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Two major differences between Trump’s Iran retreat and Obama’s red line – Washington Examiner
There are two major differences between President Barack Obama’s red line debacle against Syria in 2013, and President Trump’s last-minute decision late Thursday to cancel a series of strikes against Iran. Those two factors are the cost to U.S. credibility and the betrayal of important allies. Consider the divergence on the credibility factor. When, in August 2013, Bashar Assad’s Syrian regime used chemical weapons against its own people, that action…
Kinzinger: Trump’s Iran call will ‘pale in comparison’ to next response – Fox News
Video Kinzinger: I disagree with Trump’s decision to cancel Iran strike Trump calls off strike against Iran; reaction from Foreign Affairs Committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said Friday on “The Story with Martha MacCallum” that Iran can expect the president to act differently if another incident occurs. “Going forward if they think the president is going to do the same thing, if they shoot anything else…
Kinzinger: Trump’s Iran call will ‘pale in comparison’ to next response – Fox News
Video Kinzinger: I disagree with Trump’s decision to cancel Iran strike Trump calls off strike against Iran; reaction from Foreign Affairs Committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said Friday on “The Story with Martha MacCallum” that Iran can expect the president to act differently if another incident occurs. “Going forward if they think the president is going to do the same thing, if they shoot anything else…
Kinzinger: Trump’s Iran call will ‘pale in comparison’ to next response – Fox News
Video Kinzinger: I disagree with Trump’s decision to cancel Iran strike Trump calls off strike against Iran; reaction from Foreign Affairs Committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said Friday on “The Story with Martha MacCallum” that Iran can expect the president to act differently if another incident occurs. “Going forward if they think the president is going to do the same thing, if they shoot anything else…
Trump Denies New Sexual Assault Allegation By Advice Columnist E. Jean Carroll – NPR
A 2017 file photo of the luxury department store Bergdorf Goodman in New York City. Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll has accused now-President Trump of sexually assaulting her inside the store in the mid-1990s. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images A 2017 file photo of the luxury department store Bergdorf Goodman in New York City. Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll has accused now-President Trump of sexually…
ICE’s planned deportation raids in 10 big cities: what we know – Vox.com
Four days after President Donald Trump announced that “ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States,” news broke Friday that raids in a number of large cities will happen as soon as this weekend. The Washington Post reported that ICE will conduct “predawn raids” on Sunday as part of a “family op” targeting up to 2,000…
Chris Wallace invokes Obama to criticize Trump on Iran – Washington Examiner
Fox News host Chris Wallace said that while a forceful U.S. response against Iran will bear certain costs, such as escalating tensions and possible causalities, so will a soft answer to Tehran’s aggression. “There’s a price to action and obviously that is the possibility of escalation, the possibility that the Iranians could shoot down a U.S. war plane just as they shot down the U.S. drone,” Wallace said on Fox…
“Hey U Up”: Sean Hannity’s Desperate, Longing Texts to Paul Manafort – Slate Magazine
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‘This was a direct attack on U.S. assets’: Trump’s aborted Iran strike draws criticism from Republicans – USA TODAY
CLOSE President Trump canceled a retaliatory attack on Iran after the nation shot down a U.S. surveillance drone, according to a U.S. official brief. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans were divided Friday following President Donald Trump’s decision to abort a planned missile strike against Iran for the downing of a U.S. drone. “I’ll judge ultimately based on if there is a response, but if the response is no response then…
‘This was a direct attack on U.S. assets’: Trump’s aborted Iran strike draws criticism from Republicans – USA TODAY
CLOSE President Trump canceled a retaliatory attack on Iran after the nation shot down a U.S. surveillance drone, according to a U.S. official brief. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans were divided Friday following President Donald Trump’s decision to abort a planned missile strike against Iran for the downing of a U.S. drone. “I’ll judge ultimately based on if there is a response, but if the response is no response then…
‘This was a direct attack on U.S. assets’: Trump’s aborted Iran strike draws criticism from Republicans – USA TODAY
