WASHINGTON — Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump has been sworn-in as the 45th U.S. president in Washington, D.C. He attended a traditional Inauguration Day service at St. John’s Church Friday morning near the White House, accompanied by his wife Melania, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, his wife Karen, and their families. The Trumps then headed across […]
In response to Russia’s interference and hacking of our recent presidential elections in November, as well as the harrrasment of our diplomats in Moscow, President Obama struck back with additional sanctions against the Asian giant. “Today, I have ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and […]
In one of his final moves in the waning days of his presidency, President Obama designated huge swathes of seas off of the coast of the Atlantic seaboard and the Arctic Ocean off limits to off-shore oil and gas lease sales. While in-coming president, Donald Trump has vowed while on the campaign trail to […]
The top human rights official at the United Nations on Tuesday called for an investigation of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte after Duterte claimed he personally killed several alleged criminals. UN Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein called on Philippine authorities to launch a murder investigation into claims Duterte made Friday in which he said he […]