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Ever since the stunning 2016 election caught them off-guard, Democrats, who expected to quickly fall in-line behind their new leader Hillary Clinton, have been struggling to identify a new party leader or even a cohesive message to rally around.  Meanwhile, in light of the sudden power vacuum and the fact that Bernie Sanders was clearly sabotaged during the primary process, the Democratic party, much like Republicans and the Freedom Caucus, seems to be splintering before our eyes with the more "progressive" elements of the party increasingly distancing themselves from the more moderate voic

Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,

Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,

In case you were starting to lose your fearmongered concerns, The US State Department has come to the rescue with a travel alert for visitors to Europe warning of "the continued threat of terrorist attacks."

Travel Alert - Europe

 

May 1, 2017

 

The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the continued threat of terrorist attacks throughout Europe. This Travel Alert expires on September 1, 2017.

 

In a surprising foreign policy pivot, President Trump told Bloomberg during an Oval Office interview that he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "if the circumstances were right."

“If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it,” Trump said Monday in an interview with Bloomberg News. “If it’s under the, again, under the right circumstances. But I would do that.” It was not immediately clear what circumstances Trump considers "right."