Новости за 21.03.2017

US President Donald Trump has met his Iraqi counterpart in Washington, D.C., praising the “unprecedented cooperation” between the two countries in ridding Iraq of ISIS and reaffirming the US’ commitment to bolstering the country’s security. Trump met Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the White House Monday, with both leaders praising the partnership that has […]

You’re not alone if you have next to nothing saved for retirement. But that doesn’t mean you’re in good company. Almost one-quarter of workers said they and their spouse combined have less than $1,000 saved for retirement, according to a report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Nearly half of everyone surveyed said they had […]

Fireworks are expected on day two of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. On Tuesday, each senator on the Judiciary Committee will get 30 minutes to grill President Donald Trump’s pick. The session is expected to last 10 hours, following a lengthy — and telling — round of opening statements from senators […]

President Donald Trump veered off message Monday night at a campaign-style rally aimed largely at pushing for the Republican health care overhaul to take credit for a completely different issue: keeping former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick out of a job. While talking to the crowd in Louisville, Kentucky, about the nation’s urban communities, […]

Members of the House Freedom Caucus continue to claim there are enough “no” votes to kill House leadership’s plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, which is headed to the House floor Thursday. “I’m confident that we have still enough concerns that a vote of 216 votes in the House would not happen today,” said Rep. […]

Senators and autocorrect can be a dangerous mix. Republican Sen. Jeff Flake joked Monday about technology’s resistance to the spelling of Neil Gorsuch’s last name. In a moment of levity at the first day of hearings for the Supreme Court nominee, Flake recalled a recent experience when “Gorsuch” was auto-corrected to “Grouch” in a teleprompter […]

Here’s a look at hacking incidents during the 2016 presidential campaign and allegations by the US that the Russian government meddled in the election. Both Republicans and Democrats have issued calls for a deeper probe of Russian interference. Overviews by CNN: Timeline: What we know about the Trump campaign, his White House and Russia (3/20/2017) […]

As America’s FBI chief confirmed an investigation into alleged Kremlin interference in US politics, Russia state TV was knee deep in other news, seemingly ignoring the dramatic events unfolding in Washington. FBI Director James Comey testified Monday during the rare, open congressional hearing, carried live on many global media outlets, that possible links were being […]

The first time that James Comey ever delivered bombshell testimony on Capitol Hill, it was about how he stood up to the White House, refusing to let it carry on with warrantless wiretapping through the National Security Agency. Ten years later, he was at the center of attention again, sitting alongside the NSA, refuting the […]

In the final months of the 2016 campaign, longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone repeatedly discussed his backchannel communications with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and claimed knowledge of forthcoming leaks from the group, a CNN KFile review of his public statements shows. Stone’s comments about WikiLeaks have come under increased scrutiny as the FBI and […]

Let’s all agree that no other person ever elected President would have hurled a charge that his predecessor wiretapped him. Especially not in a tweet that referred to a former President this way: “This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!” But as his supporters like to say, Donald Trump is no ordinary politician and, thus […]