At Least Five Injured in Congressional Baseball Practice Shooting
At least five people were shot after a man opened fire at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia this morning. According to Speaker Paul Ryan, those injured include House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, lobbyist Matt Mika, staffer Zack Barth Special Agent David Bailey, and Special Agent Crystal Griner. A resident of the area told […]
Attorney General Sessions Testifies Before Senate Intelligence Committee
Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified in front of the senate intelligence committee today, following former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony last week. Comey testified that he believed sessions would recuse himself from the investigation into Russian intervention in the 2016 presidential election before he actually did, stating it was because of, “facts that I can’t […]
Hundreds arrested during Russian Opposition Protests
Over 250 people, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, have reportedly been arrested in Russia as anti-corruption protests continue across the country. Hundreds more were detained by authorities. The protests come as part of a nationwide day against corruption, organized by Navalny. According to BBC, the government granted permission for many of these demonstrations. Russian police […]
Government miscalculations: What the U.K.’s election tells us once again
The recent UK election was one of the most sensational and stunning political upsets of our time. Oh wait… To the surprise of the government elite, Theresa May, who leads Britain’s Conservative Party, lost her majority in parliament. Meanwhile, the leftwing opposition and leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, who was seen as extreme […]
Disastrous British Election Fallout: Calls for Theresa May to resign as her top advisors quit
The United Kingdom’s general election on Thursday had a shocking result, as the Theresa May-led Conservative Party failed to win enough seats to maintain a majority government. May called for a snap election on April 19th, in hopes of gaining a stronger majority. Instead, the Conservative Party won only 316 seats, eight short of the […]
Comey’s testimony reveals an insecure President and leaves questions unanswered
At long last, former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations James Comey testified today in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Comey wasted little time in accusing Trump of spreading lies about him, and importantly false statements that scrutinized and questioned the integrity of the FBI. This may have been the former FBI Director’s most impassioned […]
BREAKING: Full Opening Statement of Comey’s Testimony is Released
In what is being called the “Washington Superbowl”, Former FBI Director James Comey is set to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee tomorrow, where he will discuss his uneasy encounters with Trump amidst the ongoing Russia Investigation. In anticipation of tomorrow’s hearing, Comey’s opening statement was released, and suffice it to say, it does not look good for Trump. […]
Terrorist Attacks in Tehran Leave Twelve Dead; ISIS Claims Responsibility
Two terrorist attacks in Tehran have left at least twelve people dead and forty-two injured on Wednesday. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the assault, which if confirmed would make the event the first ISIS terrorist attack in Iran. Unlike much of the rest of the Middle East and North Africa, Iran has seen virtually no terrorist […]
TRAVEL BAN! President Trump reaffirms anti-muslim immigration stance on Twitter
Photo: President Trump stands by his executive order that he signed on January 27, 2017 banning citizens of 7 majority-Muslim countries from entering the country. Despite multiple legal challenges to President Trump’s executive orders preventing immigration from so-called ‘Muslim’ countries, Trump insisted on Twitter early Monday morning that the ‘travel ban’ submitted to the supreme court […]
Trump Signals a Withdrawal from Paris Climate Deal After Returning from Europe
Photo: President Obama praises the Paris Agreement which was adopted by more than 190 countries in December 2015 to collectively combat climate change. President Donald Trump is weighing whether or not to pull out of the Paris climate change agreement. This comes as the President returns to the United States after his first trip abroad […]