Year: 2017

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is facing down a new threat to her job just days after Tuesday’s special election setback in Georgia. A group of younger House Democrats is leading the charge, saying that the party […]

House Intel Committee Plans to Interview Podesta Next Week, Sources Say

The House Intelligence Committee intends to interview John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign chairman whose hacked email account became central to Russian interference in the U.S. election last year, according to multiple sources. Clinton’s campaign […]

Four Republican Senators ‘Not Ready to Vote’ for Healthcare Bill

Four Republican senators have announced that they opposed the latest version of the healthcare bill, dubbed Better Care Reconciliation Act. Senate Republican leaders unveiled what they called a “discussion draft” of their long-awaited health care […]

Trump: ‘Bothersome’ How Close Mueller is to Comey

President Donald Trump says he is bothered by special counsel Robert Mueller’s relationship with ex-FBI Director James Comey, The Hill reads. Trump tells “Fox and Friends” in an interview to be broadcast Friday that special […]

White House Pressuring House GOP to Soften Russia Sanctions Bill, Report

The White House is purportedly pressing House Republicans to soften a measure imposing new sanctions on Russia after the Senate soundly passed the penalties last week, The New York Times reported Thursday. The Trump administration has advised […]

Trump Administration Faces Pressure to Not Deport Detained Iraqi Christians

The Trump administration is now under heavy pressure to hold off moves to deport the 200 Iraqis that have been rounded up by immigration authorities in recent weeks. Many of the detained are from the […]

Trump State Visit to UK Will Go Ahead despite Queen’s Speech Omission

President Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain will go ahead, according to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, despite its omission from the Queen’s Speech. State visits by foreign leaders are traditionally included in the Queen’s Speech, which marks […]

Democrats Reconsider High Expectations following Georgia Defeat

Democrats spent over $30 million but still came up short in Georgia’s runoff election Tuesday. Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff did not succeed to win a Republican-leaning seat. Some Democratic strategists say the party failed […]

How Facebook Uses Technology to Curb the Spread of Terror-Related Content

Facebook recently detailed new measures, including using artificial intelligence, to tackle the spread of terror-related content. Social media giants are under pressure to block terrorist activity on their sites. The new initiative proposed by Facebook is […]

Top Intel Officials Tell Investigators Trump Suggested They Refute Collusion with Russians

Top intelligence officials told Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team and Senate investigators, that President Donald Trump suggested they say publicly there was no collusion between his campaign and the Russians, according to multiple sources, CNN […]

Republicans Set to Reveal Obamacare Repeal Bill

Senate Republicans are set to unveil their healthcare plan and try to find the votes to pass it. The 52-member caucus will receive a comprehensive presentation on the GOP proposal at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. The […]

Census Data: US Population Growing Older, More Diverse

The United States population is growing older and more diverse than ever before, Census Bureau data shows. The average age of Americans is 37.9 years, more than two years higher than the median age in […]

Trump Holds Rally in Iowa, Talks about Immigration and Border Wall

President Donald Trump said he will soon introduce legislation that would bar immigrants in the United States from being on welfare for their first five years in the country. “We’ll be putting in legislation to […]

Flint Airport Attack: Michigan Officer Stabbed in ‘Act of Terrorism’, FBI Says

A police officer was stabbed at a Flint airport Wednesday by a Canadian citizen. The attacker referenced people killed in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. The incident is being investigated by the FBI as an “act […]

President Trump Spikes the Ball following Georgia Election Win

The Republican Party breathed a collective sigh of relief Tuesday after a much-anticipated special election victory in Georgia. After Karen Handel was declared the victor in a race billed as a referendum on the new […]

Queen’s Speech: President Trump’s UK State Visit in Fresh Doubt

President Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK is in fresh doubt after there was no mention of it in the Queen’s Speech. The Pesident accepted the Queen’s invitation for him to travel to Britain […]

House Healthcare Bill Unpopular in GOP Districts, Poll Shows

Majority of Americans in deeply red congressional districts oppose the changes to the healthcare bill approved by the House last month. The findings could complicate efforts to get the legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk, a […]

Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to Testify on Capitol Hill

Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is testifying before the House Intelligence Committee as part of that panel’s Russia investigation. Johnson told lawmakers that there was no evidence that votes were altered as the result […]

Trump Sparks Rush of NAFTA Lobbying

Lobbyists are preparing for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a sweeping trade pact of critical importance to the United States, Canada and Mexico. Officials from the three nations are set […]

Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns

Uber founder Travis Kalanick has resigned as chief executive after pressure from shareholders. His resignation comes following a review of practices at the company and scandals including complaints of sexual harassment. Last week he said […]

House Armed Services Panel Wants 12 Aircraft Carriers

The Defense panel wants the Navy to maintain 12 instead of 11 aircraft carriers and acquire the vessels at a more rapid pace, committee aides said Tuesday. The Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces calls for […]

Trump Says China Falls Short on Curbing North Korea

President Donald Trump said that China had not succeeded in getting North Korea to curb its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Trump’s statement came a day after the death of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who had been detained […]

Republicans Hang on to House Seat in Georgia Special Election

Republican Representative Karen Handel won Georgia special House election Tuesday night, defeating Democrats who were hoping to score an early win against President Trump ahead of the 2018 midterms. The former Georgia Secretary of State […]

Weed 2.0: The Evolution of Cannabis Policy in America

Attorney General Jeff Sessions doesn’t approve of marijuana. When he was in the Senate he once observed: “Good people don’t smoke marijuana.” There are now 29 states and the District of Columbia where medical marijuana […]

Patrick McHenry Filling in as House Whip at Crucial Time

North Carolina Republican Representative Patrick McHenry will temporarily take over for House Majority Whip Steve Scalise during one of the most sensitive moments of the year for House Republicans, Politico reads. Scalise’s return to the […]

South Korea President: Korean Diplomacy Could be Trump’s Greatest Diplomatic Achievement

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said that solving the North Korean nuclear issue could be President Trump’s greatest achievement while in office. “Then I believe that this will be the most fruitful achievement that we […]

Supreme Court to Consider Case on Partisan Gerrymandering

The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would consider whether partisan gerrymandering violates the Constitution. The move would potentially set the stage for a ruling that could impose limits on a practice that has helped the definition […]

Tech CEOs, Trump to Discuss Government Overhaul

Chief executives of tech companies including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Apple’s Tim Cook met with President Donald Trump on Monday to discuss a possible overhaul of the government’s technology structure. The President asked CEOs to […]

Georgia Special Election: Trump Criticizes John Ossoff for Not Living in Congressional District

President Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on the Democratic candidate in Georgia special election that many see as a referendum on his presidency and which his opponents hope will deliver him a bloody […]

Senate Judiciary Committee Leaders to Meet with Special Counsel Mueller

Senate Judiciary Committee leaders who are investigating the allegations and circumstances related to the firing of former FBI director James Comey, are set to meet with Special Counsel Robert Mueller this week, a committee spokesman […]