An appeals court in New York ruled on Thursday that a lawsuit by a former “Apprentice� contestant who accused President Trump of unwanted kisses and groping can proceed – shutting down claims by his lawyers that Trump is immune from the defamatio…
{FD} McConnell gets emotional on Senate floor saying farewell to longtime staffer
Sen. Mitch McConnel, R-Ky., generally is not known for getting emotional, but on Thursday the normally taciturn Senate majority leader choked up as he said farewell to his longtime spokesman.
{FD} House passes resolution calling for public release of Mueller report
The House of Representatives voted Thursday in favor of a resolution to encourage Attorney General William Barr to release Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report to both Congress and the public amid fears that information about the investigatio…
{FD} California’s Gov. Newsom issues a moratorium on death penalty executions in state
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Wednesday that put a moratorium on the executions of the 737 inmates currently incarcerated in the Western Hemisphere’s largest death row.
{FD} In Ilhan Omar and Steve King controversies, party discipline took very different paths
Republicans have questioned why their Democratic colleagues have not taken similar steps to those taken against Steve King – who to this day remains ostracized in the GOP – in response to llhan Omar.
{FD} Maryland Democratic official takes heat for calls to ‘dox’ gun rights activists
A Democratic Party leader in Maryland is facing criticism for posting on Facebook last month a call to “dox� gun rights activists.
{FD} Cheney rips Dems for lack of action taken against Omar for comments
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., continued her attack on Sunday on last week’s Democratic resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other bigotry – saying that it was nothing more than a move to protect Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., by not calling her out by nam…
{FD} Castro says he supports financial reparations for African-Americans – separating himself from other Dems
The issue of reparations for African Americans has come front and center among the nascent Democratic presidential field, with candidates supporting ideas on everything from free college tuitions to handing out checks for the family members of former …
{FD} McCabe says he was ‘shocked’ by Manfort sentencing, but does not think Trump’s comments had influence
Former Deputy Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe said that he was "shocked" by the light sentence handed out to President Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort last week after he was found guilty of various financial crimes….
{FD} Bolton says Trump ‘pretty disappointed’ by reports North Korea is planning new missile test
President Trump’s top national security adviser John Bolton reiterated on Sunday that the White House would be “pretty disappointed� if North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un decided to carry out a new missile test despite the progress made by Washin…
{FD} White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow promises big cuts in domestic spending for 2020 budget
White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow revealed Sunday that President Trump wants a five percent cut “across the board� on all domestic spending as part of his proposed 2020 budget.
{FD} Relatives of Americans held in Iran testify before House subcommittee
The family members of three Americans held captive in Iran testified before a congressional subcommittee on Thursday, asking President Trump and U.S. lawmakers to do more to free their loved ones from behind bars in the Islamic Republic.
{FD} Howard Schultz: Dems will play ‘spoiler’ if they pick a nominee with socialist values
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, in an interview with Fox News, said Thursday that Democrats would be at risk of playing a “spoiler” role if they nominate a socialist-aligned candidate to challenge President Trump — as he tries to turn the tables…
{FD} Trump meets with freed American oil worker held hostage in Yemen since 2017
President Trump on Wednesday welcomed into the Oval Office an American oil worker who had been held hostage in Yemen for almost two years before being released and reunited with his family late last month.
{FD} Trump meets with freed American oil worker held in Yemen since 2017
President Trump on Wednesday welcomed into the Oval Office an American oil worker who had been held hostage in Yemen for almost two years before being released and reunited with his family late last month.
{FD} Prosecutors agree to drop charges against disgraced former GOP Rep. Aaron Schock if he pays back IRS
Federal prosecutors in Illinois have agreed to drop charges against former Rep. Aaron Schock in exchange for paying back tens of thousands of dollars to the IRS and his own campaign.ÂÂ
{FD} California officials fight Trump’s bid to pull funding for high-speed rail project
The head of California’s controversial high-speed rail project hit back this week at President Trump’s bid to halt federal funding to the railway and force the state to pay back money already doled out.
{FD} Florida Bar opens investigation into Rep. Gaetz’s tweet about Michael Cohen
The Florida Bar has opened an investigation into a tweet by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., about Michael Cohen, which suggested that President Trump's former attorney had been unfaithful to his wife.
{FD} House passes bill expanding background checks for gun sales
The House passed on Tuesday a bill requiring background checks to be carried out on nearly every individual who purchases a firearm – marking the Democrats’ first victory in tightening the nation’s gun laws since retaking control of the lower chamber o…
{FD} North Carolina political operative indicted in ballot fraud scandal
Authorities in North Carolina Wednesday arrested the political operative allegedly at the center of a ballot fraud scandal that has led to a new House election.
