Joe Biden: Iran escalation shows President Trump 'dangerously incompetent'
AIN ASSAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday, Jan. 7 that President Donald Trump’s escalation of tensions with Iran proves him to be “dangerously incompetent” and puts the U.S. on the brink of war.Speaking in New York, Biden said President Trump used a “haphazard” decision-making process to order the killing of Iranian Gen.
AIN ASSAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday, Jan. 7 that President Donald Trump’s escalation of tensions with Iran proves him to be “dangerously incompetent” and puts the U.S. on the brink of war.Speaking in New York, Biden said President Trump used a “haphazard” decision-making process to order the killing of Iranian Gen.
Iran strikes back at US with missile attack at bases in Iraq, US official says very few if any casualties
AIN ASSAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Iran struck back at the United States early Wednesday, Jan. 8 for killing a top Revolutionary Guards commander, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq housing American troops in a major escalation between the two longtime foes.Iranian state TV said it was in revenge for the U.S. killing of Revolutionary Guard Gen.
AIN ASSAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Iran struck back at the United States early Wednesday, Jan. 8 for killing a top Revolutionary Guards commander, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq housing American troops in a major escalation between the two longtime foes.Iranian state TV said it was in revenge for the U.S. killing of Revolutionary Guard Gen.
'All is well!' Pres. Trump responds to Iran missile attacks at bases housing US troops in Iraq
AIN AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- President Donald Trump insisted “All is well!” on Tuesday, Jan. 7 after Iran fired surface-to-surface missiles at two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops.
AIN AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- President Donald Trump insisted “All is well!” on Tuesday, Jan. 7 after Iran fired surface-to-surface missiles at two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops.
US prepares for possible Iranian reprisal after drone strike
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in the country and preparing for a possible “tit-for-tat” attempt on the life of an American military commander.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in the country and preparing for a possible “tit-for-tat” attempt on the life of an American military commander.
GOP clears Wisconsin primary field for President Trump
MADISON — Republicans decided Tuesday to place only President Donald Trump's name on Wisconsin's primary ballot this spring, setting up obstacles for any long-shot candidates to challenge him in the state.A committee made up of Republicans and Democrats met with state election officials in the state Capitol to decide which candidates will be placed on the April 7 primary ballot.
MADISON — Republicans decided Tuesday to place only President Donald Trump's name on Wisconsin's primary ballot this spring, setting up obstacles for any long-shot candidates to challenge him in the state.A committee made up of Republicans and Democrats met with state election officials in the state Capitol to decide which candidates will be placed on the April 7 primary ballot.
With new law, FCC hopes to make ‘significant dent’ in robocall crackdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Now that President Donald Trump has signed legislation aimed at stopping illegal robocalls, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hopes the agency will make a significant dent in putting an end to the problem.FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the TRACED Act is designed to help them crack down on robocalls.“It’s one of the things that’s generated the most complaints at the FCC, year, after year, after year,” Pai said.Pai said the law will require phone companies to develop ways to detect robocallers and directs the FCC to issue rules that allow phone companies to block those robocalls before they reach consumers.“Americans deserve the phone calls they want to get and deserve some peace from those they don’t want to get,” Pai said.Last year, Americans received nearly 60 billion illegal calls — and Senator John Thune said no one is immune to them.“Scammers use these calls to successfully prey on vulnerable populations,” Thune, R-South Dakota, said.Thune said the bill won’t provide an overnight fix to the issue but is a start.“It won’t prevent all illegal robocalling, but it’s a big step in the right direction,” Thune said.While the law is currently in effect, it’s unclear how soon consumers will see a change.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Now that President Donald Trump has signed legislation aimed at stopping illegal robocalls, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hopes the agency will make a significant dent in putting an end to the problem.FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the TRACED Act is designed to help them crack down on robocalls.“It’s one of the things that’s generated the most complaints at the FCC, year, after year, after year,” Pai said.Pai said the law will require phone companies to develop ways to detect robocallers and directs the FCC to issue rules that allow phone companies to block those robocalls before they reach consumers.“Americans deserve the phone calls they want to get and deserve some peace from those they don’t want to get,” Pai said.Last year, Americans received nearly 60 billion illegal calls — and Senator John Thune said no one is immune to them.“Scammers use these calls to successfully prey on vulnerable populations,” Thune, R-South Dakota, said.Thune said the bill won’t provide an overnight fix to the issue but is a start.“It won’t prevent all illegal robocalling, but it’s a big step in the right direction,” Thune said.While the law is currently in effect, it’s unclear how soon consumers will see a change.
