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Wait, That's Who Introduced Kamala to Her Husband?
The moderators of the first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia Tuesday night are getting their fair share of criticism after injecting themselves into the conversation.
Learn MoreTaylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris after presidential debate
Pop superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential candidacy on Tuesday night after the high-stakes debate with former President Donald Trump, calling the Democratic nominee a "steady-handed, gifted leader."
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Claims About Children Born Alive After Abortion Attempts in Minnesota Are True
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s progressive policy achievements in Minnesota have faced scrutiny since Vice President Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate. Some social conservatives in particular have claimed his positions.
Learn MoreTaylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris after presidential debate
Pop superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential candidacy on Tuesday night after the high-stakes debate with former President Donald Trump, calling the Democratic nominee a "steady-handed, gifted leader."
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Harris team worried she’ll be ‘handcuffed’ by debate rules set by Biden
Kamala Harris had planned to object, fact-check and directly question Donald Trump while he was speaking during their debate next week. But now, with rules just finalized to mute the candidates when their opponents speaks, campaign officials said Harris advisers are scrambling to rewrite their playbook.
Learn MoreUK has some of worst cancer survival rates in developed world, report says
The UK has some of the worst cancer survival rates in the developed world, according to new research. Analysis of international data by the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce found that five-year survival rates for lung, liver, brain, oesophageal, pancreatic and stomach cancers in the UK are worse.
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Harris’ momentum has stalled — but not reversed. Here’s 5 takeaways from the latest polls
The stakes for Tuesday’s debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are enormous. Nearly a month ago, POLITICO identified five key indicators of the election’s trajectory beyond the Harris-Trump horserace. Revisiting those — with fresh polling in mind.
Learn MoreKate Middleton Reveals She Has Finished Chemo, Says the 'Last 9 Months Have Been Incredibly Tough'
Kate Middleton has finished her chemotherapy treatment and is sharing personal details about her journey since being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. On Monday, the Princess of Wales released an emotional video message.
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The Federal Reserve’s mission creep: Picking market winners and losers
Government intervention in markets is back in vogue after Vice President Kamala Harris proposed price controls on groceries and food. But this isn’t the only price control the government is eyeing.
Learn MoreGavin Newsom kills California bill to help undocumented immigrants buy homes
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Friday that would have made some undocumented immigrants eligible for up to $150,000 in state-backed home loans, rejecting a proposal that ignited criticism.
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Kamala Harris proposes $50,000 tax break for small businesses
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, on Wednesday proposed policies she hopes will help spur small business creation across the U.S., and also announced a break with one of President Biden's policies.
Learn MoreHarris Tells the Business Community: I’m Friendlier Than Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday stepped up her efforts to win over the business community and retain the affection of her biggest donors, using a campaign event in New Hampshire to roll out her plan for an expanded tax break.
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Kamala Harris Doesn’t Need Policy to Win
On Thursday evening, in response to a question from CNN’s Dana Bash about her shifting—and at times amorphous—policy principles, Vice President Kamala Harris provided a simple defense.
Learn MoreThe Constitution Is Sacred. Is It Also Dangerous?
The United States Constitution is in trouble. After Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, he called for the “termination of all rules, regulations and articles, even those found in the Constitution.”
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California bill would allow undocumented immigrants paying taxes to get home loans
A new bill that would allow some undocumented immigrants to receive loans to buy homes is sparking debate as it passes through the California Legislature. Assembly Bill 1840 would make it clear that a person who applies for a loan under the California Dream.
Learn MoreErwin Chemerinsky on the need for a new US constitution: ‘Our democracy is at grave risk’
Among progressive scholars of the US constitution, Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of Berkeley Law, is widely considered pre-eminent. Now 71, he studied at Northwestern and Harvard and has also taught at DePaul, USC, Duke and UC Irvine.
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Major publishers sue Florida over ‘unconstitutional’ book ban law
Acoalition of the nation’s largest book publishers filed a lawsuit Thursday against Florida education officials alleging that a 2023 Florida law that increased scrutiny of school library books unconstitutionally limits free speech.
Learn MoreBiden-Harris open border is destroying an indigenous tribe’s land and way of life
Not far from this small town, the 19,000-mile-long Pan-American Highway ends at a wall of jungle — the Darien Gap, a notorious wilderness that stretches from Colombia into Panama. In just three years, 1.5 million migrants.
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Young Black voters are becoming more conservative than their parents
Jen Iro, a 34-year-old from Texas, has been having a hard time with the current state of American politics. The last time she cast a ballot was for former President Barack Obama, and she doesn’t think she’ll vote this year either.
Learn MoreHow the migrant crisis drained $150 billion from taxpayers in a single year
The migrant crisis is more costly than Americans realize. Last year, US taxpayers shelled out some $150 billion in government services and support to help the 20 million illegal migrants in the country, according to a study from the FAIR.
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Smith’s Superseding Indictment Returns Trump Case to Square One
There is no way the case is getting very far before Election Day, and the Court will likely see the superseder as insufficiently attentive to its Trump ruling. Biden-Harris Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith has superseded the 2020 election-interference indictment of former president Donald Trump.
Learn MoreProof-of-citizenship voting bill push could threaten government shutdown
A conservative-backed push for stricter proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting could complicate efforts to avert a government shutdown next month. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have acknowledged a stopgap of some kind, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), will be necessary.
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Military Parents Lose Custody of 16-Year-Old Autistic Son After Refusing to Let Him Transition to a Girl – Son is Currently in Foster Care Living Parents in Mass. town frustrated over school bus cuts States keep denying RFK Jr.'s requests to be removed from their ballots, which was key to his plan to help Trump winArticles
Harris flip-flops on building the border wall
If she's elected president, Kamala Harris pledges to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on the wall along the southern border — a project she once opposed and called "un-American" during the Trump administration. Why it matters: It's the latest example of Harris flip-flopping on her past liberal positions.
Learn MoreParents in Mass town frustrated over school bus cuts
Parents in Stoughton, Massachusetts, are grappling with the school district's decision to cut bus services for 150 students due to budget constraints. Stoughton parent Michelle Chaisson showed where her daughter and other neighborhood kids have waited for the school bus for years.
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Is this thing on? Harris and Trump battle over hot mics at debate
With just 15 days left until the scheduled Sept. 10 presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, negotiations between their two campaigns have hit an impasse over whether the candidates’ microphones will be muted when it is not their turn to speak.
Learn MoreThe reality of Kamala Harris' plan to tax unrealized capital gains
Silicon Valley was burning up the socials this week, after learning that Kamala Harris has tacitly endorsed a tax on unrealized capital gains. Lots of what was shared was inaccurate. Reality check: This only would impact a small subset of America's wealthiest people, and most tech founders and investors would be spared.
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Secret Service places at least 5 agents on leave in Trump assassination attempt probe
The U.S. Secret Service has placed five agents on leave, including the head of the Pittsburgh field office, as a result of its investigation into last month's assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.
Learn MoreGeorgia 2024 election board allows discrepancy checks before certification
The Georgia State Election Board will allow checks for discrepancies on ballots for the 2024 presidential election before the results are certified, a move praised by allies of former President Donald Trump.
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Kamala Harris Is Redefining the Power Suit on the Campaign Trail
Perhaps the biggest change to Vice President Kamala Harris’ wardrobe since she announced her presidential run July 21 is her shoes. Once-omnipresent, her Converse Chuck Taylors have mostly taken a back seat to chic Manolo Blahnik pumps.
Learn MoreOpinion: We know how to save children from failing schools, so why don’t we do it?
In 44 public schools in Chicago, not a single student is performing in math at grade level. In 24 Chicago schools, not a single student is reading at grade level. In Baltimore, not a single student at 13 of its public high schools — 40 percent of the city’s high schools.
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The Anti-Semitism Money and Power Network—and How to Smash It
The mushrooming of anti-Semitic violence and activism on campuses across the United States is not an organic or spontaneous development. Money is flowing from the Arab world to universities, nongovernmental organizations, and professional terrorist sympathizers across the country.
Learn MoreKamala Harris Not Leading a Single Battleground State in New Poll
Vice President Kamala Harris is not leading in a single battleground state, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by Navigator Research between July 31 and August 8, showed the Democratic presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump are tied in Michigan, North Carolina and Wisconsin.
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Why both Republicans and Democrats are failing at solving America’s housing crisis
In late July, freed from the shackles of a disastrous Ninth Circuit decision by the Supreme Court, California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the state’s burgeoning homeless camps to be cleared out. It won’t work.
Learn MoreOpinion | JD Vance doesn't understand the sacrifices grandmothers make
In 1984, a boy was born in a small town near Cincinnati and raised amid family chaos. Addiction. Abuse. Absent father. Poverty. His grandmother swooped in to provide consistency for him and his sister.
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Columbia president resigns in fallout from Israel-Hamas war protests
Columbia University’s president resigned Wednesday, becoming the third Ivy League leader to be forced from office after anger over the Israel-Hamas war resulted in widespread protests and a sharp rise in complaints of religious discrimination.
Learn MoreOutrage At Feds In Tactical Gear Indicting S.D. Ranchers Over 75-Year-Old Fenceline
A South Dakota ranch couple is fighting federal indictments served to them by a U.S. Forest Service agent who allegedly showed up unannounced on their front steps — armed and in tactical gear. The agent was there to serve them with indictments.
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Kira Davis Filled in for Andrew Today
Host of 'Just Listen to Yourself.' Author, commentator, lover of words and dogs
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Kira Davis Filled in for Andrew Today
Host of 'Just Listen to Yourself' Author, commentator, lover of words and dogs.
Learn MoreSecret Service Agent Abandoned Post Guarding Trump To Breastfeed: REPORT
A female Secret Service agent abandoned her post to breastfeed a child.
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Thousands of Noncitizen Registered Voters Discovered, Governor Says
On Wednesday, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order cementing election security protocols in the state, noting that since he took office Virginia has discovered and removed more than 6,000 noncitizen registered voters from voting rolls.
Learn MoreTrump Backlogged Citizenship Process — Biden Has Halved the Time It Takes
Requests from immigrants to obtain U.S. citizenship status are being processed at the fastest rate seen in over a decade, according to a new report. The fast clip of people receiving citizenship status could play a role in the outcome of the 2024 presidential contest.
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Trump proposal to exempt tips from taxes could cost $250 billion NYC migrant crisis costs will crack eye-popping $5 billion on shelters, security and food — amount could double by 2025 California bill to crack down on child sex buyers faces key hurdle Former Trump aides claim Donald is in 'meltdown' and 'feels the election is slipping from him'... so is 'lighting up the campaign'Articles
Kamala Harris' 'Copycat' Tax Plan Backed by Majority of Republicans
The majority of Americans support plans to end federal taxes on tips given to service industry workers, according to an exclusive poll for Newsweek which shows why Kamala Harris embraced the policy plan first announced by her opponent Donald Trump.
Learn MoreThousands of Noncitizen Registered Voters Discovered, Governor Says
On Wednesday, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order cementing election security protocols in the state, noting that since he took office Virginia has discovered and removed more than 6,000 noncitizen registered voters from voting rolls.
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Harris edges out Trump on who voters trust more with the economy, new poll finds
Vice President Kamala Harris is catching up to former President Donald Trump on the number of voters who trust her handling of the economy, according to a new Financial Times/Michigan Ross poll.
Learn MorePittsfield salon owner feels violated after a break-in during Harris' visit
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Pittsfield on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Owner of Four One Three Salon, Alicia Powers, says during the visit, people she doesn’t know entered the business.
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Harris takes the lead over Trump in Miami-Dade after Biden’s exit, poll finds
Less than three weeks after emerging as the de facto Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris has opened up a double-digit lead over former President Donald Trump in Miami-Dade County, according to a new poll.
Learn MoreTrump pulls into statistical tie with Harris, after her early 5-point lead, new poll
Anew survey released Friday shows that GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is now in a statistical tie with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. The Napolitan News Service survey found Harris has 44% of the vote.
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Vance Attacks Walz’s Military Record, Accusing Him of Avoiding a Tour in Iraq
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, accused Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday of quitting the Army National Guard two decades ago to avoid being deployed to Iraq and of exaggerating his service record to claim falsely.
Learn MoreViral Harris-Walz camo hats riff on red-state style, draw ire of NRA
On Tuesday night, following his first public appearance as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz posted a photo of himself wearing the just-released “Harris-Walz Camo Hat.”
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JD Vance tries to confront Harris on tarmac over not taking questions, refers to Air Force 2 as his future plane
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance stunned reporters Wednesday by attempting to confront Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, on the tarmac when their planes arrived here at similar times.
Learn MoreISIS plot against Taylor Swift concert narrowly foiled — but police warn there could still be a threat to her sold-out shows
Police say they have narrowly foiled an ISIS plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Austria — and there could still be a threat to the super star’s European shows. Two suspects — a 19-year-old living in his parents’ house near Vienna, along with another man.
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Trump team says it’s relieved Kamala Harris chose ‘extremist’ Tim Walz: ‘An easy opponent’
Donald Trump’s backers say they sighed with relief over Vice President Kamala Harris choosing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, pointing to his “radical” record and non-swing-state origins.
Learn MoreU.S. State Dept. Accidentally Gave $239 Million to Taliban
A new report from the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has revealed that the U.S. State Department has likely given at least $239 million to the Taliban.
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Former Secret Service Chief Wanted To Destroy Cocaine Evidence
Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle and others in top agency leadership positions wanted to destroy the cocaine discovered in the White House last summer, but the Secret Service Forensics Services Division and the Uniformed Division stood firm and rejected the push to dispose of the evidence.
Learn MoreHere are all the reasons why Monday’s major market wreck is happening
Any number of suspects could be blamed for Monday’s market beatdown, ranging from worries about the economy and seemingly slow-footed response from the Federal Reserve to the unwind of a popular global currency trade and concerns over corporate earnings. Those all played a part in some shape or form.
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What Kamala Harris’ Law School Years Reveal About Her Politics
The signs in downtown San Francisco that day, outside of the University of California Hastings College of the Law, might as well have been plucked from today’s racial justice protests. “Rise Above Racism,” “Should This Still Be Happening?”
Learn MoreTrump Pushes Back on Debate With Harris, Saying He’s Up in Polls
Republican Donald Trump dismissed pressure to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, saying he was leading in the polls and voters already knew where he and his Democratic rival stood on the issues. The broad-market index dropped 2.1%, on pace for its biggest drop.
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Joseph Stiglitz, in Caracas, Praises Venezuela’s Economic Policies
Nobel Prize winning economist and former vice-president of the World Bank, Joseph Stiglitz, praised Venezuela's economic growth and "positive policies in health and education" during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday.
Learn MoreAmerica’s shortsighted, lopsided capitalism was never built to last
Compared to almost any other economy in the world, the U.S. is in great shape today, but with three important caveats: First, the economic divides are too great. Second, the shortsighted behavior of corporations has led to underinvestment.
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Migrant accused of running over Virginia grandmother in fatal carjacking
An El Salvadoran man accused of killing a Virginia woman during a weekend carjacking was living in the United States illegally, immigration authorities said. Jose Aguilar-Martinez, 21, is charged in the fatal Sunday encounter that resulted in the death of 54-year-old Melody Waldecker.
Learn MoreDid J.D. Vance Really Write About Having Sex With a Couch?
Let’s cut right to the chase: J.D. Vance has not fucked a couch. Or, if he has, he did not write about it in Hillbilly Elegy. If you had not yet heard this false rumor, (1) I’m jealous, but (2) that means I can drag you down to my level by explaining what’s going on.
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As Electric Vehicle Prices Decline, Will the Federal Reserve Step In?
A front page story in the Wall Street Journal last week carried the headline “EV Prices Are Being Slashed, Testing Appetite of Consumers.” Inside the headline, it was reported among other things.
Learn MoreJoseph Stiglitz, in Caracas, Praises Venezuela’s Economic Policies
Nobel Prize winning economist and former vice-president of the World Bank, Joseph Stiglitz, praised Venezuela's economic growth and "positive policies in health and education" during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday.
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Pelosi's top security aides got warning about Capitol breach night before Jan. 6 riot, memos show
Two top House security aides under then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi got stark warnings from police the night before the Jan. 6 riots that protesters might try to breach the U.S. Capitol through its tunnel systems and block lawmakers.
Learn MoreSchumer calls on Trump to pick new running mate, claims Vance is 'best thing he's ever done for Democrats'
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday said former President Trump should swap out his "incredibly bad choice" of Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, as his running mate.
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At least 11 anti-Israel protesters have their cases dropped in DC
At least 11 anti-Israel protesters arrested in Washington, D.C., had their misdemeanor charges dropped Thursday evening, one day after protesters scrawled graffiti across federal property and burned an American flag.
Learn MoreKamala Harris Replacing Joe Biden Is Not Antidemocratic
With news of President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race, some Republicans are claiming he cannot be removed from the presidential ballot in November and that in any case it is undemocratic to do so.
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Vice President Kamala Harris said images at the border of officers chasing Haitian refugees reminded her of 'times of slavery' Automakers hit ‘significant storm,’ as buyers reject lofty prices at time of huge capital outlays Donald Trump May Drop JD Vance for Nikki Haley, Ex-Clinton Adviser SaysArticles
Kamala Harris Has an Unprecedented Hollywood Power Base – and It’s Already Gone to Work for Her
Many presidential candidates get cozy with Hollywood. But Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee, is in a category all by herself where entertainment industry relationships are concerned.
Learn MoreObama doesn’t believe Kamala Harris can beat Trump, which is why he hasn’t endorsed her: sources
Former President Barack Obama hasn’t endorsed Kamala Harris’ presidential bid because he doesn’t think she can beat Donald Trump, according to a source close to the Biden family.
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Kamala Harris lacks charisma and time
There are, broadly, two ways to become the presidential nominee of one of America’s two major political parties. One is to rise up as an insider, brushing past rivals while taking advantage of a family name, , a long run in Congress.
Learn MoreKamala Harris Has a Charisma Problem: Poll
Americans view Vice President Kamala Harris as less charismatic than former President Donald Trump, according to a recent poll. Harris was thrust into the spotlight Sunday as the Democrats' most likely nominee for president.
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Trump Rally Had ‘Loose’ Security, Untrained DHS Agents Standing in for Secret Service, Whistleblowers Claim A Kamala Harris staff exodus reignites questions about her leadership style — and her future ambitions Kamala Harris' self-inflicted, bad first year GOP insider reveals the ONE candidate that Team Trump dreaded most - and why crowning Kamala Harris was a mistake Dems will regretArticles
‘Not a healthy environment’: Kamala Harris’ office rife with dissent
When Vice President Kamala Harris finally made the decision to visit the Mexico border last week, people inside her own office were blindsided by the news. For days, aides and outside allies had been calling and texting with each other.
Learn MoreHow Kamala Harris Fought to Keep Nonviolent Prisoners Locked Up
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), a leading candidate to be Joe Biden’s running mate, repeatedly and openly defied U.S. Supreme Court orders to reduce overcrowding in California prisons while serving as the state’s attorney general.
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Harris vs. Trump: What the polls tell us
President Biden is out of the 2024 race and backing Vice President Harris to take over his mantle in November, raising questions about what the polling can help us glean about her chances against former President Trump.
Learn MoreWhy Obama Hasn’t Endorsed Harris
Many of the marquee names in Democratic politics began quickly lining up behind Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday, but one towering presence in the party held back: Barack Obama.
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Biden left feeling angry and betrayed by top Democratic leaders
President Joe Biden feels personally hurt and betrayed by the way so many Democrats, including some of the party’s top leaders, have left him hung out to dry as he faces the biggest crisis of his political career.
Learn MoreBehind the Curtain: Top Dems now believe Biden will exit
Several top Democrats privately tell us the rising pressure of party congressional leaders and close friends will persuade President Biden to decide to drop out of the presidential race, as soon as this weekend.
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Local cops warned Secret Service they lacked manpower to patrol, secure building used by Trump rally shooter: report
Local police warned the Secret Service ahead of time that they did not have the manpower to secure the building where Thomas Matthew Crooks shot and injured Donald Trump, law enforcement officials said.
Learn MoreRachel Maddow, Jen Psaki and other MSNBC hosts use LED screen to make it look like they’re at RNC in Milwaukee
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and the left-leaning cable network’s other top anchors have used a giant video screen to show the Republican National Convention as a backdrop — while hosting the coverage.
