Politics

US blames Russia for hacking power grids and other critical systems

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed Russia's involvement in targeting the US' critical systems.

Mar 16, 2018

California appoints first undocumented immigrant to statewide post

Lizbeth Mateo is an attorney and immigrant rights activist who will serve on a California Grant Advisory Committee.

Mar 15, 2018

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Vassily Nebenzia speaksin the security council after the United Kingdom called for an urgent meeting of the UN security council to update council members on the investigation into the recent nerve agent attack

Russia calls UK's Skripal poisoning accusations 'baseless', threatens to expel diplomats 'soon'

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Kremlin had "no connection" with agent Sergei Skripal's poisoning, adding that they won't respond to 'the language of ultimatum'.

Mar 15, 2018

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Sasikala's nephew TTV Dhinakaran announces new party

TTV Dhinakaran, the former AIADMK deputy general secretary, also unveiled his party's flag which has the image of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

Mar 15, 2018

'Lesbianism against our ethos': Education minister defends Kolkata school

West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee backed Kamala Girls High School, which had forced 10 students to admit in writing that they were lesbians.

Mar 15, 2018

Conor Lamb wins Pennsylvania special election

Democrat Conor Lamb won the Pennsylvania House seat vacated by Rep. Tim Murphy after a tight race with Republican Rick Saccone.

Mar 15, 2018

Larry Kudlow will replace Gary Cohn as Trumps top economic adviser

Media personality Larry Kudlow will become President Trumps top economic adviser, replacing Gary Cohn, who resigned on March 6.

Mar 15, 2018

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