The House of Representatives is set to vote on renewal of the controversial 702 section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) Act. That section is what authorizes the U.S. intelligence community to collect conversations of non-U.S. citizens on foreign …
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration announced this morning that it will allow states to require that able-bodied Medicaid enrollees work, volunteer or enroll in classes to receive benefits. The administration characterized it as a states issue rather than a directive from the …
Continue ReadingDeadly mudslides hit parts of California this week devastating entire communities and wreaking havoc on areas still recovering from deadly wildfires. The death toll from the slides currently stands at 17.
The mudslides were triggered by a heavy downpour early …
Continue ReadingThe FBI released two documents today relating to the firing of former director James Comey. The first was an email from Attorney General Jeff Sessions to the FBI informing them that the decision had been made. The second was …
Continue ReadingImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided nearly 100 7-Eleven stores early Wednesday morning in a crackdown on illegal workers. Twenty-one people were arrested in the sweep.
Ninety-eight stores in states including, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, California, Florida, as well …
Continue ReadingNew York City has announced that it will divest $5 billion from fossil fuels and bring lawsuits against the world’s largest oil companies for their contribution to global warming. “New York City is standing up for future generations by becoming …
Continue ReadingConservative commentator Ann Coulter tweeted yesterday that nothing Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff has said about President Trump has hurt him as much the DACA lovefest happening right now. Coulter was referring to a meeting taking place at …
Continue ReadingThe DC City Council has voted to rename the street in front of the Russian Embassy “Boris Nemstov Plaza.” Nemstov was an activist to who spoke out against what he saw as rampant corruption and other abuses by …
Continue ReadingRepresentative Ed Royce of California, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, announced his retirement on Monday. Royce’s announcement had brought the number of Republicans who are either leaving the House or seeking office elsewhere, to 30.
But …
Continue ReadingThe US is still unprepared to deal with foreign election meddling, a full year after the US intelligence community found with high confidence that Russia attempted to interfere in US elections in 2016. A new report, put together by Democrats …
Continue ReadingSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in commended President Trump for the beginning of talks between North and South Korea, today. “I think President Trump deserves big credit for bringing about the inter-Korean talks, I want to show my gratitude. It …
Continue ReadingA judge in California has placed a nationwide injunction on the ending of the DACA program, mandating that it stay in place for now. The judge, William Alsup of Federal District Court in San Francisco, wrote that the Trump …
Continue ReadingSteve Bannon, former Trump campaign manager and White House strategist, is leaving Breitbart.com, the conservative news site he helped turn into a news powerhouse. Bannon had taken over as executive chairman of Breitbart News after the founder Andrew Breitbart’s …
Continue ReadingSenator Diane Feinstein has released transcripts of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s interview with Glen Simpson, the co-founder of Fusion GPS. Fusion GPS is the political research firm responsible for the production of the infamous Steele Dossier, the political report …
Continue ReadingDemocrats, Republicans and the White House have agreed to a two-step negotiation process that, they hope, will bring about solutions to the nation’s immigration problems. Congress and the president agreed to come up with a solution to the DACA program …
Continue ReadingThe president suggested bringing back a form of congressional earmarks today during a meeting with congressional leaders today. “Maybe all of you should think about going back to a system of earmarks. This system lends itself to not getting along,” …
Continue ReadingThe White House has announced that President Trump will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland later this month. The forum is an elite meeting of the world’s most powerful political and economic leaders.
US presidents typically don’t …
Continue Reading