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FISA Applications Confirm: The FBI Relied on the Unverified Steele Dossier (National Review)
A salacious Clinton-campaign product was the driving force behind the Trump–Russia investigation.
On a sleepy summer Saturday, after months of stonewalling, the FBI dumped 412 pages of documents related to the Carter Page FISA surveillance warrants — the applications, the certifications, and the warrants themselves. Now that we can see it all in black and white — mostly black, as they are heavily redacted — it is crystal clear that the Steele dossier, an unverified Clinton-campaign product, was the driving force behind the Trump–Russia investigation.Based on the dossier, the FBI told the FISA court it believed that Carter Page, who had been identified by the Trump campaign as an adviser, was coordinating with the Russian government in an espionage conspiracy to influence the 2016 election. [Read More]
Michael Cohen’s lawyer, Lanny Davis, is all over the media today because he’s released a secretly recorded tape of then-candidate Donald Trump handling a “bimbo eruption.”Davis knows all about “bimbo eruptions” because he was part of the Bill Clinton administration which invented the practice of keeping women who had incriminating evidence against a candidate or president quiet and paid-off.Davis also knows how to work the media. And the media love the story he’s selling today. They really love it. [Read More]
April the Giraffe is pregnant — again! (Today)
Congratulations are in order for everyone’s favorite long-necked mom, April the Giraffe. The 16-year-old resident of Animal Adventure Park is pregnant again!That’s right, the same giraffe who gained fame last year for a live-streamed pregnancy that seemed like it would never end — until it finally did with the birth of her boy Tajiri in April — is now expecting baby No. 5. [Read More]
Shared Wisdom on a Silver Anniversary (Townhall)
To commemorate my 25th wedding anniversary this week to my husband, Jesse, I asked readers on Facebook to share their own secrets to a long happy marriage.In short, the crowdsourced recipe for marital endurance includes faith, forgiveness, romance, kindness, selflessness and a healthy dose of humor. A union built to last begins with a promise and persists through compromise and commitment. It is about keeping your word, choosing the right words and knowing when no words are necessary. [Read More]
Sinatra Standing Room Only w/ Joe Piscopo, Dave Damiani & No Vacancy Orches
JOE PISCOPO, a nationally syndicated radio talk show host on AM 970 THE ANSWER based out of New York City. In the 1980s, he reached national stardom by becoming a full time cast member of Saturday Night Live. Joe is an amazing musician, stand up comic, talk show personality and father. He’s love for the Great American Songbook has led him back to a career performing songs made famous from the Chairman Frank Sinatra.
Dave Damiani produced several amazing shows with his band the No Vacancy Orchestra including the Sinatra 100 concert at The Grove in Los Angeles. Dave Damiani’s new CD #BendingTheStandard – The Anthology. [Read More]
A new study says services like UberPool are making traffic worse (The Washington Post)
On a campus full of ambitious students aiming to land influential U.S. government and policy jobs,Maria Butina cut an unusual profile.
It wasn’t just the outspoken conservative politics of the auburn-haired Russian woman that drew the attention of other graduate students at American University. There was also her almost zealous embrace of her homeland. [Read More]
The Briefing: Politics, The Press, and The President (Amazon)
No job is more of a pressure cooker than being a White House press secretary…especially in this White House.
For more than two decades, Sean Spicer had been a respected political insider, working as a campaign and communications strategist. But in December 2016, he got the call of a lifetime. President-elect Donald J. Trump had chosen him to be the White House press secretary. And life hasn’t been the same since. When he accepted the job, Spicer was far from a household name. But then he walked into the bright lights of the briefing room, and the cameras started rolling. His every word was scrutinized. Every movement was parodied. [Read More]
On a campus full of ambitious students aiming to land influential U.S. government and policy jobs,Maria Butina cut an unusual profile.
It wasn’t just the outspoken conservative politics of the auburn-haired Russian woman that drew the attention of other graduate students at American University. There was also her almost zealous embrace of her homeland. [Read More]
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