after Obama’s failed climate policies
Sen. Mitch McConnell, In 2015, then-President Obama finalized a massive, regressive energy regulatory scheme that purported to be about helping the climate but, in reality, would have done little to meaningfully impact global emissions. What it would have done is punish low-income families, ship middle-class jobs overseas, and hurt families who could least afford it. It was also
Trump signs executive orders to crack down on trade abuses, increase enforcement
One week before he hosts a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Trump on Friday signed a pair of executive orders aimed at cracking down on trade abuses and identifying the causes of America’s massive trade deficit. “We’re going to get these bad trade deals straightened out,” Trump said from the Oval Office. “The
Democrats: Party of Obstruction
Daniel Greenfield, The “resistance” remains determined to sabotage the Trump presidency — rather than help the American people. Forget all the pages of the Democratic Party platform. The only real Democratic platform left is the one sung by Groucho Marx in Horse Feathers. “Whatever it is, I’m against it.” The elected Democrats still surviving amid