President Trump on Saturday addressed for the first time his former national security adviser’s admission that he lied to FBI investigators about his contact with Russian officials. “No, I’m not” worried about what Michael Flynn will tell investigators, Trump told reporters. “What has been shown is no collusion,” he said. “There’s been absolutely no collusion […]
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White House Says That Flynn Was Working For Obama
The White House said on Friday that it was the Obama administration that authorized former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during President Trump’s transition, according to CNN. Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Kislyak in the month before Trump took office, […]
Flynn Pleads Guilty; Agrees To Cooperate With Mueller
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn is expected to testify that President Trump instructed him to contact Russian officials during the 2016 campaign, according to a report by ABC News. Flynn is saying that Trump “directed him to make contact with the Russians,” ABC’s Brian Ross said Friday, just moments after Flynn entered a guilty plea for […]
ISIS Beheads 15 Of It’s Own Terrorists In Afghanistan
The Islamic State terror group beheaded 15 of its own fighters Thursday due to infighting in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, while a suicide attack in another part of the country left at least eight people dead. The fighters were executed in the Surkh Ab bazaar of Achin district along the country’s border with Pakistan […]
Report Says That Law Enforcement Failed At Charlottesville Protests
Law enforcement failed to adequately plan for or respond to a violent white nationalist rally this summer in Virginia, leading to “deep distrust of government” in the Charlottesville community, an independent review released Friday found. Former U.S. Attorney Tim Heaphy’s monthslong investigation found a lack of coordination between state and city police and a passive […]
Transgender Student Sues Local High School Over Locker Room
PALATINE, Ill. – A suburban Chicago school district that previously faced a federal complaint over a transgender student’s use of a girls’ locker room is now facing a lawsuit over the issue. Palatine High School senior Nova Maday filed the lawsuit Thursday against Palatine’s Township High School District 211. The lawsuit asks that Maday be […]
Trump Non-Committal About Tillerson’s Future With Admin
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson could be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo in as soon as a few weeks, according to multiple media reports. President Trump brushed aside reports that he is considering replacing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, though multiple news outlets say Tillerson could be shown the door within weeks. Pressed about […]
Trump Still Questions Barack Obama’s Birth Certificate
A senator, who asked not to be named, told The Times that Trump is having difficulty moving on from his past claims that Obama wasn’t born in the United States. Trump led the “birther” movement against Obama, claiming for years that the former president was born outside of the U.S. Obama eventually released his birth […]
Tampa Police Make Arrest In Serial Killer Case
Police in Tampa, Fla., say they have arrested the man they believe is responsible for a string of killings in the Seminole Heights area, thanks to a tip received by a police officer doing paperwork at a local McDonald’s. A customer apparently tipped off the officer that a man at the fast-food restaurant had a […]
Ring Leader Of Benghazi Attack Is Acquitted Of Murder Charges
The man accused of masterminding the 2012 attack on a US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has been acquitted by a US jury of the most serious charges. Ahmed Abu Khattala was convicted of terror charges but found not guilty of other charges including murder. The attack on the diplomatic compound resulted in the death of […]
North Korea Blast Missile Into Japanese Waters
U.S. officials confirm South Korean media reports that North Korea conducted missile test; Jennifer Griffin reports from the Pentagon. North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) around 1:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, the first such launch from the rogue regime in more than two months, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News. The missile, […]
Top Dems No-Show President After Latest Tweet
President Donald Trump blasted top congressional Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer as all talk, no action and “weak” on key issues like crime and immigration after the duo canceled a meeting with him on Tuesday. “They’ve been all talk and they’ve been no action, and now it’s even worse — now it’s not even […]