The FBI Agents Association issued a statement of support for FBI Director Christopher Wray today.
“The FBI Agents Association appreciates FBI Director Chris Wray standing shoulder to shoulder with the men and women of the FBI as we work …
Continue ReadingHealth insurance provider Cigna announced today that it is increasing the minimum wage for its employees and providing other compensation benefits due to the GOP-led tax overhaul passed last month. The company will be increasing its minimum wage to $16 …
Continue ReadingDemocratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi has called on Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to remove Rep. Devin Nunes from his position as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Pelosi wrote a strongly-worded letter to Speaker Ryan today, requesting …
Continue ReadingRepublican Congressman Peter King of New York defended changes made to the controversial Nunes Memo saying they “in no way” affect the substance of the memo. “My understanding is this was agreed on beforehand among Republicans. There’s one small part …
Continue ReadingA Senate Republican leader is telling House Republicans they should approach the release of their memo with caution. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference said that House Republicans should first share the memo with the …
Continue ReadingThe ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee has accused the committee’s chairman of sending a memo to the White House that is significantly different than the one members have been viewing for several weeks it was learned last night. …
Continue ReadingThe House Intelligence Committee released a fifty-one-page transcript of a meeting they held on Monday night to vote on whether to release a controversial memo alleging abuses by the FBI.
It shows that Democrats on the committee pushed to have …
Continue ReadingHouse Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes fired back at the FBI for criticizing a memo Nunes, along with other committee members, wrote detailing alleged abuses by the FBI of FISA. Nunes called the FBI’s objections to the publication of …
Continue ReadingA state lawmaker from Maryland has introduced an act that would bar arrest warrants from being issued for tenants owing less than $5,000 in unpaid rent. The lawmaker named the bill the “Jared Kushner Act” after the president’s son-in-law.…
Continue ReadingThe FBI has issued a sharply worded statement on the memo written by Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee today. The statement reads:
…Continue Reading“The FBI takes seriously its obligations to the FISA Court and its compliance with procedures overseen
A train carrying Republican members of Congress to a legislative retreat hit a truck this morning. The train carrying the lawmakers was on its way to West Virginia. Injuries have yet to be reported from people on the train, but …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress last night and began by highlighting the accomplishments of his first year in office.
…Continue Reading“Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs,
Remarks as prepared for delivery
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans:
Less than 1 year has passed since I first …
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration admits that it derived a list of wealthy Russian oligarchs that it was required to submit to Congress from a list of wealthy Russian businessmen on Forbes.com. Asked if there was any truth to the rumors …
Continue ReadingConservative House Member Paul Gosar (R-AZ) is calling on Capitol Hill police and the Justice Department to arrest any undocumented immigrants that attend President Trump’s State of the Union address tonight. Gosar called on authorities to check identification all of …
Continue ReadingSpeaker of the House Paul Ryan has called for a cleansing of the FBI in backing the release of a controversial memo written by Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee. “Let it all out, get it all out there. …
Continue ReadingFBI Director Chris Wray seemed to imply there was a connection between an upcoming inspector general’s report and the sudden departure of Deputy Director Andrew McCabe in a written message to FBI employees last night. McCabe announced on Monday that …
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