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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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Texas Man Accused Of Putting Antiques Up His Kilt-Covered Butt Horrifying new report into October 7 rapes reveals how survivors walked through 'an apocalypse of bodies' missing body parts Indicted ex-FBI informant told investigators he got Hunter Biden dirt from Russian intelligence officialsArticles
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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Nikki Haley DID cheat on husband Michael - had affairs with her comms consultant and a MARRIED South Carolina lobbyist before she became governor, sworn affidavits and new witnesses claim Johnson's temporary spending bill passes with more Democrat than GOP votes, signaling future strifeArticles
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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Trump received millions of dollars from foreign governments while president, House Democrats allege Jeffrey Epstein 'victim' Johanna Sjoberg denies MASSAGING Donald Trump and reveals how predator financier boasted of being able to call former president before trip to his casino, court papers claimArticles
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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Many California undocumented students are missing out on financial aid. An easier, new application could get them more money U.S. intelligence officials determined the Chinese spy balloon used a U.S. internet provider to communicate Are we living in a simulation? Scientist claims we're simply characters in an advanced virtual world - and says he has an easy way to prove itArticles
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.
Learn MoreThe Obstruction Charges That May Derail Trump’s Election-Interference Trial
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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Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: One-in-Five Mail-In Voters Admit to Committing at Least One Kind of Voter Fraud During 2020 Election Former Trump comms director tells his 'redemption story' in new book to help others overcome addiction Illinois NAACP president faces calls to quit over conference call where she branded migrants 'rapist savages' who are taking resources from black and homeless peopleArticles
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 MoreIt’s time to limit how often we can travel abroad – ‘carbon passports’ may be the answer
The summer of 2023 was very significant for the travel industry. By the end of July, international tourist arrivals globally reached 84% of pre-pandemic levels. In some European countries, , such as France, Denmark and Ireland.
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How average mortgage payments on a new home have risen 90% since Biden took office - but experts warn buyers not to hold off in the hope of costs falling since high interest rates are here to stay Rise of the right: big gains predicted for Eurosceptics in EU elections How Angela Merkel’s great migrant gamble paid offArticles
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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
Learn MoreDo Republicans Always 'Lose' Government Shutdowns? Don’t Be So Sure, Polls Warn.
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.
Learn MoreNJ Sen. Bob Menendez and wife indicted on federal bribery charges
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.
Learn MoreChicago may create city-owned grocery store after major retailers flee crime-ridden city
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.
Learn More21-year-old Minnesota college student regrets gender reassignment decision
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.
Learn MoreInflation ticks upward to 3.7% as the Fed's fight to tame high consumer prices rolls on
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.
Learn MoreConstituents rip Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after she posts video to Instagram
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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Conservative groups draw up plan to dismantle the US government and replace it with Trump’s vision Workers at firm probed for 2020 voter registration fraud warned police about 'red flags,' memos show Healey says Massachusetts National Guard will deploy "soon" to help with migrant housing crisis Migrant arrested 6 times for 14 crimes in first two months in NYCArticles
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
Untangling Ron DeSantis’ Debate Anecdote About an Improbable Abortion Survival Story
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.
Learn MoreWhy Florida's new immigration law is troubling businesses and workers alike
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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Could Trump be impeached shortly after he takes office? Old yeller: Biden's private fury Glass Bottling Plants Are Shutting Down After Bud Light Boycott Slammed Sales — 600 Employees Are Now Jobless; 2 Other Big Beverage Stocks To Watch Now Bud Light Plummets To 14th Place Among Beers As Anheuser-Busch CEO Pleads For Consumers To Think Of The 65,000 Employees Impacted By BoycottsArticles
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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IRS whistleblower attorney pushes back against AG Merrick Garland after allegations dispute over Hunter Biden case Mama Mia! NYC rules crack down on coal-, wood-fired pizzerias — must cut carbon emissions up to 75% Disney stock sentiment has ‘deteriorated,’ but this analyst says not all hope is lostArticles
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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It Doesn’t Matter That Joe Biden Is a Corrupt, Doddering, Old Pervert
Do you think it matters that our alleged president has fallen myriad times and can’t get up? You do? You sap. Watching President Gumby trip all over mystery sandbags at the Air Force Academy just reinforces what we all already know.
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The U.S. government lost $11.2 billion on its bailout of General Motors Co GM.N, more than the $10.3 billion the Treasury Department estimated when it sold its remaining GM shares in December, according to a government report.
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Pride drag show on Nevada Air Force base abruptly canceled
A "family-friendly" drag show that was scheduled to take place on Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada today has been canceled. The Nellis LGBTQ+ Pride Council was scheduled to host the event.
Learn MoreHealth secretary Mandy Cohen resigns, governor taps a successor
Mandy Cohen, the physician who has led North Carolina through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and a massive transformation of how Medicaid is administered, told her staff at the state Department of Health and Human Services.
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Trump captured on tape talking about classified document he kept after leaving the White House
Federal prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of a summer 2021 meeting in which former President Donald Trump acknowledges he held onto a classified Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran, multiple sources told CNN, undercutting his argument that he declassified everything.
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Twelve years ago, FBI agents in Baltimore sought to wiretap former Brookings Institution analyst Igor Danchenko on suspicions he was spying for Russia. But the counterintelligence analyst they were assigned to work with ‒ Brian Auten ‒ told them he could not find their target and assumed the Russian national had fled back.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley warns FBI’s Wray over Biden file offer: ‘Not good enough’ 'You need a safe harbor - I can work with your father alone!' The telling text Jim Biden sent to nephew Hunter suggests Joe WAS in on their business plans after scathing article appeared linking connection to corrupt Chinese energy deal Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot to teach at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health Asian Americans, Shifting RightArticles
Debt ceiling deal throws a wrench into IRS overhaul
The bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling would claw back billions of dollars meant to enable a large-scale refurbishment of the IRS, which has withered over the last decade due to budget cuts, outdated technology and loss of staff.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is warning her Twitter followers that an account claiming to be her is not actually real. “FYI there’s a fake account on here impersonating me and going viral. The Twitter CEO has engaged it, boosting visibility,”
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Marketing Briefing: As Pride approaches, marketers should be ‘truly invested’ as marketing backlash continues
The month of June — and Pride marketing dollars to mark the occasion — will soon flow. For marketers in recent years, that’s often meant rolling out various Pride campaigns with LGBTQIA+influencers and creating Pride merch.
