White House Economic Adviser Gary Cohn is remaining in his post, a White House official said on Thursday, after speculation earlier in the day of Cohn’s possible departure rattled the U.S. stock market and the dollar, reports Reuters. The Hill: Dem to Introduce Impeachment Articles Over Charlottesville Daily Caller: Republican Congressman Meets With Wikileaks Founder Julian […]

President Donald Trump on Wednesday disbanded two of his economic councils after a wave of defections from high-profile CEOs, reports The Hill. “Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both. Thank you all!” Trump wrote in a tweet disbanding his Manufacturing Advisory Council […]

While North Korea has shown its willingness to become a nuclear power, its willingness to actually use those weapons against another nuclear power is less clear, said Kathryn Boehlefeld, a visiting assistant professor in Valparaiso University’s political science and international relations department, reports The Chicago Tribune. ZDNet: Trump Administration Demands Data on Over a Million Visitors […]

President Donald Trump bowed to overwhelming pressure that he personally condemn white supremacists who incited bloody demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend — labeling their racists views “evil” after two days of equivocal statements, reports The New York Times. WashExaminer: Trump to Meet With Jeff Sessions, Christopher Wray to Discuss Violence in Charlottesville Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia […]

North Korea’s announced intention to strike this U.S. Pacific territory with ballistic missiles possibly armed with nuclear warheads has Guam’s security agency issuing a fact sheet on Friday with advice for residents to prepare for an “imminent missile threat,” reports ABC. WashExaminer: Trump Approval at 45%, GOP Base ‘Steady’ at 76 Percent, Independents Returning Politico: Breitbart’s War […]