Trump impeachment news – live: President insists key White House advisor ‘would know nothing’ about scandal ahead of trial, amid ridicule over tweet
Donald Trump has told reporters at the White House that John Bolton, his former national security advisor and a potential key witness at his upcoming Senate impeachment trial, “knows nothing” about the Ukraine quid pro quo scandal, an apparent attempt to dismiss the significance of any testimony he might give before Congress. Senate leader Mitch…
Meghan McCain Praises Trump: ‘I’m Happy’ He Killed a ‘Big, Bad Terrorist’
The View’s Meghan McCain on Monday declared her surprise that people would fear war after President Donald Trump assassinated top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani—a decision she is unequivocally “happy” about. Returning from its holiday break on Monday, The View brought on ABC News political director Rick Klein to discuss the ongoing Iran crisis. While discussing…
'Not a standard deployment': 3,500 US paratroopers deploying amid soaring Iran tensions were told to leave their cellphones and electronics behind
Spc. Hubert Delany III/U.S. Army via AP, File Thousands of US Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, are deploying to the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran, and these soldiers have been instructed to leave their cellphones behind. “This is not a standard deployment,” a division spokesman told…
Troop deployments "shattering" for military families amid Iran threats
At Fort Bragg, North Carolina, thousands of service members are stationed, ready at any moment for the call they’re being deployed. As the saying goes, when the president calls 911, the phone rings at Fort Bragg. That phone rang when the Pentagon sent more than 3,000 additional soldiers to the Middle East to protect against…
Backstory: Inside Hong Kong’s protests as a campus became a ‘battleground’
By Jessie PANG HONG KONG (Reuters) – When protesters took over the campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University in November, many felt compelled to make a statement. Sometimes it was personal. I felt it, too. As I sat on a bridge overlooking campus, I sent a WhatsApp message to my closest friend. I had already…
Florida Judge Blocks Prosecutors from Obtaining Jeffrey Epstein’s Grand-Jury Records
A Florida judge on Tuesday blocked special prosecutors appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis from obtaining grand-jury records from alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s 2006 indictment on a single charge of soliciting prostitution, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. Epstein, a financier who was found dead in a New York jail in August while awaiting prosecution, was accused of…
Russia Wants 50 of These Deadly 'New' Bombers
The Russian air force could receive the first of up to 50 new Tu-160M long-range bombers as early as 2021, Deputy Minister of Defense Alexei Krivoruchko said in late December 2019. That’s not a new assertion. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the same thing back in January 2019. But it’s a dubious assertion. Buying 50…
This is how the US and Iran rank among the world's 25 most powerful militaries
The US killed a top Iranian general in a January 3 strike that Iran has vowed to retaliate, a tense stand-off that comes as the US is also facing a competition with Russia and China for military dominance. Head-to-head comparisons of conventional military forces is quite complicated, which is part of what makes the…
Beloved Natural Rock Formation Punta Ventana Collapses During Multiple Earthquakes in Puerto Rico
A series of devastating earthquakes struck off the coast of Puerto Rico on Monday and Tuesday, leaving homes damaged, without power and toppling Punta Ventana — the island’s beloved natural rock formation. The destruction started on Monday when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks hit, The Miami Herald reported, collapsing the well-known site that translates as…
Stunning before-and-after pictures show the collapse of a spectacular rock formation in Puerto Rico as 2 major earthquakes hit the island
Screenshot/YouTube; Getty Images One of Puerto Rico’s best-known tourist attractions collapsed, and one man was killed, amid a series of earthquakes that have hit the Caribbean island this week. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Puerto Rico was hit by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake on Monday and a 6.4 magnitude quake on Tuesday. One man has…