US: Trump team unveils landmark tax plan
From Newsmax President Donald Trump proposed dramatic cuts in the taxes paid by corporations big and small Wednesday in an overhaul his administration says will spur economic growth and bring jobs and prosperity to America’s middle class. But his ambitious…
US: Trump getting positive reviews from Social Conservatives
By Solange Reyner From Newsmax Social conservatives are ecstatic with the job President Donald Trump has done so far, Politico reported. In his first 100 days, Trump has tackled issues important to the group, including steering funding away from Planned…
US Politico: Freedom Caucus had secret pact, led to plan’s failure
From Newsmax Members of the House Freedom Caucus pledged to stick together on opposing the GOP healthcare replacement bill, leading to the legislation’s implosion, Politico reports. The American Healthcare Act was pulled from a floor vote Friday because it didn’t…
Michael Hayden to Newsmax: ‘Incidental collection’ key to Trump wiretap claim
By Todd Beamon From Newsmax Former CIA Director Michael Hayden told Newsmax on Wednesday that the issue of whether President Donald Trump was wiretapped by the Obama administration would involve the surveillance practice of “incidental collection.” “If there were any…
Tillerson plans to Skip NATO meeting, visit Russia in April
From Newsmax Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to skip an April 5-6 meeting of NATO foreign ministers for a U.S. visit by the Chinese president and will travel to Russia later in the month, U.S. officials said on Monday,…
A $30 billion hedge fund’s foreboding letter on Trump starts with quotes from The Joker, ‘Lord of the Flies,’ and Thomas Jefferson
By Rachael Levy From Business Insider Seth Klarman, Baupost’s founder. Getty Images/ Kevork Djansezian Baupost Group’s Seth Klarman is worried about what the election of President Donald Trump means for global markets. In a private letter to investors dated January…
Poll: Majority of Americans say ‘Media Too Critical’ of Trump
By Eric Mack From Newsmax A majority of Americans believe the “media has been too critical” in their coverage of President Donald Trump, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll published Sunday. The poll revealed: 51 percent: Media…
US Homeland Security reveals plans for crackdown on illegal immigrants
By Mark Swanson From Newsmax The Department of Homeland Security Tuesday began rolling out President Donald Trump’s plans to aggressively crack down on illegal immigrants. The plan, outlined in two DHS memos, includes an attempt to deport almost all illegal…
Trump: Anti-Semitic threats against Jewish Community Centers ‘horrible, painful’
From Newsmax President Donald Trump denounced anti-Semitism on Tuesday morning, making his most forceful remarks to date about a spate of threats to Jewish community centers around the country. He spoke after a visit to the National Museum of African-American History…
U.S. Homeland Security employees locked out of computer networks
From Wn.com DHS Hacked? Employees unable to access Gov Comp Reuters reports computer network access by U.S. Department of Homeland Security employees in the Washington, D.C. area was sporadic Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter said. It was not…