Month: February 2018

Longtime Hillary Clinton confidant Lanny Davis recently declassified Justice Department documents to try to make sense of why the Democratic candidate lost the 2016 presidential election. He makes his conclusion clear in the title of […]

Ivanka Trump to Lead Winter Olympics Delegation in Pyeongchang

President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka is scheduled to lead the presidential delegation for the Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea. A White House official told CNN on Monday that President Trump and the […]

No Action yet Against Former Judge Kozinski

The federal judicial council has not yet taken action against former California-based U.S. Appeals Court Judge Alex Kozinski, eight weeks after it received a sexual harassment complaint against him. On Monday, the council said it […]

Trump Will Establish ‘National Vetting Center’ for All Visitors

According to the White House daily schedule, a “National Vetting Center” will be established on Tuesday by President Donald Trump in order for him to improve the vetting process of individuals coming to the United […]

Trump Should Refuse Mueller Interview Request, President’s Lawyers Say

Lawyers for President Donald Trump have advised him not to sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, The New York Times reported, citing four people briefed on the matter. According to the unnamed […]

Head of Ethics Attempts to Restore Trust in Government

Acting Director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) David Apol defended the federal employees against a survey that showed the trust in the government has dropped as a result of possible corruption. Apol in […]

House Republicans to Vote on Stopgap Bill

House Republicans are moving ahead with their plan to avoid a government shutdown after funding elapses on February 8, but their measure is unlikely to get Democratic support. House Republicans will most likely vote on […]

Nunes: We Have a Clear Link Between Clinton Campaign and Russia

David Nunes, the House Intelligence Committee Chairman accused Democrats Monday of hypocrisy, adding that there is a “clear link” between them and Russia during the 2016 elections. The Republican was a guest on the Fox […]

Senator Duckworth Harshly Criticizes Trump

Senator Tammy Duckworth criticized President Donald Trump for saying that Democrats who did not stand and applaud during his State of the Union address are “treasonous.” “We don’t live in a dictatorship or a monarchy. […]

Trump Accuses Adam Schiff of Leaking Confidential Information

Monday morning President Donald Trump used Twitter to attack California Democratic Representative Adam Schiff, accusing him of leaking confidential information, and also being “one of the biggest liars” in Washington. “Little Adam Schiff, who is […]

Trump Doesn’t Say How He Will Stop Future School Shootings

President Donald Trump guaranteed to an 8-year-old girl that he was going to protect American people after the girl wrote him a letter asking how he will keep kids safe from guns. The Washington Post reported on […]

Memo Doesn’t Clear Trump in Probe, Lawmakers Say

Democratic and Republican lawmakers said that President Donald Trump was wrong to assert that a GOP-produced classified memo on FBI surveillance powers cleared him in the Russia investigation. They hope that special counsel Robert Mueller’s […]

Pentagon Agency Not Able to Account for $800M

After an internal audit, hundreds of millions of dollars spent by the Pentagon’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) were not documented to show where they were used. The internal audit was done by Ernst & Young and […]

U.S. Jobs Report Contributes to More Stable Dollar

Report for U.S. payrolls on Friday showed that in the last eight years the wages have been growing at the fastest pace ever, which has contributed to a rebound for the dollar. The dollar for the […]

With Only Days Left Congress Confident New Shutdown Won’t Happen

After Thursday Congress will shut down if a new funding bill is not passed. Three weeks ago the government closed for three days as a result of the fight for the survival of the Obama […]

Trey Gowdy: There’s Going to Be a Russia Probe, Even Without a Dossier

Republican Representative for South Carolina Trey Gowdy said during a Sunday interview that aired on CBS’s show “Face The Nation” that the unclassified memo pointing to abuse of power by the Justice Department has no […]

Democratic Counter Memo Release to Be Voted Soon

The House Intelligence Committee will be voting Monday on the decision whether to declassify a Democratic counter memo to the one Republicans released Friday which shows bias within the Justice Department. If during the meeting […]

U.S. Starts Iraq Drawdown

Western contractors at a U.S.-led coalition base in Iraq said that American troops have started to reduce the size of the military force in Iraq after Baghdad declared victory over the Islamic State group last […]

New Immigration Bill Not to Include Wall Funding

Senators John McCain and Christopher Coons are to introduce an immigration bill in an effort to reach a spending deal before the February 8 deadline when funding for the federal government expires, The Wall Street […]

Tucker Carlson Knocks ‘Aspiring MSNBC Contributor’ Comey for Ridiculing GOP Memo

Fox News host Tucker Carlson went after James Comey on Friday for the former FBI director’s response to the release of a declassified GOP memo, calling him an “aspiring MSNBC contributor,” The Hill reports. Comey earlier Friday mocked the release of the memo, […]

Following Release of House Memo, FBI Director Says ‘Talk is Cheap’ in Letter to Bureau

FBI Director Christopher Wray reportedly sent a letter of support to his employees at the bureau on Friday following the publication of a classified FISA memo, Fox News reported. In the letter, released Friday evening by a […]

U.S. to Increase Nuclear Capabilities in Face of Russian Threat

The Pentagon plans to develop two “low-yield” nuclear warheads set to be launched from ballistic-missile submarines and warships, to send a message to Moscow — which the Trump administration cast blames of amassing a stockpile […]

Justice Department Official Supervising Mueller and Russia Inquiry under Increasing Pressure

Rod J. Rosenstein’s mandate as a deputy attorney general and the top Justice Department official supervising the Russia inquiry appears to be in danger after President Trump declined to say Friday whether he had confidence […]

House Republicans Release Secret Memo Accusing Russia Investigators of Bias

The GOP has released a politically charged memo on Friday that cast blame on the F.B.I. and Justice Department heads of abusing their surveillance powers to spy on a former Trump campaign adviser who is a […]

Poll: Majority Says Trump Should Talk with Mueller Under Oath

The vast majority of American citizens believe that President Donald Trump should talk with special counsel Robert Mueller, provided that the interview is under oath, a poll released on Thursday says. Out of the 806 […]

Attorneys in Russia Probe Say Trump Might Be Indicted by Mueller

President Donald Trump might be indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to statements given by two attorneys that are representing figures who are involved in Mueller’s probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential […]

Pompeo on Meetings with Russians: ‘We Vigorously Defend America in these Encounters’

CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Thursday dismissed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s opinion that Russian intelligence officials who paid a visit to the United States last week may have been the reason behind the Trump […]

Trump Says FBI, DOJ Have Been Politicied by Democrats

President Donald Trump has attacked Department of Justice (DOJ) leaders early Friday morning, the reason being the ongoing pressure he gets from top officials advising him not to release the confidential memo in which the […]

U.S. Economy Starts with Strong Momentum This Year

U.S. economy had a great start in the new year as a result of job growth and raised wages that accelerated in January. According to a Reuters survey of economists, Nonfarm payrolls probably increased by […]

Hope Hicks Under Heightened Scrutiny

Hope Hicks, President Donald Trump’s communications director, is under increased scrutiny amid reports that she said Donald Trump Jr.’s emails, which she allegedly helped craft, would “never get out.” The issue stems from a 2016 […]