A Maryland lawmaker has sponsored the “Jared Kushner Act,” a bill that would prevent state judges from issuing arrest warrants for tenants who are being sued for less than $5,000 in unpaid rent. Del. Bilal Ali, a Baltimore Democrat, said Wednesday he named the bill after President Donald Trump’s son-in-law […]
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Trump asked deputy attorney general if he was part of his team: source
A source familiar with the matter confirms that during a meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in December, President Donald Trump asked Rosenstein about the direction of the FBI’s Russia investigation and asked Rosenstein whether the deputy attorney general was part of Trump’s team. Rosenstein seemed surprised by the […]
CDC director resigns over her ‘financial interests’ in tobacco companies
The director of the Centers for Disease Control has resigned, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, in the wake of her “financial interests” coming under scrutiny. Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald had invested in stock at tobacco companies only a month after assuming her role at a federal agency […]
CIA director met with Russian spy chief amid 2018 election concerns, ambassadors say
CIA Director Mike Pompeo met with Russia’s senior-most spy chiefs last week amid deepening concerns about Russia’s potential interference in the 2018 midterm elections in the U.S., according to two ambassadors. According to Russian ambassador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, and U.S. ambassador to Russia, Jon Huntsman, the high-level meeting […]
US prosecutors ask ex-Trump legal team spokesman for interview, sources say
As special counsel Robert Mueller drills down on potential obstruction of justice in his Russia investigation, prosecutors have asked Mark Corallo, a former spokesman for the Trump legal team, for an interview, sources told ABC News. The special counsel’s office has in recent days contacted Corallo’s attorney, apparently wanting to […]
Rep. Trey Gowdy announces he won’t seek re-election in 2018
Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican and the fiery former chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, announced Wednesday he won’t seek re-election in 2018. He becomes the latest in a string of GOP committee chairmen who have decided to leave Congress as the GOP faces what could […]
1 dead in accident involving train carrying GOP members of Congress
A train carrying Republican members of Congress to a legislative retreat slammed into a garbage truck in western Virginia Wednesday morning, killing at least one person and injuring at least five others. The deadly crash occurred in Crozet, Virginia, about 15 miles west of Charlottesville. The Amtrak train carrying the […]
Train carrying members of Congress involved in accident
A train carrying Republican members of Congress to a legislative retreat collided with a vehicle in western Virginia Wednesday morning. The train crashed in Crozet, Virginia, about 15 miles west of Charlottesville. The crash involved an Amtrak train carrying legislators who were traveling to The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia. […]
Taylor Swift groper hired as a DJ at Mississippi station
The man fired from his radio DJ job for groping superstar Taylor Swift has been hired by a Mississippi radio station. The Washington Post quotes Delta Radio CEO David Fuss as saying he believes David Mueller’s side of the story. A federal jury determined that Mueller assaulted and battered Swift […]
Virginia Tech student charged with illegal gun possession
A Virginia Tech freshman has been charged with illegally possessing an assault weapon as a foreigner. Virginia Tech spokesman Mark Owczarski told local media that Yunsong Zhao of China was arrested Monday. He faces up to 5 years in prison if convicted of possessing an AR-15 assault weapon, which foreigners […]