Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said today that Democrats will be making a major push on gun control this spring and warned lawmakers in Congress that they planned to make it a major issue in the upcoming elections.
“We’re going to …
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump characterized his decision in making a change at the State Department today as being one of compatibility. “For whatever reason, chemistry…for whatever reason, why do people get along?” the President asked rhetorically, in talking about CIA Director …
Continue ReadingUndersecretary of State Steve Goldstein was fired today by the White House in the wake of a high-level shake up that saw Secretary of State Tillerson unceremoniously dismissed from his role as the nation’s top diplomat.
The President made Tillerson’s …
Continue ReadingHillary Clinton was asked today why she believes 52% of white women voted for President Trump in the 2016 presidential election despite offensive rhetoric by Trump such as aggressive and demeaning statements he made in the “Access Hollywood” tape. Clinton …
Continue ReadingAn adult film actress is offering to return $130,000 paid to her to not disclose an alleged affair with President Trump in order to be able to publicly discuss their relationship, her lawyer said.
Last month Trump’s personal lawyer Michael …
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has replaced Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with current CIA Director Mike Pompeo. The President made the announcement on Twitter shortly before 9 a.m. this morning.
“Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary …
Continue ReadingRepublicans on the House Intelligence Committee concluded their investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election finding no evidence of collusion with the Trump campaign, it was announced today.
Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX), the Congressman leading the investigation for …
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Theresa May says her government has concluded that the substance used to poison a Russian ex-patriot on British soil last week was a nerve agent stockpiled in the Soviet Union during the Cold War, leading her to …
Continue ReadingDemocratic members of Congress are contemplating stripping human rights leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her Congressional Gold Medal for her silence on the human rights violations being carried out in the country of Myanmar against Rohingyan Muslims.
Suu Kyi, …
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Department of Education has told state governments looking to crackdown on unethical practices by some financial companies looking to recoup students’ loans that some of their tactics were unfair and potentially undermine federal authority.
The notice came from …
Continue ReadingThe White House unveiled a framework of measures and initiatives aimed at reducing gun and school violence in the U.S. They don’t include specific legislation but do make a series of recommendations to Congress, as well as states, to push …
Continue ReadingThe Department of Justice has submitted a notice to the Office of Management and Budget to expand the definition of “machinegun” to include any gun outfitted with “bump stocks.” President Trump had pledged to make the accessory illegal in the …
Continue ReadingWest Virginia lawmakers have voted to disassemble the state’s Department of Education and the Arts in the wake of a weeks-long battle with public service employees that saw West Virginia’s teachers walk out of classrooms leaving schools closed for nearly …
Continue ReadingEleven countries have moved forward with a trans-pacific trade pact despite President Trump pulling the U.S. out of the negotiations of the deal last year. Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam gathered in …
Continue ReadingNorway’s prison system has been the subject of controversy for a number of years. Its officials practice “restorative justice,” a theory that emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior through cooperative processes that includes all stakeholders.
To …
Continue ReadingThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has entered into talks with the U.S. over the development of a nuclear program and retained a prominent Atlanta-based law firm to help lobby the government on its behalf according to Foreign Agent Registration Act…
Continue ReadingSpecial counsel in charge of the Russia investigation Robert Mueller has gathered evidence that contradicts congressional testimony about a meeting in the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean between Russian and Emirati officials, and an individual with ties to the …
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