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opinion
Podcast: The Florida Shooting, Gun Control, Mental Health, and the FBI
The Heritage Foundation’s John Malcolm joins us to discuss the tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida. Democrats are already pushing for gun laws, and people are questioning why the FBI didn’t do more after a person with the same name as the shooter posted online about school shootings. Plus: some things you shouldn’t give up for… -
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2 Anti-Trump FBI Officials Also Used Private Email, Their Texts Indicate
Two FBI officials who exchanged anti-Trump text messages on government equipment during the 2016 presidential campaign also conducted official business over private email accounts, according to a Senate report. In one electronic text message on April 10, 2016, FBI official Peter Strzok told agency lawyer Lisa Page: “Gmailed you two drafts of what I’m thinking… -
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We Hear You: The State of the Union, the FBI, the Nunes Memo, and Faith at the Super Bowl
Editor's note: President Donald Trump's first official State of the Union address pleased many skeptics as well as supporters, polls say, and our mailbag reflects that. Don't forget to write us at [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: What President Trump got right in the State of the Union address is speaking his mind and doing… -
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Watchdog Seeks Details on 2 FBI Officials Who Reviled Trump in Texts
A legal watchdog is pressing the Justice Department in court for documents that could allow Americans to decide for themselves whether politically motivated FBI officials compromised the bureau’s investigations of Hillary Clinton’s email habits and Russian election meddling. Judicial Watch, a conservative but nonpartisan foundation based in Washington, filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit… -
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‘Not a Short Story’: Russia’s Invasion of Crimea Spurred This Young Man to Leave His Homeland in Search of Freedom
KYIV, Ukraine— When the Russian soldiers first showed up in Crimea in February 2014, the young man felt like he was living a nightmare. “The Russians just magically appeared one day,” the now 28-year-old recalls on this day four years after Russia’s invasion of Crimea while sipping on a cappuccino at a co-working space in… -
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California Sues DOJ Over Funding Cuts to ‘Sanctuary States’
The state of California sued the Department of Justice Wednesday to force the release of records relating to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ order to withhold funding from so-called sanctuary states. California is one of several sanctuary jurisdictions—but the first state—to file a lawsuit relating to Sessions’ order to tie federal grants to immigration compliance. The lawsuit demands… -
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Obama’s Interest in FBI Case Cited in Text Messages 2 Months Before Election
Barack Obama figures prominently in the newly released chain of electronic text messages between an FBI counterintelligence official and a bureau attorney who both expressed antipathy toward Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. In a Sept. 2, 2016, text message to Peter Strzok, deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterintelligence division, FBI lawyer Lisa… -
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Illegal Alien Suspect in DUI Death of Colts Player Charged With Immigration Felony
The illegal immigrant suspected of killing an Indianapolis Colts player and another man in a drunken roadside crash over the weekend has been charged with a felony immigration violation, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Manuel Orrego-Savala, a 37-year-old Guatemalan national, was charged with illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien. He was deported in 2007 and 2009,… -
opinion
Why the US Must Keep Working With Honduras, Despite Cases of Corruption
A recent investigation conducted by the Associated Press discovered that Jose David Aguilar Moran, Honduras’ police chief, personally supported narcotrafficking by freeing a cocaine seizure after Honduran police had taken the drugs into custody. This occurred in 2013. Honduran police officers had intercepted a cocaine shipment bound for the estate of a cartel leader when… -
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Podcast: What You Need to Know About Nunes Memo, Allegations of FBI Bias
Does the Nunes memo prove a pattern of bias at the FBI and have implications for Robert Mueller’s probe of Russia and President Donald Trump? The Heritage Foundation’s John Malcolm joins us to answer those questions and more, as well as talk about what we can expect to see in a forthcoming inspector general report… -
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Declassified Memo Shows DOJ Worked to ‘Tip the Scales of Justice,’ Lawmaker Says
A classified memo on potential FBI abuse of government surveillance was released Friday, and some lawmakers say it suggests government corruption. “At what point are we going to have real accountability in the Department of Justice and the FBI,” Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said in a conference call with reporters Friday, adding: Obviously we have… -
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The Facts Currently Known About Nunes Memo, FBI Bias Accusations
On Friday, the House Intelligence Committee released the so-called Nunes memo, after Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., the chairman of that committee. The much-anticipated, four-page memo was advertised as containing “shocking” and “jaw-dropping” evidence of abuse by the FBI in seeking an order (and three subsequent renewal orders) from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to spy… -
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GOP Memo Raises Serious Questions About FBI, Justice Department
A formerly secret memo released Friday by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee raises serious questions about the judgment and actions of a handful of current and former senior officials at the FBI and the Justice Department. Those officials were seeking permission to surveil an American citizen, Carter Page, who had been an adviser on… -
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Anti-Trump Politics in FBI Drove Russia Probe, Memo Suggests
Opposition research against Donald Trump, funded by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee, was an essential element to the Obama administration’s application to spy on a Trump associate, according to a declassified memo released Friday by the House intelligence committee. FBI and Justice Department officials did not disclose to a federal judge… -
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White Supremacy Is Bad, but This Bill to Criminalize It Is Not the Answer
On Jan. 19, a Virginia lawmaker introduced a bill in the state’s Legislature specifically aimed at “combating the rise in white supremacist violence.” H.B 1601, prepared by Democratic Del. Marcia Price—with guidance from Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring—would create a criminal offense for “domestic terrorism” and require the superintendent of the Virginia State Police to… -
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Podcast: Trump, Red States, and Criminal Justice Reform
The Heritage Foundation’s John-Michael Seibler joins us to discuss President Donald Trump’s reference to criminal justice reform in the State of the Union speech—and tell us how Texas slashed the number of prisoners, while lowering crime. Plus: MSNBC turns on “Fire and Fury” author Michael Wolff, and a statue of Columbus is kicked out of… -
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Trump’s Conservative Approach to Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal justice reform throughout the nation could be a major policy success story in 2018. So it was encouraging to see President Donald Trump commit to prison reform in his State of the Union address on Tuesday. “As America regains its strength,” the president said, “this opportunity must be extended to all citizens. That is… -
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Trump Mulls Release of Secret Memo on FBI Actions in Russia Probe
President Donald Trump must decide whether to make public a classified memo on potential FBI abuse of a government surveillance law in pursuing allegations against him. Republicans on the House intelligence committee voted to release the document over the objections of Democrats. “Voting to release this memo was the right decision,” Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C.,… -
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Human Trafficking Is a $150B Industry, Experts Share How to Shut It Down
The federal government has dedicated much attention to address human trafficking since President Bill Clinton signed an anti-human trafficking bill in 2000, yet 18 years later, it continues to affect millions of people worldwide. The key to improving the fight against human trafficking efforts involves lawmakers, nongovernmental organizations, and human rights advocates, experts said at…