Year: 2018

Stolen National Security Agency cyber weapons and compromising information on President Donald Trump were offered by a Russian spy who conned U.S. spies out of $100,000 last year. The New York Times published the story […]

Trump Claims Democrats Knew Counter-Memo Needs Heavy Redaction

President Donald Trump responded to the accusations made by the Democrat leaders of applying double standard regarding his decision not to declassify the Democratic counter-memo meant to rebut a GOP document alleging surveillance abuses from […]

White House Security Clearances Under Scrutiny

More and more questions are rising regarding White House aide Rob Porter’s security clearance and whether he should have been allowed to handle classified material that goes through President Donald Trump’s desk. Porter was accused […]

Pelosi, Schumer Accuse Trump of Applying Double Standard

President Donald Trump’s decision not to declassify the memo drafted by Democrats was met with rage and fury from the Democratic leadership. The memo was meant to rebut the document authored by Republican lawmakers that […]

Trump Refused to Declassify Democratic Counter-Memo

The White House announced that President Donald Trump is not ready to approve the release of the Democratic counter-memo drafter for the sole purpose of disproving the document Trump declassified last week which was composed by Republicans […]

Two More Senior Officials Cited in FBI Texts Resign

Two more senior government officials who were prominently discussed in text messages exchanged by FBI employees formerly assigned to the investigation into the alleged Russian meddling in the U.S. 2016 presidential election and the alleged […]

Washington in War with Moscow Over Global Energy Dominance

President Donald Trump last July promised the Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw that the U.S. will help Poland to be independent of Russian energy imports. Trump as an alternative offered them U.S. fuel saying […]

NYPD Ignored More than 1,500 Federal Requests to Detain Immigrants in 2017

New York City police got 1,526 requests from federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain immigrants in President Donald Trump’s first year in office but decided to ignore them all, Fox News reports. The New York […]

Informant Douglas Campbell: Russia Sent Millions to Influence Clinton in Uranium Deal

Russia sent millions of dollars to the United States expecting the funds would benefit former president Bill Clinton’s charitable initiative while Hillary worked to reset relations with Russia, an FBI informant in an Obama administration-era […]

The nation's increasingly polarized politics are instilling new concerns in lawmakers and employees, as seen by Saturday's scheduled Capitol demonstration in support of those jailed on charges connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol disturbance

Congress Votes New Funding Bill After Brief Government Shutdown

The federal government shut down at midnight Thursday after a Republican senator launched a one-man crusade against the soaring deficit by delaying votes on a $400 billion budget deal and short-term spending bill to keep […]

Trump Faces Legal Challenge on Border Wall

Gonzalo Curiel, an Indiana-born federal judge will hear arguments in a lawsuit that could block construction of a border wall with Mexico. President Donald Trump used the judge’s Mexican heritage to paint him as biased […]

Pence Avoids North Korean Delegation at Winter Olympics Opening Reception

Vice President Mike Pence in order to avoid an encounter with the ceremonial leader of North Korea made only a brief appearance at the reception that marked the start of the Winter Olympics on Friday. […]

Trump and His Diplomats Criticized Again for Taking Israeli Side

President Donald Trump on Friday said to Israel that they will have to make “significant compromises” in order for a peace with the Palestinians to be achieved. This comes as a result of Trump previously […]

Mitch McConnell Planning Debate on Immigration

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is turning the attention in the Senate toward the immigration issue. On Friday morning, the GOP leader teed up a House-passed shell bill that is used as the carrier for […]

Trump Attacks Senator Warner for Trying to Contact Christopher Steele

President Donald Trump once again took to Twitter to attack a Democrat in order to undermine the investigation into a possible collusion between his administration and Russia during the 2016 presidential elections. In a tweet, […]

George Bush: We Ought to Say Thank You and Welcome Immigrants

The United States needs to welcome immigrants and thank them for doing the jobs that Americans won’t do, former President George W. Bush said. “Americans don’t want to pick cotton at 105 degrees, but there […]

John Kelly: There Is No Place for Domestic Violence in Our Society

John Kelly, the White House chief of staff, said in a statement that he was “shocked” by the domestic abuse allegations made against staff secretary Rob Porter who announced Wednesday that he will resign his […]

Democrat Eric Swalwell Calls on Nunes to Resign

Representative Eric Swalwell, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, urged on Wednesday the Republican chairman Devin Nunes to “step down,” ABC News reports. He also said that the only way to salvage the “irreparable damage” […]

Eric Holder: There Is a Case of Obstruction of Justice Against Trump

Eric Holder, the former Attorney General, said on Wednesday that a “technical” case for obstruction of justice charges could be made against President Donald Trump, however, warning that he is not sure if there is […]

White House Calls for Release of Sick U.S. Citizen in Iran

The Trump administration is “deeply concerned” that a U.S. citizen was returned to prison in Iran after a brief medical leave and wants him released immediately, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Wednesday, […]

Senate Leaders Announce Two-Year Budget Deal

Senate leaders on both sides unveiled on Wednesday a massive two-year budget deal, which represents a significant victory for both Republicans and Democrats and could keep the government open after the deadline passes at the […]

Maxine Waters: Pelosi’s Speech Will Be Remembered in History

California Democratic Representative Maxine Waters showed her admiration to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi after she gave her eight-hour long speech on the House floor as a way to support the young immigrants protected by […]

White House Staff Secretary Resigns Following Accusations of Physical Abuse

The White House staff secretary, Rob Porter is resigning after accusations from his ex-wives for physical and emotional abuse during their marriages. The two ex-wives, Colbie Holderness and Jennifer Willoughby, said in an interview with […]

House: Pelosi Delivers 8-Hour Speech on Dreamers

Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority Leader delivered on Wednesday a record long speech meant to help secure the protections for recipients of the DACA program. The speech lasted eight hours and seven minutes in which […]

Head of DHS Cyber-Security Confirms Russia Successfully Hacked Several State Voter Rolls

The voter rolls in several states in 2016 were “successfully penetrated” by Russian hackers, U.S. cybersecurity officials reported Wednesday. A U.S. Cybersecurity official said Wednesday that Russia “successfully penetrated” the voter rolls in a small […]

Strong Economy, Tax Reform Help Trump’s Numbers Rise

President Donald Trump’s approval rating recently hit 40 percent due to the strong economy and quickly changing numbers on tax reform, a new Quinnipiac poll showed on Wednesday. According to CNN, this is his best […]

War in Afghanistan Will Cost 45bn Dollars This Year, Pentagon Warns

The war in Afghanistan will cost 45 billion dollars this year, the Defense Department’s top Asia official told Senate lawmakers. According to the assistant secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs Randall Schriver, […]

Thousands of Jobs Lost in U.S. Solar Industry

A new report published on Wednesday shows that the U.S. solar industry lost almost 10,000 jobs last year, with steep losses in already mature markets like California and Massachusetts, where the growth of installation of […]

According to New FBI Texts Comey Was Largely Admired

The two famous FBI officials, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, who were discovered to have criticized President Donald Trump in text messages back in 2016, also praised former FBI director James Comey while criticizing Congress. Strzok […]

DOJ Watchdog Briefs Lawmakers on Clinton Probe

The Justice Department watchdog briefed Tuesday a bipartisan group of lawmakers on its probe into the FBI’s actions during the 2016 presidential election, which also includes its investigation into then-candidate Hilary Clinton, CNN reports. DOJ […]