ADVERTISEMENTSHAREHouse candidate Kirsten Engel (D., Ariz.) will campaign Friday with a group that promoted a "Fuck the 4th" rally on Independence Day to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.Engel, a University of Arizona law professor, will hold with the Pima County Democratic Party’s Young Voter Engagement Committee in Tucson on Friday night. The group came under fire in July for promoting a "Fuck the 4th" event held by the Tucson Women’s March chapter to "mourn" the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling. Both Republicans and Democrats condemned the event. "How does this...…ADVERTISEMENTSHAREHouse candidate Kirsten Engel (D., Ariz.) will campaign Friday with a group that promoted a "Fuck the 4th" rally on Independence Day to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.Engel, a University of Arizona law professor, will hold with the Pima County Democratic Party’s Young Voter Engagement Committee in Tucson on Friday night. The group came under fire in July for promoting a "Fuck the 4th" event held by the Tucson Women’s March chapter to "mourn" the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling. Both Republicans and Democrats condemned the event. "How does this...WW…

                                         FBI Director Christopher Wray said in an interview aired Wednesday that he has “serious concerns” about how the bureau handled the investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.“I will say … the Flynn investigation, which took place before I started, and by the time I started was in the hands of the special counsel’s office, is...…                                         FBI Director Christopher Wray said in an interview aired Wednesday that he has “serious concerns” about how the bureau handled the investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.“I will say … the Flynn investigation, which took place before I started, and by the time I started was in the hands of the special counsel’s office, is...WW…

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Sunday he expects indictments to be handed down from U.S. Attorney John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.“You’re going to see a couple of other documents come out in the coming days that will suggest that not only was the [Trump] campaign spied on, but the FBI did not act appropriately as they were investigating,” Meadows also said in an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” Meadows, a former member of the House Oversight Committee, was one of a small group of Republicans who pushed for the release of...…White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Sunday he expects indictments to be handed down from U.S. Attorney John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.“You’re going to see a couple of other documents come out in the coming days that will suggest that not only was the [Trump] campaign spied on, but the FBI did not act appropriately as they were investigating,” Meadows also said in an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” Meadows, a former member of the House Oversight Committee, was one of a small group of Republicans who pushed for the release of...WW…

(TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)In June 2016, a month that is key to the origin story of the Steele dossier, the primary source for that salacious document met with an official in the Russian ministry of energy and a journalist friend in Russia, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned., a Russia analyst who worked for Christopher Steele, met with Sergey Abyshev, who was then a deputy director in the energy ministry, and Ivan Vorontsov, the editor-in-chief of a Russian finance website, according to a Facebook post by Vorontsov and confirmation from Abyshev. It is not entirely clear...…(TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)In June 2016, a month that is key to the origin story of the Steele dossier, the primary source for that salacious document met with an official in the Russian ministry of energy and a journalist friend in Russia, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned., a Russia analyst who worked for Christopher Steele, met with Sergey Abyshev, who was then a deputy director in the energy ministry, and Ivan Vorontsov, the editor-in-chief of a Russian finance website, according to a Facebook post by Vorontsov and confirmation from Abyshev. It is not entirely clear...WW…

Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty ImagesJohn Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence, on Thursday sent Congress a newly declassified memo related to an FBI briefing given to Donald Trump and Michael Flynn in August 2016 that was used as cover to collect evidence for the Russia probe.Joseph Pientka, a supervisory special agent, wrote the memo following his Aug. 17, 2016 briefing to Trump, Flynn and Chris Christie, a Trump campaign adviser. Pientka, who was one of the top agents on Crossfire Hurricane, developed the briefing materials in coordination with Peter Strzok, the lead investigator...…Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty ImagesJohn Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence, on Thursday sent Congress a newly declassified memo related to an FBI briefing given to Donald Trump and Michael Flynn in August 2016 that was used as cover to collect evidence for the Russia probe.Joseph Pientka, a supervisory special agent, wrote the memo following his Aug. 17, 2016 briefing to Trump, Flynn and Chris Christie, a Trump campaign adviser. Pientka, who was one of the top agents on Crossfire Hurricane, developed the briefing materials in coordination with Peter Strzok, the lead investigator...WW…

REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstFBI notes unsealed on Wednesday show that bureau officials discussed whether the goal of an interview with Michael Flynn just days into the Trump administration was “to get him to lie” in order to get him fired or in legal jeopardy, Flynn’s lawyers say. “What is our goal? Truth/Admission or to get him to lie so we can prosecute him or get him fired?” an FBI official wrote in , according to a transcription from Flynn’s attorneys. , Flynn’s lead attorney, said Wednesday that the newly unsealed FBI documents show that the FBI “pre-planned a deliberate attack” against...…REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstFBI notes unsealed on Wednesday show that bureau officials discussed whether the goal of an interview with Michael Flynn just days into the Trump administration was “to get him to lie” in order to get him fired or in legal jeopardy, Flynn’s lawyers say. “What is our goal? Truth/Admission or to get him to lie so we can prosecute him or get him fired?” an FBI official wrote in , according to a transcription from Flynn’s attorneys. , Flynn’s lead attorney, said Wednesday that the newly unsealed FBI documents show that the FBI “pre-planned a deliberate attack” against...WW…

ADVERTISEMENTSteven Brill's NewsGuard demands answers. We don't owe ya nothing! SHAREThree months after the Washington Free Beacon the Democratic leanings of NewsGuard employees—several of whom have worked in Democratic politics and contributed to Democratic candidates—the self-anointed arbiter of media credibility docked the Free Beacon‘s score on its trust ratings.The company, which claims to "have no political axes to grind," on Wednesday lowered the pro-freedom website's score to 80 from 87.5 out of a possible 100 points, citing an alleged failure to disclose the company's...…ADVERTISEMENTSteven Brill's NewsGuard demands answers. We don't owe ya nothing! SHAREThree months after the Washington Free Beacon the Democratic leanings of NewsGuard employees—several of whom have worked in Democratic politics and contributed to Democratic candidates—the self-anointed arbiter of media credibility docked the Free Beacon‘s score on its trust ratings.The company, which claims to "have no political axes to grind," on Wednesday lowered the pro-freedom website's score to 80 from 87.5 out of a possible 100 points, citing an alleged failure to disclose the company's...WW…

ManageLoginManageLoginAdvertisementTwo House Democrats sent letters Monday to a dozen television broadcasters suggesting that they stop airing Fox News, Newsmax, and One America News Network, a move which a Republican commissioner on the FCC called a “chilling transgression” aimed at de-platforming the conservative networks.“Are you planning to continue carrying Fox News, OANN, and Newsmax on your platform both now and beyond the renewal date?” California Reps. Anna G. Eshoo and Jerry McNerney wrote in a to the companies.“If so, why?” they asked.Advertisement - story continues belowThe...…ManageLoginManageLoginAdvertisementTwo House Democrats sent letters Monday to a dozen television broadcasters suggesting that they stop airing Fox News, Newsmax, and One America News Network, a move which a Republican commissioner on the FCC called a “chilling transgression” aimed at de-platforming the conservative networks.“Are you planning to continue carrying Fox News, OANN, and Newsmax on your platform both now and beyond the renewal date?” California Reps. Anna G. Eshoo and Jerry McNerney wrote in a to the companies.“If so, why?” they asked.Advertisement - story continues belowThe...WW…

REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstHunter Biden called his father, President-elect Joe Biden, and his Chinese business partner “office mates” in a Sept. 21, 2017, email to the general manager of his former Washington, D.C. office building.“[P]lease have keys made available for new office mates,” Hunter Biden wrote in the email before listing Joe Biden, his stepmother Jill Biden, his uncle Jim Biden and Gongwen Dong, who he identified as the “emissary” for the chairman of the now-bankrupt Chinese energy conglomerate CEFC. Hunter Biden also requested that a sign be made for his office stating “The Biden...…REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstHunter Biden called his father, President-elect Joe Biden, and his Chinese business partner “office mates” in a Sept. 21, 2017, email to the general manager of his former Washington, D.C. office building.“[P]lease have keys made available for new office mates,” Hunter Biden wrote in the email before listing Joe Biden, his stepmother Jill Biden, his uncle Jim Biden and Gongwen Dong, who he identified as the “emissary” for the chairman of the now-bankrupt Chinese energy conglomerate CEFC. Hunter Biden also requested that a sign be made for his office stating “The Biden...WW…

13154 John Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence, urged U.S. Attorney John Durham on Sunday to release an interim report on his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, saying that the American public should have record of the investigation in case the Biden administration shuts it down. “I think the American people should know what’s happening in a two-year investigation into this and I hope that that report will be forthcoming,” Ratcliffe said in an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” Attorney General William Barr special counsel on Oct. 19 to...…13154 John Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence, urged U.S. Attorney John Durham on Sunday to release an interim report on his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, saying that the American public should have record of the investigation in case the Biden administration shuts it down. “I think the American people should know what’s happening in a two-year investigation into this and I hope that that report will be forthcoming,” Ratcliffe said in an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” Attorney General William Barr special counsel on Oct. 19 to...WW…