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Judge’s ruling paves way for Dakota Access Pipeline’s completion

Judge’s ruling paves way for Dakota Access Pipeline’s completion

A federal judge’s Tuesday ruling against petitioners seeking to halt the final section of the…read more→

Marine Corps personnel embroiled in naked Facebook scandal

Marine Corps personnel embroiled in naked Facebook scandal

UPDATE 2 — 3/9, 10:07 a.m. EST: CNN is reporting that the private Facebook group sharing…read more→

SCOTUS orders Virginia to reexamine constitutionality of gerrymandered districts

SCOTUS orders Virginia to reexamine constitutionality of gerrymandered districts

In handing a victory to opponents of gerrymandering, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower…read more→

House Intelligence chair: No proof of Russian interference in election

House Intelligence chair: No proof of Russian interference in election

Amid calls for a formal probe into allegations the Kremlin pried into the 2016 U.S. election…read more→

Ex-Iranian leader pens open letter to President Trump

Ex-Iranian leader pens open letter to President Trump

In an odd twist of events, ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad composed an open letter to President…read more→

GOP draft for Obamacare replacement circulated

GOP draft for Obamacare replacement circulated

UPDATE — 2/28, 10:32 a.m. EST: Top congressional Republicans have announced their opposition to House legislation which would…read more→

White House withdraws rule on student transgender bathroom use

White House withdraws rule on student transgender bathroom use

The White House nullified an Obama administration directive ordering public schools to allow transgender students…read more→

Justice Department does about-face on private prisons for federal inmates

Justice Department does about-face on private prisons for federal inmates

In another undoing of Obama-era policy, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has authorized the Federal…read more→

Trump attorney met with Ukrainian lawmaker, rejects role of emissary for peace plan

Trump attorney met with Ukrainian lawmaker, rejects role of emissary for peace plan

The New York Times reported Sunday President Trump’s personal attorney returned from a meeting with…read more→

London mayor blasts Trump, encourages UK government to deny state visit

London mayor blasts Trump, encourages UK government to deny state visit

Ahead of an official state visit scheduled later this year, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has stated…read more→

Officials: FBI engaged in 3 investigations of Russia’s election hacks

Officials: FBI engaged in 3 investigations of Russia’s election hacks

According to multiple unnamed officials acquainted with the details, the FBI is currently conducting three…read more→

WikiLeaks reveals alleged CIA infiltration of French political parties

WikiLeaks reveals alleged CIA infiltration of French political parties

Investigative journalism group WikiLeaks published documents Thursday which demonstrate America’s top foreign spy agency ordered…read more→

White House expected to roll out revised immigration order next week

White House expected to roll out revised immigration order next week

UPDATE — 2/18, 1:52 p.m. EST: Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday,…read more→

Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch submits questionnaire; hearing date set

Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch submits questionnaire; hearing date set

Twelve days following his nomination to become the ninth justice on the U.S. Supreme Court,…read more→

Gen. Michael Flynn out as National Security Advisor

Gen. Michael Flynn out as National Security Advisor

UPDATE — 4:43 p.m. EST: Multiple media outlets are reporting that several congressional Republicans have joined Democrats…read more→

Judge sweeps aside challenges to Dakota Access Pipeline as work resumes on project

Judge sweeps aside challenges to Dakota Access Pipeline as work resumes on project

Following several years of legal wrangling and indecision from the Obama administration, the Army Corps…read more→

Crackdown on illegals coast-to-coast nets hundreds of arrests over last week

Crackdown on illegals coast-to-coast nets hundreds of arrests over last week

UPDATE — 2/14, 9:58 a.m. EST: According to DHS Secretary John Kelly on Monday, a total…read more→

State GOP legislatures move to tighten voting rules; Trump to investigate fraud

State GOP legislatures move to tighten voting rules; Trump to investigate fraud

Motivated by President Trump’s repeated claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2016 presidential election,…read more→

Groups file suit to block White House executive order on regulation

Groups file suit to block White House executive order on regulation

Three public interest groups filed suit against the White House Wednesday asserting President Trump’s Jan.…read more→

Pentagon concealed thousands of airstrikes against militants in Middle East

Pentagon concealed thousands of airstrikes against militants in Middle East

According to a report appearing in The Military Times, the Pentagon withheld what could amount to…read more→

State assemblies across the country introduce legislation to curb protests

State assemblies across the country introduce legislation to curb protests

While the right to peaceably assemble is an unalienable right specifically protected from encroachment by…read more→

Trump trains Dodd-Frank, similar Obama-era financial regulation in crosshairs

Trump trains Dodd-Frank, similar Obama-era financial regulation in crosshairs

UPDATE — 2/9, 9:18 a.m. EST: A federal judge in Dallas upheld an Obama-era Labor Department “fiduciary”…read more→

