One idea considered for the proposed Trump Tower in Moscow was to offer Russian President Vladimir Putin the penthouse, according to Felix Sater, who was working on the project with ...
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Schumer calls for improvements to new NAFTA deal
Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) warned on Monday that the Trump administration is going to have to compromise on elements of a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico ...
Read More »Dem lawmakers call for Cohen to testify to Congress after guilty plea
Democrats in the House want Michael Cohen, the president’s longtime attorney, to testify on a number of investigations they plan to launch upon taking control of the House in January. ...
Read More »Trump turned California’s tragic fires into a shameless logging campaign
With tweets and taunts and political posturing, President Trump and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke have made one thing clear: They apparently have no genuine interest in reducing the loss of ...
Read More »Former U.S. ambassador to Mexico: Trump’s migrant policy is a ‘failure’
A former U.S. ambassador to Mexico on Thursday ripped the Trump administration’s approach to dealing with asylum-seeking migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border, calling Trump’s handling of the issue a “failure” ...
Read More »UK’s Theresa May will raise Khashoggi murder with Saudi Crown Prince MBS
Argentine President Mauricio Macri, right, greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 in Buenos Aires on Friday.AFP/Getty Images/Juan Mabromata UK Prime Minister Theresa May will meet Saudi ...
Read More »Migrants begin arriving at new Tijuana shelter
Some migrants have been shuttled to the new shelter in Tijuana where “better” accommodations include a “roof and a dry floor,” according to a Human Rights Watch researcher. “Much better ...
Read More »Trump downplays GM plant closings, repeats false claim about steel plants
President Donald Trump, in a tweet early Thursday morning, downplayed General Motors’ announcement it was shuttering several U.S. factories and laying off thousands of American workers, claiming it was an ...
Read More »Comey asks court to reject House GOP subpoena
Former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday asked a federal court to reject a subpoena he’d received from House Republicans for closed-door testimony, arguing that leaks from the hearing would ...
Read More »Migrants stage hunger strike at Mexican border
A handful of migrants camped out at the U.S.-Mexico border have started a hunger strike to protest the Mexican police blocking their way as they wait for the chance to ...
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