Category: Politics

The FALN clemencies provide a disturbing example of how the abuse or misuse of presidential prerogative, under the guise of policy, can be put in service of the personal and private activities of the president’s spouse — and beyond the reach of meaningful congressional oversight.

The White House issued a veto threat Tuesday over the Senate’s defense authorization bill, objecting to provisions it said would prevent President Obama from closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and result in Congress “micromanaging” the military. The Office of Management and Budget said the legislation “attempts to micromanage” the Pentagon by “impeding the Department’s […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – The names of CIA personnel could have been compromised not only by hackers who may have penetrated Hillary Clinton’s private computer server or the State Department system, but also by the release itself of tens of thousands of her emails, security experts say. Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, turned over to […]

BBC brings you footage of the pilots that are fighting to rid Fallujah of ISIS. Fallujah has been a major stronghold of ISIS in Iraq and the loss of this territory will be significant in the war on ISIS in Iraq. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDIC8xl0RdM Image courtesy of Reuters

Presumed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday named 41 military-themed organizations receiving donations from his veterans fundraiser in January, hinting that even more could receive money in the months to come. “These are checks that have been delivered, that have been cashed, that are now being used to help veterans,” Trump said during a […]

Displaying incredible hubris, Hillary Clinton enjoyed the power and prestige of public office while also scorning the transparency aspects of being a civil servant.

SOFREP spoke with Rep. Zinke to find out how he might make America great again alongside Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON — After the political convention confetti is swept away, a more sobering tradition of the presidential election begins: The regular, top-secret intelligence briefings for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee. Started by President Harry S. Truman, the briefings are designed to get the candidates, before they walk into the Oval Office, […]

I was going into uncharted territory, deep into abandoned buildings, beneath the underpasses, through the soup kitchens and was to act as a ravenous agent to delve into the underworld of what it meant to be a homeless veteran.

They want us to put ourselves in a bad tactical situation, this could lead to one of our agents getting killed.

WASHINGTON –  Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed a “public service” in stoking a national debate about secret domestic surveillance programs, but that he should still return to the U.S. to stand trial. As a National Security Agency contractor, Snowden leaked details in 2013 of the U.S. government’s warrantless surveillance of […]

This discrepancy about Chris Kyle’s record raises new questions about the Intercept’s credibility and the ongoing issue of exaggeration in journalism.