WASHINGTON — The United States issued a steep list of demands Monday to be included in a nuclear treaty with Iran to replace the deal scuttled by President Donald Trump and threatened "the strongest sanctions in history" if Iran doesn't change course. Drawing sharp contrasts with the 2015 deal, Secretary...
Gunman Arrested After Shootout With Police at Trump Resort
DORAL, Fla. — Gunfire erupted early Friday at President Donald Trump's Miami-area golf resort, as a man shouting anti-Trump rhetoric draped a flag over a lobby counter and exchanged fire with officers in what one official called an "ambush" before being arrested, police said. One officer broke an arm and...
Fresno Sheriff Mims Joins Trump in Blasting California's Sanctuary State Laws
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday hammered California for its so-called sanctuary immigration policies, in what appeared to be his latest push to embolden his base leading into the midterm elections. As the debate over immigration heats up on Capitol Hill, Trump surrounded himself with mayors, sheriffs and other...
Dangerous Sect Acts: America and Terrorism
Closing our borders isn’t going to stop terrorism or prevent terrorists from attacking our country. The bad guys don’t follow the laws and rules that govern our nation — remember, they are criminals.  Do you believe that a man who detonates a bomb in a concert hall or shoots up...
Zakaria: Regime Change Drives Trump on Iran
President Trump's withdrawal from the six-nation Iran nuclear agreement last week left many in the international community, including close U.S. allies, scratching their heads. "It's hard to understand the rationale behind Trump's decision," says Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria in his May 10 commentary. "If there is a strategy behind Trump's move,...
Trump Puts America on Path to War by Ending Iran Deal: Sanders
President Trump’s decision last week that he will pull the United States out of the Iran nuclear agreement was the latest in a series of reckless decisions that move our country closer to conflict. By reimposing nuclear sanctions on Iran and withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, otherwise known...
At Least 55 Killed in Gaza as US Embassy Opens in Jerusalem
By FARES AKRAM and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli soldiers shot and killed at least 55 Palestinians shot and wounded more than 1,200 during mass protests along the Gaza border Monday. It was the deadliest day there since a devastating 2014 cross-border war and cast...
What To Do About Jarrar? Ignore Her and Keep Elevating Fresno State.
Those offended by Fresno State professor Randa Jarrar's tweets can quit wasting their time demanding that the university fire her. Her ugly tweets — posted by Jarrar to call attention to herself — are protected by the First Amendment. For those who have forgotten exactly what it says, here is...
Macron Struggles To Prevent Iran Deal Collapse
During his three-day U.S. visit last week, French president Emmanuel Macron lobbied hard to preserve the six-nation nuclear agreement with Iran that President Donald Trump seems determined to scuttle. In his April 27 column in The Washington Post, Fareed Zakaria writes, "He is trying to stop President Trump from dividing...
Saudi Arabia Needs Iran Nuclear Deal to Collapse
President Donald Trump is once again indicating he may withdraw from an international agreement designed to curb Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions. "My view is... that he will get rid of this deal on his own, for domestic reasons," said French President Emmanuel Macron at the end of a three-day state visit to...