The man accused of buying two of the weapons used in the 2015 San Bernardino terror attacks has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and lying while purchasing a firearm, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Enrique Marquez Jr., a close personal friend of gunman Syed Rizwan Farook, was […]
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Announces the World Mercury Project’s $100k Challenge…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chairman of the World Mercury Project (WMP), announced a $100,000 challenge today aimed at putting an end to including mercury, a neurotoxin that is 100 times more poisonous than lead, in vaccines administered in the U.S and globally. Thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative, is still in 48 million U.S. flu vaccines each […]
“It’s about time”: Missing Child Case Solved After 38 Years…
The first missing child to be pictured on a milk carton was one of the highest-profile unsolved mysteries ever. But nearly 40 years later, the case is finally closed. Etan Patz was just 6 years old when he went missing in 1979, and now a New York man has been found guilty of his murder. […]
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Flynn Insists He Crossed No Lines, Leakers Must Be Prosecuted…
In the final hours before his resignation, now-former White House National Security Adviser Michael T. Flynn said he “crossed no lines” in his discussion with Russia’s ambassador, but ultimately he was most concerned about the steady stream of leaks to reporters based on classified information. “In some of these cases, you’re talking about stuff that’s […]
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Dear President Trump: Russian Sovereignty Over Crimea ‘UNDISPUTED’…
Russia’s sovereignty over the Crimean peninsula is not up for discussion or dispute, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday. Ukrainian lawmaker Nadezhda Savchenko, who had been detained in Russia since mid-2014 until President Vladimir Putin pardoned her last May, said that Crimea would “have to be left out for some time” to resolve the Donbass […]
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Travel Suspension Moves Forward in Two Courts…
The most consequential legal challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban will proceed on two tracks in the next few days: in a U.S. appeals court vote in San Francisco and the Seattle courtroom of a federal judge. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will vote on whether to reconsider an appeal in […]
More Bluster and Bluff on Iran by Gareth Porter…
The first public pronouncements by President Donald Trump’s administration on Iran have created the widespread impression that the U.S. will adopt a much more aggressive posture towards the Islamic Republic than under Barack Obama’s presidency. But despite the rather crude warnings to Tehran by now ex-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and by Trump himself, the […]
Trump Caves on Flynn’s Resignation by Robert Parry…
President Trump’s acceptance of National Security Advisor Flynn’s resignation marks Official Washington’s first big success in neutering Trump and killing hopes for a détente with Russia. The neocon-dominated U.S. foreign policy establishment won an important victory in forcing the resignation of President Trump’s National Security Advisor Michael Flynn over a flimsy complaint that he had […]
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Meet The Man Most Likely To Replace Mike Flynn…
As reported overnight, in the aftermath of Mike Flynn’s resignation, the Trump administration – facing mounting domestic and international security concerns – has rushed to find a replacement for the top National Security Advisor job. The scramble to replace Flynn began on Monday evening and continued with phone calls and meetings into the early hours […]
Environmental Groups Warned of Dangers at Oroville Dam More Than a Decade Ago…
In 2005, three environmental groups raised concerns that the emergency spillway at California’s Oroville Dam wasn’t properly built and posed serious risks. The groups – Friends of the River, Sierra Club and the South Yuba River Citizen’s League – described their worries in a motion to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which was considering the […]
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Following a Vicious Campaign by the Neocons/libs, Gen Michael Flynn Resigns. Trump Accepts…
*President Donald J. Trump Names Lt. General Joseph Keith Kellogg, Jr. as Acting National Security Advisor. *Accepts Resignation of Lt. General Michael Flynn* President Donald J. Trump has named Lt. General Joseph Keith Kellogg, Jr. (Ret) as Acting National Security Advisor following the resignation of Lt. General Michael Flynn (Ret). General Kellogg is a decorated […]
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Trump, Canada P.M. Trudeau All Smiles at White House Meeting…
President Trump on Monday greeted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House for meetings expected to focus on economic ties between the neighboring countries. The two men smiled and shook hands when Mr. Trudeau arrived at the White House for his first meeting with the new U.S. president whose pledge to renegotiate the […]
Mexican President Pena Nieto Spends $50 Million To Keep Mexicans out of Mexico…
Continuing with the absurd politics of a Mexican Presidents’ desperation to keep Mexicans from returning to Mexico: President Enrique Peña Nieto recently budgeted about $50 million to the country’s 50 consulates to help pay the costs of defending migrants who are in the U.S. illegally and facing deportation…
Oroville Dam Must Drain 50 Feet by Wednesday…
Officials are releasing water from the Oroville Dam, the nation’s highest, at the astonishing rate of 100,000 cubic feet per second, with the goal of lowering the lake’s elevation by 50 feet before a week of rain and snow hits the region Wednesday. At a press conference Sunday night, law enforcement and California Department of […]
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Jerry Sandusky’s Son Charged With Sexually Assaulting Multiple Minors…
The son of serial child molester and former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls. Jeffrey Sandusky, 41, is facing a slew of charges including “statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, photographing, video graphing, depicting on computer or filming sexual acts, and unlawful contact with […]
Refugee Charged With Assault After Blocking DeVos From Entering School…
Police identified the protester as Bilal Ahmed Askaryar of Washington. He faces charges of misdemeanor assault and failing to obey an officer during the demonstration outside of Jefferson Middle School Academy. Askaryar came to the United States as a 5-year-old refugee from Afghanistan, according to biographical information included in commentary he wrote last month for […]
Gorsuch Dishes On Selection Process, Past Affiliations…
Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee to succeed the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, has submitted responses to a lengthy questionnaire at the behest of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The questionnaire is an exhaustive account of the judge’s public statements, past political affiliations, and rulings he considers most important. He also […]
Judge Declines to Grant Tribes’ Request for Restraining Order to Halt Construction of DAPL…
Two American Indian tribes have asked a federal judge to stop construction of the last stretch of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline, adding a religious freedom component to their argument that it would endanger their cultural sites and water supply. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to hear arguments Monday afternoon. […]
Abe, Trump Agree to Discuss 2-Way Trade Framework After U.S. TPP Exit…
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed Friday to discuss a bilateral trade framework in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership. “We will seek a trading relationship that is free, fair and reciprocal, benefiting both of our countries,” Trump told a joint press conference after the […]
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Trump Reaffirms One-China Policy in Surprise Phone Call with Xi Jinping..,.,
US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed the one-China policy in his first phone call with China’s President Xi Jinping after taking office. In the Friday morning call that was not announced beforehand, Trump told Xi that he fully respected the importance of the one-China policy and that his administration would adhere to it, the state-run […]
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