His loyalty to the boss severely tested but seemingly intact, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday he will stay in the job for as long as President Donald Trump wants him to serve. Sessions told The Associated Press he and Trump have a “harmony of values and beliefs” and he intends to stay and fight […]
Category: Domestic
New White House Comm’s Director Goes On-The-Record For Embarrassing Rant
Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, used vulgar language while talking to a New Yorker reporter this week about White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon. The conversation with The New Yorker came after Ryan Lizza, a reporter for the publication, tweeted that he had learned from a source […]
Trump Announces Ban On Transgenders Serving In Military
President Trump touched off a firestorm Wednesday after tweeting that he wants to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military in any capacity — citing advice from his “generals” and medical costs. In a series of tweets, he wrote: “After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United […]
TSA Now Requires All Electronics Larger Than Phone Be X-Rayed
Passengers going through airport security in the U.S. will soon be required to remove more items from their carry-on bags under new screening protocols. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Wednesday that travelers will now be required to place all electronics larger than a cellphone into separate bins in order to receive X-ray screening. It’s the latest […]
Polls: Trump’s Disapproval Rating Continues To Climb
More Americans disapprove of President Trump’s job performance than approve of it across 31 states, including 11 states that he won in November, CNN reported on Wednesday. Of the states Trump won, his worst net job approval rating comes in North Carolina, where 42 percent of people approve of the job he’s doing as president […]
Amidst Swirling Rumors, Tillerson Takes Few Days Off From State Department
Secretary of Stat Rex Tillerson is ‘taking a little time off’ from work during a tumultuous period in Washington, a State Department spokeswoman said Tuesday. Spokeswoman Heather Nauert didn’t give an exact reason or provide a location, while brushing back reports that Tillerson might be leaving his post six months into the Trump administration. ‘He […]
Trump Has Considered Replacing Sessions With Rudy Giuliani
President Donald Trump has floated the possibility of making Rudy Giuliani attorney general, Axios reported Monday, citing “West Wing confidants.” The Axios report comes after Trump publicly fumed about Attorney General Jeff Sessions more than once in recent days. It is unclear at this point whether Trump really plans to push to make Giuliani, the […]
Kushner Denies Collusion, Admits To At Least 4 Meetings With Russians
Senior White House adviser Jared Kusher is denying that President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia, saying in a statement ahead of congressional interviews that he has “nothing to hide.” The 11-page statement provided to The Associated Press by a representative Monday details four contacts with Russians during Trump’s campaign and transition. Kushner plans to […]
Jeff Sessions To Expand And Enforce Civil Asset Forfeiture Program
A lot of things were bound to change under the Trump administration. And so far, many of the changes have come courtesy of the Department of Justice. This week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a former Alabama senator, announced that the Justice Department will expand civil forfeiture programs, which allow law enforcement to seize people’s cash, […]
Scaramucci Promises To Take Drastic Measures To Stop Leaks
Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, said Sunday that stopping damaging West Wing leaks is a top priority and that he will take “drastic action” to achieve that goal. “We have to get the leaks stopped,” Scaramucci, named Friday to the post, told “Fox News Sunday.” “What’s going on right now is a […]
Obama Had Secret Plan To Deploy Military On Election Day
The Obama administration was poised to send armed federal agents to polling places, deploy the military and launch full-scale counter-propaganda measures in case hackers disrupted the vote on Election Day, according to a report. The 15-page playbook, produced in October, outlined the “enhanced measures” the government was prepared to take in the event of a […]
US Soldier Indicted For Trying To Aid ISIS In Hawaii
A federal grand in Hawaii indicted a U.S. soldier on Friday for allegedly attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Erik Kang, 34, was arrested by an FBI SWAT team on July 8. Kang was ordered held without bail. Kang was employed at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. […]