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Going to see Taylor Swift live, you expect it to be a night to remember — but there are growing reports of people suffering amnesia after her shows. Jenna Tocatilan, 25, from New York, said she had dreamed about seeing the pop star.
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Why major brands were forced into the conservative plan targeting LGBTQ people
Bud Light and Target were not always political punching bags. But both companies have been drawn into the center of a long-brewing conservative battle after the brands released campaigns supporting or featuring LGBTQ people.
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The US doesn't actually have to pay off its $31 trillion mountain of debt, according to top economist Paul Krugman, hitting back at the idea that government finances can be compared to household balance sheets.
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Fact check: Does immigration increase housing costs?
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) sparked a social media debate this week when he claimed illegal immigration drives up the cost of housing. After an economics professor attempted to correct Vance on Twitter, sharing a graph.
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FBI official admits to GOP chairman she has not read Durham report
An FBI official revealed that she had not read the Durham report during testimony to the House Committee on Homeland Security. FBI Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence Jill Murphy testified in front of Congress on Tuesday.
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Two top Republican senators are demanding answers from special counsel John Durham about key Crossfire Hurricane figures who refused to cooperate in his investigation and whether he attempted to subpoena them.
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FBI broke rules in scouring foreign intelligence on Jan. 6 riot, racial justice protests, court says Trump attorneys request meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland amid special counsel probes GOP chair ‘speechless’ after senior FBI official says she hasn’t read Durham reportArticles
The NAACP Says Florida Isn't Safe for Black People. Data Tell a Different Story
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People last week cautioned black Americans to stay out of Florida, claiming that the state’s "openly hostile" policies put them at risk.
Learn MoreArchives: Every administration since Reagan has mishandled classified docs
Every administration since President Reagan has mishandled classified information under the Presidential Records Act, according to officials from the National Archives and Records Administration.
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The allure of fascism: why do minorities join the far right?
While investigators search for a motive behind a Texas man’s mass killing of eight people at an outlet mall near Dallas earlier this month, they and groups such as the Anti-Defamation League believe they have uncovered social media posts.
Learn MoreBud Light sales decline for sixth consecutive week amid Dylan Mulvaney controversy
Anheuser-Busch saw the sales of its Bud Light beer decline for the sixth straight week. During the week beginning May 8, U.S. retail sales decreased 28% compared with the same period in 2022, according to a report citing an analysis of Nielsen data.
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Molson Coors warns it will NOT tolerate attacks on staff who authorized Miller Lite ad that apologized for past bikini promos - after insisting feminist clip is not 'remotely controversial' These are the biggest sticking points in the debt ceiling fight Latinos Can Be White SupremacistsArticles
‘Howard’ Documentary Will Remain On Disney+; List Of Disney Streaming Removals Still Being Finalized
“The list of titles coming off of Hulu and Disney+ next week is still being finalized,” a rep for the company said, indicating that there could be additional changes.
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A straphanger who witnessed the fatal subway confrontation between Daniel Penny and Jordan Neely earlier this month called Penny a “hero” for restraining the homeless man.
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Rep. Cori Bush Pushes For $14 Trillion In Reparations Republicans Demand Answers From NIH on Transgender Youth ‘Experiments’ Study That Left 2 Dead, Others Sterilized Disney announces its huge Star Wars hotel will CLOSE just a year after opening and charging visitors up to $20,000 for two night 'voyage' on fake Orlando spaceship with no windowsArticles
‘Drastic' Crisis May Force NYC to Use 20 School Gyms to House Migrants, Sparking Anger
New York City has begun to convert public school gymnasiums into housing for international migrants, its latest effort to accommodate a growing population of asylum-seekers who have overwhelmed the city’s homeless shelter system.
Learn MoreAlleged FBI whistleblowers provide fiery opening statements before congressional committee
On Thursday morning, before the Committee on the Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, three suspended FBI agents Republicans deemed as whistleblowers gave passionate opening statements.
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Florida’s ban on DEI spending becomes official as DeSantis enacts college reforms
Colleges and universities in Florida are no longer allowed to spend their cash on most diversity, equity and inclusion programs under a slate of higher education reforms Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Monday to curb “woke” ideology.
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Bud Light, in an attempt to slow a sales free-fall after an ill-conceived partnership with a transgender influencer, has unveiled camouflage-themed cans to conceal the controversy from its conservative base of blue-collar beer drinkers.
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Department of Commerce Issues Preliminary Determination of Circumvention Inquiries of Solar Cells and Modules Produced in China Bud Light and Budweiser to get a temporary redesign of their aluminum bottles - showing camouflage print to support scholarships for children of fallen American service membersArticles
Cyclist Taunts Marching White Supremacists With Outstandingly Timed Heckles
A bicyclist stopped members of the white supremacist, neo-Nazi group Patriot Front in their tracks with some well-timed heckles during their march in Washington on Sunday.
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Threats of violence against the LGBTQIA+ community are on the rise and intensifying, according to a new briefing by the Department of Homeland Security.
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IRS removes investigative team from Hunter Biden probe in move whistleblower calls ‘clearly retaliatory’ Former FBI official recounts alleged lie at heart of Sussmann trial REPORT ON MATTERS RELATED TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES AND INVESTIGATIONS ARISING OUT OF THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNSArticles
Nonprofit: Veterans displaced at Newburgh hotel to make room for NYC-bused migrants
There was more fallout from the migrant crisis in the Hudson Valley as homeless veterans were displaced from a Town of Newburgh hotel to make room for migrants being bused in from New York City, a local nonprofit said.
