Two Injured, Several Arrested in Paris Terrorist Attack
Two people were stabbed and seriously injured in a suspected terrorist attack in Paris outside the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, French authorities said Friday.
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Steele dossier’s main source was investigated by FBI as ‘threat to national security’
U.S. Attorney John Durham discovered that the primary sub-source for British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s discredited dossier was investigated by the FBI as a possible “threat to national security,” but the bureau never told the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and used the dossier anyway.
Absentee ballots found in a ditch in Wisconsin
Three trays of mail, including absentee ballots, were found in a ditch in Greenville, Wisconsin Tuesday morning, the Washington Examiner reports. Police officers from the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office found the trays near Appleton International Airport and took the mail to the post office. Wisconsin is a critical battleground state in the 2020 presidential election.
Demonstrators protest Grand Jury failure to indict officers for fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor
Demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the USA Wednesday night to protest a grand jury’s decision not to indict any police officers for the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor on March 13 this year.
Breonna Taylor protests: Suspect in Louisville cop shooting facing assault charges as officers ID’d, 127 arrested
The suspect accused of shooting two Louisville police officers during Breonna Taylor demonstrations Wednesday night faces assault and wanton endangerment charges, authorities revealed Thursday, as they announced one officer was released from the hospital, and the second is out of surgery and expected to recover.
Pompeo: China using nuclear weapons program aid to seduce US allies in Middle East
China is using the prospect of access to technology related to a nuclear weapons program to lure American allies into Beijing’s geopolitical orbit, U.S. officials and lawmakers fear.
U.S. unemployment number holds steady at 870,000, Labor Department reports
The number of U.S. workers filing for first-time unemployment insurance last week held steady at 870,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Palestinian groups Fatah, Hamas agree to first elections in nearly 15 years
Two rival Palestinian political parties said on Thursday that they will hold general elections within six months.
Hunter Biden’s network of wealthy, corrupt foreigners stretched from Moscow to Beijing
The Senate Republican report this week on Hunter Biden shows he amassed a network of shady foreign clients who pumped millions of dollars into his bank accounts — all while his dad, Joseph R. Biden, served as vice president.
DOJ: More than 300 charged with crimes committed ‘under the guise’ of peaceful protests since late-May
The Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against more than 300 people who allegedly committed crimes since the end of May “under the guise” of peaceful protests, Fox News has learned.
EU Condemns Belarus President’s Inauguration Amid Violence
The European Union said Thursday it doesn’t recognize Alexander Lukashenko as the President of Belarus after being sworn in for a sixth term during a secret ceremony.
Flynn case bombshell: FBI analysts bought insurance fearing they’d be sued for misconduct
FBI analysts working on the Michael Flynn Russia investigation originally planned to end the inquiry in fall 2016 and eventually bought liability insurance fearing they could be sued after their bosses continued to keep the investigation open based on “conspiracy theories,” explosive new text messages showed Thursday.
Trump to sign executive orders as part of his ‘America First’ healthcare plan
The Trump administration on Thursday announced a new healthcare-policy initiative to creating “better care, more choice, and lower costs,” for the American people.
Pompeo warns Chinese Communist Party’s spy efforts ‘increasing’ in U.S. at state, local levels
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the Chinese Communist Party is engaged in a years-long effort to infiltrate state and local governments across the U.S. as part of its ongoing espionage effort that continues to intensify.
5 of the 6 largest California wildfires in history started in the past 6 weeks
The staggering statistics keep piling up for California’s wildfire season: August and September account for five of the six biggest fires in nearly 90 years of recorded history for the state.
Russia, China, Iran, and Others Begin Joint Military Drills in Southern Russia
Russia and China this week kicked off a large-scale military exercise in southern Russia along with troops from several other countries – including Iran – at a time when all three countries’ relations with the United States are chilly.
Religious liberty advocates have high hopes for Supreme Court cases, even if Ginsburg isn’t replaced
Senate Republicans are aiming to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee before the election, but even if they fail, religious liberty advocates expect favorable decisions from what could be an eight-man court.
Senate GOP report: Obama administration ‘ignored the glaring warning signs’ of Hunter Biden’s dealings in Ukraine
The Senate Republicans’ controversial report on Joe and Hunter Biden was released on Wednesday, detailing allegations of problematic foreign business dealings by Biden’s son as the former vice president helped lead the Obama administration’s foreign policy. The report also pushes back on Democratic claims of Russian disinformation.
New report says positive studies on hydroxychloroquine as effective coronavirus treatment were impugned or ignored in efforts to discredit Trump
In an article published Tuesday, the WND news outlet reports that the COVID-19 death rate in the US is higher than in many other countries because opponents of President Trump have presented hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug publicly endorsed by the president in March, as harmful and ineffective in treating coronavirus. WND bases its report on a white paper published by the Economic Standard (ES) called: “Hydroxychloroquine and the Burden of Proof: An Urgent Call to Depoliticize Medicine in the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
US hopes to agree sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to UAE by December 2020
Reuters has learned that the US and the United Arab Emirates hope to have a letter of agreement on the sale of American of F-35 stealth fighter jets to the Arab state in time for UAE National Day on December 2. A close ally of America, the UAE has long been interested in purchasing the jets and was promised it would be able to do so upon normalizing relations with Israel.