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Jared Kushner 'wanted to set up secret communications channel between Trump's transition team and the Kremlin - and had at least THREE undisclosed contacts with Russian ambassador'
President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Russia's ambassador to the United States discussed establishing a secret back-channel in order to avoid having their communications detected by US authorities, according to a report on Friday.
President Donald Trump's message Friday to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan was "inappropriate" because of his references to terrorism, Rep. Ted Lieu said Friday.
"The message was inappropriate," the California Democrat told Wolf Blitzer on CNN. "When you devote an entire paragraph to terrorist attacks, you are imputing to the 99.9 percent of Muslims who are peaceful that they are somehow linked to these terrorist attacks.
"You just don't do that in a holiday message."
During President Trump's recent visit to Saudi Arabia, he and King Salman agreed on a controversial multibillion dollar arms deal. The agreement promises Saudi Arabia $110 billion worth of arms immediately and an additional $350 billion over the next 10 years.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the US 4TH Circuit Court of Appeals decided not to reinstate President Trump's revised travel ban.
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A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is calling on the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee hold a hearing on a planned sale of precision-guided munitions kits to Saudi Arabia.
Since President Trump took office, military posturing and bellicosity between the United States and North Korea has escalated. In recent weeks, it has grown to include reciprocal threats of the use of nuclear weapons.
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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after joining the bipartisan Congressional Digital Trade Caucus as a founding Member.