Michael Cohen will testify publicly before Congress on February 27 on an array of topics linked to his former boss and client, President Donald Trump, the House Oversight Committee said Wednesday. Cohen was initially scheduled to testify in front of the committee on February 7, but that appearance was canceled by Cohen and his legal…… MORE
Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to sign a party pledge affirming that he will run for president as a Democrat in 2020 and serve as one if elected, senior campaign adviser Jeff Weaver told CNN on Wednesday. The Democratic National Committee said on Tuesday that it planned to meet in the coming week with the presidential…… MORE
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam canceled the first stop on his apology tour following a letter from the Virginia Union University student government asking him to not attend a chapel service Thursday honoring a group of 1960s-era civil rights protesters. Northam announced the cancellation on his Twitter account Wednesday evening. “I appreciate the original invitation of…… MORE
GOP Rep. Bradley Byrne of Alabama announced Wednesday that he will seek to challenge Democratic Sen. Doug Jones in the 2020 election, setting up an attempt for the GOP to take back the Senate seat in the heavily Republican state. Byrne had mulled a Senate bid publicly well ahead of the announcement and was expected…… MORE
Thanks to CNN reporting, we now know that Attorney General Bill Barr is readying to receive special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election — and the possibility of collusion with Donald Trump’s campaign — as soon as next week. Which is BIG news! For the better part of the last…… MORE
When 69-year-old Stephen Greene had a heart attack last March, the staff at the rehabilitation center where he had been recovering from other health issues picked up the phone to call an ambulance. They called 911 13 times before they got an answer, according to a lawsuit filed this week. When they finally did get…… MORE
Can the 91st Academy Awards be saved? Yes — at least, grading on the curve that is the Oscar telecast, the mess that the Academy has made of things leading up to this year’s show, and the low bar set by the last host-less Academy Awards in 1989. That Allan Carr-produced Oscars infamously began with…… MORE
Moving from one side of Bakersfield, California, to the other shouldn’t cause too much of a headache, but when Xenos and Angelica Lopez did, one very important piece of clothing went missing. Three years later, they found Xenos’ army greens — medals and all — hanging in an antique shop. Xenos Lopez served in the…… MORE
With a Houston police officer under criminal investigation, authorities in Houston are reviewing more than 1,400 cases the cop has worked on during his 35-year career. The announcement from the Harris County District Attorney’s office said Officer Gerald Goines has been relieved of duty. Nicole DeBorde, Goines’ attorney, told CNN on Wednesday that her client,…… MORE
Police in Henrico County, Virginia, gave the all clear Wednesday evening after searching a school where there was a report of an active shooter, authorities said. “(The Academy at) Virginia Randolph has been given the ‘all clear,’” police tweeted. “There are no reported injuries and it is believed no shooting took place at the school.”…… MORE
