Authored by Leith Fadel and Andrew Illingworth of Al-Masdar News,
The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) Tiger Forces arrived in northern Hama this week with a big surprise from their previous operations in the Deir Ezzor Governorate. Units from the Tiger Forces were seen armed with US-manufactured weapons that were seized from the Islamic State (ISIS) during the two month long battle in Deir Ezzor.
Early in the week, anxiety over a government shutdown appeared to ebb as the short-term Treasury Bill market began to 'normalize', but following the tax-reform 'win', President Trump is accusing Democrats of trying to force a government shutdown...
House Democrats want a SHUTDOWN for the holidays in order to distract from the very popular, just passed, Tax Cuts. House Republicans, don’t let this happen. Pass the C.R. TODAY and keep our Government OPEN!
This does not fit the narrative... ignore it!
Americans’ outlook for the U.S. economy fell in December to match the weakest for the year and a weekly measure of confidence cooled to a two-month low, even as both gauges remain high by historical standards, the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index showed Thursday.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has instructed DOJ prosecutors to begin asking FBI agents for explanations regarding evidence pertaining to a dormant criminal investigation into the controversial Uranium One deal linked to Bill and Hillary Clinton, according to NBC.
Now that Republicans have finished patting themselves on the back for passing the first comprehensive tax reform bill in 31 years, and which hopes to stimulate the economy my rewarding those least likely to spend...
... members of Congress are shaking off their hangovers and confronting the reality that that the leadership is still nowhere near a consensus on the continuing resolution package that must be passed by midnight Friday (or early morning Saturday at the latest) to avert a holiday shutdown.