A federal judge ordered that victor remain held without bond after prosecutors argued during Thursday's three-hour hearing that she posed a flight risk and public danger, citing what they called "disturbing" comments found in her notebook. Davis said she became a linguist, speaking Arabic and Farsi, and spent four years assigned to the NSA at Fort Meade, Maryland. The Department of Justice said ... [Full Article...]
Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggested he could resign amid rising tension with President Donald Trump , according to an ABC News report. Spicer's remarks came after the New York Times reported that Trump had vented intermittently about Sessions since the attorney general recused himself from any Russia-related investigations conducted by the Department of Justice. [Full Article...]
Speaking on Friday morning, Puigdemont accused Spanish president Mariano Rajoy of not wanting to help find "a real solution" to Catalans' aspirations. Puigdemont is to announce the date and the question for the referendum on independence from Spain. And the central government has more drastic ways to stop the referendum. [Full Article...]
Trump called Wray "a man of impeccable credentials", but offered no more information about the selection, except to end the tweet with "Details to follow". Wray worked under fired FBI Director James Comey at the Justice Department for two years, when Comey was the deputy attorney general. Thomas O'Connor, president of the FBI Agents Association, said that group looked forward to meeting with W... [Full Article...]
Despite the fact that the removal process had started, aldermen in the parks and environment committee still held a public hearing to discuss a bill about the monuments removal. The city is open to public input on what to do with the monument. I am pleased to report that after three weeks, we have raised over $16,000 of the $25,000 campaign goal. [Full Article...]
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told reporters after the hearing, while pointing to Comey' s May 3 congressional testimony in which he denied receiving pressure from an attorney general or senior DOJ officials to stop an investigation. Comey acknowledged under questioning that Trump did not order him to stop the investigation of Flynn's connections with Russian Federation, but said, "I took it as directio... [Full Article...]
Observers got a glimpse at what Comey is expected to discuss when his written testimony was posted online Wednesday afternoon. In an email obtained by MRCTV, the "Resistance"-oriented group sent out an email Thursday afternoon calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump ". [Full Article...]
American Athletic Conference newcomer Wichita State will not be coming to New Orleans to face the Tulane men's basketball team next season, but the CT women will return to Devlin Fieldhouse after the Green Wave almost ended their 100-game winning streak a year ago. [Full Article...]