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The revolving career of Jon Kyl
(free from Flckr) Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz) announced Friday he will resign from his post at the end of year.
Farm Bill’s corporate farm subsidies remain intact after extensive lobbying
Dairy farmers are expected to benefit greatly from the 2018 Farm Bill. (KEREM YUCEL/AFP/Getty Images) Passed overwhelmingly by Congress this
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Consortium News is offering readers to become members of the first independent news site on the Web, founded by legendary
If There’s No Collusion, There’s Always Stormy Daniels
If Trump had paid the women with campaign funds, his critics would certainly be screaming that he’d improperly diverted campaign
Bipartisan bill would mandate donor disclosure in political ads
Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) was one of three representatives to unveil a campaign finance reform bill Thursday. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ
Latest Odds of a Shooting War between NATO and Russia
Hungarian scholar George Szamuely tells Ann Garrison that he sees a 70 percent chance of combat between NATO and Russia
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUSTS International Thai Sex Trafficking Organization
The defendants convicted yesterday participated in a massive yet brutally efficient criminal enterprise that trafficked hundreds of vulnerable Thai women for sexual exploitation and used sophisticated money laundering techniques to conceal and sustain itself,
Clinton Foundation’s revenue hit 15-year low after 2016 presidential election
Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/John Locher) The Clinton Foundation’s incoming cash flow nosedived to a 15-year low in 2017, the year
Sherrod Brown Is Bringing Popular Progressivism Back
Brown, 66, became just the fifth Ohio senator since the popular election of senators began in 1914 to achieve a
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Deep State and Bob Parry Exposed It
In his efforts to uncover the Iran-Contra plot and the machinations surrounding Russia-gate, Bob Parry was in the forefront of
The company that owns your local news might also influence federal politics
(Scott Olson/Getty Images) On Dec. 3, it was announced that Tribune Media would be acquired by Nexstar Media Group for
George H.W. Bush’s Bitter Legacy in the Middle East
The avalanche of funeral hagiography drowned any possible discussion of what Bush did to the Middle East. As’ad AbuKhalil writes
Winter Fund Drive Special: A Concise History of Consortium News by Robert Parry
During the 2011 Winter Fund Drive, ex-CIA analyst (and peace activist) Ray McGovern suggested that the late Bob Parry write
Senate votes to prevent ‘dark money’ from getting even darker
A “dark money” measure introduced by Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) narrowly passed the Senate Dec. 12.
Woke Reporter Tries to Sack Heisman Winner Kyler Murray
USA Today‘s Scott Gleeson slammed Hesiman winner Kyler Murray for “homophobic” posts from six years ago.
The 2018 cycle’s biggest losers and smallest winners
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Sometimes money isn’t everything. In more than a dozen races this cycle,
Mexico’s Solution to the Border Crisis
The day after Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office as Mexico’s president on Dec. 1, his foreign minister flew to Washington to propose a $20 billion development plan to make Central America a place for people to stay rather than flee.
Inside the controversial operation that allegedly tricked veterans into lobbying for Saudi Arabia
(Win McNamee/Getty Images) A firm that was part of a controversial foreign influence operation that allegedly ensnared veterans into lobbying
NRA leader, Jack Abramoff and GOP operative tied to alleged Russian spy Maria Butina have long history as foreign agents lobbying together
Maria Butina (STR/AFP/Getty Images) Alleged Russian spy Maria Butina has changed her plea to guilty, according to a new joint
Alexis Tsipras’ Failed Attempt at Democratic Socialism
He sent his finance minister at the time, Giannis Varoufakis, who is now working with Sen. Bernie Sanders to form an international progressive movement, to Berlin and London to hold the Greek position as forcefully as possible. Varoufakis did as he was asked. He made it clear that Syriza was willing to leave the European Union and default on its loans to defend Greek citizens from hardship. His comments rattled foreign exchange markets and weakened the euro against the dollar.
Gosnell Depicts the Grisly Truth
Nick Searcy’s new movie depicts the life and trial of Kermit Gosnell, who killed hundreds of babies that survived his late-term abortion procedures.
Immaculate Help: Mary and Christianity’s Jewish Roots
Mary provides an important but often forgotten link between the three Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
A Home Run by Trump
The Justice Department is not just any arm of government. It is a bulwark of the rule of law on which our domestic tranquility and prosperity depend.
