Pompeo warns Iran of ‘decisive response’ if US interests in Iraq harmed
The US has expressed mounting concern about the flurry of attacks on Iraqi bases used by US troops…
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Politics Swamp Money: 9 of the 20 Richest Counties in U.S. are D.C. Suburbs
two Northern Virginia counties “are richer than the California counties that constitute Silicon Valley.”
Turkey, Russia ‘Very Close’ to Second Missile Defense Deal
Turkey has already agreed to buy two consignments of S-400s, triggering a crisis with the United States and possible U.S. sanctions…
UNESCO pulls anti-Semitic Belgian carnival from heritage list
UN’s culture committee withdraws annual Aalst carnival from its heritage list over persistent charges of anti-Semitism.
Is The Market Up This Week? Just Ask The Fed’s Balance Sheet
Something is broken and it's not the climate ...
BOE, BOJ, debt crisis, ECB, Federal reserve, financial contagion, QE
UN votes to extend UNRWA’s mandate until 2023
Israel and the US were the only countries that voted against the resolution, with 169 voting in favor and nine abstentions.
‘The Bible Is Banned’ – China Shuts Down Churches, Threatens Christians
China’s crackdown on the booming house church movement continued this fall, with government officials raiding worship services…
OP-Ed You call this a trade deal?
Why does this statement contain plenty of specifics about U.S. tariff reductions but no specifics about China’s own pledges?
Jewish prayer has returned to the Temple Mount
Only Arabs were allowed to pray on the temple mount ...
‘Sad Day for the Country’: House Judiciary Committee Votes to Impeach Trump
“There was an abuse of power at the Department of Justice, there was an abuse of power at the FBI,” Gohmert said in remarks after the vote. “This is a sad day for the country.”
U.N. Warns U.S. It Cannot Escape Paying Punitive Climate ‘Reparations’
25,000 delegates and 1,500 journalists flew gigantic airplanes ...
carbon emissions, climate change, Madrid climate conference, Paris climate accords
China and US reach phase one trade deal that includes some tariff relief and agriculture purchases
The two sides will work through the legal process and move to sign it as quickly as possible.