Only 1 in 4 Americans still believes America has a 'free' press. Gallup's latest poll finds that 62% of U.S. adults say the media favors one political party over the other, up from about 50% in past years.
The Pentagon has briefed President Trump on various military options the US can conduct in response to the poison gas attack in Syria that killed scores of civilians, and which Washington has blamed on the Syrian government, a U.S. official told Reuters.
Options include things like implementing a "no fly zone" or grounding aircraft used by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, an official quoted by Reuters said.
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For the last several days I’ve been speaking at an investment conference organized by my friends Robert Helms and Russell Gray.
It’s been great so far, and my fellow speakers here include the legendary Robert Kiyosaki, G. Edward Griffin, Peter Schiff, and many more.
One of the key themes so far in the event is that there are likely problems ahead for the US real estate market.
Twitter announced on Thursday that it had received a demand from U.S. officials for records that could reveal the user behind an account opposed to President Donald Trump, one @ALT_USCIS, and that it in response it was was challenging the demand in court.
VIX was being crushed and stocks were leaking higher just as planned, until Secretary of State Rex Tillerson hit the tape beating war drums and announcing a new US policy on Syria, just a week after he said the US had no interest in removing the Syrian president.
Specifically, Tillerson said that steps are underway to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and that the U.S. is considering an "appropriate response" to the Syrian government's alleged use of chemical weapons.