John Bolton 'prepared to testify' if subpoenaed in Senate trial
WASHINGTON — Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that he is “prepared to testify” if he is subpoenaed by the Senate in its impeachment trial.Bolton, who left the White House in September, said that he has weighed the issues of executive privilege and that after “careful consideration and study” decided that he would comply with a Senate subpoena.“I have concluded that, if the Senate issues a subpoena for my testimony, I am prepared to testify," he said in a statement.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has publicly expressed resistance to calling new witnesses in the trial, though Democrats are pressing to hear from Bolton and others who did not appear before the House's inquiry in the upcoming proceedings.Bolton's statement comes as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is stalling House-passed articles of impeachment against President Trump in a bid to get new witnesses to testify.
WASHINGTON — Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that he is “prepared to testify” if he is subpoenaed by the Senate in its impeachment trial.Bolton, who left the White House in September, said that he has weighed the issues of executive privilege and that after “careful consideration and study” decided that he would comply with a Senate subpoena.“I have concluded that, if the Senate issues a subpoena for my testimony, I am prepared to testify," he said in a statement.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has publicly expressed resistance to calling new witnesses in the trial, though Democrats are pressing to hear from Bolton and others who did not appear before the House's inquiry in the upcoming proceedings.Bolton's statement comes as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is stalling House-passed articles of impeachment against President Trump in a bid to get new witnesses to testify.
Congress demands answers from President Trump about Soleimani killing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump insists that Iranian cultural sites are fair game for the U.S. military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crime under international law.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump insists that Iranian cultural sites are fair game for the U.S. military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crime under international law.
Pompeo: US may hit more Iranian Ieaders if Iran retaliates
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military may strike more Iranian leaders if the Islamic Republic retaliates for the Trump administration's killing of Tehran's most powerful general last week by attacking Americans or American interests, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday.As Pompeo conducted a round of TV interviews to explain President Donald Trump's decision to target Iranian Gen.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military may strike more Iranian leaders if the Islamic Republic retaliates for the Trump administration's killing of Tehran's most powerful general last week by attacking Americans or American interests, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday.As Pompeo conducted a round of TV interviews to explain President Donald Trump's decision to target Iranian Gen.
Iran abandons nuclear deal limits after US airstrike kills general
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Sunday it would no longer abide by any of the limits of its unraveling 2015 nuclear deal with world powers after a U.S. airstrike killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, abandoning the accord's key provisions that block Tehran from having enough material to build an atomic weapon.Iran insisted in a state television broadcast it remained open to negotiations with European partners, who so far have been unable to offer Tehran a way to sell its crude oil abroad despite U.S. sanctions.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Sunday it would no longer abide by any of the limits of its unraveling 2015 nuclear deal with world powers after a U.S. airstrike killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, abandoning the accord's key provisions that block Tehran from having enough material to build an atomic weapon.Iran insisted in a state television broadcast it remained open to negotiations with European partners, who so far have been unable to offer Tehran a way to sell its crude oil abroad despite U.S. sanctions.
President Trump says 52 targets lined up if Iran retaliates
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit dozens of targets in the Islamic Republic “very fast and very hard” if it retaliates for the targeted killing of the head of Iran's elite Quds Force.The series of tweets came as the White House sent to Congress a formal notification under the War Powers Act of the drone strike on Gen.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit dozens of targets in the Islamic Republic “very fast and very hard” if it retaliates for the targeted killing of the head of Iran's elite Quds Force.The series of tweets came as the White House sent to Congress a formal notification under the War Powers Act of the drone strike on Gen.
'No justice, no peace, U.S. out of the Middle East!' Nationwide protests condemned action in Iran and Iraq
WASHINGTON — Demonstrators in dozens of cities around the U.S. gathered Saturday, Jan. 4 to protest President Donald Trump's administration's killing of an Iranian general and decision to send thousands of additional soldiers to the Middle East.More than 70 planned protests were organized by CODEPINK and Act Now to Stop War and End Racism, a U.S.-based anti-war coalition, along with other groups.From Tampa to Philadelphia and San Francisco to New York, protesters carried signs and chanted anti-war slogans.
WASHINGTON — Demonstrators in dozens of cities around the U.S. gathered Saturday, Jan. 4 to protest President Donald Trump's administration's killing of an Iranian general and decision to send thousands of additional soldiers to the Middle East.More than 70 planned protests were organized by CODEPINK and Act Now to Stop War and End Racism, a U.S.-based anti-war coalition, along with other groups.From Tampa to Philadelphia and San Francisco to New York, protesters carried signs and chanted anti-war slogans.
With hours' notice, US fast-response force flies to Mideast following killing of top Iranian general
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Hundreds of U.S. soldiers deployed Saturday, Jan. 4 from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Kuwait to serve as reinforcements in the Middle East amid rising tensions following the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general.Lt.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Hundreds of U.S. soldiers deployed Saturday, Jan. 4 from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Kuwait to serve as reinforcements in the Middle East amid rising tensions following the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general.Lt.
