Fidel Castro’s eldest son has committed suicide Cuban state media announced this evening. Fidel “Fidelito” Castro Diaz-Balart died in Havana. He was sixty-eight years old.
Castro Diaz-Balart had been treated for depression for months. He was one of Fidel Castro’s …
Continue ReadingThe FBI Agents Association issued a statement of support for FBI Director Christopher Wray today.
“The FBI Agents Association appreciates FBI Director Chris Wray standing shoulder to shoulder with the men and women of the FBI as we work …
Continue ReadingThe White House has announced its list of delegates to attend the opening ceremony of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games that are set to begin in South Korea in a little more than one week.
In addition to Vice President …
Continue ReadingCIA Director Mike Pompeo responded to a letter from Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer raising concerns about a meeting Pompeo had with the head of Russia’s top spy agency.
Pompeo said that Schumer implied there was something “untoward” about …
Continue ReadingHealth insurance provider Cigna announced today that it is increasing the minimum wage for its employees and providing other compensation benefits due to the GOP-led tax overhaul passed last month. The company will be increasing its minimum wage to $16 …
Continue ReadingDemocratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi has called on Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to remove Rep. Devin Nunes from his position as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Pelosi wrote a strongly-worded letter to Speaker Ryan today, requesting …
Continue ReadingRepublican Congressman Peter King of New York defended changes made to the controversial Nunes Memo saying they “in no way” affect the substance of the memo. “My understanding is this was agreed on beforehand among Republicans. There’s one small part …
Continue ReadingA Senate Republican leader is telling House Republicans they should approach the release of their memo with caution. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference said that House Republicans should first share the memo with the …
Continue ReadingThe ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee has accused the committee’s chairman of sending a memo to the White House that is significantly different than the one members have been viewing for several weeks it was learned last night. …
Continue ReadingThe House Intelligence Committee released a fifty-one-page transcript of a meeting they held on Monday night to vote on whether to release a controversial memo alleging abuses by the FBI.
It shows that Democrats on the committee pushed to have …
Continue ReadingHouse Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes fired back at the FBI for criticizing a memo Nunes, along with other committee members, wrote detailing alleged abuses by the FBI of FISA. Nunes called the FBI’s objections to the publication of …
Continue ReadingA state lawmaker from Maryland has introduced an act that would bar arrest warrants from being issued for tenants owing less than $5,000 in unpaid rent. The lawmaker named the bill the “Jared Kushner Act” after the president’s son-in-law.…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. released video of a Russian jet flying within five feet of a U.S. Navy surveillance plane yesterday. An EP-3 Aries was flying in international airspace over the Black Sea when a Russian Su-27 flew into its flight path.…
Continue ReadingThe FBI has issued a sharply worded statement on the memo written by Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee today. The statement reads:
…Continue Reading“The FBI takes seriously its obligations to the FISA Court and its compliance with procedures overseen
Republican Congressman Trey Gowdy announced on Twitter that he will not be seeking reelection to the House of Representatives. He represents the 4th congressional district of South Carolina and was first elected to Congress in the Tea Party wave …
Continue ReadingA train carrying Republican members of Congress to a legislative retreat hit a truck this morning. The train carrying the lawmakers was on its way to West Virginia. Injuries have yet to be reported from people on the train, but …
Continue ReadingThe head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, resigned her post today, a day after it was revealed she purchased stock in tobacco companies soon after accepting her position. The investments are considered …
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