BREAKING NEWS: Senate votes to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia
The Senate voted to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia, rebuking President Donald Trump’s foreign policy in the aftermath of the murder of Saudi journalist…
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Breaking: Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has Died
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has died in court, state television reported on Monday. It said Morsi had fainted after a court session and died afterwards. Mr….
Trump says he will not fire Kellyanne Conway for Hatch Act violations
President Trump said Friday he will not fire Kellyanne Conway as White House counselor for violating the Hatch Act, rebuking the recommendation of a top federal watchdog. “No,…
BREAKING: White House press secretary Sarah Sanders to leave Trump administration
Press secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving the administration, President Donald Trump announced Thursday. She plans to depart the White House at the end of the…
Assange closer to being extradited by US
Republished with permission by Knowhere News UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed on Thursday he signed an order at the US government’s request to extradite…
BREAKING NEWS: Federal agency recommends that Kellyanne Conway be removed from service over Hatch Act
The government office that oversees compliance with the Hatch Act has recommended that White House counselor Kellyanne Conway be removed from federal service. The U.S….
Trump asserts executive privilege over census documents subpoenaed by House Democrats
President Donald Trump has asserted executive privilege over the documents related to the administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, the…
Dem committees win new powers to investigate Trump
The House voted Tuesday to grant new legal powers to a key committee investigating the Trump administration, handing Democrats another tool in their battle to…
ProPublica Names 6 More Newsrooms to Its Local Reporting Network
By Propublica ProPublica named six newsrooms and local reporters on Friday that will participate in the latest expansion of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network, a program aimed at…
BREAKING: U.S. economy added a less-than-expected 75,000 jobs in May, amid ongoing trade tensions and global economic slowdown
The economy added an anemic 75,000 jobs in May, amid ongoing trade tensions with China and Mexico and a global economic slowdown. The unemployment rate…
BREAKING: Trump says Senate Republicans would be ‘foolish’ to try to block his tariffs on Mexico
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Senate Republicans would be “foolish” to try to block his proposed tariffs on goods from Mexico that are due…
BREAKING: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form a government, forcing new election
Benjamin Netanyahu was unable to form a ruling coalition late Wednesday night, just seven weeks after national elections. He becomes the first elected prime minister…
BREAKING: Mueller says report speaks for itself, will not provide any information beyond what’s already public
Special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday that he would not provide any information to the public or Congress beyond what is in his 448-page report…
Facebook says it shut down Iranian-made fake Republican politicians and U.S. social media accounts
Facebook said Monday it removed 51 accounts, 36 pages, seven groups and three Instagram accounts involved in what it called “coordinated inauthentic behavior that originated…
Deepfake videos could destroy trust in society – here’s how to restore it
Andriano.cz/Shutterstock Garfield Benjamin, Solent University It has the potential to ruin relationships, reputations and our online reality. “Deepfake” artificial intelligence technology promises to create doctored…
ACLU, Planned Parenthood challenge Alabama abortion law as unconstitutional
The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit a Friday challenging Alabama’s recently passed abortion ban. “This law is blatantly unconstitutional, and…
BREAKING NEWS: DOJ accuses Assange of violating Espionage Act
The Justice Department has hit WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with Espionage Act charges, significantly escalating a legal fight against the high-profile activist. DOJ had previously…
House Intel postpones enforcement action after DOJ agrees to produce some Mueller files
The House Intelligence Committee is postponing taking action to enforce a subpoena for Attorney General William Barr to turn over materials generated in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation…
BREAKING NEWS: White House instructs McGahn to defy Dem subpoena to testify
Former White House counsel Don McGahn “has been directed” to follow a Justice Department opinion saying he should not testify before the House Judiciary Committee,…
Why are there so many candidates for president?
Hans J. G. Hassell, Florida State University Seven Democratic presidential candidates gathered on national television early in the 1988 campaign to debate each other. The…