Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels’ attorney: Michael Cohen acted for Donald Trump
Stormy Daniels' attorney says he has proof that Michael Cohen was acting on behalf of Donald Trump, contrary to his public claims, when he gave the porn star $130,000 in October 2016, the same month she signed a non-disclosure agreement. Published March 25, 2018
Stormy Daniels lied on statements about affair with Donald Trump
Stormy Daniels acknowledged lying in public statements in which she said she never had an affair with Donald Trump in 2006. Published March 25, 2018
Stormy Daniels: Trump used Apprentice appearance to bait porn star
Stormy Daniels said that in 2006, when she was having an affair with Donald Trump, the real-estate mogul dangled out the prospect of an appearance on "The Apprentice" if she would go to bed with him. Published March 25, 2018
Stormy Daniels threatened, told to keep silent on Trump alleged affair
Stormy Daniels said that in 2011, a few weeks after a magazine spiked an interview she had given about having had an affair with Donald Trump, she was threatened by a man in a Las Vegas parking lot. Published March 25, 2018
Rick Santorum urges Parkland students to take CPR classes instead of marching for gun control
Former Sen. Rick Santorum had some advice for the anti-gun student marchers who invaded the District of Columbia over the weekend -- learn something practical. Published March 25, 2018
Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels’ attorney, implies hard evidence of Trump affair in cryptic tweet
Stormy Daniels' attorney implied Thursday night in a cryptic tweet that he had pictures that would prove his client has had an intimate relationship with President Trump, contrary to White House denials. Published March 22, 2018
Black Lives Matter activists block Sacramento Kings fans from entering game
Black Lives Matter turned its anti-racism sights Thursday night on ... the NBA. As a result, the Sacramento Kings and the Atlanta Hawks played a game before a largely empty arena. Published March 22, 2018
Karen McDougal sorry to Melania Trump about alleged Donald Trump affair
Karen McDougal, the Playboy Playmate who claims to have had an affair with Donald Trump more than a decade ago, wants first lady Melania Trump to know -- she's sorry. Published March 22, 2018
Jaelynn Willey brain dead
Jaelynn Willey, the teenager shot Tuesday at a Maryland high school, was declared brain dead Thursday evening by her mother. Published March 22, 2018
China retaliates with tariffs on U.S. imports
The trade war is on. In a statement Friday, China's Commerce Ministry gave reporters in Beijing a list of the U.S. goods on which it would slap reciprocal tariffs unless Washington negotiates a settlement as soon as possible. Published March 22, 2018
Spirit Airlines apologizes to Parkland survivor Kyle Kashuv for flight attendant gun control speech
A Florida school-shooting survivor who supports the Second Amendment was subjected by a flight attendant Thursday to a speech in favor of this weekend's gun-control march. Kyle Kashuv, who attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and has appeared on Fox News to support gun rights since, said the incident happened on a Spirit Airlines flight to Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Published March 22, 2018
Democrats more educated than Republicans, Pew Research Center survey finds
According to a Pew Research Center poll released this week, Democrats are now the party of college graduates, especially those with post-graduate work. Meanwhile, people with a high-school degree or less, by far the larger group, slightly lean toward Republicans. Published March 22, 2018
Mark Conditt, suspected Austin bomber, recorded 25-minute confession, police say
According to the Austin police chief, serial-bombing suspect Mark Conditt recorded a 25-minute confession before his reign of terror ended with his death Wednesday morning. Published March 21, 2018
Mark Conditt used ‘Kelly Killmore’ alias to ship Austin package bombs: report
Mark Conditt, the suspect in the Austin bombings, reportedly used a bloody alias in shipping at least two bomb packages via FedEx. Citing "law enforcement sources," ABC News reported Wednesday evening that packages containing bombs were shipped Sunday evening using the name "Kelly Killmore." Published March 21, 2018
Andrew McCabe oversaw Jeff Sessions criminal probe: report
When he was FBI Deputy Director, Andrew McCabe considered "lack of candor" so important that he reportedly oversaw a criminal probe of Attorney General Jeff Sessions on that very score. Published March 21, 2018
Ivanka Trump visit to Salon Spa W in Des Moines, Iowa sparks social media backlash
Social media continued its quest to turn all of life into partisanship this week as an Iowa salon made up Ivanka Trump's hair and then faced furious denunciation on Facebook, prompting the owner to defend serving clients without discrimination. Published March 21, 2018
Cindy Hyde-Smith named to replace Thad Cochran as Mississippi senator
Mississippi now has its first female U.S. senator. Cindy Hyde-Smith, state commissioner of agriculture and commerce, was appointed by the state's Republican governor Wednesday to fill in for the rest of the year in the seat vacated by Sen. Thad Cochran. Published March 21, 2018
austinbomber, Reddit user, claims to be Austin bomber, compares self to ‘Zodiac killer’: report
A man has reportedly claimed on Reddit to be the Austin bomber. Published March 20, 2018
Austin police now say incident at Goodwill store involved ‘incendiary device,’ no package explosion
The incident at an Austin, Texas Goodwill store Tuesday night was not a package explosion, police said. Published March 20, 2018
Jaelynn Willey wounded in Great Mills High School shooting: reports
Family members and other sources have reportedly identified the target of Tuesday's shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland as Jaelynn Willey. Published March 20, 2018