Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., melted down during a Senate oversight hearing Thursday, whining that Congress had better things to do than investigate the Russian collusion hoax that gripped the nation for three years. Independent investigations of the federal agencies that ran the spy campaign against the Trump campaign and later the Trump White House revealed […]
Ben Sasse Melts Down, Then Gets Smacked Down, After Whining About Senate Oversight of Russian Collusion Hoax…
DOJ Drops Insider Trading Investigations into Three Senators. Continues to Investigate Sen Burr…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday dropped investigations into allegations that three senators engaged in insider trading before the coronavirus stock market turmoil. DOJ prosecutors announced that they have closed the insider trading investigations against Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), James Inhofe (R-OK), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). However, the Justice Department will continue the investigation […]
Senate Passes Bill Reauthorizing FISA Surveillance…
The Senate on Thursday passed an act that reauthorizes the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The act lets government investigators apply to a secretive court to spy on Americans. The program has widespread problems, the Department of Justice’s inspector general found earlier this year. The House passed the bill in March. Attorney General William Barr […]
What a Bunch of Bull!: Senate Legal Counsel Says Secretary Can’t Disclose Joe Biden Records…
Senate lawyers have told the secretary of the body not to disclose any information about former Sen. Joe Biden after he asked her to look for records related to Tara Reade, a former staffer who says Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993. Legal counsel “reviewed the relevant statute governing the records of the Office of […]
Trump Strikes Deal with Mexico to Help Cut Oil Production in OPEC+ Deal…
The United States is ready to help Mexico reach its production cut quota as part of the tentative OPEC+ deal, Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday, while the global pact to reduce production was in a kind of Mexican standoff early on Friday as Mexico was still balking at the large cuts […]
Trump Threatens “Very Substantial” Tariffs on Oil Imports…
Just in case you’ve been living under a rock for the past month and a half or you’re quarantining yourself from the news cycle as well as everything else, allow me to catch you up. We are currently in the midst of a historic oil price crash after crude prices fell more sharply on March […]
Slash Oil Output or Else! Senate Bill Would Remove U.S. Troops from Saudi Arabia in 30 Days…
A new bill has been introduced in the Senate which if passed would punish Saudi Arabia over failure to cut oil production by removing all US troops from the kingdom within 30 days. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced it after Louisiana and other states have been impacted by the ongoing OPEC+ crisis and price war […]
DOJ Opens Probe Into Senate Stock Sell-Off in Wake of Coronavirus Briefings…
The Justice Department has reportedly opened a probe into U.S. senators selling stocks just before financial markets plunge as the coronavirus spread around the world. The FBI has contacted at least one of the four senators identified in the selloff, Sen. Richard Burr, chairman the Senate Intelligence Committee, CNN reported Sunday. Burr, a North Carolina […]
Senate Passes $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Bill…
The Senate passed the largest rescue package in modern history on Wednesday to alleviate economic pressure caused by the novel coronavirus, which has killed more than 1,000 people in the U.S. and over 21,000 people globally. Why it matters: The roughly $2 trillion COVID-19 relief package includes thousands of dollars in direct payments to most […]
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