President Trump was expected to announce as early as Friday night that he would commute Roger Stone’s sentence — just days before his longtime political adviser was due to report to prison to serve 40 months,Stone is set to report to prison on Tuesday.He was sentenced in February after being convicted in November 2019 on seven counts of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements to Congress.Stone, however, has appealed his conviction and continues to deny any wrongdoing.Earlier Friday, Trump hinted that he was for Stone.“I’ll be looking at it. I think Roger Stone was very...…President Trump was expected to announce as early as Friday night that he would commute Roger Stone’s sentence — just days before his longtime political adviser was due to report to prison to serve 40 months,Stone is set to report to prison on Tuesday.He was sentenced in February after being convicted in November 2019 on seven counts of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements to Congress.Stone, however, has appealed his conviction and continues to deny any wrongdoing.Earlier Friday, Trump hinted that he was for Stone.“I’ll be looking at it. I think Roger Stone was very...WW…

The US, Vietnam and the Philippines have ripped China for provocative military drills in the disputed waters of the South China Sea.China is in the midst of five days of drills that began Wednesday near the Paracel Islands, a disputed archipelago that is also claimed by Vietnam, the Friday.China calls the Paracels the Xisha Islands, while Vietnam refers to them as the Hoang Sa Islands, and the two sides engaged in a naval battle in 1974 over the islands that resulted in China claiming ownership.“The military exercises are the latest in a long string of PRC [People’s Republic of China]...…The US, Vietnam and the Philippines have ripped China for provocative military drills in the disputed waters of the South China Sea.China is in the midst of five days of drills that began Wednesday near the Paracel Islands, a disputed archipelago that is also claimed by Vietnam, the Friday.China calls the Paracels the Xisha Islands, while Vietnam refers to them as the Hoang Sa Islands, and the two sides engaged in a naval battle in 1974 over the islands that resulted in China claiming ownership.“The military exercises are the latest in a long string of PRC [People’s Republic of China]...WW…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked the House of Representatives from getting secret grand jury testimony of ex-special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.The court in an unsigned order kept previously undisclosed details from the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election out of the hands of Democratic lawmakers at least until early summer.The high court will decide then whether to extend its hold.A federal appeals court in Washington ruled in March that the documents should be turned over because the House Judiciary Committee’s need for the...…The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked the House of Representatives from getting secret grand jury testimony of ex-special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.The court in an unsigned order kept previously undisclosed details from the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election out of the hands of Democratic lawmakers at least until early summer.The high court will decide then whether to extend its hold.A federal appeals court in Washington ruled in March that the documents should be turned over because the House Judiciary Committee’s need for the...WW…

Joe Biden’s lead over Donald Trump stands at five points nationally, but the president has an edge in the all-important key battleground states that could decide the Electoral College, according to out Wednesday.The survey shows that 51 percent of registered voters nationwide back the former veep, while 46 percent like Trump.But in the battleground states, 52 percent favor Trump compared to 45 percent who choose Biden.The poll, conducted with the research firm SSRS, defined battlegrounds as the 15 states decided by 8 points or less in 2016: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maine,...…Joe Biden’s lead over Donald Trump stands at five points nationally, but the president has an edge in the all-important key battleground states that could decide the Electoral College, according to out Wednesday.The survey shows that 51 percent of registered voters nationwide back the former veep, while 46 percent like Trump.But in the battleground states, 52 percent favor Trump compared to 45 percent who choose Biden.The poll, conducted with the research firm SSRS, defined battlegrounds as the 15 states decided by 8 points or less in 2016: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maine,...WW…

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden and former FBI Director James Comey are among the top officials who tried to during the Russia probe, according to a report by acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell.The bombshell letter, first reported by , was sent to Republican senators by Grenell as they seek to investigate the origins of the FBI’s malign probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.Intelligence chiefs John Brennan and James Clapper are also included on the list of 23 named Obama-era officials who allegedly tried to reveal the identity of Flynn...…WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden and former FBI Director James Comey are among the top officials who tried to during the Russia probe, according to a report by acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell.The bombshell letter, first reported by , was sent to Republican senators by Grenell as they seek to investigate the origins of the FBI’s malign probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.Intelligence chiefs John Brennan and James Clapper are also included on the list of 23 named Obama-era officials who allegedly tried to reveal the identity of Flynn...WW…

