Pompeo Squeaks By in Senate Committee Vote
Mike Pompeo, the nominee for secretary of state, barely avoids a rebuke as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee recommends him.
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Syria Controversy: Who Supports Assad in the Civil War?
Truthdig writers Sonali Kolhatkar and Max Blumenthal disagree with each other regarding key elements in the recent reports that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in Douma. This is Kolhatkar's take on the issue.
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Syria Controversy: Don't Believe the Official Narrative
Truthdig writers Sonali Kolhatkar and Max Blumenthal disagree with each other regarding key elements in the recent reports that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in Douma. This is Blumenthal's take on the issue.
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Somewhere, Ronald Reagan Is Weeping
Conservatism in the United States used to stand for limited government authority. Now, the American right has taken itself out of the game.
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Unconditional Love for Israel, Silence for Palestine
As Americans focus on everything Trumpian, Palestinians die (or are killed) as a matter of course in Gaza. And, once again, the U.S. is complicit.
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Will Neil Gorsuch Flip on Trump?
Most likely, both the president's fears and the hopes of liberals about the newest Supreme Court justice are overblown.
Will Congress Write Trump a Blank Check for War?
A new bill would effectively make the transfer of the war power from Congress to the president complete. It is hard to imagine a worse time in U.S. history for this to happen.
EU to Scrap Tariffs on Mexican Agricultural Products
The deal updating a 20-year-old free trade pact comes amid uncertainty about Mexican and European commercial ties with the U.S. under the presidency of Donald Trump.
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Fox in the Henhouse: Why Interest Rates Are Rising
The Fed's proffered justifications for aggressively increasing interest rates and adding to government debt levels don’t pass the smell test.
North Korea Says It Has Halted Nuclear, Missile Tests
The Korean Central News Agency says the country is making the move to shift its national focus and improve its economy.