Jun 21, 2017 – Testifying in front of the House Intelligence Committee Wednesday morning, former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson revealed assistance from his department was offered to the Democrat National Committee to combat Russian hacking during the 2016 presidential election, but was rejected. "I pressed my staff to know whether DHS...

Jun 20, 2017 – Tax reform is at the top of President Trump's agenda this week and according to Economic Advisor Gary Cohn, a solid plan will be delivered by the White House in September. From AP: Cohn added that the administration wants to bring a finished tax bill to the House and Senate,...

Jun 20, 2017 – Pressure from the White House on China is growing over North Korea after the regime returned 22-year-old American Otto Warmbier, who was held in the country as a war criminal for 17-months, in a coma last week. Yesterday, Warmbier passed away. While I greatly appreciate the efforts of President Xi...

Jun 20, 2017 – When 22-year-old American student Otto Warmbier was released from North Korean captivity last week after being held as a war criminal for 17-months, his family praised President Trump for getting him out. "When Otto was first taken we were advised by the past administration to take a low...

Jun 20, 2017 – Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new Department of Justice initiative Tuesday morning aimed at reducing violent crime in cities across the country. Twelve cities are joining the National Public Safety Partnership, a program that bolsters the relationship between local and federal law enforcement with a special focus...

Jun 19, 2017 – Press Secretary Sean Spicer is taking a step back from his very public role at the podium to help manage the message coming out of the White House from the communications team. From POLITICO: White House press secretary Sean Spicer is leading a search for his own replacement at the...

Jun 19, 2017 – Republican Steve Scalise is still in the hospital after being shot and severely injured last week by a Bernie Sanders campaign volunteer. The attack took place while Scalise, along with a number of other Congressmen and their staff, were practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game. Scalise was close to...

Jun 16, 2017 – President Donald Trump officially rescinded major parts of President Obama's "normalization of relations" with the Cuban regime Friday afternoon from Miami while keeping the door open for the government to submit a better deal for the Cuban people. Here are ten things you need to know about the...

Jun 16, 2017 – Earlier this week 22-year-old American Otto Warmbier was returned home in a coma after being taken hostage by North Korea for more than a year. He was held as a war criminal for allegedly putting a government propaganda poster in his suitcase. During a press conference Thursday, Warmbier's...

Jun 16, 2017 – During an early morning tweet storm Friday, President Donald Trump confirmed he is being investigated for firing former FBI Director James Comey. I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)...

Jun 16, 2017 – It's been just 48 hours since Republican lawmakers and their staff members were gunned down on a field in Alexandria by a Bernie Sanders volunteer while practicing for the Congressional Baseball Game. Republican Whip Steve Scalise is still in critical condition at the hospital and has undergone a number of...

Jun 15, 2017 – Speaking from Cincinnati Medical Center Thursday afternoon doctors treating Otto Warmbier gave an update on his medical condition. Warmbier is the 22-year-old American who was held hostage in North Korea for more than a year before returning home to Ohio this week in a coma. The North Korean...

Jun 15, 2017 – The Washington D.C. Police Department issued arrest warrants Thursday for a dozen Turkish nationals belonging to President Recep Erdogan's security team. The warrants are in response to the individuals beating  protestors, American citizens, in the streets outside of the country's embassy in the Nation's Capitol. They sent multiple people to...

Jun 15, 2017 – President Trump signed an executive order from the White House Thursday promoting private apprenticeships as a way for individuals to learn skills that ultimately lead to full-time jobs. "We're here to celebrate the dignity of work," Trump said before the signing. "Apprenticeships place students into great jobs without...

Jun 14, 2017 – Speaking from the White House Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump made a statement in response to the attempted assassination of GOP lawmakers during baseball practice in Alexandria early this morning. "We may have our differences but we do well in times like these to remember everyone who serves...

Jun 14, 2017 – President Donald Trump is paying close attention to the situation that unfolded in Alexandria, Virginia this morning when multiple Congressmen, their staff and two Capitol Police officers were shot. "The Vice President and I are aware of the shooting incident in Virginia and are monitoring developments closely. We...

Jun 14, 2017 – UPDATE 9:30 a.m. ET: The FBI is on the scene. UPDATE 9:18 a.m. ET: Rep. Roger Williams was also shot. Williams was not shot, however one of his staffers was hit. Republican Congressman and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot early Wednesday morning in Alexandria,...

Jul 13, 2017 – Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has released an updated version of the Better Care Act in hopes to round up 50 votes to get the legislation, classified by some as Obamacare repeal and by others as Obamacare-lite, to President Trump's desk by mid-August.  But before the revamped legislation was released...

Jul 13, 2017 – Speaking to reporters during a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump praised his pick to head the FBI and defended Donald Trump Jr. for taking a meeting with a Russian lawyer offering damaging information about Hillary Clinton.  "I believe that we will...

Jul 13, 2017 – After a tense morning of closed door meetings on Capitol Hill, Senate Republicans have released their version of an Obamacare repeal bill in hopes of getting it to the floor next week for a vote.  The Better Care Act is seen as a compromise between moderate and conservative factions...

Jul 13, 2017 – During testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, President Donald Trump's nominee to head the FBI was asked a series of questions about foreign governments meddling in the 2016 presidential election.  Specifically, longtime attorney and former federal prosecutor Christopher Wray was pressed about under reported efforts between...

Jul 12, 2017 – The Senate Judiciary Committee, headed by Chairman Chuck Grassley, will call on former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to testify about his role as a foreign agent for a pro-Russia political party in Ukraine.  “My motive for bringing him to the committee is because of other involvements with whether...

Jul 12, 2017 – "Real feminists" are nasty women indeed and The Nation's Joan Walsh proved it again Tuesday night.  During an interview with MSNBC, Walsh went after White House advisor Ivanka Trump on everything from her clothing to her refusal of a taxpayer funded salary.  "That’s not a dress that’s made...

Jul 12, 2017 – Testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday President Trump's nominee to lead the FBI, Christopher Wray, implied Donald Trump Jr. should have informed the Bureau about Russian efforts to help his father during the 2016 presidential election.  "To the members of this Committee, any threat or effort...

Jul 11, 2017 – Much has been been made about Donald Trump Jr.'s decision to release a series of emails Tuesday showing he took interest in receiving damaging information about Hillary Clinton from an alleged Russian government source.  While the facts surrounding the emails and the content within them are pretty damning, especially...