The US economy added 250,000 jobs last month beating estimates of 190,000 in a jobs report released this morning. It was the strongest month of job creation since March 2017.
Professional and business services accounted for the most job gains …
Continue ReadingThe FBI has opened an investigation into the Clinton Foundation focusing on whether any political favors were exchanged for contributions to the Clinton family charitable organization. Agents from the Little Rock, Arkansas office have taken the lead in the investigation …
Continue ReadingTwo Republican Congressman called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign yesterday citing the DOJ’s handling of the Russia investigation and repeated leaks by intelligence sources to the media. “If Sessions can’t address this issue immediately, then we have one …
Continue ReadingThe Dow Jones Industrial Average was traded above 25,000 for the first time ever early on Thursday, breaking another record. The new height comes just five weeks after its first every close above 24,000. The index broke through five 1,000-point …
Continue ReadingA lawyer for President Trump sent a letter to a publisher instructing them to halt the publication of a new book that details life inside the Trump White House during the first 200 days of the administration. Attorney for the …
Continue ReadingAttorney General Jeff Sessions is rolling back an Obama-era policy that allowed marijuana use to become legal in states across the country. Instead, the Justice Department will let federal prosecutors in those marijuana-legal states decide how aggressive to be in …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump disbanded a voter fraud commission that he convened last year, in the face of legal battles and criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike. “Rather than engage in endless legal battles at taxpayer expense,” a statement by the …
Continue ReadingThe San Francisco Bay Area was hit by an earthquake in the early morning hours on Thursday according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was a 4.4 magnitude event and hit just after 2:30am local time. Its …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump’s lawyer has sent former top adviser Steve Bannon a “cease and desist” letter demanding that he stop disclosing confidential and disparaging information about President Trump and his family. The letter accuses Bannon of violating an agreement …
Continue ReadingA Monster snow storm is slamming the Northeast and has already caused tens of thousands to lose power. The storm is expected to dump as much as 14 inches of snow on parts of New England.
School systems from …
Continue ReadingThe East Coast of the US is bracing for a powerful storm that’s being called a “bomb cyclone,” because its pressure is predicted to fall very fast, causing it to strengthen rapidly. The storm could rank as the most intense …
Continue ReadingNew York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, said in his annual State of the State address that NY would sue the federal government over the new tax law, which he said, harm his state through the limiting of a tax provision. …
Continue ReadingFormer Trump campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, has filed a lawsuit against the special counsel’s investigation into Russian meddling. The lawsuit challenges the authority of special counsel Robert Mueller, and alleges the appointment of Mueller by the Justice Department violated the …
Continue ReadingRepresentative Mark Meadows (R-NC) made it clear yesterday that there will be no deal on amnesty for so-called DREAMers in the spending bill that needs to pass Congress later this month. He said there will be no “last minute scenario” …
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump fired back at former adviser Steve Bannon on Wednesday, saying that when Bannon was fired, “he not only lost his job, he lost his mind.” “We have many great Republican members of Congress and candidates…[who] like me, …
Continue ReadingA government watchdog group is suing the Justice Department over its decision to share private text messages between two FBI agents in which they made disparaging comments about Donald Trump. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a …
Continue ReadingFormer Trump campaign adviser, Steve Bannon, has called a June 2016 meeting between Trump campaign officials and individuals representing the Russian government “treasonous” according to excerpts from a forthcoming book. “Even if you thought that this was treasonous, or …
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