The Office of Special Counsel has for nearly 50 years been the US government's one-stop shop for whistleblowers and alleged ethics violations, a federal watchdog created after Watergate with the lofty mandate "to end government and political corruption." Now it appears to be facing its biggest test yet, as insiders and independent watchdogs raise alarms that the historically nonpartisan agency has been "captured" by loyalists from the very administration it's supposed to police. read more
"You don't have the authority to arrest US citizens," [NYC Comptroller Brad] Lander said. "I'm not obstructing, I am standing right here in the hallway. ... You don't have the authority to arrest US citizens asking for a judicial warrant." read more
President Trump called on Iranian civilians to "immediately evacuate Tehran" on Monday evening, shortly after which the White House announced he would be departing the G7 summit early ... read more
Vance Boelter taken into custody in lawmaker shootings in Minnesota, sources say read more
With time, events in Los Angeles of the past week may come to be seen as the anti-immigrant zealot's ultimate revenge read more
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You have the patience of a Saint; Dan 'splains reality to Trumpers.
It's a yuge job!