Editor Brian Harrod Provides Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, with aggregated news from sources all over the world from the Roundup Newswires Network
In this April 13, 2018, photo, packages from Internet retailers are delivered with the U.S. Mail in a apartment building mail room in Washington. Clicking "checkout" on an online purchase could cost more after a Supreme Court case being argued April 17. In this April 13, 2018, photo, packages from Internet retailers are delivered with the U.S. Mail in a apartment building mail room in Washington.
In this April 2, 2018, file photo, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, waves to supporters as he enters the room while campaigning for re-election at the National Border Patrol Council Local 3307 offices in Edinburg, Texas. The Texan is seeking re-election to the U.S. Senate by pledging to repeal Barack Obama's signature health care law, abolish the IRS and beat back federal overreach, even though the Trump administration has already diluted the health law, delivered sweeping tax cuts and code revisions and controls Washington along with a Republican-led Congress.
Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara poured cold water on President Donald Trump's early morning tweet that attorney-client privilege is "now a thing of the past," saying the president has no idea what he is talking about. Appearing on State of the Union with Jake Tapper, the CNN contributor was asked about the tweet, which said in full, "Attorney Client privilege is now a thing of the past.
President Trump says he has the power to fire special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, who is leading the Russia investigation. President Trump says he has the power to fire special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, who is leading the Russia investigation.
A Trump administration plan to ask people if they are U.S. citizens during the 2020 census has prompted a legal uproar from Democratic state attorneys general, who argue it could drive down participation and lead to an inaccurate count. Yet not a single Republican attorney general has sued -- not even from states with large immigrant populations that stand to lose if a census undercount of immigrants affects the allotment of U.S. House seats and federal funding for states.
Suncor's base plant with upgraders in the oil sands in Fort McMurray Alta, on Monday June 13, 2017. After nearly a decade since the last major oil pipeline was built, and with existing ones brimming with crude, Canada's energy industry is wondering when and if any new lifelines to foreign markets will go into the ground.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, speaking in an interview broadcast Sunday, declined to wade into the nasty feud between President Donald Trump and James Comey, the FBI director whom Trump fired last year and who is now promoting a book describing the experience. Ryan, R-Wis., who announced his retirement on Wednesday, has previously defended Comey from Trump's attacks.
More than 200 former Justice Department employees are urging Congress to "swiftly and forcefully respond" should President Donald Trump fire Robert Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, or Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, who is overseeing the federal probe. "It is up to the rest of us, and especially our elected representatives, to come to their defense and oppose any attempt by the President or others to improperly interfere in the Department's work," according to a statement signed by 245 former officials who worked under current and previous administrations, some as far back as that of President Richard M. Nixon.
Craigslist appears to have surrendered to heavy pressure over the erotic ads posted on its website by shutting down its adult services section. But authorities are not convinced the move by the country's leading classified advertising service will curb the availability of prostitution and child exploitation on the Internet.
President Donald Trump with Defense Secretary James Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford. The U.S. Constitution and international law suffered a stinging blow Friday night at the hands of an odd coalition that might be called Goldilocks and two moral dwarfs posing as Marine generals, together with a "Right Dishonorable" harridan and a young French poodle.
President Donald Trump attacked James Comey in a fusillade of tweets Sunday morning, calling for the former FBI director to be imprisoned as Trump served up a number of his favorite theories and alleged misdeeds without evidence. Trump's tweets are part of a broader effort by the White House and the Republican National Committee to discredit Comey, who has written a damaging tell-all book called ''A Higher Loyalty,'' to be released Tuesday.
Democrats love to sing, "Look for the union label" when it comes to taking Big Labor cash. When it comes to allowing unions to organize campaign workers and party organizations, NBC reports , Democrats sing an entirely different tune.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation executed search warrants against the president's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, in an investigation triggered by a referral from Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, announced he would not run for re-election, throwing the campaign for control of the House in the midterm elections into uncertainty.
Michael Cohen and the End Stage of the Trump Presidency - On May 1, 2003, the day President George W. Bush landed on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in front of the massive "Mission Accomplished" sign, I was in Baghdad performing what had become a daily ritual.
It is reported that the former First Lady played a "key role" in getting the pair together and is devastated she will not be there for the big day. Despite Harry's friendship with Barack Obama, which stems from the Invictus Games, the former president and Michelle won't be invited as it would cause a "diplomatic headache".
Washington failed to back up words with action after Beijing pressured Hanoi into abandoning South China Sea oil drilling project In the first quarter of 2018, China successfully coerced a South China Sea claimant state and got away with it. The implications are serious and undermine ongoing efforts by the United States and its democratic partners to build a "free and open" Indo-Pacific.
Former FBI chief James Comey said his belief that Hillary Clinton would be elected US president in 2016 "was a factor" in his handling of the probe into her misuse of a private email server while she was secretary of state. Comey, who was fired by Trump last year, told ABC that a desire to ensure that Clinton's victory was seen as legitimate played a role in his decision to announce the bureau would reopen the investigation, made 11 days before the election.
The founder and leader of the True Fire Prophetic Word Ministry , Prophet Nigel Gaisie has emphatically that he did not prophesy on his own volition that former President John Dramani Mahama will win the 2020 elections should he decide to contest. According to him, he was led to say and also warn the opposition National Democratic Congress that they risk not returning to power in 2020 if they field any candidate either than the former President.
The United States Senate returned to work last week. Time to talk about President Donald Trump's nominations again - especially those to the federal courts.