Pentagon Guidance to Troops in Trump’s July 4th Event: Say I Love My Tank
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Tanks are rolling into Washington, DC, tomorrow for Donald Trump’s “Salute to America,” a revised version of the city’s annual Fourth of July celebration that the president promises will be the “show of a lifetime.” It will be a full-on military display, which—in addition to the tanks—includes “multiple flyovers,” military music, a…
Warlord Backed by Trump Is Blamed for Bombing a Migrant Camp in Libya
A migrant shelter hit by an airstrike near Tripoli, Libya on July 03, 2019.Hazem Turkia/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images A Libyan warlord who has received rhetorical support from President Donald Trump is being blamed for the bombing of a detention center near Tripoli that killed at least 44 migrants Wednesday. The warlord, Khalifa Haftar, whose Libyan National…
House Democrats Sue for Trump’s Tax Returns
Oliver Contreras/ZUMA House Democrats on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service over their refusal to turn over President Donald Trump’s tax returns. The move escalates one of the biggest oversight battles between Congress and the Trump administration. “In refusing to comply with the statute, Defendants have mounted an extraordinary…
The New York Times Says Trump Might Accept a Nuclear Freeze from North Korea. His Advisers Disagree.
Dong-A Ilbo/Getty While President Donald Trump made history Sunday as the first American leader to set foot inside North Korea, the more important diplomacy was happening away from the television cameras and what were described as “overzealous” security officers. In advance of a possible third summit with Kim Jong Un, the New York Times reported Monday that US…
The Albanian PM Was Charged with Corruption After Our Investigation. Now the Country Is Voting Again.
Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama casts his ballot at a polling station on Sunday.Gent Shkullaku/AFP/Getty Images Albania’s ruling Socialist Party is expected to win sweeping power on Sunday in local elections boycotted by the main opposition parties. Candidates from the small Balkan country’s Democratic Party and Socialist Integration Party sat out the voting as part…
Trump’s G20 Trip Was More Bizarre and Embarrassing Than You Thought
Yonhap/Zuma President Donald Trump is heading home after an eventful trip to G20 summit in Japan packed with enough bizarre statements and diplomatic gaffes to render the visit a disaster, if anyone weren’t already used to this stuff. Here are some lowlights. Trump has heaped praise on Kim, a practice he continued during his G-20…