The Dow dropped 350 points, and swung wildly Thursday, following news that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. The New Republic's Senior Editor Jeet Heer joins to discuss the significance of these revelations to President Trump's inner circle.
The sell-off reflecting fear that the Russia scandal could hinder Trump's economic agenda. The New Republic's Senior Editor Jeet Heer joins to discuss the significance of these revelations to President Trump's inner circle.
Heer says it's almost impossible to overstate this significance. Flynn is seen at the heart of the Russian investigation, and is now expected to testify against President Trump. "This could be the biggest scandal since Watergate," said Heer.
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returns to court Monday to enter an expected not guilty plea to a conspiracy charge alleging he acted as an agent of the Egyptian government when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Hamas militants on Friday freed two Americans -- a mother and her teenage daughter who had been held hostage in Gaza since militants rampaged through Israel two weeks ago, the Israeli government said.
A Texas judge has ruled that Infowars host Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying more than $1.1 billion to families who sued over his conspiracy theories that the Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.
Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 on Friday after a disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud case was allowed to linger on his campaign website after the judge ordered it deleted.
Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia.
