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    Donald Trump Casually Suggests New Nuclear Arms Race, Causing Uproar

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump dropped another multi-megaton Twitter bomb, casually suggesting today that the nation start a new nuclear arms race “until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.” The reaction on social media was spontaneous outrage. The United States already has more nuclear weapons that every other nation outside of Russia. Together, they control 93 percent of all warheads....
    MILITARY

    Obama Urged to Name Special Prosecutor to Probe Russia Election Hacking

    Keith Girard
    President Obama is being urged to appoint a special prosecutor to conduct an independent investigation of Russian interference in the presidential election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. The petition, created by political Web site Daily Kos, is acutally a vote of “no confidence” in a planned bi-partisan Congressional investigation into the hacking....
    POLITICS

    North Carolina Legislature ‘Power Grab’ Portends Trump-Style Corruption

    David Fagin and Keith Girard
    The North Carolina state legislature has showed exactly what the nation can expect in the coming months from President-elect Trump and his power hungry, bible-toting, corporate-controlled cabinet. And it ain’t pretty. Just days after incumbent Republican Pat McCrory lost to Democratic challenger Roy Cooper, the Republican-controlled Senate, under the guise of “Disaster Relief,” quietly repealed a majority of the incoming governor’s powers....
    LAWNATIONALPOLITICS

    FBI Director Hung Out to Dry by Baseless Search Warrant for Clinton Emails

    Keith Girard
    FBI Director James Comey’s bombshell letter upending Hillary Clinton’s election campaign not only violated Justice Department protocols, but was based on a search warrant that was baseless and possibly illegal, according to a lawyer who obtained the documents. Los Angeles lawyer Randy Schoenberg, who made the request, said he was “appalled” by the search warrant and the FBI’s actions....
    LAW
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    Tony Moran Steps From the Booth to the Stage With New Double Album

    Winchester
    Tony Moran has put the beat in dance for some of the biggest names in pop music. But the top-ranked DJ and Grammy-nominated producer and remixer will step onto the stage himself with next month’s release of his 28-track double album titled moodswings. He’s worked on top dance hits with such artists as Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Mary J Blige, Janet Jackson and Jennifer Lopez....
    DANCE

    Donald Trump’s Big Lie: Why He Won’t Bring Back Manufacturing Jobs

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump will never be able to bring back manufacturing jobs, a campaign promise that helped him win traditionally Democratic states like Michigan and Pennsylvania and propel him into the White House. It was a false promise from the get go, and a new study shows why. Aside from Trump’s Ohio Carrier plant public relations stunt, he won’t keep his promise because he can’t, according to a new Brookings Institution study....
    BUSINESS
    Donald Trump and Steve Bannon

    Trump Russian Embrace Dovetails With White Supremacist World View on Race

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump’s embrace of Russia dovetails chillingly with the views of white supremacists promoted by alt-right propagandist Steve Bannon. They see the world divided in racial terms making mostly white “Christian” Russia a natural ally of the United States and all other races potential enemies. There’s no other way to explain Trump’s unilateral tilt toward Russia, which is contrary to decades of U.S. policy....
    POLITICS

    Intelligence Chief Blows Up Trump Effort to Sow Doubt About Russian Hacking

    Keith Girard
    FBI Director James Comey belatedly got on board with the rest of the U.S. intelligence community and confirmed the CIA’s finding that Russia was behind the theft of Democratic campaign emails in a bid to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Right wing media outlets were touting the FBI’s silence on the matter as evidence that the CIA’s assessment of the hacking was somehow off-base or being politicized....
    NATIONAL SECURITY

    FBI Election Dirty Tricks More Serious, Less Scrutinized Than Russian Hacking

    Keith Girard
    The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) unprecedented level of election dirty tricks is getting far less scrutiny from the media and lawmakers than the Russian email hacking scandal, even though the rogue agency poses a more serious threat to nation. The nation’s premiere law enforcement agency is supposed to be non-partisan and above politics. But it was anything but in the presidential election....
    MEDIA

    Elizabeth Warren, Democrats to Press Trump To Divulge, Divest Conflicts

    Keith Girard
    Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and other Democrats on Capitol Hill are drafting a bill that will force President-elect Donald Trump to disclose his business dealings and divest himself of conflicts of interest that threaten to compromise his governing ability. “This is bigger than our president-elect. This is bigger than this moment,” said Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), ...
    WHITE HOUSE
    Russian President Vladimir Putin bragged about the decline of America under Trump. (Photo: Getty)

    Donald Trump Russian Connection: Putin Directly Linked to Election Hacking

    Keith Girard
    Donald Trump capitalized on a private emails from the campaign of rival Hillary Clinton that were released in a massive leak personally orchestrated by Russian President Vladmir Putin, U.S. intelligence officials have determined. The latest revelations, first reported by NBC News tonight (Dec. 14), bring the investigation one step closer to Trump and key members of his campaign....
    NATIONAL SECURITY

    Donald Trump Saddles Up Four Horsemen for Looming Environmental Apocalypse

    David Fagin and Keith Girard
    Donald Trump is carrying out his plans for unlimited fossil fuel production with the selection of four top cabinet picks who will lead the United States into an environmental Apocalypse in an effort to extract every last dollar of energy from the earth. The nefarious gang of four includes Rick Perry as Energy Secretary, Scott Pruitt as Environmental Protection Secretary, Cathy McMorris Rodgers as Interior Secretary and ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State....
    BUSINESS
    Bernadette Peters and Matthew Morrison, of Fox's hit show "Glee" performed a the Prostate Cancer Foundation dinner in New York City. (Photo: PFC)

    Bernadette Peters, Matthew Morrison Dazzle at PCF Gala (Photos!)

    Keith Girard
    Broadway veteran Bernadette Peters and Matthew Morrison, best known for his role on hit Fox show “Glee,” were show stoppers at the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) dinner at restaurant Daniel on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The non-profit organization funds groundbreaking cancer research programs and has helped save millions of lives....
    CalendarGALAS