Sign up for our  to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic.British officials paid $20 million to a pair of Chinese companies for at-home tests kits that supposedly detected coronavirus antibodies — but they didn’t work, .The paper said the companies offered to sell the tests even though the technology hadn’t been proven effective, the cash had to be paid up front and the UK would have to go to China to get them.But the Brits cut the deal anyway, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson — still recovering from that landed him in the ICU — publicly praised them.“As simple as a...…Sign up for our  to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic.British officials paid $20 million to a pair of Chinese companies for at-home tests kits that supposedly detected coronavirus antibodies — but they didn’t work, .The paper said the companies offered to sell the tests even though the technology hadn’t been proven effective, the cash had to be paid up front and the UK would have to go to China to get them.But the Brits cut the deal anyway, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson — still recovering from that landed him in the ICU — publicly praised them.“As simple as a...WW…

A second former US Green Beret   following a botched coup attempt against President Nicolás Maduro was shown being interrogated in a pair of video clips released Thursday.Airan Berry, 41, said in the first clip that he now knows his actions were illegal as he revealed the contract outlining the ill-fated mission he said was signed by coup ringleader Jordan Goudreau and Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó,“I know that it’s illegal now, before it was a different understanding,” he said about why he was training irregular forces in Colombia.He was questioned about whether his human...…A second former US Green Beret   following a botched coup attempt against President Nicolás Maduro was shown being interrogated in a pair of video clips released Thursday.Airan Berry, 41, said in the first clip that he now knows his actions were illegal as he revealed the contract outlining the ill-fated mission he said was signed by coup ringleader Jordan Goudreau and Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó,“I know that it’s illegal now, before it was a different understanding,” he said about why he was training irregular forces in Colombia.He was questioned about whether his human...WW…

Lawyers for Tara Reade, who has come forward to accuse Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her when she worked on his Senate staff in 1993, want her to be able to review the former veep’s records stored at the University of Delaware.They specifically want access to a request for sexual harassment counseling they said Reade recalls filing with the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices shortly after the alleged attack,  took place.“We represent Tara Reade and write, pursuant to Delaware’s Right to Inspect Personnel Files Act, to request that Ms. Reade be permitted to inspect any...…Lawyers for Tara Reade, who has come forward to accuse Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her when she worked on his Senate staff in 1993, want her to be able to review the former veep’s records stored at the University of Delaware.They specifically want access to a request for sexual harassment counseling they said Reade recalls filing with the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices shortly after the alleged attack,  took place.“We represent Tara Reade and write, pursuant to Delaware’s Right to Inspect Personnel Files Act, to request that Ms. Reade be permitted to inspect any...WW…

President Trump on Tuesday announced that the US would suspend payments to the World Health Organization, saying the group had from China during the early stages of the pandemic.“I am instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a to assess the World Health Organization possible in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus,” the president said from the Rose Garden during the daily coronavirus pandemic briefing.“Everybody knows what is going on there. American taxpayers provide between $400 million and $500 million per year to...…President Trump on Tuesday announced that the US would suspend payments to the World Health Organization, saying the group had from China during the early stages of the pandemic.“I am instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a to assess the World Health Organization possible in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus,” the president said from the Rose Garden during the daily coronavirus pandemic briefing.“Everybody knows what is going on there. American taxpayers provide between $400 million and $500 million per year to...WW…

Sign up for our  to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic.Several prominent GOP lawmakers on Tuesday rebuked President Trump’s claim a day earlier that he to tell states what to do during the coronavirus pandemic.“The constitution doesn’t allow the federal gov’t to become the ultimate regulator of our lives because they wave a doctor’s note. Powers not delegated are RESERVED to states & the PEOPLE. If we dispense with constitutional restraints, we will have more to worry about than a virus,” , a libertarian.Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the third ranking Republican in the...…Sign up for our  to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic.Several prominent GOP lawmakers on Tuesday rebuked President Trump’s claim a day earlier that he to tell states what to do during the coronavirus pandemic.“The constitution doesn’t allow the federal gov’t to become the ultimate regulator of our lives because they wave a doctor’s note. Powers not delegated are RESERVED to states & the PEOPLE. If we dispense with constitutional restraints, we will have more to worry about than a virus,” , a libertarian.Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the third ranking Republican in the...WW…