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In this July 8, 2015, file photo, United Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. United Airlines says a disruptive passenger on a flight from Shanghai to New Jersey was asked to get off, resulting in an unscheduled stop in San Francisco and an arrival delayed by eight hours.
As I write this, I can hear all of the liberal media establishment along with all of the Democrat Party and some lackluster Republicans shouting with joy that a special counsel has been named to investigate this supposed “Russian collusion with the Trump administration.” Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has been tapped by the deputy assistant attorney general to run this investigation, and it is hoped by one and all that a thorough and a quick investigation will ensue.  Even if this investigation takes several months, many areas will be looked into concerning anyone who may have had any dealings with, or access to or was in collusion with the Russian government.
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Former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn appears to have lied to federal investigators last year about who paid for his 2015 trip to Moscow, during a Defense Department inquiry into the renewal of his top secret security clearance, a leading Capitol Hill Democrat said Monday. Rep. Elijah Cummings, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said he intended to turn his information about Flynn over to Robert Mueller, named last week as a Department of Justice special counsel charged with investigating Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.
Gov. John Hickenlooper this week said he'll gladly sign into law a bill lawmakers passed that lets police hit offenders with $100 fines. Colorado is riding hard on diesel truck drivers who "roll coal," the politically charged display of power on the roads that has doused other vehicles, such as environmentally friendly Priuses, and pedestrians, including supporters of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, with sooty black smoke.
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump railed against President Barack Obama for failing to utter the words "radical Islamic terrorism." He accused the foundation run by Bill and Hillary Clinton of corruption for accepting charitable contributions from Saudi Arabia and chastised first lady Michelle Obama for not covering her head during a visit to the Kingdom.
Instead, he spent the bulk of his show tackling a subject he calls, "Stupid Watergate"-the investigation into whether influenced the U.S. presidential election and whether Donald Trump and the White House obstructed the investigation. Oliver seems to believe it's possible, because he also believes that the Trump administration always makes the worst choice possible.
Gilbert Feliciano, center, and other delegates supporting Kimberly Ellis chant for an opportunity to speak during a contentious moment discussing the election results for California Democratic Party chairperson on the final day of the party's state convention. Gilbert Feliciano, center, and other delegates supporting Kimberly Ellis chant for an opportunity to speak during a contentious moment discussing the election results for California Democratic Party chairperson on the final day of the party's state convention.
Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 U.S. Presidential election because of a number of factors, many of which are highly speculative, given the nature of her campaign and her history as a politician. It was rife with scandals, which her political opponents didn't hesitate to point out.
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump railed against President Barack Obama for failing to utter the words "radical Islamic terrorism." He accused the foundation run by Bill and Hillary Clinton of corruption for accepting charitable contributions from Saudi Arabia and chastised first lady Michelle Obama for not covering her head during a visit to the Kingdom.
As Trump traveled the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates pledged $100 million to a fund for women entrepreneurs proposed by Ivanka Trump, according to a report. The massive donation comes in spite of Trump, as a presidential candidate, criticizing rival Hillary Clinton for letting her charity take funds from the Saudis.
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump railed against President Barack Obama for failing to utter the words "radical Islamic terrorism." He accused the foundation run by Bill and Hillary Clinton of corruption for accepting charitable contributions from Saudi Arabia and chastised first lady Michelle Obama for not covering her head during a visit to the Kingdom.
President Donald Trump called on Middle Eastern leaders to combat a "crisis of Islamic extremism" emanating from the region, casting the fight against terrorism as a "battle between good and evil," not a clash between the West and Islam. Trump spoke Sunday during a meeting of more than 50 Arab and Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia.
The cast of 'Saturday Night Live' ended its record-breaking 42nd season with another rendition of the late Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." On November 12th, just a few days after Hillary Clinton lost the U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump-and in the wake of legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's passing- Saturday Night Live aired a sketch wherein Kate McKinnon, without question the most gifted cast member of SNL, performed a heartrending rendition of "Hallelujah" on the piano .
US President Donald Trump and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa take part in a bilateral meeting at a hotel in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Even as his administration fights for its travel ban from several Muslim-majority countries, US President Donald Trump is using the nation that is home to Islam's holiest site as a backdrop to call for Muslim unity in the fight against terrorism.
Then-FBI Director James Comey sworn in prior to testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington DC The briefing came a day after Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russian Federation in that country's attempts to improperly influence the 2016 election. In one story, the Washington Post reported that a law enforcement Russia probe has identified a current adviser to the president as a "person of interest", while a New York Times story reported that the commander in chief told visiting Russian officials that the firing of "nut job" FBI Director James Comey had taken a weight off his shoulders.
A keynote speech to the leaders of more than 40 Muslim nations is set to dominate the second day of US President Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia. The leaders will be listening closely to Mr Trump's words, worried he may repeat some of the rhetoric he has used about Islam in the past - including in March last year during his campaign when he said "Muslims hate us."
Judicial Watch's President Tom Fitton is astounded: The Trump officials he finds working on Freedom of Information cases he files are still, typically, Obama holdovers. Those holdovers, he told The Daily Caller News Foundation, are telling Judicial Watch it will be years before it can get former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails.
In an Oval Office meeting with senior Russian officials last week, Trump called Comey a "nut job" and said firing the intelligence chief had relieved "great pressure" on him, The New York Times reported . Earlier this week, revelations that Comey kept memos detailing his conversations with Trump, including one in which the president apparently pressed his former Federal Bureau of Investigation director to drop the inquiry into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, roiled Washington .