Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders called FBI Director James Comey’s handling of Hillary Clinton’s emails during the 2016 “outrageous” and said “it would not be a bad thing for the American people if he did step down,” during an interview on ABC’s This Week. “I think that Comey acted in an outrageous way during the campaign,” […]
Category: Domestic
Obama Gives Final White House Address
President Obama delivered his final White House weekly address Saturday, urging Americans to not take democracy for granted. “Whether we’ve seen eye-to-eye or rarely agreed at all, my conversations with you, the American people – in living rooms and schools; at farms and on factory floors; at diners and on distant military outposts – are […]
Trump May Boot Press From White House
In the 1890s, journalists covering the president were forced to stand vigil outside the White House fence, querying visitors for scraps of information and appealing for audiences with presidential aides. Today’s reporters are concerned that President-elect Donald J. Trump could send them back into the past. The White House press corps was stunned on Sunday […]
Isis Continues To Lose Territory
MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi forces have won a string of swift territorial gains in Mosul in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) after months of slow progress. Government troops retook the eastern edge of a third bridge in Mosul Saturday and a cluster of buildings inside Mosul University, according to […]
Senate To Investigate Trump’s Communication With Putin
The chairmen of the Senate Intelligence Committee has launched a bipartisan effort to probe communications between the Kremlin and members of President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. “We believe that it is critical to have a full understanding of the scope of Russian intelligence activities impacting the United States,” Burr and Warner, who serve as the […]
Poll Shows 51% Disapproval Rating Of Trump’s Transition
The President-elect Donald Trump went on another Twitter tirade Friday morning — hours before a new poll showed a majority of Americans don’t approve of how he’s been handling his transition. Public opinion polls have showed most Americans don’t approve of Trump’s Twitter rants, and the poll released Friday morning showed him maintaining historically low […]
Trump Adds Sixth Goldman Sachs Exec To His Administration
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s administration is taking on a distinctively Goldman hue. Trump is adding even more Goldman Sachs executives to his nascent administration. Trump’s top donor and close advisor, hedge fund manager and Goldman Sachs alumna Anthony Scaramucci, will serve as a senior White House advisor, according to The Washington Post, and Trump’s transition […]
DAPL Supporter Named Chairman Of Indian Affairs
Hoeven — a former North Dakota governor and vocal supporter of both the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines — was elected to lead the committee on Tuesday. “I am honored to serve as the chairman … and look forward to working with [newly elected] Vice Chairman [Sen. Tom] Udall [D-NM] and members of […]
Tax Payers To Pay Marines 2 Billion Dollars Due To Contaminated Drinking Water
WASHINGTON — After years of waiting, veterans who were exposed to contaminated drinking water while assigned to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina may now be able to receive a portion of government disability benefits totaling more than $2 billion. Beginning in March, the cash payouts from the Department of Veterans Affairs may supplement VA health […]
Trump Camp In Frequent Communication With Russian Ambassadors
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is aware of frequent contacts between President-elect Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn and Russia’s ambassador to the United States, including on the day President Barack Obama hit Moscow with sanctions in retaliation for election-related hacking, a senior U.S. official said Friday. One day after Obama announced the sanctions […]
Justice Department To Open Investigation Of FBI’s Handling Of Clinton Case
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department inspector general’s office said Thursday it would open an investigation into the decision in October by James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, to inform Congress about a new review in the Hillary Clinton email investigation – a move Mrs. Clinton has said cost her the election. The inspector general’s office […]
Obama Ends Cuban “Wet Foot, Dry Foot” Policy
President Obama ordered an immediate end Thursday to the long-standing U.S. policy of granting easy residency permits to Cubans who reach U.S. shores, probably the last major foreign policy initiative of his tenure. In a statement, Obama said he is ending the so-called “wet foot, dry foot” policy in a step “forward to normalize relations […]