Russia Interfered in Both Primaries, Senate Told
Russia not only worked to help President Donald Trump win the presidential election over Hillary Clinton last November, it also aided his victory in the Republican primary, the Senate Intelligence Committee investigating the allegations of Kremlin meddling was told Thursday. Clinton Watts, a senior fellow at the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at The […]
Trump and GOP Scramble On Health Care Amid Growing Russia Scandal: A Closer Look
For Christie, unindicted isn’t innocent, says Bridgegate prosecutor
Gov. Chris Christie has long maintained that he’s been cleared by three separate Bridgegate investigations, including one by the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey. Late Tuesday afternoon, former U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Paul Fishman took exception to the governor’s characterization during an interview with CBS News. He said the lack of an indictment…
Ahead of French poll, pro-Europeans take heart from Wilders defeat
After Brexit and Trump, many pro-EU politicians were beginning to dread a wave of right-wing populism that might reach the Netherlands and, most dangerously for the bloc, France. The Dutch election results have them breathing a sigh of relief, though not all observers are convinced. Paris (dpa) – It’s the nightmare haunting European Union leaders […]
Has Trump Done Enough to Fence Off His Business Interests?
In January, then-President-elect Donald Trump announced a “complete separation” from his global business empire. Under siege by critics who charged that his organization represented a maze of potential conflicts of interest, Trump said his sons would manage it in a trust and that he would “completely isolate himself” from the company’s day-to-day operations. The plan […]
Fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Said to Have Been Investigating HHS Secretary Tom Price
Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who was removed from his post by the Trump administration last week, was overseeing an investigation into stock trades made by the president’s health secretary, according to a person familiar with the office. Tom Price, head of the Department of Health and Human Services, came under scrutiny during his confirmation […]
What you need to know about Jeff Sessions and why he’s under fire
New revelations about Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ meetings with Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak last year caused a firestorm in Washington on Thursday, prompting Democratic demands for his resignation. Sessions, under pressure from fellow Republicans, announced Thursday that he would recuse himself from an FBI investigation examining Russian meddling in the election.…
5 Trump Cabinet Members Who’ve Made False Statements to Congress
As most of the world knows by now, Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not tell the truth when he was asked during his confirmation hearings about contacts with Russian officials. But Sessions isn’t the only one. At least four other cabinet members made statements during their nomination hearings that are contradicted by actual facts: EPA […]
Trump Just Allowed Private Prisons To Make Huge Profits: Bernie Sanders
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders alleged that President Donald Trump received “hundreds of thousands of dollars” for his presidential campaign from private prison companies and is now paying them back by “opening the floodgates” for them to make huge profits. “This is how our corrupt political and campaign finance system works,” Sanders said in a press […]
Corrections officer accused of stealing from her union tops Week in Crime
A corrections officer who served as treasurer of her union allegedly stole money from the organization. Meanwhile, police are seeking the public’s help to find the third man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Hoboken last month. A look back at last week’s crime The people involved in those incidents are among a […]