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Special Counsel Robert Mueller complained in a letter to Attorney General William Barr that his four-page summary of Mueller's Russia report "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance" of the investigation's conclusions.

There is no other way to put this: William Barr lied under oath when he said he didn't know how Mueller felt about his handling of the Russia report.

A U.S. federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Democrats in Congress can move forward with a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the law by accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments through his businesses.

Two people were killed and four others wounded, three critically, in a shooting on Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, officials said.

At the end of the day, it's clear that Trump doesn't give a damn about undocumented immigrants other than how much he can exploit them to his benefit.

Barr has forever tarnished his own reputation and put a stain on the Department of Justice. If he doesn't resign, he should be impeached.

Mueller expressed his concerns in a letter and followed it up with a phone call to Barr in which he told the AG to release the special counsel summaries.

The Trump administration does not have any active plans to provide more aid to farmers at the moment but can consider the option if the trade negotiations and weak commodity prices linger, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said on Tuesday.

The University of Cambridge will conduct a two-year academic study of how much it benefited from the Atlantic slave trade and whether its scholarship reinforced race-based thinking during Britain's colonial era.

Grappling with a ballooning number of mostly Central American families seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump has suggested increasingly bold steps to limit protections for this group and stem their entry into the United States.

Trump responded to the violence and crisis in Venezuela by threatening Cuba with a US embargo that already exists.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) officially referred Erik Prince for criminal prosecution for six documented lies to the House Intelligence Committee during his testimony.

Actress and activist Patricia Arquette argued for the ERA on Tuesday, saying women do not have equal protection under the law and laying bare with chilling examples how women today are often treated as sub-humans in America and do not have the same value as men.

They cited, among many ethical and legal issues, Barr's decision not to recuse himself, whether his non-summary summary was misleading, whether his conduct with respect to the report complied with DOJ practices, and whether he has demonstrated sufficient impartiality to continue overseeing the 14 criminal matters referred to other components of the DOJ and FBI.

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders agreed on Tuesday to spend $2 trillion on roads, bridges, water, broadband and power grids, and will meet again in three weeks to discuss how to pay for the plan, Democratic leaders said. The meeting, which appeared to be … Continue reading "Trump, Democrats agree to $2 trillion on infrastructure: Schumer"

Fox News is claiming that requiring Trump to release his tax returns or not be on the ballot is interfering with voting rights, which it is not.

By Vivian Sequera and Angus Berwick CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday called for a military uprising to oust President Nicolas Maduro and violence broke out at anti-government protests as the country hit a new crisis point after years of political and economic chaos. Several dozen armed troops accompanying Guaido clashed … Continue reading "Venezuela’s Guaido urges troops to rise against Maduro, violence breaks out"

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Tuesday opposed a bid by President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone to obtain unredacted portions of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election to help his defense against criminal charges brought by Mueller. “The government does not intend … Continue reading "Prosecutors oppose bid by Trump adviser Stone for access to unredacted Mueller report"

Trump's Fed choice Stephen Moore has said that he wants to get rid of child labor laws and force 11 and 12-year old kids to get jobs.

Trump dropped his demand that all investigations must end before he will work with Democrats during his meeting Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer.

By Aram Roston and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Erik Prince – the founder of the controversial private security firm Blackwater and a prominent supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump – has been pushing a plan to deploy a private army to help topple Venezuela’s socialist president, Nicolas Maduro, four sources with knowledge of the … Continue reading "Exclusive – Blackwater founder’s latest sales pitch: mercenaries for Venezuela"

As Donald Trump continues his war with the rule of law that he used to say he believes in, there are signs that Republican support for him may be softening. Certainly, one can look at the increase in support for Trump and his Putin-first agenda and conclude the opposite. Smaller numbers with increased conformity to … Continue reading "Opinion: Traits Consistent with Fascism Falsely Inflate Trump Support"

It took a Canadian to point out how our mainstream media is failing us. Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star Daniel Dale observed how our media fails to even mention Trump's lies.

Several student groups have denounced Hill's praise for Jewish and Western civilization's achievements as "racist, anti-Palestinian, xenophobic, sexist and Islamophobic," characterizing his criticisms of Sharia law as "barbaric."

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-PA) said that Trump will lose his lawsuit to block House subpoenas of his financial records because as president, he has no expectation of privacy.

House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff announced that he would be referring Erik Prince for criminal prosecution for perjury.

Joe Biden got a six-point bounce from his presidential campaign, while Bernie Sanders dropped two points, and Pete Buttigieg saw his momentum stop in new Democratic poll.

Trump, three of his children and seven of his companies filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Deutsche Bank and Capital One Financial Corp to block the banks from complying with federal subpoenas investigating his financial dealings.

