As his presidency drew to a close, Barack Obama’s top aides routinely reviewed intelligence reports gleaned from the National Security Agency’s incidental intercepts of Americans abroad, taking advantage of rules their boss relaxed starting in 2011 to help the government better fight terrorism, espionage by foreign enemies and hacking threats…
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ICYMI: Interior Department Becomes First Dog Friendly Federal Agency…
In an effort to boost morale at the Interior Department, Secretary Ryan Zinke is testing out a program that makes it the first dog friendly agency in the federal government. “Doggy Days at Interior” will launch initially with trial runs at the agency’s D.C. headquarters on two Fridays in May and September. “I’m taking action […]
Here’s How Many Bomb Threats Trump Tower Has Faced since Trump’s Election…
Trump Tower has received two or three bomb threats per week since Donald Trump was sworn in as the nation’s 45th President, and it’s driving locals and law enforcement crazy, reports the NY Post. While none of the treats have been credible, the constant security fears are causing major strains on NYC cops, federal agents, […]
Here’s Sessions Sanctuary Cities Target List…
As Katie wrote yesterday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions made a surprise appearance at Monday afternoon’s White House press briefing—where he said that sanctuary cities must obey federal immigration laws or face having their stream of federal dollars cut off [emphasis mine]: Some states and cities have adopted policies designed to frustrate the enforcement of our […]
President Trump Signs an Energy Independence Executive Order (VIDEO)…
First, today’s energy independence action calls for an immediate reevaluation of the so-called Clean Power Plan. (Applause.) Perhaps no single regulation threatens our miners, energy workers, and companies more than this crushing attack on American industry. Second, we are lifting the ban on federal leasing for coal production. Third, we are lifting job-killing restrictions on…
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Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner: Rising Powers at the White House…
The speculation began almost immediately after Donald Trump was elected: Who would have the ear of the famously unpredictable 45th president? For a time it appeared that White House adviser Steve Bannon, memorably depicted as the Grim Reaper on “Saturday Night Live,” was the power behind the throne. Another trusted aide, Kellyanne Conway, was also […]
How U.S. Flooded the World with Psyops by Robert Parry…
Newly declassified documents from the Reagan presidential library help explain how the U.S. government developed its sophisticated psychological operations capabilities that – over the past three decades – have created an alternative reality both for people in targeted countries and for American citizens, a structure that expanded U.S. influence abroad and quieted dissent at home…
AG Sessions Announces Action Against Sanctuary Cities (VIDEO)…
Sessions stated “…some states and cities have adopted policies designed to frustrate this enforcement of immigration laws. This includes refuses to detain known felons under federal detainer requests or otherwise failing to comply with these laws. For example, the Department of Homeland Security recently issued a report showing that in a single week, there were […]
Germany: We Didn’t Receive a NATO Invoice from Trump…
A spokesman for the German government on Monday denied media reports that U.S. President Donald Trump handed a multibillion-euro invoice to Chancellor Angela Merkel when they met in Washington earlier this month. “Reports that President Trump had presented the federal chancellor with a kind of bill with a concrete billion sum are not true,” spokesman […]
Trump Wins: Virginia Judge Refuses To Block Revised Travel Ban…
On a day when all eyes are on Washington and the healthcare vote, President Trump just won an important victory as a Virginia judge refused to block his revised travel ban against six predominantly Muslim countries (even though, as Bloomberg reports, the directive remains on hold because of court orders in two other states).
Justice Dept Asks U.S. Appeals Court to Stay Travel Ban Injunction Pending Appeal (PDF)…
Accordingly, this Court should stay the district court’s injunction in its entirety pending final disposition of the appeal of that injunction’s validity and scope. At a minimum, however, a partial stay is appropriate because the district court’s nationwide injunction is vastly overboard and sweeps far beyond any arguable harm to plaintiffs…
American Civil War Is Good for World Peace…
A good case can be made that if the American civil war continues to be fought as savagely by the country’s elites as it has been so far, and if the fratricidal strife continues for another 4 or 8 years — ideally, through the entire Trump presidency — it will be a great boon for […]
U.S. State Department Ok’s Keystone XL Pipeline…
The U.S. Department of State has signed and issued the presidential permit for the construction of the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline, according to TransCanada Corp, the company behind the pipeline’s construction. “We greatly appreciate President Trump’s Administration for reviewing and approving this important initiative and we look forward to working with them as we…
A Republican President. A Republican Majority Held in Both Houses. Nearly 8 Years of Promising Repeal. The Republican Led House Pulls Their Own Health Care Bill. PATHETIC!!!…
The T-Room here: Today, we are learning just how broken our national legislative body truly is. First we have Dem’s running around yelling the ‘Russians are coming. The Russian’s are coming!’ AND now, we have the Rep’s demonstrating their incapacity to lead. Pathetic. Eight long years of Republican promises crushed in a little more than […]
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Trump Ultimatum: Vote on Health Care Friday or Obamacare Stays…
Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney made clear Thursday evening that President Donald Trump is done negotiating on the hotly-debated health care bill and wants a vote on Friday. And, if the president doesn’t get a vote to repeal and replace Obamacare, he will move on to other priorities, Mulvaney said according to […]
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House Scraps Vote On Health Care Bill…
House Republicans postponed taking up the American Health Care Act after it became clear that it did not have the votes to pass. Fox News’ Shepard Smith said that a closed door meeting is going to be held around 7 P.M. EST. The bill had a rocky start from the beginning, with Medicaid expansion being […]
‘Dual US-Israeli Citizen Behind Most Jewish Community Center Bomb Threats…
A 19-year-old dual American Israeli living in Ashkelon has been arrested, suspected of being behind most of a series of bomb and other threats to Jewish communities in the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand that date back around six months, The Jerusalem Post has learned. As of Thursday, with a gag order on the […]
Chuck Schumer Brings “Muh Russian” Conspiracy Strategy To Gorsuch Nomination Process…
Once political Democrat leadership recognize the only controversy created by their opposition boils down to: the friend of a second-cousin of a third-grade classmate who once lived in the same city as the opposed target hearing rumors of a mattress tag being removed, well, the autonomic trigger becomes: the opposition is Mao reincarnated as the […]
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Losing Sense of Smell Appears to Predict an Early Death…
People who lose their sense of smell in middle or older age risk dying early, a new study suggests. Although previous research has shown a link between Alzheimer’s disease and a diminished sense of smell, it is the first time is has been shown to impact the chance of death for everyone. Scientists from Stockholm […]
Family of Murdered DNC Staffer, Seth Rich, Launches Fundraiser to Investigate Unsolved Crime…
The family of Seth Rich, a staffer for the Democratic National Committee who was murdered last July in Washington, D.C., has launched a crowdfunding page to raise money for investigating the unsolved case. Aaron Rich, the brother of the victim, created the GoFundMe page on Sunday to draw attention to the unsolved crime that took […]
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