Analysis: The quiet probe into Clinton email investigation could be a landmine for Robert Mueller

 In early January, news that the Justice Department’s inspector general launched an investigation into the government's disputed handling of the Hillary Clinton email inquiry was quickly overtaken by the chaotic run-up to President Trump’s inauguration. Nearly a year later, Inspector General...

Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing Trump of violating Emoluments Clause

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing the president of violating the Constitution through payments from foreign entities to his businesses. U.S. District Court Judge George B. Daniels in Manhattan deemed the lawsuit from the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and...

US says it’ll be ‘taking names’ of countries that oppose Jerusalem move at UN

United States Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said the US will be “taking names” of countries that support a draft resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, set for a General Assembly vote Thursday. Turkey and Yemen requested the urgent...

South Korea fires shots after another North Korea soldier defects

Shots were fired after a North Korean defector fled to the South on Thursday across the DMZ, the land border that divides the peninsula, South Korean military officials said. The “low-ranking” soldier appeared at a checkpoint in a heavy fog, and walked across the military demarcation line a...

Hunger in North Korea Is Devastating. And It’s Our Fault.

One cool morning last April in Pyongyang, North Korea, I watched a woman squat over a patch of grass along the Daedong River. A large handkerchief covering her head was knotted below her chin, encircling her sunburned and wrinkled face. As a van passed by blaring patriotic hymns from the...

New Jersey pastor sexually assaulted children for 16 years, prosecutor says

A pastor for a church in Burlington County, New Jersey is accused of sexually assaulting children over the course of 16 years.Harry Thomas, of Queens Lane in Medford Township, is charged with aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of children. Thomas, who was arrested on...

IMPEACH TRUMP IF MUELLER IS FIRED, SAYS FORMER ETHICS DIRECTOR

Lawmakers and citizens alike need to make a plan to impeach President Donald Trump and take to the streets to call for his removal if Robert Mueller is pushed out, according to the former director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub. “The coordinated effort by President Trump...

AFTER CLINTON-LYNCH TARMAC MEETING, FBI SCRAMBLED TO FIND AND PUNISH SOURCE, NEWLY RELEASED EMAILS SHOW

After news broke about an airport meeting between former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton in the midst of last year’s presidential campaign, the FBI scrambled to identify the source who leaked details about the encounter and discipline him or her, according to...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke removes four "senior leaders" for inappropriate behavior

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced that he has removed four senior leaders for inappropriate behavior -- and he's ready to oust others if he has to. "The culture of harassment and intimidation which this administration inherited has come to an end. I've already removed 4 senior leaders...

House Ethics Committee announces probe into Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen

The House Ethics Committee on Friday announced it has launched an investigation into sexual harassment allegations leveled against Rep. Ruben Kihuen. The Nevada Democrat is accused of sexually harassing a former campaign staffer. "The committee is aware of public allegations that Representative...