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    Rich Got Richer While Half the Nation Saw Wealth Decline to 1 Percent, Study Says

    Keith Girard
    If you’re poor in American you are not alone. Over the past 24 years, 50 percent of the nation saw their share of wealth fall to just 1 percent, while America’s richest families saw their wealth grow significantly, according to a new study. The findings confirm that a significant portion of society has been disenfranchised from the economy. The findings, contained in a study by the Savings and Retirement Foundation of Washington, D.C., and published by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) does not bode well for the nation....
    ECONOMYWHITE HOUSE

    Betsy DeVos Clueless on Policies She’ll Oversee as Trump Education Secretary

    Keith Girard
    Betsy DeVos, the billionaire businesswoman Donald Trump has picked as Education Secretary, proved to be remarkably clueless about federal education policy during a Senate confirmation hearing and flunked a key question about her position on allowing guns in schools. DeVos is best known as the chairwoman of the Windquest Group, a private investment firm. She has never spent a day much less a career teaching in the nation’s public schools and educated her children at private schools....
    CONGRESS

    Obamacare Repeal Without Replacement Would Be a Death Sentence for Millions

    Keith Girard
    Repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is one thing, coming up with a replacement is another. More than 20 million people are currently twisting in the wind, according to a new report. It predicts a “death spiral” of rising uninsured and skyrocketing premium costs, if Republicans kill Obamacare. The Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump, at least for the moment, have been unable to come up with a “better, more affordable” alternative as they’ve promised....
    CONGRESS

    Imagine Obama Legacy Without GOP Sabotage, And the Disaster That Awaits

    David Fagin and Keith Girard
    As we careen, head-on, toward Jan. 20 like a locomotive with no brakes, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on President Obama’s legacy and wonder what might have been if Republicans in Congress hadn’t sabotaged and obstructed him at every turn without any regard for the nation’s welfare. Obama may have been set up to fail, but he will still go down in history as one of the nation’s great presidents....
    WHITE HOUSE

    Major Media Drop Ball on Trump Russia Ties, Cowed by Right-Wing Media Bashing

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump’s ties to Russia is the biggest story of the 2016 election and perhaps the biggest political story since the Nixon administration Watergate scandal. But the major media was nowhere to be found when the Trump scandal was cracked wide open by a pop culture Web site. BuzzFeed, the online “new media” pop culture site, was the first to publish a series documents prepared by a retired British intelligence agent detailing explosive allegations about Trump’s deep involvement with Russia and the Kremlin’s efforts to blackmail him....
    MEDIA

    FBI Sat on Donald Trump Russia Dossier for Weeks Before Election, Brit Spy Says

    Keith Girard
    The Federal Bureau of Investigation had Donald Trump’s Russia dossier in its hands months before the election and failed to investigate the allegations, according to the retired British MI6 agent who compiled the documents. If true, it’s a shocking new level of corruption for the tarnished agency. In a stunning revelation, reported today in British newspapers, ex-MI6 agent Christoper Steele was so disturbed by the information he uncovered on Trump, he passed on his finding to the FBI and to British and American intelligence agencies....
    NATIONAL SECURITY
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    Beyoncé Rules World, Leads British NME Awards Nominations (Video)

    Keith Girard
    Beyoncé proved she’s still a music superpower after scoring five nominations for VO5 NME Awards. Kanye West has also been nominated for Best Album for his set Life of Pablo. The late David Bowie, who died last year, is an odds on favorite to win Hero of the Year. Other nominees include Adele, Millie Bobby Brown, Gary Lineker and Liam Gallagher....
    POP

    Trump Administration Not to Be Trusted With Secrets, Israeli Intel Officials Say

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump may be best pals with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but Israeli intelligence officials have drawn a line on sharing secrets with the Trump administration out of fear it could be leaked to Russia and Iran, according to a report out of Israel. The Israeli daily newspaper, Yediot Ahronot, reported today (Jan. 12) that Israeli intelligence officials are worried about sharing sensitive information with their counterparts in the Trump administration....
    WORLD
    Donald Trump cabinet officials should face contempt charges for ignoring impeachment subpoenas. (Photo: Getty)

    Trump Russian Sex Romps Known to ‘Multiple’ Intel Agencies, BBC Reports

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump’s alleged sex romps in Moscow and St. Petersburg were known to “multiple intelligence sources,” who alleged that more than one episode was captured on both video and audio by the Russians for blackmail purposes, the BBC is reporting. The burgeoning scandal exploded yesterday after a series of documents were published detailing the blackmail operation and close ties between Trump, the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence operatives....
    NATIONAL SECURITY

    Trump Sex Scandal, Russian Blackmail, Collusion Alleged by Ex-Brit Intel Agent

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump has been carefully “cultivated” for at least five years by Russian agents who developed extensive ties to Trump’s presidential campaign and collected compromising details about his sexcapades for blackmail purposes, according to controversial memorandum supposedly prepared by an ex-British intelligence agent. The memo, which surfaced publicly for the first time yesterday is detailed and damning. But are the memos true?...
    NATIONAL SECURITY

    Trump Campaign Being Probed for Russia Hack Collusion, Sen. Graham Says

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump’s campaign is being investigated for possibly colluding with Russia in the theft of emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, according to Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham of South Carolina. If Trump, or campaign officials were working with Russian agents or officials or had knowledge that Russia was engineering the theft of the emails it could be in violation of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act....
    LAW
    Donald Trump is being sued by Maryland and the District of Columbia for 'unprecedented' corruption involving his company. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

    None Dare Call It Treason: Did Trump Collaborate With Russia Election Hacking?

    Keith Girard
    Russia’s release of private Democratic emails only had a major impact on the election because Trump hammered on them in the last hours of the campaign, raising the one question that has yet to be answered by U.S. intelligence agencies. Was Trump actively collaborating with the Russians? U.S. intelligence agencies nailed “with a high degree of certainty” that Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind the hacking of the Democratic National Committee and Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta....
    NATIONAL SECURITY

    Trump Hits Wall on Hack Claims; Russians Cheered His Election, Secret Report Says

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump’s dissembling over Russian interference in the election has hit a wall. Details from a US intelligence report says high-level Kremlin officials “cheered” his election and considered it a “victory” over the United States. But that’s not all. The report details intercepted messages showing Russian officials discussing the hacking campaign against Democrats, and even identifies Russian officials who authorized third parties to pass stolen emails to WikiLeaks, according to reports....
    NATIONAL SECURITY

    Donald Trump Con: In Classic Bait and Switch, Wants Taxpayers to Pay for Wall

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump displayed the art of the con in classic bait and switch on voters. He now wants taxpayers to pay for his Mexican wall and claims he’ll get the money from Mexico later. Another campaign promise bites the dust. Trump repeated over and over again that he would build a wall to keep out illegal immigrants. In a boast of his so-called negotiating acumen, he said, Mexico would pay the cost....
    WHITE HOUSE

    Donald Trump Security Advisor Mike Flynn Under Fire in Russia Hacking Hearing

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump National Security Advisor Mike Flynn came under fire during a briefing before the Senate Armed Services Committee for actively spreading “fake news” during the election, a move that could imperil his role in the administration. During today’s hearing, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-VA, who ran as Hillary Clinton’s vice president, raised questions about Flynn’s role in disseminating fake news....
    NATIONAL SECURITY