Tag Archives: Foreign policy

U.S. Navy strike group move toward Korean Peninsula

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Navy has canceled planned port calls in Australia for the USS Carl Vinson and is instead sending the aircraft carrier toward the Korean Peninsula amid concerns about new weapons tests by North Korea, military officials said Saturday. The … Continue reading

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Friday Open Thread | The Pentagon releases first videos of the military strike in Syria

(CNN)The United States launched a military strike Thursday on a Syrian government target in retaliation for their chemical weapons attack on civilians earlier in the week. On President Donald Trump’s orders, US warships launched between 50-60 Tomahawk cruise missiles at … Continue reading

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Breaking News: Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke TWICE with Russian Envoy during Trump campaign

America’s top law enforcement compromised. Jeff Sessions LIED under Oath to Congress about Trump-Russian ties. Oh, what a tangled web we weave; when first we practice to deceive. How in the living hell can Jeff Sessions #DOJ investigate Trump-Russian ties … Continue reading

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Friday Open Thread | ICE Agents forcibly removed a woman awaiting emergency surgery to a detention center.

BARBARIC! How inhumane can ICE Agents get? Sick & in pain be DAMNED! If anyone walked into a Veterinary Clinic and forcibly removed a wounded dog awaiting surgery there would be OUTRAGE across the country & the person would be … Continue reading

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Thursday Open Thread | Mexican man kills himself after being deported from US

A Mexican man has apparently taken his own life just half an hour after being deported from the United States. Guadalupe Olivas Valencia, 45, jumped from a bridge at the border after he was deported for the third time. He … Continue reading

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Tuesday Open Thread | Kremlin paid $40,000 to Michael Flynn for 2015 Moscow visit

Six days ago, Michael Flynn resigned as Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser after it was exposed that he had colluded with the Russian ambassador, both before and after election day. It was then revealed that Flynn had also colluded by … Continue reading

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The First Family Arrives in Argentina

President Obama and President Mauricio Macri of Argentina Hold a Press Conference

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President Raul Castro hosts state dinner for the Obamas

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President Obama Lays Wreath at Cuba’s Jose Marti Memorial

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President Raul Castro officially welcomes President Barack Obama to Cuba

WATCH: @POTUS officially received by Cuban President Raul Castro at Palace of the Revolution https://t.co/bFerhf1cTg https://t.co/UClJuMetz7 — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 21, 2016

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