President Trump’s selection to replace Antonin Scalia is expected to win confirmation Friday and be sworn in soon after to hear the final cases of the term. The Senate will resume debate on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on the morning, and a vote is expected about midday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. McConnell’s…
President Trump’s swift and telegraphed action to punish Syria for a suspected chemical weapons attack earlier this week, by pummeling a key air base with missiles, was roundly praised by leaders around the world. Trump, who authorized the launch of 59 Tomahawk missiles from Navy warships in the Mediterranean Sea on an air base near…
BC News reports around 60 Tomahawk missiles (NBC Pentagon Correspondent Hans Nichols revised the numbers) have been fired from the Eastern Mediterranean against the Syrian airfield where the chemical attack was reportedly launched. UPDATE II: There were some concerns that Russian personnel were at the Shayrat airbase when the missile strikes began. ABC confirmed that the Russians were…
