Paul Manafort, Rick Gates Associate Believed to be Former Member of Russian Military Intelligence Service

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team has alleged that a business associate of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort is a former member of the Russian intelligence services, and that Manafort and Rick Gates also a former Trump campaign …

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The Massachusetts Education Board Voted Unanimously Against Arming Teachers in Classrooms

A school board in Massachusetts has voted against arming teachers in the classroom as a response to shootings on school campuses. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, an eleven-member board, voted unanimously against a proposal to arm teachers in …

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Department of Justice Inspector General Opens Investigation into Carter Page FISA Warrants

The inspector general of the Department of Justice has announced the opening of an investigation into actions by DOJ and FBI officials in the obtaining of FISA warrants “related to a certain U.S. person.” The “certain U.S. person” is widely …

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White House, Office of Government Ethics Looking into Meetings Between Jared Kushner, Banking Executives

Attorneys for the White House are looking into whether the President’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, violated ethics regulations by meeting with banking executives who then lent his family’s real estate business hundreds of millions of dollars.

Kushner had several meetings …

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As Fear of Trade War Subsides, Evidence President’s Negotiating Style May Be Working

As fears of a trade war between the U.S. and China erupted last week, high-ranking officials from both nations began negotiating possible solutions to a trade deficit President Trump has called “out of control.”

“It’s the largest deficit of any …

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Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Verge of Being Fired, According to Reports

President Donald Trump is on the verge of firing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin according to people familiar with the matter. The President is planning on making “one or two major changes,” according to longtime Trump friend and …

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Cambridge Analytica Parent Company Bragged About Foreign Election Interference in Promotional Materials

The parent company of data research firm Cambridge Analytica, Strategic Communications Laboratories, has bragged about interference-tactics in foreign elections according to promotional materials published by the company. SCL, and its subsidiary, use psychometrics, the study of human characteristics to predict …

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Supporters of Alabama Senate Candidate Roy Moore Offered Accuser’s Attorney $10,000 to Discredit Her

Supporters of former Alabama Supreme Court Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore offered the attorney of a woman who accused Moore of sexual misconduct $10,000 to drop the woman as a client and say publicly that he doubted the …

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Former Deputy Director Implores: FBI Careers Worthwhile Despite the Headlines

Former FBI Director Andrew McCabe is pleading with the nation’s young people not to be discouraged from going into careers in public service despite the “divisive politics and partisan attacks” that characterize the country’s national discourse. McCabe made his case …

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