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Posted at 7:00 pm on June 5, 2017 by Dan Spencer President Donald J. Trump believes in climate change and that humans have a role in it. That’s what U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.

Posted at 7:30 pm on June 5, 2017 by streiff It isn’t very often that I recommend reading anything in The Atlantic for reasons other than to mock the imbecility that collects there like lint collects on velcro.

Posted at 9:25 pm on June 5, 2017 by streiff My colleague Andrea Ruth posted on the the arrest of the unfortunately named Reality Winner for stealing a secret assessment of Russian efforts to penetrate various electoral systems and giving it to Glenn Greenwald’s online domain, The Intercept. Basically, Ms.

Posted at 10:39 pm on June 5, 2017 by Kira Davis

Posted at 4:00 am on June 6, 2017 by Jay Caruso When Senator Barack Obama launched his bid to run for president in 2007, one of the central issues where he criticized President George W. Bush over his use of executive orders during his administration. It’s a process Senator Obama spoke out against on the campaign trail: President Obama went on to use executive power in an unprecedented fashion. He didn’t just do it, Obama bragged about it.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says that a 25-year-old government contracter accused of sharing National Security Agency (NSA) documents with a media outlet “must be supported.” “Alleged NSA whistleblower Reality Leigh Winner must be supported,” he tweeted Monday alongside a picture of Winner.

Vice President MORE on Monday reaffirmed the need for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members to stand together in the fight against terrorism, citing the recent deadly London terror attacks. "And make no mistake:  Our commitment is unwavering.

Hugh Jackman says he won't weigh in on politics because as an Australian, he would find it "hard to have American actors coming down talking about my political system." ITK caught up with the "Logan" star at "A National Night of Laughter and Song," a benefit hosted Monday by the David Lynch Foundation at the Kennedy Center in Washington. The event raised money to teach Transcendental Meditation to youth and veterans in the Washington area. The "Wolverine" actor, who performed at a fundraiser for then-Democratic presidential nominee

Former Vice President Associated Press reported Monday. Romney will interview Biden Friday evening at the invite-only weekend retreat in Deer Valley, Utah, a Biden spokesman and participants with knowledge of the summit’s schedule told the news wire. Romney tapped Ryan as his vice presidential running mate when he ran for office in 2012. Biden "is attending because he believes in bipartisanship and the importance of keeping good lines of communication open across the aisle," spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield told the AP. Biden launched American Possibilities PAC, a new political action commi

A group of 15 retired generals and admirals is warning that the United States must be a leader on energy innovations, saying failure in the field could cause “considerable risk” to national security. “As new energy options emerge to meet global demand, nations that lead stand to gain; should the U.S.