President Donald Trump targeted Iran’s top leaders with new sanctions Monday in retaliation for that country’s shooting down of a U.S. drone.
Debra J. Saunders
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Debra J. Saunders joined the Review Journal as White House correspondent in December 2016, after 24 years writing a usually conservative opinion-page column for the San Francisco Chronicle. She has a B.A. in Greek and Latin from the University of Massachusetts at Boston, which may or may not prepare her for covering the Trump White House. She is syndicated with Creators Syndicate.
Former Vice President Joe Biden was caught between his legislative record and the progressive wing of his party as he tries to navigate the Democratic presidential primary process.
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to explain why he halted plans to attack Iran in retaliation for that country shooting down a drone in the Persian Gulf.
President Donald Trump met with congressional leaders as well as military and foreign policy advisers after Iran admitted it shot down an American drone.
The news came as the Pentagon is deploying an additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East as tensions rise with Iran.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to kick off his re-election campaign in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday, against the backdrop of a good economy but flagging approval ratings.
Sometimes, even the media hates the media, especially after a forum called to address deficits and debt devolved into questions about President Donald Trump’s insults of his political opponents.
Republicans and Democrats reacted to an interview in which President Trump said he’d accept damaging information about an opponent from Russia, even as the debate over the legality of doing so continued.
President Trump welcomed Polish President Andrzej Duda to the White House, where he announced the United States will send another 1,000 troops to Poland. President Duda will visit Reno this weekend.
Deficits won’t go away before President Trump leaves office, his acting chief of staff said, even as Democrats say costly programs such as the Green New Deal and Medicare for all are still under consideration.
President Trump labeled former Nixon White House counsel John Dean a “loser,” a “sleazebag” and “disgraced” as Dean told a congressional committee that there were similarities between Trump and Nixon.
Friday night President Donald Trump announced on Twitter a signed agreement with Mexico to postpone new tariffs on all Mexican imports scheduled to begin Monday in exchange for Mexico’s agreement to take strong measures to stem migration at the U.S. Mexican border.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been reluctant to embrace the impeachment of President Trump, but seems fine with saying he’s commited crimes and should go to jail.
Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo negotiated Wednesday with the Mexican foreign minister over tariffs threatened by President Trump, but no agreements were reached and the conversations will continue Thursday.
The Trump administration worked Tuesday to contain blowback that followed President Donald Trump’s announcement last week of new tariffs on Mexican goods.
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