Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Central Intelligence Agency , the United States Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury regarding records related to the investigation of retired United States Army Lieutenant General Michel Flynn’s communications with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak ). Any and all records regarding, concerning, or related to the investigation of retired Gen.
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Members of the U.S. Army stand guard as people walk through a concourse in the departures area at LaGuardia Airport , June 30, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP Members of the U.S. Army stand guard as people walk through a concourse in the departures area at LaGuardia Airport , June 30, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City.
Today in History: March 1
Photographers close in on some souvenirs of a busy day in Congress, spread out at police headquarters on a flag of Puerto Rico, on March 1, 1954. It was a time of routine business, transacted peacefully, in the House chamber when cries of ‘Free Puerto Rico’ broke the calm, this flag was waved from the spectators gallery and pistol volleys felled five Congressmen.
Trump calls deportations a ‘military operation.’ Could he make them one?
During a meeting with manufacturing CEOs at the White House on Thursday, President Donald Trump described moves by his administration to deport illegal immigrants as a “military operation.” Trump’s use of the word “military” to describe the enforcement of deportation policies is drawing a lot of attention, and for good reason.
Trump picks another general for post of national security adviser
McMaster is a highly regarded military tactician and strategic thinker, but his selection surprised some observers who wondered how the officer, whose Army career stalled at times for his questioning of authority, would deal with a White House that has not welcomed criticism. “He is highly respected by everybody in the military and we’re very honoured to have him,” Trump told reporters in West Palm Beach where he spent the weekend.
Trump picks army general as security adviser
Mr Trump also named Keith Kellogg, a retired US Army General who has been serving as the acting national security adviser, as chief of staff to the National Security Council. Speaking to reporters in West Palm Beach where he spent the weekend, Mr Trump said John Bolton, a former US ambassador to the United Nations, would serve the administration in another capacity.
2 dams illustrate challenge of maintaining older designs
Twelve years ago, widespread destruction from Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast helped… . FILE – In this Feb. 6, 2015 file photo, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, right, talks with David Thomas, director of the Joint Federal Programs for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Sacramento District, aft… .
Democrats seek investigation into national security adviser
Congressional Democrats on Friday called for an investigation into whether White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn discussed U.S. sanctions in phone calls with Russia’s ambassador while President Barack Obama was still in office, conversations that may have broken U.S. law aimed at barring private citizens from conducting diplomacy. The White House said President Donald Trump had “full confidence” in Flynn, a show of support coming as the administration scrambled to manage the fallout from reports that Flynn addressed U.S. sanctions against Russia in a phone call late last year.
Air Force base: 1 killed, 1 injured in New Mexico training
Officials at Holloman Air Force Base say one person was killed and another injured in a training accident on a military range in southern New Mexico. Base officials say in a statement that the Tuesday night accident involved members of a ground-control party struck as two F-16 jets used unspecified air-to-ground munitions at a range that’s part of the White Sands Missile Range complex near Holloman.
Two Iraqis file lawsuit against Trump order banning travellers, refugees
Iraqi immigrant Hameed Darwish speaks with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez after being released at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, US, on January 28, 2017. Photo – Reuters Iraqi immigrant Hameed Darwish speaks with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez after being released at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, US, on January 28, 2017.
Almanac for Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017
Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include Roman Catholic St. Thomas Aquinas in 1225; Canadian Prime Minister and statesman Alexander MacKenzie in 1822; British explorer Henry Morton Stanley in 1841; Cuban revolutionary and poet Jose Marti in 1853; French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette in 1873; concert pianist Arthur Rubinstein in 1887; abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock in 1912; musician Acker Bilk in 1929; sculptor Claes Oldenburg in 1929 ; actor Alan Alda in 1936 ; actor Susan Howard in 1944 ; former Liberian leader Charles Taylor in 1948 ; ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov in 1948 ; former French President Nicolas Sarkozy in 1955 ; singer Sarah McLachlan in 1968 ; comedian Mo Rocca in 1969 ; actor Elijah Wood in 1981 ; singer Joey Fatone in 1977 ; singer Nick Carter in 1980 .
The Injustices of Chelsea Manning’s Ordeal
After overseeing the aggressive prosecution and near-seven-year incarceration of Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning, President Obama – in one of his last acts in office – commuted all but four months of her remaining sentence but ignored the fact that he had taken no action on the war crimes that Manning revealed. At his final news conference, Obama explained his reasons for commuting Manning’s record-setting 35-year sentence for leaking classified information to the public.
Facts That Our War-Happy Leaders Would Like To Keep Hushed Up
Just because it’s not being reported, doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. Donald Trump said, “I’m going to make our military so big, so powerful, so strong, that nobody – absolutely nobody – is gonna mess with us.”
Chelsea Manning: a potent symbol for transgender Americans
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Pfc. Chelsea Manning. For most Americans, Manning has been a hero or villain based on how they view her decision to leak classified material.
Pentagon chief says he opposed cutting Manning’s prison term
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Pfc. Chelsea Manning. For most Americans, Manning has been a hero or villain based on how they view her decision to leak classified material.
More clemency coming after Obama shortens Manninga s sentence
In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army, Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick.
Obama commutes Chelsea Manninga s sentence and she will be released from prison in May
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Friday that there is temptation to compare the cases of Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning because their crimes are “relatively similar.” Earnest pointed to the scale and aftermath of each of their crimes as the biggest differences that President Barack Obama will consider in the process of presidential clemency.
Fire captain works to keep families of those who fight for our country safe
Captain Jason Demars is a man of many badges: police, Army, and fire, but the badge he wears now is the one closest to his heart. Demars currently works for the Department of Defense, which reaches worldwide and encompasses every branch of the military.
‘It was like he lost his mind’
People stand on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a lone shooter opened fire inside the terminal. Picture: AP THE discharged US Army veteran arrested after the deadly shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport “lost his mind” after a tour of duty in Iraq, according to his aunt.
President Obama and the war on terror
William Tecumseh Sherman, a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War, said that war is hell. This means that no war is good.
Gold Medal is welcome recognition for WW II Filipino soldiers
HERCULES >> As a member of the U.S. Army’s elite Philippine Scouts unit, Januario “Janny” Ruiz fought alongside American soldiers in his native Philippines in World War II. He survived the Bataan Death March and six months as a Japanese prisoner of war.
Relocation plan of USFK bases to Pyeongtaek extended to 2018
The complete relocation of US Army bases to Pyeongtaek has been pushed back by two years to the end of 2018, Gyeonggi Province and Pyeongtaek City said Sunday. The original plan, which started on Jan. 24, 2005, was to finish the relocation at the end of this year.
Putin news conference: Relations with US ‘can’t be worse’
Russian President Vladimir Putin downplayed suggestions Friday there was a risk of a new nuclear arms race between Russia and the United States, shrugging off comments by US President-elect Donald Trump on Twitter as “nothing new.” “As for the newly elected president of the US, there is nothing new,” Putin said during his annual news conference that lasted four hours.