WASHINGTON – The brouhaha over U.S. President Donald Trump’s “oppo research” comments — that he’d be willing to accept outside foreign government political assistance — comes down to this question: Is opposition research a “thing of value” that foreign nationals are prohibited from offering to American political campaigns? In an interview with ABC News […]
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice has announced the arrest of almost 1,700 suspected online child sex offenders during a two-month, nationwide operation conducted by Internet Crimes Against Children task forces. The task forces identified 308 offenders who either produced child pornography or committed child sexual abuse, and 357 children who suffered recent, ongoing […]
United States House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jarrold Nadler said Attorney General William Barr’s “moment of accountability will come soon enough” after refusing to comply with demands related to a report on a probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. Nadler, a Democrat, said during an abbreviated hearing Thursday that Barr has failed […]
After Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Tuesday missed yet another deadline to turn over President Donald Trump’s tax returns and signaled he has no intention of willingly giving Congress the documents, progressive advocacy groups urged Democrats to try to force the White House’s hand with a subpoena or a possible contempt charge. [pullquote]”Neal was stymied by […]