Politics

It was sheer coincidence that two of the witnesses testifying before a rare, public hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday were part of the botched text chain about military action in Yemen.Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe were scheduled for the committee’s annual "worldwide threats" hearing.But something else commandeered the talk of the town.Had the text chain not dropped, there would have been lengthy […]

Former Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn was granted pre-trial release on Wednesday after being charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor in connection to a prostitution sting.Eichorn, 40, is accused of arranging to meet up with a 17-year-old girl for sex on March 17.On Wednesday, the Republican was granted release from jail pending trial, with requirements that he go to a halfway house once a bed is available […]