Author: Jerry Dunleavy
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Dominion sues Rudy Giuliani for $1.3B over ‘viral disinformation campaign’
Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, seeking more than $1.3 billion in damages for what the voting machine company called the former New York City mayor’s “viral disinformation campaign” against them in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. Giuliani was one of the key…
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Report: Trump looks at appointing special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden, 2020 election
President Trump is pursuing the possibility of appointing a special counsel to investigate issues surrounding Hunter Biden and allegations of fraud in the 2020 elections. The president directed his staff to look into who could serve in such a role, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Justice Department regulations specify that the appointment…
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Biden denied transition funds as Trump refuses to concede
Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden is so far being denied resources by the Trump administration to initiate a formal transfer of power. Emily Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration, has yet to sign off on a transition that would allow funding, office space, and access to government agencies to the Biden team. “An ascertainment…
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Twitter blocks New York Post story detailing Hunter Biden’s pursuit of deals with Chinese
WASHINGTON • Emails obtained by the New York Post that were purportedly from Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, shed further light on his pursuit of lucrative deals connected to shady Chinese businessmen who have since been convicted of crimes in the United States or have disappeared in China. Within a…
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Trump intel chief declassifies Brennan notes, CIA referral on unverified report about Clinton plan to create Trump-Russia scandal
WASHINGTON • Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified Russia investigation documents Tuesday, including handwritten notes from former CIA Director John Brennan showing he briefed President Barack Obama in 2016 on an unverified Russian intelligence report claiming that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton planned on tying then-candidate Donald Trump to Russia’s hack of the…
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Obama was briefed on unverified Russian report claiming Clinton OK’d plan to tie Trump to Putin and DNC hack
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama was briefed in the summer of 2016 about an unverified Russian intelligence analysis that claimed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was then the Democratic presidential nominee, approved an effort to tie candidate Donald Trump to Russia’s hack of the Democratic National Committee, the nation’s top spy chief revealed…
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Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsburg, reports claim
Speculation is building that Amy Coney Barrett will be President Trump’s selection for the Supreme Court vacancy. Sources told The New York Times and The Hill that Trump plans to announce Saturday afternoon that the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge will be his third nominee to the high court, but they stressed caution because the president has a…
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Steve Bannon, along with Castle Rock man and 2 others indicted over border wall
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has been indicted for his alleged role in a scheme that raked in $25 million, along with a Castle Rock man who helped set up a GoFundMe page to benefit the president’s border wall. Audrey Strauss, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett,…
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PERSPECTIVE: Who is Black Lives Matter?
“Black Lives Matter” is more popular than either President Donald Trump or Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, according to recent polling. The online research firm Civiqs found in June that voters approved of the movement by a 28-point margin. Rasmussen found 62% of likely voters viewed it favorably and 32% very favorably. This demonstrates…
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Space Force blasts off for first time
The Space Force blasted off into space on Thursday for the first time since its creation last year with a rocket scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The liftoff was scheduled for 2:57 p.m. EDT Thursday, but was pushed back to 4:18 p.m. There was a two-hour launch window. United…