Learn MoreMore than 50 House Republicans tear into VA secretary over debt bill claims
A group of 56 House Republicans tore into Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough for his department’s assertions that the GOP’s debt ceiling increase and spending cuts bill would slash veterans’ benefits.
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California's 'Dream for All' home loan program drained its $300M budget in just 11 days — 3 ways to gain exposure to West Coast real estate 'Attack on Your Breakfast': Republican Lawmakers Sound Off on Supreme Court's Prop 12 Decision And you thought Lori Lightfoot was a nightmare! Chicago's new woke mayor is signed in and vows to tax the rich and big business to pay Appeals court resurrects Georgia ballot inspection case of 2020 electionArticles
Biden admin to allow the release of some migrants into the U.S.
After more than 11,000 migrants were caught crossing the southern border on Tuesday, the Biden administration is now preparing a memo that will direct Customs and Border Protection to begin releasing migrants into the U.S.
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An expected surge in migration at the border with Mexico is setting off alarm bells in states and cities across the US — and stoking tension between Joe Biden and fellow Democrats just as the president’s reelection bid gets under way.
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Democrats have sinking feeling: Trump could beat Biden
Democrats are getting a sinking feeling when it comes to Donald Trump: They can see him winning again. A New York jury in a civil trial Tuesday found the former president liable for sexual assault and defamation.
Learn MoreHow Title 42's expiration will reshape immigration policy at the U.S.-Mexico border
The termination of an emergency immigration restriction known as Title 42 will mark a major policy shift in how the U.S. processes migrants who reach the southern border, including those hoping to ask for asylum.
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What’s up with RFK Jr.'s poll numbers?
The recent poll showing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist, garnering 14% of 2020 Biden voters certainly seems pretty bad. Does the Democratic electorate now include a sizable anti-science contingent?
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A former Delaware middle school teacher has been charged with multiple counts of rape of a student. Reed Messer, 42, was extradited to Delaware on Monday after being arrested at her home in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Biden hit by fact checker for repeatedly touting 'highly misleading' deficit claim: 'Bottomless Pinocchio'
The Washington Post's chief fact-checker Glenn Kessler awarded President Biden with a "Bottomless Pinocchio" rating for repeatedly touting what the reporter described as a "highly misleading" claim about reducing the deficit.
Learn MoreLawsuit Alleges Maine School District Violated Parental Rights Over Child’s Social Transition
A Maine parent is suing her child’s school district in federal court for allegedly violating her parental rights by allegedly failing to inform the mother of her child’s social transition—part of a handful of legal battles over pronouns across the country.
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If He Has to, Obama Should Raise the Debt Ceiling Unilaterally
President Obama keeps saying he will not raise the debt ceiling on his own. “Look, our view is the Constitution gives Congress—not the president—the authority to borrow money, and only Congress can increase the debt ceiling,” Press Secretary Jay Carney said last week.
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Processed and released migrants continue to pour into the historic downtown area, with most not having the money to buy a plane or bus ticket to their ultimate destination, some as close as Dallas with others as far as New York City.
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Heart-stopping footage shows the moment a speeding Range Rover hurtles towards crowd outside Texas migrant center as an eighth person is confirmed dead in horror crash Joe Biden bribery allegations were brought to DOJ in 2018 — two years before similar claims by whistleblower I’m a doctor and my Black parents saw me break free of segregation. Now medical schools are bringing it backArticles
Trump Touts Low Unemployment Rates For African-Americans, Hispanics
The job market is strong right now, with a 4.1 percent unemployment rate, and President Trump knows it. In his State of the Union address, he said he is "proud" that "African-American unemployment stands at the lowest rate ever recorded.
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Despite the violent and erratic behavior exhibited by Jordan Neely on a New York subway Monday night that led to a violent and ultimately fatal altercation, Governor Kathy Hochul said that the man was simply “killed for being a passenger on the subway trains.”
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Why China Is Investing in Africa's Green Energy Future
A wind farm in Namibia and a floating solar farm on Zimbabwe's massive Kariba Dam are among the new green energy projects Chinese companies are looking at investing in this year after Beijing pledged to help African countries address their energy problems with renewable sources rather than fossil fuels.
Learn MoreChokehold killed man restrained by NYC subway passengers
A man who had been shouting at people aboard a New York City subway train died after fellow riders tackled him and one put him in a chokehold that lasted until his body went limp, according to police officials and video of the encounter. Jordan Neely, 30, died from compression of the neck.
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Trans psychologist believes that trans identity is a social contagion
I once heard someone describe his philosophy on building the next generation of leaders: “Just because your old man beat the shit out of me, doesn’t mean I should beat the shit out of my kids.
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Through a grant from the San Francisco Department of Public Health, UCSF’s Child and Adolescent Gender Center has for the past five years provided training and consultation on transgender kids.
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Ex-officer Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd’s killing
A former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd has been convicted of aiding and abetting manslaughter. Tou Thao, who already had been convicted in federal court of violating Floyd's civil rights, was the last of four former officers.
Learn MoreU.S. planning to send 1,500 more troops to southern border
The Biden administration is planning to send 1,500 more active-duty troops temporarily to the southern border to assist agents ahead of an expected influx of migrants seeking asylum, three U.S. officials said Tuesday. The move comes as Title 42, the public health law that permits the U.S. to deny asylum and migrations.
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Anheuser-Busch Is In A Deep Hole In and Out of the Trans Community
Anheuser-Busch has dug itself into a deep hole after playing politics with its beer. Since significant backlash stormed the company for partnering with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Learn MoreBox Office Milestone: ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Hits $1B Globally
Illumination and Universal’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie is checking off another notable milestone. The Nintendo video game adaptation will cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office sometime on Sunday.
