According to Jane Mayer of The New Yorker, Christopher Steele, the former British intelligence officer and author of the now famous Steele dossier authored a second memo. That second memo alleges that it was the Russian government that persuaded …
Continue ReadingThe Department of State has spent virtually none of almost a $120 million budget to combat Russian propaganda efforts over the last two fiscal years, it’s been found. Sixty million dollars were allocated by the Obama administration at the end …
Continue ReadingDespite outcries from parents, students and lawmakers, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will not bring gun-control legislation to the floor of the Senate this week. McConnell filed a motion to hold a procedural vote on banking reform, and after that …
Continue ReadingThe Wall Street Editorial Board has called on Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s daughter and son-in-law, to leave the White House, in an op-ed published this week. “Mr. Kushner and Ivanka have to decide if they’d serve …
Continue ReadingA mix-up in the West Virginia State Senate gave the impression that the body had passed a measure giving teachers and other state personnel a 5% raise, ending a walkout that has kept teachers out of classrooms for more than …
Continue ReadingSpecial counsel Robert Mueller’s is looking into whether foreign countries have used political influence, in the form of political contributions, to gain favorable policies from the Trump administration according to sources. One country Mueller has reportedly fixed his attention on …
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump went after George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton and contemplated seizing power for life in wide-ranging and generally cheerful remarks to Republican donors at a lunch and fundraiser at his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, on Saturday.
The President said …
Continue ReadingPublic outcry from parents, students and lawmakers is causing Congress to consider stricter gun laws such as expanding the nation’s background check system to include purchases made at gun shows and over the internet.
Proponents of expanded background checks have …
Continue ReadingThe Executive Director of the National Rifle Association’s legislative arm contended that neither the President nor the Vice President want gun control after meeting with them earlier this week.
Chris Cox, head of the organization’s lobbying unit, took to Twitter …
Continue ReadingMurals depicting the confederate flag have been removed from an elementary school in Crossville, Tennessee, after a local man complained that they represent racist symbols. “They are both in one public school elementary gym where all the children go …
Continue ReadingSpecial counsel in charge of the Russian investigation, Robert Mueller, is reportedly looking into whether presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner influenced White House policy in attempts to secure financing for his real estate business.
According to sources investigators are looking into …
Continue ReadingHope Hicks, the former White House Communications Director and President Trump’s “surrogate daughter” as she has been described, has racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees according to a source close to the White House. “This …
Continue ReadingPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered security officers in his country to ignore United Nations human rights investigators in a speech this week. Addressing investigators at a security conference in his hometown of Davao City, the Philippine president said, “You’re investigating …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminum has drawn both harsh criticism and loud praise from lawmakers, corporations and unions.
Republican Governor Scott Walker urged the president to reconsider his decision to impose tariffs …
Continue ReadingThe latest rumors in staff shakeups at the White House are revolving around H.R. McMaster, the National Security Adviser, with sources saying the three-star general could be out as early as next month.
McMaster, who has had a storied …
Continue ReadingHouse Intelligence Committee Chairman, Republican Devin Nunes, has alleged crimes were committed in the FBI’s obtaining of FISA warrants to spy on former members of the Trump campaign. In a letter written to the Justice Department, Nunes asks Attorney …
Continue ReadingIn a memo sent to employees this morning, Delta CEO Ed Bastian sought to clarify that the airline’s decision to end a popular discount program with the National Rifle Association was to remain neutral in the debate, rather pick a …
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