Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reviewing a recommendation to fire Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe. The embattled deputy is set to retire on Sunday and firing him would make ineligible for a pension. McCabe has been with the Bureau …
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 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 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 …
Continue ReadingWashington Post reporter Bob Woodward believes many journalists have become “unhinged” in the Trump era. “A number of reporters have at times become emotionally unhinged about it all, one way or the other. Look at MSNBC or Fox News, and …
Continue ReadingU.S. Steel, one of the nation’s largest and oldest steel makers, has announced the restart an idled steel plant in Granite City, IL, because of President Trump’s decision to impose sanctions on steel and aluminum imports, this week. The company …
Continue ReadingAttorney General Jeff Sessions has said that he is seriously considering appointing a second special counsel to investigate potential abuses by the FBI and the Department of Justice in obtaining FISA warrants to spy on members of the Trump campaign …
Continue ReadingIn a major breakthrough on the issue of North Korea’s nuclear missile program, that country’s reclusive, and often belligerent leader, has indicated that he wants to completely halt his country’s nuclear program and meet with U.S. President Donald Trump face-to-face …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump, in defiance of senior members of his staff, members of his own party on Capitol Hill and a slew of foreign governments, has signed into effect sweeping new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
The President signed a …
Continue ReadingFormer U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and former National Security Adviser Susan Rice has responded to questions by Senators Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham about a mysterious email Amb. Rice emailed herself shortly before leaving the White House for the …
Continue ReadingTwo Republican Congressman have called on the Department of Justice to appoint a special counsel to investigate decisions “made and not made” by the DOJ, as well as the FBI, with respect to investigations conducted last year and the year …
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