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Trump tweets: Calls CNN fake news again, says “leaker” must be found
A few hours before FBI Director James Comey is set to testify to Congress about alleged Russian involvement in the U.S. presidential election, President Trump on Monday morning again vehemently…
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North Korea tests rocket engine on the last day of Secretary of State Tillerson’s visit
By Itunuoluwa Adebo Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's final day of his visit to North Korea was marked by North Korea claiming to have tested a new type of rocket…
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Trump’s wiretapping claims: FBI Director Comey to testify on Capitol Hill
The unfolding drama of President Donald Trump's claims that he was wiretapped by President Barack Obama 2 weeks ago reaches a climax today. The FBI Director James Comey's testimony to…
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Spicer: Trump wasn’t referring to wiretapping in his tweets about wiretapping
By Itunuoluwa Adebo The White House on Monday had a new defense strategy, since President Donald Trump tweeted "wiretapping" in quotes, he didn't actually mean wiretapping "I think there's no…
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China defends approval of 38 Trump Trademarks
By Itunuoluwa Adebo China on Thursday defended its handling of 38 trademarks it recently approved provisionally for President Trump, saying it followed the law in processing the applications at a…
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What surprises await Trump’s Russian Ambassador?
By Itunuoluwa Adebo We think that Jon Huntsman, if confirmed as Donald Trump’s pick for Russian ambassador, will have an overflowing inbox when he turns up for work in Moscow.…
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Washington braces as Trump looks to slash budgets
by Itunuoluwa Adebo Government agencies across Washington are preparing for what some say could be debilitating cuts to their budgets, grappling with that fact that President Donald Trump intends to…
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Mike Pence continues to dodge wiretapping questions
By Itunuoluwa Adebo Pence dodged answering a question about whether he believed President Donald Trump's wiretapping claims. Trump who alleged on Saturday without evidence that former President Barack Obama wiretapped…
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Unemployment down to 4.7% after Trump’s first full month
The U.S. economy added a robust 235,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.7% from 4.8% in the previous month. It's a…
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US Attorney-General Jeff Sessions fires 46 US Attorneys at once
The Justice Department announced the firings Friday afternoon, and many prosecutors had not been formally notified or even told before they were fired, according to a law enforcement source. Acting…
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China grants Trump 38 trademarks, reopens Conflict Of Interest debate
By Itunuoluwa Adebo China has granted preliminary approval for at least 38 Trump trademarks for businesses ranging from hotels and spas to animal training and weather forecasting, reopening a debate…
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DC restaurant sues Trump’s hotel, claims unfair treatment
By Itunuoluwa Adebo How do you compete with a restaurant at President Donald Trump's hotel down the road from the White House? Two Washington restaurateurs argue you can't — and…
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Trump’s $1 trillion promise to deliver jobs? Not likely to happen this year
By Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump’s pledge to create a program that funds $1 trillion in new infrastructure programs has kicked off with numerous meetings but few firm decisions, beset by under…
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Man jumps fence into White House, claims he’s a friend of Trump
By Itunuoluwa Adebo A man carrying a backpack was arrested Friday night after breaching security at the White House complex and was discovered by a Secret Service officer by the…
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The one woman who could derail Trump‘s presidency
By Itunuoluwa Adebo It's not Hilary Clinton While he was running for president, Donald Trump had some not entirely kind words for Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Yellen, Trump alleged “should be ashamed of herself” for…
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2012 Republican presidential candidate to be Trump’s ambassador to Russia
By Itunuoluwa Adebo Former Utah governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman has accepted President Donald Trump's offer to serve as the next ambassador to Russia, several senior administration…
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Hawaii becomes first state to sue Trump over travel ban
By Itunuoluwa Adebo Hawaii has become the first state to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, saying the order will harm its Muslim population, tourism and…
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Trump vs WikiLeaks: A taste of his own medicine?
By Itunuoluwa Adebo With the recent release of classified documents by WikiLeaks, President Donald Trump now has to face the same spy organization he once praised. During the Presidential campaign,…
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“I’ll blame democrats” | Trump tells conservatives his plan for dealing with healthcare failure
By Itunuoluwa Adebo In an Oval Office meeting featuring several leaders of conservative groups already lining up against the House Republican plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare, President Donald Trump…
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Melania’s ratings trump Donald’s
First Lady, Melania Trump’s approval ratings appear to be better than her husband's. According to a newly released CNN/ORC poll, Americans seem to be rating the US first lady higher…
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Obama exasperated by Trump’s wiretapping claims
By Itunuoluwa Adebo President Barack Obama was irked and exasperated in response to his successor's uncorroborated wiretapping accusation, sources close to the former president, though these sources say Obama's reaction…
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Criminal probe opened Into WikiLeaks Publications; Trump extremely concerned
By Itunuoluwa Adebo A federal criminal investigation is being opened into Wikileaks publication detailing alleged CIA hacking operations, the officials said the FBI and CIA are coordinating reviews of the…
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Why Iraq was exempted from the new travel ban order
By Itunuoluwa Adebo Iraq was removed from the new travel executive order banning travel from certain Muslim-majority countries after intensive lobbying from the Iraqi government at the highest levels. The…
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WikiLeaks: C.I.A. Is the real Big Brother
By Itunuoluwa Adebo In what appears to be the largest leak of C.I.A documents in history, Wikileaks released on Tuesday thousands of pages describing sophisticated software tools and techniques used…
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Trump says it will cost just a “little” to build his wall
By Itunuoluwa Adebo The Trump administration is planning to ask for a relatively small amount of money to start building the President's long-promised border wall this year far short of…
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“We are getting along great” | Trump insists it’s one big party inside the White House
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has stated that contrary to the news making rounds, there is no infighting in his administration. Taking to his Twitter handle as…
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Trump is destroying his office 140 characters at a time – Senator Durbin
By Itunuoluwa Adebo We didn't say so, he did! Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin has said that President Donald Trump's Twitter usage is "destroying" the credibility of the office of…
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US Congressmen blast new travel ban, call it Muslim Ban 2.0
By Itunuoluwa Adebo The two Muslim members of Congress swiftly blasted President Donald Trump's new version of the travel ban as still targeting Muslim-majority countries ,raising the critical issue which…
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Trump Tweets: Another terrible Obama decision
Mr Trump seems to be on a roll this week, but when isn't he? In the wake of the wire-tapping allegations against Obama in a tweet over the weekend, Twitter's…
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4 things to know about Trump’s new travel ban
So Donald Trump has signed a new immigration order and it's been met by expected opposition and criticism, but here are the 4 main things we've gleamed from Travel Ban 2.0. The…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy