Republicans concluded that Trump’s campaign didn’t collude with Russia, but the president is far from off the hook. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ae338fe1850874f54b8510c/master/pass/HouseIntelNunes-655712330.jpg
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White House refuses House Oversight Committee’s info request on Rob Porter
The White House is refusing to comply with a request from the House Oversight Committee for information on how former top staffer Rob Porter was allowed to work with an interim security clearance. Porter resigned in February amid the mounting fallout over allegations of domestic abuse. His resignation led White House chief of staff John […]
US congressional intel committees questioned a person who attended the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer
Mark Wilson/Getty Images The Senate and House of Representatives intelligence committees recently questioned behind closed doors Irakly Kaveladze, a U.S. citizen born in the former Soviet republic of Georgia who attended a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr., a Russian lawyer, and others. The meeting is a focus of probes by Congress […]
Nancy Pelosi is urging Paul Ryan to rein in Republicans hindering the House Intel Committee’s Russia investigation
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is urging House Speaker Paul Ryan to stop Trump allies from hindering the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation of Russia’s meddling in the US election. Pelosi said in a Thursday letter to Ryan: “Political haste must not cut short valid investigatory threads” related to the probe, which followed an assessment from […]
Former Trump campaign aide reportedly won’t cooperate with the Senate Intelligence Committee’s Russia probe
AP Carter Page, a former aide to President Donald Trump’s campaign, told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that he won’t testify before the panel for its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Politico reports. A source with knowledge of the situation told Politico that Page would plead the Fifth Amendment, which, in […]
Overwatch World Cup 2017 Groups and National Committees announced by Blizzard
The groups for the Overwatch World Cup 2017 were announced today, with the United Kingdom placed alongside Germany, Israel and Belgium. All four teams will battle it out this summer in Group H, with the games being held in Burbank, USA. The Overwatch World Cup live events includes a total of five competitions held throughout the […]
Head of one of the most powerful congressional committees says he won’t seek Trump’s tax returns
AP Photo/Susan Walsh Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, said he will not call on the Treasury secretary to compel President Trump to release his tax returns, nor will he take any other action to force the issue. “My belief is that if Congress begins to use its power to rummage around in […]
