Jared Kushner, and why his meetings with the Russians matter more than ever In this occasional series, we will bring you up to speed on the biggest national security stories of the week. Investigators are scrutinizing a series of meetings held by President Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser Jared […]
Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault Republican businessman Greg Gianforte won Montana’s sole House district in a special election Thursday, keeping a seat in Republican hands despite facing assault charges for allegedly attacking a reporter who’d asked him about the GOP’s health-care bill. In his […]
Indian acid-attack bride finds love from a wrong number Indian acid-attack victim Lalita Ben Bansi beamed with joy at her wedding near Mumbai this week. "Who would have thought an acid attack and 17 surgeries later I would find love. But it happened," she told the Hindustan Times at the […]
Jared Kushner now a focus in Russia investigation Investigators are focusing on a series of meetings held by Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and an influential White House adviser, as part of their probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and related matters, according to people familiar with the […]
Watch President Trump push a prime minister aside While walking with the NATO leaders during his visit to the alliance's headquarters Thursday, President Donald Trump pushed aside Dusko Markovic, the prime minister of Montenegro, as he moved to the front of a group of the leaders. Trump is at the […]
European Visits by Trump and Obama Are a Study in Contrasts The contrast could not have been more stark. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany started Thursday in Berlin with the 44th president — the one she has called “dear Barack.” She spent the afternoon in Brussels with the 45th, Donald […]
Time for Donald Trump to close, sell or restructure Kentucky We’re told that, with President Trump as our nation’s CEO, America will now be run more like a business. Well, the first thing our new CEO should do is stop the hemorrhage of cash in money-draining operations. One of our […]
President Trump shoved the Montenegro prime minister at NATO During his first joint meeting with North Atlantic Treaty Organization leaders, President Trump on Thursday appeared to push aside the prime minister of Montenegro. In a video of the interaction, the president comes up from behind and then shoves Montenegro's Dusko […]
Greg Gianforte's defense is as important as his violent actions At the very top of the job description for "politician" — and especially so for "candidate" — is the requirement to take questions and give answers, either with constituents or reporters. This might sometimes be an uncomfortable practice. Occasionally, the […]
LeBron James tops Michael Jordan as all-time playoffs scoring leader Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James passed Michael Jordan for first place on the all-time playoff scoring list with a 3-pointer from the left wing with 2:40 left in the third quarter of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals Thursday. […]
