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August 17, 2019

Tlaib hits back at Bill Maher for comments on BDS, compares Israel to apartheid South Africa

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., suggested Saturday that viewers boycott comedian Bill Maher’s HBO talk show after he devoted a segment of Friday's program to bashing the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

August 16, 2019

Reporter's Notebook: Spat over scrapped 'Squad' members' Israel visit is tricky politics for both sides

Israel’s refusal to admit Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., could reverberate deep into the future on a litany of political fronts.

August 16, 2019

Trump has expressed serious interest in buying Greenland: report

The Wall Street Journal reports Trump has asked his advisers whether the U.S. can acquire Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, during "meetings, dinners, and passing conversations."

July 25, 2019

Republicans hope for recharge in US-UK ties as Boris Johnson takes power

As Boris Johnson takes over as U.K. prime minister, President Trump and his allies in Congress are hoping for relations with America's closest ally to improve after a rocky few months. 

July 20, 2019

Hungary backs Trump on asylum crackdown as it touts its own border success

Hungary is backing President Trump in his crackdown on migrants claiming asylum at the southern border -- as the government touts its own success in drastically reducing the influx of migrants into the country.

July 16, 2019

US nuke locations accidentally exposed in NATO-affiliated report

A document accidentally published by a NATO-affiliated body has hit headlines across Europe this week, seeming to affirm a longstanding open secret that is technically still classified: precisely where in Europe the United States stores its nuclear weapons.

July 10, 2019

Trump administration launches probe into French tech tax, prompting fears of new trade war

The White House announced Wednesday it was opening an investigation into whether an imminent French tax on technology giants "unfairly targets American companies."

July 9, 2019

Trump calls Theresa May ‘foolish’ on Brexit, blasts ‘wacky’ and ‘pompous’ UK ambassador

President Trump on Tuesday said Prime Minister Theresa May was “foolish” in her handling of Brexit, as he doubled down on the feud with Britain’s ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch -- whom he called “wacky,” “stupid” and a “pompous fool.”

June 8, 2019

Trump defends deal with Mexico to stem migrant flows, prevent tariffs

President Trump on Saturday defended his agreement with Mexico that sees the country take tougher measures on illegal immigration in exchange for the U.S. dropping plans to impose tariffs on importants -- promising that Mexico “will try very hard” and place as many as 6,000 troops at their southern border.

June 4, 2019

Trump rips into British left-wing critics Khan, Corbyn in press conference

President Trump on Tuesday, in a press conference with outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, blasted his British left-wing critics as a "negative force" -- and confirmed that he snubbed the leader of the opposition Labour Party when he sought a sit-down.