WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump, the first modern president to face impeachment during his first term in the White House, now leads his top Democratic rivals in his bid for a second, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds. The national survey, taken as the House of Representatives planned an impeachment vote and the Senate […]
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Weeks of congressional hearings and debate have failed to move the electorate on impeachment, according to the latest Fox News Poll. At the same time, approval of President Trump’s job performance has climbed three points. Currently, 45 percent of voters approve of the job Trump’s doing, up from 42 percent in late October. Over half, […]
Former FBI Director James Comey admitted on “Fox News Sunday” that the recently released Justice Department Inspector General’s report on the launch of the FBI’s Russia investigation and their use of the surveillance process showed that he was “overconfident” when he defended his former agency’s use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This comes […]
The Hallmark Channel pulled a same-sex marriage commercial amid pressure from conservative advocacy groups that petitioned the channel not to participate in the “promotion of homosexuality and transgenderism.” Zola, a popular online wedding planning company, said Saturday it would no longer be advertising with Hallmark after it refused to show advertisements that included same-sex couples. […]
Illegal immigrants in New York will able to obtain driver’s licenses starting next week after a last-minute legal challenge was dismissed — making it the 13th state to allow the practice, but one that critics say is unconstitutional. The Green Light Law, signed by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier this year, allows anyone to apply […]
Jill Biden, the wife of former Vice President and 2020 contender Joe Biden, said President Trump’s attacks on her family are evidence that the president is “afraid” to run against her husband. “Well, you know, when Joe and I decided to run for president, when we made that decision, we knew it was going to […]
One of the two suspects who killed a police officer before targeting a kosher grocery store in Jersey City, New Jersey, where three people were killed had a social media page containing anti-Jewish and anti-police writings, officials and sources said Wednesday. Authorities identified the suspects as David Anderson, 47, and Francine Graham, 50. Jersey City […]
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former longtime lawyer and fixer, asked a federal judge on Wednesday to reduce his prison sentence, based in part on Cohen’s cooperation with government investigations. Cohen’s lawyer also alleged that Trump’s Justice Department, under Attorney General William Barr, has demonstrated a bias against Cohen. Cohen is seeking to shorten his sentence […]
ALPHARETTA, Ga, — A city in Georgia has voted to stop using taxpayer dollars to fund a veterans parade following a lawsuit by a group of Confederate descendants who were barred from flying the Confederate flag during the event. The Alpharetta City Council unanimously voted to stop sponsoring the Old Soldiers Day parade, which it […]
Former FBI director James Comey seized on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) report findings Monday to claim vindication over the bureau’s handling of the Trump-Russia probe in 2016, saying criticism of the probe “was all lies” — even though the inspector general also faulted the FBI’s handling of surveillance warrants in the report. DOJ […]
The U.S. government deficit rose by 12 percent in the first two months of the 2020 fiscal year, hitting $342 billion, according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office. The deficit is on track to surpass $1 trillion in the 2020 fiscal year, which began on October 1. CBO has called the deficit path […]
