Month: April 2018

Rudy Giuliani and President Trump’s newly reconfigured legal team met Tuesday with special counsel Robert Mueller and his staff to discuss a possible interview, sources close to the process confirmed to CBS News’ Major Garrett. Giuliani […]

Houses Passes Music Modernization Act Unanimously

Lawmakers in the House unanimously passed legislation that updated the music licensing and copyright law on Wednesday. The Music Modernization Act is a bipartisan bill introduced by members on the House Judiciary Committee and reforms […]

Bannon Made Cambridge Analytica ‘Full-Service Propaganda Machine’

Christopher Wylie said to House Democrats on Tuesday that former Trump campaign strategist Stephen Bannon asked Cambridge Analytica to research voter suppression techniques. Wylie told the House Judiciary Democrats and the House Committee on Oversight […]

Comey Says Trump Makes ‘Stuff up’

Former FBI Director James Comey defended his memos Wednesday in a CNN town hall, saying that he was confident their release didn’t break the law. “I don’t, but that won’t surprise you,” he said when […]

Cohen Pleads Fifth Amendment, Prosecutors Are on Their Own

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and “fixer” is planning to use his Fifth Amendment rights in the lawsuit filed against him by adult-film star Stormy Daniels. “Based on the advice of counsel, I […]

2020 Census Will Include Same-Sex Couple Option for First Time

Respondents to the 2020 census will be able to state whether they are part of a same-sex couple for the first time in the survey’s history. A Census Bureau spokesperson confirmed the change to NBC […]

Mulvaney Tells Lobbyists How to Weaken Consumer Bureau’s Power

Interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Mick Mulvaney said to bankers and lobbyists on Tuesday that they need to start giving more campaign contributions if they want to weaken the powers of […]

Trump Calls Kim Jong-un Very Honorable Person

President Donald Trump on Tuesday called North Korea’s leader a “very honorable” man, adding that he hopes their meeting will happen “as soon as possible.” “He really has been very open and, I think, very […]

GOP Keeps Control of NY Senate despite Democrat Victories

The Republican Party will keep its control of the New York state Senate although two Democrats have won the special elections Tuesday, Fox News informed. That’s because a key Democrat who has caucused with the GOP announced he’ll stay put, […]

Pruitt Wants EPA to Stop Using ‘Secret Science’ to Make Environmental Rules

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced a new rule Tuesday which would limit the type of science the agency can use when making new environmental rules. According to Pruitt, with this new rule the […]

Trump’s Nominee for Veteran Affairs Accused of Workplace Misconduct

President Donald Trump’s choice to be the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs face obstacles on his nomination on Tuesday as accusations of workplace misconduct became public. According to The Hill, staffers on the […]

Trump, Macron Pledged for Stronger Measures to Contain Iran

President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Tuesday to seek stronger measures to contain Iran. However, Trump refrained from committing to staying in a 2015 nuclear deal and threatened Tehran with retaliation […]

U.S. Senators Push Banks to Disclose Ties with Wealthy Russians Allied with Putin

U.S. senators are putting constant pressure on a big number of the world’s largest financial institutions to reveal any ties between their companies and wealthy Russians affiliated with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a letter published on Tuesday, CNBC informed. Two Democratic […]

Federal Judge Orders Reopening of DACA

A District of Columbia federal judge has overruled the Trump administration’s effort to end the popular Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, saying that the government has to continue the Obama-era program and accept new […]

Trump Denies 98 Clemency Requests

President Donald Trump discreetly turned down 180 requests for clemency last week. According to the Office of the Pardon Attorney, from the 180 requests, Trump denied 98 requests for commutations and 82 applications for pardons. The […]

White House Refuses to Explain Trump’s ‘Breeding Concept’ Tweets

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders did everything she could to avoid answering questions about the meaning of the phrase “breeding concept” which President Donald Trump tweeted last week in relation to so-called sanctuary cities. White […]

Trump Should Add More China Tariffs, Some Small Companies Say

Prominent U.S. business lobbies are begging the Trump administration not to introduce tariffs on Chinese imports, but some small manufacturers are pushing the other way: Trying to get more products on the tariffs list, Bloomberg informed. Makers of steel […]

Senate Postpones Confirmation Hearing for Ronny Jackson

A Senate panel has postponed the confirmation hearing for Ronny L. Jackson who was nominated by President Donald Trump to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. The reason behind the postponement is that top Republicans […]

Academic behind Facebook Scandal Says Data Was Not Used to Help Trump Campaign

Facebook data collected by Cambridge Analytica was most probably not used to help Donald Trump’s presidential election campaign, stated the academic Aleksandr Kogan, who is in the center of the data scandal surrounding the social network, CNBC informed. The researcher at Cambridge […]

Mnuchin Gives Rusal Sanctions Escape Route After Market Tumult

The Trump administration has given United Co. Rusal a clear yet tricky way for getting out of the U.S. sanctions list: sever ties with its largest stake-holder, Oleg Deripaska, Bloomberg informed. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made the statement early […]

French President on State Visit to Persuade Trump to Preserve Iran Deal

French President Emmanuel Macron began on Monday his full state visit to the United States, the first one President Donald Trump has hosted, in an effort to persuade the U.S. president to preserve the Iran […]

New TV Ad Campaign Accuses Rand Paul of Siding with Terrorists

Rand Paul’s opposition to Gina Haspel’s nomination to run the CIA has prompted his opponents to action, with a television ad campaign popping up Tuesday accusing him of representing the interests of terrorists, Politico reported. […]

Senate Panel Endorses Pompeo for Secretary of State

Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo was endorsed Monday by a Senate committee, after President Donald Trump and a Democratic senator intervened at the last moment, sending him to the full Senate for his expected […]

FP: Bolton’s Pick for Deputy Could Roil Pentagon Relations

National Security Advisor John Bolton’s choice for his deputy passes the loyalty litmus test for President Donald Trump, but it could signal yet more headwind for Defense Secretary James Mattis, Foreign Policy reported. Last weekend, […]

Driver Kills Ten After Deliberately Plowing Van into Toronto Crowd

A driver deliberately plowed his white Ryder rental van into a lunch-hour crowd in Toronto on Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15 along a roughly mile-long (1.6-km) stretch of sidewalk thronged with pedestrians, Reuters […]

Obama to Give Lecture About Race-Tolerance in South Africa

Former President Barack Obama is scheduled to give a lecture in South Africa in July as part of the event to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela. The New York Times […]

Representative Clyburn Says New Leadership May Be Needed If Dems Don’t Take House

Democrats are quite optimistic about the upcoming November election, when they hope to regain the majority of seats in the House of Representatives, but should that not happen, a Democratic leader said, a new leadership […]

Trump Asked Netanyahu If He Cared About Peace

In a phone call last year with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump asked him if he actually cared about peace in the Middle East. According to Axios, Trump asked the straightforward question […]

Waffle House Shooting Suspect Had Previously Been Arrested

The suspect in an early Sunday Waffle House shooting in Nashville, in which four people died, was arrested last year for being in a restricted area near the White House, Tennessee authorities said. Travis Reinking, […]

Schumer Supports Trump’s Sanctions on China

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer pointed out that he is supporting the efforts President Donald Trump makes in order to pressure China on trade issues. Schumer told New York AM 970 radio host John Catsimatidis that […]