Matthew Trunko

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Satellites impact every part of life in the U.S. Welcome to the future of warfare. (Air Force)

National Security

Satellites are indispensable to US security, but disabling them can be disturbingly easy

Matthew Trunko · August 18, 2017 1:00 am

John Kelly’s solemn expression during Trump news conference goes viral

John Kelly’s solemn expression during Trump news conference goes viral

Matthew Trunko · August 16, 2017 1:53 pm

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., demanded on Tuesday that the Florida government hold a special session on whether to replace a statue of a Confederate general at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Debbie Wasserman Schultz demands action against Floridian Confederate general statue at US Capitol

Matthew Trunko · August 15, 2017 7:27 pm

"Made additional remarks on Charlottesville and realize once again that the #Fake News Media will never be satisfied...truly bad people!" Trump said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump: Media criticism after his condemnation of white supremacists shows they’re ‘truly bad people’

Matthew Trunko · August 14, 2017 11:00 pm

President Trump demanded Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., "get back to work" Thursday and move forward on his policy agenda following the failed Obamacare vote. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump continues chiding Mitch McConnell: ‘Get back to work’

Matthew Trunko · August 10, 2017 5:27 pm

"Yet he wants a military parade in DC. It's all incongruous, and we are here to make fun of him for that."

Giant inflatable Trump chicken stares angrily toward White House

Matthew Trunko · August 9, 2017 9:03 pm

In February, DeVos received criticism after she said that historically black colleges and universities were "real pioneers when it comes to school choice." (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Betsy DeVos regrets comment about black colleges offering ‘school choice’: ‘There were no choices’

Matthew Trunko · August 9, 2017 7:29 pm

North Korea threatened launching missiles at the U.S. island territory of Guam after President Trump said on Tuesday that North Korea would be met with "fire and fury" if it continues its hostile actions and rhetoric against the United States. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Chris Murphy: Hard to address North Korea with ‘gutted diplomatic leadership’

Matthew Trunko · August 9, 2017 5:38 pm

Scaramucci, or "The Mooch" as he has referred to himself, was removed on July 31 from his role as White House Communications director after 11 days. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Anthony Scaramucci heckled on Twitter after following New Hampshire Democrats account

Matthew Trunko · August 8, 2017 10:52 pm

WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange said on Tuesday that WikiLeaks is offering a job opportunity to the former Google employee who was fired after writing an internal memo condemning the technology company's approach to diversity. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

WikiLeaks founder offers job to Google employee fired over diversity memo

Matthew Trunko · August 8, 2017 10:42 pm

White House national security aide Sebastian Gorka on Tuesday scrapped with two MSNBC anchors over the phrase "radical Islamic terrorism."

Sebastian Gorka scraps with MSNBC on ‘radical Islamic terrorism’: Like if ‘the hospital was forbidden from calling it cancer’

Matthew Trunko · August 8, 2017 5:53 pm

The 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which allocates funding to NOAA, was introduced into the House in July. The House Appropriations Committee said that NOAA would receive $4.97 billion -- $710 million less than it currently receives.
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Chuck Schumer: Congress needs to fund satellites because of ‘stronger’ weather

Matthew Trunko · August 7, 2017 8:54 pm