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Roger Stone Sentenced To 40 Months In Prison (The Daily Caller)
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sentenced Trump associate Roger Stone to 40 months in prison Thursday on charges that he obstructed a congressional investigation and tampered with a witness.
The sentence, handed down by Judge Amy Berman Jackson, is in line with a revised recommendation that prosecutors submitted to the court last week, but far steeper than the probation that Stone’s lawyers were seeking. [Read More]
Liberal pundits in lockstep on Mike Bloomberg’s ‘disastrous’ debate performance (Fox News)
Presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg pulled off the impossible during Wednesday night’s Democratic primary debate when he got essentially every political pundit in the mainstream media to agree on something.
Unfortunately for Bloomberg, they all agreed that he was the evening’s biggest loser. [Read More]
Trump names Richard Grenell as acting spy chief (Washington Examiner)
President Trump named Richard Grenell as his next acting director of national intelligence.
In such a role, Grenell, who is U.S. ambassador to Germany and a longtime Trump ally, would oversee the Intelligence Community, comprising more than a dozen agencies, which the president has viewed skeptically since his election in 2016.
He will replace acting head of national intelligence Joseph Maguire, a retired Navy vice admiral whom Trump appointed to the position in August. Grenell was previously rumored to be a candidate to replace national security adviser John Bolton in 2019. [Read More]
Maryland Sheriffs Oppose Sanctuary State Bills (CBS Baltimore)
As two bills are brought forth that would make Maryland a sanctuary state, family members said their loved ones died at the hands of an undocumented immigrant. [Read More]
Campaign Flailing, Elizabeth Warren Changes Her Mind On Super PACs (The Federalist)
Just days after Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren decried candidates accepting help from major Political Action Committees (PACs), the progressive senator is now getting assistance from them as her campaign struggles to remain competitive.
“Everyone on this stage except Amy and me is either a billionaire or is receiving help from PACs that can do unlimited spending,” Warren cried out at the New Hampshire Democratic debate two weeks ago. “So, if you really want to live where you say, then put your money where your mouth is and say no to the PACs.” [Read More]
