These 127 Military Construction Projects Will Lose Funding Because of Trump’s Border Wall
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Since President Donald Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border in February, we’ve known that the US military would bear the majority of the cost for Trump’s vaunted border wall. Now the Pentagon has figured out which programs will be stripped of their funding, according to a document sent by Defense…
How to Stop Russia From Attacking and Influencing the 2020 Election
The Russians are coming. That’s the message about the 2020 election from FBI Director Chris Wray (who this summer said Moscow is determined to interfere in the next presidential contest) and from former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats (who warned that Vladimir Putin’s regime and other foreign actors will concoct new methods for messing…
Catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Makes Landfall in the Bahamas
NOAA Hurricane Dorian made landfall Sunday afternoon at Elbow Cay, Abacos in the Bahamas. The Category 5 storm came ashore with wind speeds up to 185 miles per hour and gusts up to 220 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Dorian is now tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane for…
Michael Flynn and His New Lawyer Are Feuding With Federal Prosecutors
Michael Flynn leaves court on June 24, 2019, in Washington, DC.Alex Wroblewski/Getty Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn is slowly breaking up with the federal prosecutors he agreed to assist nearly two years ago, risking a stiffer prison sentence in what might be an effort to win a pardon from President Donald Trump.…
The DOJ’s Inspector General Says James Comey Violated the FBI’s Rules. Did Comey Have a Choice?
Former FBI Director James Comey arrives at the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 7, 2018.Alex Edelman/Zuma The Justice Department’s inspector general said Thursday that former FBI Director James Comey violated bureau policy in his handling of memos detailing interactions with President Donald Trump. The 61-page report faults Comey…
Trump Is Willing to Do Whatever It Takes to Get the Border Wall Built
Christopher Brown/Zuma The United States Army Corps of Engineers has built 60 miles of border fencing since President Donald Trump took office. But Trump wants to accelerate that to 440 more miles completed by the 2020 election, and he’s willing to bypass legal procedures to make it happen. Under the president’s direction, Trump’s aides have…