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Mar 28 2019
News
House intelligence Republicans call on Chairman Adam Schiff to resign
The nine Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have signed a letter calling on House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff to resign as chairman, Rep. Mike Conaway, the Republican who led the panel's Russia investigation, said Thursday.
Conaway pointed to the release of the special counsel's summary on Sunday to accuse Schiff, a California Democrat, of having "abused your position
CNN DigitalMay 22 2018
News
Rosenstein Will Let Congress See ‘Highly Classified’ Information, White House Says
The Justice Department agreed to show congressional Republicans “highly classified” information they have demanded from the Russia probe, the White House said after Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray met Monday with President Donald Trump.
BloombergJan 03 2020
News
Roberts gets all sorts of blowback for labeling civic ed as democracy’s cure
Normally, the annual report from the nation's chief justice doesn't receive much attention. But John Roberts' relatively short missive released on New Year's Day has set off, if not a firestorm, then at least a conflagration of response. And it's all over the map.
Roberts, who last year devoted his report to the treatment of law clerks, focused this year on the role the court plays in
The FulcrumJun 12 2018
News
Will medical marijuana replace opioids in war on cancer?
President Trump recently told reporters he will likely support a congressional effort to end the federal ban on marijuana, which could finally help cut through the red tape blocking scientists from conducting large-scale trials on the benefits of medical marijuana in cancer patients.
Fox News DigitalAug 14 2020
Opinion
The George Floyd protests are sparking a surprising debate in black America
Omar Wasow is a researcher who works in a world of charts and data. But his analytical reserve cracked after watching a video of George Floyd dying while being arrested by police.
"I cried," says Wasow, an assistant professor of politics at Princeton University. "I'm not without deep empathy for people's anger. I feel that anger." His emotions, though, soon turned to unease when he saw
CNN DigitalJun 02 2017
News
The Supreme Court’s Options in the Travel Ban Case
The fight over President Trump’s travel ban reached the Supreme Court late Thursday night, in the form of three urgent requests from the Justice Department.
New York Times (News)May 21 2018
News
Treasury Secretary Says U.S., China Have Suspended Tariffs
The U.S. suspended its threat to impose tariffs on $150 billion in Chinese imports to the U.S. while negotiations with China continue, but President Donald Trump could impose the tariffs if a deal between the two countries doesn’t progress, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 11 2019
Opinion
Schiff: We Don’t Need No Stinking Whistleblower
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the Democrats would launch an “official impeachment inquiry,” she said this action had been made necessary by a whistleblower complaint concerning a phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Madam Speaker used the term “whistleblower” no fewer than eight times in her five-minute statement. Saturday, however, we
The American SpectatorMar 27 2019
News
Justice Department Sets Timetable for Release of Mueller Report
Version of the special counsel’s findings will be available within weeks
A version of Robert Mueller’s report will be available for Congress and the public within weeks, a Justice Department official said, setting up the next phase in the highly charged fight over the special counsel’s findings on Russian election interference.
There are no plans to provide the White House with
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 09 2019
News
Secret Service Director Alles Says He Wasn't Fired
United States Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles on Monday pushed back on reports he was fired by President Donald Trump.
"My departure from the U.S. Secret Service has been announced and is effective in May. No doubt you have seen media reports regarding my 'firing.' I assure you that this is not the case, and in fact was told weeks ago by the Administration that
Newsmax (News)