Mike Huckabee’s air travel jokes crash and burn on Twitter
It was one of those annoying snafus that air travelers encounter, and when it happened to former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee on Thursday, he took to Twitter to make light of it. But hundreds of his readers were not amused.
U.S. will prosecute makers of ‘undetectable’ plastic guns: Sessions
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Thursday that anyone who uses a 3-D printer to make an “undetectable” gun will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, a day after his department asked a court not to block the public from downloadi…
Trump pushes U.S. lawsuit against drug companies over opioids
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday again pressed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to sue drug companies over the nation’s ongoing opioids crisis.
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Aug 16) – Fake News, Boston Globe, Aretha Franklin
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Trump administration seeks cuts in production of abused opioids
The Trump administration on Thursday said it was proposing that U.S. pharmaceutical companies cut production of the six most abused opioids by 10 percent next year, in an effort to reduce the number of drugs potentially diverted for trafficking.
Newspapers across U.S. rebuke Trump for attacks on press
Hundreds of U.S. newspapers on Thursday launched a coordinated defense of press freedom and a rebuke of President Donald Trump for denouncing some media organizations as enemies of the American people.
More U.S. states deploy technology to track election hacking attempts
A majority of U.S. states has adopted technology that allows the federal government to see inside state computer systems managing voter data or voting devices in order to root out hackers.
Jury begins deliberations in trial of ex-Trump aide Manafort
A jury in Virginia on Thursday began deliberations in the trial of Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman who is facing bank and tax fraud charges that could put him behind bars for years.
Factbox: Trump on Twitter (Aug 16) – Dollar, Fake News, Boston Globe
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS.
Ex-CIA boss says he won’t be scared into silence after Trump slap
Former CIA Director John Brennan said on Thursday he would not be silenced by Donald Trump, a day after the U.S. president revoked the Obama-era official’s security clearance and said the move was directly tied to the ongoing Russia investigation.
