Adegbite Adedotun

September 7, 2017

Trump shocks GOP leaders, sides with Democrats on debt ceiling

President Trump has unexpectedly made a turn and declared sides with Democrats lawmakers on the debt ceiling proposal, thereby shocking GOP leaders who proposed a contrary deal, The Hill reports. • The details of the meeting During the meeting held at the White House on Wednesday between the President, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul... Read More

Democrats leaders, donald trump, GOP leaders

September 7, 2017

Trump reiterates essence of tax cuts in North Dakota

Speaking in North Dakota last night, President Donald Trump reiterated the essence of Tax reform & Tax cuts on the America economy, urging supporters and Americans to support government and repose their confidence on his Administration’s ability to improve lives and deliver on his campaign promises. President Trump who had anticipated the journey to the... Read More

donald trump, North Dakota, Tax cuts

September 7, 2017

VP Mike Pence swears-in new surgeon general

According to a recent tweet from the White House, Vice President Mike Pence has sworn in Dr Jerome Adams as the 20th surgeon general of the United States. Jerome Adams is an American anesthesiologist and a vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.. Shortly after his appointment, Mr Pence heaped praises on... Read More

Jerome Adams, Mike Pence, white house

September 6, 2017

Paul Ryan slams House Democrats over Debt Ceiling proposals

House Speaker Paul Ryan has berated congressional Democrats for their ploy to the Harvey aid with a short-term debt ceiling. He called it disgraceful and accused them of paying politics while warning it could put the storm aid at risk. The move which was against GOP leaders’ proposition of a longer debt ceiling increase spurred... Read More

debt ceiling, Democrats, hurricane, Paul Ryan

September 6, 2017

President Trump declares state of emergency in Hurricane Irma target areas

In response to the threatening wrath of Hurricane Irma which has made landfall today in the Caribbean Islands, moving towards Puerto-Rico and the US Virgin Islands and expected to reach Florida by Friday, President Trump has declared a state of emergency in three locations through a release from the White House. The official Twitter handle... Read More

donald trump, emergency, Hurricane Irma, white house

September 6, 2017

Trump Jr to face Senate panel over ties with Russian officials

Alan Futerfas, Attorney of Donald Trump Jr. has disclosed that his client would be meeting in private with the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday for an interview. • Essence of the meeting The meeting is aimed at discussing a 2016 meeting he arranged with a Kremlin-linked lawyer who promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton during... Read More

Russia, senate, Trump Jr

September 6, 2017

French Police arrest two over bomb-making material in Paris

French police have arrested two people in an apartment in a Paris suburb of Villejuif after finding components that can be used to make bombs, The Local reports. A plumber working in the building tipped off security forces after he claimed he saw what he deemed detonators. Police then rushed to the scene and ordered... Read More

Bomb, paris, police

September 6, 2017

Media personalities berate Britain’s leaked Brexit document

Unexpectedly, reactions from Brussels over the leaked Home Office immigration plans obtained by the Guardian has not been forthcoming, probably due to the lack of official credence. • Various media comments Nevertheless, Europe’s media commentators would not keep mute on the potential plan and has dubbed it an “extension of Donald Trump’s immigration policies”, a... Read More

Brexit, Brussels, uk

September 6, 2017

GOP leaders crafting plans unfavourable to Trump

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) are crafting a move that will keep the government funded until December and raise the nation’s debt limit to encompass spending beyond the 2018 midterm elections without funding for the U.S.-Mexico border wall or coveted spending reforms of the conservatives. The move will certainly... Read More

GOP, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan

September 6, 2017

Trump deploys officials to Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma

In his latest reaction to the terrific Hurricane Irma which made landfall in the Caribbean islands this morning and expected to reach Florida by weekend, President Trump has ensured officials are on ground to put necessary measures in preparation for the impending danger. The President was in Texas last week in a show of solidarity... Read More

donald trump, florida, Hurricane Irma

September 6, 2017

Trump on the move to North Dakota to discuss Tax reform

With the anticipated enormous duty of September already rolling out and Congress crafting means to sort their daunting challenges of government funding, debt ceiling, border wall funding, tax reforms and the unexpected Hurricane Harvey relief intervention, much is indeed embedded in the next 24 days. President Trump not leaving the bulk of the work to... Read More

donald trump, North Dakota, Tax Reforms

September 6, 2017

Leaked document shows UK will end free movement of labour after Brexit

According to an 82-page proposal in the UK Home Office leaked to The Guardian, Britain will end the free movement of labour immediately after Brexit and would only make entry exclusive to highly-skilled EU workers. The proposal marked as highly sensitive and dated August 2017, outlines the UK’s new immigration policy upon Brexit which emphasizes... Read More

Brexit, Immigration, uk

September 6, 2017

Terrific Hurricane Irma makes landfall

The feared Hurricane and the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history “Hurricane Irma” has eventually made landfall in the Caribbean islands early this morning, Fox news reports. Greater than Hurricane Harvey which ravaged Texas and Louisiana last week, Irma is a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 185 m.p.h., the U.S. National Hurricane... Read More

Caribbean islands, florida, Hurricane Irma

September 6, 2017

Publisher stops sale of Hillary Clinton’s pastor’s book over plagiarism

A book written by Hillary Clinton’s pastor has been discontinued from sales by its publisher due to evidence of plagiarism. Few days before the book hit the stores on Aug 14, CNN reported it contained words of another pastor without any attribution in at least one column of the Devotional. Rev. Brian Milford, the president... Read More

Bill Shillady, Hillary Clinton, Matthew Deuel

September 6, 2017

I will revisit DACA if you fail – Trump warns Congress

President Donald Trump is not taken any chances with his resolve to bring the DACA program to an end. The President’s decision which was announced yesterday by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a statement from the Justice Department was also followed by a Press release from the White House clarifying government’s position and the need... Read More