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House GOP narrowly passes bill to raise debt limit and cut spending; White House called it 'ransom'
House Republicans on Wednesday narrowly passed a bill to increase the nation's debt ceiling while cutting federal government spending -- and while the legislation has no prospect of becoming law.
Learn MoreHouse narrowly passes GOP debt limit bill, putting Biden on defense for refusal to negotiate
House Republicans narrowly passed legislation raising the debt limit on Wednesday. The move is gambit to force President Biden to begin negotiations in earnest on cutting spending in exchange for lifting the cap.
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Michigan lawmakers sign off on $175 million for Gotion development
A single vote made the difference Thursday and provided Michigan lawmakers' final approval of $175 million in taxpayer incentives for Chinese electric vehicle battery maker Gotion Inc.'s much-debated plant near Big Rapids.
Learn MoreTeachers union chief hires seasoned lawyer ahead of Hill testimony
Randi Weingarten is lawyering up. The American Federation of Teachers president has retained a top white-collar defense attorney ahead of her scheduled testimony on school closures during the height of the Covid-19 crisis.
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New Bill Won’t Require Parental Notification For Runaway Minors Receiving ‘Gender Affirming Treatment’
A new bill under consideration in the Washington state legislature could do away with parental notification requirements for runaway minors if they are seeking sex change operations.
Learn MoreHunter Biden may be living at the White House to evade legal papers from his baby mama
Hunter Biden is believed to be hiding out at the White House while his baby mama goes on the warpath. Lawyers for former stripper Lunden Roberts asked an Arkansas court Friday to jail the first son.
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Tim Young Filled in Today
Tim has been a guest on and quoted in almost every major publication in the world. Whether it be the conservative Fox News or the progressive CNN, Tim’s voice has been heard there. His media and pop culture takes have been featured in everything from Cosmopolitan to OK! Magazine and TMZ Live! If you need a memorable quote or a character to share an opinion, reach out.
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Ex-CIA chief spills on how he got spies to write false Hunter Biden laptop letter
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign prompted former acting CIA Director Mike Morell to “help Biden” by organizing 50 colleagues to sign a letter in October 2020 falsely claiming that damning emails from Hunter Biden’s laptop published by The Post were Russian disinformation.
Learn MoreOver 99% of migrants who sought exception to Title 42 via CBP One App were approved
The majority of requests made by migrants for an exception to the Title 42 public health order using the recently-expanded CBP One App have been accepted. Of the more than 80,000 migrants that applied, over 99 percent were found to have met the criteria, according to a CBP spokesperson.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland is the 'senior political appointee' at center of IRS whistleblower's bombshell claim the Biden administration thwarted and interfered with Hunter Biden criminal probe New Testimony Reveals Secretary Blinken and Biden Campaign Behind the Infamous Public Statement on the Hunter Biden Laptop Why more U.S. schools are embracing a new ‘science of reading’ Where Did All the Biden Illegal Immigrants Go? Hard-Up Sanctuary Cities Are Only Part of the AnswerArticles
What is The $25,000 Downpayment Toward Equity Act? [Explained]
First-time home buyers may be eligible to receive a $25,000 cash grant to purchase a new home. The Downpayment Toward Equity Act fulfills a campaign promise from the Biden administration.
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Lenora Dennis not only witnessed the attack of a couple on Wabash Avenue Saturday night, she stepped in to help. “They were going to kill that young man,” she said. “They were stomping his head into the concrete.”
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How Hunter Biden’s Firm Helped Secure Cobalt for the Chinese
An investment firm where Hunter Biden, the president’s son, was a founding board member helped facilitate a Chinese company’s purchase from an American company of one of the world’s richest cobalt mines, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Learn MoreNew Jersey grants $1.25bn in public funds to firms that back Republicans
Corporations that contributed millions of dollars to the Chris Christie-led Republican Governors Association and other GOP campaigns have received public funding deals worth almost $1.25bn from his New Jersey administration in less than two years.
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Disney Lost Over a Quarter of a Billion Dollars on Two Woke Failures
Two of the three biggest box office bombs of 2022 were both animated Disney movies that, when combined, lost the company more than a quarter of a billion dollars.
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When you can’t govern, just rely on publicity stunts — that is the mantra presumably of the presently very unserious Republican Party.
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Six more Biden family members benefitted from Hunter's shady deals, Republicans say: Now claims nine relatives including Hallie and Joe's brother Jim were part of 'enterprise' that generated an 'exorbitant amount' of cash White homeowner accused of shooting Black teen who went to the wrong house in Kansas City will face 2 felony charges, officials announce How Walmart Pushed Arkansas Public Schools to Go Woke Republicans look to extend transgender restrictions to adultsArticles
Tax Day Cash Will Indicate Just How Close US Is to Default
The question of when the US could default will come into sharp relief this week when the Treasury reveals how big its tax take is likely to be. With the political battle over the statutory debt ceiling set to amp up again, the Treasury’s tax receipts will give a clearer idea.
Learn MoreCalifornia power companies roll out fixed-rate bill proposal
If you earn more, you pay more. That’s the basic idea behind sweeping changes proposed by California’s three largest power companies that will impact your electricity bill. Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric, and San Diego Gas & Electric submitted a joint proposal.
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The Babylon Bee is suing California's attorney general Plus-size influencer demands FAA and airlines give fat flyers as many FREE seats as they need to spread themselves out - and admits other passengers may have to foot the bill Biden has greatly diminished America’s role in the world – Britain doesn’t need himArticles
The end of the inversion: will pharma leave Ireland after tax rises?
As Ireland is among the 136 countries recently agreeing to a 15% minimum tax rate, we consider what the change means for companies in a country that has attracted pharmaceutical contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs) with low tax bills. What happened? On 8 October, 136 countries signed up to a major reform.
