GOP Memo Raises Serious Questions About FBI, Justice Department
A formerly secret memo released Friday by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee raises serious questions about the judgment and actions of a handful of current and former senior officials at the FBI and the Justice Department. Those officials were seeking permission to surveil an American citizen, Carter Page, who had been an adviser on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. A key question: In their dealings with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to gain permission to surveil Page, did the FBI and Justice Department fail in their duty of candor to the judges? The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) set up a secret ... Read More
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Trump Agenda Pushes Paid Family Leave, Job Training, ‘Right to Try’ Bill
President Trump didn’t roll out big new initiatives in his State of the Union address but called for help clearing the decks of several popular and bipartisan goals that have been stuck in Congress for years. Beyond immigration and infrastructure plans that dominate the 2018 agenda, Mr. Trump sought to break the Capitol Hill logjam on paid family leave, job training and a “right to try” bill to give terminally ill patients access to experimental drugs and treatments. He also vowed action to lower the sky-high prescription drug prices Americans pay compared to what people in other countries pay for ... Read More
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McCain Rejoins Immigration Debate with Broad Amnesty Bill
Sen. John McCain is rejoining the immigration debate, backing a new bill that would grant illegal immigrant “Dreamers” a very generous pathway to citizenship in exchange for promises of future border security — but no wall. Mr. McCain is joining Sen. Chris Coons, Delaware Democrat, in sponsoring the Senate companion to a bipartisan proposal in the House worked out between Reps. Will Hurd, Texas Republican, and Pete Aguilar, California Democrat. The House bill has gained significant bipartisan support but violates the conditions President Trump has set for his signature on a bill, so it’s unclear what ... Read More
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US Starts Iraq Drawdown After Declaration of Victory Over ISIS
American troops have started to draw down from Iraq following Baghdad's declaration of victory over the Islamic State group last year, according to Western contractors at a U.S.-led coalition base in Iraq. In Baghdad, an Iraqi government spokesman on Monday confirmed to The Associated Press that the drawdown has begun, though he stressed it was still in its early stages and doesn't mark the beginning of a complete pullout of U.S. forces. Dozens of American soldiers have been transported from Iraq to Afghanistan on daily flights over the past week, along with weapons and ... Read More
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Trump Slams 'Little' Adam Schiff as 'one of the biggest liars' in Washington
President Trump blasted the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee Monday amid the mounting fight over the panel's 'surveillance' memo, calling “Little Adam Schiff” one of the “biggest liars and leakers in Washington.” The president's early Monday tweet came as Democrats, led by Schiff, continued to condemn majority Republicans for publishing the memo claiming authorities used a salacious anti-Trump dossier to obtain a warrant to monitor a Trump associate. “Little Adam Schiff, who is desperate to run for higher office, is one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington, right up there with Comey, Warner, Brennan and Clapper!” Trump ... Read More
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