Trump Organization Exec Emailed Putin’s Spokesman for Help on a Deal

A top executive from Donald Trump's real estate company emailed Russian President VladiA mir Putin's personal spokesman during the U.S. presidential campaign last year to ask for help advancing a stalled Trump Tower development project in Moscow, according to documents submitted to Congress on Monday. The request came in a mid-January 2016 email from Michael Cohen, one of Trump's closest business advisers, who asked longtime Putin lieutenant Dmitry Peskov for assistance in reviving a deal that Cohen suggested was languishing.

As Thousands Suffer in Catastrophic #Harvey Floods, NY Times Reporter …

The New York Times' Houston bureau chief Manny Fernandez, who is covering the catastrophic mass-flooding from Hurricane Harvey that has left tens of thousands of people flooded out of their homes, posted a humble-brag photo to Twitter Monday night of his waterlogged reporter's notebook with the caption, "It's been a long day." Fernandez's last photo was posted at 6:14 p.m. CDT.

Mattis speaks

Defense Secretary Mattis loves the troops and the feeling is obviously mutual. Speaking to the troops somewhere on his current tour to Jordan, Turkey and Ukraine, he spoke to them from the heart about their mission as well as the home front : Believe me, I know you're far from home, every one of you; I know you could all be going to college, you young people, or you could be back on the block, just grateful.

After Charlottesville Schumer Wants Trump to Shut Down Voter Fraud…

Following the Nazi-Alt-Left rioting in Charlottesville, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling on President Trump to shut down his voter fraud investigation. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is calling on President Trump to close down his voter fraud commission in the aftermath of the violence in Charlottesville, Va., and instead said the government should work to "end the assault on voting rights."

Sebastian Gorka Says He Will Work with Breitbart Team post White House

Gorka announced that he will work with Breitbart to assist the president following his departure from the White House. [soundcloud width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /] As a privately owned web site, we reserve the right to edit or remove comments that contain spam, advertising, vulgarity, threats of violence, racism, anti-Semitism, or personal/abusive attacks on other users.

Energy Analyst: DOE’s Grid Study Raises Red Flags About Future Of Green Energy

The Department of Energy's grid study contains several important red flags to consider when determining what role solar and wind power will play in the future, a digital tech analyst told The Daily Caller News Foundation. The DOE's study notes that green energy technology is not currently a problem for the electrical grid, but the agency's report warns that solar and wind power could become a problem in the future if demand explodes, according to Mark Mills, an executive at tech-consulting organization Digital Power Group.

Catholic School Removes Catholic Statues And Teachings To Be More ‘Inclusive’

A Catholic school in California has angered several parents by stripping its campus and curriculum of Catholic statues and teachings, ostensibly to be more inclusive. The San Domenico School, a Dominican Catholic institution, removed the majority of its campus' 180 religious statues and icons, prompting several parents to claim that the school is abandoning its Catholic heritage to be more pluralistic, according to Marinij .