Omar’s penchant for provoking millions of Americans with odious words has masked the related elements of her associations, ideology, and background.

If you’re an adult, you’ve already benefited from childbearing and parenting. It’s time for you to stop being so selfish and give back to the world.

One can only wonder how much more good could be done if LGBT groups devoted their time, energy, and resources to offering services to those in need instead of trying to destroy religious organizations in court.

Too many decry any discussion of group differences as instantly racist. This hurts the very people we need to be helping, and it erodes free speech norms in the process.

The most noteworthy aspect of Tandy Aye’s discussion is her concession that the doctors who administer Gender Affirming Therapy are sterilizing these children.

How can you claim to be a Christian, let alone a Christian minister, while denying one essential element after another of Jesus’ own life and teaching? Either Jesus is a liar or she is.

Here are a few excerpts of some of Wolf's best writings on faith––on Christ's sacrifice and resurrection, and on our place as Christians intent on glorifying God. Don't forget his widow and children, either.

The Jewish community does mourn, even though we may never have met any of the 12 victims in Pittsburgh and Poway, because they’re members of our extended Jewish family.

Thanks to federal mandates, physicians now spend more time staring at computer screens than connecting with patients. They find the drudgery soul-crushing.

Teachers should not be faulted for their efforts, but there are significant reasons to ensure the line between teacher and parent remains distinct.

A majority of the Democratic candidates have already signed onto an Indivisible pledge to wholeheartedly endorse the eventual nominee.

Biden won the official endorsement of the International Association of Fire Fighters on Monday, a union organization that represents over 300,000 workers.

Not only do those around Trump not respect him and his ability to lead the country, but they often refuse to follow his dangerous whims.

Jews in New York City took to the streets Monday night in order to protest The New York Times' anti-Semitic cartoon.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is resigning, but Democrats are already talking about calling him to testify before the House Judiciary Committee.

James Poulos, Executive Editor of The American Mind, joins Ben Domenech on this episode of the Federalist Radio Hour.

At his first rally in Pittsburgh, PA, former vice president Joe Biden went after Trump’s economic record and talked to the people who are being left behind. Biden went after Trump on the economy Biden said, “The stock market is roaring, but you don’t feel it. There was $2 trillion tax cut last year, did … Continue reading "Joe Biden Storms Pittsburgh And Goes Straight For Trump’s Economy"

"Literally, I learned about the investigation into Trump as a private citizen in the freaking Washington Post," Rhodes said.

The economy won't be able to rescue Trump and the GOP as the vast majority of Americans aren't feeling great benefit from Trump's economy.

House Judiciary Committee chairman, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) will hold a vote on allowing lawyers to question Attorney General Barr on Thursday.

"The redacted Mueller Report documents a series of activities that show strong evidence of collusion. Or, more precisely, it provides significant evidence that Trump Campaign associates coordinated with, cooperated with, encouraged, or gave support to the Russia/WikiLeaks election interference activities.

Beto O'Rourke on Monday laid out one of the most detailed climate policies so far in the crowded Democratic field, calling for a $5 trillion investment in clean energy technology and infrastructure over 10 years with a goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.

Since Israel is increasingly detested by the American Left, progressives have become increasingly comfortable attacking Jews.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top Democrats in Congress told U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday that the United States has “massive” infrastructure needs and must be met with “substantial, new and real revenue.” In a letter ahead of a White House meeting Tuesday with Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer said … Continue reading "Democrats insist on ‘substantial’ new revenue for infrastructure"

Former Vice President Joe Biden, who announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination last week, blasted President Trump for badmouthing unions, hours before Biden spoke to unions in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Trump was so unhinged during a phone interview that Fox Business's Maria Bartiromo was trying desperately to get him off the air.

By James Oliphant PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will hold his first event as a presidential candidate in Pittsburgh on Monday, speaking before union members whose endorsements may be key in the primary race. Biden, who joined the 2020 Democratic race last week, is counting on organized labor to comprise a … Continue reading "Joe Biden to kick off presidential bid with speech to union workers in his home state of Pennsylvania"

The National Antiracist Book Festival recognizes that it is primarily about anti-black racism. Attendees exuded a mix of fashionable wokeness.

The "president" has now made 10,000 false or misleading claims while in office. What a lot of winning. Trump now lies so much in a day that he has lied more in a single month than he did in the first five months of his presidency.

It has worked closely with legislators to protect firearms manufacturers from liability for gun violence and pushed a ban on U.S. health officials from promoting gun control.