Congress, DACA, donald trump

September 5, 2017

Trump’s DACA termination contrary to ‘common sense’ – Obama

Former President Barack Obama has slammed President Trump’s decision to rescind DACA program. In an issued statement earlier today, Mr Obama calls the latest development “contrary to our spirit, and to common sense.” The policy which protects about 800,000 children brought to the US illegally from deportation was created by Obama in an executive order... Read More

barack obama, DACA, donald trump

September 5, 2017

Decision to end DACA is ‘cruelly wrong’ | Mark Zuckerberg berates Trump

The decision of President Donald Trump to rescind DACA has not been well-received by billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg, who expressed his dissatisfaction with the move on his created platform Facebook. In his reaction, Zuckerberg, wrote, “This is a sad day for our country. The decision to end DACA is not just wrong. It is particularly cruel... Read More

DACA, donald trump, mark zuckerberg

September 5, 2017

Trump’s full statement on rescinding DACA

Following Attorney General Jeff Sessions announcement earlier today that the Trump Administration has decided to wind-down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) a program established by the Obama administration that protects some undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children, the White House has also released its official statement. The Oval Office... Read More

DACA, donald trump, white house

September 5, 2017

Five things we learnt from Trump’s statement on DACA

Following the decision of President Donald Trump to halt the continuation of DACA program, the White House has released an official statement from the President. The statement communicated the President’s rationale behind the decision and all the compelling factors which necessitated the expediency of the move. Here are five things to learn from the press... Read More

DACA, donald trump, press release

September 5, 2017

AG Jeff Sessions clarifies Government’s decision to end DACA

Following President Trump’s decision to end the DACA program with a six-month delay for Congress to work on it, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made a statement clarifying the government’s stance and explaining the rationale behind the decision. According to the long paged release, the AG highlighted the menace, crime and indulgence constituted by the... Read More

DACA, Jeff Sessions, justice department

September 5, 2017

French Government begins plan for drone operations

Joining the likes of US, Israel, Italy and Britain, the French government has unveiled plans to start using armed drones, according to The Local. Defence Minister, Florence Parly while speaking to a gathering of recruits and lawmakers in Toulon today said, “I decided to begin the process of arming our intelligence and surveillance drones”. Reveling... Read More

drones, Florence Parly, French Government

September 5, 2017

Trump allows Japan and South Korea to buy highly advanced weapons over North Korea’s defiance

In further response to North Korea’s latest missile test, President Trump has given permission to Japan and South Korea to purchase sophisticated military equipment in-order to afford them advance capabilities in the wake of Kim Jong-un’s threats. Mr Trump had earlier in collaboration with South Korea resolved to a combative measure to the growing North... Read More

donald trump, japan, south korea

September 5, 2017

DACA program: Trump challenges Congress to be ready to act

President Donald Trump as resumed to his preferred portal of expression “Twitter”. This time, the President is aiming no dig or swipe at anyone but rather, he is posing a challenge to Congress. Mr Trump who recently resolved to end the DACA program with a six month delay for Congress to work on has challenged... Read More

Congress, DACA, donald trump

September 5, 2017

GOP leaders look to Trump for bail out from fiscal disaster

Congressional Republicans, faced with the daunting challenge of debt ceiling and government funding strategy, are placing their hopes in President Donald Trump to bail them out, Politico reports. The move, postulated by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan aims to coin a strategy that will raise the debt ceiling without spending cuts and... Read More

donald trump, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan

September 5, 2017

Trump is not my bride – Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated his hopes of an improved relations with the U.S. under President Donald Trump, and he would at the moment refrain from retaliating to Washington’s order to close Russia’s consulate in San Francisco, Bloomberg reports. Putin while speaking this morning at a news conference at the BRICS summit in Xiamen, China said,... Read More

consulate, donald trump, Vladmir Putin

September 5, 2017

Japan plans evacuation of its citizens in South Korea amidst nuclear threats

Japan is planning a possible mass evacuation of its citizens in South Korea due to brewing tensions which continues to rise amid threats of nuclear war with North Korea, FOX News reports. The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe said, “There is a possibility of further provocations. We need to remain extremely vigilant and do everything we... Read More

North Korea, Shinzo Abe, south korea

September 5, 2017

FEMA grants disaster loans for Hurricane Harvey victims

US Federal officials have granted Texas’ request for loans purported at helping local municipalities maintain regular undertakings and budgets as communities continue to salvage the remains of Hurricane Harvey, according to The Hill. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced approval for the loans from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) late Monday, dubbing the move as... Read More

FEMA, Greg Abott, Hurricane Harvey

September 5, 2017

You are begging for war – UN Ambassador warns North Korea

A top American diplomat has warned North Korea it is “begging for war” and urged the UN security council to impose the toughest sanctions possible on the North regime, according to the Guardian. The statement made by Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, followed Donald Trump’s phone discussion with South Korean president... Read More

Nikki Haley, North Korea, UN

September 5, 2017

After Harvey, another Hurricane set to besiege the US

The Caribbean has been forced to declare a State of emergency over another potential devastating Hurricane “Hurricane Irma”, growing into a category 4 storm and has been forecasted to begin buffeting the Caribbean on Tuesday. According to the Guardian, the storm on Monday night had maximum winds of 130mph (215km/h), but the United States National... Read More

florida, Hurricane Irma, puerto rico

September 4, 2017

North Korea could cripple the US economy with an EMP attack – Analyst

North Korea is poised to deliver a devastating blow to the United States’ economy with successive high-tech electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks, which would plunge the world into chaos. It should be noted that, North Korea has long boasted about its ability to smack down the United State’s financial systems and transport networks with a series... Read More

Electromagnetic pulse, North Korea, united states

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