Congress seemed on track Wednesday to approving legislation that would avert a partial government shutdown over the weekend as all sides seemed ready to avert a confrontation — for now. Increasingly confident House leaders planned a Thursday vote on a bill that would keep federal agencies functioning through Dec. 22,… Read More
Following congressional threats, Christopher Wray heads to Hill
Christopher Wray faces a tough test four months into his leadership of the FBI: He must defend America’s top law enforcement agency against blistering attacks from President Donald Trump without putting his own job at risk. The competing pressures Wray faces will be on display Thursday when he testifies before… Read More
Major win! House approves gun rights expansion
Republicans rammed a bill through the House on Wednesday that would make it easier for gun owners to legally carry concealed weapons across state lines, the first significant action on guns in Congress since mass shootings in Nevada and Texas killed more than 80 people. The House approved the bill,… Read More
N.Korea: Nuclear war IS coming
North Korea says a nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula has become a matter of when, not if, as it continued to lash out at a massive joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea involving hundreds of advanced warplanes. In comments attributed to an unnamed Foreign Ministry… Read More
WOW! Trump’s approval rating SOARS (incredible!)
President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have soared like the economy, and this week he hit his highest approval rating since September. Despite the mainstream media’s nonstop attacks, Trump’s approval rating is currently comparing favorably to former President Bill Clinton, who averaged 47 percent approval his first two terms in office…. Read More
Al Franken is DONE by Dec. 8th
Sen. Al Franken’s support among his fellow Democrats collapsed Wednesday after a group of his former political allies called upon him to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations. His office said he would be making an announcement on Thursday — and it’s widely expected to be Franken’s resignation announcement. While his… Read More
Time magazine names Person of the Year…
The “Silence Breakers” — those who have shared their stories about sexual assault and harassment — have been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Numerous women have spoken out publicly since October about sexual misconduct by dozens of high-profile men in entertainment, media, business and sports. Time praised those… Read More
“The Last Jedi” gives way to next Star Wars generation
Han Solo is dead. Luke Skywalker is back, but changed. And Leia Organa’s story will soon be coming to an end. The Star Wars that inspired four decades of passionate fandom appears to be slowly but surely fading as “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” prepares to descend on Dec. 15,… Read More
Russians BANNED from Olympic games (wow!)
Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t boycott the Pyeongchang Olympics. Putin said Wednesday his government will allow Russians to compete as neutral athletes at the upcoming games in South Korea. The International Olympic Committee has banned the Russian team from games as punishment for doping violations at the 2014 Sochi Olympics…. Read More
“French Elvis” dies at age 74
Johnny Hallyday, France’s biggest rock star for more than half a century and an icon who packed sports stadiums and all but lit up the Eiffel Tower with his high-energy concerts at the foot of the Paris landmark, died early Wednesday. He was 74. President Emmanuel Macron, who knew the… Read More