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Did Americans Elect A Family To The Presidency?

Did Americans Elect A Family To The Presidency?

Jared Kushner is a man who, thus far, has avoided the limelight but – at some point – he will have to take responsibility for failures, or successes, in the policy areas now under his influence. The rise or fall of his fortunes as a close confidante of the president will tell us all we need to know about how Donald Trump will square America’s interests with his loyalty to family.

Susan Rice, You Gotta Lotta ‘Splainin’ to Do

Susan Rice, You Gotta Lotta ‘Splainin’ to Do

From 1951 to 1957 television sets across America were tuned into the I love Lucy show. Through tears of laughter, Americans would be treated to Ricky Ricardo asking the same question to his wild and wacky wife Lucy to “splain.” Phrases like “Okay, ‘splain” and “Alright. Start ‘splaining” were common for Ricky to call out Lucy following one of her madcap escapades. For those of us old enough to remember that program it seems a perfect question to ask Susan Rice following her latest fiasco. Ok, Susan, “you got some splainin’ to do.”

President Trump Meeting With al-Sisi Of Egypt

President Trump Meeting With al-Sisi Of Egypt

President Trump meets today with President Abdul Fatah al-Sisi of Egypt. The meeting is widely expected to rebuild the relationship between Egypt and the United States, a relationship soured by former President Barack Obama freezing out cash flow financing to Egypt, one of the U.S.’s closest and longest-standing alliances in the region according to Reuters.