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Biden seriously considering proposals on Supreme Court term limits, ethics code, AP sources say
President Joe Biden is seriously considering proposals to establish term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, and an ethics code that would be enforceable under law amid growing concerns that the justices are not held accountable.
Learn MoreGarland and Smith Have Themselves to Blame for Outright Dismissal of the Florida Case against Trump
Yesterday, I completed a two-part series on the status of the Biden Justice Department’s prosecution of Jack Smith in Florida — a series that was interrupted, as it were, by Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the case on the ground that Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional.
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Secret Service Director Who Allowed Assassination Attempt On Trump Says She Won’t Resign
Kimberly Cheatle, director of the U.S. Secret Service, said she will not resign from her role after what she called the “unacceptable” assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
Learn MoreGov. Gavin Newsom signs first-in-nation bill banning schools’ transgender notification policies on Monday
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that will make California the first U.S. state to stop school districts from notifying parents if their child starts using different pronouns or identifies as a different gender than what’s on their school record.
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Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle landed job after push by Jill Biden’s office, sources say
Embattled Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who is facing congressional outcry and calls to resign over security lapses leading to former President Donald Trump’s near-assassination Saturday.
Learn MoreTrump heads to convention as authorities investigate motive
Former President Donald Trump called for unity and resilience Sunday after an attempt on his life injected fresh uncertainty into an already tumultuous presidential campaign, while President Joe Biden implored Americans.
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New polls show how spectacularly Biden’s debate strategy backfired
Things are looking grim for Joe Biden. The president has been trailing former President Donald Trump in the polls since last year, but he’s experiencing what appears to be a daunting new deficit after his atrocious performance at the first presidential debate.
Learn MoreMilwaukee radio station says it agreed to edit interview with Joe Biden
Civic Media, a Wisconsin-based progressive talk-radio network, said Thursday it had agreed to make two edits to an interview with President Joe Biden at the request of his campaign before the broadcast aired, a decision the station said fell short of "journalistic interview standards."
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California City Attorney threatens to punish Target store for repeatedly reporting thefts
A city attorney in California has threatened to punish a Target store for repeatedly reporting thefts at the store in the crime-ridden state. Sacramento City Attorney Susana Alcala Wood's office said the retail store located at 2505 Riverside Blvd.
Learn MoreShuttered auto plants will become EV factories thanks to $1.7 billion Biden program
The Biden administration announced $1.7 billion to convert endangered or shuttered plants into electric vehicle manufacturing facilities. Eleven auto factories across eight states that are currently closed or at risk of closing will receive.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall’s elections, overturning its own ruling two years ago limiting their use in the presidential swing state.
Learn MoreRussia denounced at UN Security Council over bombing of Kiev hospital
Severe Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, including the bombing that damaged a paediatric hospital in Kiev, prompted international condemnation at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
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Poll finds Biden damaged by debate; with Harris and Clinton best positioned to win
A top Democratic pollster has a new survey showing President Joe Biden still in contention against Donald Trump, but at further risk of losing the election — with other leading Democrats now surging ahead.
Learn MoreJust Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better
The troubling ethics and politics of philanthropy: Is philanthropy, by its very nature, a threat to today’s democracy? Though we may laud wealthy individuals who give away their money for society’s benefit.
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Biden skipped evening G7 meeting to 'go to bed,' Wall Street Journal reports Biden Speaking Errors Doubled In Last Year, Analysis Of Official Transcript Corrections Finds Johns Hopkins medical school will be free for most thanks to $1 billion from Bloomberg Philanthropies The Trump Biden debate is peak must see TV for today's dystopiaArticles
Andrea Lawful-Sanders, WURD Radio part ways after she used questions provided
A Philadelphia radio host who said she used questions prepared by President Biden's campaign in a post-debate interview parted ways with WURD, the station's president and CEO announced on Sunday. Andrea Lawful-Sanders, who hosted "The Source" on WURD 96.1 FM/900 AM.
Learn MorePresident Biden’s physician met with Parkinson’s disease specialist in White House
A top Washington D.C. neurologist had a meeting with President Biden’s personal doctor at the White House earlier this year, visitor logs reviewed by The Post show. Dr. Kevin Cannard, a Parkinson’s disease expert at Walter Reed Medical Center, met with Dr. Kevin O’Connor.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs budget to close $46.8 billion budget deficit
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed California's budget to close an estimated $46.8 billion deficit through $16 billion in spending cuts and temporarily raising taxes on some businesses.
Learn MoreJoe Biden To Sit Down With ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos
Joe Biden will sit down with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos for his first interview since the fallout from his dismal debate performance. Stephanopoulos will interview Biden on Friday.
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US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan
The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers' plans to cut carbon emissions. U.S. Olympic and Paralympic CEO Sarah Hirshland said Friday that while the U.S. team appreciates efforts aimed at sustainability.
Learn MoreJudge in Trump's hush money trial delays sentencing following Supreme Court immunity ruling
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's New York criminal trial on Tuesday approved a delay of the former president's sentencing after his lawyers asked for more time to argue the Supreme Court's immunity decision's calls for a new trial. The sentencing hearing, previously scheduled for July 11, will now take place on September 18.
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A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden’s debate performance
A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance earlier in the week.
Learn MoreSen. Bob Menendez’s defense begins with sister testifying about family tradition of storing cash
Sen. Bob Menendez’s sister came to her brother’s defense, testifying at the start of the defense presentation at his bribery trial that she wasn’t surprised to learn the Democrat stored cash at home because “it’s a Cuban thing.” Caridad Gonzalez, 80, was called.
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Supreme Court rules for Jan. 6 rioter challenging obstruction charge
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a former police officer who is seeking to throw out an obstruction charge for joining the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The justices in a 6-3 vote on nonideological lines handed a win to defendant Joseph Fischer.
Learn MoreWhat it means for the Supreme Court to throw out Chevron decision
Executive branch agencies will likely have more difficulty regulating the environment, public health, workplace safety and other issues under a far-reaching decision by the Supreme Court. The court’s 6-3 ruling on Friday overturned a 1984 decision colloquially.
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Michelle Obama not campaigning for Biden over family exile of Hunter’s ex-wife Kathleen Buhle
Former first lady Michelle Obama is reluctant to publicly campaign for President Biden’s re-election because, in part, of how the family treated Kathleen Buhle, her close friend, in the wake of her divorce from Hunter Biden, a new report claims.
Learn MoreTurkish migrant arrested for allegedly raping 15-year-old girl in his car in Albany
A migrant from Turkey was arrested in Albany last week for raping a 15-year-old girl he forced into the backseat of his car after threatening to beat her with a metal pole, authorities said. Sakir Akkan, 21, is accused of attacking the teen on Arch Street.
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Supreme Court says Biden admin can combat social media misinformation in free speech case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday handed the Biden administration an election-year victory, throwing out a conservative challenge to government efforts to have social media companies remove posts.
Learn More1st transgender woman and Asian American wins Miss Maryland USA: 'Bigger than me'
Bailey Anne Kennedy was crowned the new Miss Maryland USA in June, becoming not only the first transgender woman to win the title but also the first Asian American to achieve the coveted honor.
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Supreme Court sets up wealth tax battle for Congress 8 arrested men with ties to ISIS feared to have been plotting potential terrorist attack in U.S., sources said 8 arrested men with ties to ISIS feared to have been plotting potential terrorist attack in U.S., sources said DHS identifies over 400 migrants brought to the U.S. by an ISIS-affiliated human smuggling networkArticles
Florida judge to decide whether Jack Smith's appointment is constitutional
A court hearing in Florida continues on whether special counsel Jack Smith can prosecute former President Donald Trump. Trump's lawyers argue Smith's appointment was unconstitutional. A Florida judge hears arguments today in one of the criminal cases.
Learn More5 things to watch as Trump’s Supreme Court immunity decision looms
The Supreme Court is poised to issue its decision on presidential immunity as soon as this week, with the potential to reshape the powers of the nation’s highest office and hurl the 2024 presidential election into uncharted territory.
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Biden's Latest Amnesty Is a Political Gamble He Will Lose
Though it may help his reelection campaign, Joe Biden’s new amnesty proposal is not just a campaign ploy. It’s much more than that – it’s another piece of the Democrats’ attempt to “fundamentally transform” America. And it must be reversed, as quickly as possible.
Learn More'Never Again Is Now' - but Apparently, Not in Los Angeles
Late Sunday morning, a large group of violent Hamas supporters, armed with bear spray and at least one spiked flag, showed up at the Adas Torah synagogue in west Los Angeles to call for intifada and to harass worshippers. These antisemitic extremists physically attacked Jews.
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Supreme Court upholds law barring domestic abusers from owning guns in major Second Amendment ruling
The Supreme Court upheld a federal law Friday that bars guns for domestic abusers, rejecting an argument pressed by gun rights groups that the prohibition violated the Second Amendment.
Learn MoreVacant luxury apartment building in Harlem will be used as shelter for long-term New York City families, mayor says
There was confusion and anger Thursday night from Harlem residents over a homeless shelter coming to the neighborhood. CBS New York's Ali Bauman was in the room for a community meeting.
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Unremorseful woman brutally killed southern Utah parents, tried to kill brother, police say
A woman who allegedly told police she hated her parents and had no remorse was arrested Wednesday and accused of brutally shooting her parents multiple times, killing them inside their Washington home, prompting an all-night manhunt before she was finally found and booked into jail.
Learn MoreLouisiana classrooms now required by law to display the Ten Commandments
Louisiana public schools are now required to display the Ten Commandments in all classrooms, after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed the requirement into law Wednesday. House Bill 71, approved by state lawmakers last month, mandates that a poster-size display of the Ten Commandments.
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Latinos Can Be White Supremacists
A gunman turned a Dallas mall into an abattoir earlier this month, and parts of the American right reacted in disbelief. Not at the sixth mass shooting in a public place this year—by now these events have become numbingly routine.
Learn MoreThe Rise of the Far-Right Latina
For years, Texas Republicans tried to win the Hispanic vote using a Bush-era brand of compassionate conservatism. The idea was that a moderate’s touch & a softer rhetoric on immigration were key to making inroads.
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How non-citizens are getting voter registration forms across the US — and how Republicans are trying to stop it
Welfare offices and other agencies in 49 US states are providing voter registration forms to migrants without requiring proof of citizenship, leading Republicans and conservatives to call for swift federal action.
Learn MoreNoncitizen voting isn’t an issue in federal elections, regardless of conspiracy theories. Here’s why
Former President Donald Trump turned to one of his favorite themes on Friday — the specter of immigrants improperly voting in federal elections. House Speaker Mike Johnson came to the former president’s Florida compound.
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Nearly 800,000 Texas immigrants could gain citizenship in time to vote in the 2024 general election Texas commissioner candidate charged for allegedly faking racist social media attacks Migrant arrested in rape of 13-year-old in Queens park Why The Left Hates It When You Point Out We’re ‘A Republic, Not A Democracy’Articles
Suspect in 2023 murder of Maryland mother of 5 arrested, county sheriff says
A suspect in Maryland mom Rachel Morin’s murder was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Harford County Sheriff’s office said on Saturday during a news conference. Victor Antonio Martinez Hernandez, a 23-year-old undocumented immigrant from El Salvador was arrested in Tulsa.
Learn MoreThe Resistance to a New Trump Administration Has Already Started
Opponents of Donald J. Trump are drafting potential lawsuits in case he is elected in November and carries out mass deportations, as he has vowed. One group has hired a new auditor to withstand any attempt by a second Trump administration.
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US submarine pulls into Guantanamo Bay a day after Russian warships arrive in Cuba
A U.S. Navy submarine has arrived in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in a show of force as a fleet of Russian warships gather for planned military exercises in the Caribbean. U.S. Southern Command said the USS Helena, a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, pulled into the waters.
Learn MoreFederal judge delivers first blow to Biden’s protections for transgender students
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Education Department’s final Title IX rule, which prohibits discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. The ruling: Western District of Louisiana Chief Judge Terry Doughty in an order Thursday declared.
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As Russian Navy Conducts Drills Off the US Coast, Sen. Cruz Goes Off on Biden's Appeasement of Putin
As we previewed on June 7 (thank you, Streiff), a submarine, a frigate, and two support ships from the Russian Navy are currently in Cuba, participating in military drills. While, as our Jim Thompson noted, the Russian Navy isn't the frightening behemoth.
Learn MoreHillary Clinton stuns Democrats by endorsing George Latimer for Jamaal Bowman's congressional seat
Hillary Clinton has made a rare move by backing the primary opponent of a sitting House Democrat in New York, sparking considerable backlash from some in her party. The one-time Senator from New York endorsed Westchester County Executive George Latimer.
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Sam Brown wins Nevada Senate primary to take on Jacky Rosen
Former Army Capt. Sam Brown easily won the GOP nomination Tuesday to challenge Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen in Nevada, another victory for national Republicans in their effort to set up their preferred matchups in swing states this year.
Learn MoreTrump wanted troops to protect his supporters at Jan. 6 rally
President Donald Trump wanted National Guard troops in Washington to protect his supporters at a Jan. 6 rally that ended with them attacking the U.S. Capitol, leaving five dead, Trump's former Pentagon chief testified on Wednesday.
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Biden and gun control advocates want to flip an issue long dominated by the NRA
Groups pushing tighter gun laws have been building political muscle through multiple elections, boosted by the outcry following mass shootings at schools and other public places, in addition to the nation’s daily gun violence.
Learn More3 teens arrested for leaving scooter skid marks on painted Spokane Pride intersection
Three teenagers have been arrested after they allegedly vandalized a Pride flag-painted intersection in Spokane, Washington by leaving skid marks with the Lime scooters they were riding on.
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Macron dissolves the French parliament and calls a snap election after defeat in EU vote
President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France’s parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers, after his party was handed a humbling defeat by the far-right in the European elections Sunday. The legislative elections will take place in two rounds.
Learn MoreJoe Biden to Skip Volodymyr Zelensky Peace Summit for George Clooney Fundraiser
President Joe Biden will reportedly skip a peace summit hosted by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to attend a fundraiser hosted by Hollywood actor George Clooney. The White House said it will be sending Vice President Kamala Harris and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to attend the peace summit in Biden’s place.
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White House frustration with Garland grows
Joe Biden has told aides and outside advisers that Attorney General Merrick Garland did not do enough to rein in a special counsel report stating that the president had diminished mental faculties, according to two people close to the president.
Learn MoreSome Long-Range EVs Now Cost Less Than Average New Car in US
The automotive industry has entered a fiercely competitive phase in the electric vehicle transition, and it’s producing an intriguing result for U.S. car buyers: the first long-range EVs that are cheaper to buy than the average gas-powered car.
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Senate vote on right to contraception bill falls short amid Republican opposition
A Democratic-led effort to advance legislation protecting access to contraception fell short in the Senate on Wednesday, with most Republicans opposing the measure that was aimed at highlighting reproductive rights heading into November's election.
Learn MoreHunter Biden's laptop could be used as evidence in federal gun charges trial: What to know
Prosecutors in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial plan to introduce materials from his infamous laptop. President Joe Biden's son is on trial for three felony gun charges over whether he lied about being addicted to drugs when he bought a gun in 2018.
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Majority of Middle-Class Americans Say They Struggle Financially
Almost two-thirds of Americans considered middle class said they are facing economic hardship and don’t anticipate a change for the rest of their lives, according to a poll commissioned by the National True Cost of Living Coalition.
Learn MoreN.J. Republicans nominate Bashaw for U.S. Senate, defying Trump
Most Republican voters in New Jersey are fans of Donald Trump, but they defied the former president tonight in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, nominating hotelier Curtis Bashaw over Trump-endorsed Mendham Mayor.
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Biden calls Trump ‘convicted felon’ as he sharpens attacks on campaign trail
President Joe Biden rebuked former President Donald Trump as a “convicted felon” on Monday, telling donors his predecessor “snapped” after losing the 2020 presidential election and would be worse if he won in November.
Learn MoreMajority of Middle-Class Americans Say They Struggle Financially
Almost two-thirds of Americans considered middle class said they are facing economic hardship & don’t anticipate a change for the rest of their lives, as per a poll commissioned by the National True Cost of Living Coalition.
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Prosecutors Got Trump — But They Contorted the Law
The first time I ever took a jury verdict, I almost passed out. I was a brand-new prosecutor, 29 years old, and had just given my first closing argument a few days earlier. Since then, the trial team and I had been whiling away our time.
Learn MoreA Felon in the Oval Office Would Test the American System
Revolutionary hero Patrick Henry knew this day would come. He might not have anticipated all the particulars, such as the porn actor in the hotel room and the illicit payoff to keep her quiet.
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Prosecutors Got Trump — But They Contorted the Law
The first time I ever took a jury verdict, I almost passed out. I was a brand-new prosecutor, 29 years old, and had just given my first closing argument a few days earlier. Since then, the trial team and I had been whiling away our time.
Learn MoreTrump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict
Supporters of former President Donald Trump, enraged by his conviction on 34 felony counts by a New York jury, flooded pro-Trump websites with calls for riots, revolution and violent retribution.
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Denver to replace police officers with drones for some 911 calls amid budget cuts
The Denver Police Department (DPD) will soon use drones as first responders after the city cut millions from the force's budget to aid migrants. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced in April a plan to cut a combined $45.9 million worth of expenses from city agencies.
Learn MoreGuilty or not guilty, Trump verdict won’t sway most voters, poll shows
As a jury deliberates on former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money charges in New York, 2 in 3 registered U.S. voters say a guilty verdict would have no effect on whom they plan to vote for in the presidential election, according to a PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.
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He Was Sentenced to a Decade in Prison for Having Unlicensed Weapons
A New York City man on Monday was sentenced to a decade in prison after a jury convicted him of a slew of violent felonies. Most intriguing, though, is that there were no victims because there was no violence.
Learn MoreDenver to replace police officers with drones for some 911 calls amid budget cuts
The Denver Police Department (DPD) will soon use drones as first responders after the city cut millions from the force's budget to aid migrants. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced in April a plan to cut.
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School choice programs have been wildly successful under DeSantis. Now public schools might close
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans have spent years aggressively turning the state into a haven for school choice. They have been wildly successful, with tens of thousands more children enrolling in private or charter schools or homeschooling.
Learn MoreBiden received sensitive data, briefings from security advisers via his private pseudonym email
While he was vice president, Joe Biden received sensitive communications via his private email accounts created under a fictitious identity, including foreign policy discussions with his national security adviser, schedules of meetings with Cabinet secretaries.
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CIA Blocked IRS From Calling Hunter Biden’s Sugar Daddy as a Witness, Documents Show
The CIA blocked the IRS from calling Hunter Biden’s benefactor as a witness in its investigation into the troubled first son, according to documents released Wednesday by House Republicans.
Learn MoreHalf of trainee doctors at UCLA's prestigious medical school 'are failing basic tests
A DEI-fixated dean at UCLA's world-famous medical school has allowed standards to plummet by discriminating against white and Asian applicants, it is claimed. The David Geffen School of Medicine boasts Nobel Prize winners.
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Will Joe Biden be on the Ohio ballot? Top lawmakers say legislative fix is unlikely
Ohio House leaders said Tuesday there will probably not be a legislative solution to getting President Joe Biden on the November ballot in Ohio. Current law says Ohio officials must certify the ballot on Aug. 7, 90 days before the election.
Learn MoreWhistleblower Reveals How Far John Kerry Was Willing to Go to Protect the Iran Deal
Everyone knows Obama didn’t want to bomb Iran, which was becoming the only option to slow their nuclear weapons program unless a deal was struck. That infamous deal, which became Obama’s signature foreign policy achievement.
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Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt campaign gets boost from progressive philanthropist George Soros
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt received $213,000 worth of in-kind contributions linked to billionaire progressive philanthropist George Soros late last month, campaign finance records show.
Learn MoreEgypt changed terms of Gaza ceasefire deal presented to Hamas, surprising negotiators, sources say
Egyptian intelligence quietly changed the terms of a ceasefire proposal that Israel had already signed off on earlier this month, ultimately scuttling a deal that could have released Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
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'You're so beautiful.. the girls who can get pregnant': Horrifying new footage shows Hamas fanatics taunt young Israeli women with the threat of rape and making them have their children as the hostages - one still in her Snoopy pajamas - plead to be freed FBI Authorized Use of Deadly Force During Mar-a-Lago RaidArticles
Denver launches ambitious migrant program, breaking from the short-term shelter approach
In a hotel conference room in Denver, Dallenis Martinez attended orientation with hundreds of migrants Monday for the city's new, ambitious migrant support program, which includes six month apartment stays & intensive job preparation for those who can't yet legally work.
