“These unprovoked attacks on commercial shipping warrant a retaliatory military strike,” Sen. Tom Cotton said in a television interview.
Author: Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY
Mike Pence says banning pride flags at US embassies is ‘the right decision’
Pence said that he was aware of reports that only the American flag was allowed to be flown, and added, ‘I support that.’
Vietnam says that China is mislabeling products as Vietnamese to avoid U.S. tariffs
According to Vietnamese officials, Chinese firmsfirst exportproducts to Vietnam, then changethe labeling on packages before exporting the goods.
Iranian foreign minister: US ‘cannot expect to stay safe’ because of ‘economic war’
“Whoever starts a war with us will not be the one who finishes it,” said Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister.
Donald Trump claims there’s more to migrant deal with Mexico than he announced but offers no specifics
Donald Trump said Mexico agreed to steps that were “not mentioned” in his announcement and he would make those public “at the appropriate time.”
Trump says climate change happens ‘both ways’
Trump, a longtime climate skeptic, added, “the United States has among the cleanest climates there are based on all statistics.”
Nikki Haley: abortion advocates who ‘demand conformity’ on abortion are not real feminists
Haley said abortion advocates who “demand conformity” of women on the issue of abortion are not real feminists.
AOC says Paul Manafort should not be held in solitary confinement at Rikers Island
Noting that the notorious prison was located in her district, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called solitary confinement a “license for gov torture and human rights violations.”
Woman pops Trump baby blimp amid protests in London
A woman popped one of theTrump baby blimpsused by protesters, according to the British newspaper The Independent.
Biden campaign tweaks climate policy after report highlighting similar language
The campaign has updated its new climate platform website following a report that it contained passages lifted from other documents without attribution.