Author: Stephanie Moffat

Senate Inquiry Into Russia Meddling Could Wrap Up This Year Republican Senator Richard Burr, leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election, told the New York Times’ podcast “The New Washington” that the inquiry should wrap up by the end of the year. Burr admitted that the investigation has expanded “beyond its original scope,” but it should be completed in the next few months. ”What continues this investigation are the names of individuals that we didn’t know at the time, the documents that we weren’t aware of, the communications, the cables, the emails,...

Poll: Americans Call For Trump’s Impeachment If Mueller Fired A PPP and VoteVets poll found that Americans would not be happy if Trump fired Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating the Russia scandal. 56 percents of respondents say that Trump should be impeached in he fires Mueller. Even 27 percent of Republicans agree. The poll also included questions about military action in North Korea. 75 percent of voters, and 68 percent of Republicans, want to exhaust all diplomatic means to avoid a war with North Korea. 86 percent of voters, with 80 percent of Republicans, say that direct talks...

Steve Bannon Calls Jeffrey Lord to Encourage Him to Keep Fighting Yesterday, CNN ended its relationship with pro-Trump political commentator Jeffery Lord after Lord tweeted “Sieg Heil!” at a liberal activist on Twitter Thursday. According to Penn Live, Steve Bannon called Lord to let him know he should keep fighting. Penn Live reported that Lord took the call in his mother’s Camp Hill living room. “It’s Stephen K. Bannon,” Lord said. “I have to take this.” Lord wouldn’t comment on what Bannon said to him, but Lord said he needed some time to consider his options before strategizing. The...

Obama Will Be Back to Help Democrats in Fall We’ve missed you, Obama! President Barack Obama is reemerging from his time off to help rebuild the Democratic Party! In the coming weeks, aides will join the former president to plot out his fall schedule. Those close to him say that while he will play an “active role in helping his party rebuild.” But much of his work is expected to be behind the scenes. However, he is expected to do this with caution. One aide describes his reemergence as a “delicate dance” that will help Democrats but prevent him...

Jared Kushner Fined For Filing Financial Disclosures Too Late Trump’s favorite son and White House aide Jared Kushner has been fined by the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) for failing to report financial disclosures. Kushner was supposed to report the transactions that showed how he transferred management of his businesses so he could serve in the White House. An OGE survey found that this fine is rare among federal employees. Only 3.6 percent of 12,000 similar reports filed in 2016 incurred late fees. According to a close source to Kushner, he will pay the fine. The fine is paid...