President Trump has insisted his July 25, 2019 phone call with Ukraine’s president was “perfect.” His critics argue it’s evidence of a criminal quid pro quo, extortion and bribery. Read the transcript as released by the White House below. Note: Per procedures described by White House officials, the “transcript” is not necessarily a direct verbatim […]
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The Biden-Burisma part of the impeachment hearing
The following is a new analysis There are plenty of post mortems on day one of the impeachment hearings against President Trump. There’s a summary in The Huffington Post, this left-sided take is from Rolling Stone, and here’s a view from the right-side in The Washington Examiner. Instead of reinventing the wheel, I’ll highlight a […]
ISIS bride is not a U.S. citizen, says judge
A federal judge ruled today that a so-called “ISIS bride” Hoda Muthana is not a U.S. citizen and will not be allowed to return to the United States. Muthana, a Muslim woman, told her family she was going on a field trip to Atlanta in 2014. Instead, she joined the Islamic extremist terrorist group ISIS […]
“Historic increases” and border issues create backlogs in U.S. Trusted Traveler Programs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports an historic increase in new applications and renewals for its Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP), and significant delays processing them. Backlogs blamed on: Historic increases in new applications and renewals Humanitarian and security crisis on southern border Extended, partial government shutdown CBP processes 100,000 – 200,000 applications and renewals/month […]
Sen. Graham chides Republican colleagues for not doing more to defend Trump
The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) seemed to express frustration and imply that his hands are tied when it comes to Republicans providing a counterpoint to Democrat-led impeachment hearings, which began today in the House of Representatives. On Fox News Tuesday night, host Sean Hannity asked Graham why the Republican-controlled […]
Most are “very dissatisfied” with Congress
Most people are not pleased with Congress, according to the latest unscientific poll here at SharylAttkisson.com. When asked, “How do you feel about Congress, overall?” 97% stated they were “Very dissatisfied.” Add in the “Somewhat dissatisfied” and we’re up to a full 98%. How do you feel about Congress, overall? 1% Very satisfied 0% Somewhat […]
POLL: Epstein murder more likely than suicide
We haven’t heard much lately on the investigation into the death of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a New York prison. At last word, authorities were supposed to look into matters such as how he came to be removed from suicide watch, how the cameras that were supposed to be surveilling him failed, and how […]
“Why I released the ABC Epstein tape”
For those following the media drama surrounding the blame game over the release of the ABC Amy Robach video, there’s a new development. Project Veritas, which originally published the video, has published a new “letter” from the anonymous ABC insider it says leaked the video. The insider calls himself or herself “Ignotus.” The video shows […]
