Tag: Turkey
Donald Trump tells impeachment jokes at annual turkey pardon event
President Donald Trump couldn’t resist riffing on the House impeachment inquiry Tuesday as he continued the tradition of pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey, generating holiday-season...
Gulf Coast ports fear tariffs could reduce ship traffic and jobs
Ports and ground terminals in nearly every state handle goods that are now or will likely soon be covered by import tariffs. Port executives...
New study reveals Alabama has 5th highest incarceration rate in the...
The Prison Policy Initiative released a new report in May comparing the incarceration rate of each American state to countries around the world, and the...
Congressional Democrats take Donald Trump to court over foreign favors
Lawyers representing nearly 200 Democrats in Congress plan to argue in federal court Thursday that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by accepting...
Revelers bid adieu to a year of conflicts, celebrity deaths
As 2016 draws to a close, revelers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts...
Jonathan McConnell: The problem with the EU’s new refugee plan
The first lesson you learn in Economics 101 is that people respond to incentives. Whether we’re talking about insurance, welfare, or hiring a new...
Joe Biden to meet with leaders in Turkey mid-January
Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Turkey next month amid the ongoing fight against the Islamic State group.
Biden is adding a stop in...
Conservative dissent against Obama refugee resettlement plan continues to mount
As President Barack Obama continues to seek public support for yet another controversial foreign policy initiative, in Alabama, his plan to raise the cap on...