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What to Make of the Carter Page FISA Warrants
What to Make of the Carter Page FISA Warrants
The 412-page disclosure of four FISA applications and corresponding court orders authorizing surveillance on former Trump advisor Carter…
Taylor Griffin
Jul 23, 2018
The Government is on the Brink of a Shutdown, Here’s Why
The Government is on the Brink of a Shutdown, Here’s Why
An impasse over immigration threatens the first government shutdown in four years. If the Senate doesn’t vote to pass a temporary bill to…
Taylor Griffin
Jan 19, 2018
What to Take from Brian Ross’ Face-Plant
What to Take from Brian Ross’ Face-Plant
As news broke of President Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s guilty plea, ABC News Chief Investigative Correspondent…
Taylor Griffin
Dec 3, 2017
The FBI Was Denied Access to the DNC’s Server. But, Does it Matter?
The FBI Was Denied Access to the DNC’s Server. But, Does it Matter?
Among the most persistent objections for the attribution to Russia of the 2016 hacking of the DNC is the DNC’s refused to grant access to…
Taylor Griffin
Aug 13, 2017
Here’s What’s Going On With North Korea
Here’s What’s Going On With North Korea
You probably don’t need to start digging a bomb shelter just yet.
Taylor Griffin
Aug 10, 2017
Are there legal grounds to disobey a Presidential nuclear launch order?
Are there legal grounds to disobey a Presidential nuclear launch order?
No. None. Zilch. As Tom Nichols, a professor at the Naval War College and an expert in nuclear strategy put it, the idea of legal grounds…
Taylor Griffin
Aug 9, 2017
Sign of the Times
Sign of the Times
These are extraordinary times — and history is watching.
Taylor Griffin
Aug 4, 2017
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