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Sunday it could quit a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons after the United States tightens sanctions, while an Iranian general said the U.S. Navy was interacting as before with an elite military unit blacklisted by Washington. Tensions between Tehran and Washington have risen since the Trump administration … Continue reading "Iran says leaving nuclear treaty one of many options after U.S. sanctions move"

A new poll reveals that more than half of all senior voters (53%) say that they definitely will not vote for Trump in 2020.

Trump is not attending the teacher of the year ceremony, and it just so happens that this year's winner is a black teacher from Virginia.

Jared Kushner sought out and was advised on Trump's campaign by a Russian who is known to have a pro-Kremlin agenda during the 2016 election.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said after holding his first face-to-face talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday that U.S. security guarantees would probably not be enough to persuade Pyongyang to shut its nuclear program.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic chairman of a congressional committee has put off holding a former White House security clearance chief in contempt until after the panel interviews him about decisions made on some of President Donald Trump’s advisers. The House Oversight and Government Reform committee voted last week to subpoena Carl Kline over whistleblower … Continue reading "Cummings warned Kline that the White House ordering him not to appear ‘is not a valid legal reason’"

In a compelling, powerful, and even funny way, a new documentary from We The Internet defends the right to engage in hate speech.

There is no justifiable reason for a nine-year-old to dance on stage in front of drunk adults, accepting money and being encouraged to mimic adult entertainers.

The pithy New York Times columnist traveled to the border, looked at the fence, and realized something wasn’t quite right.

This exploitative system should not be bailed out by boondoggles such as Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s plans for free college and student loan bailouts.

If 'sex' in federal law is replaced with 'gender identity,' the government will be unable to ensure equal opportunities for women.

Clark will be subject to arrest if any police officer has 'reasonable' grounds to believe that he's referred to his daughter as female in public or private. 

Laziness is the central characteristic of the age of infotainment. Conflating news and entertainment means less effort goes into reporting and humor.

This rejection of state autonomy does not help convince that Washington is prepared to ‘empower states to lead the way,’ or that the Trump administration really supports school choice.

Ultimately, this is a film not just about massive battles between good and evil, about flashy tech and iron suits, it is a look into the human soul, and what we are willing to do to overcome.

Nationalism is back as a burning issue not because of modern demagoguery or ancient hatreds but because of the triumph of digital technology over everyday life.

Contrary to what we’ve been told, there are other ways besides an atomistic drive for power and affluence to exemplify feminine strength and virtue.

The U.S. admiral in charge of the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba has been fired "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command," U.S. Southern Command said in a statement on Sunday.

The Pentagon said on Friday that it expected to send about 300 additional troops to the border with Mexico including roughly 100 cooks who would hand out meals, breaking with past policy to avoid troops coming in contact with migrants.

Beto O'Rourke attacked the close ties between Republican President Donald Trump and Fox News on Sunday, saying the White House has "free rein, almost" over what is broadcast on the cable television network.

Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) said that Congress needs to hear Trump testify under oath about obstruction of justice.

Trump claims that he is 'young and vibrant,' but a candid picture of the president tells a thousand words of a much different story.

House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler threatened Attorney General William Barr and told him exactly how the hearing will go down.

Trump is facing a dangerous situation on obstruction as former White House counsel Don McGahn is viewed as a credible witness by Democrats and Republicans.

Fox News was interviewing Joel Rubin, the former Asst. Sec. of State about the Poway synagogue mass shooting, until Rubin linked the rise in anti-Semitism to Trump and Fox abruptly cut to commercial.

For one family caught up in the California synagogue shooting, a move from Israel to the United States in search of a safer life has been a journey "from fire to fire".

In an unprecedented step, the Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to try to block one congressional subpoena; some Trump advisers have been told to ignore other subpoenas; and a request for Trump's tax returns has not been fulfilled.

Former acting attorney general Sally Yates said that she had prosecuted obstruction of justice cases that had less evidence than the federal government has on Trump.

Kellyanne Conway brought up Charlottesville during a Sunday morning interview and her failed defense of Trump was that he wasn't talking about statues, not racists.

It's true that Joe Biden did his best to help Anita Hill, including concealing witnesses who would have been a disaster under examination. But even he admitted to his colleague that Hill was lying.

But Buttigieg's main argument for his candidacy is that he is a turnaround artist in the mold of Trump, although the Democrat does not expressly invoke the comparison with the Republican president.

Trump claimed that former President Obama had been disloyal to America, as congressional investigators are digging into his relationship with Russia.

Instead of denouncing gun violence after the Poway synagogue shooting, Trump warned that Democrats are coming to take everyone's guns.

