The nation of Poland prepared a hero’s welcome for U.S. President Donald Trump in advance of his Wednesday night arrival in Warsaw. But the Polish government executed a decidedly understated ceremony to greet Air Force One at Chopin Airport. Lawmakers in the formerly communist nation see in Trump a mirror of their own brand of […]
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Acting FBI Boss McCabe Referred to Justice Watchdog for New Investigation over Potential Conflicts in Russia Case…
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley is demanding the Justice Department’s Inspector General investigate whether acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe engaged in potential conflicts of interest during the Russia election investigation. Grassley’s request, sent Thursday night, follows new revelations that the nation’s top cop is the subject of three federal inquires ranging from sexual discrimination […]
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Former Weapons Inspector: Trump’s Sarin Claims Built on ‘Lie’ by Scott Ritter (Excellent Read)…
On the night of June 26, the White House Press Secretary released a statement, via Twitter, that, “the United States has identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime that would likely result in the mass murder of civilians, including innocent children.” The tweet went on to declare that, “the activities […]
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David Ignatius’s ‘New Realism’ Column Is Dead Wrong, But Exposes a Huge Truth about the Age of Trump…
The Washington Post’s David Ignatius declared “The New Realism” has dawned Tuesday evening, in a column that’s wrong on both history and nature, yet still manages to illuminate an international phenomenon. “The politics of national self-interest,” he wrote, “is on steroids these days. For global leaders, it’s the ‘me’ moment. The nearly universal slogan among […]
Here We Go: Civil Rights Lawyers Return to Airports as New Version of Trump’s Travel Ban Takes Effect…
Immigrant-rights attorneys stationed themselves at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday afternoon to prepare for the start of a new version of the Trump administration’s travel ban on people arriving from six predominantly Muslim countries. Attorneys arrived around 2 p.m. — three hours before the ban took effect — and set up tables where they […]
So, the Country Is Put Through Russia, Russia, Russia Hell for 7 Months BUT ALL Are Testifying Behind Closed Doors. WTH Are They Hiding?…
Former national security adviser Susan Rice has agreed to meet with the House Intelligence Committee sometime next month as it continues to look into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, CNN reported Thursday. Rice, who served in the Obama administration, has become a target for GOP lawmakers who say she mishandled classified intelligence documents. […]
New York Times Staff Set to Walk Out Over Proposed Layoffs…
New York Times staffers have planned a protest at the paper’s newsroom for Thursday afternoon in response to potential layoffs of copy editors. The NewsGuild of New York union announced that a coalition of “editors, reporters, and staff” will stage a walkout from the newsroom Thursday, the Hill reports. The union on Wednesday addressed open […]
House Passes ‘Kate’s Law’ to Boost Penalties Against Deported Criminal Aliens Who Reenter the U.S…
Lawmakers also passed a bill that would increase penalties against deported immigrants who reenter the country illegally. That bill is a response to the 2015 murder of Kate Steinle in San Francisco by an immigrant who had been deported five times and was convicted of seven felonies. Republicans have tried to pass Kate’s Law since […]
Key Senator Steps Up Pressure to Force FBI Boss McCabe to Recuse Himself from Russia Probe…
The chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee is demanding that the Justice Department explain why acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe has not removed himself from the Russia election meddling case because of perceived conflicts of interests. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, cited two recent stories by Circa, saying McCabe was the focus of three separate […]
House Panel Votes to Advance Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Project…
A House committee voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to advance a bill meant to move along the stalled Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada. The legislation would set a time limit for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to approve the project and makes a necessary land transfer for the project. It also allows the Department of […]
STUDY: TV News Is Obsessed with Trump-Russia Probe…
How much has the media’s obsession with the ongoing Russia investigation smothered the rest of the Trump policy agenda? A Media Research Center study of every broadcast network evening newscast in the five weeks since the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller on May 17 found a whopping 353 minutes of airtime devoted to the […]
Vice Retracts Articles About Donald Trump’s Animatronic Robot at Disney World…
Vice Media’s Motherboard tech site has retracted two articles — supposedly revealing discord at Disney Parks about Donald Trump’s presence in the Hall of Presidents attraction — citing factual errors and questions about sourcing for the pieces. “After a thorough investigation into the sourcing of two stories, ‘Here’s the Secret Backstage Trump Drama at Walt […]
U.S. Declares China Among Worst Human Traffickers…
The United States placed China on a list of nations considered to be the worst human trafficking offenders, a move that could exacerbate tensions with Beijing following an easing of relations in the first few months of the Trump administration. The public rebuke to China could complicate efforts by the United States to persuade Beijing […]
FBI’s Interim Director Andrew McCabe Under Hatch Act Investigation…
The Office of U.S. Special Counsel, the government’s main whistleblower agency, is investigating whether FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s activities supporting his wife Jill’s Democratic campaign for Virginia state senate in 2015 violated the Hatch Act’s prohibition against FBI agents campaigning in partisan races. The agency’s probe was prompted by a complaint in April from […]
Trump’s Travel Ban Victory Should Force Media and the Courts to Examine Themselves by Jonathan Turley…
Samuel Johnson once said, “When a man knows he is to be hanged … it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” For opponents of the Trump immigration order, minds became distinctly more concentrated around 11am this morning, when the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated much of Trump’s order in a reversal of the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]
CNN Journalists Resign: Latest Example of Media Recklessness on the Russia Threat…
Three prominent CNN journalists resigned Monday night after the network was forced to retract and apologize for a story linking Trump ally Anthony Scaramucci to a Russian investment fund under Congressional investigation. That article – like so much Russia reporting from the U.S. media – was based on a single anonymous source, and now, the […]
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Did the FBI Retaliate Against Michael Flynn by Launching Russia Probe?…
The FBI launched a criminal probe against former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn two years after the retired Army general roiled the bureau’s leadership by intervening on behalf of a decorated counterterrorism agent who accused now-Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe and other top officials of sexual discrimination, according to documents and interviews. Flynn’s intervention […]
‘No New Bill’ on Russia Sanctions, Senate Violated Procedure…
President Donald Trump will disregard the recent Senate bill imposing new sanctions on Russia because it violated the constitutional requirement that revenue legislation originate in the House of Representatives, the White House has said. On June 15, the Senate voted 98-2 to impose new sanctions against Russia and codify the existing ones into law, in […]
Senate GOP Punts ObamaCare Repeal Past July 4th Recess…
Senate Republicans are delaying their effort to vote on legislation repealing ObamaCare until after the July 4 recess after a number of members said they opposed the current bill. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told members of the decision on Tuesday, according to a Senate GOP aide. The news was first reported by CNN. […]
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Steve Scalise Was Released from ICU, More Than a Week After Shooting…
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is now out of the Intensive Care Unit, MedStar Washington’s Hospital Center confirmed Friday. The hospital says he remains in “fair condition” as he continues an “extended period of healing and rehabilitation.” Scalise’s release from ICU comes more than a week after he was shot in the hip when a […]
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