Author: Stephanie Moffat

Trump Administration Is Actively Trying To Weaken Special Counsel’s Investigation: Report New report adds more evidence to obstruction of justice case against Trump.  The Trump administration is attempting to weaken the special counsel’s investigation into the Trump-Russia probe. According to a report by Reuters, the Trump White House is looking into a federal ethics rule that bars recently hired government employees from investigating their law firm’s clients for two year after leaving the practice. “Within hours of Mueller’s appointment on Wednesday, the White House began reviewing the Code of Federal Regulations, which restricts newly hired government lawyers from investigating...

Opioid Treatment Advocates Lose Trust and Faith in Trump Trump’s trail of broken promises leave treatment advocates and families losing hope.  One of the issues Trump campaigned on was to fight the devastation opioid addiction has caused in states across the country, particularly the “Rust Belt.” He even tied the issue to a personal story of his – the death of his brother, Fred. But opioid treatment advocates are starting to realize that Trump was just making empty campaign promises. CNN interviewed Erin Canterbury, who had voted for New Hampshire Democrats for over a decade, but voted for Trump...

REPORT: FBI Warned GOP Rep That Russians Spies Were Recruiting Him in 2012 According to a report by The New York Times, in 2012 authorities warned California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher about being recruited by the Russians as an “agent of influence.” Rohrabacher told The Times on Thursday that his meeting with the FBI had focused on his contact with a member of the Russian Foreign Ministry. “They were telling me he had something to do with some kind of Russian intelligence,” Rohrabacher commented. According to the representative, the Russians “looked at me as someone who could be influenced.”...

Donald Trump Pressured James Comey To Publicly Say He Wasn’t Under Investigation New report details how Trump pressured Comey to publically say he was not under investigation.  Former FBI Director James Comey felt intense pressure from Donald Trump and the White House regarding the FBI’s investigation of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. According to a new report, Donald Trump pressured James Comey To make a public announcement that he wasn’t under investigation. Additionally, a friend of Comey says the FBI Director was “unsettled” by his interactions with Trump and the White House. The New York Times describes regular interference...

Rachel Maddow Is Crushing Fox News, Now The Most Watched Show On Cable News There is a new queen of prime time cable news!  The Rachel Maddow Show was the highest-rated cable news show on television Wednesday night, continuing a massive ratings run that Maddow and MSNBC have been on. Maddow had 2.875 million total viewers Wednesday night, beating Fox News’ Tucker Carlson who drew 2.748 million viewers. The entire MSNBC evening line up had strong ratings beating CNN and running neck and neck with Fox News. And Brian Williams’s “The 11th Hour” continues its strong ratings beating both...