Learn MoreThe Only Discernible Crime In Trump Trial Is Michael Cohen Admitting To Stealing $30,000
The only discernible crime in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s lawfare case against former President Donald Trump is that the star witness, convicted liar Michael Cohen, admitted Monday on the stand that he stole from the Trump Organization because he was “angry.”
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‘We’ll See You at Your House:’ How Fear and Menace Are Transforming Politics
One Friday last month, Jamie Raskin, a Democratic congressman, spent a chunk of his day in court securing a protective order. Mr. Raskin, said he received about 50 menacing calls, emails and letters every month.
Learn MoreHarrison Butker jersey sales increase in aftermath of Benedictine College address
Amid reaction to Harrison Butker’s now-viral commencement speech at Benedictine College on Saturday, the placekicker seems to have gained several new fans in the process.
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Chinese national detained after breaking onto Marine base in California
A Chinese national broke onto a Marine Corps base in California on March 27 before getting nabbed by military law enforcement, according to military and border patrol officials. At approximately 12:45 p.m. the man attempted to access Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms.
Learn MoreThe hypocritical reason Harrison Butker won’t get the Kaepernick treatment
The average football fan may not now who Harrison Butker is. But they probably should. The three-time Super Bowl-winning kicker for the Patrick Mahomes-Travis Kelce era of the Kansas City Chiefs is looking to help his team do something that no team has ever done: win three straight Super Bowls.
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Senator slams women's soccer team that won comp while fielding five trans players - and claims Aussie sport bosses are happy for the issue to drive women out of sport
Senator Claire Chandler has waded into a transgender row, with the liberal politician claiming that the inclusion of biological men in female sport damages 'fairness for women'. Women's football team The Flying Bats has courted controversy this year, with their team.
Learn MoreCollege students across the U.S. have been arrested and threatened with suspension over pro-Palestinian protests. But what legal rights do they have?
After nearly 3,000 people were arrested at protests against the war in Gaza at 57 colleges and universities across the United States, hundreds of students were threatened with suspension or even expulsion, in addition to potential criminal charges being filed against them.
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US inflation slowed in April, providing a glimmer of hope for weary Americans
After a hot start to 2024, inflation cooled back down in April, providing a bit of hope for Americans worn down by elevated prices. Consumer prices were up 3.4% for the 12 months ended in April, easing from 3.5% the month before.
Learn MoreFact check: Biden again falsely claims inflation was 9% when he became president
For the second time in less than a week, President Joe Biden falsely claimed Tuesday that the inflation rate was 9% when he began his presidency. Biden was criticized by many Republicans, including former president and current presidential rival Donald Trump.
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‘No strategy,’ ‘erratic,’ ‘haphazard’: Democrats pile on Trump over China trade war in 2020 debate
Democratic presidential hopefuls hammered President Donald Trump over his trade war with China in Thursday’s debate as fears grow about the conflict shaking the global economy. The 10 candidates on stage in Houston portrayed an impulsive president with little concrete plan.
Learn MoreBiden announces new tariffs on Chinese EVs, semiconductors, solar cells and more
President Biden announced new tariffs Tuesday on Chinese electric vehicles, semiconductors, batteries, solar cells, steel and aluminum. The tariffs on Chinese EVs will rise to 100%, quadrupling the current tariff of 25%. It's the latest bid by the Biden administration to keep China from undercutting U.S. companies.
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Biden taps Obama, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and the Clintons for mega fundraisers
President Joe Biden’s campaign plans to host a major fundraiser in Los Angeles next month with former President Barack Obama & Hollywood superstars George Clooney & Julia Roberts, according to a campaign official.
Learn MoreGov. Gavin Newsom proposes painful cuts to close California’s growing budget deficit
California’s budget deficit is at least $45 billion, a shortfall so large it prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to propose spending cuts impacting immigrants, kindergarteners & low-income parents seeking child care.
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Sen. Bob Menendez corruption trial set to begin in New York Mexican Government Provides Buses, Trucks to Aid Migrant Caravan’s Trek to U.S. Border $10 Million To Harvard, Brown And Others Flowed From The “State Of Palestine” Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant actsArticles
Defying haters, Israel’s Eden Golan advances to the Eurovision grand final on Saturday
Israel’s Eden Golan advanced to the grand final of the Eurovision on Thursday night in Malmo, Sweden, qualifying with her song “Hurricane” despite months of anti-Israel protests against her participation.
Learn More‘Are you a Zionist?’ Checkpoints at UCLA encampment provoked fear, debate among Jews
Eilon Presman was about 100 feet from the UCLA Palestinian solidarity encampment when he heard the screams: “Zionist! Zionist!” The 20-year-old junior, who is Israeli, realized the activists were pointing at him.
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Group of migrants sends list of demands to Denver’s mayor
A group of migrants staying at an encampment in Denver sent a list of demands to the mayor’s desk. That group said if their demands are met, they will voluntarily stay in city-funded shelters and leave their encampment where families, including young children, still live in tents.
Learn MoreBrainwashing campus activists starts long before college
Americans shocked at the aggressive protests on our most elite campuses often imagine these kids have become brainwashed while away at school. That indoctrination certainly does take place. Yet the process for most starts far earlier, often in the K-12 years — or even before.
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Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And that’s a problem
The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ever-declining population.
Learn MoreProsecutors: Docs in boxes seized from Mar-a-Lago were inadvertently jumbled
Special counsel Jack Smith’s team acknowledged Friday that some evidence in the prosecution of former President Donald Trump for hoarding classified documents at his Florida home may not be in the same sequence FBI agents found it.
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Houthis offer education to students suspended in US protest crackdown
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia, which has disrupted global shipping to display its support for Palestinians in the Gaza conflict, is now offering a place for students suspended from U.S. universities after staging anti-Israeli protests.
Learn MoreProsecutors: Docs in boxes seized from Mar-a-Lago were inadvertently jumbled
Special counsel Jack Smith’s team acknowledged Friday that some evidence in the prosecution of former President Donald Trump for hoarding classified documents at his Florida home may not be in the same sequence FBI agents found it.
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Inside Trump’s plan to deport ‘nearly 20 million’ illegal migrants from the US
Donald Trump has vowed to deliver the “largest mass deportation effort” in American history if he gets back into office next year, targeting millions of illegal migrants across the country.
Learn MoreColumbia cancels university wide commencement ceremony
Columbia will replace its universitywide commencement ceremony on May 15 with "smaller-scale, school-based celebrations," university officials announced Monday, after weeks of pro-Palestinian and counterprotests on campus.
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Houthis offer education to students suspended in US protest crackdown
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia, which has disrupted global shipping to display its support for Palestinians in the Gaza conflict, is now offering a place for students suspended from U.S. universities after staging anti-Israeli protests.
Learn MoreYour Tax Dollars Are Paying for All this Campus Madness
Auditors at OpenTheBooks.com tallied the federal payments to Columbia and other elite universities in a five-year period from 2018 through 2022. “American taxpayers contribute more to these universities than the students and their families do through tuition payments.”
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House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war
The House passed legislation Wednesday that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws, the latest response from lawmakers to a nationwide student protest movement.
Learn MoreCity Hall is taking candy from babies to end subway peddling as parents plead, ‘I need to work’
Big Apple officials have kicked off a campaign to stop migrant kids from peddling candy in the subways and on city streets — as migrant parents argue they need the youngsters to help make ends meet. City staffers, the NYPD and the MTA this week started distributing flyers.
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Cost of the migrant crisis: Denver hospitals buckle under volume of patients
Denver Health has been living on the financial edge for years. The city’s 164-year-old safety net hospital, which has been running on margins that would make other hospitals sick, reported 20,000 visits made by illegal immigrants in 2023.
Learn MoreRead the Full Transcripts of Donald Trump’s Interviews With TIME
Former President Donald Trump sat down for a wide-ranging interview with TIME at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on April 12, and a follow-up conversation by phone on April 27. Over the course of the interviews, Trump discussed his agenda for a second term.
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Pro-Palestinian groups sue Chicago over denial of DNC protest permits
Three groups who were denied permits to hold a pair of pro-Palestinian protest marches within blocks of the United Center during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer filed a federal lawsuit against the city on Friday.
Learn MoreLawyers for Hunter Biden plan to sue Fox News 'imminently'
Lawyers for Hunter Biden plan to sue Fox News “imminently,” according to a letter sent to the network and obtained by NBC News. The letter, dated April 23, puts the Fox News Channel and Fox News Digital on notice for litigation claims arising.
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Growing campus unrest sparks Democratic fears over Chicago convention
Intense clashes between anti-war protesters and police on college campuses is spreading alarm among Senate Democrats who worry that anger over President Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza could engulf their party’s presidential nominating convention in late August.
Learn MoreLawyers for Hunter Biden plan to sue Fox News 'imminently'
Lawyers for Hunter Biden plan to sue Fox News “imminently,” according to a letter sent to the network and obtained by NBC News. The letter, dated April 23, puts the Fox News Channel and Fox News Digital on notice for litigation claims arising from the network’s alleged “conspiracy and subsequent actions to defame Mr. Biden.
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Rep. Adam Schiff robbed in San Francisco after leaving belongings in car, report says
San Francisco thieves broke into the car of Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Thursday, making off with his luggage and leaving him without formalwear for a major campaign event, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Learn MoreKey Fed inflation measure rose 2.8% in March from a year ago, more than expected
Inflation showed few signs of letting up in March, with a key barometer the Federal Reserve watches closely showing that price pressures remain elevated. The Commerce Department reported Friday about personal consumption expenditures.
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Is it Legal for the U.S. to Kill a 16-year-old U.S. Citizen with a Drone?
16-year-old Abdulrahman Al-Aulaqiopens in a new tab was one of three U.S. citizens killed by U.S. drone strikes in Yemen last year. Abdulrahman was eating at a restaurant with his teenage cousin when they and 5 others were torn to shreds.
Learn MoreIs Columbia funding its own occupation? Student organization policies suggest so
As the pro-Palestine protest movement has engulfed several prestigious universities over the past week, questions swirl about how these student groups are funding their occupations of centrally located student spaces.
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Boston police failed to arrest 'serial rapist' for years despite DNA evidence
It started off like countless other Uber rides in downtown Boston. A group of friends piled into a car after hanging out at a bar. Then, they started arguing. Most of the friends got out at their hotel, and the man offered to drive the remaining rider around to "collect herself."
Learn MoreOur Green New Deal for Public Housing is a win-win-win for America
It’s no secret that we as a country are facing enormous challenges. We have a national housing crisis. We’re experiencing the existential threat of climate change. Our health care system is broken and dysfunctional. And while the very rich get richer.
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Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard closer to getting victim visas
Many of the migrants who were sent to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022 have cleared a significant hurdle in their efforts to obtain visas for people considered victims of crime. That's according to a document shared with GBH News and two attorneys who represent some of the 49 migrants.
Learn MoreRep. Claudia Tenney unveils bill to defund ‘partisan propaganda machine’ NPR
Upstate Rep. Claudia Tenney unveiled legislation Friday to bar further federal funding for National Public Radio in the wake of controversy that followed a veteran editor accusing the outlet of left-wing bias. Tenney’s Defund NPR Act of 2024 stipulates that no taxpayer dollars can be “directly or indirectly” sent to the radio network.
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Money From Ted Lieu's Campaign Was Sent to Wife's School Board Campaign Then to Lieu Personally
He's still at it. Since 2019, RedState has broken numerous stories about Democrat Rep. Ted Lieu's potentially illegal habit of spending campaign funds on expenses that personally benefit him and his family, such as $10,000 to the Torrance Education Foundation which sponsors his sons' robotics team.
Learn MorePolice storm Yale University’s campus with riot gear, 47 arrested as hundreds stage anti-Israel protest
Police clad in riot gear swarmed Yale University’s Connecticut campus early Monday and arrested dozens of students who refused to clear out from an anti-Israel protest encampment. At least 47 protesters were cuffed and hauled away from the Ivy League’s New Haven campus.
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Biden’s Uncle Probably Wasn’t Eaten by Cannibals
President Joe Biden on Wednesday made a pretty shocking claim about why the body of his uncle, Ambrose Finnegan, was never found after Finnegan’s plane went down during World War II.
Learn MoreDems bank on Trump trial boosting Biden
Democrats are hopeful that President Biden’s freedom to hit the campaign trail while former President Trump is stuck in a New York courtroom for weeks, maybe months, gives his reelection campaign a jolt.
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Who are the first 7 jurors of Trump's historic criminal trial
With the close of the second day of Donald Trump’s criminal trial, seven jurors have been selected to sit in judgment of the former president. Juror 1 – a middle-aged salesman from Ireland – will serve as the case's foreman.
Learn MoreEnergy Secretary sells off Proterra stock for $1.6 million
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm recently sold off stock in an electric vehicle company, a department spokesman said, divesting her interest after ethics experts & Republican officials pointed the conflict-of-interest.
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Trump administration imposes crushing sanctions on Iran in defiance of European humanitarian concerns
The Trump administration imposed new sanctions on Iran’s financial sector Thursday in defiance of European allies who warned that the move could have devastating humanitarian consequences on a country reeling from the novel coronavirus and a currency crisis.
Learn MoreThe Legal Doctrine That May Be Trump’s Best Defense in Bragg’s ‘Hush Money’ Case
As we’ve discussed time and again, the “hush money” case against Donald Trump was forged by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s inflation into 34 felonies of what, at most, may have been a misdemeanor falsification of business records. Bragg had to do that because if the conduct charged is a misdemeanor, he has no case.
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Registered sex offender allegedly forced woman into sex with his dog, records show
A registered sex offender is in jail accused of sexually assaulting a woman and forcing her to engage sexually with his pet dog. Dennis Allen Carter, 58, is charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count of bestiality from an incident in August 2023.
Learn MoreTensions flare between special counsel Jack Smith and Judge Aileen Cannon
Special counsel Jack Smith is palpably frustrated with Judge Aileen Cannon after several confounding rulings — and lengthy bouts of judicial indecision — have threatened to derail his case against Donald Trump for stashing classified secrets at Mar-a-Lago.
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They’re young and athletic. They’re also ill with a condition called POTS
Kaleigh Levine was running drills in the gym with her lacrosse team at Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio, when everything turned black. “The coach wanted me to get back in the line, but I couldn’t see,” she remembered.
Learn MoreFBI Chief Worried About Threat of Moscow Concert Hall-Style Rampage in U.S.
The FBI is growing increasingly worried about a “coordinated attack” in the U.S. similar to the recent massacre in Russia at a Moscow concert hall, the bureau’s director warned Congress on Thursday.
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Biden Admin Gives $6.6 Billion to Project Run By Ex-Solyndra CEO
The Biden administration is giving $6.6 billion to a semiconductor project run by the former CEO of Solyndra, the failed solar energy company at the center of an Obama-era scandal over government misspending.
Learn MoreSan Francisco proposal requires six months’ notice before a grocery store closes
It’s been 40 years in the making, but San Francisco grocery stores might soon have to give six months’ notice prior to closing, hold community meetings, and search for a replacement.
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Mayor Johnson wants City Council to approve another $70M for migrant care ahead of DNC: alderman San Francisco Politicians Float Bill Enabling Shoppers to Sue Grocers That Close Stores San Francisco considers forcing grocery stores to stay open amid crime Europe’s farmers are in revolt and the far right is trying to make hayArticles
Arizona Supreme Court rules a near-total abortion ban from 1864 is enforceable
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban still on the books in the state is enforceable, a bombshell decision that adds the state to the growing lists of places where abortion care is effectively banned.
Learn More'Born-alive' bill passed by House Republicans would require care for infants born alive
The House of Representatives passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act on Wednesday, with votes at 220-210. If approved, the legislation would require health practitioners to care for an infant that is born alive after a failed abortion.
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JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon delivers stark warning on inflation, economy
JP Morgan (JPM) shares edged higher in early Monday trading after CEO Jamie Dimon published his annual investor letter, which included a hint at succession plans at the country's biggest bank and a stark warning on interest rates in the world's biggest economy.
Learn MoreMigrant repeat offenders viciously attack cops during bust for ransacking NYC Target: police
A pair of migrants with rap sheets jumped and pounded an NYPD cop who tried to stop them and their crew from shoplifting at an Upper East Side Target, police and sources said Tuesday. Yusneiby Machado, 23, and Brayan Freites, 21, were among the group of six migrants.
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Unemployment for African Americans, Hispanics and Asians
Trump said the unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanics and Asians are at the lowest levels ever. "The unemployment rate for African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and Asian-Americans has reached the lowest levels in history," Trump said in his speech.
Learn MoreUC Berkeley accused of segregation by allegedly banning whites from community farm
The University of California at Berkeley is under fire for allegedly banning white residents from using a community farm on Saturdays in a move one critic slammed as “systemic racism.” The university told The Post it is investigating claims.
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California minimum wage shocks fast food workers as restaurant closes: 'Only the beginning,' ex-manager warns
Another California small business and its workers have seemingly suffered at the hands of the state’s newly enacted $20 minimum wage. "It's a shock," Monica Navarro, former assistant general manager at Fosters Freeze in Lemoore, said Wednesday on "The Bottom Line."
Learn MoreVA diverting resources to give illegal immigrants medical care, report shows: 'Worst insults to veterans'
The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), despite having a backlog of hundreds of thousands of cases, is appropriating resources to provide medical care for illegal migrants, according to a July report. The report by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security details the operations.
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CIA 'warns Iran will attack Israel within 48 hours' as revenge for consulate strike
The CIA has warned Israel that Iran will attack the country in the next 48 hours, it has been reported. Israel killed two Iranian military commanders with a strike on Tehran's consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus this week.
Learn MoreFor the sake of all of us, Sonia Sotomayor needs to retire from the US supreme court
Forget Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It is Sonia Sotomayor who is the greatest liberal to sit on the supreme court in my adult lifetime. The first Latina to hold the position of justice, she has blazed a relentlessly progressive trail on the highest bench in the land.
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Special counsel blasts judge’s jury instruction request in Trump documents case
In perhaps prosecutors’ strongest rebuke yet to how Judge Aileen Cannon has handled the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, special counsel Jack Smith said in court filings late Tuesday evening.
Learn More‘Goodbye, Zuckerbucks!’: Wisconsin Voters Ban Private Funding of Elections
Wisconsin voters approved an amendment on Tuesday night, banning the private funding of elections in the swing state. The amendment directs that “donations and grants may not be applied for, accepted, expended.
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Most gender-confused children grow out of it, landmark 15-year study concludes - as critics say it shows being trans is usually just a phase for kids she accepted the former president’s arguments about his record-retention powers Swiss set to vote on limiting immigration after hard right pushArticles
Report: Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants Fly into Miami to Score Joe Biden’s Parole Benefits
Hundreds of thousands of migrants have been authorized to fly into Miami, Florida — among dozens of other United States airports — as part of a parole pipeline that President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) created and implemented.
Learn MoreTies Between Judge Merchan's "Child" and Adam Schiff Represent Major Conflict
At the end of 2019, Representative Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, was leading the first impeachment effort against President Donald Trump. After months of making accusations and conducting Congressional inquiries.
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Fury as Boston plans to fill former veteran housing with migrants as city asks residents
Massachusetts residents are outraged at recently announced plans to turn a former Boston area veteran housing unit into a homeless shelter as the city is inundated with migrants.
Learn MoreGovernor Hochul declares March 31st as Transgender Day of Visibility in New York
Governor Kathy Hochul has issued a proclamation declaring March 31st as Transgender Day of Visibility. On Sunday, dozens of state landmarks will be lit blue, pink, and white to acknowledge New York's trans community.
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Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
Bankman-Fried told the court he'd been pained to see FTX's customers suffer. "It's been excruciating to watch," he said. "Customers don't deserve any of that pain." As CEO, he was responsible for that pain, he said. But "I'm not the one that matters at the end of the day.
Learn MoreSurvey Says Gen Z Workforce Is Toxic, 'Least Reliable' — And That's Just The Start
Gen Z gets a bad rap in the workplace — or do they? Many employers have concluded that the Gen Z workforce is toxic and the "least reliable" among all generations. And those are a couple of the nicer things employers had to say in a new Freedom Economy Index report
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Biden allies plot to thwart third-party bids that threaten his reelection
American Bridge is the Democratic Party’s primary opposition research organization, spending tens of millions of dollars to track Republican rivals and produce attack ads. But in 2024, the deep-pocketed ally of President Joe Biden is adding a new role.
