Painting thought stolen 40 years ago returns to New York

A painting by the modernist master Robert Motherwell that disappeared from a New York warehouse in 1978 and was presumed stolen has been returned after 40 years, federal law enforcement officials announced. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman unveiled the 1967 painting, "Untitled," at a Manhattan news conference on Thursday where he was joined by FBI officials who helped return the artwork to the foundation that owns the bulk of Motherwell's artworks.

Indictment ties Russian government 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 Kremlin to meddle in the 2016 U.S. election, according to an indictment announced days before President Donald Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The indictment represents special counsel Robert Mueller's first charges against Russian government officials for interfering in American politics, an effort U.S. intelligence agencies say was aimed at helping the Trump campaign and harming his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.

U.S. lifts ban on suppliers selling to China’s ZTE

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday lifted a ban on U.S. companies selling goods to ZTE Corp., allowing China's second-largest telecommunications equipment-maker to resume business. The Commerce Department removed the ban shortly after ZTE deposited $400 million in a U.S. bank escrow account as part of a settlement reached last month.

Moscow now accused of US election meddling, in indictment

Twelve Russian military intelligence officers hacked into the Clinton presidential campaign and Democratic Party, releasing tens of thousands of stolen and politically damaging communications, in a sweeping conspiracy by the Kremlin to meddle in the 2016 U.S. election, according to a grand jury indictment announced days before President Donald Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The indictment stands as special counsel Robert Mueller's first allegation implicating the Russian government directly in criminal behaviour meant to sway the presidential election.

Hillary: Forget the 1950s. This Kavanaugh character’s taking us back to the 1850s.

A fine entry here for the SCOTUS chapter of "Sh*t Liberals Say" and a fine note on which to end the week via the Daily Caller , as it's a preview of the hysteria to come and just a taste of the hysteria that'll greet a true culture-warrior nominee like Barrett down the road. It's also a reminder of why the left distrusts Hillary.

Pence family’s failed gas stations cost taxpayers $21M

GARDEN CITY, Ind. - Vice President Mike Pence turns nostalgic when he talks about growing up in small-town Columbus, Indiana, where his father helped build an empire of more than 200 gas stations that provided an upbringing on the "front row of the American dream."

12 Russian intelligence officers indicted for hacking into DNC, Clinton campaign

Twelve Russian nationals were indicted for hacking into the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton presidential campaign in 2016, the Justice Department announced Friday. The 12 defendants, all Russian intelligence officers, "engaged in a sustained effort to hack into the computer networks of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the DNC and the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton," special counsel Robert Mueller alleged in his indictment.

Ex-GOP Rep. David Jolly pounds GOP for ‘humiliating’…

Former Rep. Dave Jolly didn't have much nice to say about the daylong hearing the GOP held on Thursday where they bullied and attacked FBI agent Peter Strzok in a nationally televised spectacle. Appearing on MSNBC on Friday afternoon with host Katy Tur, the former lawmaker took his party to the woodshed, saying his former colleagues turned the hearing into a "humiliating day to be a Republican."

Stabenow, Peters oppose Trump’s high court nominee Kavanaugh

In this April 30, 2018, file photo, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks to reporters after holding a roundtable meeting with veterans in Lansing, Mich. In a statement released Friday, July 13, 2018, Stabenow said she will oppose President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

Pompeo meets next Mexican president, says Trump wants better ties

MEXICO CITY: U.S. President Donald Trump wants to strengthen and improve ties with Mexico after "bumps in the road," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Mexico's next leader on Friday, following the leftist's landslide victory this month. President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in turn, handed Pompeo a letter addressed to Trump with his plans to reset the relationship, focussing on trade, immigration, development and security, said Marcelo Ebrard, an aide to the incoming president.

5 takeaways from the Russian election hacking indictment

FILE In this file photo taken on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, President Vladimir Putin, second right, and Russian President's special representative on questions of ecology and transport Sergei Ivanov, right, visit 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 reported on Friday, July 13, 2018.

Internet buries Giuliani for insisting new Mueller indictments absolve Trump of all wrongdoing

On Friday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein issued a lengthy indictment charging Russian military officials with interfering in the 2016 election to aid the campaign of Donald Trump. Naturally, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was quick to jump to the conclusion that the report absolved Donald Trump of any wrongdoing.

Russian indictments come days before Trump’s first summit with Putin Source: Cox Media Group

ELLESBOROUGH, England - The Friday indictment of a dozen Russian nationals for hacking into the Democratic National Committee landed days before President Donald Trump is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding a stunning new dimension to a meeting already fraught with tension. Hours before Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the charges, Trump vowed to ask Putin "firmly" about Moscow's involvement in the last presidential election, but he warned that the "stupidity" of domestic politics and the special counsel's ongoing probe into the issue was holding back U.S.-Russian relations.