Author: Stephanie Moffat

Dick Cheney Thinks Russian Hack Could Be “An Act Of War” Former Vice President Dick Cheney spoke about the Russian interference in the 2016 election on Monday, suggesting Russia’s behavior could be “an act of war.” According to the Economic Times Cheney, who was speaking at the ET GBS 2017 conference, said “There’s no question there was a very serious effort made by Mr. Putin and his government, his organization, to interfere in major ways with our basic fundamental democratic processes.” “He has found a way to undermine Nato…In some quarters, that would be considered an act of war....

Chuck Schumer Demands Nunes Be Replaced As Chair Of Intel Committee On Monday, Senator Chuck Schumer demanded that House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes be replaced. Schumer called on House Speaker Paul Ryan to replace him. “Without further adieu, Speaker Ryan should replace Chairman Nunes,” Schumer said on the Senate floor. “If Speaker Ryan wants the House to have a credible investigation he needs to replace Chairman Nunes.” “Chairman Nunes is falling down on the job and seems to be more interested in protecting the president than in seeking the truth. You cannot have the person in charge of an impartial investigation be partial...

Trump Admin Announces New Assault On Sanctuary Cities Attorney General Jeff Session announced Monday that state and local governments seeking Justice Department grants must certify they are not so-called sanctuary cities in order to receive the money. “Such policies cannot continue. They make our nation less safe by putting dangerous criminals back on the streets,” Sessions said during the White House press briefing Monday. The announcement from the Trump administration comes as it seeks to try and get its agenda back on track after the politically devastating defeat of their Obamacare repeal bill. The new policy announcement is the latest in...

Report: North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill To Cost The State $3.76 billion It looks like bigotry can be a very expensive hobby. A new report finds that North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” will cost the state more than $3.76 billion over the next dozen years, according to the Associated Press. The law, which has already cost North Carolina significant amounts of lost business, requires that people use the bathroom that corresponds to the sex on their birth certificates. Several musicians have canceled of concerts scheduled in North Carolina and the NCAA avoided the state as a host site for its annual basketball...

Trump Son-In-Law Jared Kushner To Face Questions From Senate Intel Committee As part of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, the Senate Intelligence Committee will question Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. According to a New York Times report, the Senate Intel committee wants to question Kushner about meetings with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. “Senate investigators plan to question Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and a close adviser, as part of their broad inquiry into ties between Trump associates and Russian officials or others linked to the Kremlin, according to administration and congressional officials,” the Times reported...