Voters are doubting that former President Barack Obama and others will be successfully prosecuted for allegedly inflating Russian interference reports during the 2016 election. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard referred the former president for prosecution but stopped short of suggesting specific charges. Senior Obama aides were also referred. Gabbard revealed Obama directed his intelligence […]

Federal investigators revealed Wednesday that the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the deadly DCA crash may have misreported its altitude by more than 100 feet, a flaw the Army had long known about but never formally documented. The testimony, delivered during the first day of a multiday National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing, raised fresh […]

President Donald Trump has railed against Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) for maintaining the customary use of blue slips in judicial nominations. Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has backed and advocated the continued use of blue slips. The committee typically does not advance judicial nominations unless both senators representing the state where that judge […]

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday that there is a “legal pathway” for Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) to carve out new congressional districts that could help Democrats secure more House seats ahead of next year’s midterm elections.  Bonta told reporters that Newsom could present new congressional district maps directly to voters on a statewide ballot, […]