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In 2017, US President Donald Trump’s new administration found itself in a quandary. Should it continue providing weapons for use in Saudi Arabia’s murderous war in Yemen that had been raging for two years? In June 2017, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unexpectedly declared neighboring Qatar an enemy and imposed a blockade. It even […] More
‘They don’t give him enough credit’: the voters who back Trump, even through the pandemic Support for the president in Pennsylvania has not wavered despite his coronavirus missteps, and could be key to him winning reelection Donald Trump visits a medical equipment distributor during his visit to Allentown, Pennsylvania. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters Few people understand […] More
Former president rebuked Trump administration’s response to pandemic, which has killed almost 90,000 Americans so far Screengrab of former President Barack Obama speaking to graduating students. Photograph: Getty Images/Getty Images for EIF & XQ Donald Trump has hit back at Barack Obama’s criticism of his administration’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, accusing the former US […] More
State department’s inspector general ousted after reports he opened investigation into secretary of state Mike Pompeo Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi expressed concern t the president’s treatment of Steve Linick. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA House speaker Nancy Pelosi warned on Sunday that Donald Trump might have broken the law by firing the inspector general of […] More
Play Video 3:05 The former US president attacked the Trump administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic during a virtual commencement ceremony for historically black colleges and universities on Saturday. Barack Obama told graduates: ‘More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re […] More
Latest move against independent executive branch watchdogs who have found fault with Trump administration State department inspector General Linick was given notice of his dismissal late on Friday night. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The Trump administration has fired the state department’s inspector general who is reported to have been investigating the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, […] More
Development of missile comes as US president’s rhetoric has fueled fears of a new nuclear arms race Donald Trump next to the the US space force flag on 15 May 2020, in the Oval Office. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Unveiling the flag for his new space force in the Oval Office on Friday, […] More
Immunologist Dr. Rick Bright has the job title of the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). He is the author of the phrase “the darkest winter in modern history,” which may one day become the title of a Hollywood movie that recounts the invasion in 2020 of the serial murderer bearing […] More
