Israeli settlements grew on Obama’s watch. They may be poised for a boom on Trump’s.

SHILOH, West Bank — Through eight years of escalating criticism from the world’s most powerful leader, Israeli construction in these sacred, militarily occupied hills never stopped. Thousands of homes were built. Miles of roadway. Restaurants. Shopping malls. A university. Here in Shiloh, a tourist center went up, with a welcome video in which the biblical figure Joshua […]

Putin Declines to retaliate in move praised by Trump

MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin said Russia wouldn’t expel U.S. diplomats in response to new U.S. sanctions despite the recommendation of his foreign minister, a move that seemed aimed at embarrassing the Obama Administration while expressing hope for stronger U.S. relations once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Mr. Putin’s decision came after Russia’s top diplomat, Sergei Lavrov, […]

South China Sea nation-building courtesy of Beijing

Over the past several years, the Chinese government has been not-so-quietly building what they term “defensive outposts” by claiming uninhabited reefs across the South China Sea. This area includes a vast network of tiny underwater reefs and small islands called the Spratlys and the Paracels. These areas have long been in dispute among China, Vietnam […]

Stray bag of toys prompts scare at Trump Tower

A stray backpack prompted the partial evacuation of Trump Tower on Tuesday, though bomb squad technicians quickly determined the unattended bag contained children’s toys and was harmless. Video posted online showed people running through the Manhattan skyscraper’s public lobby as uniformed police officers waved them toward the exits. Stephen Davis, the New York Police Department’s […]

Trump Doubles Down with another Twitter Strike on the F-35! Bring on the Super Hornets!

Earlier today and just 24 hours after meeting personally with Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson, President-elect Trump launched another Twitter strike on the F-35 program. Mr. Trump said that he has asked Boeing to price out a comparable F-18 Super Hornet! President-elect Trump is clearly willing to use his position of power to create a sense […]

Trump calls for more nuke spending, but Obama beat him to it

President Elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Thursday morning to call for the expansion of the U.S. nuclear arsenal just hours after Russian President, Vladimir Putin, did the same in Moscow. “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes,” […]

Trump Doubles Down with another Twitter Strike on the F-35! Bring on the Super Hornets!

Earlier today and just 24 hours after meeting personally with Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson, President-elect Trump launched another Twitter strike on the F-35 program. Mr. Trump said that he has asked Boeing to price out a comparable F-18 Super Hornet! President-elect Trump is clearly willing to use his position of power to create a sense […]

Trump and Boeing CEO Meet – Promises a Less Expensive Air Force One

If you recall it was just a couple of weeks ago that President-elect Trump tweeted to ‘cancel’ the new Air Force One purchase from Boeing because it was too expensive. Today after a meeting with the President-elect, Dennis Muilenburg, the CEO of Boeing stated that he had a “very productive” meeting and promised to produce […]

Clinton supporters blame Russia, racism, and the media… but never their candidate

Featured prominently on CNN’s homepage Monday morning was an interview with a group of Hillary Clinton supporters.  In the segment, journalist Kait Richmond attempted to pinpoint what exactly cost Clinton the presidential election in their minds.  Richmond played the role of “devil’s advocate” – maintaining an objective approach as she posed questions to each of […]