Former Attorney General under President Obama Eric Holder believes special counsel Robert Mueller could pursue an obstruction of justice case against President Donald Trump if he so chose. “Is there a technical case there now?” Holder said. “I think so. …
Continue ReadingNorth Korea held a large military parade in its capital today in advance of sending its athletes to South Korea for the Winter Olympics beginning there tomorrow. The parade, scheduled weeks ago, is seen as an attempt to taunt the …
Continue ReadingThe legal team representing former Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates have filed papers advising the judge in the case that they no longer wish to be his attorneys. “Irreconcilable differences have developed with the client which make our effective …
Continue ReadingSenator Mike Lee announced his opposition to a budget deal put forth by Senate Leadership this week. In a statement to ITN, the Senator said through a spokeswoman: “This budget deal is a betrayal of everything limited government conservatism stands …
Continue ReadingOlympic speed skater Shani Davis has injected a bit of controversy into the U.S. Olympic Team’s decision for flag bearer at the opening ceremonies of the games in PyeongChang tomorrow night. The decision was made by coin toss and Luge …
Continue ReadingThe school board in Salt Lake City, Utah, has voted to change the name of the city’s oldest elementary school, the Andrew Jackson Elementary School. The board voted to adopt the name, “Mary Jackson Elementary School,” after NASA’s first female …
Continue ReadingLucas Warren, a baby with Down syndrome, was selected as the Gerber Spokesbaby for 2018. It is the first time in history that a baby with Down syndrome has been chosen.
Bernadette Tortorella, senior media manager for Gerber, says however, …
Continue ReadingSenator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is looking for answers from the FBI and CIA about how they handled the case of a former CIA official who may have given the names of CIA operatives to the …
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department announced charges against thirty-six individuals in part of a massive bust of cyber criminals yesterday. The ring allegedly stole identities, credit card information, social security numbers and other personal information through an online discussion forum.
Deputy …
Continue ReadingHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi held the floor yesterday for a record 8 hours and 7 minutes, in what was the longest floor speech in House of Representatives history. Pelosi was announcing her opposition to a Senate deal on …
Continue ReadingThe House Freedom Caucus, the influential group of about 30 or so conservative lawmakers has announced its opposition to the budget deal struck yesterday in the Senate. Senate leaders, Republican Mitch McConnell and Democrat Chuck Schumer announced a budget deal …
Continue ReadingIsraeli authorities have neared a consensus to recommend that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on corruption charges it was reported today. Israeli police chiefs believe they have sufficient evidence to indict Netanyahu for taking bribes.
The police chiefs were …
Continue ReadingThe head of cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security Jeanette Manfra confirmed today that a significant number of U.S. states had their voter registration rolls targeted by hackers during the 2016 election. A number of states actually had …
Continue ReadingAmerican-led coalition forces have attacked Pro-Assad forces in Syria, according to U.S. officials Wednesday evening. Syrian Democratic Forces headquarters was attacked by Syrian pro-regime forces, and in response, the U.S.-led coalition conducted airstrikes.
The attack from pro-regime forces was …
Continue ReadingA newly released batch of emails between FBI agents show that long-time Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin threatened to invoke her 5th Amendment right if she was not granted immunity in a FBI investigation. The threat came in …
Continue ReadingEmails from FBI agents to their staff in the hours and days following the announcement that former FBI Director James Comey had been fired reveal sadness at the news and a hope that the media reports were untrue.
David Gelios, …
Continue ReadingPolish President Andrzej Duda signed into law late last night, a controversial new Holocaust bill. Under the law, it would be illegal to accuse Poland of complicity in crimes committed by Nazi Germany, including crimes related to the Holocaust. …
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