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Iraqi Kurds face repercussions after vote for independence from Baghdad

September 28, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·Politics·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

Erbil, Iraq (LC) This Wednesday, electoral commission officials announced that an overwhelming majority of Iraqi Kurds voted “yes” to splitting from Iraq

Catalonia vote to split from Spain approaches amid government crackdown

September 23, 2017

EUROPE·LAW & INSTITUTIONS·News Wire·Politics·United Nations·WORLD NEWS

Barcelona, Spain – The European Union will not intervene over Catalan independence, citing respect for the Spanish Constitution. The Spanish government maintains that

DACA Dreamers – my family story

September 12, 2017

AMERICAS·Headlines·Immigration·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·VETERANS

My dad, Jose Louis Perez, was the youngest of 10 children. He was born in Mexico. In the early 60’s, his parents decided

Image President Trump's rally in Phoenix Arizona

President Trump’s rally in Phoenix raises more than eyebrows

August 23, 2017

AMERICAS·News Wire·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

Phoenix, Arizona [LC] President Trump addressed a crowd of supporters last night during a 77 minute speech described by Fox News as,

President Trump disbands independent business advisory boards

August 17, 2017

AMERICAS·ECONOMICS·News Wire·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK President Donald Trump disbanded two business advisory councils on Wednesday, following the resignations of CEO’s from the councils over the

More resignations from Trump Council over Charlottesville response

August 15, 2017

AMERICAS·ECONOMICS·News Wire·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

Tuesday, the sixth member of President Trump’s Manufacturing Jobs Initiative announced their resignation. Richard L. Trumka, President of the 12.5 million member AFL-CIO,

Image Gov. Terry McCauliffe to Charlottesville Nazis, white supremacists, 'GO HOME'

Gov. Terry McAuliffe to Charlottesville neo-Nazis, white supremacists, ‘GO HOME’

August 12, 2017

AMERICAS·Headlines·Politics

Charlottesville, Virginia – Amid 3 dead and over a dozen injured after violence erupted and a man drove a car into a crowd

Mattis and Trump, a rift between a warrior and a civilian widens over sex

August 4, 2017

AMERICAS·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·VETERANS

President Donald Trump announced, through Twitter, on July 26th, that he intends to ban transgender individuals from serving in the US armed

Transgender military policy still in question after Trump tweets

August 3, 2017

AMERICAS·Headlines·Human Rights·NATIONAL SECURITY·Politics·VETERANS

On July 26th, an already confusing political situation got even cloudier as President Trump, the US Military’s Commander-In-Chief, seemed to reverse President