Learn More102-year-old Oakland man ordered to clean up graffiti on fence or pay thousands
Runaway graffiti, sometimes called urban art, has often been cited as a major sign of urban decay and disrespect for private and public property. While there are rules against graffiti, enforcing it sometimes causes more trouble than it might be worth.
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Sacramento Could Become Transgender ‘Sanctuary’ City in Trans Sanctuary State
The Sacramento City Council may soon become a “sanctuary city for transgender people” thanks to a new Resolution by Councilwoman Katie Valenzuela, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Learn MoreBiden claims he took the train over collapsed Key Bridge, but it had no rail line
President Joe Biden on Tuesday claimed that he previously crossed over the now-collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore by train while commuting from Delaware, but the bridge did not have a rail line.
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Trump’s social media company soars in its first day of trading on Nasdaq
Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company jumped more than 30% in the first day of trading on the Nasdaq, boosting the value of Trump’s large holdings in the company as well as the smaller stakes of fans who purchased shares as a show of support.
Learn MoreHow Bankman-Fried’s $250M Bail Compares to Historical Financial Fraudsters
The bail terms for Sam Bankman-Fried were not exactly unprecedented, but were much higher than the one received by the man who perhaps ran the most well-known financial scheme in history. The FTX founder faces charges including wire fraud.
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Calif. fast-food chains slash workers as $20-an-hour minimum wage looms
California restaurants are reportedly laying off staff and reducing hours for other team members in an effort to cut costs ahead of a California state law taking effect on April 1 that will raise fast-food workers’ hourly wage.
Learn MoreRestaurant workers aren't thrilled about California's fast-food wage hike, either
Restaurant workers have less than rosy expectations about what will happen in California after the minimum wage for most fast-food colleagues in the state jumps to $20 an hour on April 1.
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Carville: ‘Too many preachy females’ are ‘dominating the culture of the Democratic Party’ Transgender Teen Who Bragged About Child's Killing on Instagram Sentenced Mexican Prez Refuses to Fight Cartels, Claiming ‘Mexico First’ Policy Biden, Promising Corporate Tax Increases, Has Cut Taxes OverallArticles
Politicians love to cite crime data, but it’s often wrong
When Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his presidential campaign in May, he proudly told the nation that Florida’s crime rate in 2021 had reached a 50-year low. That’s because fewer than 1 in 10 law enforcement agencies in his state had reported their crime statistics.
Learn MoreCities nationwide not reporting crime data to FBI
In America’s heartland, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska are among the states with dozens of cities not reporting their data, according to data analysis by The Marshall Project. Although the NYPD is listed as one of the law enforcement agencies accused of not reporting its 2021 crime data.
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Biden Hails $20 Billion for Intel, Says Trump Lost Jobs to China
President Joe Biden said his $20 billion award to Intel Corp. demonstrated his investments in US industries that had withered under Donald Trump’s tenure, touting a flurry of government spending.
Learn MoreTrump Is in Line for a $3.5 Billion Windfall From Stake in Truth Social
Donald Trump’s supporters are pushing to hand him a nearly $3.5 billion windfall by driving up the value of his also-ran social-media platform, which is on the cusp of getting approval to list on the stock market.
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Chasing Clicks in the Jungle: Right-Wing Influencers Descend on the Darién Gap
Ayub Ibrahim had just walked out of the jungle. His feet still ached. A month earlier, he had left his home in Somalia, fleeing a civil war, he said, traveling first to Turkey, then Brazil and finally crossing on foot through a 66-mile expanse of wilderness known as the Darién Gap. Resting in the sweltering San Vicente migrant camp in Panama.
Learn MoreMexico says it will not accept migrants deported by Texas under new state law
Mexico will not accept migrants deported by Texas, its foreign ministry said after the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a controversial law that allows Texas police to arrest people suspected of crossing into the state illegally. The foreign ministry issued the statement Tuesday, condemning Texas Senate Bill 4.
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Illegal immigrants can possess guns under Second Amendment, federal judge rules
A U.S. District Court judge ruled earlier this month that completely prohibiting illegal immigrants from possessing firearms is a violation of the Second Amendment. The ruling, issued on March 8 by Obama-appointed District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, pertains to the case of illegal migrant Heriberto Carbajal-Flores.
Learn MoreMan charged with stabbing neighbor and his brother outside laundromat in Missouri
A man is accused of stabbing two people during a fight Saturday afternoon outside an O'Fallon laundromat. St. Charles County prosecutors charged Jose Barrera with two counts each of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the stabbing of his neighbor and the neighbor's brother.
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Man who stabbed 94-year-old woman gets probation despite prosecutor’s protests
The perpetrator in a high-profile stabbing case from June 2021 was sentenced to five years of probation and supervision programs at San Francisco Superior Court Friday, despite arguments by the prosecutor that the attacker should be imprisoned for the crime.
Learn MoreBiden's Proposed Corporate Tax Hike Will Punish the Average American
In the latest volley of policy proposals that seem more rooted in populist rhetoric than economic knowledge, President Joe Biden's budget plan to hike the corporate income tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent strikes me as particularly misguided.
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Trump fails to secure bond for $454M judgment in civil fraud case as asset seizures loom Trump, while addressing auto industry, says there will be 'bloodbath' if he loses 2024 election, ramps up anti-migrant rhetoric LA battles spate of 'burglary tourists' as marauding gangs from Chile, Ecuador Colombia and Peru jet in on 90-day visas and ransack millionaire mansions before fleeing back to South America 'Angry and anxious' President Biden 'shouts and swears' at aides after being told his poll numbers have gone down over handling of Israel-Hamas conflictArticles
Biden mourns nonbinary teen who 'just wanted to be accepted'
US President Joe Biden called for an end to discrimination Thursday after an autopsy found a nonbinary teenager died by suicide a day after clashing with three other students. The case of Nex Benedict, 16, from Oklahoma, had drawn widespread outrage and calls for change in the way trans and nonbinary people are treated.
Learn MoreWhat to know about Biden's 2025 budget proposal
President Joe Biden on Monday released his budget for fiscal year 2025, highlighting his efforts to help middle-class Americans get a leg up as the general election kicks off. The proposals include restoring the expanded Child Tax Credit, bolstering Medicare drug pricing negotiations, and more.
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DeSantis orders Florida resources to stop Haitian migrants despite no sign of increased activity
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, anticipating what his office called the “possibility for invasion," ordered more than 250 law enforcement officers and soldiers to the Florida Keys on Wednesday to stop Haitian migrants fleeing violence.
Learn MoreJudge throws out 6 counts of Trump's Georgia election interference indictment
A Fulton County judge on Wednesday quashed multiple counts contained in the election interference indictment against former President Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants. The order from Judge Scott McAfee dismissed six counts.
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Not A Democrat Witness In Congress Agreed, Citizens Should Vote In Federal Elections
None of Democrats’ witnesses in a congressional hearing Tuesday could say resolutely that they believe only citizens should be able to vote in a federal election. During a Senate Judiciary Hearing on the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee asked the witnesses to provide a basic “yes” or “no” answer.
Learn MoreUS inflation up again in February in latest sign that price pressures remain elevated
Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the Federal Reserve and for President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, both of which are counting on a steady easing of price pressures this year. Prices rose 0.4% from January to February.
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Trump's driver contradicts Cassidy Hutchinson about Jan. 6 SUV altercation, GOP report says
Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony about what she was told of then-President Donald Trump's actions on Jan. 6 was contradicted, in part, by Trump's driver that day, a new report from a Republican-led House committee claims.
Learn MoreBiden Wants To Give Other Countries $1 Billion To Tackle Migrant Crisis
President Joe Biden's administration has proposed spending billions of dollars on border security, including $1 billion to address the root causes of migration from Central America. Biden has taken heat throughout his first term for the annual increases in border crossings.
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Consumer prices rose 0.4% in February and 3.2% from a year ago A Warning for Democrats on the Hur Report Biden forgot the year Beau died, when Trump was elected and said 'I don't recall', 'I don't remember' and 'I have no goddam idea' more than 100 TIMES, damning transcript of Robert Hur interview revealsArticles
Protesters Turn Oscars Red Carpet Into Gridlock as Show Threatens to Start With Many Empty Seats
Hundreds of protesters have shut down a major section of Hollywood during the Oscars red carpet, turning Hollywood’s biggest night into a traffic nightmare. With just a few minutes ahead of the telecast’s scheduled start time.
Learn MoreBiden’s $7.3 trillion budget for 2025 calls for taxing the rich and corporations to pay for Social Security, Medicare
President Joe Biden’s 2025 funding proposal released Monday repackaged his tax hike proposals on billionaires and corporations and many other requests from his 2024 budget, which is still under negotiation.
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What YOUR music taste actually says about your personality, according to science
What does it actually say about you if you love chart pop hits, or prefer unwinding with some bass-heavy dance tracks or heavy metal? Probably not what you expect. Multiple scientific studies have investigated the personality traits associated with different music genres.
Learn More$1 MILLION for LGBT bondage parties, money for shark repellent studies
Ultra-conservative Republicans are railing against the 605 pages of earmarks that will be included in a $460 billion spending package to fund six agencies of government that will come up for a vote on Wednesday. The earmarks have already caused scandal within the Senate.
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Migrants wear Biden T-shirts at US-Mexico border, demand clearer policies
Migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday were photographed wearing T-shirts in support of President Biden at the San Ysidro crossing port in Tijuana, Baja California state. One apparent migrant held up a poster that read, "Biden, please let us in!"
Learn MoreDemocrats pin 2024 hopes and fears on Biden's State of the Union
Democratic lawmakers tell Axios that President Biden's State of the Union performance on Thursday will be pivotal for his attempts to dispel voter concerns about his age. Why it matters: Some Democrats dread a high-profile senior moment.
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Who is Jason Palmer? A previously unknown Democrat beats Biden
President Joe Biden was sweeping every Democratic contest on Super Tuesday — except for American Samoa. He fell short there to a previously unknown candidate named Jason Palmer.
Learn MoreFamily of Washington trooper killed by motorist in line of duty releases statement
The family of Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher Gadd, who was hit and killed by motorist on Interstate 5 in Marysville early Saturday morning, released a statement Tuesday.
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Michelle Obama's office says the former first lady 'will not be running for president' in 2024
Former President Barack Obama has said he’s “all in” for President Joe Biden’s re-election effort. But a question nagging at many Democrats is what role his popular spouse might play.
Learn MoreBiden admin flew hundreds of thousands of migrants into US using CBP One app
Forget the millions of migrants who have crossed the southern border illegally. A new report shows the Biden administration has flown hundreds of thousands of migrants from foreign countries.
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Map: 29 million Americans live under new voter ID laws put in place since 2020
Super Tuesday voters in North Carolina and Arkansas will encounter stricter voter ID requirements when they head to the polls as part of a wave of voter ID laws enacted across the country during the last four years.
Learn MoreIs it illegal to hand out water or food outside your polling place?
A federal judge recently declined to block a controversial law enacted in Georgia following the 2020 presidential election — one that effectively prohibits the distribution of food or water to voters waiting to cast their ballots.
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America's $125 MILLION 'guaranteed income' giveaway: Huge rise in taxpayer-funded programs offering no-string handouts of up to $36,000 - including D.C. scheme used by mom to buy $6K luxury Miami vacation Nikki Haley wins the District of Columbia's Republican primary and gets her first 2024 victoryArticles
Dems failed to take the House, so they’re rewriting rules with toxic map proposal
Dems’ toxic map quest. The House majority ran through New York in 2022. The red wave that pundits predicted never made its way ashore nationally, but it definitely washed over the landscape here in New York. Running as one team, we campaigned hard.
Learn MorePoll: Most Americans cool to Christian nationalism as its influence grows
About two-thirds of Americans reject or are skeptical about Christian nationalism despite its rising influence that's shaping education, immigration and health care policies, a new survey finds. Some Republicans are openly expressing Christian nationalist views.
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Biden just got a physical. But a cognitive test was not part of the assessment
President Biden got his latest physical on Wednesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — an evaluation that the White House said drew on the expertise of 20 doctors but did not involve a cognitive exam. The summary of the exam will be closely scrutinized.
Learn MoreACLU Lens: American Citizen Anwar Al-Aulaqi Killed Without Judicial Process
Today in Yemen, U.S. air strikes killed American citizen Anwar Al-Aulaqi. Al-Aulaqi has never been charged with a crime. Last year, the ACLU and Center for Constitutional Rights represented Al-Aulaqi’s father in a lawsuit challenging the government’s asserted authority.
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Rep. Lauren Boebert's son Tyler arrested on 22 criminal charges, Colorado police say
The son of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R.-Colo) was arrested Tuesday on more than 20 criminal charges in the latest incident of ongoing Boebert family issues. Tyler Boebert, 18, was picked up Tuesday afternoon after a string of recent vehicle trespassing incidents and property thefts in the area.
Learn MoreAdams calls for change to New York City’s sanctuary city laws in harshest statement yet
Mayor Eric Adams wants migrants “suspected” of major crimes turned over to federal immigration officials — a proposal that would curtail New York’s sanctuary city policy. His call for a rollback of the rules — his clearest criticism yet of laws collectively protecting people from deportation.
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Tim Young Filled in for Andrew Today
Tim has been a featured guest and contributor for networks like WTTG, Fox 5 in DC - a writer for American Greatness - and one of the most used fill-in hosts on SIrius XM Patriot - his antics are unique, thoughtful and can be seen on the videos page.
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How Democrats Could Disqualify Trump If the Supreme Court Doesn’t
Near the end of the Supreme Court’s oral arguments about whether Colorado could exclude former President Donald Trump from its ballot as an insurrectionist, the attorney representing voters from the state offered a warning to the justices—one evoking the January 6 riot.
Learn MoreFormer KC-area Proud Boy, decorated Marine vet gets brief prison time in Jan. 6 case
A former Kansas City-area Proud Boy and Marine Corps combat veteran accused of conspiring with others in the group to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Friday to 75 days in prison. Christopher Kuehne also received 24 months of supervised release.
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Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation Further Establishing Illinois as the Most Welcoming State in the Nation
Governor JB Pritzker today signed HB 121, SB 667, SB 1596 and SB 2665 into law, legislation expanding protections for immigrant and refugee communities and further establishing Illinois as the most welcoming state in the nation.
Learn MoreNathan Wade’s phone pinged at Fani Willis’ home 35 times before they claim affair began: docs
Nathan Wade’s phone has been tracked to District Attorney Fani Willis’ home in 2021, well before the pair claim they were a couple, according to a bombshell new court filing by attorneys for Donald Trump in his Georgia election fraud case.
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Non-binary teen Nex Benedict didn’t die from trauma, police say
Authorities in Oklahoma have said preliminary findings suggest the death of non-binary teenager Nex Benedict, who died a day after a physical altercation at school, wasn’t related to “trauma”. Nex Benedict, 16, died on 8 February, one day after telling their family they had been involved in a physical altercation in the toilets at Owasso High School.
Learn MoreBiden weighs invoking executive authority to stage border crackdown
President Biden is debating whether to invoke a sweeping presidential authority that gained infamy during the Trump administration to stage a crackdown on migrants coming to the U.S. southern border, three people familiar with the plans told CBS News. Mr. Biden is weighing citing a law dating back to 1952 to severely restrict access to the U.S. asylum system.
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Biden administration is forgiving $1.2 billion in student debt for 153,000 borrowers
The Biden administration on Wednesday said it is automatically forgiving $1.2 billion in student debt for 153,000 borrowers. Loan holders whose debt will be discharged will receive an email from President Joe Biden today informing them of the forgiveness.
Learn MoreFrozen embryos are ‘children,’ Alabama Supreme Court rules in couples’ wrongful death suits
Three couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed when a wandering Mobile hospital patient dropped the specimens can sue for wrongful death because the embryos were “children,” the Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday in reversing a judge’s decision o throw out the case.
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Unveiling ‘Warp Speed,' the White House's America-first push for a coronavirus vaccine
Conventional wisdom is that a vaccine for COVID-19 is at least 1 year away, but the organizers of a U.S. government push called Operation Warp Speed have little use for conventional wisdom. The project, vaguely described to date.
Learn MoreAlvin Bragg Prepares Criminal Version of AG James’s Civil Annihilation of Trump
On the bright side for Donald Trump, the case brought against him by Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg is such a nakedly partisan abuse of power and an affront to the principle of equal justice under the law.
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Nate Silver Sounds the Alarm on Biden Campaign: ‘He’s Losing Now & There’s No Plan’
Political commentator and elections analyst Nate Silver is sounding the alarm about President Joe Biden’s chances of winning reelection, writing in a Substack post that Biden is “losing” and appears to have no clear plan to right the ship.
Learn MoreIsraeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko jeered by crowd at swim worlds in Qatar
Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko was jeered by some of the crowd after finishing second in the women’s 400-meter medley on the closing day of the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar on Sunday.
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Outgoing Dutch PM tells Europe to stop 'whining and nagging about Trump' Denver's hospitals are at risk of collapse because of migrant crisis, with one health system providing $17M of unpaid care in just three months Biden Staffer Who Mishandled China, Iran Secrets Retains High-Security Pentagon JobArticles
Labor Department reports high-than-expected wholesales price increases in January
The Labor Department on Friday reported wholesale prices increased 0.3% from December to January, more than expected and considered another sign that inflation remains persistently despite Federal Reserve efforts and expectations.
Learn MoreIllegal border crossings from Mexico plunge after a record-high December, with fewer from Venezuela
Arrests for illegal crossings on the U.S. border with Mexico fell by half in January from record highs in December to the third lowest month of Joe Biden’s presidency, authorities said Tuesday.
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Chicago will drop controversial ShotSpotter gunfire detection system Portland considered
ShotSpotter is a surveillance technology that uses acoustic sensors to detect and locate gunshots, alerting law enforcement in real-time. But it’s been met with controversy for not only being very costly, but allegedly inaccurate, ineffective, and even biased.
Learn MoreBiden Gives Taxpayer Dollars to Soros-Funded Groups to Interfere in Hungarian Elections
The Biden administration and leftist billionaire George Soros are tied at the hip, working in cahoots to undermine Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. European Parliament elections take place from June 6 to June 9. Similarly, Hungary will hold local elections on June 9.
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Four Problems with the ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection System CIA Had Foreign Allies Spy On Trump Team, Triggering Russia Collusion Hoax, Sources Say Trump administration declassifies full Susan Rice email sent on Inauguration Day Susan Rice: ‘I Leaked Nothing to Nobody’ on Trump TransitionArticles
Migrant teen accused in Times Square attack on cops is arrested again for Macy’s robbery
One of the migrants allegedly involved in a mob assault on a pair of cops in Times Square has been arrested again — this time for participating in a coordinated robbery of a Macy’s store in Queens.
Learn MoreJudge to consider whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia election case
A Georgia judge who is deciding whether to toss Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis off of the state's election interference case against former President Donald Trump has set a hearing.
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CIA and foreign intelligence agencies illegally targeted 26 Trump associates before 2016 Russia collusion claims: report Obama Administration Rushed to Preserve Intelligence of Russian Election Hacking San Diego border agents arrest 269 Chinese migrants in a single DAY amid growing concern over why so many are flooding into the US Obama Strikes Back at Russia for Election HackingArticles
Joe Biden was 'the enabler' for foreign deals with China & others testifies Hunter's ex-business partner Tony Bobulinski
Hunter Biden's ex-business partner who has since turned on him, Tony Bobulinski, says Joe Biden was the 'enabler' of his family's lucrative foreign business deals. He plans to tell Republicans leading impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden today.
Learn MoreAlyssa Milano Slammed for Attending Pricey Super Bowl After Asking Fans for $10K for Son’s
Baseball TripAlyssa Milano got slammed by some followers on Instagram after revealing she attended Super Bowl 2024 with her son, Milo, on Sunday, February 11, two weeks after asking fans for $10,000 in donations towards his baseball team's upcoming trip to New York.
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Democrat exploring ‘patriot tax’ on multimillionaires’ wealth
Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D-N.Y.), a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, said that he’s exploring the idea of a one-time tax on the wealth of the richest Americans as Democrats seek to increase taxes .
Learn MoreDenver cuts services in response to the migrant crisis that’s costing the city $180 million
Denver will cut hours at recreation centers, end in-person vehicle registration renewals and eliminate spring flower beds to save $5 million this year, a response to the migrant crisis that is expected to cost the city $180 million.
