President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he might deploy up to 15,000 troops to the U.S. southern border to stop migrants traveling in a caravan from entering the country. “As far as the caravan is concerned, our military is out. We have about 5,000. We’ll go up to anywhere between 10 and 15,000 military personnel,” the […]
President Donald Trump on Monday called a caravan of Central American migrants heading toward the U.S.-Mexico border an “invasion” and pledged to use the military to stop people from entering the U.S. “This is an invasion of our Country and our Military is waiting for you!” the president tweeted. Trump offered no evidence while claiming there are […]
Though the origins of the expanding Honduran caravan advancing on the U.S. border remain somewhat mysterious, broadcasters hostile to President Donald Trump and his administration have already crafted the political narrative as a “humanitarian crisis” and are off on a march of their own. The tone and content of the coverage is so clear and unified that even […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday predicted protesters opposed to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh will become angrier because they “weren’t paid.” “The paid D.C. protesters are now ready to REALLY protest because they haven’t gotten their checks – in other words, they weren’t paid! Screamers in Congress, and outside, were far too obvious — less professional than […]
Senate Democrats up for re-election this year in deep-red states face a nightmare decision on how to handle Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Vulnerable Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, and Joe Manchin of West Virginia are hoping Republicans will force Kavanaugh to withdraw his nomination, allowing them to avoid politically divisive votes. Kavanaugh, […]