Sweden is taking active measures to ready itself ahead of presidential elections this fall against possible cyber-intrusion by foreign actors, mainly Russia.
At a recent conference in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, about seventy local lawmakers and election officials heard …
Continue ReadingUpdated 1:20 p.m.
The North Korean government has made an overture to the U.S. for direct talks telling the South Koreans that they have “ample intentions of holding talks with the United States.”
The statement was made by a North …
Continue ReadingFormer Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele confronted the head of the Conservative Political Action Conference over comments an organization employee made about his race. Ian Walters, an employee of the American Conservative Union, the conservative organization that hosts the …
Continue ReadingThe National Rifle Association has responded to the boycott of several U.S. corporations calling it a “shameful display of political and civic cowardice.”
“The law-abiding members of the NRA had nothing at all to do with the failure of that …
Continue ReadingSenator Diane Feinstein was dealt a stunning rebuke when delegates to the California Democratic Party’s annual convention declined to endorse her reelection bid today.
Torn between moderate and ideological forces, delegates voted for a progressive rival to Feinstein – state …
Continue ReadingMexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has cancelled a planned visit to the U.S. because of President Trump’s unwillingness to back off of his demand that Mexico pay for a wall along the U.S.’ southern border. The decision was reportedly made …
Continue ReadingThe United Nations has unanimously approved a ceasefire in Syria after days of bombing has left hundreds of dead and thousands injured. And the numbers are expected to rise.
Doctors Without Borders has reported at least 520 dead and 2,500 …
Continue ReadingDemocrats have released their long-awaited memo that rebuts allegations made in a previously released Republican memo that the FBI and the Department of Justice abused regulations in obtaining FISA warrants to spy on members of the Trump campaign, namely foreign …
Continue ReadingDemocrat on the House Intelligence Committee have released a memo that rebuts findings in a Republican memo released weeks ago that alleges abuses by the FBI and the Department of Justice in obtaining FISA warrants to spy on members of …
Continue ReadingIt is being reported that up to four Broward County Sheriff’s deputies failed to enter the building where the Parkland, FL, shooting was taking place last week, taking up positions instead, behind their vehicles outside the school with their guns …
Continue ReadingSheriff Richard Jones of Butler Country, Ohio, has already begun the process of training local teachers in firearm proficiency, he wrote on Twitter this week. Jones framed the announcement as local action against the backdrop of government inaction.
“Our teachers …
Continue ReadingAn increasing number of corporations are ending their relationships with the National Rifle Association in the wake of a deadly school shooting that killed seventeen in Parkland, FL, earlier this month.
Hertz, Avis, Enterprise, Alamo and National Car Rental …
Continue ReadingDeputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein raised concerns about new information discovered while conducting a background check into presidential son-in-law and top White House adviser Jared Kushner. That, apparently, is what has caused Chief of Staff John Kelly to revise …
Continue ReadingA white Chevrolet van attempted to breach the perimeter of the White House Friday afternoon, causing the building to go into lockdown the Secret Service said. The van struck a security barrier around 3:30 p.m. at 17th St. NW …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump has reportedly directed the Department of Defense to stage a military parade on November 11, Veterans Day, according to a memo written by National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster. The memo was sent from McMaster to Secretary of …
Continue ReadingThe United States will open its embassy in the city of Jerusalem this May according to the Trump administration, moving the opening date of the facility up by months, if not years. “In May, the United States plans to open …
Continue ReadingFlorida Governor Rick Scott has proposed raising the minimum wage to purchase all firearms in the state of Florida, including assault rifles, to 21 from 18. The requirement already exists for handguns. It is a remarkable announcement considering the support …
Continue Reading