Politics

Donald Trump visits Mexican border to inspect wall prototypes

President Donald Trump examined eight different styles of walls on the U.S. border with Mexico, prototypes for the barrier he promised to build to keep out illegal immigrants and drugs.

Mar 14, 2018

Protesters greet President Trump as he visits border wall prototypes

Mexican residents of Tijuana gathered near a border fence with San Diego to protest President Donald Trump, as the U.S. leader visited the region to see eight prototypes of a planned border wall. The prototypes, designed by six U.S.-based companies and unveiled last October, stand a few feet apart on the eastern edge of San Diego.

Mar 14, 2018

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Cyber sovereignty: A Chinese manual on information authoritarianism

China knows that language controls thought and that its secretive power hierarchies can be preserved only through the worst forms of thought control.

Mar 14, 2018

Jared Kushners many conflicts of interest

Though Jared Kushner resigned as the head of Kushner Companies when he joined the White House, conflicts of interest between his familys holdings and government matters have repeatedly popped up.

Mar 14, 2018

Bob Corker: Pentagon can turn entire countries into craters

How in the world is it, in 2018, with all the massive capabilities that the Pentagon has, this is the first time the Pentagon has been able to conduct an audit? What is going on with the culture at the Pentagon, Mr. Norquist? Tennessee Republican Senator Bob Corker asked during a Senate hearing on 7 March, 2018.

Mar 13, 2018

Who is Mike Pompeo? New Secretary of State after Donald Trump fires Rex Tillerson

U.S. President Donald Trump has fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the Director of the CIA, Mike Pompeo.

Mar 13, 2018

Rex Tillerson ousted as Secretary of State

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was replaced by Mike Pompeo on 13 March, 2018, shortly after cutting his Africa trip short.

Mar 13, 2018

White House Condemns UK Nerve Agent Attack But Wont Comment On Russia

The White House and the State Department displayed different responses to the British Prime Minister Theresa May and amp;#39;s briefing on the recent nerve agent attack against a former Russian spy and his daughter in the U.K. Reacting to May and amp;#39;s speech to the U.K. Parliament on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders called the attack reckless, indiscriminate, and irresponsible, offering sympathy and support to the British government, our closest ally. She stopped short, however, of naming Russia as the actor responsible for the attack, despite being explicitly asked about Moscow and amp;#39;s alleged involvement.

Mar 13, 2018

Long March: Last hurrah from dying Left or New Beginning?

Success of Long March should help the Left drop their moth-eaten playbook and return to the original causes.

Mar 13, 2018

Trump to meet Kim Jong-un, possible summit locations

The possibilities of a historic meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in May has left political analysts pondering and speculating about the summit location.

Mar 13, 2018

Piyush Goyal welcomes Naresh Agarwal in to the BJP

Naresh Agarwal joins BJP: Why did Amit Shah welcome him?

People across the country are demanding an answer from BJP president Amit Shah what made him induct ex-SP MP Naresh Agarwal into the party.

Mar 13, 2018

Kamal Haasan defends Rajinikanth's silence over Cauvery issue

Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan said he will not attack Rajinikanth at a personal level and will welcome anything good in his policies.

Mar 13, 2018

Sushma Swaraj trolled for welcoming Naresh Agarwal despite his Jaya Bachchan jibe

Many people are upset with BJP leader Sushma Swaraj welcoming Naresh Agarwal, who made controversial comments about Jaya Bachchan.

Mar 13, 2018

Money spent on Trumps military parade could feed homeless veterans instead

Newsweek analysis has found that the money spent on Donald Trumps military parade could feed every homeless veteran for two weeks.

Mar 12, 2018

Kisan Long March is Left's desperate bid to stay politically relevant [Opinion]

The CPI-M, which is fuelling the Maharashtra farmers' protest march at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, may look to replicate its success against the BJP in other states.

Mar 12, 2018