Rep. Pramila Jayapal says Trump’s rhetoric is fueling the rise in threats to Congress members after an armed man showed up to her home and shouted ‘go back to India, I’m going to kill you’

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wa.) at her home on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Seattle, Wash Jovelle Tamayo/ forThe Washington Post via Getty Images Rep. Pramila Jayapal says former President Trump's rhetoric encourages violence against Congress members. Jayapal released voicemails on Thursday that included threats to "go back to India." Capitol Police data shows that threats […]

Win for Turkey, loss for Kurds, election rhetoric for Trump – experts on US pullout from Syria

The announced US withdrawal from Syria is likely related to the 2020 US elections, as well as the complex power struggle between Turkey and Saudi Arabia for influence in Washington, Middle East experts tell RT. US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday morning that Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) has been defeated and the US […]

More Cold War rhetoric used in Russia-US relations – Kremlin spokesman

With Russia on the rise, America and the West are feeling more and more uncomfortable, Kremlin spokesman told RT in an exclusive interview. He added that Moscow and Washington use more Cold War rhetoric in their relations now. President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he recognized the tell-tale signs of the Cold War, which in […]

‘Unscripted remarks & bombastic rhetoric’ could derail planned Trump-Kim meeting

The bombshell news of a planned face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un has met mixed reactions. They range from cautions optimism to fears that “unscripted” remarks by the US President might derail the progress. The announcement that Donald Trump has accepted Kim Jong-un’s invitation to a personal meeting to discuss North Korea’s denuclearization […]

North and South Korea are turning down the volume on their fiery rhetoric toward each other

Korea Pool-Donga Daily via Getty Images North and South Korea operate propaganda loudspeakers along the Demilitarized Zone. In the last few months, broadcasts have softened in both tone and volume. South Korea is playing less aggressive content and focusing on broadcasting more content about a unified Korea. While all eyes are on Pyeongchang for the […]

Trump arrives in Japan, defends tough rhetoric on North Korea

Thomson Reuters President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Sunday as part of a 12-day trip to Asia. Trump is seeking to present a united front alongside Japan against North Korea. He has rattled some allies with his vow to “totally destroy” North Korea, but told reporters on Air Force One that “we want to […]

US envoy to UN ratchets up anti-Russian rhetoric: 'election meddling' was warfare

The US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, has raised the stakes in Washington’s war of words against Russia, describing its unproven “meddling” in the 2016 election as “warfare,” just as the head of the CIA said it had no effect on the vote. “When a country can come interfere in another country’s elections, that […]

Donald Trump’s Nuclear Rhetoric Echoes Richard Nixon’s ‘Madman’ Theory, But Won’t End Well

The ongoing war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un echoes Richard Nixon’s Vietnam rhetoric. It won’t play out any better today than it did then. https://media.wired.com/photos/59d80f2c6768f8548c6c9d24/master/pass/Trump-849507970.jpg Feed: All Latest

How US companies, universities, and cities put up a united front against white nationalist rhetoric

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images While President Donald Trump spent the week generating goodwill among the varied white nationalist groups that descended on Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend, a wide swath of corporations, universities and localities was pushing back against them. PayPal, Patreon, Facebook, Squarespace, Spotify, Google, GoDaddy, Texas A&M University, the University of Florida, Michigan State University, […]