Learn MoreNewsom says he’ll name Black woman to Senate if Feinstein resigns
California Gov. Gavin Newsom committed Monday to nominating a Black woman for the U.S. Senate should Sen. Dianne Feinstein resign from the seat she’s held for more than two decades. Newsom made the comments to MSNBC host Joy Reid in an appearance on her show, saying he has multiple names in mind for the spot.
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Pentagon leaks linked to young gun enthusiast who worked at military base
The man responsible for the leak of hundreds of classified Pentagon documents is reported to be a young, racist gun enthusiast who worked on a military base, and who was seeking to impress two dozen fellow members of an internet chat group.
Learn MoreCitigroup chose Obama’s 2008 cabinet, WikiLeaks document reveals
One month before the presidential election of 2008, the giant Wall Street bank Citigroup submitted to the Obama campaign a list of its preferred candidates for cabinet positions in an Obama administration. This list corresponds almost exactly to the eventual composition of Barack Obama’s cabinet.
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What Secrets Are in the Leaked Pentagon Documents?
A stunning leak of a cache of classified Pentagon documents appears to be one of the most significant breaches of U.S. intelligence in decades, purportedly revealing national security secrets regarding Ukraine, Russia, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as details about U.S. espionage methods and the country’s spying on adversaries and allies.
Learn More‘Splintered’ Court Ruling Throws J6 Prosecution Into Chaos
A Massachusetts man on Friday was charged with a felony related to his participation in the protest at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Mark Sahady already faced misdemeanors for his nonviolent and brief jaunt through the building that afternoon, but the Justice Department decided to add the common “obstruction of an official proceeding”.
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Hunter Biden's business partners, assistants visited White House over 80 times when Biden was VP Police document detailing President Biden's security information found on Belfast street Bud Light Weathers Stock Drop After Trans Partnership Backlash AP sources: EPA car rule to push huge increase in EV salesArticles
Europe must resist pressure to become ‘America’s followers,’ says Macron
Europe must reduce its dependency on the United States and avoid getting dragged into a confrontation between China and the U.S. over Taiwan, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview on his plane back from a three-day state visit to China.
Learn MoreJustin Jones returns to state legislature after unanimous Nashville Council appointment
Rep. Justin Jones left the Tennessee Capitol on April 6, expelled from the House of Representatives for leading a gun-control protest from the floor following a deadly Nashville school shooting. On Monday, hundreds of jubilant supporters marched alongside him.
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Biden enlists hundreds of social media influencers for upcoming reelection bid
President Joe Biden will be relying heavily on the power of social media, with an emphasis on mobilizing young voters, in his still unannounced reelection bid. The 80-year-old commander in chief is enlisting hundreds of social media influencers, according to a new report.
Learn MoreTennessee becomes new front in battle for American democracy
Tennessee has become a new front in the battle for the future of American democracy after Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers from the state Legislature for their part in a protest urging passage of gun-control measures. The GOP supermajority expelled Justin Jones and Justin Pearson.
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More extremism in the military, & a new death threat to LGBT group
A Maryland man was arrested by the FBI for threatening to "slaughter" an LGBTQ organization in Washington, D.C. Extremist Trump supporters aren't showing up to protest Trump's arrest — yet.
Learn MoreRepublican wins special state Senate election in Wisconsin, handing GOP supermajority
Wisconsin state Rep. Dan Knodl (R) won Tuesday’s special election for an open state Senate seat, handing Republicans a supermajority in the upper chamber and the necessary votes to impeach state officials.
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New voter ID law a test for college students Teen suspected of planning to ‘shoot up’ multiple Colorado Springs area schools and churches arrested Scranton Joe? Hell no: Pennsylvania poll shows residents want Trump or DeSantis MORE than their native president as he keeps pushing back his 2024 announcement Biden admin releases new Title IX regulations on transgender issues in schoolsArticles
Immigration fees may go up and green card applicants could be hard hit
After two decades of waiting, Patricia Ramirez of New Mexico was filled with joy when she finally became eligible for a green card a few months ago. To Ramirez, who came to the U.S. undocumented, becoming a lawful permanent resident would give her more security living in the U.S.
Learn MoreCalifornia Gov. Newsom rips DeSantis during Sarasota visit with New College students
California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a surprise visit to Sarasota Wednesday near the New College of Florida campus, ripping Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a meeting with students grappling with his conservative higher education experiment.
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Fact check: Viral meme compares Al Sharpton's tax troubles with Willie Nelson's
The claim: The Rev. Al Sharpton owes over $19 million in outstanding taxes; IRS seized Willie Nelson's assets over $16 million in tax debt. Civil rights activist and television host the Rev. Al Sharpton has taken heat over the years for tax delinquency.
Learn MoreAbrams settles IRS debt as she preps for another run for office
Stacey Abrams has repaid the tax debt she owed to the Internal Revenue Service, closing off a potential weakness as she considers a run for the White House or a rematch against Gov. Brian Kemp. The Democrat said through a spokesman Thursday that she retired the roughly $54,000 she owed to the IRS.
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The Mueller Report Makes It Clear: Trump Is Off the Hook in SDNY as Well
Since the announcement of special counsel Robert Mueller’s decision to not indict President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice or any members of Trump’s family, critics of Trump who still feel some of his actions may have amounted to crimes seem to have put all their eggs in a new basket: the Southern District of New York.
Learn MoreBig Tech staffed with hundreds of ex-DOJ employees amid antitrust battle
Big Tech is staffed with hundreds of former Department of Justice employees, some of whom have key insight into government antitrust investigative methods, according to a watchdog's "revolving door" analysis. Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and HP have hired at least 360 DOJ employees.
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George Soros and the media need to stop playing dumb about Alvin Bragg
If you subject yourself to reading and watching the legacy media, you might think former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) have been spreading baseless antisemitic conspiracy theories lately.
Learn MorePost-indictment poll: Trump surges to largest-ever lead over DeSantis
A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll — one of the first conducted after former President Donald Trump was indicted Thursday for his role in paying hush money to a porn star — shows Trump surging to his largest-ever lead.
