HOUSTON — Some coastal Texas residents were torn between evacuating or staying put in sharp defiance of the elements as Hurricane Harvey barreled toward the Texas coastline on Friday morning. Shortly before 10 a.m., when Corpus Christi grocery stores announced they would be shutting down until the storm passed, residents […]
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The Black Hawk crashed off the southern coast of the nation, which is currently embroiled in a deadly civil war. The helicopter crashed amid a training exercise, according to a statement from DoD officials. Five service members were rescued following the incident, but one is missing with a furious manhunt […]
WASHINGTON — Sebastian Gorka, a national security aide to President Donald Trump and one of the most vocal hard-right advocates for a firm stand against Islam and for a pro-America foreign policy position, is no longer a part of the administration, a White House official said Friday. Whether Gorka resigned […]
Multiple sources close to the situation, said the national security and counterterrorism expert in his letter of resignation had expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of the Trump administration. Mr Gorka, in a letter seen by The Federalist, said: “As a result, the best and most effective way I can […]
The self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America,” was convicted of criminal contempt less than a month ago in a case involving his department’s racial profiling policy. Trump signalled earlier this week that the first presidential pardon of his administration would go to the 85-year-old sheriff. The President has frequently praised Mr […]
The leader of a right-wing group canceled a planned controversial “Freedom Rally” in San Francisco a day before it was to be held. Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson made the announcement in a Facebook video Friday afternoon. Some have criticized the event as promoting bigotry and hate speech, which the […]
Angela Merkel was drowned out by hundreds of furious protesters during a hostile campaign rally last night, less than a month before the German elections. The German Chancellor had planned to speak to a crowd of up to 10,000 supporters at the central market square in Fulda yesterday. But a group […]
Iraqi forces are about to take full control of Tal Afar, ISIS’s stronghold in northwestern Iraq, in a swift campaign against the outnumbered, exhausted militants, an Iraqi military spokesman said. The quick collapse of ISIS in Tal Afar, a breeding ground for jihadist groups in Iraq, confirmed Iraqi military reports […]