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The Thread: Hillary Clinton roasts Donald Trump thoroughly and Republicans throw a fit
During a commencement address at her alma mater, Wellesley College, former presidential aspirant, Hillary Clinton, threw barbs, shades, and all types of poisoned arrows at Donald Trump over the controversies…
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Republican wins the Montana special elections despite punching reporter in the face
Republican Greg Gianforte won Montana's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Thursday, just after he was charged with "body slamming" a reporter who questioned him about the Republican healthcare…
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Ultimate Search? Trump administration struggling to fill FBI Director position
President Trump is stil on the search for new candidates to replace fired FBI Director James Comey, after two rounds of interviews with more than ten candidates contending for the…
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U.S. House of Rep. to send healthcare bill to Senate in some weeks
by Itunuoluwa Adebo House Speaker Paul Ryan, Friday said the U.S House of Representatives will send its healthcare overhaul plan passed earlier this month to the Senate in a few…
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Joe Lieberman might just be the next FBI Director
by Itunuoluwa Adebo According to CNN, Former Senator Joe Lieberman is the leading contender to be named FBI director. President Trump is said to have found the former Democrat quite…
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Conservatives hint that a “President Pence” might just be a good alternative
by Itunuoluwa Adebo The numerous scandals clouding Trump’s presidency, including, the most recent - firing the FBI Director James Comey coupled with his alleged leak of classified information to Russian…
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Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein to appear in a rare all-senate briefing
by Itunuoluwa Adebo Deputy Attorney General Rod Roenstein, Wednesday announced that the Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller III, as special counsel to oversee the investigation into…
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Where is the crime they think they need a special prosecutor to prosecute?- Rep. Chaffetz
by Itunuoluwa Adebo Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, the chairman of the House oversight committee, expressed scepticism, Wednesday about the appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller to oversee the investigation…
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Republican lawmaker joins the Democrats to call for President Trump’s impeachment
by Itunuoluwa Adebo Rep. Justin Amash said ,Wednesday, that if the allegations against President Trump were true, they constituted grounds for impeachment. He has joined a growing number of members…
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UK will continue to work with Pres. Trump despite intelligence leak -Prime Minister
by Itunuoluwa Adebo Prime Minister Theresa May refused to comment Wednesday whether she had full confidence in US President Donald Trump in the wake of reports that he shared top…
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Suggesting Pres. Trump should be impeached is dangerous – Former Ohio Congressman
by Itunuoluwa Adebo Former Ohio congressman and Fox News contributor, Dennis Kucinich, that there is a “danger in engaging in compulsive opposition.” Kucinich, who called for the impeachment of President George W.…
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Democrats are already making early calls for Pres. Trump’s impeachment
by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump's most outspoken critics have seized on the firing of FBI Director James Comey controversy to make a very early push for impeachment. The latest call…
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This is why Donald Trump fired FBI Director, James Comey
James Comey, best known for his testimonies, conclusions and seeming confusions about Hillary Clinton's infamous e-mails has been fired by Donald Trump. Comey has been the Director of America's Federal…
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Senate Republicans face in house divisions in the race to repeal and replace Obamacare
by Itunuoluwa Adebo Republican Senator Cruz (R-Tex) has convened a working group to keep alive the GOP’s pledge to repeal and replace Obamacare. The group, which presently numbers 13, is at…
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4 new things we learnt from Sally Yates Testimony about Michael Flynn
by Itunuoluwa Adebo On Monday, we learned much more about the moment that led to the downfall of the national security adviser who President Trump fired less than a month…
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Democrats urge US regulators to investigate billionaire for role as White House adviser
by Itunuoluwa Adebo A group of Democratic lawmakers, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren, urged U.S. regulators to investigate whether billionaire investor Carl Icahn used his role as an adviser to…
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“It was hard”| Obama bares it all in acceptance speech at the John.F.Kennedy Library Foundation
by Itunuoluwa Adebo Former President Barack Obama appealed to members of Congress to oppose the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) his signature health care law, Sunday night at…
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“It’s essentially dead!” – An excited President Trump declares Obamacare is history
by Itunuoluwa Adebo House Republicans on Thursday narrowly passed a controversial bill to overhaul the nation’s health-care system, by repealing and replacing Obamacare. Thus, claiming a major victory even as the…
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Victory for Trump as House repeals Obamacare
by Itunuoluwa Adebo House Republicans on Thursday narrowly approved their sweeping health care bill aimed at fulfilling a campaign promise to replace ObamaCare, after resuscitating legislation that had flatlined on…
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President Trump is finally making some headway with Obamacare overhaul
by Itunuoluwa Adebo In what seems like a breakthrough for Republicans' effort to replace Obamacare, President Trump met with key moderate lawmakers Wednesday and said a revised bill might win…
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“America needs to shutdown” | Trump is fuming again
by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump a.k.a Tweeter-in-chief Tuesday, hit the public with what exactly is running through his mind at the moment. U.S. President Donald Trump said Republicans should make…
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“Democrats want to shut down the government” | Trump has a major meltdown
President Trump slammed the Democrats’ spending demands and complained about threats of a government shutdown in a series of tweets, even as GOP leaders in Congress neared a deal with…
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It turns out there’s one very simple way to control Donald Trump
By Itunuoluwa Adebo Members of the House Freedom Caucus discovered a key weakness in the President's strategy while they planned to seize control of his health care bill. In a…
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Trump blames Republicans for failure to repeal ObamaCare
by Dolapo Adelana U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out at Repiblican leaders on groups for the failure to repeal ObamaCare. Trump, who had blamed Democrats on Friday stated this…
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The Thread: “Mr Art of the Deal” | Americans mock Trump over his inability to repeal Obamacare
"House Speaker Paul Ryan sensationally pulled his Obamacare repeal bill from the floor Friday, a day after President Donald Trump had threatened to walk away from health care reform if…
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The Thread: Hillary Clinton celebrates Trump’s healthcare bill loss
After months of agitation over Obamacare and what it cost Americans to maintain it, Trump finally put together a healthcare plan called The American Healthcare Act. …
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“You could lose your seats in 2018 if you don’t get this done” | Trump warns Republicans
By Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump is really struggling to carry the Obamacare repeal and replace bill across the finish line. He made a blunt pitch to House Republicans in a…
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Akin Osuntokun: Why I publicly identify with Finance Minister, Okonjo-Iweala
by Akin Osuntokun Here in Nigeria, we are confronted with a similar tragic correlation where opponents fervently wish that it should not be well for Nigeria so that the Jonathan…
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Opinion: 2014 Budget- The APC mob is out
by Abdullahi M. Seidu During the debate of the 2014 budget at the national assembly, the mob mentality of the APC lawmakers came to play. Instead of debating on substance,…
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Opinion: Senator Ted Cruz, Republicans and Nigerian Americans
by Ekerete Udoh The unstated or subliminal message in what Senator Cruz was sending out to his base was that Obama is a fraud, its health care reform is a…
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