Where's Fox? Today's News for May 2nd

Today's top news story wasn't even covered by Fox News' website, although it is understandable since CNN broke the story:

CNN:

The FBI translator who went rogue and married an ISIS terrorist

An FBI translator with a top-secret security clearance traveled to Syria in 2014 and married a key ISIS operative she had been assigned to investigate, CNN has learned.

The rogue employee, Daniela Greene, lied to the FBI about where she was going and warned her new husband he was under investigation, according to federal court records.

Greene's saga, which has never been publicized, exposes an embarrassing breach of national security at the FBI—an agency that has made its mission rooting out ISIS sympathizers across the country.

It also raises questions about whether Greene received favorable treatment from Justice Department prosecutors who charged her with a relatively minor offense, then asked a judge to give her a reduced sentence in exchange for her cooperation, the details of which remain shrouded in court-ordered secrecy.

Consider this as a not-so-gentle reminder: The bigger the government gets, the more human it gets. And we even get crap like this.

But it gets worse:

Within weeks of marrying Cuspert, Greene, 38, seemed to realize she had made a terrible mistake. She fled back to the US, where she was immediately arrested and agreed to cooperate with authorities. She pleaded guilty to making false statements involving international terrorism and was sentenced to two years in federal prison. She was released last summer.

So she betrays the United States and gets 2 years in prison? Let's hope the info she gave us was worth it.

Regardless, the entire article is a pretty impressive piece of journalism. Kudos to CNN for their work on this one.

In other news...

Salon:

Donald Trump doesn’t like the “archaic” Constitution: “It’s really a bad thing for the country”

During an interview with Fox News to discuss his first 100 days as president, [President] Trump denounced the constitutional system of checks and balances as “archaic.”

“It’s a very rough system. It’s an archaic system,” Trump said. “It’s really a bad thing for the country.”

Meanwhile, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus told ABC on Sunday that the president is thinking about amending or even abolishing the First Amendment to stifle what they consider to be unfair media criticism. When asked by Jonathan Karl whether they had considered a constitutional amendment so that the president can sue his critics, Priebus responded: “I think it’s something that we’ve looked at. How that gets executed or whether that goes anywhere is a different story.”

Trump hasn't figured out how the Democrats would have shut down his Twitter feed without the First Amendment.

Sorry Donald, you get the shark for that comment:

Speaking of stupidity...

Washington Post:

Democrats confident they can block Trump’s agenda after spending-bill win

Democrats think they have set the stage to block President Trump’s legislative priorities for years to come by winning major concessions in a spending bill to keep the government open.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) secured nearly $5 billion in new domestic spending by exploiting disagreements between Trump and GOP lawmakers over spending priorities.

Democrats’ lopsided victory on the five-month deal, which is likely to be approved this week, means it will be very difficult — if not impossible — for the GOP to exert its will in future budget negotiations, including when it comes to Trump’s 2018 budget blueprint.

That’s because Republicans are hopelessly divided over how much to spend on government programs, with a small but vocal minority unwilling to support such measures at all. That has forced Republicans to work with Democrats to avoid politically damaging government shutdowns.

And that means Democrats are in the driver’s seat when it comes to budget battles, even with Trump in the White House.

It is understandable why Democrats might feel this way. But if Trump ends up getting his legislative priorities funded within the next few years, we will have to call this a classic feint maneuver.

On the other hand, it is also possible that Trump is ideologically closer to Democrats than Republicans. Because Trump lies frequently, it is difficult to get a grasp on what he truly believes, if anything. 

Don't be surprised if Trump's wall gets funded before 2020, possibly with Democratic Party support.