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Trump to attend Haspel’s swearing-in ceremony in Langley

President Donald Trump on Monday is expected to attend the swearing-in of the CIA’s first female director. The ceremony for Gina Haspel is set to take place at agency headquarters in Langley,...

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Russian missile with ‘unlimited range’ crashed after only 22 miles

Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks attends the forum on working youth while visiting the Uralvagonzavod, a machine plant on March 6, 2018 in Nizhny Tagil,...

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Trump suggests historic summit with North Korea could be delayed

President Trump on Tuesday suggested the historic summit between the U.S. and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un “may not work out” for the scheduled date of June 12 in Singapore, amid threats from the...

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DoJ, GOP lawmakers will negotiate over sensitive info

A meeting scheduled for Thursday will include negotiations over how much sensitive information GOP lawmakers will see regarding an FBI informant who reportedly spoke to members of the Trump campaign...

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California Sen. Feinstein drops death penalty support amid primary challenge

Dianne Feinstein was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992.  (AP) Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said Wednesday that she no longer supports the death penalty, a reversal of nearly three decades...

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Trump will not sign GOP immigration DACA bill without border wall

Trump did not specify what he meant by strong border security. However, he has in recent months called for tough restrictions on legal immigration in exchange for shielding the young immigrants....

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Border Patrol union boss calls Trump’s National Guard deployment a ‘colossal...

Members of the Texas National Guard patrol the Mexico-US border in April. The National Border Patrol Union called Trump’s deployment to the border this year a ‘waste,’ despite earlier supporting the...

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Trump says dialogue with North Korea has reopened: 'We're talking to them now'

Trump says his administration has started talking to North Korea again following the cancellation of a summit. Source

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Obama makes fans swoon during San Francisco visit

Private citizen Barack Obama garnered a rock star-like reception this week in one of the areas where he is admired most: the liberal bastion of San Francisco. “Aren’t you all supposed to be at work...

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Trump may take harder line on China trade now that Korea summit is off

The cancellation of a summit between the United States and North Korea casts doubt on prospects for trade negotiations between the U.S. and China – and could result in the Trump administration taking...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he’s not convinced Sirhan Sirhan killed his dad

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed he doesn’t believe Sirhan B. Sirhan, the man convicted of killing his father Bobby Kennedy in 1968, had carried out the assassination and believes a second shooter was...

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Kushner’s permanent security clearance doesn’t mean he’s in the clear

The news seemed to bode well for Kushner, whose business dealings and past omissions to the government about his foreign contacts had been viewed by some as the reasons for his lengthy background...

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Virginia Rep. Tom Garrett reportedly not seek re-election: ‘I’m an alcoholic’

Virginia Republican Rep. Tom Garrett reportedly announced he will not seek re-election due to a battle with alcoholism.  (AP) Virginia Republican Rep. Tom Garrett announced Monday he was not seeking...

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Trump prepares new North Korea sanctions amid summit talks: Report

The U.S. is prepared to unveil tough new sanctions on North Korea as soon as Tuesday, but could hold off as the countries try to revive a summit that President Donald Trump canceled last week, The...

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California’s top campaign watchdog quits week before primary elections

Jodi Remke, California’s campaign watchdog agency top chief, abruptly quit on Tuesday just a week before June 5 primaries.  (YouTube) The chief of California’s campaign watchdog agency abruptly quit...

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Timeline of Trump’s ‘soap opera’ diplomacy with North Korea

If the nuclear talks between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un do actually happen, it will mark the culmination of a long and unusual path. Just last year, Kim and Trump were...

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Obama was shell-shocked by Trump win, asked ‘What if we were wrong?,’ new...

President Barack Obama was veritably shell-shocked in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory in 2016, and even asked aides “What if we were wrong?” as he struggled to come to terms with Hillary...

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Samantha Bee apologizes for using vulgar insult to describe Ivanka Trump

Comedian Samantha Bee apologized Thursday for using vulgar language to describe Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump’s elder daughter and a top White House aide. In a tweet, Bee said she “crossed a...

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House Leader McCarthy slams Google over ‘Nazism’ error, claims bias against...

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has spoken out about what he views as political bias in the tech industry. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was quick to slam Google on...

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Evidence of cell phone tracking found near White House

The Department of Homeland Security last year found evidence of devices that can secretly catch cell phone communications around the White House and other “potentially sensitive” areas of Washington,...

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