Neetu Chandak “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett will not be charged for allegations over making up a hate crime against himself, a Cook County court in Chicago ruled Tuesday. “After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, including Mr. Smollett’s volunteer service in the community and agreement to forfeit his bond to the…
Tim Pearce “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert said Monday night that President Donald Trump “only has himself to blame” for being subjected to a two-year investigation with a false premise. Colbert blamed Trump for the torrent of false accusations and fabrications related to the Russian collusion conspiracy theory that has surrounded the president for the…
Jason Hopkins on March 26, 2019RepublishReprint Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld says he is leaning toward a Republican presidential run, and will give himself until next month to make a final decision. “I’m leaning towards doing it unless something changes, and set myself an informal deadline of the month of April to pull the trigger,” Weld…
Anders Hagstrom The Department of Justice sided with a district court ruling Monday that found the Affordable Care Act violated the Constitution. U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor issued the ruling in December 2018, finding that the Obamacare individual mandate had been rendered unconstitutional due to the partial repeal Republicans passed in 2017. The ruling has been…
Tim Pearce President Donald Trump slammed the media Tuesday morning for propagating the Russian collusion conspiracy theory for two years during special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. “The Mainstream Media is under fire and being scorned all over the World as being corrupt and FAKE. For two years they…
Molly Prince Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expressed his pleasure on Monday for the impending Senate vote on the Green New Deal, Democrats’ expansive anti-climate change plan. “I could not be more glad that the American people will have the opportunity to learn precisely where each one of their senators stand on the “Green New…
Whitney Tipton Former CIA Director John Brennan said Monday morning that he was “relieved” by the Attorney General’s summary of the Mueller report, admitting the findings presented less than he anticipated in terms of criminal activity. “Well, I don’t know if I received bad information but I think I suspected there was more than there…
Peter Hasson on March 25, 2019 Republish | Reprint McClatchy is standing by a disputed report alleging that Michael Cohen visited Prague in 2016, a spokeswoman for the news organization told The Daily Caller News Foundation Monday. McClatchy reported in April 2018 that special counsel Robert Mueller had obtained evidence of Cohen’s visit to the Czech Republic. The report,…
Evie Fordham Republican Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw had a message for President Donald Trump Thursday after Trump said he will “never” be a fan of the late Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain Tuesday. “Mr. President, seriously stop talking about Senator McCain,” Crenshaw wrote on Twitter Thursday afternoon. Crenshaw is a freshman lawmaker as well as a former…
Whitney Tipton Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke announced Wednesday that his record-smashing $6.1 million first-day haul came from just 128,000 unique contributors, giving an average of $47 each, and it looks like fellow contender Bernie Sanders’s prediction was right. O’Rourke, who announced his bid for president March 14, revealed the numbers in remarks…