Military's nude photo investigation now involves gay pornography websites
5:48 PM, Mar 17, 2017
The military's investigation into the sharing of nude photos of female service members has expanded to include a number of gay pornography websites that exist with photos of men in military uniforms taking part in sex acts, according to a new report. The Pentagon, USA Today reported on Friday, has created a joint military task force to handle the growing issue, which has expanded from just the Marine Corps to the Navy, Army, Coast Guard and Air Force. Part of that investigation will include d Read more
Krauthammer: Trump 'seems to have a belief in conspiracy theories'
10:05 PM, Mar 16, 2017
Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer on Thursday said President Trump's claim that the Obama administration wiretapped his campaign headquarters indicates Trump's affinity for conspiracy theories. "There's not a person in Washington who thinks there actually was a wiretapping. The president - look, he seems to have a belief in conspiracy theories," Krauthammer told Fox News host Tucker Carlson. "This is after all a man who said that Ted Cruz's father was involved in some way with Lee Har Read more
Trump won't 'take a bow' for 'phony' unemployment numbers
9:37 PM, Mar 16, 2017
President Trump now insists he is not the person to thank for economic growth numbers in February, despite accepting praise for the upshift last month. Trump told Fox News host Tucker Carlson in an interview that aired Thursday evening the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) numbers are still inaccurate. "You look at the 96 million people, you look at all of these people," Trump said, referring to the actual number of those out-of-work and not filing for unemployment. "Employment numbers, unemp Read more
Four Chinese nationals caught crossing from Mexico to US in trunk
8:03 PM, Mar 16, 2017
Border agents apprehended four Chinese nationals allegedly attempting to cross illegally from Tijuana, Mexico into the U.S. by way of San Ysidro Port of Entry near San Diego, Calif., on Tuesday evening. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection press release issued Thursday night stated the four hid inside the truck of a vehicle and are alleged having attempted to be smuggled into the U.S. at the border checkpoint. Agents reported a 24-year-old male U.S. citizen driving a 2014 Chrysler 200 attemp Read more
Steve King: House GOP 'patting me on the back' for tweet
7:32 PM, Mar 16, 2017
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, on Thursday said despite the White House and House Speaker Paul Ryan's dismissing his tweet about accepting foreigners, Republicans have been supportive of him behind the scenes. "My colleagues have generally been coming by and patting me on the back. And a surprising number have said that they pray for me. And, meaning they support me and they agree with me, a surprising number," King told a reporter on Thursday afternoon. "I don't have often have members come up an Read more
Sean Hannity once pulled out gun after Fox News segment with Juan Williams
6:24 PM, Mar 16, 2017
Fox News anchor Sean Hannity once pulled out an unloaded gun after an on-air segment with commentator Juan Williams, the network confirmed Thursday. The acknowledgment came after CNN published a story saying Hannity, in October , pointed a gun and its red laser at Williams. Hannity responded by saying he was being "safe" and he showed Williams the gun for "educational purposes." Three witnesses told CNN that Hannity, a conservative and ardent supporter of the Second Amendment, "pulled a gun Read more
DOJ: Hawaii ruling 'flawed both in reasoning and in scope'
9:59 PM, Mar 15, 2017
The Department of Justice said it intends to take action against the federal judge in Hawaii who issued a restraining order against President Trump's revised travel ban that affected six countries from the Middle East and North Africa. "The Department of Justice strongly disagrees with the federal district court's ruling, which is flawed both in reasoning and in scope," DOJ spokesperson Sarah Isgur Flores said in a statement released late Wednesday. "The President's Executive Order falls squa Read more
Trump expected to pick Dina Powell for deputy national security adviser
9:59 PM, Mar 15, 2017
President Trump is expected to name his senior counselor for economic initiatives, Dina Powell, as his new deputy national security adviser, according to multiple reports Wednesday evening. Powell worked for former President George W. Bush and currently works alongside Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, as an adviser to Trump. She will continue to advise Trump on economic issues in her national security post. K.T. McFarland is currently the deputy national security adviser, and the T Read more
Trump: 'Everybody wants to build our wall'
8:51 PM, Mar 15, 2017
President Trump on Wednesday evening claimed the southern border wall project has received "hundreds" of bids from companies who hope to be chosen to complete the barrier. "In fact, as you probably read, we went out to bid — we had hundreds of bidders. Everybody wants to build our wall. Usually, that means we are going to get a good price. We are going to get a good price, believe me," Trump told attendees at Wednesday's Nashville rally. Trump also said the wall is "way ahead of schedule." Co Read more
Poll: Nearly one-third of Democrats never heard of Chuck Schumer
7:39 PM, Mar 15, 2017
A Fox News poll released Wednesday evening found nearly one-third of Democrats have never heard of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is a lifetime politician and has been in Congress for more than 35 years. The March 12-14 survey concluded 31 percent of registered Democratic voters do not know who the New York lawmaker is, while 30 percent of all voters do not know him. Nearly four-in-10 Democrats have a favorable opinion of Schumer compared to the one-quarter of all voters who do. V Read more
