Republican Senator: We Will Ask Mike Flynn To Testify Before Senate Intel Committee Senator Susan Collins of Maine said on Wednesday that former national security adviser Michael Flynn should testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee about his communications with Russian officials. Collins who is a member of the Intelligence Committee said, “I am going to request, and many of the members will, that we call Mike Flynn to testify.” “We’re not going to exclude anyone from our review, and it will be thorough, accurate, bipartisan and in-depth,” Collins went on to say. Flynn resigned after it was revealed that...

As a team of Navy SEALs found themselves under unexpectedly heavy fire in a remote Yemeni village last month, Trump was not in the Situation Room. While we don’t know exactly where he was, his Twitter account was busy promoting an upcoming appearance on the Christian Broadcasting Network. “I will be interviewed by @TheBrodyFile on @CBNNews tonight at 11pm. Enjoy!” read a tweet from Trump’s personal account on Saturday, Jan. 28. It appears Trump was more focused on his own media appearances as a Navy SEAL was giving his life for his country. The tweet was deleted 20 minutes...

Top lawyers from Barack Obama’s White House are launching United to Protect Democracy, a group aimed at keeping Trump from breaking ethics rules. (And it draws its name from a line in President Barack Obama’s farewell address.) The group already built a $1.5 million operating budget and hired five staffers, a number it expects to double soon, Politico reported. United to Protect Democracy incorporated as both a 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4), allowing them to operate as a nonprofit but participate in some forms of political advocacy as well. “When people hear concerns about democracies declining into authoritarianism, they expect that...

REPORT: Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort Faced Blackmail Attempt According to a report by Politico, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort faced a blackmail attempt. Politico reported Thursday about a cyber attack of Manafort’s daughter which resulted in a text that appears to be from Serhiy Leshchenko who is a member of the Ukrainian parliament trying to reach Manafort. In the message, Leshchenko says that he has politically damaging information about Trump and Manafort. “I need to get in touch with Paul i need to share some important information with him regarding ukraine investigation,” the message to Manafort’s daughter says....

WATCH: Seth Meyers Slams Trump’s Cruel And Unnecessary Immigration Plan On Wednesday’s episode of Late Night, Seth Meyers used his “A Closer Look” segment to slam Donald Trump’s cruel and unnecessary immigration plan. Meyers noted that there has been a net loss of illegal immigrants over the last several years, saying “there’s hardly an immigration crime wave in this country.” “That’s right, America has turned into a bad movie and people are walking out,” Meyers joked. But Trump disputes that fact, suggesting that “nobody knows” how many undocumented immigrants there are in the country. Meyers also poked fun of the fact...

Trump White House Abruptly Pushes Back New Muslim-Ban, Again Donald Trump has made bold claims about signing a new version of his disastrous Muslim-ban executive order very soon. The new version of the Muslim-ban will, presumably, not include all that stuff that made the courts order a stay, blocking its implementation. Well, it looks like Trump is kicking the can down the road once again. Could be that finding a way to legally ban Muslims is not easy? The Hill reported Wednesday that an official close to the White House noted the revised ban would be delayed to next week. The...

WATCH: Republican Senator Tom Cotton’s Town Hall Erupts Over Obamacare   Voter to @SenTomCotton: My husband is dying. We can’t afford health insurance. What kind of insurance do you have? https://t.co/iYFiZtwJ1F — CNN (@CNN) February 22, 2017 Senator Tom Cotton was met by a giant crowd of angry constituents at a town hall event in Arkansas Wednesday. The senator faced an angry crowd that was clearly there to show their opposition to repealing Obamacare. The crowd also demanded an investigation into Trump’s Russia scandal. One woman asked everyone in the audience who had been affected by Obamacare to stand...

Donald Trump Just Took Away Protections For Transgender Students The Trump administration on Wednesday announced that they are removing Obama-era protections for transgender students. The Department of Justice and the Department of Education issued guidance Wednesday that removes the Obama policies that required public schools to allow children to use bathrooms and facilities that correspond with their gender identity. The Trump administration is attempting to claim that this is a state’s rights issue. However, the Obama Justice and Education departments asserted that in fact the issue is a Title IX right of all students. The Trump administration said Wednesday...

Trump’s Chief Digital Officer Among Those Fired For Failing FBI Background Check Politico is reporting that Donald Trump’s chief digital officer Gerrit Lansing was dismissed last week. Lansing was one of the six White House staffers that were let go last week after failing a FBI background check. The FBI background check, according to Politico, “must be completed by White House staffers for positions that cover national security.” Questions on the background check including the person’s credit score, substance use habits and other personal subjects. Politico also noted that, “President Donald Trump’s director of scheduling, Caroline Wiles, was also...

Another Poll Shows Trumps Approval Ratings At Lowest of All Time Every time there is a new poll, Trump’s approval ratings go lower and lower. And the new Quinnipiac poll is no different. The poll says that only 38 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s job performance, while 55 percent disapprove. The 17-point difference in Trump’s approval rating is the worst he’s fared in a poll since taking office in January, according to Quinnipiac. “President Trump’s popularity is sinking like a rock,” Tim Malloy, the assistant director of the poll, said in a statement announcing the findings. “He gets...