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'Trans Day of Vengeance' cancelled due to 'credible threat to life and safety'
Our Rights DC, the group behind Saturday's "Trans Day of Vengeance" protest outside the Supreme Court, has announced that the event has been cancelled due to a "credible threat to life and safety."
Learn MoreHunter Biden was asked to use his FBI contacts to help his business partner arrested
Hunter Biden was asked to use contacts in the FBI to help his Chinese business partner who was arrested for bribery and money laundering, emails reveal. The news comes as a whistleblower claims.
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Judge denies Jan. 6 defendant’s bid for time to review McCarthy’s Capitol security footage
A federal judge on Friday denied a Jan. 6 defendant’s request to delay her imminent trial in order to review thousands of hours of security footage recently made available by Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Learn MoreReparations could cost California more than $800 billion, economists estimate
It could cost California more than $800 billion to compensate Black residents for generations of over-policing, disproportionate incarceration and housing discrimination, economists have told a state panel considering reparations.
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Restricts Conservatives Raising Alarm About ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’
Elon Musk’s Twitter has restricted accounts of prominent conservative politicians, journalists, and activists that are raising awareness about the fact that radical transgender activists called for a “Trans Day of Vengeance” ahead.
Learn MorePoll: Plurality of Nevada voters approve of Lombardo, majority support voter ID
Nevadans broadly gave Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo good marks after his first month in office, with a slight majority viewing the state as “on the right track,” according to a poll released Friday from The Nevada Independent and OH Predictive Insights.
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Female shooters are rare — and trans men even more so
Active shootings — those in large public spaces, with substantial risk of casualties — have become common in the U.S. But the circumstances of Thursday’s mass shooting in Aberdeen are comparatively rare.
Learn MoreYoung men, guns and the prefrontal cortex
When Vanderbilt University psychiatrist Jonathan Metzl learned that the perpetrator of the Uvalde, Tex., school massacre was a young man barely out of adolescence, it was hard not to think about the peculiarities of the maturing male brain.
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Schumer declines to state confidence in Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday declined to say whether he has confidence in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) ahead of an expected indictment of former President Trump.
Learn MoreDisgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasts Alvin Bragg’s probe of Trump
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered a stinging rebuke of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s looming indictment of former President Trump over alleged hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.
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China opens ties with Honduras, Taiwan decries monetary demands Mark Wahlberg and Jim Carrey among stars rushing to sell homes to beat new ‘mansion’ tax Chuck Schumer 1980 campaign finance case recalled amid Donald Trump legal jeopardy Hunter Biden used FBI mole named ‘One-Eye’ to tip him off to China probes: tipsterArticles
Would a ‘Wealth Tax’ Work?
Facing a national debt of over $31 trillion, the Biden administration’s FY 2024 budget plan is looking for a gusher of new revenue in a “wealth tax” of 25% on wealth exceeding $100 million. This would tax not just personal income but gains in the value of assets.
Learn MoreMy Position on the Iran Deal
Every several years or so a legislator is called upon to cast a momentous vote in which the stakes are high and both sides of the issue are vociferous in their views. Over the years, I have learned that the best way to treat such decisions is to study the issue carefully.
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Could Trump Be Impeached Shortly After He Takes Office?
Donald Trump isn’t even the Republican nominee yet. But his incendiary rhetoric, most notably about killing the families of terrorists and bringing back torture, has critics on the right and the left discussing the most extreme of countermeasures at an unusually early point in the race.
Learn MoreCalifornia Attorney General Blames Automakers for Car Theft Spike
California attorney general Rob Bonta (D.) is blaming car manufacturers for the spike in car thefts that has occurred on his watch. In a letter to Hyundai and Kia, Bonta and 22 other attorneys general on Monday claimed the carmakers helped fuel a national car theft epidemic by not installing engine immobilizers.
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John Solomon sues DOJ, National Archives over access to declassified Trump-Russia probe memos
Just the News Editor-in-Chief John Solomon sued the Justice Department and National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) on Tuesday, alleging they have wrongly kept from public inspection hundreds of pages of documents chronicling the FBI's bungled Russia collusion probe.
Learn MoreFrom 'Comrade Barbara' to Limousine Liberal: Barbara Lee Dropped $20K On Luxury Cars, Filings Show
California congresswoman Barbara Lee (D.) has come a long way since her days praising communists, spending over $20,000 in campaign funds on chauffeured cars and limousines over the last election cycle. Among the luxury travel expenses from Lee, who was once known to her leftist allies.
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Why Joe Biden’s Honeymoon With Progressives Is Coming to an End
One of the most historically unusual aspects of the Biden administration has been the harmonious relations between the president and progressive activists. Historically, progressives generally spend most of their time complaining about Democratic presidents.
Learn MoreVoters of color are a big reason Trump leads the GOP primary
ormer President Donald Trump holds an average double-digit advantage over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in national 2024 Republican primary surveys. That, in itself, isn’t notable given Trump, the frontrunner, has been ahead of DeSantis (by far his nearest competitor or potential competitor).
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Silicon Valley Bank Collapsed Despite Being ‘Woke,’ Not Because Of It
In finance, the purest definition of “woke” is the effort to expand markets to lend to new communities of entrepreneurs, sign up previously untapped customers and increase prosperity for a wider range of people.
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Marissa Barnwell failed to show sufficient deference to the Pledge of Allegiance. And for that, she was punished. She was walking quietly down the hall at River Bluff High School in Lexington, S.C..
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The Origins of the Term ‘Woke’ Had Nothing to Do With Today’s Identity Politics Wars
When in 2017 the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary added “woke” to their list of new words, they defined it as “alert to racial or social discrimination and injustice.” The earliest modern citation of “woke,” according to the OED, was a 1962 article, “If You’re Woke You Dig It”.
