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 […]
Category: Domestic
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 […]
Terror Threat Has Law Enforcement On High Alert Across Country
With terrorist groups renewing calls for would-be attackers to target American rail lines, at least one local law enforcement agency in the U.S. is using drones to help guard against such a threat. The police chief for the Philadelphia-area’s mass-transit system said he has known for some time that more than 140,000 miles of rail […]
Black Friday Signals Record Gun Sales On Way
The FBI on Friday received 203,086 requests for instant gun background checks, which would mark almost a 10 percent increase from 2016 and sets a new record for the most ever in one day, USA Today reported. Authorities did not speculate on why so many Americans are seeking guns this holiday season, but the theory […]
Ethics Lawyer Resigns From White House
A White House ethics lawyer reportedly resigned last week. James Schultz, whose work included ethics and financial disclosure issues, is planning to go back to his private practice at Cozen O’Connor, a Philadelphia-based law firm, Politico reported. “That was something Don [McGahn, the White House counsel] and I discussed very early on,” Schultz told the […]
Trump Now Claims The Access Hollywood Tape Is A Fake
President Donald Trump now claims that the Access Hollywood tape on which he boasted of sexually assaulting women may not be genuine, according to a report in The New York Times. On the tape, which surfaced weeks before the November 2016 presidential election, the former reality star can be heard bragging to TV presenter Billy Bush of grabbing women […]
Hackers Putting Porn On ISIS Recruiting Sites
A group of Iraqi computer hackers has launched a cyberoperation against the ISIS terror group by slipping pornographic images into its official communication channels, according to a report published this week. Members of the hacker group, which calls itself Daeshgram (a play on an Arabic acronym many use to describe ISIS), told Newsweek that the […]
FBI Failed To Warn Targets Of Russian Hacking
The FBI reportedly did not inform U.S. government officials that a Russian hacking operation was attempting to breach their personal emails. According to an investigation by The Associated Press, the bureau possessed evidence for a year that showed the officials were targets of a Kremlin-linked hacking entity known as Fancy Bear. The AP said that […]