The North Carolina Absentee Ballot Scandal — What Happened and When?
Mark Harris (R) declares victory over Dan McCready (D) late on election night with a 2,000-vote lead and 99 percent of districts reporting.
The U.N. Gives Palestinian Terrorists a Free Pass
The U.N. indicated that Jews’ praying at the Western Wall is more worthy of condemnation than Hamas’s lobbing rockets indiscriminately at Israeli civilians.
State officials going after campaign finance regulation, ethics reforms
In Wisconsin, Republican lawmakers passed bills that would weaken the power of the new Democratic governor and attorney general.
Over in Michigan, lawmakers — inspired by Wisconsin’s tactics —- are trying to strip control of campaign finance issues from the incoming Democratic secretary of state
How the Founders Protected the Natural Right of Religious Liberty
Scalia said the free-exercise clause bars laws that target religious beliefs & practices, but not laws that indirectly burden religious people or institutions
Federal Judge Opens Discovery Into Clinton Email Usage
Court Excoriates Obama State Department/Justice Department for Possibly Acting in “Bad Faith” and Colluding “to Scuttle Public Scrutiny” of Clinton Private Email Server Court Criticizes Current Justice Department for “Chicanery” District Court Judge Lamberth Orders “Proposed Plan and Schedule for Discovery Within Ten Days”
Yellow Vests Rise Against Neo-Liberal ‘King’ Macron
There were young women who were working seven days a week and despaired of having enough money to feed and clothe their children.
U.S. Subsidizes Soros Radical Leftist Agenda Worldwide, New Judicial Watch Special Report Shows
The U.S. government subsidizes billionaire George Soros’ radical leftist agenda dedicating hundreds of millions of dollars to his deeply politicized
A fact-checking milestone: Factcheck.org turns 15
When we launched PolitiFact in 2007, our biggest boost came from a competitor. Our traffic in the first few days
North Carolina candidate paid $428k to consulting firm linked to alleged ballot tampering
US President Donald Trump (L) and Republican Congressional candidate for North Carolina’s 13th district Ted Budd (L) listen as Republican
“Persian Gulf of Tonkin” Ingredients All in Place for US War on Iran?
the U.S. government continues to seek to block Iranian oil exports. Rouhani’s comments came a day after the U.S. sent an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf on Monday in an apparent “show of force,”
Timeline of Michael Flynn’s turn, from Trump aide to Mueller witness
Flynn had a distinguished 33-year Army career that included top-level intelligence posts and promotion to the rank of three-star general. Perhaps his greatest achievement in uniform was …
Yellow Vests Rise Against Neo-Liberal ‘King’ Macron
For a couple of centuries, the “left” hoped popular movements would lead to changes for the better. Today, many leftists
Trump’s Timidity is Letting Comey Off the Hook
With just a few days left before Congress adjourns, House Republicans, like their President, have pretty much let the clock
Billionaire sex offender Epstein gave heavily to Democrats, until he didn’t
Jeffrey Epstein (Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images) Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire hedge fund manager, settled in court Tuesday more than
Is the new NAFTA the biggest trade deal ever, as Donald Trump said?
Two sides to the coin. Flood the markets and increase trade with no US Profit or lower the volume and increase US manufacturing, jobs and taxable income, New agreement is in favor of US.
The Guardian and Glen Greenwald’s Vilification of Julian Assange
Glenn Greenwald is far from alone in noting that London is possibly the most surveilled city in the world, with CCTV cameras everywhere. The environs of the Ecuadorian embassy are monitored especially heavily, with continuous filming by the UK and Ecuadorian authorities and most likely by the US and other actors with an interest in Assange’s fate.
Judicial Watch Sues for Records of FBI Meetings with Clinton-DNC Law Firm, Perkins Coie in 2016
Clinton-DNC Used Law Firm to Pay for Anti-Trump Dossier (Washington, DC) — Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a
How much does the Mueller investigation cost?
In one of his many tweets critical of Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation, President Donald Trump took aim — again
Watergate: Dirty Tricks, an October Surprise, and the CIA
With the news cycle of late nearly engulfed by the questions — and spy games — swirling around “Russiagate,” taking