Jeff Swensen/Getty Images President Donald Trump is on a bit of a losing streak after Pennsylvania’s special election. Some are concerned about his campaigning strategy moving into the 2018 midterms. President Donald Trump’s preferred candidates have been on a recent losing streak in recent months, leading his allies to question what his strategy should be […]
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One of America’s closest allies could be the biggest loser if talks between Trump and Kim Jong-Un go south
AP Photo/Evan Vucci On Thursday, President Donald Trump accepted North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s invitation to meet, setting in motion a potentially historic diplomatic engagement on the subject of its missile program. Though the exact time and location of the meeting has yet to be announced, the news appears to have taken Japan by surprise. […]
One of Trump’s closest allies says Congress will defy the president if he makes a move that could start a trade war
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Sen. Orrin Hatch said Congress would override any move by President Donald Trump to pull the US out of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Hatch said he thinks Trump’s threat to leave NAFTA is just a negotiating tactic, but he is watching closely because “we can’t afford to pull out of NAFTA.” […]
Lavrov: US & allies refuse to amend UN draft to include guarantee militants honor Syria ceasefire
Washington and its allies refuse to amend a resolution drafted by the UN Security Council to include guarantees that militants will observe the ceasefire in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. Read more Russia is ready to vote for the UNSC draft, but for the proposal to yield real results, it needs “a formula […]
Tillerson meets Turkey’s Erdogan amid soaring tensions between the 2 NATO allies on opposite sides of Syria fight
Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson talked to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan amid high tensions between the two NATO allies that back different sides in Syria’s civil war. “The two engaged in a productive and open conversation about a mutually beneficial way forward in the U.S.-Turkey relationship,” said a U.S. State […]
Merkel’s allies reject idea of ‘United States of Europe’ ahead of crucial coalition talks
Europe is not ready to become the ‘United States of Europe,’ trusted allies of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) have stated, rejecting a vision of Europe proposed by Martin Schulz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), a former coalition partner. Germany plunged into crisis after the country’s political forces failed to form a coalition […]
War Room: How Axis & Allies creator Larry Harris designed his ambitious WWII tabletop game
Tabletop games have become more popular and sophisticated over the years, and one of the people responsible for that is Larry Harris, the creator of Axis & Allies. The casual simulation of World War II has sold millions of copies over the years, and it is just one of 200 tabletop games that Harris has […]
NATO guarantees – just a myth? German memo claims US free to decide whether or not to aid its allies
Under the NATO Treaty, the US has a right to independently decide whether it is obliged to help its allies, a confidential German memo says. A historian, who obtained the document, says it effectively makes the whole agreement just a declaration of intent. “In case of a military attack on any NATO country and Germany […]
Syrian army, allies, capture last major ISIS held town in Syria – reports
Published time: 8 Nov, 2017 19:52 Edited time: 8 Nov, 2017 19:56 The Syrian Army and its allies have captured the last major stronghold of Islamic State (IS, former ISIS/ISIL), according to media reports citing local military sources. Iraqi mobilization units also reportedly took part in the operation. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Let’s block ads! (Why?) […]
Trump allies can’t stop accidentally referring to Hillary Clinton’s nonexistent administration
Fox News Allies of President Donald Trump keep slipping up and referring to the nonexistent Hillary Clinton administration. It comes as much of the right-leaning media is continuing to gin up outrage about Clinton’s actions during the 2016 campaign and during her tenure as secretary of state. Fox News host Sean Hannity accidentally referenced Hillary Clinton’s nonexistent administration […]