Roger Stone: I’m ‘probably’ unnamed person mentioned in Robert Mueller indictment

Mueller's indictment, unveiled days before President Donald Trump is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin , asserts that the Russian suspects engaged in a far-reaching hacking scheme that targeted the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. The indictment also referenced a U.S. person who "was in regular contact with senior members of the presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump" and exchanging messages with the conspirators, who were posing as Guccifer 2.0. In an interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo, Stone said that he's "probably" the person named in the filing.

Then, If he’s Re-Elected, he’LL Savage Businesses for…

Democratic senator Bill Nelson has been avoiding common campaign expenses such as paying payroll tax and providing benefits such as health insurance by staffing his reelection effort solely through contractors, a rarely used and frowned-upon tactic. Nelson's filings with the Federal Election Commission so far this cycle contain no disbursements for payroll or salary, nor payments for payroll taxes that come along with having salaried workers.

Read the indictment: Russian government tied toa

Twelve Russian military intelligence officers hacked into the Clinton presidential campaign and the Democratic Party and released tens of thousands of private communications in a sweeping conspiracy by the Krem Read the indictment: Russian government tied to election hacking Twelve Russian military intelligence officers hacked into the Clinton presidential campaign and the Democratic Party and released tens of thousands of private communications in a sweeping conspiracy by the Krem Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: Twelve Russian intelligence officers were indicted by a grand jury for a hacking scheme targeting the 2016 US election.

Catholics rock courthouse

Even before President Trump announced his nomination Monday of federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill departing Justice Anthony Kennedy's slot on the Supreme Court, the foul scent of anti-Catholicism began seeping into public commentary. In particular, an article Monday morning that quickly earned ire in the choir came from Daily Beast writer Jay Michaelson.

Millions from anonymous donors to influence Kavanaugh fightAssociated Press

Millions of dollars from anonymous donors are helping shape the fight over President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee as Republicans and Democrats undertake a bruising battle for ideological control of the nation's loftiest tribunal. Even before Trump's announcement Monday that he had picked Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, advocacy groups had begun lining up for and against the nomination and said they would spend heavily to influence the outcome of what's expected to be a tumultuous confirmation process.

A Republican president nominated a conservative judge. Why is this so traumatic?Los Angeles Times

To the editor: UC Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, in an attempt to appear even-handed in "the matter of bias" on federal appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, seems to assent that bias is part of human nature and that "no one suggests that our knowledge about [a nominee's] general views a makes them impermissibly biased."

Trump Supporters Really Don’t Care About the Russian Indictments. Do You?

Do You?" > >" addthis:title="Trump Supporters Really Don't Care About the Russian Indictments. Do You?" > The hardcore followers of Donald Trump-the ones who consume nothing but right-wing media, including social media-really do think the indictments of twelve Russian operatives for meddling in the 2016 presidential election is just so much fake news, just another effort by the "deep state" to discredit the 45th President.

Trump criticized for not leading effort to secure elections

As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump administration is facing criticism that it has no clear national strategy to protect the country during the upcoming midterms and beyond. Both Republicans and Democrats have criticized the administration's response as fragmented, without enough coordination across federal agencies.

As Supreme Court battle roils DC, suburban voters shrug

It stands to shift the direction of the nation's highest court for decades, but President Donald Trump's move to fill a Supreme Court vacancy has barely cracked the consciousness of some voters in the nation's top political battlegrounds. Even among this year's most prized voting bloc - educated suburban women - there's no evidence that a groundswell of opposition to a conservative transformation of the judicial branch, which could lead to the erosion or reversal of Roe v.

Ekiti election: Snatch ballot box, lose your hand; run with it, lose your legs -Police

Ekiti election: Fear, anxiety, intrigues as Ekiti elects governor today 4,390 soldiers; 30,000 policemen deployed No security for political office holders Ekiti election: Today, 667,064 eligible voters who have collected their PVCs out of 913, 334 registered voters are expected to file out across the 2,195 polling units spread across 177 wards in 16 local government areas of Ekiti State to elect a governor who would be saddled with the mandate of running the state for the next four years. Adequate security has been assured as no fewer than 4, 390 combined forces of soldiers and other paramilitary personnel will be deployed to complement the 30,000 policemen who have been drafted to Ekiti to monitor the election.

Mississippi to honor Marine plane crash that killed 16

Mississippi and U.S. Marine Corps officials are helping dedicate a monument to a plane crash that killed 15 Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman last year. The military transport plane, flown by a New York-based Marine Reserve unit, was carrying special forces Marines from North Carolina to California for training when it crashed July 10, 2017.

Black students canvassing for Congressional candidate get police called on them

A pair of black college students who were canvassing for a Congressional candidate had the police called on them in a video circulating on Facebook. Eli Sabur and another student, identified only as Debo, were campaigning for David Kim in Snellville, GA, when someone in the neighborhood called the cops.

Russia hack of Democrat followed Trump speech

FILE In this file photo taken on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, President Vladimir Putin wears headphones as he tests a pistol in a shooting range as he visits the Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate in Moscow, Russia. The Justice Department has announced charges against 12 Russian intelligence officers for hacking offenses during the 2016 presidential election, it was announced on Friday, July 13, 2018.

White House Rejects Calls To Cancel Putin Summit After Russian Indictments

The White House is rejecting calls from leading members of Congress to cancel a U.S.-Russian presidential summit in the wake of indictments that for the first time charge the Russian government with directly interfering in the 2016 presidential election. The indictments of 12 Russian military intelligence officers on July 13 for allegedly hacking and releasing thousands of documents and e-mails that were damaging to U.S. President Donald Trump's Democratic opponent came a scant three days before Trump's scheduled summit with President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland.

US agency urges automakers to speed up Takata recalls

The U.S. government's road safety agency is urging automakers to speed up replacement of potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement Friday that Heidi King, it's top official, has met with 19 affected companies urging them to accelerate the recalls and to post recall plans on their websites.