Learn MoreHouse Oversight chair questions $1.3 million in payments to Hunter Biden and relatives
The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee published a memo Thursday alleging that Hunter Biden and at least two relatives were paid $1.3 million from an associate of the president's son who had links to a Chinese energy company. They are alleged to have been paid.
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Ron DeSantis Eating Pudding With His Fingers Will End His 2024 Bid Hallie is unmasked as the mystery THIRD Biden family member to receive China cash Republican lawmaker provokes outrage after voting against free school meals, saying ‘hunger is relative’ NYS changes minimum scores for student proficiency in math, EnglishArticles
Experts say attacks on free speech are rising across the US
In Idaho, an art exhibit was censored and teens were told they couldn’t testify in some legislative hearings. In Washington state, a lawmaker proposed a hotline so the government could track offensively biased statements.
Learn More'De-influencers' are telling TikTok users what not to buy
For the past few years, influencer marketing has dramatically shifted how brands connect with consumers. With just one video or post, popular content creators can turn anything from a beauty product to a water bottle into a viral sensation.
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Another drag show showdown: Florida targets Miami hotel’s liquor license
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is seeking to revoke the Hyatt Regency Miami’s liquor license because an affiliated facility hosted a Christmas-themed drag queen show in which the state claimed minors were present.
Learn MoreStudent-led drag show at an Elk Grove high school assembly angers some parents
A Pleasant Grove High School drag performance on campus has stirred emotion and divided parents over this question: should drag shows be allowed in schools? A student-led routine by the high school's LGBTQ+ group.
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Step One To Fixing America’s Border Nightmare — Show Mayorkas The Door San Francisco board open to reparations with $5M payouts REVEALED: Only ONE member of failed SVB's board had a career in investment banking - and the rest were Obama, Clinton mega-donors who 'grieved' when Trump won including one who went to Shinto shrine 'to pray'Articles
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly calls for censorship of social media companies to prevent bank run: report
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., asked during a meeting about the bailout of Silicon Valley Bank whether social media could be censored to prevent misinformation going out that could lead to a bank run, according to reports.
Learn MoreSwastikas, image of Hitler drawn on Jewish student's door at Stanford
Stanford University is investigating a possible hate crime after swastikas and an image of Adolf Hitler were drawn on a whiteboard outside a Jewish student's dorm room, the third such incident in the last two weeks.
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Treasury FINALLY hands over Biden family bank records to Republicans: Files reveal Hunter's associate got $3M from a Chinese energy company two months - and then paid out thousands to family members Go woke go broke! SVB hired board obsessed with diversity, invested $5BN for 'healthier planet' and held month-long Pride celebration - but had NO chief risk officer for eight months last yearArticles
Trump signs the biggest rollback of bank rules since the financial crisis
President Donald Trump signed the biggest rollback of bank regulations since the global financial crisis into law Thursday. The measure designed to ease rules on all but the largest banks passed both chambers of Congress with bipartisan support.
Learn MoreRegulators close crypto-focused Signature Bank, citing systemic risk
New York state regulators on Sunday shut down Signature Bank, a big lender in the crypto industry, in a bid to prevent the spreading banking crisis. “We are also announcing a similar systemic risk exception for Signature Bank, New York, New York.
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Biden Wants a Wealth Tax: Should Billionaires Pay More?
The Biden budget has just been released and President Biden wants to “raise some taxes.” In recent speeches, Biden has said that tax increases should focus on the wealthiest taxpayers.
Learn MoreWhy did the Obama administration spy on the Associated Press?
The Associated Press on Monday revealed that the Department of Justice had secretly spied on AP reporters, obtaining two months' worth of telephone records in what was most likely an attempt to crack down on internal leaks.
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Biden set to unveil more than $2 trillion in tax hikes in budget
President Biden is set to formally propose an array of tax increases on wealthy individuals and corporations in a budget plan that he says will reduce the deficit by $2 trillion over the next decade, setting up a battle royal with Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Learn MoreRed Cross Packets Show Migrants Where To Cross The US Border
The American Red Cross has maps and guides for migrants to make the dangerous journeys to the U.S.-Mexico border, according to documents exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The map, which is part of a packet stamped shows a list of resources.
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Big Government will not lower healthcare costs
The majority of people report that they’re struggling with inflation, and there’s little doubt it will be a consistent concern throughout the 2024 elections. Every legislator is rightfully hearing this message from constituents.
Learn MoreBiden to tax high-earners to save Medicare
U.S. President Joe Biden will propose raising the Medicare tax on high earners to help keep the federal insurance program solvent as part of his budget to be released on Thursday, the White House said.
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How to Save Academic Freedom From Ron DeSantis
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has been busy promoting a new book that sets out the case for his presidential run. His main message: Republicans need a new approach to combatting the cultural power of the left.
Learn MoreChinese minister warns of conflict unless US changes course
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Tuesday that Beijing and Washington are headed for “conflict and confrontation” if the U.S. doesn’t change course, striking a combative tone at a moment.
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Hunter Biden cries poverty in trying to slash child support for 4-year-old
Hunter Biden is trying to get his child support payments for his 4-year-old love child lowered by claiming a substantial change to his “financial circumstances,” according to court documents.
Learn MoreMichigan Muslim Group Warns State That LGBTQ Bill Might Be Unconstitutional
The Muslim activist organization the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has objected to the Michigan Senate’s passage of an expanded version of state human-rights law protecting LGBTQ groups.
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FBI was split on how to handle Mar-a-Lago search for classified documents
FBI agents and Justice Department prosecutors flipped back and forth for months on the best strategy to retrieve classified documents from former President Donald Trump, ultimately leading to a high-profile raid that drew nationwide criticism.
Learn MoreFlorida bill would require bloggers who write about governor to register with the state
Florida Sen. Jason Brodeur (R-Lake Mary) wants bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and other members of the Florida executive cabinet or legislature to register with the state or face fines.
