U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks at the International Conference on Cyber Security at Fordham University School of Law on July 23, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Attorney General William Barr said during a press conference on Monday that Apple had not helped the FBI crack into password-protected iPhones used […]
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Warren says Sanders told her a woman couldn’t win the presidency
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said late Monday that Sen. Bernie Sanders had told her he didn’t think a woman could win the 2020 election — a statement the Sanders campaign had blasted as “a lie” earlier in the day. “Bernie and I met for more than two hours in December 2018 to discuss the 2020 election, […]
Here’s what’s in the phase one China trade deal Trump is signing this week
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He talk to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House April 04, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images U.S. and China trade representatives will end years of intense bilateral negotiations with a “phase one” deal on Wednesday that promises billions […]
Giuliani associate shares Ukraine material ahead of Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON — As the Senate prepares to try President Donald Trump in an impeachment trial over his attempts to pressure Ukraine into helping his reelection campaign, Ukrainian American businessman Lev Parnas, a key player in that effort, is sharing new documents with the House Intelligence Committee. The trove of new records includes the contents of […]
Ex-Treasury official pleads guilty to leaks about Paul Manafort
Natalie Mayflower Edwards Source: Alexandria Sheriff’s Office A former U.S. Treasury official pleaded guilty Monday to illegally leaking highly confidential documents about suspicious financial transactions of ex-Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort and others to reporters at BuzzFeed News. The official, Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards, leaked so-called suspicious activity reports, or SARS, starting in October 2017 […]
Mueller witness George Nader pleads guilty to child sex, porn charges
This 1998 frame from video provided by C-SPAN shows George Nader, president and editor of Middle East Insight. As an adviser to Abu Dhabi’s crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Nader worked throughout 2017 with Elliott Broidy, a fundraiser for President Donald Trump, in a secretive lobbying effort to alter U.S. policy in […]
Joe Biden campaign chairman rallies Wall Street donors for fundraising push
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Trump administration’s recent actions in Iraq at Current, Chelsea Piers in New York City. Ron Adar | Barcroft Media | Getty Images Joe Biden’s campaign chairman privately met with some of Wall Street’s top donors last week in an attempt to rally them […]
US won’t consider China a currency manipulator ahead of trade deal
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (2nd L) says goodbye to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin as they break from meetings at the USTR offices May 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The United States removed China from a list of countries considered currency manipulators just two days before top trade negotiators […]
Cory Booker drops out of 2020 presidential race
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., dropped out of the 2020 presidential race Monday, after failing to gain traction in national polls and failing to qualify for two Democratic debates. “Today I’m suspending my campaign for president in the same spirit with which it began,” Booker said in a video posted Monday morning. “It is my faith […]
My grandfather was an Iranian general who was killed in the revolution
Major Gen. Parviz Aminiafshar was commander of the Imperial Guards and head of G2 Military Intelligence for Iran’s Royal Army. Source: Yasmin Khorram There is another story about the killing of an Iranian general. And unlike Qasem Soleimani, he wasn’t an enemy of the U.S. In fact, as one of the top ranking military officials […]
