Lawmaker seeks to question businessman in Mueller probe

Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, center, and his lawyer Peter Chavkin, second from left, arrive to meet behind closed doors with the House Intelligence Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 8, 2018. President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, center, and his lawyer Peter Chavkin, second from left, arrive to meet behind closed doors with the House Intelligence Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 8, 2018.

House Democrats’ campaign arm now backing Dan Lipinski against liberal primary challenger

National Democrats are now backing Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., in a competitive primary after first giving the incumbent the cold shoulder. Lipinski, a socially conservative Democrat who is facing a tough primary from the Left, told the Washington Examiner on Thursday that he is now receiving support from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Here’s The “Violent Video Game Reel” Trump Shared At The White House

The White House has published its 'violent video game' reel that President Trump shared at today's meeting with members of the video game industry and critics of the medium. According to The Washington Post, Trump showed the reel at the beginning of the meeting, and asked the group: "this is violent, isn't it?" The sizzle reel, shared on The White House's YouTube channel , features clips from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 , Wolfenstein, Dead by Daylight, Sniper Elite, and Fallout 4. Trump's meeting was organized in the wake of the Florida shooting that sparked a conversation on the causes of youth violence, with Trump focusing on violence in video games.

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In 2011, a proposed California law banning the sale of violent video games to minors was blocked by the US Supreme Court. Or maybe an industry with over $100 billion in annual sales has persuaded enough experts to assert, with sufficient plausibility, that there is no connection.

Trump meeting with game execs yields ‘significant progress’ – Legislator

A number of representatives of the game industry met with US president Donald Trump today to discuss the issue of school safety in the wake of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 dead. While it's unclear what exactly went on during the meeting, one attendee has released the first public statement out of the event.

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Fox News contributor Sara A. Carter reports former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele knew that the Clinton campaign was footing the bill for the anti-Trump dossier, yet the FBI never included this information in its FISA court application for Carter Page. ormer British spy Christopher Steele was informed months after accepting the job to compile a dossier on then-candidate Donald J. Trump that the Hillary Clinton Campaign and the Democratic National Committee were paying the bills but that's not what the FBI told the secret FISA court when it sought a warrant to spy on one of Trump's campaign volunteers.

With high water rolling down the river, Army Corps begins opening Bonnet Carre Spillway

The first bay is opened at the Bonnet Carre Spillway as it is opened by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Norco, La. Thursday, March 8, 2018, to relieve flooding risk down river in New Orleans where the Mississippi River is expected to reach flood stage at 17 feet later in the week.

Lawmakers lose patience with NBIB over clearance backlog

Senators on the Intelligence Committee expressed deep frustration during a March 7 hearing focused on the government's lack of progress in reducing its 710,000-strong backlog of pending security clearance requests. Charles Phalen, director of the National Background Investigations Bureau, told lawmakers it would likely be years before they saw a significant reduction in the backlog.

Adam Schiff Hits Panic Button as Demands For Second Special Counsel…

Leaker Adam Schiff hit the panic button on Thursday as lawmakers put pressure on AG Sessions to appoint a second special counsel to investigate Obama's FISA abuses. On Thursday, desperate leaker Adam Schiff once again floated the idea Trump obstructed justice by talking to his lawyer about firing Mueller.

OPM puts agencies on notice about hiring politicals for civil service jobs

The federal government's human resources agency put up a caution flag about hiring former political appointees to career jobs in government. Kathleen McGettigan, then acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, announced in a February 23 memo that agencies seeking to hire former political appointees to career competitive service jobs will have to first obtain permission.

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Extends Invitation To Meet President Trump

A day after North Korea signaled it is willing to discuss giving up its nuclear weapons, the South China Morning Post reports that South Korea officials will deliver a "very unconventional" message from Kim Jong Un to the Trump administration. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may propose sending his sister, Kim Yo-jong, to the US as part of efforts to launch direct talks between Washington and Pyongyang, according to a South Korean diplomatic source.

FuelCell officials see – sustainable profitability’ ahead

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, visited FuelCell Energy in Torrington Wednesday to discuss a fresh tax credit for the industry and tour the recently-expanded factory. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, visited FuelCell Energy in Torrington Wednesday to discuss a fresh tax credit for the industry and tour the recently-expanded factory.