WH: Trump Thought Scaramucci’s Comments Were ‘Inappropriate’

(CNSNews.com) – President Donald Trump thought White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci’s profanity-laced comments to a reporter last week was “inappropriate,” which was one reason for his dismissal, the White House said Monday. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the president also didn’t want to “burden” his new Chief of Staff Gen. John […]

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Shall We Fight Them All?

Saturday, Kim Jong Un tested an ICBM of sufficient range to hit the U.S. mainland. He is now working on its accuracy, and a nuclear warhead small enough to fit atop that missile that can survive re-entry. Unless we believe Kim is a suicidal madman, his goal seems clear. He wants what every nuclear power […]

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Putin on Expulsion of 755 US Diplomats and Staff: ‘We Are Not Going to Leave Anything Unanswered’

(CNSNews.com) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday 755 U.S. diplomats and staff in Russia will have to “terminate their activity” and warned that further restrictions could be taken in response to U.S. sanctions – although he added he hoped they would not be necessary. “We have been waiting for quite a long time for […]

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Trump: Hezbollah ‘a Menace’ That Is Pursuing Its Own Interests and Those of Iran

(CNSNews.com) – Lebanon’s prime minister said at the White House Tuesday he was committed to a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for Hezbollah’s disarmament – but back home his government’s failure to rein in the Iranian-backed group is being starkly illustrated by a fierce terrorist-versus-terrorist battle underway along the Lebanon-Syria border. “Our government is committed […]

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Study: Trump’s Trans Ban in the Military Will Save Taxpayers Up to $8.4 Million Annually

President Donald Trump’s decision on Wednesday morning to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military “in any capacity” has the potential to save taxpayers $2.4 to $8.4 million dollars per year, according to a RAND study. The President announced the decision to bar transgender persons from serving in the armed forces on Twitter, saying: […]

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Western Values Are Superior

Here’s part of President Donald Trump’s speech in Poland: “The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive. Do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost? Do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? Do we have the desire […]

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Scaramucci and Sanders New Voices for Trump’s White House After Shake-Up

President Donald Trump has two chief spokespersons with political and campaign experience, after a long-anticipated shake-up that saw the resignation of White House press secretary Sean Spicer. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has been conducting the bulk of White House briefings for months, and will likely have a seamless transition into her job as new White House […]

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Tehran Hits Back at Trump’s New Sanctions, Vows to Retaliate

(CNSNews.com) – Iran pledged Tuesday to retaliate after the Trump administration coupled its certification of the regime’s compliance with the nuclear deal with new sanctions targeting the ballistic missile program and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Calling the new measures “contemptible and worthless,” the foreign ministry said Iran would respond by imposing sanctions against […]

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Trump’s Federal Commission to Investigate Voter Fraud Is Important to Democratic Process

Note: The following is based on remarks made at the White House by Heritage Foundation senior legal fellow Hans von Spakovsky. I want to thank President Donald Trump for the honor of having appointed me to the Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. I come at this issue of election integrity from very personal history. My […]

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Trump Ends Program to Train Syrian Rebels

U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to end the CIA’s covert program to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels battling the government of President Bashar Al-Assad, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. officials. Arab intelligence services and the CIA have been training rebels since 2013 under the code name Timber Sycamore. The training […]

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