Author: Freedom Watch

McAuliffe ‘seriously’ considering 2020 run By Amie Parnes TheHill November 30, 2017 Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) is “seriously” considering the 2020 presidential race, according to confidants. “He’s given me every indication that he’s taking it seriously,” said one McAuliffe friend who has spoken to him about his 2020 prospects. “I don’t think he’s 100 percent decided that this is something he’s planning to do but it is something he’s seriously considering.” Continue Reading…..

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White House Plans Tillerson Ouster From State Dept., to Be Replaced by Pompeo New York Times November 30, 2017 WASHINGTON — The White House has developed a plan to force out Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, whose relationship with President Trump has been strained, and replace him with Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. director, perhaps within the next several weeks, senior administration officials said on Thursday. Mr. Pompeo would be replaced at the C.I.A. by Senator Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas who has been a key ally of the president on national security matters, according to the…

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North Korea can hit all of US with its new ICBM. Deal with it Ars Technica November 30, 2017 North Korea’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test demonstrates a number of things that are not good news for anyone hoping to prevent the country from becoming a global nuclear power. The missile, called the Hwasong-15, flew high enough (more than 4,400 kilometers, or 2,700 miles—more than 10 times the altitude of the International Space Station) and long enough (54 minutes) to demonstrate that it was capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to anywhere in the United States. Continue Reading…..

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Geraldo Rivera sorry for calling news business ‘flirty’ AP News November 30, 2017 NEW YORK (AP) — Geraldo Rivera has apologized for calling the news business “flirty” in the wake of “Today” show host Matt Lauer’s firing by NBC over sexual misconduct allegations. The Fox News reporter tweeted Wednesday that the sexual harassment issue is “so red hot right now there is no room for any thought or opinion but hang em high.” He added: “If News wasn’t (formerly) a flirty biz then how do we explain so many newsroom courtships that have led to happy marriages?” Continue…

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‘Forget It’: Bolton Says US Running Out of Diplomatic Options With North Korea Fox News Insider November 29, 2017 Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton said today that the diplomatic options are running out after North Korea fired a new kind of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The rogue dictator Kim Jong Un boasted that the Hwasong-15 can be armed with a nuclear warhead and could strike the U.S. mainland. Continue Reading…..

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By Jonathan Easley TheHill November 29, 2017 Frustration is mounting on the right over Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s apparent reluctance to open investigations into Hillary Clinton and the Democrats. President Trump has openly expressed his disappointment in Sessions and what he views as the attorney general needlessly recusing himself from the investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election, which paved the way for the special counsel investigation that is in part probing the Trump campaign. Continue Reading…..

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North Korea says ‘breakthrough’ puts U.S. mainland within range of nuclear weapons By Christine Kim and Phil Stewart Reuters November 29, 2017 North Korea said it successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday in a “breakthrough” that puts the U.S. mainland within range of its nuclear weapons, and increases pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump to deal with Pyongyang. Trump, who has vowed to halt North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday and urged Beijing to rein in its ally North Korea. Continue Reading…..

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Report: Trump continues to question Obama’s birth certificate By Sophie Tatum CNN November 29, 2017 President Donald Trump has continued to question the legitimacy of former President Barack Obama’s birth certificate during private conversations in recent months, The New York Times reported, citing advisers who discussed Trump’s statements. Trump still questioning Obama’s birthplace is just one of several instances The Times pointed to as examples of the President’s reliance on “manufactured facts,” as the newspaper reported Tuesday. Continue Reading…..

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