Federal judge hands victory to third-party contenders for White House

Federal judge hands victory to third-party contenders for White House

In an unexpected decision Tuesday, a federal judge issued a ruling which may allow third-party candidates…read more→

Senate GOP support eroding for education nominee Betsy DeVos

Senate GOP support eroding for education nominee Betsy DeVos

The expectation Betsy DeVos would serve in President Trump’s Cabinet was dealt a significant blow on…read more→

Senate Democrats boycott health and treasury votes, delay AG nominee

Senate Democrats boycott health and treasury votes, delay AG nominee

UPDATE — 11:43 a.m. EST: Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee voted Wednesday morning to suspend…read more→

West Virginia governor delinquent in coal companies fines, taxes

West Virginia governor delinquent in coal companies fines, taxes

A mere two weeks into his term as West Virginia governor, federal officials have revealed…read more→

Trump, Germany’s Merkel concur on NATO, military strength

Trump, Germany’s Merkel concur on NATO, military strength

In his first contact with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday, President Trump held a wide-ranging…read more→

Iowa pipeline rupture causes 138,000 gallon diesel spill

Iowa pipeline rupture causes 138,000 gallon diesel spill

Cleanup efforts continued through Saturday afternoon following a breach to the Magellan pipeline in Hanlontown, Iowa,…read more→

Net neutrality opponent takes helm at FCC, proposes exemption in rules

Net neutrality opponent takes helm at FCC, proposes exemption in rules

UPDATE — 2/4, 1:31 p.m. EST: Under the leadership of new chairman Ajit Pai, the FCC informed…read more→

Russian MOD says it coordinated with US on ISIS attack; US refutes

Russian MOD says it coordinated with US on ISIS attack; US refutes

Following a Monday statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) asserting its air forces conducted…read more→

GOP congressman introduces bill to withdraw US from the United Nations

GOP congressman introduces bill to withdraw US from the United Nations

UPDATE — 1/26, 10:21 a.m. EST: The New York Times is reporting that anonymous White House…read more→

GOP House leader drafts to-do list for president’s first 100 days

GOP House leader drafts to-do list for president’s first 100 days

Preparing to meet President Trump’s ambitious legislative itinerary, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) addressed…read more→

Trump visits CIA headquarters, delivers trumpet call to agency

Trump visits CIA headquarters, delivers trumpet call to agency

With National Security Adviser General Michael Flynn and CIA nominee Mike Pompeo at his side,…read more→

Western Union agrees to $586 million fine to settle fraud charges

Western Union agrees to $586 million fine to settle fraud charges

FMeridian, Colorado-based financial services and communications company Western Union has agreed to pay a $586…read more→

White House waves off likelihood of pardon for Edward Snowden

White House waves off likelihood of pardon for Edward Snowden

In what could be motivated in part by President Obama’s grant of clemency to former…read more→

Obama administration dilutes data-sharing rules for NSA

Obama administration dilutes data-sharing rules for NSA

With days remaining in President Obama’s White House term, Attorney General Loretta Lynch has signed…read more→

New Jersey’s Chris Christie may face criminal complaint over ‘Bridgegate’

New Jersey’s Chris Christie may face criminal complaint over ‘Bridgegate’

Following an October 2016 decision by a Bergen County, N.J., judge who ruled enough probable…read more→

UPDATE: 67 House Democrats now skipping Trump inauguration

UPDATE: 67 House Democrats now skipping Trump inauguration

UPDATE 2 — 1/19, 8:30 p.m. EST: The Washington Post reports 67 House Democrats are now boycotting…read more→

Sanders, Clinton, Trump skip out on bills for security at campaign events

Sanders, Clinton, Trump skip out on bills for security at campaign events

Despite campaign rhetoric promising to rein in out-of-control federal spending and balance the annual budget,…read more→

Trump signals more resource exploration on federal lands coming

Trump signals more resource exploration on federal lands coming

After eight years of regulation and late-measures to set aside federal land barring it from oil…read more→

Press Secretary Earnest lambastes GOP senators over Trump Cabinet choices

Press Secretary Earnest lambastes GOP senators over Trump Cabinet choices

Despite publicizing its intent to facilitate a smooth transition for the next White House administration, White…read more→

South Carolina legislature proposes bill to block porn sites on new devices

South Carolina legislature proposes bill to block porn sites on new devices

In a move which has been interpreted as a measure to prevent youth access to…read more→

US intelligence agencies judge Putin personally ordered election hacks

US intelligence agencies judge Putin personally ordered election hacks

As stated Friday in a declassified report complied by U.S. intelligence officials, Russian President Vladimir…read more→

Speaker Ryan breaks with Trump, says Congress will refuse border taxes

Speaker Ryan breaks with Trump, says Congress will refuse border taxes

In what could be considered a short-term gulf in a relationship on the mend after…read more→

New York to offer free tuition at state colleges by 2019

New York to offer free tuition at state colleges by 2019

With Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders at his side, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled…read more→

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