Richard Gates, a former top Donald Trump presidential campaign aide, will plead guilty to fraud-related charges within days and has made clear to prosecutors that he would testify against Paul Manafort, the lawyer-lobbyist who once managed the campaign, the Los Angeles Times reports. “Rick Gates...
The special counsel investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian organizations with illegally using social media platforms to sow political discord, including actions that supported the candidacy of Donald Trump and disparaged opponent Hillary Clinton, the New...
National civil rights organizations are teaming with local groups to push their agendas in district attorney races, where a few thousand votes can determine who asserts the most influence over the local justice system, NBC News reports. Picking targets carefully, crunching election data to influence...
The revelation that the FBI botched a potentially life-saving tip on the Florida school shooting suspect is a devastating blow to the top U.S. law enforcement agency at a time when it is already under extraordinary political pressure, the Associated Press reports. Even before the...
More than a month before the shooting rampage at a South Florida high school, the FBI received a warning that the 19-year-old charged in the massacre might carry out an attack at a school, but investigators failed to act, the Washington Post reports. The disclosure...
On February 22 at 12 p.m., the Cato Institute will host a panel discussion on Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, a First Amendment case that will be argued before the Supreme Court on February 28. Panelists include Wen Fa, Ginger Anders and Trevor Burrus; Ilya...
The warnings about Florida student Nikolas Cruz seemed to flash like neon signs: expulsion from school, fighting with classmates, a fascination with weapons and hurting animals, disturbing images and comments posted to social media, as well as mental health treatment. In Florida, that wasn’t enough for...
President Trump will back improving the federal background check system, The Hill reports. A White House statement said that Trump had spoken to Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) about a bill he and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) had introduced on background checks. Trump didn’t endorse the...
Students across the U.S. are planning to walk out of schools in protest after the shooting in South Florida, USA Today reports. The pleas from young voices who survived the massacre in Parkland, Fl., have brought new pressure to an old debate over gun control....
With its focus on reconciliation and toleration, Black Panther offers a surprising defense of classical liberalism....