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Toxic Cloud Caused By Hawaii Volcano Lava Emerges Over Ocean

Authorities warn residents of Hawaii to stay away from toxic clouds forming when lava meets seawater.… Continue Reading

Syria Says Capital Is Free Of Militants After Defeat Of IS

Syria’s military said that the Islamic State has been removed from Damascus and its surrounding areas.… Continue Reading

Dow Soars 350 Points As US-China Trade Tensions Cool

The trade spat between the United States and China is “on hold,” according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, causing the Dow to surge on Monday. … Continue Reading

Mornings on the Mall 05.21.18

Joe diGenova, Michael Pregent, Gordon Chang and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined WMAL on Monday! Mornings on the Mall Monday, May 21, 2018 Hosts: Mary Walter and Vince Coglianese Executive Producer: Heather Hunter 5am – A/B/C ‘Loner’ student shoots and kills 10 at Texas school – SANTA FE, Texas (Reuters) – A 17-year-old…… Continue Reading

Ex-Coal Exec Chases US Senate Seat Despite GOP Primary Loss

Despite losing the Republican primary in a distant third-place, convicted ex-coal baron Don Blankenship announced Monday that he will continue his bid for U.S. Senate as a third-party candidate.… Continue Reading

LISTEN: TX ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON On TX School Shooting: We Need Teachers And Administrators Armed.

INTERVIEW — TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON – discuss his thoughts on TX school shooting ‘Loner’ student shoots and kills 10 at Texas school – SANTA FE, Texas (Reuters) – A 17-year-old student dressed in a trench coat and armed with a shotgun and pistol opened fire at his high school outside Houston on Friday,…… Continue Reading

LISTEN: GORDON CHANG: U.S. Has Most Of The Leverage Going Into These Trade Talks With China.

INTERVIEW – GORDON CHANG – Daily Beast columnist, author of “The Coming Collapse of China” and “Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World” Chinese land bomber in South China Sea, potentially escalating tensions over disputed zone. The U.S. has put on hold its plan to impose sweeping tariffs on China as it presses forward…… Continue Reading

LISTEN: Former Intel Officer MICHAEL PREGENT Explained What It Means For The U.S. After Anti-American Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s Political Coalition Has Won Iraq’s Parliamentary Election

INTERVIEW – MICHAEL PREGENT – is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. He is a senior Middle East analyst, is a former intelligence officer with over 28 years experience working security, terrorism, counter-insurgency, and policy issues in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southwest Asia. Pregent spent considerable time working malign Iranian influence in Iraq…… Continue Reading