Pelosi confident of her caucus' support
In Kansas in April, in Montana last month and in Georgia and SC on Tuesday, Democratic candidates outperformed their party's past showings, but still fell short where it counts: Republicans won . "I think you'd have to be an idiot to think we... More..
Somalia restaurant siege over: 18 killed in Al Shabaab attack
The attack started Wednesday evening as Muslims broke their Ramadan fast at two restaurants - Pizza House and Posh Treats - in the Hodan district of the city. The militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibili...More..
White House answers request with Trump tweet
Moscow apparently responded one week later - after the U.S. election - denying the accusation. "All I can conclude", Patrick Buchanan reportedly said when this tape finally came to light, "is that the old man ...More..
Arab states demand that Qatar close Al Jazeera news network
Back in 2014, Turkey and Qatar signed an agreement, which allowed the construction of a Turkish base in Qatar. A copy of the list was obtained by The Associated Press and translated from Arabic. Doha denied ...More..
Otto Warmbier's Cause Of Death Might Never Be Known
Mr. Trump's assertion that China had failed to pressure North Korea into curbing its nuclear and ballistic missile program means that Beijing must now confront the prospect of a stormier relationship ah...More..
US Senate Republicans unveil Obamacare replacement bill, but fate uncertain
That would focus the aid more on people with lower incomes than the House legislation, which bases its subsidies on age. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that the House bill would kick 23 mil...More..
President Erdoğan congratulates new Saudi crown prince
The decision by King Salman to promote his son and consolidate his power was endorsed by 31 out of 34 members of the Allegiance Council, made up of senior members of the ruling Al Saud family, the royal decre...More..
Republicans release draft health care bill
The plan gets rid of those mandates. The proposal would also give the wealthiest Americans a huge tax break, he said . On Thursday they released this statement: "Currently, for a variety of reasons, we are...More..
10 dead, 50 injured in twin explosions in Parachinar
In February, two bomb disposal squad members were killed and 11 others wounded in an explosion under Quetta's Saryab bridge, local media reported . The third major attack to rock Parachinar this year, the bl...More..
Hundreds mourn student who'd been held in North Korea
Warmbier's death have been drawn at this time, as there are additional medical records and imaging to review and people to interview", the statement said. "Under certain circumstances we are willing to talk in...More..
Republicans 'Thank' Nancy Pelosi for Losing All 4 Special Elections
Following Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff's loss in Georgia on Tuesday, several House Democrats expressed concern that Pelosi may continue to be a drag on the ticket, noting that Republicans - fairly or not -...More..
Senate health care bill includes deep cuts to Medicaid
McConnell wants to push the package through the Senate next week, and will succeed if he can limit defections to two of the chamber's 52 Republicans. His biggest concern involves dismantling the Medicaid expa...More..
Turkey Blames DC Cops For Erdogan's Thugs Pummeling Protesters
Security agents surround Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's vehicle in Washington, DC . District of Columbia Police Chief Peter Newsham joined Mayor Muriel Bowser at a news conference Thursday to...More..
Iran missile struck ISIS but is also aimed at US, Saudis, Israel
Two top Revolutionary Guard commanders said that the strikes were meant to send a message to the perpetrators of militant attacks in Tehran last week - claimed by Islamic State - that killed 18 people, ...More..
Obama: the Republican's Senate bill "is not a healthcare bill"
In his statement , Obama said the Senate bill is "not a health care bill ". Of course, they were there because insurance works by lots of healthy people paying in, and only a a few sick people needing...More..
Trump Administration trying to 'weaken' and 'dilute' bipartisan Russian sanctions
The measure sets up a process for Congress to review changes in sanctions, puts into law actions previously established via presidential executive order, imposes new sanctions on Russians found guilty of human ...More..
Taliban storm Afghan police compound, kill 5 police
Earlier this year in March a similar insider attack wounded three USA soldiers at an Afghan military complex in Helmand province. Nasratullah Jamshidi, said the attacker, an Afghan commando, had been shot at th...More..
President polls: RJD to question JD (U) over extending support to Centre
JD (U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday chaired a meeting of party leaders in Patna that made a decision to support Kovind for the President's post. Asserting that it was Nitish who had...More..
Texas Mom Undergoes Plastic Surgery to Look More Like FLOTUS
He added Melania's look has become more in demand since she became the United States first lady. Sierra is a cancer survivor, and her " Melania Makeover " special will reportedly air on Inside Edition in ...More..
US would welcome effective Syrian effort to defeat IS
It added that a June 8 incident occurred in the same area where another armed pro-regime drone dropped ammunition near Coalition forces before it was shot down . The U.S. military has repeatedly warned forces ...More..
German leader who led reunification Helmut Kohl dies aged 87
He served as German chancellor between 1982 and 1998 and is well known as the "chancellor of unity", for his active political plan bringing west and east Germany together. NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg...More..
UK Foreign Secretary Johnson says Trump's visit to Britain will go ahead
She described the support on the ground after the Grenfell Tower blaze as "not good enough", and said that it failed to help people when they need it the most. Chastened by an election which left her Conserva...More..
Here's What to Watch as the Senate Fights Over Healthcare Reform
I will continue to stand with my fellow mayors and the American people to fight for real, affordable health care for all . But it's also crucial for the health of the Republican Party, which would have a har...More..
What the Georgia special election may mean to Democrats and Republicans
To the editor: It should come as little surprise that a mostly affluent Republican district in Georgia did not turn blue. But we do know that the cuts to Medicaid in the House version of the bill, which even...More..
Is Stephen Colbert Planning a Run for Office in 2020?
The Russia investigation has become a mainstay on the Trump-era " Late Show ", with Colbert often suggesting - sometimes using off-color language - that Trump is doing the bidding of President Vladimir Pu...More..