Politics
By Andrew Trunsky – The United Kingdom authorized Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use Wednesday, becoming the first country to authorize a vaccine backed by promising clinical trial results. The vaccine, developed in partnership with the Germany drug maker BioNTech, is set to begin distribution across Britain next week, the Read more…
By Mary Rose Corkery – Former FBI Director James Comey will return to teaching at Columbia Law School in January, according to a school statement. Comey is going to lead a new seminar called ‘Lawyers and Leaders,’ according to a school statement. The former FBI director will also be a Read more…
By Chuck Ross – Rep. Adam Schiff opposes Attorney General William Barr’s selection of John Durham to serve as special counsel, and suggested that President-elect Joe Biden’s attorney general could consider shutting down the probe. Schiff was one of Congress’ leading champions of the Mueller special counsel investigation. The California Read more…
By Chuck Ross – Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday he has designated U.S. attorney John Durham as special counsel to continue his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe. Barr announced the decision in an interview with the Associated Press. The move seemingly adds an additional layer of Read more…
By R. Mitchell – Joe Biden and Kamala Harris announce key members of their presumptive economic team. Secretary of Treasury – Janet Yellen Deputy Secretary of Treasury – Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo Office of Management and Budget – Neera Tanden Lead for White House Council of Economic Advisers – Cecilia Rouse Read more…
By Jake Dima – A Florida attorney is under investigation after saying he would temporarily register to vote in Georgia to cast a ballot in the Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections, according to Fox News. Bill Price earlier this month made a speech to a local Republican party group in Read more…
By Chuck Ross – Photos have resurfaced of Jen Psaki, the incoming Biden White House press secretary, meeting with Russian officials in 2014 while wearing a hat stitched with the hammer-and-sickle, a symbol of the communist Soviet Union, which caused the deaths of tens of millions of people in the Read more…
By Andrew Kerr – Ten local Black Lives Matter chapters accused the movement’s national arm, BLM Global Network, of providing no acceptable financial transparency surrounding the “unknown millions of dollars” it has received since 2013. “[M]ost chapters have received little to no financial support from BLMGN since the launch in Read more…
By Thomas Catenacci – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced Monday that he intends to step down from his position on Jan. 20, once President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Ajit Pai announced in a statement that he will step down after four years leading the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Read more…
By R. Mitchell – LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Laredo Port of Entry seized hard narcotics valued at $6.5 million in two separate, unrelated enforcement actions at the World Trade Bridge. “These interceptions aptly illustrate CBP’s ongoing commitment to keeping our Read more…