Entries by Ben Swann

How Trump’s Border Wall Declaration Could Help Roll Back Future Presidential Powers

President Trump has issued his first Presidential veto, overriding a resolution to reign in his national emergency declaration in order to get border wall funding. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky was one of the most outspoken of 12 Senate Republicans who voted against emergency declaration. So why did these Republicans vote against the president’s declaration? […]

Ben Swann ON: NSA Spy Program Has NOT Gone Away

According to Russ Tice, a former senior NSA intelligence analyst who had previously worked with the US Air Force, Office of Naval Intelligence and Defense Intelligence Agency, the latest claim that the NSA was rolling up phone surveillance beggared belief. SOURCE

Reality Check: Questioning Vaccines is a Public Health Threat?

Not all vaccines are safe for all people, at all ages, in all quantities. Full stop! There is no question that scientifically and medically, that statement can proven with ample evidence. In fact, U.S. taxpayers have compensated the families of vaccine injured children to the tune of $4 billion dollars in the past 30 years. […]

Ben Swann ON: Momo Challenge Videos Are Real

The infamous internet sensation called the Momo Challenge is still making headlines. And there are parents in news reports who say their child has seen this so called challenge. Videos embedded in cartoons instructing kids to harm themselves or others. But is it a hoax? Investigative reporter Ben Swann has the update for News.Views.Hughes. SOURCE

Breaking: Chelsea Manning Jailed For Refusing To Testify Before Secret Grand Jury

Chelsea Manning, an anti-secrecy activist and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst whose release of classified information to WikiLeaks in 2010 sparked worldwide controversy over transparency in the military and whistleblower protections, was taken into custody at a federal court on Friday after a federal judge found her in contempt of court for refusing to answer […]

Ben Swann ON: James Clapper Claims He Didn’t Lie To Congress After All

The NSA is considering ending a long-used program that collects meta-data that was exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden in 2013. In the meantime, former NSA director James Clapper claims he didn’t lie when he said the NSA didn’t collect private information. Investigative journalist Ben Swann discusses the likelihood of its suspension with RT America’s Manila […]