Poll: 16 percent approve of Trump tweeting
6:59 PM, Mar 15, 2017
A Fox News poll released Wednesday evening found a majority of registered voters disapprove of President Trump's personally tweeting out messages from the White House. Exactly 50 percent of people want Trump to put down the phone and leave his social media profile to a staffer. Only 16 percent approve of his tweeting, while 32 percent said he needs to be more cautious with his messages. The survey was conducted March 12-14. Anderson Robbins Research and Shaw & Company Research polled 1,008 r Read more
Federal judge in Hawaii blocks Trump's travel ban nationwide
6:56 PM, Mar 15, 2017
A federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday issued a restraining order against President Trump's revised travel ban that affected six countries from the Middle East and North Africa. The block comes less than one day before the March 16 executive order was slated to be put into action. "Upon evaluation of the parties' submissions, and following a hearing on March 15, 2017, the court concludes that, on the record before it, plaintiffs have met their burden of establishing a strong likelihood of succ Read more
There may be a black market in the U.S. for 'Little House on the Prairie' DVDs
6:37 PM, Mar 15, 2017
More than three decades have passed since TV series "Little House on the Prairie" went off the air, but the show seems to have maintained a large enough fan base that warrants a black market for counterfeit DVDs of the long-expired show. Field agents with the Customs and Border Protection's Office of Field Operations at the Pacific Highway Port of Entry found 10 boxes containing DVDs of the show, a western drama series that ran from 1974 to 1983. In another 20 boxes, agents uncovered 20 boxes o Read more
Trump considering Tennessee state Sen. Mark Green for Army secretary
5:53 PM, Mar 15, 2017
The Trump administration is strongly considering Tennessee state Sen. Mark Green for Army secretary after President Trump's pick backed out nearly six weeks ago. The White House is expected to make a decision about Green soon, according to a report by the Tennessean on Wednesday. If selected, the gubernatorial candidate would have to put his state political ambitions on hold, though the payout, for a much bigger position on the federal level, would be an upgrade even from governor. It's unkn Read more
Paul Ryan accuses Rand Paul of 'insulting remark to the president'
5:29 PM, Mar 15, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday accused Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul of making "an insulting remark to the president" over the American Health Care Act's rollout this month. Earlier Wednesday, Paul, a Republican, told CNN that Ryan, also a Republican, was selling Trump "a bill of goods that he didn't explain to the president that the grassroots doesn't want." "Frankly, I think that is kind of an insulting remark to the president as if he doesn't know what he's doing or something. It makes Read more
Chris Evans has 'rage,' 'fury' over Americans' support for Trump
4:43 PM, Mar 15, 2017
Chris Evans, the American actor known for taking on superhero roles in movies, is expressing his "rage" and "fury" over President Trump's election. "I feel rage," Evans said in an interview published Wednesday. "I feel fury. It's unbelievable. People were just so desperate to hear someone say that someone is to blame. They were just so happy to hear that someone was angry. Hear someone say that Washington sucks. They just want something new without actually understanding. I mean, guys like Stev Read more
Trump Jr. says MSNBC's tax reveal was 'simply awesome'
11:09 PM, Mar 14, 2017
Donald Trump Jr. jabbed the media on Tuesday evening after MSNBC reported on President Trump's 2005 personal income tax return . "Thank you Rachel Maddow for proving to your #Trump hating followers how successful @RealDonaldTrump is & that he paid $40mm in taxes! #Taxes," Trump Jr. tweeted. Thank you Rachel Maddow for proving to your #Trump hating followers how successful @realDonaldTrump is & that he paid $40mm in taxes! #Taxes — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 15, 2017 Read more
Pew: 72% of illegals have jobs, biggest in construction
03/16/17 09:48 AM
Judge who froze first travel ban hands Trump a victory
03/16/17 09:51 PM
Trump's budget puts Washington in its place
03/17/17 12:01 AM
Nader: Hit Google-Facebook-Apple 'monopoly' with antitrust laws
03/16/17 04:29 PM
DNC: If Trump can 'release some' tax returns, he can 'release all'
9:53 PM, Mar 14, 2017
The Democratic National Committee called on President Trump to release all of his tax returns following a report on an alleged persona income tax return from 2005 that was made public on Tuesday evening. " If they can release some of the information, they can release all of the information," DNC senior adviser Zac Petkanas said in a statement following the MSNBC report. "The only reason not to release his returns is to hide what's in them such as financial connections with Russian oligarchs an Read more
Trump's 2005 tax return leaked to media
9:38 PM, Mar 14, 2017
An unverified copy of President Trump's 2005 personal income tax return states that he paid $5.3 million in federal income tax and $31 million in alternative minimum tax on the $150 million income that year, paying an effective rate of 25 percent that year, MSNBC reported late Tuesday. David Cay Johnston, a Daily Beast columnist and author of the anti-Trump book The Making of Donald Trump , published what he said were the first two pages of Trump's tax return from 11 years ago shortly before a Read more
White House proactively spills Trump tax return news
9:03 PM, Mar 14, 2017