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Sunny Hostin still wants reparations after discovering ancestors were ‘enslavers’
The View host Sunny Hostin revealed she was “deeply disappointed” to find her ancestors’ family business was rooted in the slave trade. Hostin discussed her genealogy during Thursday’s episode of the show after she recently took a genetics test.
Learn MoreSpecial counsel describes Biden as ‘elderly man with a poor memory’ in eyebrow-raising report
Special counsel Robert Hur on Thursday released a 388-page report on President Biden’s retention of classified material, finding the president frequently showed limitations with his memory and recall. The report concluded no charges should be brought against the president.
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A Legal Outsider, an Offbeat Theory and the Fate of the 2024 Election
In the world of American legal scholarship, Seth Barrett Tillman is an outsider in more ways than one. An associate professor at a university in Ireland, he has put forward unusual interpretations of the meaning of the U.S. Constitution.
Learn MoreSupreme Court signals unlikely to let Colorado kick Trump off ballot
The Supreme Court on Thursday signaled deep skepticism that Colorado had the power to remove former President Donald Trump from the Republican primary ballot because of his actions trying to overturn the 2020 election results.
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Senate Republicans sink border bill as Schumer eyes a separate Israel and Ukraine aid vote
The Senate voted 49-50 to shoot down a bipartisan border security and foreign aid bill after Republicans voted en masse to filibuster the agreement they had demanded, arguing that it didn't do enough to crack down on an overwhelmed border.
Learn MoreAnalysis Shows RNC Spent Millions On Private Jets, Limos, Luxury Retreats, Broadway Shows
Back in 2010, RNC Chair Michael Steele was heavily criticized and eventually lost his position because donors were angry about what they believed was luxurious spending on private jets, floral arrangements, and member meetings.
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NHS waiting times for cancer care in England now longest on record
Waiting times for cancer care in England are the longest on record, the latest figures have revealed, forcing tens of thousands of patients every month to wait longer.
Learn MoreBiden would veto standalone Israel aid bill, administration says
President Biden would veto a standalone House bill that would provide $17.6 billion in aid to Israel if it reaches his desk, the Office of Management and Budget announced late Monday.
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Poll: 20-point deficit on handling economy highlights Biden’s struggles against Trump
Despite a growing economy and little opposition for his party’s nomination, President Joe Biden confronts a dissatisfied electorate and a challenging political climate nine months before he faces re-election, according to a new national NBC News poll.
Learn More'Even worse than we expected': House speaker reacts to bipartisan Senate immigration bill
In a scathing new statement Sunday night, House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Senate bipartisan bill to overhaul the immigration system along with providing aid to Israel and Ukraine was dead on arrival if it makes it to the House.
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The job market is strong. So why did layoffs double in January?
The job market remains one of the U.S. economy's main engines, with the nation's unemployment rate near a 50-year low and wages finally pulling ahead of inflation. At the same time, major companies in technology, finance, media and other key sectors have all recently announced sizable job cuts.
Learn MorePressley slams Walgreens closures: ‘Racial and economic discrimination’
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) has accused pharmaceutical conglomerate Walgreens of “divesting from Black and brown communities” after the company announced another store closure in a predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood in Massachusetts.
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LAPD moves to accommodate new DACA officers who can't personally own guns
The LAPD plans to adjust its policies this week to empower some of its newest officers, who are also DACA recipients, to possess their department-issued firearms while off duty. Federal law would generally prohibit such a person, who's in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy.
Learn MoreBiden holds six-point national lead over Trump, fueled by female voters: poll
President Biden has a significant lead over former President Donald Trump in the popular vote of a hypothetical 2024 matchup, a new national poll shows. The Quinnipiac University survey shows Biden leading Trump 50% to 44% after the same poll had the incumbent edging out his rival, 47% to 46%, in December.
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Biden Pays, Rockets Fly: Administration Sent $1 Billion In Palestinian Aid After Trump’s Freeze
Our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com found that the Biden Administration spent more than $1 billion from U.S. taxpayers on “aid” to Palestinians. It proposes sending another $260 million in its FY2024 budget request.
Learn MoreBorder Patrol facing loss of agents from retirement, flat recruitment as border crisis intensifies
The nearly 10,000 border patrol agents eligible for retirement by 2028 and static recruitment numbers threaten to undermine future efforts to secure the Southern border, even as the current immigration crisis escalates.
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'Peace Through Strength' by Combating Iranian Proxies Head-on
For the last three years, the Biden administration has coddled Iran, giving them access to billions of dollars and taking an approach of appeasement. It isn’t working. As Iranian lawmakers chant “death to America,” Democrats stand silently.
Learn MoreRepublicans now say it might be okay to ignore the Supreme Court
A consequential development of the Trump era is what increasingly looks like the Republicans’ acrimonious divorce from the rule of law. The party that once prided itself as the law-and-order side has leaped headlong into speculative theories.
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Most Americans feel they pay too much in taxes, AP-NORC poll finds
A majority of taxpayers feel they pay too much in taxes, with many saying that they receive a poor value in return, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center.
Learn More5 charged in Ukraine conspiracy to embezzle $40M meant for war munitions
Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defense ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells for the war with Russia, Ukraine’s security service reported.
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New stock market high? Time for another Trump tweet
With major stock market indexes hitting a string of new highs, investors around the world are looking to explain what's driving prices higher. Is it a boom in corporate profits? Optimism about the ongoing U.S. recovery? Improved forecasts for the global economy? Hopes that Congress will cut corporate taxes?
Learn MoreBiden hits pause on approvals of liquified natural gas exports
The Biden administration is pausing approvals of pending applications for liquefied natural gas exports to countries with which the United States does not have free trade agreements, citing environmental concerns related to climate change as a key reason for the move.
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A Kamala Harris staff exodus reignites questions about her leadership style — and her future ambitions
The rumors started circulating in July: Vice President Harris’s staff was wilting in a dysfunctional and frustrated office, burned out just a few months after her historic swearing-in and pondering exit strategies.
Learn MoreArmy Reveals It Fired Female Commander in Troubled Brigade After Claims of Sexual Assaults on Male Soldiers
A female Army officer was fired from command of a unit based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord amid allegations of multiple sexual assaults against several male subordinates and a pattern of sexual harassment, according to a service spokesperson.
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Alarm Bells for Trump and Republicans in New Hampshire GOP Exit Poll
Former President Donald Trump received a warning sign from New Hampshire Republican primary voters. New Hampshire residents headed to the polls Tuesday to vote in the Granite State's Republican and Democratic primary elections.
Learn MoreJon Stewart to return to ‘The Daily Show’ as a host and executive producer
Jon Stewart is heading back to “The Daily Show.” The comedian, who during his 16-year run as host of the Comedy Central program established it as an entertainment and cultural force, will return to host the show each week on Mondays.
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Opinion: Romney Campaign Drops Dog Whistle And Moves To Blatant Racism
Tagg Romney, the son of Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, said this week that he wanted to walk down on the debate floor on Tuesday and take a swing at the president. He said it to a rightwing radio talk show host in North Carolina. Nothing like firing up the redneck base with the imagery of punching Obama.
Learn MoreExpert shows how to tamper with Georgia voting machine in security trial
Huddled around a voting machine in a federal courtroom, a small crowd watched as expert witness Alex Halderman demonstrated how someone could meddle with a Georgia election within seconds. Halderman, a University of Michigan computer scientist, changed results of a hypothetical referendum on Sunday alcohol sales.
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Tens of thousands protest in Germany against the rise of the far right
Tens of thousands of people protested the far right in cities across Germany on Saturday, attending events with slogans such as "Never Again is Now," "Against Hate" and "Defend Democracy." The large crowds were the latest in a series of demonstrations that have been gaining momentum.
Learn MoreFord cuts F-150 Lightning production as EV demand softens
Ford Motor said on Friday it would reduce production of its F-150 Lightning pickup truck, as demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has been lower than expected. The No. 2 U.S. automaker said it would cut production at its Michigan Rouge Electric Vehicle Center.
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The climate change proposal which means you’d never see the Mediterranean again
Steve Coogan is not the first person you think of when considering the climate crisis. And yet, earlier this week, I found myself recalling one of his greatest sitcom scenes as I read through a study on how to cut carbon emissions in some of the world’s largest cities.
Learn MoreBiden announces another $5B in student loan forgiveness after Supreme Court defeat
President Biden said Friday his administration is forgiving another $5 billion in student loan debt for 74,000 people using existing government programs — continuing his piecemeal approach to write-offs after the Supreme Court last year struck down.
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Supreme Court could reel in power of federal agencies with dual fights over fishing rule
They can be pickled, smoked or used for bait, but on Wednesday, the silvery, skinny fish known as the herring will be the focus of a dispute that could end with the U.S. Supreme Court reeling in the ability of federal agencies to regulate the environment, health care and the workplace.
Learn MoreQuebec climate change conspiracy theorist pleads guilty to starting 14 fires
A 38-year-old Quebec man has been found guilty for starting a series of devastating forest fires - which lead to hectares worth of damage and displaced hundreds. Brian Paré has plead guilty to staring 14 forest fires, including fires in Chapais and Lake Cavan, at a courthouse in Chibougamau in Quebec.
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Trump, Haley tied in New Hampshire poll
GOP rivals former President Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are tied in New Hampshire, new polling shows, as the primary race heads into the Granite State. The survey from American Research Group Inc., released Tuesday, puts Trump and Haley at 40 percent each among the state’s likely Republican primary voters.
Learn MoreWhat States Can Do About Our Open Border
There’s no debate that our border is open, with thousands of people flooding into our country every day. Fed up with Biden’s do-nothing border policies, Arizona Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs deployed her own state’s National Guard to assist with the border migrant influx. She slammed Biden in a recent statement.
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Media Freak Out As Trump Cleans Up In Iowa
Republican voters in Iowa selected their preferred presidential nominee, and the media aren’t happy about it. Former President Donald Trump cruised through the Iowa caucuses Monday night, decisively beating his leading opponents.
Learn MoreVivek Ramaswamy suspends campaign and endorses Trump
Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur and author of "Woke, Inc.", announced Monday night he is suspending his presidential campaign. "We did not achieve the surprise that we wanted to deliver tonight," he said.
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US Economy Set for Another Cash Boost If Congress Backs Tax Deal
The US economy is set for an unexpected fiscal boost if lawmakers back a potential deal for $70 billion worth of tax breaks for businesses and families. Congressional negotiators are locked in talks over renewing expired business tax breaks and boosting the child tax credit, evenly split between both.
Learn MoreSchiff would abolish filibuster, end the Electoral College in his pro-democracy plan
California Senate candidate and Congressmember Adam Schiff is calling for a major overhaul of American institutions, including getting rid of the Electoral College, expanding the Supreme Court and eliminating the filibuster. The sweeping policy rollout, obtained exclusively by POLITICO.
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J6 investigator wants to look into allegations that Cassidy Hutchinson turned on Trump over a job
Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., said Thursday that he wants to look into whether or not Cassidy Hutchinson turned on former President Donald Trump due to allegedly not getting a job on his team.
Learn MoreW.H.O. Picks Trans Activists to Set Global Child-Rearing Rules
The United Nations healthcare agency — the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) — has given transgender activists a majority of the seats in a panel that is drafting healthcare policies for children.
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ACLU and CCR lawsuit: American boy killed by U.S. drone strike
The ACLU and CCR have filed a lawsuit challenging the government's targeted killing of three U.S. citizens in drone strikes far from any armed conflict zone. In Al-Aulaqi v. Panetta (Al-Awlaki v. Panetta) the groups charge that the U.S. government's killings of U.S. citizens.
Learn MoreTrump 14th Amendment political challenger arrested on federal tax charges
A Texas man who filed more than two dozen challenges to former President Trump’s ballot eligibility was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he filed 17 sets of false tax documents to the IRS. John Anthony Castro was indicted last week on 33 counts of aiding the preparation of false tax returns.
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Judge questions FBI arrest tactics against Trump adviser Navarro
The federal judge overseeing the contempt of Congress case against former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro expressed concern Friday about the decision by prosecutors to arrest him last month rather than simply summoning him.
Learn MoreIn Court Today: Challenging the Drone Killings of Three Americans
The New York Times published a powerful op-ed yesterday by Nasser Al-Aulaqi about the killing of his grandson Abdulrahman, in which he asked, “The government has killed a 16-year-old American boy. Shouldn’t it at least have to explain why?”
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Biden administration, senators divided on how to move ahead on border security
Members of Congress and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas were at odds Wednesday on how lawmakers should improve border security, as they wrestle with how to handle a White House request for emergency spending.
Learn MoreFiling alleges ‘improper’ relationship between Fulton DA, top Trump prosecutor
District Attorney Fani Willis improperly hired an alleged romantic partner to prosecute Donald Trump and financially benefited from their relationship, according to a court motion filed Monday which argued the criminal charges in the case were unconstitutional.
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Obama, worried about Trump, urges Biden circle to bolster campaign
Former president Barack Obama has raised questions about the structure of President Biden’s reelection campaign, discussing the matter directly with Biden and telling the president’s aides and allies the campaign needs to be empowered.
Learn MoreSupreme Court agrees to weigh whether Trump can be kicked off ballot in Colorado
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether former President Donald Trump could be deemed ineligible to run for federal office again because of his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — a case that could have a seismic impact on the presidential election.
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Opinion: Shenna Bellows got it right
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows got it right last week when she barred former Pres. Donald Trump from the Maine ballot. As one of the challengers to Trump’s eligibility, I am obviously biased, but honestly, when you step back from the partisan noise.
Learn MorePedophilia: A Disorder, Not a Crime
Think back to your first childhood crush. Maybe it was a classmate or a friend next door. Most likely, through school and into adulthood, your affections continued to focus on others in your approximate age group. But imagine if they did not.
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Trump doesn’t have ‘get out of jail free’ card: Colorado secretary of state
Colorado’s secretary of state said in an interview late Wednesday that former President Trump does not have a “get out of jail free card” after he appealed a decision to kick him off the ballot in the state earlier in the day.
Learn MoreThe FBI-Tainted Whitmer 'Kidnap Plot' You've Heard Next to Nothing About
In a fiery exchange last month, CNN anchorwoman Abby Phillip told GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy that there was “no evidence” to support his claim that federal agents abetted protesters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Convicted Ballot Harvester Gloria Torres Named San Luis Vice-Mayor
Convicted ballot harvester, Gloria Torres, has been appointed as the new Vice Mayor of San Luis, Arizona. Torres, who was appointed during the regular city council meeting on December 13, pleaded guilty to ballot abuse in June 2023.
Learn MoreMayor: Migrant crisis could cost Denver $180 million in 2024
The ongoing migrant crisis is estimated to cost the City of Denver $180 million in 2024, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said. Johnston announced that updated number during the weekly mayor-council meeting Tuesday evening.
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California becomes first state to offer health insurance to all undocumented immigrants
California will welcome the new year by becoming the first state to offer health insurance for all undocumented immigrants. Starting Jan. 1, all undocumented immigrants, regardless of age, will qualify for Medi-Cal, California's version of the federal Medicaid program for people with low incomes.
Learn MoreNebraska governor stands firm on rejection of federal money to feed food-insecure children
Nebraska’s Republican governor on Friday reiterated his rejection of $18 million in federal funding to help feed children who might otherwise go hungry while school is out. Nebraska will not participate in the 2024 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children — or Summer EBT — program.
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The English-Muffin Problem
The economy is hot, but the people are bothered. Americans think the country is in dreadful economic shape despite strong wage growth, low unemployment, and steadily declining inflation. We know this from survey after survey.
Learn MoreThe "American Dream" costs far more than most people will earn over their lifetime
The "American Dream" costs about $3.4 million to achieve over the course of a lifetime, from getting married to saving for retirement, according to a recent analysis from financial site Investopedia.
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Joe Biden Begs, Threatens Mexico to Reduce Migrant Flood Before 2024 Election
President Joe Biden is demoting critical border negotiations with Republicans to, instead, conduct emergency border negotiations with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Learn MoreWide generational gap persists on views around Israel-Hamas war: poll
A wide generational gap is apparent in Americans’ views surrounding the war between Israel and Hamas, with the youngest demographic differing from the public at large, according to a new poll.
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Drought-prone California OKs new rules for turning wastewater directly into drinking water
When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink near Disneyland, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the Central Valley. And — coming soon — kitchen faucets.
Learn MoreTop battleground state official sounds alarm on border crisis' impact on election integrity
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is sounding an alarm that the crisis at the southern U.S. border may eventually cause an election integrity crisis in America, imploring lawmakers in Congress.
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Donald Trump banned from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state's Supreme Court
A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot.
Learn MoreBiden border crisis shatters record with 14,509 illegal immigrants encountered in one day
U.S. border officials encountered the highest number of illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday than any day, upending all other records that the Biden administration has set over the past three years.
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Harvard won’t condemn Claudine Gay because she’s a ‘high pedigree’ minority, professor says
One of the academics who has accused Harvard president Claudine Gay of ripping off her work claims the Ivy League school won’t condemn her because it holds “high pedigree” minorities to lower standards than others.
Learn MoreAide to Maryland senator leaves job following allegations of sexual misconduct in Senate building
An aide to a prominent Maryland senator has left his job following allegations that he participated in personal sexual misconduct inside a Senate building, according to WJZ's media partner the Baltimore Banner.
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James Biden’s dealmaking caught on FBI tapes in unrelated bribery probe
Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, a famed Mississippi trial attorney, was tantalizingly close to a historic deal to force tobacco companies to pay billions of dollars — but there was one last hurdle. A divided Congress had to sign off.
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The Supreme Court’s announcement on Wednesday that it will review some of the prosecutions the Justice Department has brought against over 300 Capitol-riot defendants under a controversial obstruction statute
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‘Dictator’ Trump Plans to Deploy Massive Number of Troops on U.S. Soil
Donald Trump’s plans to give himself sweeping powers on “day one” of a new administration include sending vast numbers of U.S. troops — potentially “hundreds of thousands” — to close the southern border and to help build a new network of immigrant detention camps.
Learn MoreNew laws remove obstacles for DACA recipients who want to become police officers
As police departments struggle to recruit and retain officers, some look to a previously untapped pool of applicants to fill job vacancies. States, including California and Colorado, have begun to pass laws that would permit noncitizens who are authorized to work in the U.S. to become police officers.
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Battenfeld: Michelle Wu defends holiday party excluding white city councilors
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s publicly hosted holiday party excluding white elected officials is questionable optics and judgment for someone who is supposed to be uniting the city. As the Herald first reported, Wu hosted the party for an “electeds of color” group only on Wednesday night.
Learn More‘He’s worried’: Hunter Biden’s legal woes take a heavy toll on his father
Some days it’s with a text. On others, it’s a call, even just to leave a message. President Joe Biden reaches out to his son Hunter regularly to check on him. And increasingly, those messages have taken on a fresh sense of urgency. The younger Biden is facing new criminal charges.
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Plus-size travelers can get the empty adjacent seats on Southwest Airlines
outhwest Airlines has a reputation for an especially friendly plus-size traveler policy, which allows passengers of size to get empty adjacent seats for free as available. According to the policy, “customers who encroach upon any part of the neighboring seat(s)” are eligible for complimentary open adjacent seating.
Learn MoreSouthwest Airlines celebrated for policy to give a full row to 'passengers of size' for free
Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines is being celebrated by "passengers of size" on TikTok after they discovered they can request complimentary seats – one or two, depending on needs – to accommodate their girth. Customers whose bodies "encroach" past the armrest are entitled to an extra seat.
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The Many Faces of the Woman Taking German Far-Right Politics Mainstream
Once a year on her birthday, Alice Weidel sits down with her wife over a glass of red wine. The couple ask themselves: Is it all worth it? The hatred, the anonymous threats, the public exposure.
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The Many Faces of the Woman Taking German Far-Right Politics Mainstream
Once a year on her birthday, Alice Weidel sits down with her wife over a glass of red wine. The couple ask themselves: Is it all worth it? The hatred, the anonymous threats, the public exposure.
Learn MoreHow Fat Pride became the new battleground in America's culture wars
Sitting picturesquely in the foothills of the hiking and skiing mecca of the Rocky Mountains, Boulder isn't known as America's fittest city for nothing. Intimidatingly hale and hearty, it's a place where bars and restaurants are dead by 9pm.
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Chicago Teachers Union President Owes City $5,579 For Utilities
Newly uncovered records show Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates was $5,100 behind on her water, sewer and garbage services before starting a payment plan in July 2023.
