Andrew Blake

Jeff Sessions made ‘cataclysmic mistake’ with marijuana policy change: Roger Stone, ex-Trump adviser

Attorney General Jeff Sessions made a "cataclysmic mistake" by rescinding Obama-era federal marijuana policies, according to Roger Stone, President Trump's former campaign adviser.

January 6, 2018

Donald Trump’s tweets slamming Steele dossier don’t mean it’s dubious: federal judge

The salacious dossier detailing President Trump's alleged ties to Russia isn't bogus simply because he said it is, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

January 5, 2018

Steve Bannon committed ‘stunning act of betrayal’ by targeting Donald Trump in new book: Roger Stone

Steve Bannon's newly published comments about President Trump constitute a "stunning act of betrayal," according to Roger Stone, the president's former campaign adviser.

January 5, 2018

GoDaddy boots Radical Agenda, website run by ‘crying Nazi’ Chris Cantwell

GoDaddy said its giving the boot to Radical Agenda, a website run by Christopher Cantwell, the "crying Nazi" who gained notoriety last year as a result of his participation in the violent "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

January 5, 2018

Vermont advances recreational marijuana bill despite DOJ policy change

Vermont's legislature moved to legalize possession and home cultivation of marijuana Thursday evening within hours of Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinding Obama-era pot policies.

January 5, 2018

Dan Scavino and Brad Parscale, Trump campaign officials, questioned in Senate panel’s Russia probe

The Senate Judiciary Committee's ranking Democrat has requested interviews with Dan Scavino and Brad Parscale, two members of President Trump's 2016 White House campaign, as part of the panel's probe into Russia's alleged election meddling.

January 4, 2018

Homeland Security data breach compromises personal info of 247K DHS employees

A data breach at the Department of Homeland Security compromised the personal information of nearly a quarter of a million current and former DHS employees, including their names, Social Security numbers, birthdays, positions and pay grades, the agency said Wednesday.

January 4, 2018

Harold Martin, former government contractor, plans guilty plea in NSA leak case

A former U.S. government contractor accused of hoarding two decades' worth of classified documents will plead guilty to a single count of willfully retaining national defense information, resolving one of 20 felony charges he currently faces involving the theft of sensitive National Security Agency materials.

January 4, 2018

Jeff Sessions received marijuana advice from ex-drug czar backing mandatory tests, treatment: Report

One of the people advising Attorney General Jeff Sessions on marijuana policy said doctors should routinely test patients for illicit drug use and be able to force suspected addicts into receiving mandatory treatment, according to a new report.

January 3, 2018

David Clarke, former Milwaukee Co. sheriff, disciplined by Twitter for anti-media tweets

Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke served a brief stint in Twitter jail for using his account to encourage violence in violation of the platform's terms of service.

January 3, 2018

Donald Trump’s ‘Nuclear Button’ tweet doesn’t violate Twitter terms, triggering protests

Twitter said President Trump didn't violate its terms of service by boasting about the size of his nuclear arsenal in a tweet directed toward North Korean leader Kim Jong-un despite triggering complaints from activists demanding accountability.

January 3, 2018

Vermont rehashes recreational marijuana bill as legislative year comes to a start

Vermont lawmakers are expected to consider a recreational marijuana bill this week that would make The Green Mountain State the first in the nation to legalize weed with its legislature rather than a voter referendum.

January 2, 2018

British official touts tax hike for social media companies, citing role in radicalizing terrorists

A top British official has called for increasing taxes on internet companies including Facebook, Twitter and Google on account of authorities spending millions of dollars worth of resources countering extremists radicalized in part by their products.

January 2, 2018

Roger Stone, former Trump adviser, discloses Somalian lobbying efforts

Roger Stone, President Trump's former campaign adviser, quietly began lobbying on security interests in Somalia within weeks of U.S. troops arriving there last year.

January 2, 2018

Vladimir Putin credits KGB past with preparing him for Russian presidency

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested his previous job as a spy for the Soviet Union's secretive KGB intelligence agency helped prepare him for his current role at the helm of the Kremlin.

January 2, 2018

Ross Ulbricht, Silk Road administrator, appeals case before Supreme Court

Ross Ulbricht, the convicted administrator of the infamous Silk Road internet marketplace, has appealed his case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

December 28, 2017

California’s new recreational marijuana law won’t apply at federal checkpoints: Report

New recreational marijuana laws will take effect in California next week, albeit not within any of the eight U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints located near the state's southern border.

December 28, 2017

Bono, U2 singer: ‘I think music has gotten very girly’

U2 frontman Bono has come under fire for complaining that mainstream music has become too "girly."

December 28, 2017

Jason Kessler, Charlottesville rally organizer, requests change of venue in perjury trial

An attorney for white nationalist Jason Kessler, the organizer of the infamous Aug. 12 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has asked a local judge for a change of venue in anticipation of his client standing trial for perjury in 2018.

December 28, 2017

Confederate monument vandalized inside Georgia cemetery resulting in $200,000 worth of damages

Authorities in Rome, Georgia, are investigating a recent act of vandalism that caused an estimated $200,000 worth of damages to an 130-year-old statue of a Confederate soldier.

December 27, 2017