Feb 16, 2017 – Speaking from the East Room of the White House Thursday, President Donald Trump announced he will sign a new executive order early next week related to his controversial travel ban. While a new order will be issued, tailoring the ban to exclude green card holders and legal permanent residents, the...

Feb 16, 2017 – As stories containing closely held intelligence details keep on coming, the White House and Congress have launched serious and expansive investigations into who is leaking information to the press. While Press Secretary Sean Spicer said earlier this week former National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn was asked to...

Feb 16, 2017 – UPDATE II: Trump confirms his choice is Acosta during a press conference at the White House. UPDATE: President Trump is expected to nominate Florida International University College of Law and former NLRB member Alexander Acosta as Labor Secretary. ***Original Post*** President Trump will announce...

Feb 16, 2017 – House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte have requested Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz launch an internal investigation into who is leaking classified and damaging information about private intelligence conversations within the Trump administration.  "Over the last several days, there have...

Feb 15, 2017 – President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will host Republican Senator Marco Rubio and wife Jeanette at the White House Wednesday for dinner.  While Rubio backed Trump in the general presidential election against Hillary Clinton, the two former campaign rivals have different perspectives on a number of issues facing...

Feb 15, 2017 – As the fallout over the resignation of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn continues, President Donald Trump is accusing the intelligence community of leaking damaging information to media for political purposes.  "From intelligence, papers are being leaked, things are being leaked. It's a criminal action, criminal act, and it's...

Feb 15, 2017 – Speaking from the East Room of the White House Wednesday President Donald Trump held a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, indicating the era of harsh tension experienced during the Obama administration is over. "There will be lots of love, I can promise you...

Feb 14, 2017 – Speaking to reporters from the White House Tuesday, Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the late-night resignation of National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn came after an erosion of trust with President Trump and Vice President Pence. "We got to a point not based on a legal issue, but...

Feb 14, 2017 – Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday, House Speaker Paul Ryan backed up President Trump's decision to accept the resignation of National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn.  "You cannot have a national security advisor misleading the vice president and others. So, I think the President was right in asking...

Mar 3, 2017 – As Democrats refuse to back away from calls for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign over meetings with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak last year, their hypocrisy levels are rising at an exponential rate. Here is a list of Democrats who also recently met with Kislyak:  1. Senior Obama...

Mar 3, 2017 – Former prosecutor and South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy is defending Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director James Comey as Democrats continue to hurl accusations of wrong doing at the two law enforcement officials.  Yesterday Sessions announced he would recuse himself from any cases surrounding the 2016 presidential election...

Mar 2, 2017 – President Donald Trump is backing Attorney General Jeff Sessions as Democrats on Capitol Hill demand his resignation and a criminal investigation into a routine meeting with the Russian ambassador last year. According to the White House pool report from Norfolk, where Trump spoke to Navy sailors Thursday, when asked...

Mar 2, 2017 – Former San Fransisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick created quite the controversy last year by refusing to stand for the National Anthem before football games. Now that he's a free agent in need of a gig, he'll be standing for the 2017 season according to ESPN: Quarterback Colin Kaepernick will...

Mar 2, 2017 – Democrat Senator Claire McCaskill, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, claimed last night she has never had any meetings or discussions with the Russian ambassador, "ever." She sent the statement in a tweet attacking former colleague Attorney General Jeff Sessions over his meetings with the Russian ambassador last year...

Mar 2, 2017 – House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz is calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from any ongoing investigation into connections between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. Chaffetz is also calling on Sessions to clarify testimony given under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation...

Mar 1, 2017 – According to a new inspector general report an illegal gun trafficking program similar to Operation Fast and Furious, which took place under President Obama's Department of Justice, led to the murder of ICE Agent Jaime Zapata in 2011. First, the background: On February 15, 2011, Immigration and...

Mar 1, 2017 – During his first joint session of Congress address to lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday night, President Donald Trump again called for the funding and building of a wall along the U.S. southern border with Mexico. "We will soon begin the construction of a great wall along our southern border....

Mar 1, 2017 – Tuesday night during his first address to a joint session of Congress President Donald Trump honored Carryn Owens, the widow of fallen Navy SEAL Ryan Owens. Owens was killed in a January raid against an Al Qaeda stronghold in Yemen.  Watch the tribute and extensive applause from the audience...

Mar 1, 2017 – Just days after former Oversight Committee Chairman Darrel Issa called for a special prosecutor to investigate alleged ties between the Trump presidential campaign and the Russian government, his predecessor Rep. Jason Chaffetz is placing his confidence in the Select Committee on Intelligence to handle the situation.  "They should look...

Feb 28, 2017 – During his first joint address to Congress Tuesday night, President Donald Trump honored the sacrifice and service of slain Navy SEAL Ryan Owens. He also recognized his widow Carryn, who received an extended standing ovation from the audience. "We are blessed to be joined tonight by Carryn Owens, the widow...

Feb 28, 2017 – During his first joint address to Congress Tuesday night, President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass a bipartisan school choice bill to help disadvantaged children trapped in failing schools. "We must enrich the mind, and the souls, of every American child. Education is the civil rights issue of our...

Feb 28, 2017 – A transcript of President Trump's first address to a joint session of Congress, as provided by the White House and prepared for delivery: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and Citizens of America: Tonight, as we...

Feb 28, 2017 – In his first joint address to Congress Tuesday night, President Donald Trump opened his remarks by condemning ongoing threats against Jewish Centers and the desecration of Jewish cemeteries across the country.  "Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our...

Feb 28, 2017 – In speech excerpts provided by the White House Tuesday night President Trump will call on Congress, Democrats and Republicans, to repeal and replace Obamacare.  "Tonight, I am also calling on this Congress to repeal and replace Obamacare, with reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower costs, and at the...

Feb 28, 2017 – The White House has released a handful of excerpts from President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, which starts at 9 p.m. Eastern. -The time for trivial fights is behind us -The time for small thinking is over -We just need the courage to...