Learn MoreUS Labor Market Defies Slowdown Forecasts in Broad Strengthening
The US labor market unexpectedly strengthened in November with pickups in employment and wages, tempering bets the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates early next year. Nonfarm payrolls increased 199,000 last month.
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Schools don't need to tell parents about student gender choices, new NJ policy says
New Jersey schools must accept a student's stated gender identity, but don't have to notify parents about the student's gender decision, according to new rules from the state Department of Education.
Learn MoreBiden tells donors he’s ‘not sure I’d be running’ in 2024 if Trump wasn’t in the race
President Joe Biden told Democratic donors Tuesday he wasn’t confident he’d be seeking another term if his predecessor Donald Trump wasn’t running for the White House, a notably candid assessment.
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Colorado Supreme Court hears 14th Amendment challenge to Trump's eligibility
The Colorado Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in a closely watched legal fight that aims to keep former President Donald Trump off the state's ballot under a rarely invoked provision of the 14th Amendment.
Learn MoreBiden tells donors he’s ‘not sure I’d be running’ in 2024 if Trump wasn’t in the race
President Joe Biden told Democratic donors Tuesday he wasn’t confident he’d be seeking another term if his predecessor Donald Trump wasn’t running for the White House, a notably candid assessment of his reelection rationale.
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Did the so-called Deep State protect the country from Trump?
American Resistance author David Rothkopf says veteran government officials served as guardrails, preventing initiatives that were illegal, unworkable, immoral or against the country's interests.
Learn MoreTrump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending
Let’s stop the wishful thinking and face the stark reality: There is a clear path to dictatorship in the United States, and it is getting shorter every day. In 13 weeks, Donald Trump will have locked up the Republican nomination.
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House passes bill to permanently freeze $6B in Iranian funds
The House on Thursday passed a bill that would force the Biden administration to permanently freeze $6 billion in funds it had opened up to Iran earlier this year in exchange for the release of five American detainees.
Learn MoreRep. Adam Smith says his home was vandalized by cease-fire activists
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said Friday that his home was vandalized by activists pushing for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. A spokesperson from the congressman’s office told NBC News that Smith’s garage was vandalized.
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Here Are Jennifer Newsom's Disgusting Comments About the Employee Gavin Had an Affair With While SF Mayor
Back when California Governor Gavin Newsom was facing recall in 2021, actress Rose McGowan presented some pretty damning information about Newsom's wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, acting as a silencer for Harvey Weinstein.
Learn MoreChicago's migrant crises deepens: taxpayers rail against $65M shelters for homeless arrivals as temperatures plummet
Chicagoans are turning on Mayor Brandon Johnson's 'open doors' policy to migrants, staging daily protests against expensive new government-run tent shelters for the homeless newcomers.
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Democrats have no Biden backup plan for 2024, despite age concerns
The Democratic Party has no Plan B if President Joe Biden decided for any reason to halt his 2024 re-election campaign, and a sudden need to replace him as its standard-bearer would spark a messy intraparty battle.
Learn MoreIt's a good thing most women don't want to date Trump voters
It's an amusing truth that comes up with regularity: Men who love Donald Trump struggle on the dating market. This is neither surprising nor regrettable. Supporting Trump is much like refusing to bathe.
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to business leaders: ‘Help Nikki Haley’
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has a message for some of the world’s wealthiest corporate leaders: help Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign.“Even if you’re a very liberal Democrat, I urge you, help Nikki Haley, too.
Learn MoreColorado to ban ‘fatphobia’ discrimination in workplace, housing
Lawmakers in Colorado, America’s healthiest state, are expected to pass legislation that bans bias based on “fatphobia” to prevent employers and landlords from discriminating against those who are overweight.
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Eat Less Meat Is Message for Rich World in Food’s First Net Zero Plan
The world’s most-developed nations will be told to curb their excessive appetite for meat as part of the first comprehensive plan to bring the global agrifood industry into line with the Paris climate agreement.
Learn MoreMonica Lewinsky calls for constitutional ban on presidential self-pardons
Monica Lewinsky penned on op-ed Monday calling for a series of constitutional amendments, including age limits for elected officials and a ban on presidential self-pardons. In a piece in Vanity Fair, Lewinsky offered her vision.
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Iran enriches more uranium as Gaza war rages, US vote looms
The United States and its allies have few routes left to rein in Iran's nuclear work with prospects for talks long buried and tougher actions against Tehran running the risk of stoking tensions in a region already enflamed by the Gaza war.
Learn MoreThe viral $16 McDonald’s meal that may explain voter anger at Biden
On Dec. 20, 2022, Topher Olive went to a McDonald’s in the town of Post Falls, Idaho, and ordered a limited edition “smoky” double quarter pounder BLT with fries and a Sprite. The meal cost $16.10, and he posted the receipt on TikTok.
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Portugal just ran on 100% renewable energy for six days in a row
With the talk surrounding the topic of climate change increasing every day, more countries around the world are doing their bit to prevent a climate crisis in the future.
Learn MoreRocked By A Scandal Over Clean Energy, Portugal Broaches A Political Taboo
After nearly five hours in a stuffy, cream-walled classroom on the second floor of a college physics department last Tuesday night, Luis Guimarãis stood up and broached the metaphysical
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Poor people in the developing world have a right to medicine: Bernie Sanders
Here is a simple moral proposition. No one in America, or anywhere in the world, should die or suffer unnecessarily because they cannot afford a prescription drug which, in many cases, costs a few cents or a few dollars to manufacture.
Learn More‘Don’t yell at me, yell at DC': Adams blames NYC budget crisis on feds
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday night blamed the federal government for his need to cut billions of dollars in city programs — including from police, fire and sanitation — because of a surge in costs to pay for new migrants.
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Biden administration uses wartime authority to bolster energy efficient manufacturing
The Biden administration said Friday that it used wartime authority to bolster manufacturing of energy efficient heating and cooling technology. It said it was utilizing the Defense Production Act to mobilize the production of heat pumps
Learn MoreWorld’s richest 1% pollute more than the poorest two-thirds, Oxfam says
The world’s richest 1 percent generated as much carbon emissions as the poorest two-thirds in 2019, according to a new Oxfam report that examines the uber-wealthy’s lavish lifestyles and investments in heavily polluting industries.
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'Child soldiers' and blood feuds: Sweden's out-of-control gang wars
One night in September, teacher Thomas Cervin was woken by gunshots in his apartment building in Uppsala. His neighbour had just become the latest target in Sweden's terrifying gang wars.
Learn MoreSwedish PM says integration of immigrants has failed, fueled gang crime
Sweden has failed to integrate the vast numbers of immigrants it has taken in over the past two decades, leading to parallel societies and gang violence, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Thursday
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Why Liberals Aren’t as Tolerant as They Think
In March, students at Middlebury College disrupted a lecture by the conservative political scientist Charles Murray because they disagreed with some of his writings.
Learn More1 arrest made after Capitol Police clash with protesters outside DNC
One arrest was made for assault on an officer Wednesday night outside of the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C., according to Capitol Police.
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US extends sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to buy electricity from Iran
The Biden administration has extended by four months a sanctions waiver that will allow Iraq to continue to purchase electricity from Iran and gives Iran limited access to the proceeds to buy humanitarian goods. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed the 120-day waiver
Learn MoreWhistleblowers accuse senior FBI officials of retaliating against agents for their political beliefs
At least three FBI whistleblowers told lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that high-level senior officials at the bureau are revoking security clearances of personnel based on religious or politically conservative beliefs.
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Dems prepare to save another GOP speaker from a shutdown
Hakeem Jeffries won't publicly say that Democrats plan to — once again — bail out the GOP speaker. But many of his members are privately prepared to do just that. Inside a closed-door caucus meeting on Tuesday, Jeffries outlined the various ways that Speaker Mike Johnson’s stopgap spending plan is a win for Democrats
Learn MoreTrump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini
Former president Donald Trump denigrated his domestic opponents and critics during a Veterans Day speech Saturday, calling those on the other side of the aisle “vermin” and suggesting that they pose a greater threat to the United States than countries such as Russia, China or North Korea.
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Trump plotting massive migrant sweeps, mega detention camps if elected: report
Former President Donald Trump is plotting an intense crackdown on immigration if he is elected to a second term next year — including rounding up undocumented immigrants and holding them in large detention camps as they wait to be expelled from the country, according to a report.
Learn More36-hour shifts, 80-hour weeks: Workers are being burned out by overtime
Virginia Beach firefighter Max Gonano was coming off a 24-hour shift on Father’s Day when he was told he’d have to work another 12 hours to cover for a staffing shortfall. By the time he got off work at 8 p.m., he’d missed the day with his 2-year-old and 4-year-old children and spent 36 hours straight at work.
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Fights erupt outside Museum of Tolerance after screening of film on Hamas
Police responded to the Museum of Tolerance Wednesday night as multiple fights broke out in conjunction with the screening of footage depicting the Hamas attack on Israel. The 43-minute film "Bearing Witness" was touted as featuring "extremely graphic and violent" footage "documenting the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7th, 2023."
Learn MoreLetter laced with fentanyl sent to Fulton elections office, officials say
Channel 2 Action News has learned that a letter laced with fentanyl has been sent to the Fulton County Elections Office. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed that there were reports of suspicious letters sent to election offices in multiple states and confirmed Fulton County was targeted.
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Credit card balances spiked in the third quarter to a $1.08 trillion record
Americans now owe $1.08 trillion on their credit cards, according to a new report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit card balances spiked by $154 billion year over year, notching the largest increase since 1999.
Learn MorePennsylvania county promises accurate tally after clerical error appears
A voting machine company's clerical error caused votes in an eastern Pennsylvania county to appear to be flipped on a ballot question that asked whether a pair of incumbent state appeals judges should be retained, officials said Tuesday.
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How icons Teddy Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington blazed a path for racial equality
A full five years after promising Booker T. Washington that he would come to Alabama to visit the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Theodore Roosevelt finally arrived. His train steamed to a stop early on October 24, 1905, pausing first in the town of Tuskegee.
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President Joe Biden has made his economic record a central focus of his re-election campaign brand, highlighting his accomplishments by referring to them as “Bidenomics”—but polls show it could be a losing strategy as voters see the issue as one of his greatest weaknesses.
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Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter Ella Emhoff is promoting an $8M Gaza fundraising campaign
The stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris is publicly raising money for Gaza, The Post has learned. Ella Emhoff, 24 — whose father, first gentleman Doug Emhoff, is Jewish — affixed a fundraising drive “supporting urgent relief for Gaza’s children” on her personal Instagram account.
Learn MoreSpeaker Mike Johnson's 'adopted' Black son said he would 'probably be in prison' if not for him
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson's "adopted" Black son has spoken publicly about him for the first time, following reports questioning why he's stayed out of the spotlight. Michael Tirrell James, 40, told DailyMail.com that he would "probably be in prison" if it wasn't for Johnson.
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Internal documents obtained by THE CITY show that city regulators repeatedly asked Eric Adams’ mayoral campaign about a cluster of donations that are now part of a federal probe. The investigation, which triggered an FBI raid at the home of Adams’ campaign operative.
Learn MoreBiden strategy memo details plan to retain White House in 2024
One year out from Election Day, President Biden’s reelection campaign is outlining a plan to retain the White House by framing the 2024 race around many of the same themes it used in 2020 — presenting a contrast with Donald Trump‘s “Make America Great Again” movement.
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American Arabs and Jews: How has the Israel-Hamas war changed you?
The war in Israel and Gaza has turned life upside down for millions of people and the ripple effects are being felt across the ocean in the United States. Jews and Arabs living in America are facing a new reality.
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The world inches closer to a war that only psychopaths want to see. On Tuesday the FBI issued a warning that the chance of staged terrorist attacks in the United States has grown since the war began in Gaza.
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Does New Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Have a Bank Account?
Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) does not have a bank account. At least, that’s what Johnson reports on years of personal financial disclosures, which date back to 2016 and reveal a financial life that, in the context of his role as a congressman and now speaker, appears extraordinarily precarious.
Learn MoreFBI says terrorism threat hits ‘a whole other level’ after Hamas attack
Terrorist threats against the U.S. reached “a whole other level” after the Hamas attack on Israel, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray told Congress on Tuesday, saying the big players in terrorism have all renewed calls to attack America and its interests. He said the level of threats has heightened since President Biden took office.
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CNN Legal Analyst Calls Out Constitutional Experts Trying To Pin Trump Under 14th Amendment
CNN’s senior legal analyst Elie Honig called out so-called “constitutional experts” for claiming that former President Donald Trump can be knocked off the ballot so easily under the 14th Amendment.
Learn MoreBiden administration unveils new actions to combat antisemitism on college campuses
The Biden administration is unveiling new actions Monday to combat antisemitism on college campuses after an “alarming” uptick in incidents since the Israel-Hamas war started in early October.
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Lawyers argue whether the Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ clause blocks Trump from the 2024 ballot
Lawyers for a group of Colorado voters on Monday focused on the January 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol and former President Donald Trump’s role, opening a trial that could determine whether the Constitution’s insurrection clause bars Trump.
Learn MoreIsrael Screens Horrific Footage from Hamas Attacks for U.S. Media: What We Saw
As Israel combats worsening denialism of the atrocities that Hamas terrorists committed on October 7, officials from the country screened footage from the attacks for reporters today in New York. I joined about 20 other journalists in a 14th-floor Manhattan conference room to watch the horrific video.
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Rather than protecting Jews, we’re being told to hide — again
A day after Jewish college kids found it necessary to barricade themselves inside a library in the center of Greenwich Village while a mob of repugnant terrorist lovers banged on the locked doors trying to get at them.
Learn MoreHearings begin as Trump critics attempt to kick him off ballots
In two courtrooms 900 miles apart, judges next week will begin to weigh an unprecedented and historic question: Is former president Donald Trump eligible to run for office again given his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol?
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Dozens of FBI sources gave ‘criminal information’ on Bidens that DOJ tried to discredit as ‘foreign disinformation’: Grassley
More than 40 confidential sources provided “criminal information” related to the Biden family to the FBI — which the Justice Department tried to discredit as “foreign disinformation,” according to Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Learn MoreMeet Rep. Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House who introduced the national version of Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law
Following three failed GOP speakership bids in the three weeks since Kevin McCarthy's ouster, the House elected Rep. Mike Johnson of Lousiana on Wednesday to be the next speaker of the House.
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Mike Johnson played a key role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election
Well before he was elected as House speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., played a key role in efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn Joe Biden’s electoral victory in the 2020 election.
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In three separate motions filed on Monday evening, Donald Trump’s lawyers argued that Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case against the former president related to the events of January 6 should be dropped.
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Women across Iceland, including the prime minister, go on strike
Schools, shops, banks and Iceland’s famous swimming pools shut on Tuesday as women in the volcanic island nation — including the prime minister — went on strike to push for an end to unequal pay and gender-based violence.
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"I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades,” former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says of Vice President Joe Biden in his new book coming out later this month.
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Biden is dangling border security money to try to get billions more for Israel and Ukraine
President Joe Biden is trying to sweeten his pitch for more money for Ukraine by mixing in billions of dollars for securing the U.S.-Mexico border in the hope that it will bring more Republicans on board.
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The US is experiencing a boom in semiconductor production after the passage of the CHIPS Act, but that progress could be impeded by a serious labor shortage in the industry. the report's projections indicate that nearly 80% of those jobs could go unfilled.
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Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty in Georgia case, following Sidney Powell
Trump campaign attorney Kenneth Chesebro agreed to plead guilty Friday to a felony charge in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump. The deal with Chesebro, who was accused of advancing a plot to challenge Trump’s loss in the 2020 election.
Learn MoreBiden’s brother paid him $200K while seeking Mideast investor for hospital firm
President Biden received a $200,000 check in 2018 from his younger brother James on the same day that he received the same amount from a US hospital chain by promising to secure a Mideast investor, bank records obtained by Congress show.
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Trump attorney Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case
Former Donald Trump attorney Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election subversion case, one day before her trial was set to start. As part of her guilty plea, Powell is admitting her role in the January 2021 breach of election systems in rural Coffee County, Georgia.
Learn MoreJim Jordan’s effort to empower interim Speaker Patrick McHenry collapses
An effort backed by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to empower interim speaker Patrick McHenry of North Carolina collapsed Thursday after it became clear it wouldn't get enough support from House Republicans. Jordan, the GOP’s latest nominee for speaker who lost two rounds of votes this week.
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Dem Congressman Threatens To Call Cops On Citizen Journalist Rather Than Answer Questions
Democratic Texas Rep. Colin Allred threatened to call the Capitol Police on a citizen journalist rather than answer a question about reports he had backed the release of millions of dollars.
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Tuesday criticized President Biden ahead of his planned trip to Israel after Palestinian officials said the Israeli military killed more than 500 civilians in an airstrike on a Gaza hospital.
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Behind closed doors, Marines struggle with a glaring diversity problem
Zach Mullins was used to walking into rooms filled with White faces. But he was taken aback when, at an air show last year in San Diego, a man approached to ask: “Did you know that you’re the only Black fighter pilot in the Marine Corps?”
Learn MoreUS releases asylum seekers on the streets. Some suburbs bear the burden
Overwhelmed by record numbers of asylum seekers from around the world, U.S. border officials have released thousands of migrants on streets in the San Diego area the past month, including about 1,400 in the beach town of Oceanside.
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The House is set to vote on a new speaker. Here’s what to know Chicago is giving $9,000 to migrants to cover their rent and help furnish their apartments as staggering report reveals a single medical firm raked in $7.2MILLION sheltering the city's asylum seekers for just one month Trump scheduled to be questioned in lawsuits from ex-FBI employees who sent negative texts about himArticles
Tanya Chutkan, an Unflinching Judge in the Trump Jan. 6 Trial
On the day Judge Tanya S. Chutkan was randomly selected to preside over former President Donald J. Trump’s trial on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, she called a childhood friend in Jamaica, Christine Stiebel. Judge Chutkan.
Learn MoreJoe Biden's brother Jim is tied to fraud scheme where he allegedly used $125,000
Confidential Treasury documents reveal President Biden's younger brother is embroiled in an allegedly fraudulent scheme in which he used business loans to pay off personal expenses. James 'Jim' Biden, 74, is named in three Suspicious Activity Reports filed.
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Names and faces of Harvard students linked to an anti-Israel statement
A billboard truck drove near Harvard’s campus Wednesday displaying the names and photos of Harvard students whose organizations signed a statement blaming solely Israel for the deadly attacks by Hamas.
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Biden administration to pour additional millions into ‘Gender Studies’ in Middle East
The State Department is prepared to spend $15 million to create “gender scholars” at American universities in Egypt and Lebanon by promoting gender studies at those institutions, according to a public grants database.
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The National Archives (NARA) revealed that more than 29,000 emails exist between Biden family business members & then-Vice President Joe Biden’s office, a Joint Status Report obtained by Breitbart News from America First Legal (AFL) revealed.
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Hamas official says group is open to discussions over truce with Israel
A senior Hamas official said the group is open to discussions over a possible truce with Israel, having "achieved its targets." Moussa Abu Marzouk told Al Jazeera in a phone interview that Hamas was open to "something of that sort" and "all political dialogues"
Learn MoreAn Insane Number Of Ivy League Students Are Blaming Israel For The Hamas Attacks
Over fifty student groups at Harvard University placed the blame Sunday for the Hamas terror attack at the feet of Israel. The groups issued a letter over the weekend stating that Israel’s supposed oppression of Palestinians is the main catalyst.
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Iran Helped Plot Attack On Israel Over Several Weeks, Hamas Officials Tell WSJ
DIranian Security officials helped Hamas orchestrate the weekend attack on Israel and officially approved of the assault during a meeting in Beirut last Monday, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
Learn MoreTexas lawmakers tour Colony Ridge amid calls for state takeover to ‘clean out’ the development
The developer of a residential community near Houston pushed back against allegations claiming that the company was creating a safe haven for crime, drug cartels and undocumented immigrants during a tour.
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Texas Moves to Reclaim Island From Cartels
Special law enforcement teams under the Texas Department of Public Safety have begun operations on a large island in the Rio Grande to stop drug cartels and other foreign criminal organizations from using it in their schemes. In August, video footage showed armed men in body armor near the island.
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With Pixie the Chihuahua curled nearby & studio walls covered in mementos, Jeff Katz leans into the radio microphone & delivers a rather less cozy message to his conservative audience: Joe Biden & Democrats are corrupt villains destroying America.
