The other day, after visiting the Camp Fire near Paradise, California, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke figured out who was to blame for the worst wildfire in California history, which has burned more than 105,000 acres, destroyed 12,600 homes, and killed at least 81 people (as of Wednesday morning, there are …
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WASHINGTON —The office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller referred to the FBI an apparent plot involving a lobbyist and conspiracy theorist who had reportedly offered to pay a woman to make sexual misconduct allegations against Mueller. The Atlantic reported Tuesday that Mueller’s office was alerted to the scheme by journalists …
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A dozen relatives of Nevada’s current attorney general and Republican candidate for governor, Adam Laxalt, penned an op-ed in the Reno Gazette Journal this week explaining why they think Laxalt should not be governor. Laxalt’s family, including an aunt and cousins, addressed their reasons for the writing the op-ed, saying …
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A former campaign adviser for President Trump recently told the Washington Post that the migrant caravan is a “political gift” for Republicans. With less than two weeks until the midterms, the president and his administration aren’t letting it go to waste. Trump is now spewing lies at his greatest clip …
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A federal judge dismissed Stormy Daniels‘ defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump Monday, nearly six months after the porn star sued the president for tweeting that Daniels’ allegation of being threatened was “a total con job.” “The Court agrees with Mr. Trump’s argument because the tweet in question constitutes ‘rhetorical hyperbole’ …
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Dennis Hof, the controversial brothel owner who in June won the Republican primary for a seat in the Nevada state legislature, has died at the age of 72. Hof’s campaign manager tweeted the news Tuesday afternoon. “I just confirmed with Nye County sheriff’s deputy that Dennis Hof passed away this …
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It’s not often that President Trump subjects himself to a television interview outside the confines ofFox & Friends. There are many reasons for this, such as the risk of implicating himself in a federal crime, as he did last year when he readily admitted to NBC’s Lester Holt that he …
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WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors released a stunning new indictment Thursday that accuses seven Russian intelligence agents of trying to hack a slew of well-known organizations and companies around the world. Those targets include the World Anti-Doping Agency, FIFA, Westinghouse Electric Corporation (a Pennsylvania-based nuclear power company) and the Organisation for …
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Letitia James, New York City’s public advocate, triumphed in the four-way race for the Democratic nomination for New York attorney general on Thursday. James defeated Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney,attorney Leecia Eve and Zephyr Teachout, a law professor. The first black woman to win a major party statewide nomination in New …
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In conjunction with Paul Manafort’s guilty plea Friday before the federal District Court of Washington, D.C., Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed 76 pages of “Superseding Criminal Information,” detailing wrongdoing by the disgraced Republican lobbyist who served as chair of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. In the document, outlining Manafort’s illegal financial …
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