#23176
On Friday, Donald Trump became the first president-elect to speak to the leader of Taiwan since 1979. As the Financial Times notes, Trump's call could anger the Communist Chinese regime in Beijing:
Donald Trump risks opening up a major diplomatic dispute with China before he has even been inaugurated after speaking on the phone on Friday with Tsai Ying-wen, the president of Taiwan.
The telephone call, confirmed by three people, is believed to be the first between a US president-elect and a leader of Taiwan since diplomatic relations between the two were cut in 1979…
The Chinese leadership will see this as a highly provocative action, of historic proportions, said Evan Medeiros, former Asia director at the White House national security council.
Regardless if it was deliberate or accidental, this phone call will fundamentally change China's perceptions of Trump's strategic intentions for the negative. With this kind of move, Trump is setting a foundation of enduring mistrust and strategic competition for US-China relations.
#23177
In a POLITICO interview, the departing Democratic leader blamed his party’s 2016 debacle on Jim Comey and said no big changes are needed.
#23178
A guidebook for teachers, parents and pupils to be sent to schools around Britain advises against using language that suggests there are only two genders.
#23179
The Senate has rejected an effort to block $300 million in arm sales to Bahrain, but there's growing unease in Congress about the U.S. role supporting the Saudi Arabia-led coalition's military campaign in Yemen
#23180
The Border Patrol nabbed more than 15,000 illegal immigrants traveling as families on the southwest border in November — a massive increase that marks the worst November on record and the second worst overall, according to statistics released Thursday.
#23182
As President Obama concludes his reign of error, his party is smaller, weaker and ricketier than it has been since at least the 1940s. Behold the tremendous power that Democrats have frittered away…
#23183
We want to make the NYPD as diverse as possible, and I think this is going to go a long way to help us with that
#23184
‘Well. How sad. But not really,’ wrote one Twitter liberal.
#23185
A Dallas salon owner will spend a week in jail after she was found in contempt of court Tuesday for violating an order to close her salon during the...
#23186
While many cybersecurity experts back up the assertions of Russian hacking made by President Barack Obama’s administration, a few say the case is far from conclusive. They say President-elect Donald Trump’s skepticism is merited.
#23187
The Huffington Post has refused to remove an article on its Arabic website that claims the Islamic prophet Muhammad was poisoned by a Jew.
#23188
The full, uncut 84 Lumber Super Bowl promotional film. See a mother and daughter’s symbolic migrant journey towards becoming legal American citizens. Contain...
#23189
A review of information compiled by a Senate committee in 2016 reveals that 72 individuals from the seven countries covered in President Trump's vetting executive order have been convicted in terror c
#23190
Apparently the "joke" just got serious.
#23191
President Donald Trump on Saturday presided over the commissioning of the USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy's most advanced carrier in 40 years, during a ceremony at the nation's largest naval base in Norfolk, Virginia.
#23192
Officials were uncertain if Kim Jong Un had been able to accomplish building the warhead but a July 28 report from the Defense Intelligence Agency suggests that he has.
#23193
After protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned violent on Saturday, leaving three people dead and dozens more injured, onlookers began to wonder what happened, who was involved and why.
#23194
I have been outspoken this week (and every other week) in my support of the pro-life position. As I have explained many times, I am opposed to abortion in all cases, at all stages, for any reason, no matter the circumstances or manner of the child's conception.
#23195
The school denies it is a racially hostile work environment, but internal emails belie that assertion.
#23196
A man who attacked a police officer outside an Alberta football game left an Islamic State flag in the car he used.
#23197
The Internet's visual storytelling community. Explore, share, and discuss the best visual stories the Internet has to offer.
#23198
U.S. citizens may fear homegrown jihadists, but law enforcement is more worried about right-wing extremists.
#23199
Presidential hopeful Senator Ted Cruz from Texas believes illegal immigration is an enormous problem and sanctuary cities are wrong.
#23200
Republicans aren't going to oust their abusers. If we exile Democrats who behave badly, we'll be hurting women at large.