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Starbucks to close seven San Francisco locations
Starbucks is shutting down seven of its shops in Downtown San Francisco this month, the company confirmed to KRON4. Employees at the seven stores were told Monday that they are closing. The locations that will close are.
Learn MoreThe Biden administration says it is using executive power
The Biden administration announced they waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction on Wednesday, marking the administration’s first use of sweeping executive power to pave the way for building more border barriers.
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Adams heads to southern border with message for migrants: Don’t come to NYC
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is traveling to three countries in Central and South America this week in part to personally discourage migrants from making the trek to the city, where more than 100,000 asylum-seekers have arrived since last year.
Learn More'A devastating financial blow': California's so-called 'draconian' fast-food bill is now law
California Governor Gavin Newsom smiled as he delivered the news amid a throng of cheering workers and labor leaders. The Democratic leader had just signed into law a bill to increase wages for fast-food workers across the state.
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John Kelly confirms Trump’s ‘suckers’ remark about war dead
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly confirmed several remarks his former boss, former President Trump, reportedly made during his time in the administration, including one where Trump referred to dead U.S. service members as “suckers.”
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U.S.-based automakers have furloughed hundreds more workers as the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against three major automakers continues to roll on. Reuters reported Monday that both Ford Motors Inc. and General Motors (GM) furloughed.
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Trump is surrounding himself with generals. That’s dangerous
More than any other president-elect in recent memory, Donald Trump has sought out military brass to populate his inner circle. Trump announced Thursday that he wants retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as his defense secretary.
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President Donald Trump has brought more generals into the upper reaches of his administration than any other modern president. As for their tenure in office, we’re three for four. Or, maybe, two-and-a-half for four.
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Ukraine finds itself at the center of the U.S. government shutdown fight
Ukraine once again finds itself center stage in the drama of American politics. The looming federal shutdown is being felt in Kyiv, some 5,000 miles east of Washington, as a potential disruption of crucial American aid and argument.
Learn MoreBiden’s DHS Sends Millions in Taxpayer Money to NGOs Facilitating Illegal Immigration
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) aiding border crossers and illegal aliens are raking in millions in American taxpayer cash from President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS), an accounting of public records shows.
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House Republicans Investigate Effects of Illegal Migrants on National Park Service Lands
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and National Park Service Director Charles Sams.
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Several retail stores were looted when police say a large group of people, including many juveniles, terrorized several sections of Philadelphia during an hours-long crime spree that spanned from Tuesday night
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Biden digital director departing White House, expected to join to 2024 campaign
President Joe Biden’s digital director Rob Flaherty is departing the White House and is expected to join the president’s 2024 reelection campaign, which is ramping up its activities two months after launch.
Learn More95-year-old veteran kicked out of nursing home to make way for migrant housing
A 95-year-old Korean War veteran said he was given less than two months’ notice to figure out where he was going to live after the nursing home he resided in was sold to become a facility for undocumented migrants.
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3 questions for Alex Gino, whose book 'Melissa' has been banned in 4 states
Alex Gino, the nonbinary author of Melissa — one of the most banned novels in the country — believes the more that books of a particular genre are challenged in school districts across the country, the more those stories need to be told.
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Both House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned their colleagues last week that a government shutdown would end badly for Republicans.
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These are the 4 key players in the indictment of Sen. Robert Menendez
The new federal indictment of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez includes claims the New Jersey Democrat used his powerful position in the Senate to derail investigations and improperly pressure federal officials in order to benefit his friends.
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Trump team changes obscure GOP rules of clinching presidential nomination early
Strategic, surgical efforts by former President Trump’s campaign to overhaul obscure Republican Party rules in states around the nation, including California, have created an opportunity.
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New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife were indicted by a grand jury on federal bribery charges stemming from their relationship with three businessmen, according to court filings.
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'Union Joe' Biden Teamed Up With GM Chief To Push a Transition to Electric Vehicles. It Could Come Back to Haunt Them
President Joe Biden praised General Motors chief executive Mary Barra at a 2022 event, saying "we owe you big" for pushing the auto industry towards all-electric production over the next decade.
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One week after House Republicans launched a long-shot impeachment inquiry into President Biden, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll has found that most Americans are not convinced.
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Biden allies worry son Hunter’s indictment could strain the president’s 2024 focus
During the period between his vice presidency and presidency, Joe Biden was often asked about the campaign he didn’t run. In explaining why he passed on a White House bid in 2016, Biden would describe how the death of his eldest son, Beau, weighed heavily on him and his family.
Learn MoreBiden lead over Trump evaporates in new poll showing dead heat
President Biden’s lead over former President Trump has diminished in a new poll that shows the 2024 front-runners locked in dead heat. The latest YouGov/Yahoo News poll found that Biden and Trump are now tied at 44 percent among registered voters.
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Nevada opposition surfaces as Biden administration plans to overhaul 1872 mining law
Nevada’s U.S. senators are siding with the mining industry in opposing Biden administration proposals that would create royalties on minerals including gold, silver and copper taken from federal land.
Learn MoreOlivia Hill makes history as first openly trans person elected in Tennessee, but that’s not why she ran
When the ballots were counted Thursday night, Olivia Hill was elected to the last remaining At Large seat on the Metro Council, making her the first trans elected official in the state of Tennessee.
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FBI received evidence from second informant in Biden case but shut him down, ex-agent testifies
Aretired FBI supervisor has revealed to Congress that the bureau’s Washington field office had a second “politically connected” informant providing information relevant to the Biden family investigation.
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Chicago is exploring the possibility of creating a “municipally owned grocery store" after several major supermarket chains in the city recently closed their doors. The Office of Mayor Brandon Johnson made the announcement in a press release last week.
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GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official, prompting a legal challenge from Democrats who say the vote was illegitimate.
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Americans trust former President Trump more than President Biden to make the economy better by an 11-point margin, according to a poll from Suffolk University Sawyer Business School and USA Today.
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New surveillance footage shows Miami TSA officers accused of stealing from passengers
New surveillance footage appears to show Transportation Security Administration officers at Miami International Aiport going through travelers' bags and allegedly stealing money during security screenings.
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A 21-year-old Minnesota college student says she regrets undergoing gender reassignment surgery 5 years ago and is now detransitioning. "I wasn't happy and it got to the point where I was like, is this really what I want for my life?
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Biden and Trump are tied in the polls. Democrats have mixed feelings about it
Donald Trump is polling even with President Joe Biden in a likely 2024 rematch, sparking mixed feelings among Democrats 14 months from Election Day. Some are alarmed by the neck-and-neck race.
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Prices for U.S. consumers grew 3.7% in August compared to a year ago as gasoline prices spiked, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inflation was about equal to expert projections, and prices rose at a faster pace.
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US has spent billions on Ukraine war aid. But is that money landing in corrupt pockets?
With more than $100 billion in U.S. weaponry and financial aid flowing to Ukraine in less than a year – and more on the way to counter Russia's invasion – concerns about arms falling into terrorists' hands and dollars into corrupt officials' pockets are mounting.
Learn MoreElizabeth Warren Demands Probes of Elon Musk, SpaceX After Ukraine Revelations
Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding an investigation into SpaceX after Elon Musk acknowledged he had blocked Ukraine from extending the private Starlink satellite network for an attack on Russian warships near the Crimean coast.
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‘We would’ve done everything differently’: Newsom reflects on Covid approach
Gov. Gavin Newsom said criticism of California’s tough Covid-19 restrictions was valid and he would have taken an entirely different approach, given what he knows now about the pandemic.
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Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faced backlash after sharing a video on Instagram that accredited rising prices solely to corporations and described the discussion surrounding inflation as 'propaganda.'
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Florida city declares itself a sanctuary city for LGBTQ people: 'A safe place'
A southeastern Florida city declared itself a sanctuary for LGBTQ people and their families, the first of its kind in a state where advocates say laws and policies are openly targeting the gay community.
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A senior Ukrainian official has accused Elon Musk of “committing evil” after a new biography revealed details about how the business magnate ordered his Starlink satellite communications network to be turned off.
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Jocelyn Benson moving unilaterally, arbitrarily to disqualify Trump
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) is garnering headlines and racking up appearances on cable news programs with her assertions the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution may provide a legal means.
Learn MoreMore than 60 Atlanta training center activists named in RICO Indictment
More than five dozen activists were indicted on RICO charges last week over the ongoing efforts to halt construction of the city of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center in DeKalb County.
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In the 1980s, a Far-Left, Female-Led Domestic Terrorism Group Bombed the U.S. Capitol
Amidst the social and political turmoil of the 1970s, a handful of women—among them a onetime Barnard student, a Texas sorority sister, the daughter of a former communist journalist—joined and became leaders of the May 19th Communist Organization.
Learn MoreFBI Lies About ‘Highly Credible’ Source Claims Leaked To NYT & Spoonfed To Weiss
Emails obtained by the Heritage Foundation following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, and shared exclusively with The Federalist, reveal that lies leaked to The New York Times about the origins of damning evidence implicating Hunter and Joe Biden.
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‘Where Is the Money?’ Military Graft Becomes a Headache for Ukraine
The removal of Ukraine’s minister of defense after a flurry of reports of graft and financial mismanagement in his department underscores a pivotal challenge for President Volodymyr Zelensky’s wartime leadership.
Learn MoreAppomattox Co. woman speaks out on lawsuit she filed against her child's school
An Appomattox County woman filed a lawsuit last Tuesday against the Appomattox County School Board, Appomattox County Superintendent Dr. Annette Bennett, two school counselors, and a Maryland public defender.
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Hunter Biden’s firm, Joe’s VP office exchanged more than 1,000 emails: records
Hunter Biden’s Rosemont Seneca Partners investment firm traded more than 1,000 emails with Joe Biden’s office during his time as vice president — and hundreds remain hidden because of executive privilege asserted by the White House, documents released by the National Archives show.
Learn MorePoor Americans Tap Debt, Buy Less Food as Consumer Cracks Widen
An increasing share of low-income Americans are behind on rent and struggling to afford food, adding to signs of growing financial distress in the economy. Among households using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s boosted pandemic benefits.
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Alleged mass grave of indigenous children at Catholic schools across Canada contains NO BODIES, excavation shows - as experts suggest it's proof the stories were fabricated Canada's unmarked graves: How residential schools carried out "cultural genocide" against indigenous childrenArticles
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When the topic of abortion came up during the first Republican primary presidential debate this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shared a perplexing anecdote about a woman he’d met who he said had survived the procedure.
Learn MoreSpreckels Union School District settles with parent over indoctrination allegations
Spreckels Union School District has settled with a mother who claims teachers secretly manipulated her 11-year-old daughter into changing her gender identity and name. The lawsuit alleges the school implemented a "Parental Secrecy Policy.
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AP’s abhorrent slander that DeSantis is somehow to blame for a racist killing
How low will the Democrat-supporting media go in attacking Republicans? The Associated Press demonstrates there is no bottom. An AP article with two “journalists” on the byline, AP chief political reporter Steve Peoples, along with Brendan Farrington.
Learn MoreGOP lawmaker asks Biden administration to withdraw its proposed ceiling fan rule
Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm urging her to withdraw the Department of Energy’s proposed rule to make ceiling fans more energy efficient. In June, the department proposed new standards.
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Merrick Garland underling contacted IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley to discuss his Hunter Biden allegations before he testified In Her Jan. 6 Courtroom, Judge Who Will Hear Trump's Case Is the Pot Calling the Defendant Incendiary Judge: Georgia probe prosecutor can’t question state senatorArticles
The left just can’t get over its love of (harmful) lockdowns
COVID-mania just won’t go away. The deadly strains of the virus have been gone for two years now and yet the recent outbreak of a mild flu-like variant is again stoking panic on the left and by left-leaning media outlets.
Learn MoreBiden administration knocks New York for issues with migrant influx
The Biden administration pushed back Monday at criticism that it hasn’t done enough to help New York address its migrant crisis, citing two dozen areas where the city can strengthen its migrant operations.
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“Is Trump disqualified for the N.H. primary? N.H. secretary of state is seeking legal advice.”
“Secretary of State David Scanlan, who will oversee the first-in-the-nation presidential primary in just five months, said he’s received several letters lately that urge him to take action based on a legal theory.
Learn MoreNational Archives acknowledges 5,400 Biden pseudonym emails, faces lawsuit
The National Archives and Records Administration acknowledged possessing potentially up to 5,400 emails connected to then-Vice President Joe Biden's pseudonym accounts that he used to forward government information.
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‘Not a Fundamental Right’: Maryland Court Strikes Down Parents’ Request to Opt Kids Out of LGBT Curriculum
A Maryland district court denied parents’ appeal to reinstate an opt-out policy in Montgomery County Public Schools on Thursday. The case, Tamer Mahmoud v. Monica B. McKnight, hinged on whether the district’s May decision to rescind its opt-out policy for LGBT curricula violated parents’ right.
Learn MoreIn deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived
As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, car after car of fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a desperate race for safety. And car after car was turned back toward the rapidly spreading wildfire by a barricade blocking access to Highway 30.
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A key witness in the Trump classified docs case changed his testimony after switching lawyers, special counsel says
A key witness against former President Donald Trump and his two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents case recanted previous false testimony and provided new information implicating the defendants.
Learn MoreSee Rudy Giuliani's mug shot after the embattled Trump ally turned himself in at Fulton County Jail
Rudy Giuliani's mug shot was released by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, shortly after he surrendered at an Atlanta jail to be booked on charges alleging he and others attempted to subvert.
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Poll: DeSantis’s support collapses ahead of 1st GOP debate
The survey of 1,665 U.S. adults, which was conducted from Aug. 17 to 21, shows that DeSantis’s support among potential GOP primary voters has fallen farther — and faster — over the last few weeks than ever before, plummeting from his previous low of 23% in mid-July to just 12% today.
Learn MoreCalifornia gas prices soar to the highest point of the year
Gasoline prices in California have surged to the highest point of the year and are approaching prices seen last summer, according to the American Automobile Association. According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded in California was $5.26 on Tuesday.
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A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance around the country
Against the background hum of the convention center, Dar Leaf settled into a club chair to explain the sacred mission of America’s sheriffs, his bright blue eyes and warm smile belying the intensity of the cause.
Learn MoreAlabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama can enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children, the second such appellate victory for gender-affirming care restrictions.
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Asylum seekers in NYC say America is nothing like they had imagined: It's 'chaos'
For one 29-year-old Venezuelan woman, who left her two children and partner behind in her home country to embark on a six-month journey to New York City.
Learn MoreGeorgia teacher fired for reading a book to students about gender identity
A Georgia school board voted along party lines Thursday to fire a teacher after officials said she improperly read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade class.
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Americans back tariffs, military prep against China -Reuters/Ipsos poll
Bipartisan majorities of Americans favor more tariffs on Chinese goods and believe that the United States needs to step up preparations for military threats from the country, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey.
Learn MoreUS House panel subpoenas FBI's Wray, DOJ's Garland in social media probe
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee said on Thursday it had issued subpoenas to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland related to the panel's investigation of allegations of online censorship.
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Lawsuit seeks CIA records on ‘rush job’ review of Hunter Biden laptop ‘disinformation’ letter ‘Nonpartisan’ Voter Registration Org Is Actually A Dem Get Out The Vote Machine, Report Says Official Who Ignored Request for Water During Maui Inferno: 'Water Requires Conversations Around Equity'Articles
House GOP demands unredacted records of Biden using pseudonym while VP
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer asked the National Archives on Wednesday to hand over any unredacted records in which President Biden used a pseudonym during his vice presidency.
Learn MoreRogers Park group calls on gang members to cease fire from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
People living in the middle of a gang war in Rogers Park are employing an unusual strategy to try to stop it. As CBS 2's Marybel González reported Wednesday night, a youth organization group are asking gang members.
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Neo-Nazis Are Using Eco-Fascism to Recruit Young People
On March 15, 2019, an Australian neo-Nazi in Christchurch, New Zealand, began a livestream in a mosque parking lot. What followed were some of the most horrific images ever recorded.
Learn MoreNJ Board of Ed goes gender neutral, dumps words ‘male,’ ‘female’
The terms “male” and “female” are so last year. At least to the New Jersey Board of Education, or NJSBE, which just voted to approve its “equity” policy & dump all gender-specific phrases.
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Conservative Case Emerges to Disqualify Trump for Role on Jan. 6
Two prominent conservative law professors have concluded that Donald J. Trump is ineligible to be president under a provision of the Constitution that bars people who have engaged in an insurrection from holding government office.
Learn MoreNJ Sues Middletown, 2 Other Districts For Transgender Student Policies
Less than 24 hours after the Middletown school board passed a controversial policy regarding transgender students, the district was sued by the state of New Jersey. NJ Attorney General Matt Platkin sued the district, plus Marlboro and Manalapan school districts.
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Neo-Nazis Are Using Eco-Fascism to Recruit Young People
On March 15, 2019, an Australian neo-Nazi in Christchurch, New Zealand, began a livestream in a mosque parking lot. What followed were some of the most horrific images ever recorded.
Learn MoreRetirees Face $17,400 Cut to Social Security Benefits in 2033
A new analysis puts a dollar figure on the cuts Americans could see to Social Security benefits in 2033, when analysts expect payroll taxes that flow into the program won’t be enough.
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Conservative Case Emerges to Disqualify Trump for Role on Jan. 6
Two prominent conservative law professors have concluded that Donald J. Trump is ineligible to be president under a provision of the Constitution that bars people who have engaged in an insurrection from holding government office.
Learn MoreLawmakers pledge to double down on Biden's new China investment ban
Capitol Hill lawmakers from both parties immediately pledged to go further in the coming months after President Biden announced his effort to prohibit Americans from investing in some Chinese companies.
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Hunter Biden’s $142K Fisker sports car scrutinized in tax probe: report
Prosecutors leading the Hunter Biden tax probe are investigating his purchase of a $142,000 plug-in hybrid sports car whose manufacturer defaulted on a massive Obama administration loan touted by his father, according to a report Monday.
Learn MoreFor Disney, Streaming Losses and TV’s Decline Are a One-Two Punch
Robert A. Iger’s urgent need to overhaul Disney — to turn its streaming division into a profitable enterprise and pull back on its troubled traditional television business — came into sharp relief on Wednesday. Disney’s streaming operation lost $512 million.
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Henry E. Smith, Equity as Meta-Law, 130 Yale L. J. 1050 (2021)
Abstract: With the merger of law and equity almost complete, the idea of equity as a special part of our legal system or a mode of decision making has fallen out of view. This Article argues that much of equity is best understood as performing a vital function.
Learn MoreProtection sought for uranium-rich land near Grand Canyon
Amid growing lawmaker interest in establishing domestic supplies of rare earth minerals, a coalition of tribal leaders, backed by some members of Congress, is calling on President Joe Biden to extend permanent protections to over a million acres of land.
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Anatomy of a Fraud: Kenneth Chesebro’s Misrepresentation of My Scholarship in His Efforts to Overturn the 2020 Presidential Election California Legislature Passes Bill Reducing Penalties for Oral, Anal Sex with Willing Children Biden Said EV Maker Proterra Was 'Getting Us in the Game.' It Just Declared Bankruptcy.Articles
No, Jack Smith doesn’t have to prove Trump knew he lost
All four charges laid out in the second federal indictment of former President Donald Trump center around the idea that Trump tried to steal the 2020 election. Hence, some people incorrectly believe that part of the prosecution’s job will be showing that Trump understood that he was the one trying to steal the election.
Learn MoreTrump prosecutor donated thousands to Biden, Democrats, records show
Aprosecutor working on special counsel Jack Smith's cases against former President Donald Trump has donated thousands of dollars to Democrats and to elect Joe Biden as president, according to donation records. David Rody, left private practice to advise Smith in fall 2022, according to Law.com.
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Secret medical lab in California stored bioengineered mice laden with COVID
A monthslong investigation into a rural California warehouse uncovered an illegal laboratory filled with infectious agents, medical waste and hundreds of mice bioengineered "to catch and carry the COVID-19 virus," according to Fresno County authorities.
Learn MoreLia Thomas so ‘well-endowed’ I had to ‘refrain from looking’: Riley Gaines
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas is so well-endowed that female swimmer Riley Gaines had “refrain from looking” at Thomas in the locker room. In a new podcast with Bill Maher dropping Sunday, Gaines, an advocate for women’s sports repeatedly declined to estimate Thomas’ size.
