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The Number Of Republicans Willing To Break From Donald Trump Grows

The Number Of Republicans Willing To Break From Donald Trump Grows

President Donald Trump is up for the fight of his political career in November, and it appears that he will have fewer Republicans behind him than he has in recent years. According to a report in Forbes, multiple high profile Republicans have taken a stand against the controversial president, putting him in a potentially vulnerable […]

4y ago

Washington National Guard Leaders Asking For Investigation Into The Use Of Helicopters To Disperse Protesters

Washington National Guard Leaders Asking For Investigation Into The Use Of Helicopters To Disperse Protesters

The District of Columbia National Guard has asked for an investigation into the use of military helicopters to force protesters in the George Floyd demonstration to disperse, according to comments received by The Hill. D.C. National Guard spokeswoman Air Force Lt. Col. Brooke Davis told the publication that one of her superiors has called for […]

4y ago

Minnesota Officials Walk Back Their Estimations On Out-Of-State Protesters

Minnesota Officials Walk Back Their Estimations On Out-Of-State Protesters

Minnesota officials have retracted their statements about the number of protesters arrested in the George Floyd demonstrations who were from out of state, according to The Hill. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter changed his estimations on Saturday evening during a joint press conference with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and state Gov. Tim Walz, just hours […]

4y ago

Minnesota National Guard Activated To Contain George Floyd Protests

Minnesota National Guard Activated To Contain George Floyd Protests

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has activated his state’s National Guard in the wake of the George Floyd protests, according to a statement published by the office of Governor Tim Walz & Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan. Protests in the streets have morphed into what some have reported as a seeming war zone, with stores burning and […]

4y ago

Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Condemns China’s Controversial Hong Kong Measures

Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Condemns China’s Controversial Hong Kong Measures

The ruling Communist Party of the People’s Republic of China is pushing controversial national security measures that will ban acts of treason, secession, and sedition in Hong Kong. It’s a move that many are decrying as a legal means to limit the freedoms of the region’s citizens and stamp out pro-democracy activism. In response to […]

4y ago

Canada Police Were Reportedly Prepared To Shoot Indigenous Activists Using Snipers

Canada Police Were Reportedly Prepared To Shoot Indigenous Activists Using Snipers

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada‘s national police force, was prepared to shoot Indigenous Wet’suwet’en activists that were defending land in northern British Columbia, The Guardian reports. According to documents viewed by the publication, RCMP commanders argued that “lethal overwatch” was required, referring to the deployment of snipers. The commanders also reportedly told officers […]

4y ago

Donald Trump Signs Defense Bill, Officially Making Space Force The Sixth Branch Of The U.S. Military

Donald Trump Signs Defense Bill, Officially Making Space Force The Sixth Branch Of The U.S. Military

Just days after the House of Representatives passed two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, he seemed unshaken as he signed a massive defense bill that included the official formation of America’s newest branch of the military: the U.S. Space Force. According to The Hill, Trump signed off on the bi-partisan National Defense Authorization […]

4y ago

Back Pay Fairness Act Would Reimburse Federal Workers With Interest

Back Pay Fairness Act Would Reimburse Federal Workers With Interest

Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama) has introduced legislation that would ensure federal workers affected by government shutdowns receive appropriate interest payments in addition to back pay, NBC reports. The Back Pay Fairness Act comes in time for the end of the longest partial shutdown in U.S. government history, which resolved at least temporarily on Friday after […]

5y ago

Secret Service Creates ‘Challenge Coin’ For Work Without Pay

Secret Service Creates ‘Challenge Coin’ For Work Without Pay

In many organizations, “challenge coins” recognize significant achievements or immortalize harrowing experiences. The custom-made souvenirs might be made to recognize anything from serving in a military unit to serving under a particular president. For the Secret Service, a challenge coin is now a way to remember the month (and counting) when they had to work […]

5y ago

Smithsonian Losing $1 Million A Week

Smithsonian Losing $1 Million A Week

The partial government shutdown is currently costing the Smithsonian substantial revenue, wrote Smithsonian Institution secretary David J. Skorton in a Tuesday op-ed for USA Today. Skorton points out that unlike federal institutions that are suffering mostly from lack of direct funds during the shutdown, organizations like the Smithsonian, which rely in part on secondary revenue […]

