Sen. Lindsey Graham: Iran, Russia are the biggest losers from John Bolton appointment 3/23/2018 4:24:06 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print Sen. Lindsey Graham Said One of the biggest losers in this whole selection will be the Iranian nuclear agreement Washington Examiner- 23  March 20  18-  Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., predicted Friday that John Bolton's appointment as President Trump's new national security adviser is bad news for Iran and Russia, and would also help Trump deal with North Korea. 'One of the biggest losers in this whole selection will be the Iranian nuclear agreement, because John Bolton understands it empowers Iran,' he said on Fox News. 'It almost guarantees them a nuclear weapon.' Trump has threatened to withdraw from the nuclear agreement unless Europe and other countries agree to alter the deal to ensure Iran completely and permanently dismantles its nuclear program. Another of the 'big losers' will be...

Trump's Re-Election Edge Is Greatly Exaggerated We need to know the answers to five questions before we can say he's got the advantage for 2020. By  Albert R. Hunt 405 October 22, 2017, 4:00 PM GMT+2 On the road again.   Photographer: Scott Olson/Getty Images Few stories are more irresistible than those that take on the conventional wisdom and come from an unexpected source. Doug Sosnik, a smart operative in Bill Clinton's White House, provided both with  a column  this month suggesting that Donald Trump is well-positioned for re-election. The Trump base is solid, the Democratic strategist notes, as the president's appeal to populist anger transcends his leadership failures. There will likely be independent candidates in 2020, so, like last year, Trump can win without a majority of votes. Sosnik's column has led to panicked calls from some Democrats and to provocative chatter on politics sites like FiveThirtyEight, while Trumpites, ...

Defense chief Mattis in Asia, will discuss North Korea crisis with allies 10/23/2017 10:30:11 AM   facebook Google+ ► Print U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens to a question during a joint news conference in New Delhi, India September 26, 2017 CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Philippines (Reuters) OCT. 23, 2017  - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he would talk with Asian allies about North Korea and the crisis caused by Pyongyang’s “reckless” provocations, as he kicked off a week-long trip to the region on Monday to meet defense chiefs in the Philippines. Mattis’ trip to Asia, which will also include stops in Thailand and South Korea, comes just weeks before President Donald Trump’s first visit to Asia. Trump has been locked in a war of words with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, calling him a “rocket man” on a suicide mission for openly pursuing a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the United States. Trump, in a speech last mo...

North Korea preparing long-range missile test: RIA cites Russian lawmaker Kim Jong Un looks on during the test-launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14, in this photo released July 5, 2017 MOSCOW (Reuters)OCT. 6, 2017 -- North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, a Russian lawmaker just returned from a visit to Pyongyang was quoted as saying on Friday. Anton Morozov, a member of the Russian lower house of parliament’s international affairs committee, and two other Russian lawmakers visited Pyongyang on Oct. 2-6, Russia’s RIA news agency reported. “They are preparing for new tests of a long-range missile. They even gave us mathematical calculations that they believe prove that their missile can hit the west coast of the United States,” RIA quoted Morozov as saying.      North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Command of the Strategic Force ...