“Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy”, read the front page headline of Sunday’s New York Times. Bit by bit, mainstream American consciousness is slowly coming to terms with the death of the thrilling conspiracy theory that the highest levels of the US government had been infiltrated by the Kremlin, and with the stark reality that the […]
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OPINION: The Vast Attempt to Undo the 2016 Election Has Failed by Roger Kimball…
Well, I am going to miss the full-bore SWAT-team raids at dawn against aging political factota like Roger Stone and Paul Manafort. It was really very courteous of CNN to have been parked outside the homes of those hapless victims so that television audiences all across the country could all be edified by these exhibitions […]
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Sen. Rand Paul Is Willing to Withhold Mueller Report as Political Leverage…
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) wants to put conditions on government transparency when it comes to the full Russia investigation report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller. On Twitter this morning he said he wants to tie the release of the report to additional transparency about why the FBI investigated President Donald Trump’s campaign in the first […]
Argument Preview: Justices to Tackle Partisan Gerrymandering…Again by Amy Howe…
Every 10 years, the federal government conducts a census. The states then use the data from the census to draw new maps for their state legislatures and federal congressional districts. The maps often take politics into account – for example, to protect incumbents. But next Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument on whether […]
WSJ: Time for Obama Admin to Account for ‘Historic Abuse of Government Surveillance Powers’…
Wall Street Journal assistant editor James Freeman and Sen. Rand Paul are on the same page: the Mueller report confirms it is now time for the Obama administration to account for its flagrant abuse of the surveillance powers of the federal government. While Democrats and other members of the “Resistance” flail about in the wake […]
Start Following the Ukraine Storyline: U.S. Embassy Pressed Ukraine to Drop Probe of George Soros Group During 2016 Election…
While the 2016 presidential race was raging in America, Ukrainian prosecutors ran into some unexpectedly strong headwinds as they pursued an investigation into the activities of a nonprofit in their homeland known as the Anti-Corruption Action Centre (AntAC). The focus on AntAC — whose youthful street activists famously wore “Ukraine F*&k Corruption” T-shirts — was […]
RIP, Russiagate: The Implosion of the Collusion Theory Is a Humiliation for Everyone Who Promoted It by Aaron Maté…
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s findings should finally put to rest the “collusion” theory that has consumed the mainstream media and the political class for more than two years. The central question of Mueller’s probe was whether there was any conspiracy between candidate Donald Trump and the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin to secure his […]
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Papadopoulos Says FBI Asked Him to Wear Wire to Record Contact Who Promised Clinton ‘Dirt’…
Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos told a joint congressional task force last year the FBI asked him in January 2017 to wear a wire to secretly record Joseph Mifsud, the man who told Papadopoulos the Russians had “dirt” on former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. But according to a newly released transcript of that […]
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Look Who’s Buying Up California’s Scarce Water…
Four hours east of Los Angeles, in a drought-stricken area of a drought-afflicted state, is a small town called Blythe where alfalfa is king. More than half of the town’s 94,000 acres are bushy blue-green fields growing the crop. Massive industrial storehouses line the southern end of town, packed with thousands upon thousands of stacks […]
AG Barr Preparing to Release a Public Version of Mueller Report…
Attorney General William Barr aims to release a public version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report within weeks, according to multiple reports. A Justice Department official told Reuters on Tuesday that Barr plans to make the report public within “weeks, not months.” The Justice Department did not immediately return a request for confirmation. Barr told […]
Here We Go: New McCabe-Page Texts Reveal High-Level Intel Meeting After 2016 Election…
Newly obtained text messages between former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe and bureau lawyer Lisa Page reveal a high-level meeting among senior intelligence officials was held weeks before President Trump’s inauguration – during a critical period for the Russia probe. In a Dec. 12, 2016, text reviewed by Fox News, Page wrote to McCabe: “Btw, […]
All Charges Dropped. Record Sealed. Fine. Community Service. That’s It. Move Along Now…
Smollett attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes said in a statement that the actor’s record “has been wiped clean.” Smollett was indicted on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs in downtown Chicago on January 29. Police and prosecutors have […]
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Duke Univ to Pay Feds $112.5M for Using Fake Scientific Data to Obtain Research Grants…
Duke University has agreed to pay the government $112.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting applications and progress reports that contained falsified research on federal grants to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Justice Department announced today. “The resources utilized […]
Judge Overseeing Key Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuit Dies…
An elderly federal judge presiding over a key lawsuit relating to financier pedophile Jeffrey Epstein died Sunday, adding another twist to the drawn-out legal saga and to efforts to unseal still-secret details about the conduct of Epstein, his enablers and one of his accusers. Manhattan-based U.S. District Court Judge Robert Sweet passed away Sunday at […]
Devin Nunes: Hero of the Republic…
Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller concluded his investigation by exonerating President Trump of collusion with Russian forces during the 2016 election. Investigating that supposed collusion is the reason he was appointed and his final report declared that he and his team could find no evidence to support the allegation. But for more than two years, the […]
Michael Avenatti Arrested, Charged with Extortion and Fraud…
Attorney Michael Avenatti, who briefly eyed a 2020 Democratic presidential bid, was charged with extortion Monday. Avenatti, the lawyer who rose to prominence representing porn star Stormy Daniels in her cases against President Trump, attempted to extract more than $20 million in payments from Nike, allegedly threatening to use publicity to harm the company if […]
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TAIBBI – IT’S OFFICIAL: RUSSIAGATE IS THIS GENERATION’S WMD…
Nobody wants to hear this, but news that Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller is headed home without issuing new charges is a death-blow for the reputation of the American news media. As has long been rumored, the former FBI chief’s independent probe will result in multiple indictments and convictions, but no “presidency-wrecking” conspiracy charges, or anything […]
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AG BARR SENDS “PRINCIPAL CONCLUSION” LETTER TO CONGRESS (PDF)…
U.S. Attorney General William Barr sends a four-page letter to congress summarizing the Robert Mueller report. This four-page letter is known as the “Principal Conclusion” notification to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees…
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Trump Delivers Remarks to Protect College Students Right to Free Speech…Imagine…(TRANSCRIPT/VIDEO)…
President Trump participates in an Executive Order signing and delivers remarks on “improving free inquiry, transparency, and accountability on campus.” UPDATE: Video and Transcript Added Today, President Donald J. Trump will deliver remarks on promoting and protecting free speech on college campuses and sign an Executive Order on “Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency, and Accountability at […]
President Trump Steps in to Stop Treasury Sanctions Against China During Trade Negotiations…
Yesterday the U.S. Treasury announced sanctions against two Chinese shipping firms for violating ongoing sanctions against North Korea. With USTR Robert Lighthizer and Secretary Mnuchin set to travel this weekend to Beijing for ongoing trade discussion, the sanction timing complicates the dance with the dragon. Subsequently President Trump sends the following tweet: It was announced […]
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