Editor: Draco Cooper| Tactical Investor Russian hacking controversy NEW YORK (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump dismissed controversy over Russian hacking during the 2016 U.S. election campaign as a “political witch hunt,” the New York Times reported on Friday before U.S. intelligence agencies were to brief him on the matter. The 12:30 p.m. briefing coincides with … Read more
Obama’s anti-Trump quest She remembers dodging through a euphoric crowd of 350,000 in Chicago’s Grant Park to stand just 150 feet from the stage when President-elect Barack Obama appeared. She remembers the tears, the fist pumps and the perfect strangers who hugged one another. And she remembers black, white and brown parents pausing to explain … Read more
Editor: Vlad Rothstein | Tactical Investor Israel’s parliamentary plot against UK politicians The Israeli government is in the midst of a brazen, covert influence campaign in Britain, a six-month undercover investigation by Al Jazeera will reveal. Each episode of the four-part series “The Lobby” will be broadcast daily on Al Jazeera from January 11 at 22:30 … Read more
Editor: Draco Cooper | Tactical Investor Trump slams stupid people President-elect Donald Trump is hitting Twitter hard on Saturday, one day after the release of an intelligence report that concluded Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election with the intention of helping him win. After two earlier tweets that criticized Democrats and downplayed Russia’s role … Read more
Chris Christie start 2017 New Jersey’s environmental leaders reacted on Wednesday to the election of Donald Trump with shock, despair and anger as the prospect of a diminished Environmental Protection Agency began to take hold. While Gov. Chris Christie has not been an environmental champion during his tenure, the EPA under President Obama has … Read more
Swearing Associated With Honesty Swearing may be considered impolite and vulgar, but a new two-part study has revealed a more gracious attribute for those with an off-colour vocabulary: Honesty. According to the research, people are more likely to swear as a way to express themselves, rather than cause harm to others, and the more an … Read more
Putin congratulates Trump Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump, rather than President Barack Obama, in his annual New Year’s greetings statement to foreign heads of state and government. However, Putin did convey his seasonal greetings to Obama, his family and the American people in a separate statement earlier Friday, while responding to … Read more
Tiger Woods on Donald Trump Tiger Woods opened up Thursday about his recent golf outing with Donald Trump, saying he was “impressed” by the president-elect’s drive. “I recently played with President-elect Donald Trump,” the 14-time major champion wrote in a blog post on his website. “What most impressed me was how far he hits the … Read more
What To Expect From Trump Today And Going Forward President-elect Donald Trump will have if his campaign promises are to be believed, a very busy first day in office. He has pledged a slew of ambitious actions right out of the gate, including overturning a bevvy of President Barack Obama’s executive orders, tearing up trade … Read more
Trump on Russian hacking President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday night to say that a planned intelligence briefing for him on “so-called ‘Russian-hacking’ ” had been delayed until Friday, a development he called ‘very strange!” — but one that a U.S. official said wasn’t a delay at all. The tweet was the latest … Read more
