Tag: China

"Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail, LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo, is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal. I should have left them in jail!" Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Trump on UCLA basketball players: ‘I should have left them in jail’ due to LaVar Ball criticism

Kelly Cohen · November 19, 2017 5:58 pm

LaVar Ball (pictured) spoke about the shoplifting incident in China on Nov. 7 involving his son, LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley, and Jalen Hill. The three UCLA students returned to Los Angeles on Tuesday evening after posting bail and addressed the media on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

‘Who?’: LaVar Ball on Trump regarding release of son, fellow UCLA players from detention in China

Kelly Cohen · November 18, 2017 5:47 pm

Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein, on Bill Maher's HBO program "Real Time" Friday, expressed doubts President Trump was involved in any impeachable crime, but said a cover-up appears to be occurring nevertheless. (screenshot)

Carl Bernstein: It’s hard to separate Trump’s ‘vile’ behavior from what is possibly criminal

Daniel Chaitin · November 18, 2017 5:07 am

UCLA basketball players Cody Riley, Jalen Hill, and LiAngelo Ball left the Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday after the three were detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Red Alert Politics

Trump’s millennial win: Saving college students from Chinese prison

Neil Dwyer · November 18, 2017 5:01 am

In the past year, the U.S. has repeatedly and publicly accused Russia of violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty by secretly deploying a new generation of ground-launched cruise missiles in the western province of Kaliningrad, within range of America's NATO allies. (iStock)

US may let Cold War missile treaty die after Russian violations

Jamie McIntyre · November 18, 2017 5:01 am

ACU Foundation Chairman Matt Schlapp (pictured above) said: "The time is right to explore how conservative principles and policies can counterbalance the aggression of China and North Korea. Chairman Jay Aeba and the Japanese Conservative Union have put together a timely and interesting program for this first international CPAC, and I look forward to co-hosting this exciting event with them." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

American Conservative Union announces ‘Japanese CPAC’ in Tokyo

Diana Stancy Correll · November 17, 2017 12:16 am

"Yeah, both sides made their position clear," Sanders said. "They're different, but we agree that they're going to be different positions and therefore it's not going to move forward." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Sarah Sanders on China contradicting Trump on denuclearizing North Korea: Agree to disagree

David Brown · November 16, 2017 9:22 pm

Following President Trump's visit to Beijing, China says it's sending a high-level special envoy to North Korea amid an extended chill in relations between the neighbors over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and missile programs. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Trump: ‘Big move’ for China to send special envoy to North Korea

Anna Giaritelli · November 16, 2017 1:01 pm

White House Watch: Trump Says It’s All About ‘Respect’

Michael Warren · November 16, 2017 12:30 pm

UCLA basketball players Cody Riley, LiAngelo Ball, and Jalen Hill were detained in Hangzhou following allegations of shoplifting last week before an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia Tech in Shanghai. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Trump asks UCLA players to thank China’s president, then says ‘HAVE A GREAT LIFE’

Anna Giaritelli · November 16, 2017 11:51 am

Trump Travelogue

TWS Podcast · November 15, 2017 9:55 pm

Citing his campaign-era focus on negotiating better deals for American workers, Trump said he relied on his "America First" philosophy in his dealings with Asia leaders. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump touts ‘clear and well-received’ results from Asia trip

Sarah Bedford · November 15, 2017 8:59 pm