CLOSE President Trump canceled a retaliatory attack on Iran after the nation shot down a U.S. surveillance drone, according to a U.S. official brief. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans were divided Friday following President Donald Trump’s decision to abort a planned missile strike against Iran for the downing of a U.S. drone. “I’ll judge ultimately based on if there is a response, but if the response is no response then…
ICE set to begin immigration raids in 10 cities on Sunday – CNN
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Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll details alleged rape by Trump in 1990s – AOL
A famous advice columnist has come forward to allege that President Donald Trump attacked her in the 1990s in a dressing room. The alleged actions ― as described by columnist E. Jean Carroll in graphic detail ― would clearly constitute rape. Carroll is the 16th woman to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct. In an excerpt of her upcoming book, “What Do We Need Men For? A Modest Proposal,” published Friday by New…
Media keeps hush on pro-abortion provision in House spending bill – Washington Examiner
House Democrats kept the Hyde Amendment intact in their $1 trillion spending bill, which passed yesterday by a vote of 226 to 203. However, they added a different pro-choice provision that the liberal media is keeping quiet about. The new spending bill would repeal the Mexico City Policy, which was reinstated by executive order when President Trump took office. The policy prevents taxpayer dollars from funding abortion overseas. This Democratic…
The Supreme Court overturned Curtis Flowers’s murder conviction, citing racial bias – Vox.com
The Supreme Court has overturned a murder conviction for Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi man who has been tried for murder six times, saying that the prosecutor violated the Constitution by excluding black potential jurors from the trial. The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Friday that Doug Evans, a white prosecutor, unconstitutionally excluded eligible black jurors from Flowers’s trial for murdering four people in 1996 inside a furniture store. Justices Clarence Thomas…
Chris Wallace on Trump’s Iran strike reversal: There are ‘costs to inaction,’ just like Obama’s Syria red line – Fox News
Video Chris Wallace: Trump’s last-minute decision to call off Iran strike raises more questions The president and his administration appear to be conflicted about whether to escalate the military situation with Iran, ‘Fox News Sunday’ anchor Chris Wallace says. “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace said Friday that there are “costs to inaction” after President Trump confirmed he called off retaliatory strikes against Iran. Trump made the last-minute decision Thursday night after the downing of a Navy drone that Washington…
Supreme Court throws out murder conviction of black inmate as Kavanaugh, Gorsuch split again – Fox News
Video How will Supreme Court picks factor into the 2020 presidential campaigns? Former deputy assistant attorney general John Yoo and Bradley Moss of the Mark S. Zaid Law Office weigh in on ‘Fox News @ Night’ with Shannon Bream. The Supreme Court on Friday tossed out the murder conviction of a black death row inmate who underwent six criminal trials before being convicted, in a 7-2 opinion that saw Trump-appointed…
Chris Wallace on Trump’s Iran strike reversal: There are ‘costs to inaction,’ just like Obama’s Syria red line – Fox News
Video Chris Wallace: Trump’s last-minute decision to call off Iran strike raises more questions The president and his administration appear to be conflicted about whether to escalate the military situation with Iran, ‘Fox News Sunday’ anchor Chris Wallace says. “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace said Friday that there are “costs to inaction” after President Trump confirmed he called off retaliatory strikes against Iran. Trump made the last-minute decision Thursday night after the downing of a Navy drone that Washington…
Excluding Black Jurors in Curtis Flowers Case Violated Constitution, Supreme Court Rules – The New York Times
Mr. Evans said he excluded black potential jurors because they knew witnesses or members of Mr. Flowers’s family, had been sued by the furniture store where the murders took place, had qualms about the death penalty or had turned up late for jury selection. Justice Kavanaugh said that some of those reasons were false and that Mr. Evans did not ask detailed questions of white jurors with comparable connections to…
Chris Wallace on Trump’s Iran strike reversal: There are ‘costs to inaction,’ just like Obama’s Syria red line – Fox News
Video Chris Wallace: Trump’s last-minute decision to call off Iran strike raises more questions The president and his administration appear to be conflicted about whether to escalate the military situation with Iran, ‘Fox News Sunday’ anchor Chris Wallace says. “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace said Friday that there are “costs to inaction” after President Trump confirmed he called off retaliatory strikes against Iran. Trump made the last-minute decision Thursday night after the downing of a Navy drone that Washington…