Gina Haspel has been with the Central Intelligence Agency for more than 30 years. Some in Washington are asking questions now about her role in CIA interrogations following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
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Neighbours spoilers: Could Margot Robbie return? Oscar nominee ‘in’ for Donna reprisal
Margot Robbie played Donna Freedman in Neighbours back between 2008 and 2011. The character came on to the soap completely obsessed with Ty Harper (Dean Geyer) and eventually managed to wangle herself into his band. Donna was a kooky yet obnoxious character who eventually settled in to her loveable nature when she found friendship with the […]
Trump to talk ‘America First’ at Davos, as his Fed nominee wins Senate approval
The Senate has approved Jerome Powell to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, as President Trump heads to an economic conference in Davos, Switzerland, where he will ask countries to invest “in the good ol’ USA.” On Tuesday, the US Senate voted 85-12 to confirm 64-year-old Jerome Powell to assume the post of […]
Is NASA Nominee Jim Bridenstine Ready to Tackle Climate Change?
Jim Bridenstine faces a hostile GOP on climate—but he also needs to build cred with NASA scientists. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a0f5bed0eb42647bdcf3375/master/pass/JamesBridenstine-869051256.jpg Feed: All Latest
GOP Senate nominee attempts to preempt bombshell sexual misconduct report by leaking news to Breitbart
AP Photo/Brynn Anderson Breitbart News broke the news Thursday that The Washington Post would publish a damning bombshell story about Roy Moore. The Washington Post reported that Moore, the GOP Senate nominee in Alabama, had once engaged in sexual misconduct with a teenager. Breitbart continued to defend Moore, whom the publication backed in the primary. Alabama Republican Senate […]
Tom Marino withdraws as Trump nominee for drug czar after lobbying reports
President Donald Trump says the Pennsylvania congressman he chose to be the country’s czar at the Office of National Drug Control Policy is withdrawing from consideration for the job. CBC | Health News
Trump raises possibility of withdrawing drug czar nominee
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday raised the possibility of withdrawing his nomination of Republican Rep. Tom Marino to be the U.S.’s drug czar following reports that the lawmaker played a key role in passing a bill weakening federal authority to stop companies from distributing opioids. CBC | Health News
Trump DOJ Nominee Jon Adler Pushed Scientology-Based Detox Program
Sitting on the Heroes Health Fund advisory board, Jon Adler helped promote Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s controversial “detoxification” program. https://media.wired.com/photos/59c05c5ce10c2061c954df01/master/pass/ScientologyHP-539998040.jpg Feed: All Latest
Marvel’s ‘The Punisher’ Casts Oscar Nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo In Recurring Role
Marvel’s upcoming Netflix series The Punisher is shaping up to be quite promising. Jon Bernthal was always a talented actor around which to center the drama, but now the dark vigilante series is getting a higher pedigree with Oscar-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo getting cast in a recurring role. Aghdashloo, an Iranian actress who received an Oscar nomination […]
Top Democrat: Trump’s nominee to lead DOJ criminal division helped Russian bank
Harry Hamburg/AP President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department’s criminal division represented a Russian bank named in the dossier compiled by a former British spy detailing the Trump campaign’s alleged ties to Moscow. Brian Benczkowski, who worked on Trump’s campaign and his transition team between September and January, represented Russia’s Alfa Bank until […]
