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Why Putin lies to Trump

Putin uses deception to manipulate his enemies, as evidenced by his lie to Trump about the Valdai residence attack, and his strategy of psychological dominance, flooding the zone with contradictions, half-truths and outright lies, forcing adversaries to react - not act.

Most in new poll say Trump focused on wrong priorities

Fifty-seven percent of surveyed Americans in a new New York Times/Siena University poll released Thursday say President Trump is generally focused on the wrong issues, with a majority also saying they disapprove of his handling of several top issues. The breakdown by gender was

Zelensky calls for Europe to stop trying to change Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized European leaders Monday for spending too much time trying to appease President Trump and failing to take responsibility for their own security. Zelensky made the remarks to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and

Congress is taking stock of proposed ethics rules

Congress is considering a bipartisan bill to ban stock trading by members, their spouses and dependent children, and to divest all current stock holdings within 180 days, in response to public concern about the perception that Congress's members are insider-trading on the stock

House narrowly tees up final votes on last 4 funding bills

The House advanced its final four appropriations bills Thursday, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, bringing the House one step closer to meeting the Jan. 30 funding deadline. The lower chamber voted 214-213 on the rule, which sets up debate and

Sinners Makes History With Most Oscar Nominations Ever

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners —a commercially and critically successful African American vampire film—has set an all-time Oscars record with 16 total nominations. These include best picture, Michael B. Jordan for best leading actor, Wunmi Mosaku for best supporting actress, and Delroy

Renee Good shot 3 times, grazed a fourth time: Private autopsy

Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis earlier this month, was shot three times and grazed by a fourth bullet, according to results from a private autopsy. The law firm representing Good’s family members

Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide: Autopsy

A Cuban immigrant's death in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas has been ruled a homicide, according to The Associated Press. ICE said in a press release earlier this month that on Jan. 3, a Cuban migrant named Geraldo Lunas Campos had died while

Trump predicts 'Democrat shutdown' as funding deadline looms

President Trump predicted Thursday that the U.S. is likely headed toward another shutdown before the funding deadline at the end of January. "I think we have a problem, because I think we're going to probably end up in another Democrat shutdown,” Trump told host Maria Bartiromo

Trump acts like an imperial bully-in-chief

President Trump is using the U.S. military to impose his will on other nations, ignoring international law and limits placed by the Constitution, and is making the world a more dangerous place with his erratic and dangerous policies.

Key panel advances three-bill funding package

The House Rules Committee on Thursday advanced a three-bill minibus appropriations package, moving the lower chamber one step closer to meeting the Jan. 30 funding deadline. The panel advanced the package by a recorded vote of 9-4. It would fund the departments of Defense,

Smith to condemn 'false' narratives about Trump investigations

Former special counsel Jack Smith will stand by his decision to bring charges against President Trump and push back on "false" narratives around that decision during his public testimony before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday. “Our investigation developed proof beyond a