5y ago

Trump Vows To Carry On With State Of The Union Against Pelosi’s Wishes

Trump Vows To Carry On With State Of The Union Against Pelosi’s Wishes

President Trump intends to deliver the State of the Union address as planned on Tuesday, questioning the security concerns expressed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, the New York Times reports. Pelosi had previously requested that the president choose a different date as the partial government shutdown continues. Trump made the announcement through a […]

5y ago

Government Workers Reluctantly Turn To Pawn Shops Amid Shutdown

Government Workers Reluctantly Turn To Pawn Shops Amid Shutdown

About 800,000 federal workers have now missed their first full paycheck due to what is now the longest partial shutdown in United States history. As these workers continue to feel the financial pinch, increasing numbers are turning to pawn shops to help make ends meet, the New York Times reports. In a typical “pawn” transaction, […]

5y ago

Donald Trump Attacks ‘Fake News’ Media After CNN & Democrat Bomb Scares For Creating ‘Anger’ In Society

Donald Trump Attacks ‘Fake News’ Media After CNN & Democrat Bomb Scares For Creating ‘Anger’ In Society

President Donald Trump made comments on Twitter attacking the media and “fake news” after CNN and several of his political opponents received pipe bombs in the mail on Wednesday, reports Business Insider. In addition to the pipe bomb sent to news organization CNN and addressed to CNN contributor and former CIA Director John Brennan, other […]

6y ago

Trump Administration Seeking To Reorganize Government Agencies Without Congressional Approval

Trump Administration Seeking To Reorganize Government Agencies Without Congressional Approval

A July report from Government Executive analyzing 32 government reorganization proposals unveiled in June was made public by the Federation of American Scientists this week. In an analysis completed by the Congressional Research Service, it was estimated that the Trump administration could act unilaterally on 10-12 of the potential changes, according to Government Executive. The […]

6y ago

Most U.S. Citizens Would Not Be Able To Pass A Citizenship Test, Survey Finds

Most U.S. Citizens Would Not Be Able To Pass A Citizenship Test, Survey Finds

According to NBC, a new survey has found that most U.S. citizens are unable to answer the multiple-choice questions on the U.S. citizenship test. The poll — administered by Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation in conjunction with research firm Lincoln Park Strategies — used a test modeled after one given to immigrants when applying for […]

6y ago

Robert Mueller’s Investigation Just Paid For Itself After Paul Manafort Surrenders $46 Million

Robert Mueller’s Investigation Just Paid For Itself After Paul Manafort Surrenders $46 Million

Effectively consolidating and resolving the two criminal cases against him in Washington and in Virginia federal courts, former Trump Campaign Chief Paul Manafort pleaded guilty to two conspiracy charges brought up by Robert Mueller, CNBC reported Friday. Manafort’s guilty plea relates to money earned from consulting work on behalf of pro-Russia politicians in Ukraine, but […]

6y ago

Nikki Haley’s Apartment Curtains Cost The State Department More Than $52K

Nikki Haley’s Apartment Curtains Cost The State Department More Than $52K

President Trump’s ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, reportedly had curtains installed in her New York residence that cost the administration over $50,000, reports The Hill. The installment of the $29,000 curtains and $22,801 motorized opener for the curtains came at a time when the State Department was implementing budget cuts and a hiring freeze. […]

6y ago

EPA Fails To Justify Scott Pruitt’s 24/7 Security: Watchdog

EPA Fails To Justify Scott Pruitt’s 24/7 Security: Watchdog

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s watchdog has said that former EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s 24-hour security detail was not justified and was more than twice as expensive as that of his predecessor. The Inspector General’s report, released on Tuesday, said that EPA failed to properly assess Pruitt’s security threats before it spent $3.5 million for […]

6y ago

Former CIA Director John Brennan Says Trump Is ‘Drunk On Power’

Former CIA Director John Brennan Says Trump Is ‘Drunk On Power’

Former CIA director John Brennan, whose security clearance was recently revoked by the President Trump, is now accusing the Commander-in-Chief of being “drunk on power,” according to CBS News. Appearing on MSNBC‘s The Rachel Maddow Show on Friday, Brennan commented on the President’s shocking decision, saying, “The fact that he’s using a security clearance of […]

6y ago

Russian Spy Caught Working At U.S. Embassy

Russian Spy Caught Working At U.S. Embassy

According to CNN, a Russian spy was caught working at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow for over a decade before being fired last year. The Russian spy reportedly worked for the U.S. Secret Service before the state department’s regional security office grew suspicious of her in 2016. The security office was alerted to the spy’s […]

6y ago

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