At the beginning of this midterm cycle, incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan was considered one of the most vulnerable Democrats on the November ballot. Hassan barely defeated Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte in 2016, and was unpopular in poll after poll among New Hampshire voters. However, in the latest sign that Republicans …
Read More »Primary source of Steele dossier Igor Danchenko acquitted of lying to FBI
Igor Danchenko, the Russian analyst considered the primary source of the “Steele dossier,” a 2016 opposition research report filled with unproven, compromising personal and financial information about then-candidate Donald Trump, walked out of federal court on Tuesday after a jury cleared him of all charges of making false statements to …
Read More »Commission recommends renaming hundreds of military assets linked to Confederacy
The commission tasked with reviewing Confederate-inspired names of military assets has recommended in its final report to Congress that the Defense Department rename or remove hundreds of items. In the wake of the killing of George Floyd and a national conversation about race in America, Congress’ 2021 defense bill mandated …
Read More »Ken Starr, former Clinton investigator, dead at 76
Kenneth Starr, whose investigation of former President Bill Clinton led to the second-ever impeachment trial in American history, has died, his family said Tuesday. He was 76. Starr was best known for being the independent counsel leading the investigation that ultimately led to the impeachment, in which Clinton was acquitted. …
Read More »Judge orders release of detailed list of property seized in Trump FBI search
Update: The property list was released on Friday. Read the latest here. Our earlier story is below. West Palm Beach, Florida — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of a detailed list of the property seized during the FBI’s search at former President Donald Trump’s South Florida residence …
Read More »Pentagon rejects D.C. mayor’s request for National Guard to help with bused migrants
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has rejected a request from the District of Columbia mayor for the National Guard to help receive migrants bused to Washington, D.C., after determining it would hurt troop readiness. The Pentagon has concluded that providing the requested support would negatively impact the readiness of the D.C. …
Read More »GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley alleges widespread effort in FBI, Justice Dept to downplay negative information about Hunter Biden
“Highly credible” whistleblowers have come forward to a senior Senate Republican alleging a widespread effort within the FBI to downplay or discredit negative information about President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, according to letters reviewed by CBS News. “The information provided to my office involves concerns about the FBI’s receipt and …
Read More »Ivana Trump, first wife of former President Donald Trump, has died at age 73
Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Trump and mother of three of his children, has died, her son Eric Trump posted on Instagram and the former president posted on Truth Social on Thursday. She was 73. The New York Police Department confirmed Ivana Trump was found dead in …
Read More »Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, charged with DUI over California crash
Paul Pelosi, husband to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was charged Thursday with misdemeanor driving under the influence in connection to a crash last month in Northern California. The Napa County District Attorney’s Office charged him with one count each of driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and driving …
Read More »Rep. Sean Casten’s daughter Gwen dies at age 17
Rep. Sean Casten shared that his 17-year-old daughter, Gwen, died Monday morning. In a statement posted to his Twitter account on Wednesday, Casten wrote “there are no words to describe the hole in your heart when a child dies.” “On Sunday night, we had dinner as a family and then …
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