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High school boys are twice as likely to be conservative as liberal, survey finds
High-school boys are becoming increasingly Republican. According to a federal survey administered by the University of Michigan, males in their senior year are nearly twice as likely to be conservative as liberal.
Learn MoreDems launch a new effort to shore up white voters — by leaning into race
A new Democratic-aligned initiative — dubbed the White Stripe Project — has a novel idea for winning white working class voters back to the Democratic Party: lean more into talk of equity and race.
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Deception by Redaction: More FBI FISA Abuses, This Time Using Fake News in the Washington Post
The FBI’s efforts to mislead a federal court in order to wiretap an adviser to the Trump campaign were more extensive than previously reported, according to classified documents described to RealClearInvestigations.
Learn MoreDevon Archer's testimony shows 'real quid pro quo' in Ukraine was Joe Biden, Comer says
Devon Archer's explosive testimony to Congress could further unravel a narrative about Ukraine corruption that was first cemented during the impeachment case against former President Trump in 2019.
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Devon Archer's testimony shows 'real quid pro quo' in Ukraine was Joe Biden
Devon Archer's explosive testimony to Congress could further unravel a narrative about Ukraine corruption that was first cemented during the impeachment case against former President Trump in 2019.
Learn MoreEven Trump’s indictments haven’t shattered the deadlock between the parties. Here’s why
Former President Donald Trump’s mounting legal jeopardy is raising a stark political question: can anything break the sustained electoral stalemate that has left the country divided almost exactly in half.
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The GOP’s latest anti-Biden witness extends the party’s losing streak Hunter Biden told Devon Archer to buy a BURNER PHONE three days before meeting with then-VP Joe at the White House - and weeks later the business partners announced their board seats at 'corrupt' Ukrainian gas firm Burisma High school boys are trending conservative There is no constitutional right to 'gender-affirming' careArticles
Now China is funding America's PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Communist nation has channeled $17M into more than 143 K-12 districts
China is funding America's public schools to the tune of $17 million dollars, it has been revealed, with Republicans now probing the disturbing donations. The report by Parents Defending Education states that the close coordination between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and U.S. schools.
Learn MoreTransgender double-murderer Jessica Marie Hann who killed both her babies will receive taxpayer-funded BREAST IMPLANTS
A transgender murderer who killed both her babies and stuffed one of their bodies into a Tupperware container is to receive tax payer funded breast implants. Jessica Marie Hann, born Jason Michael Hann, was sentenced to death in 2014 for murdering her 10 week old daughter & her two month old son.
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Factbox: Burisma, the obscure Ukrainian gas company at the heart of U.S. political row
Some U.S. Democrats are calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump over reports that he asked his Ukrainian counterpart to launch an investigation that could damage his Democratic political rival Joe Biden.
Learn MoreCampaign finance charge dropped from case against Sam Bankman-Fried
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will no longer face a campaign finance charge at an October criminal trial, federal prosecutors say, citing a decision by Bahamian authorities to reject a count in the indictment that was not listed on the warrant.
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A new perspective on the 1930s mega-heat waves across central United States
The unprecedented hot and dry conditions that plagued contiguous United States during the 1930s caused widespread devastation for many local communities and severely dented the emerging economy.
Learn More1930S dust bowl affected extreme heat around northern Hemisphere
The 1930s Dust Bowl, fueled by overplowing across the Great Plains and associated with record heat and drought, appears to have affected heat extremes far beyond the United States. New research finds.
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Migrants rescued from sweltering heat in fake Border Patrol truck in Mexicali
Mexicali police rescued a group of 17 Mexican migrants inside a fake U.S. Border Patrol vehicle who were apparently abandoned in the wilderness near the U.S.-Mexico border wall, according to Mexican authorities.
Learn MoreDOJ sues Texas, Abbott over 'unauthorized' anti-migration barriers in Rio Grande
The Department of Justice on Monday sued the state of Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over the installation of a barrier of buoys in the Rio Grande River intended to keep migrants from crossing into the U.S.
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Judge Sets Trump's Classified Docs Trial Date--Now What? Mix-up or misconduct? Lawyers in Hunter Biden case spar over last-minute filing by GOP lawmaker A judge blocks limits on asylum at US-Mexico border but gives Biden administration time to appeal Judge says member of Hunter Biden’s legal team ‘misrepresented her identity’ on eve of plea deal hearingArticles
Ex-White House chef's death was accidental, police say
Former White House executive chef Walter Scheib, whose body was discovered near a New Mexico mountain hiking trail this week, died of an accidental drowning, police confirmed Tuesday.
Learn MoreHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy floats an impeachment inquiry into President
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Republican lawmakers may consider an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden over unproven claims of financial misconduct,, responding to enormous GOP pressure.
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Body found in search for black male paddleboarder, 43, who drowned in pond on Obama's Martha's Vineyard estate
Divers have found the body of a paddleboarder who went missing in the water off Martha's Vineyard - that backs on to Barack Obama's sprawling $12million estate. The 43-year-old vanished on Sunday evening while he was out with another paddleboarder on Edgartown Great Pond, Massachusetts, and emergency crews were dispatched to Obama's residence.
Learn MoreRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shows off X-rated pics of Hunter Biden with women while questioning IRS whistleblower
First son Hunter Biden was put on full (frontal) display during Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee hearing. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) caused a stir when she pulled out photos of the now-53-year-old in compromising positions with a series of women while she peppered newly unmasked IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler with questions.
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Kamala Harris Is Brazenly Lying about Florida’s Slavery Curriculum 'This shows President Biden knew about his son's business deals': Republicans call out the president as Hunter's ex-best friend prepares to testify that Joe was on at least 24 'damning' business calls with his son's associatesArticles
Our Two-Tiered Justice System Was Here Long Before Biden
America is in crisis. Tens of millions of our fellow citizens feel disappointment, anger and frustration at what seems to be the clear liberal weaponization of government against us and a two-tiered system of justice.
Learn MoreFormer state lawmaker charged with sexual exploitation of children
A former New Hampshire state lawmaker and the one-time partner of a woman charged with taking sexually explicit photos of children at the Massachusetts day care center where she worked has also been charged in the case.
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Senate committee advances Supreme Court ethics bill after alleged justice misconduct
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday -- for the first time -- voted to advance legislation that would require the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a binding code of ethics, to adhere to more stringent disclosure requirements.
Learn MoreRepublicans Release FBI File that Alleges Joe Biden Bribery Scheme
Senator Chuck Grassley on Thursday released an FBI report that details allegations that a Ukrainian energy executive paid $10 million in bribes to Joe and Hunter Biden for political protection. An unidentified businessman, Burisma sought the Bidens’ help.
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FBI told agent who confirmed whistleblower testimony to decline to respond to questions
A lawyer for the FBI told a former supervisory special agent with the bureau not to answer questions from the House Oversight Committee about its Hunter Biden investigation, according to a letter obtained Tuesday.
Learn MoreJack Smith’s record rife with mistrials, overturned convictions, judicial rebukes
Special counsel Jack Smith, who has brought federal charges against former President Donald Trump, is an “overzealous” prosecutor who relies on ethically dubious tactics, including media leaks and enticing witnesses.
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Former FBI Supervisory Special Agent Confirms IRS Whistleblower Testimony
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer issued the following statement after committee staff today conducted a transcribed interview with a former FBI supervisory special agent assigned to the FBI’s Wilmington office.
Learn MoreThe federal deficit nearly tripled, raising concern about the country's finances
The federal government's deficit nearly tripled in the first nine months of the fiscal year, a surge that's bound to raise concerns about the country's rising debt levels. The Treasury Department said Thursday that the budget gap from October through June was nearly $1.4 trillion.
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Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025
Donald J. Trump and his allies are planning a sweeping expansion of presidential power over the machinery of government if voters return him to the White House in 2025, reshaping the structure of the executive branch.
Learn MoreBiden, With Sluggish Small Donations, Waits for Liberal Energy to Rise
When President Biden traveled to San Francisco last month, he raised more than $10 million in 36 hours from wealthy Democrats. Trips to Chicago and New York netted millions more, as did fund-raising events around Washington.
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NATO report says only 7 members are meeting defense spending targets
Despite many European countries boosting their defense budgets, only seven of the 29 NATO allies are currently reaching the recommended spending target of 2% of gross domestic product, according to NATO’s annual report.
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Pressure is growing for a boycott of Florida, including Latino truck drivers who vow to stop deliveries across the state and calls for an immigrant labor strike on June 1. Businesses are pledging to shutter their doors for the day to protest.
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John Kerry snaps after being grilled on private jet usage California Democrats reverse course after killing bill to stiffen penalties for child sex trafficking Diplomacy Watch: Did Boris Johnson help stop a peace deal in Ukraine? Biden authorizes Pentagon to deploy 3K reserve troops to Europe in response to Ukraine warArticles
Don’t downplay Sonia Sotomayor’s poor conduct. Fix it
Another Supreme Court ethics controversy emerged Tuesday after The Associated Press reported that Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s staff routinely “prodded” libraries, universities and other public institutions to buy her books.
Learn MoreHere’s the inflation breakdown for June, in one chart
Inflation slowed sharply in June to its slowest pace in more than two years, translating to less of a pinch on the average consumer’s wallet thanks to price relief across categories like energy, groceries and housing.
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Trump Is Desperate to Turn the White House Cocaine Into a Huge Biden Scandal
Willie Nelson claims he smoked a joint on the White House roof, Snoop Dog says he did the same thing in a bathroom, and last week someone left a dime bag of coke in the West Wing.
Learn MoreSupreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s staff prodded colleges & libraries to buy her books
For colleges and libraries seeking a boldfaced name for a guest lecturer, few come bigger than Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court justice who rose from poverty in the Bronx.
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Seeking Her (Whale) Bones, Lina Khan Aims to Kill Amazon In Its Present Form
In well-placed leaks to the media, Lina Khan is signaling that the depth and breadth of her long-anticipated antitrust lawsuit against Amazon will exceed anything the ambitious, ideology-driven Federal Trade Commission Chair has yet attempted.
Learn MoreGeorgia Rep. Mainor switches to GOP after school voucher vote
Georgia state Rep. Mesha Mainor switched political parties, joining Republicans after saying she faced “harassment and intimidation” from Democrats since she broke with the party on votes for private school vouchers & prosecutor oversight.
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Immigration Backlashes Spread Around the World
“Record immigration to affluent countries is sparking bigger backlashes across the world, boosting populist parties and putting pressure on governments to tighten policies to stem the migration wave,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Learn MoreMiss Netherlands crowns trans woman Rikkie Valerie Kollé
Rikkie Valerie Kollé has been named Miss Netherlands 2023, becoming the first transgender woman to take the title, according to multiple outlets. After winning the pageant on Saturday, Kollé will advance to represent her Dutch homeland.
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White House cocaine culprit unlikely to be found: Law enforcement official
Law enforcement officials confirmed on Wednesday that cocaine was found at the White House over the weekend. But one official familiar with the investigation cautioned that the source of the drug was unlikely to be determined.
Learn MoreCameras, visitor logs searched after cocaine found at White House
Cocaine discovered in the White House on Sunday was found in a cubby hole in a West Wing entry area where visitors place electronics and other belongings before going on tours, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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To Save the Planet, Should We Really Be Moving Slower?
John Maynard Keynes once observed that dating from “say, to two thousand years before Christ—down to the beginning of the 18th century, there was no very great change in the standard of life of the average man living in the civilised centres of the earth.
Learn MoreIsraeli professor arrested on suspicion of arms trafficking to China, Libya
Israeli professor Gal Luft was arrested on Thursday at the Larnaca International Airport, in southern Cyprus, after Interpol issued an arrest warrant against him on suspicion of arms trafficking to Libya and China, according to Ynet.
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‘Missing’ Biden corruption case witness Dr. Gal Luft details allegations against president’s family in extraordinary video Barriers to transgender health care lead some to embrace a do-it-yourself approach CDC Says Trans People Can ‘Chestfeed’ Children, Accused of Not Considering Potential Health Risks In GOP victory, judge restricts Biden officials from contacting Facebook, tech companiesArticles
Boston University law students offered therapy to recent Supreme Court decisions
Boston University School of Law students were offered therapy after three controversial Supreme Court decisions this week about affirmative action, religious freedom and student debt forgiveness.
Learn MorePoll Shows Just 29 Percent of Democrats Are 'Extremely Proud' to Be American
Last week, just before the 4th of July holiday, Gallup released their findings on how proud respondents were to be American. For 2023, the number who responded they are "extremely proud" .
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After student loan forgiveness, 73% of borrowers plan to spend more
Any day now, federal student loan borrowers throughout the U.S. could see their balances reduced by up to $20,000 thanks to President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan. The administration is waiting on a green light.
Learn MoreSupreme Court Rejects Radical Independent State Legislature Theory
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the radical argument brought forward in the controversial case of Moore v. Harper that state legislatures have the sole power to draw congressional district maps and set election law.
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Overseas payments to Biden family could exceed $40M
Members of President Biden’s family may have accepted in excess of $40 million from foreign nationals in exchange for favorable policy decisions, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer suggested Wednesday.
Learn MoreSupreme Court Rejects Radical Independent State Legislature Theory
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the radical argument brought forward in the controversial case of Moore v. Harper that state legislatures have the sole power to draw congressional district maps and set election law.
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Supreme Court Rejects Radical Independent State Legislature Theory
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the radical argument brought forward in the controversial case of Moore v. Harper that state legislatures have the sole power to draw congressional district maps and set election law.
Learn MoreElizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders propose 3% wealth tax on billionaires
A slew of Democrats on Capitol Hill — including progressives Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. — on Monday proposed a 3% total annual tax on wealth exceeding $1 billion.
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Supreme Court will decide whether Congress can tax wealth
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will weigh in on the constitutionality of wealth taxes by deciding whether Congress may require taxpayers to pay their share of earnings from a foreign company, even if they received no dividends or income.
Learn MoreKevin McCarthy’s impeachment threats sound pretty hollow
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy took aim at Merrick Garland on Sunday, warning that he will launch an impeachment inquiry against the attorney general if an IRS whistleblower’s allegations pan out.
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As fuel taxes plummet, states weigh charging by the mile instead of the tank
Evan Burroughs has spent eight years touting the virtues of an Oregon pilot program charging motorists by the distance their vehicle travels rather than the gas it guzzles, yet his own mother still hasn’t bought in.
Learn MoreSupreme Court set for furious round of decisions in final days of June
The Supreme Court is set to hand down key decisions this week on student debt relief, affirmative action and federal election laws as it enters the last week of its summer session with 10 cases pending.
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FTC’s Lina Khan presses ahead with sprawling antitrust plans in the face of GOP opposition
Republican lawmakers have for years launched barrages of criticism at Biden administration regulatory agencies and their diverse leaders — and Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan is no exception.
Learn MoreTwo IRS whistleblowers alleged sweeping misconduct in the investigation
Two IRS whistleblowers allege sweeping misconduct, including interference in the Hunter Biden tax investigation, according to the GOP House Ways and Means Committee chairman and newly released transcripts.
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Hunter Biden was member of an elite LA sex club SNCTM - but was kicked out for being a 'scumbag'
Hunter Biden was a member of an elite Los Angeles sex club but was kicked out for being a 'scumbag,' the club's founder has reportedly claimed. Damon Lawner, who opened the exclusive Snctm but sold it in 2019, was banned from the venue after he publicly identified the president's son as a former member.
Learn MoreIRS whistleblowers: David Weiss blocked from bringing Hunter Biden charges in DC and California
A top House Republican released new details from IRS whistleblowers involved in the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden that allege the lead federal prosecutor was denied when he tried to bring charges in Washington, D.C., and in California against President Joe Biden’s son.
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Litman: Is the Hunter Biden plea deal really a slap on the wrist? Not remotely
Hunter Biden’s tentative federal plea agreement is bound to displease partisans on both sides, which is one sign that it’s a fair and suitable disposition of the long-standing investigation of the president’s son.
Learn MoreTrump-appointed judge who had Democratic support will oversee Hunter Biden case
Federal district Judge Maryellen Noreika, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, will preside over the case that Justice Department brought against President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.
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AMC Cancels 'Anti-Transgender' Documentary After Backlash
A documentary depicting the negative side-effects of gender-affirming surgeries was removed from AMC theaters after the Queer Trans Project protested the film.
Learn MoreUS judge orders Trump lawyers not to release evidence in documents probe
A U.S. judge in Florida on Monday ordered defense lawyers for former President Donald Trump not to release evidence in the classified documents case to the media or the public.
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Serious Concerns About the Nomination of William Barr to be Attorney General of the United States
On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 200 national organizations committed to promoting and protecting the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States.
Learn MoreThousands of protesters descend upon Dodger Stadium, take over entire block as team honors ‘drag nun’ group
Thousands of demonstrators descended upon Dodgers Stadium Friday evening to protest the team’s Pride Night ceremony honoring a controversial group of queer and trans nuns.
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Kerry Picket Filled in Hosting Today
Kerry Picket is a senior congressional reporter for The Washington Times and fill-in radio host at SiriusXM Patriot 125. She previously covered the hill at other DC-based outlets including the Daily Caller and the Washington Examiner.
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher pleads guilty to using marijuana while having a firearm
The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to using marijuana while possessing a firearm, which is illegal. The federal crime is facing increasing scrutiny as more states legalize the drug.
Learn MoreWatch: Teacher Shows Video On Pride Month In US School; Threatens Students After They Protest
Ateacher at Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California played a Pride Month video during maths class, reacting to this the students moan, "Stop," and "Turn it off." One student shouts, "Why are you showing this to kids?"
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Russia Hacked Ukrainian Company Linked To Trump Impeachment, Security Firm Says
Russian hackers recently targeted the Ukrainian gas company that was at the center of President Trump's impeachment — and they succeeded in gaining access to its email accounts, according to California cybersecurity firm Area 1 Security.
Learn MoreTrump grants full pardon to Russia probe figure George Papadopoulos
President Donald Trump granted a full pardon on Tuesday to George Papadopoulos, a former campaign aide who pleaded guilty as part of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
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Judge Aileen Cannon Can Absolutely Sink the Federal Prosecution of Trump
The federal criminal case against Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents will be overseen, at least initially, by Judge Aileen Cannon, according to the New York Times. This is excellent news for Trump.
Learn MoreTrump administration launches global effort to end criminalization of homosexuality
The Trump administration is launching a global campaign to end the criminalization of homosexuality in dozens of nations where it's still illegal to be gay, U.S. officials tell NBC News, a bid aimed in part at denouncing Iran over its human rights record.
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Exclusive: Donald Trump admits on tape he didn’t declassify ‘secret information’
Former President Donald Trump acknowledged on tape in a 2021 meeting that he had retained “secret” military information that he had not declassified, according to a transcript of the audio recording obtained by CNN.
Learn MoreDonald Trump indicted for 2nd time, in classified documents investigation: Sources
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for a second time, this time on federal charges in relation to his handling of classified information while out of office, sources familiar confirm to ABC News.
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Why the Sky Is Orange in the Northeast Right Now
The smoke from wildfires in Quebec are having surprising, far-reaching consequences. LaGuardia International Airport in New York just halted all flights. Outdoor recess has been canceled by public schools all across the Northeastern states.
Learn MoreBud Light Is No Longer America’s Top-Selling Beer
Bud Light is no longer America’s top-selling beer because of the ongoing boycott against the brand for its advertising partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, data cited by Newsweek shows.
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Bill Barr Confirms Rep. Jamie Raskin Lied About Biden Family Corruption Investigation
“It’s not true. It wasn’t closed down,” William Barr told The Federalist on Tuesday in response to Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin’s claim that the former attorney general and his “handpicked prosecutor” had ended an investigation.
Learn MoreBomb threats against Target stores in Utah, Ohio & Pennsylvania over Pride controversy
Police are investigating bomb threats made against Target stores in three states after being alerted by local media outlets that received emails referencing the retail chain's decision to remove or relocate LGBTQ collections celebrating Pride Month.
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UC student says she failed assignment for using term 'biological women'
A University of Cincinnati student says she received a failing grade on an assignment because she used the term "biological women." Olivia Krolczyk, a student studying chemistry at UC, posted a video on TikTok detailing the incident last month.
Learn MoreThe Ugly History of the DOJ Hatchet-Man Tasked to Target Trump
Richard Grenell was one of the Donald Trump administration’s brightest stars. The former spokesman to the UN in the George W. Bush administration, Grenell was named ambassador to Germany in 2018, and in 2020 became acting director of National Intelligence.
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