“This is a wonderful crowd,” Carter started. “Jerry told me it’s even bigger, I hate to say this, than it was last year. I don’t know if President Trump would admit that or not.” Trump gave his first commencement address as president at the Christian college last year, which university president Jerry Falwell Jr. described as […]
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Another School Shooting Leaves At Least 10 Massacred
The suspect accused of unleashing a hail of bullets inside one of his classes early Friday morning that left up to 10 people dead and another 10 injured has been identified, reports stated. Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, was identified as the person in custody in connection to the shooting at Santa Fe High School, The Associated […]
Trump Implies He Is Being Framed By The DOJ
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that the Justice Department spied on his 2016 campaign, quoting a Fox News anchor who said law enforcement is “out to frame him.” Trump tweeted: “Really bad stuff!” The suggestion seems intended to undercut the work by special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian interference in […]
Trump Offers “Protections” To North Korea If Nukes Surrendered
President Trump on Thursday sought to reassure North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after Kim’s government threatened to pull out of the upcoming nuclear summit with the United States. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he is “willing to do a lot” to offer Kim “protections” if the North Korean leader agrees […]
Gina Haspel Confirmed By Senate To Direct The CIA
Gina Haspel was confirmed Thursday as CIA director, becoming the first woman to lead the agency and overcoming initial Democratic opposition regarding her role in post-9/11 interrogation and detention practices. The Senate voted 54-45 to confirm President Trump’s nominee, with six Democrats supporting and two Republicans defecting. Haspel, whose nomination was endorsed by the Senate […]
Republican Led Senate Intelligence Says Russia Aided Trump Election
The Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday endorsed the findings of the intelligence community’s report on Russia’s 2016 election interference, and its findings that Russian President Vladimir Putin worked to aid President Donald Trump and hurt Hillary Clinton’s White House bid. In a pair of statements following the meeting, the Republican and Democrat who lead the […]
Amended Financial Disclosure Shows Trump Paid Cohen To Hush Stormy
President Trump’s newly filed financial disclosure form includes confirmation that the president reimbursed attorney Michael Cohen last year for unspecified “expenses” – apparently the hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. The single line, included at the bottom of a page in the middle of the latest financial report, helps […]
Michigan State University To Pay Sexual Assault Victims $500 Million
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University agreed to pay $500 million to settle claims from more than 300 women and girls who said they were assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history, officials announced Wednesday. The deal surpasses the $100 million-plus paid by Penn State University to settle […]
Mexican Woman Charged With Voter Fraud After Voting Illegally
Laura Janeth Garza, a 37-year-old Mexican national, was indicted May 10 on charges of voter impersonation and ineligible voting. (Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office) A Mexican woman has been charged in Texas with voter fraud after prosecutors said she illegally voted in the 2016 presidential election. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office will prosecute […]
President Visits First Lady In Hospital Following Kidney Surgery
The White House has announced that first lady Melania Trump underwent a procedure Monday morning at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to treat a kidney condition. President Donald Trump tweeted late Monday afternoon that he was headed to visit her at the hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, but said nothing when reporters shouted questions as […]
Despite Crackdown, Leaks Continue To Plague White House
President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday that the “so-called leaks” from the White House are a “massive exaggeration” and that he will find out who the leakers are. “The so-called leaks coming out of the White House are a massive over exaggeration put out by the Fake News Media in order to make us look […]
Melania Trump Has To Be Hospitalized For A Week After Kidney Surgery
The White House has announced that first lady Melania Trump underwent a procedure Monday morning at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to treat a kidney condition. Mrs. Trump had what is being called an “embolization procedure” to treat what the White House said is a “benign kidney condition,” according to a release from the […]