Category: Politics

MOSCOW — Russian government officials had contacts with members of Donald Trump’s campaign team, a senior Russian diplomat said Thursday, in a disclosure that could reopen scrutiny over the Kremlin’s role in the president-elect’s bitter race against Hillary Clinton. Facing questions about his ties to Moscow because of statements interpreted as lauding Russian President Vladi­mir Putin, […]

A Russian hacking group began attacking U.S.-based policy think tanks within hours of Donald Trump’s presidential election victory, according to cyber experts who suspect Moscow is seeking information on the incoming administration. Three cyber security firms told Reuters that are tracking a spear-phishing campaign by a Russian-government linked group known as Cozy Bear, which is […]

Al-Jafr Air Base is a relatively desolate and deserted base. It’s smack in the middle of desert. There is not much around it, and even less in its outer corridor. But one place near it that is of consequence is Maan, Jordan. Maan, more than any other spot in Jordan, is an ISIL hotspot. Salafi […]

Now that Donald Trump is president-elect of the United States, he’ll need to decide what to do with the businesses that helped make him famous. Trump is the chairman and president of the Trump Organization, a conglomerate that owns properties around the world including commercial spaces, hotels, and golf courses. While the Trump Organization is primarily a […]

At just after 3 AM, Donald Trump took the stage and announced victory for his campaign in the presidential election.  I was asleep at the time. Seven or so hours earlier, I spoke to my brother as he left the voting booths.  He had barely made it, but was relieved to find the polls still […]

The front pages of newspapers and magazines around the world reflected the shock and uncertainty that global markets and many people outside the US felt learning that Americans elected Republican Donald Trump to be their next president. EL PERIÓDICO in Barcelona, Spain: “God forgive America” See the rest at Business Insider.

The election results were only hours old Wednesday when a sober team of intelligence analysts carrying black satchels and secure communications gear began preparing to give President-elect Trump his first unfiltered look at the nation’s secrets. The initial presentation — to be delivered as early as Thursday — would likely be a read-through of the […]

In an election night that saw Republicans sweep political races in the state of Missouri, all the way up and down the ballot, former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens (pictured above) became became just the THIRD former Team guy to ascend to the office of chief executive of an American state, following in the footsteps of […]

Our votes will go to waste and the coming revolution will be filled with more phony politicians if we don’t get involved, right now. For many in the country last night’s victory is a repudiation of a great deal of things. If Facebook is any indicator that people are sick of “safe spaces” and PC […]

Go to the average mainstream news site and you’ll probably find something about the political circus that was the election. The outcome of the election is important, but let us not forget one of the hard truths of the world which no politician will be able to change; there are some evil beings out there […]

Even before all of the election results were in, there was a spike in Google searches for “immigration to Canada” and the Canadian immigration website crashed. When I first read the headlines about the website crashing, I thought it was a joke or funny coincidence. Before election day, quite a few celebrities said that if Trump won they would leave […]

What I really love about America, is that when the citizens of this country are fed up, and really had enough with something, our system of government, albeit not perfect, still allows the people to rise up and affect change. Like it or not, Trump winning was this in action and there was nothing career politicians […]