The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that it has apprehended 150 persons in Northern California in a three-day raid. The operation is considered a success despite Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf early warning about the raids on Saturday. ICE agents raided Sacramento, Stockton, and an undisclosed number of other cities in the Central Valley. Authorities said that half of the people … [Read more...]
Government to Replace Food Stamps with Boxes of Nonperishable Foods
In a surprise move, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said food stamps would be replaced with boxes of shelf-stable foods bought by the government. Millions of food stamp recipients will no longer be able to buy the food they want, as authorities plan to replace the cash with processed foods picked by authorities. The food delivery boxes will contain produce, dairy, and meat grown in the … [Read more...]
New York Investigating Firm that Sells Phony Twitter Followers
New York authorities said they launched a probe into the activity of a shady company called Devumi which is accused of selling millions of nonexistent followers to Twitter users. Impersonation and deception are illegal under New York law, said the state’s chief prosecutor Eric Schneiderman. The company has allegedly built the fake personas based on real people’s identities. While the firm … [Read more...]
FBI Agents Mention ‘Secret Society’ in Private Text Exchange
GOP lawmakers are raising concerns over a private text exchange between two FBI agents mentioning a “secret society” immediately after Trump won the U.S. presidency. House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy and other Republicans believe that the text messages between former FBI agent Peter Strzok and attorney Lisa Page, who also works for the bureau, are proof that the federal … [Read more...]
Huma Abedin, Anthony Weiner Moving Divorce Out of Court for Son’s Sake
Hillary Clinton’s top aide Huma Abedin and disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner announced their divorce, but they plan to settle the issue outside court to spare their underage son of needless embarrassment. On Wednesday, the estranged couple announced their decision of moving the proceedings outside court. They said the details of a public separation would just embarrass their 6-year-old … [Read more...]
Father of Two Shot Dead by Wichita Police in ‘Swatting’ Prank
Police officers shot down and killed a father of two in Wichita, Kansas, after an emergency call that turned out to be a swatting prank. The police killed the 28-year-old man Thursday around 6 p.m. local time after an anonymous caller had told a 911 dispatcher that the victim was involved in a shooting with hostages. Due to the actions of a prankster, we have an innocent victim, a police … [Read more...]
Paul Ryan Eyeing Major Cut to Entitlement Programs
House Speaker Paul Ryan plans a major cut to the country’s entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare to help fix the deficit, but this political goal could be hard to achieve because of the political context next year. After passing a $1.5 trillion tax cut with the new tax plan bill, Republicans need new ways to help shrink the widening deficit. But less revenue is not necessarily … [Read more...]
Former Apprentice Contestant Omarosa Manigault to Leave White House
Former ‘The Apprentice’ star and current presidential aide Omarosa Manigault announced she would be leaving the White House in January. Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed the news Wednesday. Omarosa is one of President Donald Trump most ardent supporters in the black community. Sanders announced that the aide announced her resignation Tuesday and that she wants “to pursue other … [Read more...]
Top FBI Expert on Mueller Team Called Trump an ‘Idiot’
A string of text message exchanges between two senior FBI agents shows that, on the campaign trail, the operatives dreaded a Trump victory and thought the then-presidential candidate was an “idiot” who may win. One of the agents is Peter Strzok who worked as a counterintelligence expert on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team investigating Russia’s alleged collusion with the Trump campaign … [Read more...]
Democrats Want Franken Out
On Wednesday, dozens of Democrats called for Al Franken’s resignation after another woman accused him of sexually harassing her. Democratic leader Senator Chuck Schumer agreed that the Minnesota Democrats should resign. Even though he acknowledged he considers Franken a “dear friend,” Schumer thinks Franken should “step down immediately” as an obligation to the people that elected him. The … [Read more...]
