U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said there has been no change in the United States policy protecting South Korea, in the face of missile and nuclear threats from North Korea. Speaking to U.S. and South Korean troops Friday at the Panmunjom “truce village” where South meets North, Mattis said “We’re doing everything we can to […]
Nearly two-thirds of Americans now favor the legalization of marijuana, the highest percentage yet. According to a poll by Gallup, 64 percent of Americans favor legalizing the plant. When Gallup starting asking Americans the question in 1969, only 12 percent of Americans were for legalizing marijuana. “The trajectory of Americans’ views on marijuana is similar […]
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday mocked two Republican senators who sharply criticized his White House performance, saying the “very simple” reason they are retiring is that they “had zero chance” of being re-elected. Trump, in Twitter comments, said Senators Jeff Flake of Arizona and Bob Corker of Tennessee “now act so hurt & wounded!” […]
WASHINGTON — With a vote of 51 to 49, Republicans in the U.S. Senate have approved a $4 trillion budget that could pave the way for U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for what he has called “massive tax cuts and reform.” Senate Republicans were under pressure to approve the tax cut measure before next year’s midterm […]