In the hour before MSNBC was expected to report on a 2005 personal income tax return from President Trump, the White House took proactive action, releasing a statement before Rachel Maddow's show shared the information. "You know you are desperate for ratings when you are willing to violate the law to push a story about two pages of tax returns from over a decade ago," the statement said. "Before being elected President, Mr. Trump was one of the most successful businessmen in the world with Read more
Online users targeted Navy women sending nude photos
8:35 PM, Mar 14, 2017
Female sailors posted at more than a dozen Naval commands were targeted by online users looking for nude photos the women may have sent to significant others back home or within the military, according to a report published Tuesday evening. Sailors or those close to command personnel are the suspected culprits behind the photo-snatching. The images were then posted to various online boards where active and retired service members can share the naked photos with one another at the expense of the Read more
Bannon credits Conway for getting Trump through Access Hollywood crisis
7:46 PM, Mar 14, 2017
White House chief strategist Steve Bannon believes the loyalty President Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway exhibited following the "Access Hollywood" incident empowered him to finish the race and win the election. "If Kellyanne had not been there when the firestorm hit, I don't know if we would have made it," Bannon said. "She literally became a cult figure during that time period, just because of her relentless advocacy for Trump on TV," Bannon added, according to an interview publi Read more
MSNBC claims it will share a Trump tax return tonight
7:45 PM, Mar 14, 2017
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on Tuesday evening claimed to have President Trump's unreleased tax returns and said she plans to discuss their contents on tonight's show at 9 p.m. "BREAKING: We've got Trump tax returns. Tonight, 9pm ET. MSNBC. (Seriously)," Maddow tweeted. In a follow up tweet, she narrowed that from "returns" to "return," specifically Trump's 1040 personal income tax filing form from 2005. The promised scoop will come care of David Cay Johnston, author of the anti-Trump book The Read more
Jamaican man dies in ICE custody following prison release
7:31 PM, Mar 14, 2017
A Jamaican man in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody died on Monday from what is believed to be cardiac arrest, according to an agency statement issued Tuesday evening. Roger Rayson, 47, was arrested in November 2014 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami for possession of cocaine. Rayson was convicted of importation of cocaine and sentenced to 30 months in prison in April 2015. Rayson was released from prison and into New Orleans ICE custody on Jan. 28. After two and a Read more
Border Patrol rescues 4-year-old whom human smugglers abandoned
7:12 PM, Mar 14, 2017
Human smugglers abandoned a four-year-old girl after being spotted by border agents near border town Mt. Signal, Calif., early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday. "Who in their right mind abandons a four-year-old little girl in the middle of a vast desert?" Assistant Chief Patrol Agent David S. Kim said in a statement. "It sickens me to think that someone would leave a child that young to fend for herself." Border Patrol agents from the El Centro Sec Read more
Fox News' Jesse Watters will interview Trump
6:11 PM, Mar 14, 2017
Fox News personality Jesse Watters will sit down with President Trump for an interview that will air at 8 p.m. EST Saturday as part of his weekend show, the network announced Tuesday evening. The pre-taped interview will take place prior to Trump's rally in Nashville on Wednesday. Watters will ask Trump questions regarding the economy, tax reform, immigration and the American Health Care Act, Fox said. Trump's appearance on "Watters' World" is the first on the 38-year-old host's show since he Read more
8 current and former Navy officials charged in 'Fat Leonard' bribery case
5:08 PM, Mar 14, 2017
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment on Tuesday that charges eight current and former Navy officials with felony crimes in the "Fat Leonard" bribery case that has unraveled for the past four years. On one occasion, the indictment states, Leonard Glenn Francis, a defense contractor based in Singapore who was known as "Fat Leonard," hosted a sex party for USS Blue Ridge officers at the Manila Hotel in February 2007, where "historical memorabilia related to General Douglas MacArthur were Read more
Paul Ryan in October: 'I am not going to defend Donald Trump - not now, not in the future'
11:53 PM, Mar 13, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan told House Republicans in a conference call last October that he would never defend then-GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, according to audio released Monday evening. "I am not going to defend Donald Trump - not now, not in the future," Ryan told the group on Oct. 10. Ryan said that in response to questions about an "Access Hollywood" video that surfaced on Oct. 7, in which Trump made inappropriate comments about women while talking with an entertainment host aboar Read more
Scalise: 14M people will get off Obamacare 'given the choice'
10:40 PM, Mar 13, 2017
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise on Monday evening said the Congressional Budget Office's calculations of how many Americans would lose healthcare coverage has been misinterpreted by the media. "What CBO said is if given the option, which our bill - we actually give people freedom - you don't have to get on Obamacare. You can get off of Obamacare and what CBO is estimating is even with taxpayer subsidies, they think 14 million people just next year will get off of Obamacare if given the choice Read more
