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The campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron says it has been the target of a ‘massive hacking attack’ after a trove of documents was released online. The campaign said that genuine files were mixed up with fake ones in order to confuse people. … It compared it to the leak of Democratic Party emails… Read more.
House Republicans have passed their ambitious plan to repeal and replace Obamacare after several fits and starts, sending the measure to the Senate, where it is expected to be significantly revised. House Republicans will now head to the White House for a press conference. (ABC News, May 4, 2017) Everyone is hailing the passage of… Read more.
One cops a plea; Two walk scot-free. Hardly a week goes by these days without anti-Trump protesters taking to the streets. In fact, their protests so dominate public consciousness, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that anti-cop protesters were doing the same not so long ago – with the same regularity, but venting even greater outrage.… Read more.
It behooves everyone else to do the same. Since day one of his presidency, we’ve been treated to the spectacle of Trump blurting out outrageous and erroneous statements of policy only to have one or another of his advisers correct him. This was the case, for example, when he said he would Kick out NATO… Read more.
It is mainly the feat of an idiot, full of lies and hypocrisy, accomplishing nothing. In fact, Donald Trump became a billionaire and the most powerful man in the world by telling big lies and being brazenly hypocritical. He calls it his “flexible” strategy for success. In truth, this nouveau fascist figured out long ago… Read more.
Despite having the world’s largest proven oil reserves, Venezuela has suffered for several years from high inflation, rampant crime and a shortage of basic goods. The protests taking place across the country were expected to be the biggest in three years, putting extra pressure on President Maduro to negotiate with the opposition and find a… Read more.
Republican Jason Chaffetz of Utah shocked Washington this week when he announced that this will be his last term in Congress. His announcement could turn out to be the most consequential event of Trump’s presidency. Yet the media are treating it as just another politician plotting his next move up the political ladder. Chaffetz is… Read more.
President Obama reportedly warned President-Elect Trump that dealing with a belligerent North Korea will be his most urgent and vexing foreign-policy challenge. Sure enough, the consensus among world leaders today is that North Korea poses an existential threat not just to its neighbors but even to the United States. The Kremlin has sent Russian troops… Read more.
I usually reserve updates for the annual book version of my commentaries. On occasions, though, my commentaries elicit such indignant criticisms from people I respect, I feel obliged to respond. This is one of those occasions. Bill O’Reilly of Fox News has been the top-rated host on Cable TV for over 20 years. This is… Read more.
If you harbored any doubts about Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s dictatorial predilection, the referendum he orchestrated on Sunday should disabuse you of them. A defiant Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan denounced the West’s ‘crusader mentality’ on Monday after European monitors criticized a referendum to grant him sweeping new powers, won with a narrow victory laying bare… Read more.
