Trump’s tale of FBI mole: Fact or fantasy?

President Donald Trump and his supporters are circulating an explosive theory: The FBI, they say, may have planted a mole, or "spy," inside the 2016 campaign to bring him down. The unverified allegation has lit up conservative media and earned space on Trump's Twitter feed just as special counsel Robert Mueller enters his second year in the Russia probe.

EXCLUSIVE: Gina Haspel Refuses to Answer Senator Rand Paul’s…

Prior to her confirmation as CIA Director, Gina Haspel was facing tough questions from Senator Rand Paul, and The Gateway Pundit has exclusively reviewed her responses which completely dodged specific questions about the CIA's involvement with the Christopher Steele dossier. On Tuesday, Senator Paul sent a formal letter to Haspel inquiring about her involvement in surveillance of the Trump campaign.

Trump: America Is ‘Blessed’ With ‘250 Years Worth Of Beautiful Coal’

President Donald Trump praised coal Friday evening, renewing his commitment to "energy dominance" and the United States' vast coal resources. Trump's administration has steadily rolled back regulations burying the coal industry under bureaucratic red tape and high standards, such as the Clean Power Plan.

The Virginia GOP wants to get this creationist elected to Congress

Cynthia Dunbar wants a "biblical litmus test" for politicians, and has called for making the judicial branch "subordinate" to Congress. Cynthia Dunbar has called public schools "tyrannical," and was at the center of the Texas schoolbook controversy years ago -and is now the favorite to win a Congressional seat in Virginia.

Iran, Venezuela weighing on oil market: IEA

Global oil supplies could be hit by the decision by the US to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, and also by falling production in crisis-hit Venezuela, the IEA said on Wednesday. The decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran deal "has switched the focus of oil market analysis from the fundamentals to geopolitics," the International Energy Agency wrote in its regular monthly report.

Prosecutor Will No Longer Request Bail for Small Crimes

A Florida prosecutor who got into a legal fight with the governor for her blanket refusal to seek the death penalty now says her office will no longer request monetary bail bonds for defendants accused of low-level crimes. Instead, prosecutors in the Orlando-area jurisdiction of State Attorney Aramis Ayala will recommend releasing defendants on their own recognizance for crimes involving possession of small amounts of cannabis, driving without a license, panhandling, disorderly conduct or loitering.

Supreme Court’s embrace of states’ rights could aid California in …

The Supreme Court decision upholding states' rights to offer sports betting was backed mostly by conservative justices, but it may also give a boost to California and other liberal states that are defying the Trump administration's drive for stricter immigration enforcement. At issue on both fronts - sports betting and immigration - is whether Washington can require states to enforce a federal policy, or instead, whether they are free to go their own way.

In Wisconsin, Trump voters warn him not to fire special counsel Mueller: ‘People would be suspicious’

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Who Lost Russia?’ Isn’t Just an Academic Debate

These days, Russia is merely a big football for Americans. There's little demand for nuance, as some old Russia hands complained to Keith Gessen for his excellent article  published in the New York Times Magazine over the weekend.

Facebook Suspends 200 Apps Suspected Of Collecting Data

Facebook has suspended roughly 200 apps suspected of misusing data they have gathered on the social media site, a vice president at the company said on Monday. The company has investigated "thousands of apps" and "around 200 have been suspended," Ime Archibong, vice president of Product Partnerships at Facebook, wrote in a blog post .

Teenager, 18, accused of plotting ISIS-inspired gun and grenade terror attack

Teenager, 18, accused of plotting ISIS-inspired gun and grenade terror attack at London's British Museum 'fantasised about killing Barack Obama in coded online chats with jihadi fiance' A teenage girl accused of plotting to launch ISIS -inspired terror attacks at London landmarks fantasised about killing Barack Obama in online chats with her Jihadi fiance, a court heard today. Safaa Boular, 18, was arrested as she planned a suicide attack on the British Museum using guns and grenades after being trained online by Naweed Hussain, a British Pakistani who joined Islamic State in Syria in June 2015, it is claimed.