Category: Politics

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee want its Republican chairman, Devin Nunes, to release the transcript of the panel’s interview with Fusion GPS cofounder Glenn Simpson. Fusion GPS wants the transcript released, too. The House Democrats can’t distribute the transcript unilaterally, like the Senate Judiciary Democrats did, because the House committee’s rules require Republicans’ consent. […]

Although North and South Korea have begun to engage in rare diplomatic talks regarding the North’s participating in the upcoming Winter Olympics to be held in South Korea, Kim Jong Un’s reclusive regime has made it clear that they are unwilling to include their nuclear ambitions in said discussions. Further, they have now taken issue […]

New Jersey seems to be in competition with New York City in who can have the most ridiculous gun laws. They’ve taken it a step further with a new gun buyback program introduced by NJ State Senator Linda Greenstein. Her goal is to have 9 different buy back events throughout the year in NJ spread […]

Last month, Marine Corps Commandant General Robert Neller, told Marines in Norway that he sees a “big ass fight” looming, one that will likely reorient U.S. military focus away from the Middle East. This week, while President Trump to the same nation, he seemed surprised by the general’s statement. “I hope I’m wrong, but there’s […]

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Tuesday, mandating that the Defense, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security departments work to develop a joint action plan to ensure all veterans separating from service have access to mental health services for a year after their separation from active duty, regardless of their service connected disability […]

Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden, Commander of the U.S. Navy’s surface forces, addressed the troubled year his branch has suffered, and what can be done to resolve some of those issues at the annual Surface Navy Association’s National Symposium this week.  After a slew of ship collisions, two of which involved merchant vessels, claimed the lives […]

Happy New Year from the U.K. It’s that time of year again when everyone gets a fresh start, makes a thousand promises and declares a new way of life. I am no different and want to welcome you 2018 the way I see it. I’m going to give you two takes: one of my own […]

As tensions continue to mount between the United States and North Korea, the American public has been more conscious of the president’s nuclear launch capabilities than any time since the Cold War. Those critical of the president have voiced concerns about his emotionally stability, while the president himself has even taken to making jokes about […]

The Justice Department has launched a new inquiry into whether the Clinton Foundation engaged in any pay-to-play politics or other illegal activities while Hillary Clinton served as secretary of State, law enforcement officials and a witness tells The Hill. FBI agents from Little Rock, Ark., where the foundation was started, have taken the lead in the investigation […]

White House staffers and guests are bracing for a change in policy that will ban personal cell phone use in the West Wing. The ban imposed by Chief of Staff John Kelly, a former Marine General, likely stems from his own experience with security practices that are widely enforced at U.S. military bases around the […]

On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump made headlines through his use of the social media platform Twitter once again, this time, by comparing the size of his *ahem* nuclear button to that of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual Christmas and New Year’s addresses to world leaders over the weekend.  Among a laundry list of talking points in the series of greetings, Russia’s leader called for “pragmatic cooperation” between his nation and the United States, and similar diplomatic efforts with other NATO nations that have seen heightening […]