Retaliating for tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, Mexico hit back Tuesday with fiscal penalties on U.S. exports like pork, steel, cheese and whiskey. The Mexican tariffs, announced last week, officially took effect Tuesday. In addition to other moves against American-made products, Mexican officials set tariffs on U.S. pork shoulder and legs at 10 percent, and they will rise to 20 percent by July 5. Experts say that duty could usher in $100 million losses every year for U.S. … [Read more...]
Bill Clinton says he did ‘right thing’ during Lewinsky scandal
Former President Bill Clinton said Monday if the Monica Lewinsky scandal of his administration happened during the #MeToo movement it would not have changed how he handled the situation. Clinton has been under renewed criticism for the affair under the #MeToo movement, which has encouraged women to speak out against sexual harassment and abuse. A number of high-profile figures in entertainment and politics have been accused. Still, the former president who first denied and then admitted to … [Read more...]
Supreme Court rules for baker who refused cake for same-sex wedding
A Colorado baker was within his rights to refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The high court ruled 7-2 and issued a 59-page ruling Monday that's critical of the state's treatment of Lakewood, Colo., bakery shop owner Jack Phillips' religious objections to same-sex marriage. A narrow definition of what constitutes a violation of the law indicates that Monday's decision doesn't state whether other businesses can also refuse wedding … [Read more...]
Mike Pompeo: Top priority is North Korea denuclearization
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday his top national security priority is the denuclearization of North Korea, but whether the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un occurs hinges on Kim's willingness. "Our posture will not change until we see credible steps taken toward the complete and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," Pompeo told the House Foreign Affairs Committee in his first congressional testimony since being sworn in … [Read more...]
James Comey: Trump morally ‘unfit’ to be U.S. president
Former FBI Director James Comey blasted President Donald Trump in a televised interview Sunday night, in which he called the commander in-chief "unfit" for the White House. Comey told ABC News, in a highly anticipated interview, while he doesn't believe everything he hears about Trump, he does believe he should not be president of the United States. "I don't buy this stuff about him being mentally incompetent or early stages of dementia. He strikes me as a person of above average … [Read more...]
A resolution denouncing neo-Nazis dies in 36 seconds
It sounds like the kind of legislation that should easily breeze through a statehouse, even in these politically divided times: a resolution denouncing white nationalists and neo-Nazis. It didn't even make it out of committee in the Tennessee legislature. The resolution was written by Tennessee Democratic state Rep. John Ray Clemmons. It doesn't name any particular group. It calls on law enforcement to go after white nationalists and Neo-Nazi groups with the same "fervor" as other forms of … [Read more...]
Oprah responds to president Trump
Mr Trump said he hoped Winfrey would run for president in 2020 so she can be 'exposed' and 'defeated just like all of the others!' Winfrey, a Democrat and steadfast supporter of Hillary Clinton, has repeatedly insisted she harbours no ambitions to run for president Oprah Winfrey has said she decided not to hit back at Donald Trump’s late night Twitter rant about her because she does not like giving attention to “negativity”. The US President labelled the talk show host, who is rumoured … [Read more...]
Abbott spares life of convicted unmate
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday spared Thomas Whitaker from death row hours before his scheduled execution. It was the first time a Texas governor has granted clemency in more than 10 years and 140 executions. Abbott made the decision upon a recommendation from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, which unanimously said Thomas Whitaker should be spared. “In just over three years as governor, I have allowed 30 executions. I have not granted a commutation of a death sentence until now,” … [Read more...]
Florida governor calls for new safety plan
Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Friday called for a $500 million school safety plan that would keep guns out of the hands of mentally ill and underage buyers. Scott proposed barring anyone under the age of 21 from buying a firearm or receiving a gun as a gift. He proposed creating the Violent Threat Restraining Order, which would allow police to remove firearms from those deemed mentally ill. “This will allow a court to prohibit a violent or mentally ill person from purchasing or possessing a … [Read more...]
NAACP sues Homeland Security for ending Haitians’ protected status
The NAACP is suing the Department of Homeland Security after a temporary residency program was cancelled that allowed more than 58,000 Haitians to live and work in the United States. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on Wednesday, accuses the agency of discriminating on the basis of race and/or ethnicity. The Caribbean nation has been in a state of devastation since a 2010 earthquake, one of the deadliest in history that killed thousands of Haitians … [Read more...]
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