Michael Isikoff, one of the biggest proponents of the Russia-gate story now says that Robert Mueller’s investigation is “not where
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Religious groups battle over Johnson Amendment as House Republicans eye last-minute repeal
House Way and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas). (Win McNamee/Getty Images) The Johnson Amendment, a provision in U.S. tax code
Jay Powell Has a Dilemma
If the Fed chairman hikes rates, he’ll face Trump’s wrath. If he doesn’t, he risks losing credibility.
The Left Lends Cover to Anti-Semitism
Ignoring anti-Semitic actions or comments depending on the perpetrator’s ethnicity or background allows hatred of Jews to spread.
Trump Foundation to dissolve under court agreement
(NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Amid legal turmoil, President Donald Trump has agreed to shut down the Donald J. Trump Foundation, the
Watch New Julian Assange Vigil Featuring Whistleblower Dan Ellsberg and Former US Senator Mike Gravel
An online vigil for WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange was broadcast live on Consortium News on Friday night. If you missed it,
US Opened Doors After Vietnam War and Can Do So Again
People from Central America, as well as those displaced by wars in the Middle East, should get the kind of
The Legislative Branch Joins the Trade War
There is growing legislative resistance to some powers that were delegated to presidents by improvident legislators.
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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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
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.
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.
“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
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.
The Show-Me State Is Showing Us Something
In addressing lobbying abuses, Amendment 1 forbids state legislators from accepting paid lobbyist positions for two years after leaving the legislature. The measure is aimed at limiting the power of “the revolving door” of politics: the phenomenon of politicians becoming lobbyists and lobbyists becoming politicians.
As for campaign finance reform, Amendment 1 limits campaign contributions for state senators and state representatives to $2,500 and $2,000, respectively. Legislators are also now forbidden from accepting any gift from a lobbyist that exceeds five dollars.
Judicial Watch Sues Defense Department for Records on POWs and MIAs in Vietnam
Judicial Watch announced today that it sued the United States Defense Department to obtain government records from 1973 to the present regarding U.S. soldiers who were prisoners of war or missing in action in Vietnam and Laos
Judge Delays Decision Whether to Unseal Assange Criminal Complaint
A hearing was held in Alexandria, Virginia on Tuesday on a motion to make public the sealed U.S. charges against Julian Assange. Joe Lauria, editor of Consortium News, was in the courtroom and filed this report.
The Greatest Spy Story Ever Told. Mike Rogers saved Donald Trump
You must watch this video. Dan Bongino, xFBI tells it like it is. Amazing story of how Rogers thwarted the corruption in the White house and saved Trump.
The Persecution of Julian Assange is coming to a Fatal end.
will Trump continue the persecution of the journalist who blew the whistle on US Political corruption?