In the three years before he became Donald Trump’s chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon lived as a virtual nomad in a quest to build a populist political insurgency. No presidential adviser in recent memory has followed such a mysterious, peripatetic path to the White House. It was as though he was a man with no […]
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Trump Yet To Donate Salary As Promised?
President Donald Trump pledged to forgo a presidential salary, but as his second payday approaches, the White House is declining to say if the president has donated any of his earnings yet. During the campaign, Trump promised he would take “no salary” if elected — a pledge he reiterated after he won. “I’m not going […]
Conway Implies Obama Did More Than Wiretap Trump Campaign
ALPINE, N.J. — The White House is offering yet another wrinkle in its attempt to support President Trump’s allegation — unfounded, so far — that his campaign headquarters in Manhattan was wiretapped by the Obama administration. The latest comes from Trump’s senior counselor Kellyanne Conway. She says the “surveillance” may be broader than even Trump suggested. In […]
Detained Immigrants Forced Into Manual Labor
Tens of thousands of immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were forced to work for $1 day, or for nothing at all — a violation of federal anti-slavery laws — a lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed in 2014 against one of the largest private prison companies in the country, reached class-action status this […]
McCain Wants Trump To Provide Wiretap Evidence
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) called Sunday for President Trump to either prove his claim that President Barack Obama tapped the phones in Trump Tower during last year’s election campaign or drop the accusation. “The president has one of two choices, either retract or provide the information that the American people deserve,” McCain […]
Bernie Sanders Campaigning To Win Back Trump Supporters, Save DNC
At a time when Congress is debating a vast overhaul of the nation’s health care system, a hardened approach to refugees and immigration in general, and links between the current president and interests in Russia, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) finds himself increasingly outside the Beltway, in states and towns won by President Donald Trump. Since […]
Long Island Man Caught Attempting To Join ISIS
A Long Island dope who dreamed of engaging in “violent jihad” and even traveled abroad to join ISIS, led the feds to his own doorstep when he started gabbing about his intentions after a recent pot arrest, authorities said Saturday. Elvis Redzepagic journeyed to Turkey and Jordan in attempts to enter Syria so he could […]
Obama Denies Wire Tapping Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump accused predecessor Barack Obama on Saturday of wiretapping him during the late stages of the 2016 election campaign, but offered no evidence for an allegation which an Obama spokesman said was “simply false”. Trump made the accusation in a series of early morning tweets just weeks into his administration and amid […]
Bush Warns That Putin Is Dangerous And Won’t Stop
Former President George W. Bush warns that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will “push and push and push until someone stands up to him.” Bush made the comments on “Ellen,” in response to President Donald Trump’s suggestions that the U.S. could pursue warmer relations with Russia. Last year, intelligence officials concluded that Russia interfered in the presidential election […]
Michelle And Barack Both Sign Lucrative Book Deals
Penguin Random House announced Tuesday that it has signed both Barack and Michelle Obama to book deals. The publishing giant, in a news release, said it will publish “forthcoming books” by the former president and first lady, but gave very few details. According to a report in the Financial Times, bidding for the two books […]
Trump Says Obama Plotting Against Him
President Trump said that former president Barack Obama is “behind” the angry protests that have erupted at Republican town halls around the nation during an interview on the Fox News morning program Fox and Friends scheduled to air Tuesday morning. “I think he is behind it,” Trump said when asked about Obama’s role in the protests. “I also […]
George W. Bush Speaks Out About New Media
In his first in-depth interview since Donald Trump’s inauguration, former President George W. Bush gave his take on the current commander in chief’s first month in office, addressing Trump’s attack on the media, his controversial immigration policy, and the Russian hacking scandal. Early on in the exclusive sit-down, the former president expressed a clear-eyed support […]