A Republican Staffer Told Progressive Activists “No One Cares” About Trans Troops
Dea/M. Borchi/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. With President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban set to begin on April 12, advocacy groups have mobilized in a long-shot attempt to block the policy from going into effect, using petitions and social media to gin up support. Last Friday, CREDO Action,…
The Trump Administration Apparently Considers Grindr a National Security Threat. What Is Going On?
Jonathan Brady / AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The United States government has opposed the foreign ownership of a social media company for what appears to be the very first time. Late last week, Reuters reported that the Trump administration was pushing Beijing Kunlun Tech Co. Ltd to sell Grindr—the…
Senate Democrats Urge FBI to Assess Security at Mar-a-Lago
Mar-a-Lago on April 03, 2019.Joe Raedle/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Three senior Senate Democrats want the FBI to evaluate the national security risks posed by vulnerabilities at Mar-a-Lago in the wake of the recent arrest there of a Chinese national, Yujing Zhang. Zhang had allegedly gained entry to Donald…
Barr Says He’ll Release Redacted Mueller Report by Mid-April
U.S. Attorney General William Barr departs his home March 26, 2019.Win McNamee/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Attorney General William Barr said in a letter Friday that he expects to release a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report “by mid-April, if not sooner.” Last Sunday, after Mueller…
We Still Don’t Know Anything About Mueller’s Counterintelligence Findings
U.S. House Select Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calf.) speaks as ranking member Devin Nunes (R-CA) looks on. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The results of a key part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation were excluded from the four-page letter that Attorney General William Barr sent to…
Prosecutors Question Albanian Politician on Payments From Russia-Linked Firm to GOP Lobbyist
Albanian opposition party leader Lulzim Basha poses with Donald Trump during a 2017 visit to Washington./Facebook Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Albanian prosecutors on Monday questioned the head of the country’s main conservative party regarding more than $600,000 in payments that the party reportedly made in 2017 to a Republican…