An agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban to reduce violence in Afghanistan will begin Friday at midnight local time, according to U.S., Afghan and Taliban officials. If the seven-day truce is deemed successful, the two sides say they plan to sign a historic agreement on Feb. 29, where U.S. troops would begin a phased […]
Category: Government
Trump Hints At Pardon For Ally Roger Stone
President Donald Trump said his former adviser Roger Stone has “a very good chance of exoneration,” hours after the GOP operative was sentenced to 40 months behind bars for obstructing a congressional investigation of Russia’s 2016 presidential election meddling. “I’m following this very closely, and I want to see it play out to its fullest, […]
Trump Pardons Corrupt Friends From His Past
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he’d commuted the prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached and removed from office in 2009 on corruption charges, and pardoned former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik. The news comes hours after Trump signed an executive order granting a full pardon to former San Francisco […]
Judge Will Consider New Trial For Roger Stone
The judge overseeing the trial of Roger Stone, the Republican campaign veteran and longtime Trump friend, said Tuesday that she will not delay the sentencing, scheduled for Thursday morning. In open court, U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson spoke by phone with prosecutors and Stone’s lawyers about a recently filed defense motion for a […]
Hillary Wants Back In White House
The campaign of billionaire Michael Bloomberg attempted to halt rumors that he was considering failed presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for his running mate in the 2020 election. “We are focused on the primary and the debate, not VP speculation,” Bloomberg communication director Jason Schechter said in a statement. Citing “sources […]
1100 Prosecutors And DOJ Officials Call For AG Barr To Resign
More than 1,110 former Justice Department officials who served in Republican as well as Democratic administrations posted a statement Sunday calling on Attorney General Bill Barr to resign. “Mr. Barr’s actions in doing the President’s personal bidding unfortunately speak louder than his words. Those actions, and the damage they have done to the Department of […]
Trump Sending Border Patrol Tactical Units To Sanctuary Cities
The Trump administration will deploy 100 tactical Border Patrol officers to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 10 so-called sanctuary cities across the nation, a senior official with the Department of Homeland Security said Friday. The decision to deploy the officers comes after the administration has recently repeatedly targeted sanctuary cities that limit cooperation […]
$3.8B Being Transferred To Border Wall By Pentagon
The Pentagon is moving $3.8 billion from various weapons programs such as the F-35 fighter jet to pay for President Trump’s southern border wall, according to a notice sent to Congress on Thursday. The notice sent to Congress said the money is going toward the “support of higher priority items” and is “required to provide […]
AG Barr Says Trump Tweets Make His Job Impossible
Attorney General William Barr told ABC News in an interview aired Thursday that President Trump had never asked him to do anything in a criminal case but advised the president to stop tweeting about the Justice Department, saying it makes it “impossible for me to do my job.” The remarks are a significant and rare […]
Trump Suggests Vindman Be Punished By Military For Testimony
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested the military should consider disciplinary action against Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key witness in the House impeachment inquiry, and said there could be more departures from his administration related to the proceeding. “We sent him on his way to a much different location, and the military can […]
109 Soldiers Now Diagnosed With Traumatic Brain Injuries Following Iran Attack
Dozens more U.S. service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries following last month’s Iranian missile attacks that targeted American forces at two Iraqi bases, the Defense Department said Monday, bringing the total to 109. Of those, 76 patients have since been returned to duty, the Pentagon said in a statement. There were 45 […]
Trump To Ask For $2B More To Fund Border Wall
The Trump administration plans to ask for $2 billion in new border-wall construction funding, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing officials familiar with the planning. The White House will officially release its budget proposal Monday. The reported $2 billion request is far less than the amount the White House sought for border wall funding […]