Trump attacked the FBI and DOJ officials who investigated him and labeled them scum at a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

This was going to be a column on what looks to me like softening Republican support for Donald Trump. Instead it’s going to be about an aspect of one of the reasons Trump should be impeached.  I will write that other column, but not today. Trump stokes hatred toward most Americans.  He has transformed hate … Continue reading "Opinion: Why Poway Proves That Trump Has To Go"

A gunman opened fire in a San Diego-area synagogue with an assault-style weapon on Saturday, killing one woman inside and wounding three other worshippers in a hate crime carried out on the last day of Passover, authorities said.

Retired U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North will step down as president of the National Rifle Association, North said on Saturday, adding he was being forced out due to his allegations that NRA leaders engaged in financial improprieties.

Recalling Roosevelt’s four freedoms helps us realize exactly the damage Trump is doing but also helps us keep our eyes on the prize of what we need to correct, restore, and achieve to enjoy Roosevelt’s ideals of freedom.

Recognizing that granting imprisoned people voting rights is essential to challenging racism and achieving democracy stands as a key and crucial challenge for progressives if we are to approach the achievement of democracy.

If Trump continues to refuse to comply with lawful investigations, it will put America in a far more dangerous position than Watergate ever did.

Democrats have control of one half of one branch of the U.S. government – the House of Representatives – and they are using it to follow the money.

Here's where every 2020 discussion should begin and end: No matter who the Democrats nominate, progressive primary voters must unite behind them.

The once fear gun manufacturers lobby is teetering over declining revenues and civil war between Wayne LaPierre and Oliver North. The NRA Is Destroying Itself From Within Wayne LaPierre, the longtime face of the gun lobby, claims that he is being extorted. The Wall Street Journal reported: According to Mr. LaPierre’s letter to board members, … Continue reading "The NRA Is Teetering Toward Collapse As Internal Civil War Goes Public"

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the House Intelligence Committee chairman, called Trump's beliefs on collusion with Russia scummy and thought that a president could be indicted.

By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House will let a congressional committee interview a former staffer about security clearances, according to media reports, after a top U.S. House Republican sought to defuse tensions between House Democrats and the Trump administration. Republican Representative Jim Jordan, a leader of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus better … Continue reading "White House agrees to let House panel interview ex-staffer: media"

Whatever album to which 'ME!' eventually belongs may indeed include some of Swift's best work. But this isn't it. This is boring and half-baked.

The Trump administration failed to adequately consider oil spills, climate change and the welfare of polar bears in its expedited study of proposed drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, according to comments published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week.

In an unusual bid to defuse tensions between congressional Democrats and the Trump administration, a top U.S. House Republican is urging the White House to let a former staffer talk with committee investigators about security clearances.

By Joshua Schneyer and M.B. Pell NEW YORK (Reuters) – Senator Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic lawmakers on Friday proposed a bill that offers new protections for U.S. military families facing unsafe housing, following a series of Reuters reports revealing squalid conditions in privately managed base homes. The Reuters reports and later Congressional hearings detailed … Continue reading "Senator Elizabeth Warren offers military housing bill to boost transparency"

The White House implemented a new system to keep Trump's private schedule secret so that the American people can't find out how little he works.

The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll showed that a majority of Americans don't support impeachment, but other parts of the poll show a nation that wants to vote Trump out.

Rod Rosenstein used a common phrase among those in the Trump administration who are using their positions to cover-up for Trump.

President Donald Trump denied on Thursday that he had ordered then-White House counsel Don McGahn to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller from the Russia investigation, moving to undermine McGahn's credibility ahead of a possible congressional testimony.

A series of leaked emails show Fox News reporters rushing to Trump's defense after Joe Biden nailed him for Charlottesville.

Republicans have refused to join Democrats in pledging not to use hacked or stolen information in the 2020 election campaign.

Joe Biden set a new 2020 fundraising record and blew past the competition by raising $6.3 million in 24 hours with an average donation of $41.

Senator Mike Lee joins Ben Domenech on the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss history, identity politics, Star Wars and more.

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the state's constitution protects a woman's right to an abortion and upheld an injunction blocking a state law that would have banned a common second trimester abortion procedure.

"The United States will now lock arms with Iran, North Korea and Syria as non-signatories to this historic treaty whose sole purpose is to protect innocent people from deadly weapons," said Oxfam America President Abby Maxman.

By Arshad Mohammed and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, hoping to boost workforce morale, unveiled an “ethos” statement on Friday that some former officials viewed with skepticism, partly because an early draft had language they saw as an admonition not to leak to the media. Two former officials knowledgeable … Continue reading "Pompeo unveils an ‘ethos’ statement that former officials view with skepticism"

A federal judge on Friday sentenced admitted Russian agent Maria Butina to 18 months in prison after the Siberia native begged for mercy and expressed remorse for conspiring with a Russian official to infiltrate a gun rights group and influence U.S. conservative activists and Republicans.