05.23.2017

By Peter Hong Approaching Memorial Day, the air in Washington, D.C. is generally filled with three things: pollen, cherry blossom remains, and hot air (both God-made and man-made). Today, on the Republican side of the aisle, it’s full of something else: the unmistakable stench of […]
05.22.2017

By Robert Romano Federal employees received a total of $1.7 billion of performance-based bonuses in 2016, data compiled by the Office of Personnel Management and Fedstats shows . The bonuses were up 5.7 percent from 2015, the data shows, when bonuses were $1.6 billion. Bonuses were $1.5 billion in 2014, $939.6 million in 2013, $1.6 billion in 2012, […]
05.19.2017

By Robert Romano Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein shook Washington, D.C. with his May 17 appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as Special Counsel to, according to the Justice Department press release , “oversee the previously-confirmed FBI investigation of Russian government efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election and related matters.” “My decision […]
05.18.2017

By Rick Manning Things are getting real in D.C. and the swamp is in full fury trying to take down the presidency of Donald Trump before it even begins. Today’s decision by the Justice Department number two officer to appoint a special counsel to examine the Trump […]
05.18.2017

By Printus LeBlanc The State of Maryland never fails to disappoint. After the state legislature failed to pass legislation declaring the entire state a sanctuary for illegal immigrants, one of the counties decided to see how far they could take the idea. Last week, the […]
05.17.2017

By Robert Romano Considering the statement from National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster that “at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed” at President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, it would appear that the mainstream media has done far more to expose how certain intelligence about potential terrorist attacks was gathered. According […]
05.16.2017

By Natalia Castro Microsoft is trying to teach the United States government a lesson in cyber security. Following the most recent international cyberattack on Windows systems in nearly a hundred countries, the company is calling upon the U.S. government to act immediately to secure the […]
05.15.2017

By Robert Romano Martha Stewart was never convicted for insider trading. The Department of Justice got her on a series of process violations, including supposedly lying to investigators — about a crime prosecutors could not prove. Scooter Libby was never convicted for leaking Valerie Plame’s name. Instead, in 2007 he was sentenced on a bunch of process violations , including supposed obstruction of […]