Only Named Source On Trump’s Leaking Of Classified Information Denies It
The Washington Post accused President Donald Trump of leaking “highly-classified information” in a recent meeting with Russian officials, but the only named source in the piece denies it. Citing anonymous officials, the Post claims that Trump revealed to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak unspecified yet high-value information provided by a unidentified partner in the fight against the Islamic State, potentially jeopardizing operations against ISIS and compromising U.S. intelligence sources. The president reportedly revealed information surrounding an ISIS plot. White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, the only identified source in WaPo’s report, denies that the president leaked ... Read More
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Hillary’s New ‘Dark Money’ Group Allowed to Hide Donors
Hillary Clinton, whose failed presidential campaign was hampered by pay-for-play allegations, launched a “dark money” political organization on Monday that is exactly the kind of operation she promised to oppose as president. Clinton’s new organization, Onward Together, is registered as a 501(c)4 “social welfare” organization, according to the group’s donation page. Onward Together’s 501(c)4 status means it will not have to disclose its donors to the public. Clinton, who is thought to be weighing a potential third presidential campaign, railed against “dark money” in her unsuccessful White House bid last year. ... Read More
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Sens. Paul, Cruz to Push Senate Rule Limits to Repeal Obamacare
Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, are aiming to push the limits of Senate rules in an attempt to dismantle Obamacare through reconciliation, Politico is reporting. The Senate parliamentarian — Elizabeth MacDonough, a nonpartisan staff member —handles questions about the reconciliation's impact on the budget. Cruz and Paul argue that the person presiding over the Senate can make the call to allow reconciliation to proceed, to remove pieces of Obamacare or to start up new healthcare policy such as insurers being allowed to sell across state lines. ... Read More
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Comey Replacements: First Four Candidates to Begin Interviews to Head FBI
Four candidates are being interviewed Saturday by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his deputy Rod Rosenstein to replace former FBI director James Comey on Saturday at the Department of Justice, Fox News has confirmed. ... Read More
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GOP Rolled Back 14 of 15 Obama Rules Using Congressional Review Act
Republicans’ test-drive of a little-used regulatory review law is now over and party leaders say it was a smashing success, allowing Congress roll back 14 rules President Obama’s team issued at the end of his administration, for a savings of billions of dollars. The window for using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to unravel Obama-era regulations closed last week, and the tool — which had previously been used just once, to attack a Clinton administration rule — has dominated the early going in the Trump administration. Obama rules including: teacher training, coal mining runoff and bear hunting in Alaska, have now been erased ...Read More
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