President Donald Trump denounced the series of improvised explosive devices that were sent to high profile Democratic leaders this week, but accused the media for using the incident to "score political points" against him and the Republican Party. "In recent days, we've had a broader conversation about the tone and civility of our national dialogue,"…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has handed over a report on its brief investigation into sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s latest pick for the Supreme Court. As far as the White House is concerned, the report should end the firestorm around Kavanaugh’s confirmation, which is set to go to a procedural…
The attorney for Christine Blasey Ford, a 51-year-old research psychologist and professor who accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in the 1980s, claimed that the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing scheduled for Monday felt rushed and called for additional witnesses to testify. Attorney Lisa Banks argued that her client, a mother of two teenagers,…
Donald Trump. Rick Loomis/Getty Images President Donald Trump nearly provoked North Korea into war with a single tweet, renowned journalist Bob Woodward said in an interview with "CBS Sunday Morning" that aired Sunday. In the interview, Woodward discussed his new book "Fear: Trump in the White House," and said Trump is fixated on the fact…
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released on Sunday after 20 days in jail where he was held on charges of staging an illegal protest last month. Navalny had been detained since Sept. 24 when he finished a previous incarceration - a 30-day stint for planning an unauthorized demonstration in January. Reporting…
SO MANY OF America’s troubles are intractable. Hyper-partisanship and the culture wars can make reducing gun violence or obesity seem hopeless. But mass incarceration is different. There is ample evidence that America’s states can lock fewer people up and still preserve public safety. Just look at Minnesota, which bangs up people at half the rate…
Image copyright AFP Image caption President Trump began reinstating sanctions on Iran in May The Trump administration is to reinstate all US sanctions on Iran removed under the 2015 nuclear deal.The White House said it was "the toughest sanctions regime ever imposed on Iran" and targeted Iran's energy, shipping and banking sectors. However, eight countries…
A STRANGE PATTERN has marked the past two years in American politics. The party on top has often behaved as if it is losing, and the loser as if it is winning. Republicans have the presidency, both chambers of Congress and most state governments, yet they are forever inveighing against their opponents and the media.…
Canada is ready for its close-up. That’s how it seems to Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s minister of foreign affairs, who acknowledged at the Fortune Global Forum in Toronto on Tuesday that the nation is taking more of a lead on the world stage. “I think you’re starting to see it,” she said. Freeland noted that the…
The bureau will investigate aspects of the allegations made by Dr. Blasey, Ms. Swetnick and a third woman, Deborah Ramirez. She has said Judge Kavanaugh exposed himself to her during their freshman year at Yale. Ms. Ramirez’s lawyer, John Clune, said on Saturday that the F.B.I. had “reached out to interview Ms. Ramirez, and she…
