Andrew Blake

James Clapper denies lying to Congress about NSA surveillance program

James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, denied Tuesday that he lied to Congress when he falsely testified during the Obama administration that the government does "not wittingly" collect the telephone records of millions of Americans.

March 6, 2019

David Clarke, former Milwaukee County sheriff, banned from Fox News: Report

David A. Clarke, the controversial former sheriff for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, has reportedly been banned from appearing on Fox News.

March 6, 2019

Jonathan Alan Williams charged with littering after KKK-style hoods placed on Confederate statue

An investigation into Ku Klux Klan-style hoods placed on a Confederate monument in North Carolina resulted in police arresting a Raleigh man for littering Monday evening.

March 5, 2019

Beto O’Rourke calls for ending federal marijuana prohibition while mulling White House bid

Beto O'Rourke on Monday became the latest addition to a crowded list of potential Democratic presidential nominees to support federally legalizing marijuana.

March 5, 2019

NSA phone surveillance system quietly suspended, reauthorization uncertain: GOP aide

The National Security Agency faced pressure Tuesday to officially pull the plug on its system for analyzing domestic telephone records in light of reports of the program being quietly abandoned.

March 5, 2019

Russia downplays latest House probe, cites ‘laughable’ results from earlier inquiries

The Kremlin reacted Tuesday to U.S. lawmakers launching another investigation into possible ties between President Trump and Russia by claiming that similar probes have previously produced "laughable" results.

March 5, 2019

Proud Boys plead guilty, sentenced over brawl outside GOP club

Prosecutors in New York City secured sentences Friday for two men who admitted to participating in a 2018 street fight involving members of the Proud Boys group founded by right-wing media personality Gavin McInnes.

March 2, 2019

Laura Loomer, right-wing activist, surrenders CPAC media badge after heckling reporters

Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist, provocateur and self-described investigative journalist, reportedly had her media credentials to cover the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) revoked Saturday after harassing several journalists.

March 2, 2019

Deutsche Bank cooperating with House probe of Trump finances: Committee chair

Deutsche Bank has agreed to cooperate with members of Congress probing President Trump's finances, Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, said Friday.

March 2, 2019

Roger Stone ordered to explain ‘imminent’ release of book amid gag order

Roger Stone, President Trump's indicted former election campaign adviser, faced questions Friday about a book that risks placing him at odds with a gag order keeping him from commenting on his case.

March 2, 2019

Rep. Ilhan Omar poster hung in West Virginia statehouse prompts uproar, resignation

The head of the Republican Party of West Virginia spoke out early Saturday against a "hateful" poster hung in the statehouse connecting Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, to the September 11 terrorist attacks, hours after it prompted a heated argument between lawmakers that resulted in the resignation of the House sergeant-at-arms, Anne Lieberman.

March 2, 2019

Jason Kessler, ‘Unite the Right’ organizer, drops free-speech suit against Charlottesville, police

Jason Kessler, the lead organizer of the deadly 2017 "Unite the Right" rally held in Charlottesville, Virginia, abruptly withdrew on Thursday a federal lawsuit he had filed against the city.

March 1, 2019

Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks source, fights subpoena seeking grand jury testimony

WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning on Friday challenged a subpoena compelling her appearance before a federal grand jury convened in Alexandria, Virginia.

March 1, 2019

Mike Lindell, My Pillow founder, says Donald Trump was ‘chosen by God’ to run for president

President Trump was "chosen by God" to run for the White House, My Pillow founder Mike Lindell said on the opening day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in suburban D.C.

March 1, 2019

Sebastian Gorka recommends ‘The Art of the Deal’ to Kim Jong-un following failed Vietnam summit

Kim Jong Un could have avoided the latest round of talks between North Korea and the U.S. from collapsing by reading President Trump's book, "The Art of the Deal," Sebastian Gorka suggested Thursday.

March 1, 2019

Phone hacking tools used by feds selling cheaply online; models sold on eBay without being scrubbed

Hacking tools used by law enforcement agencies to extract data stored on smartphones are being resold online, making the products available to the general public and resulting in a warning to customers, a report revealed Wednesday.

February 28, 2019

Jerome Corsi reprimanded by judge in Roger Stone case over court filing

Jerome Corsi, a witness in the government's case against Roger Stone, was reprimanded by the presiding judge Thursday for treating the criminal proceedings "like a free for all."

February 28, 2019

Roger Stone rebuffed over leaking claims mounted against Robert Mueller’s office

Roger Stone was rebuffed in his bid to hold special counsel Robert Mueller's office responsible for CNN being on the scene of his dramatic predawn arrest last month.

February 28, 2019

Cory Booker reintroduces Marijuana Justice Act favored by fellow 2020 hopefuls

Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey on Thursday renewed an effort to pass expansive federal marijuana legislation supported by several fellow Democrats seeking the party's nomination to run against President Trump in 2020.

February 28, 2019

Minnesota county GOP apologizes for Facebook post comparing Bernie Sanders to Hitler

The Clay County Republican Party in Minnesota apologized Tuesday for circulating an image that compared Adolf Hitler to 2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont Independent.

February 27, 2019