Over four years ago, Jarrod Ramos swore a “legal oath” in court documents to kill a staff writer for the Capital Gazette. On Thursday, Ramos allegedly gunned down five employees at the daily local newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, while barricading the office’s exit door as part of a “targeted attack,” authorities said. Ramos, a 38-year-old […]
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Trump To Nominate Supreme Court Justice By July 9th
The nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will be announced on July 9, President Trump said on Friday. Trump, who is in New Jersey for the weekend, said he plans to interview one or two candidates on Saturday or Sunday before announcing his nominee after the Fourth of July. “I’ve got it […]
Flynn Sentencing Delayed For 3rd Time Due To Cooperation With Mueller
A timeline of major events that eventually lead to former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn pleading guilty for lying to the FBI. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team has once again delayed sentencing for former Trump official Michael Flynn, according to court documents released Friday. Flynn, the former Trump campaign official who briefly served as […]
Comedian Prank Calls President Trump By Impersonating Senator
A comedian known for his work on “The Howard Stern Show” says he was patched through to President Trump on Air Force One this week after impersonating a Democratic senator on the telephone. Comedian John Melendez of “The Stuttering John” podcast posted audio on Thursday of his conversation with the president, where Melendez claimed to be […]
Newsroom Shooting Leaves At Least 5 Dead
At least five people were killed and several others injured during a shooting at the newsroom of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, Thursday afternoon, local officials said. An unidentified suspect is in custody, Anne Arundel Sheriff Ron Bateman told Fox News. A possible motive was unclear. Authorities were called to the scene at Bestgate […]
Mueller Sends Out New Subpoenas
Special counsel Robert Mueller on Thursday subpoenaed a former aide to Trump adviser Roger Stone, The New York Times reported. The special counsel reportedly called for Andrew Miller, who worked for Stone during the 2016 campaign, to appear before a grand jury in the investigation into Russian meddling in the election. Attorney Paul Kamenar, who […]
Supreme Court Justice Kennedy Retires Effective July 31st
The 81-year-old Kennedy said he is stepping down after more than 30 years on the Supreme Court. Justice Anthony Kennedy announced Wednesday that he is retiring, giving President Trump a critical opportunity to move the Supreme Court more solidly to the right in what promises to be an epic confirmation fight. The 81-year-old senior associate […]
Iran Reopens Nuclear Facility That Had Been Closed For 9 Years
The government of Iran has ordered a formerly idle nuclear plant to resume operations on Wednesday to be ready in case discussions with European leaders over saving the nuclear agreement vacated by the Trump administration fall through. Reuters reports that a statement on the website of Iran’s atomic energy agency (AEOI) confirmed that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah […]
North Korea Rapidly Building New Nuclear Facility
Despite North Korea’s promise to work toward “complete denuclearization” following the historic summit with Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump earlier this month, new satellite imagery indicates North Korea is making improvements to one of its nuclear scientific research centers at a “rapid pace.” The images published in a report from 38 North, a […]
Hate Crime Charges Filed In Charlottesville Car Attack
A federal jury in Washington, D.C., indicted an Ohio man on hate crime charges stemming from a deadly car attack last year in Charlottesville, Virginia, that prosecutors said was premeditated and racially motivated. James Alex Fields Jr., 21, of Maumee, Ohio, was indicted on 30 hate crime charges connected to the August 2017 attack, including […]
Supreme Court Upholds President Trump’s Travel Ban
Supreme Court reaches decision on the Trump administration’s travel ban. The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Trump’s controversial travel ban affecting several mostly Muslim countries, offering a limited endorsement of the president’s executive authority on immigration in one of the hardest-fought battles of this term. The 5-4 ruling marks the first major high court […]
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Pro-Life Clinics First Right Amendments
The Supreme Court ruled California cannot require so-called “crisis pregnancy centers” to provide information about the availability of abortion services elsewhere in the state, a move in favor of anti-abortion clinics that claimed the state law violated their First Amendment rights. The case, brought by two “crisis pregnancy centers,” challenged a California law called the […]