Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoUS embassy in Sri Lanka warns against visiting places of worship Kim Jong Un’s ‘long yet necessary road’ toward reaffirming alliances The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump tells House investigators ‘no’ MORE is accelerating plans to downsize the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan by up to half, Reuters reported Thursday. […]
Read MoreCanada’s privacy watchdog is accusing Facebook of violating the country’s privacy laws in its handling of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal and vowing to take the social media giant to court. Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) released its “troubling” findings on Thursday after a yearlong probe into Facebook’s privacy practices. The report blasts Facebook […]
Read MoreMexico has now become the biggest U.S. trading partner, jumping ahead of Canada and China that have previously held the top spot, according to recent government data. Transactions with Mexico made up 15 percent of U.S. trade in February, according to federal data released last week, edging out Canada at 14.2 percent and China at 13.9 […]
Read MoreNorth Korea in 2017 reportedly issued a $2 million bill to the U.S. for the hospital care of American Otto Warmbier, who was in a coma when he was returned to the U.S. and died without regaining consciousness. The Washington Post reported Thursday that North Korea insisted that a U.S. official sign a pledge to […]
Read MorePresident TrumpDonald John TrumpForget the spin: Five unrefuted Mueller Report revelations Lara Trump: Merkel admitting migrants ‘one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany’ Financial satisfaction hits record high: survey MORE will deliver the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony next month, the White House announced Thursday. Trump will […]
Read MoreThe National Security Agency is recommending that the White House officially end the agency’s mass collection of U.S. phone data, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sources told the Journal that the NSA has concluded that the program, which gathered metadata on domestic text messages and phone calls, is too burdensome to maintain. ADVERTISEMENT The White House has final jurisdiction over the matter, […]
Read MoreFormer Vice President Joe BidenJoseph (Joe) Robinette BidenElection analyst says Biden could face uphill battle attracting small-dollar donors Biden’s announcement was a general election message, says political analyst Gillibrand ‘not worried’ about being ‘discounted’ in 2020 race MORE’s entry into the 2020 race is putting a renewed focus on the sharp divide between Democratic candidates […]
Read MoreA U.S. official with knowledge of the Trump administration’s efforts to combat Russia’s election interference told CNN on Wednesday that getting the White House to pay attention to the efforts was like “pulling teeth.” The official, who went unnamed, told CNN that Director of National Intelligence Dan CoatsDaniel (Dan) Ray CoatsHillicon Valley: Facebook expects up to […]
Read MoreA federal judge on Thursday agreed to release a Coast Guard lieutenant who was accused of plotting domestic terrorism. Christopher Hasson, who was accused in February of stockpiling weapons and drawing up a political hit list, will be released on bail, according to a Baltimore NBC affiliate. Following his arrest, Hasson faced gun and drug […]
Read MoreFacebook is cracking down on third-party apps on its platform, announcing Thursday that it will no longer allow programs like the one that enabled political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to obtain the information of millions of users without their consent. The company said in a blog post that it will no longer allow apps with “minimal utility,” like […]
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