President Trump stirs Mideast tensions despite talk of 'endless wars'
MIAMI — With a single drone strike, President Donald Trump did more than just take out an avowed enemy of the United States.
MIAMI — With a single drone strike, President Donald Trump did more than just take out an avowed enemy of the United States.
UWM professor believes Iran will not avenge death of top commander on US soil
MILWAUKEE -- As tensions mount in the Middle East, the United States is preparing for Iran's next move.
MILWAUKEE -- As tensions mount in the Middle East, the United States is preparing for Iran's next move.
Lawmakers: U.S. needs to prepare for retaliation from Iran
WASHINGTON — A day after a U.S. airstrike in Iraq killed Iranian General Qasem Suleimani, lawmakers say the U.S. needs to prepare for retaliation from Iran.“I think we ought to be very careful here,” said Rep.
WASHINGTON — A day after a U.S. airstrike in Iraq killed Iranian General Qasem Suleimani, lawmakers say the U.S. needs to prepare for retaliation from Iran.“I think we ought to be very careful here,” said Rep.
Congressman: Impeachment articles won’t go to Senate until GOP promises fair trial
WASHINGTON — During the first official action of 2020, Democrats and Republicans wasted little time resuming their battle over impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.President Trump was impeached by the House back in December through a historic vote split along party lines.The proceedings are over a charge that he abused the power of his office by enlisting a foreign government to investigate a political rival ahead of the 2020 election — then obstructed Congress from investigating the matter.On the Senate floor, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, dismissed the Democrat’s demands for how he plans to run President Trump’s trial in the Senate.McConnell said he plans to follow the patterns set by the impeachment of President Bill Clinton back in 1999.“Democrats have let Trump derangement syndrome develop into a dangerous partisan fever,” McConnell said.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said McConnell isn’t abiding by the Constitution.“Rather than acting like a judge and a juror, he intends to act as an executioner of a fair trial,” Schumer explained.Schumer said the process won’t be complete without hearing from witnesses.“McConnell’s comparisons to 1999 are hopelessly flawed and inaccurate,” Schumer said. “There were witnesses in 1999, leader McConnell.”The two articles of impeachment are remaining in the House and will not be sent to the Senate until the Republicans promise to conduct a real, but fair, trial, according to Rep.
WASHINGTON — During the first official action of 2020, Democrats and Republicans wasted little time resuming their battle over impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.President Trump was impeached by the House back in December through a historic vote split along party lines.The proceedings are over a charge that he abused the power of his office by enlisting a foreign government to investigate a political rival ahead of the 2020 election — then obstructed Congress from investigating the matter.On the Senate floor, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, dismissed the Democrat’s demands for how he plans to run President Trump’s trial in the Senate.McConnell said he plans to follow the patterns set by the impeachment of President Bill Clinton back in 1999.“Democrats have let Trump derangement syndrome develop into a dangerous partisan fever,” McConnell said.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said McConnell isn’t abiding by the Constitution.“Rather than acting like a judge and a juror, he intends to act as an executioner of a fair trial,” Schumer explained.Schumer said the process won’t be complete without hearing from witnesses.“McConnell’s comparisons to 1999 are hopelessly flawed and inaccurate,” Schumer said. “There were witnesses in 1999, leader McConnell.”The two articles of impeachment are remaining in the House and will not be sent to the Senate until the Republicans promise to conduct a real, but fair, trial, according to Rep.
Former NFL athlete Steve Gleason to receive Congressional Gold Medal Jan. 15
WASHINGTOn -- Former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason who become a leading advocate for people struggling with Lou Gehrig's disease after he was diagnosed with the paralyzing disease will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony on Jan. 15.President Donald Trump signed legislation last year awarding Gleason the medal.
WASHINGTOn -- Former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason who become a leading advocate for people struggling with Lou Gehrig's disease after he was diagnosed with the paralyzing disease will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony on Jan. 15.President Donald Trump signed legislation last year awarding Gleason the medal.
Backlog of toxic 'Superfund' clean-ups grows under Trump administration
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has built up the biggest backlog of unfunded toxic Superfund clean-up projects in at least 15 years, nearly triple the number that were stalled for lack of money in the Obama era, according to 2019 figures quietly released by the Environmental Protection Agency over the winter holidays.The accumulation of Superfund projects that are ready to go except for money comes as the Trump administration routinely proposes funding cuts for Superfund and for the EPA in general.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has built up the biggest backlog of unfunded toxic Superfund clean-up projects in at least 15 years, nearly triple the number that were stalled for lack of money in the Obama era, according to 2019 figures quietly released by the Environmental Protection Agency over the winter holidays.The accumulation of Superfund projects that are ready to go except for money comes as the Trump administration routinely proposes funding cuts for Superfund and for the EPA in general.