White House stays course against ISIL amid GOP calls for escalation
The White House vowed no major shift in U.S. strategy in the fight against the Islamic State on Sunday in the wake of the terrorist attacks on Paris, despite clamors for change from key Republicans....
View ArticleBush urges US declaration of war against ISIL
Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush said on Sunday, in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Paris, the U.S. should “declare war” on the Islamic State, which is blamed by the French for the...
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Clinton goes after Trump on terrorism
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both paused their campaign ads on Sunday, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, a day when politics is traditionally set aside. But Clinton didn’t hold back from...
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Trump’s pick for national security role now lobbying for Ukrainian tycoon
Monica Crowley, who had been tapped for a national security post in the Trump White House before being derailed by plagiarism allegations, has found a new job: lobbying for a Ukrainian tycoon. Crowley...
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Trump drawn into Saudi Game of Thrones
President Donald Trump is boning up on policy and protocol ahead of an international trip that begins Friday in Saudi Arabia, but heâs already emerged as a peripheral and perhaps unwitting player in...
View ArticlePaul Manafort registers as foreign agent
The firm headed by Paul Manafort, President Donald Trumpâs former campaign chairman, made more than $17 million working as a foreign agent of a pro-Russian Ukrainian political party, according to...
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Lobbyists cash in on dispute between Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Washington lobbyists are looking to cash in on the standoff between Qatar and a Saudi Arabia-led bloc of countries as the two sides scramble for influence with Congress and the Trump administration....
View ArticleMay: Not ‘helpful’ for Trump to speculate on London attack
British Prime Minister Theresa May expressed irritation with President Donald Trump’s tweet after an attack on the London underground on Friday claiming “a loser terrorist” who was “in the sights of...
View ArticleWhite House stays course against ISIL amid GOP calls for escalation
The White House vowed no major shift in U.S. strategy in the fight against the Islamic State on Sunday in the wake of the terrorist attacks on Paris, despite clamors for change from key Republicans....
View ArticleBush urges US declaration of war against ISIL
Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush said on Sunday, in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Paris, the U.S. should “declare war” on the Islamic State, which is blamed by the French for the...
View ArticleClinton goes after Trump on terrorism
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both paused their campaign ads on Sunday, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, a day when politics is traditionally set aside. But Clinton didn’t hold back from...
View ArticleTrump’s pick for national security role now lobbying for Ukrainian tycoon
Monica Crowley, who had been tapped for a national security post in the Trump White House before being derailed by plagiarism allegations, has found a new job: lobbying for a Ukrainian tycoon. Crowley...
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Trump drawn into Saudi Game of Thrones
President Donald Trump is boning up on policy and protocol ahead of an international trip that begins Friday in Saudi Arabia, but he’s already emerged as a peripheral and perhaps unwitting player in a...
View ArticlePaul Manafort registers as foreign agent
The firm headed by Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, made more than $17 million working as a foreign agent of a pro-Russian Ukrainian political party, according to newly...
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Lobbyists cash in on dispute between Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Washington lobbyists are looking to cash in on the standoff between Qatar and a Saudi Arabia-led bloc of countries as the two sides scramble for influence with Congress and the Trump administration....
View ArticleMay: Not ‘helpful’ for Trump to speculate on London attack
British Prime Minister Theresa May expressed irritation with President Donald Trump’s tweet after an attack on the London underground on Friday claiming “a loser terrorist” who was “in the sights of...
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Trump falls short on ‘drain the swamp’ promises
WASHINGTON — Shortly before Election Day last year, Donald Trump rolled out a package of ethics reforms that he promised to implement as president, using for the first time a now-famous phrase: “drain...
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Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to one felony count of lying to the FBI about conversations he had with Russia’s ambassador last year, bringing the special...
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Why the Russia probe demolished one lobbying firm but spared another
The indictment of Paul Manafort last year on charges including breaking the foreign lobbying law thrust two prominent Washington lobbying firms into the spotlight. One of them, the Podesta Group,...
View ArticleFormer Austrian chancellor appears to have lobbied as part of Manafort scheme
New filings made public by special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday shed fresh light on the Washington lobbying campaign orchestrated by Paul Manafort on behalf of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych...
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