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Jonathan T. Gilliam Filled in Today
Jonathan T. Gilliam grew up in the Ozarks mountains of north Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a BA double major in Political Science and Psychology. He began his career in service as a Police Officer just outside of Little Rock, Arkansas at Camp Robinson Police Department.
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‘That is NOT fair': Teachers' union boss Randi Weingarten has complete meltdown
Teacher's union boss Randi Weingarten had a meltdown outside of the Supreme Court and screamed about how it's 'not fair' that the courts are blocking student debt relief. Weingarten, 65, gave a passionate speech on Tuesday in support of Joe Biden's $10,000 debt relief program, which has been stalled in state courts fighting it.
Learn MoreLori Lightfoot becomes the first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose re-election
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for re-election Tuesday, ending her historic run as the city’s first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the position. Lightfoot, a Democrat, failed to get enough votes in the nine-person race to move on to an April 4 runoff election, according to projections by The Associated Press.
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Transportation watchdog to audit Buttigieg’s use of government jets
The Transportation Department’s internal watchdog announced on Monday that it will be auditing Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s use of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) jets. Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General said it will be auditing Buttigieg.
Learn MoreBiden will be playing defense on student loans this week at the Supreme Court.
President Joe Biden's $400 billion student loan forgiveness plan will finally get its day at the Supreme Court on Tuesday. But some experts predict that by the time arguments end, the administration may wish it had been somewhere else.
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IRS commissioner nominee to ‘ensure that America’s highest earners comply with tax laws.’ Here are the key takeaways from Senate hearing
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the IRS answered questions during a Senate Finance Committee hearing this week, highlighting key issues from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Learn MoreLong Island Republican warns of 'suburban uprising' over New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to rezone land to allow greater density for affordable housing
New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul has set her eyes on addressing the state's housing crunch, as the Empire State has long seen an exodus of residents daunted by the lack of affordable housing.
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The Mask Mandates Did Nothing. Will Any Lessons Be Learned?
The most rigorous and comprehensive analysis of scientific studies conducted on the efficacy of masks for reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses — including Covid-19 — was published late last month.
Learn MoreCOVID relief money targeted for use by cities to fund reparations programs
A growing list of municipalities across the U.S. are looking to set up reparations programs for Black residents, and some of them are considering using COVID-19 relief funds to pay for the initiatives.
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Buttigieg visits East Palestine, Ohio, as probe of train derailment continues
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited East Palestine, Ohio, for the first time on Thursday, as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released the initial results of its investigation into the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous substances.
Learn More“Obama imposed stricter rules on trains carrying toxins. Trump killed them.”
During former President Barack Obama’s administration, the Department of Transportation enacted a rule requiring high-hazard cargo trains to be equipped with electronically controlled pneumatic brakes by 2023, allowing them to brake faster.
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Take it from a former prosecutor: Emily Kohrs' media tour is reckless Trans patients who take hormone drugs are up to SEVEN times more likely to suffer a stroke or heart attack — as researchers say medically transitioning is 'not a risk-free endeavor' Why Cancel Culture Is Good For Democracy Black Panther communist Angela Davis - who teaches that U.S. was built by racist colonizers - faces calls to pay reparations after genealogy show reveals her white puritan ancestor arrived in America on the MayflowerArticles
Democrats see security threat in McCarthy sending Jan. 6 video to Tucker Carlson
Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) recent decision to release thousands of hours of Jan. 6, 2021, security footage to Fox News host Tucker Carlson is setting off alarm bells among Democrats, who see inherent security risks in sharing the raw video with a figure.
Learn More“Prosecutor’s nightmare”: Legal experts worry grand jury forewoman’s media tour may help Trump
Legal experts raised concerns after the forewoman of the Georgia special grand jury that investigated former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his loss gave multiple media interviews revealing details about the probe.
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Eric Adams Tries Taking a Potshot at DeSantis Visiting NYC — It Backfires
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) "welcomed" Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) to the area since the Florida Man is visiting Staten Island to tout the state's success with crime and retention in law enforcement.
Learn MoreTampa Bay LGBTQ activists prepare for fight over drag as bans spread
GOP attempts to restrict drag shows could reignite in Florida as other states move to ban the performances. Driving the news: Tennessee is likely to become the first state to restrict drag performances this year.
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Ohio train derailment: Buttigieg pens sharply worded letter to Norfolk Southern Railway
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has called out the rail operator at the center of a hazardous train derailment in Ohio. In a sharply worded, three-page letter sent Sunday to Norfolk Southern Railway president and CEO Alan Shaw, Buttigieg accused the Atlanta-based company of repeatedly prioritizing profit over safety.
Learn MoreFEMA sends some officials 15 days after train derailment, East Palestine - OH
A small contingent of workers with FEMA met with public officials in East Palestine 15 days after a Norfolk Southern trail derailed releasing toxic chemicals into the air and water which led to the evacuation of around 2,000 out of the town's 5,000 people. Bill Johnson says the boots on the ground are there to learn about residents needs.
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Don Lemon absent from ‘CNN This Morning’ after sexist Nikki Haley rant enraged Poppy
Don Lemon was conspicuously absent from “CNN This Morning” on Friday just 24 hours after he put his foot in his mouth with a sexist comment about 51-year-old Nikki Haley being “not in her prime” — prompting co-host Poppy Harlow to walk off the set.
Learn MoreCraigslist Craig Is Dumping His Billions Into Fake News To Help Democrats Win Elections
In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, billionaire philanthropist Craig Newmark spent close to $200 million on news media projects to help fight “disinformation,” secure “voting integrity,” and defeat Donald Trump.
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Kaine introduces Senate bill to stamp out Schedule F in civil service
Senate Democrats are joining efforts to advance a legislative ban on the reclassification of federal employees to an unprotected job class without the approval of Congress. This concept was first put forth by former Republican President Donald Trump, whose Schedule F plan would’ve excepted groups.
Learn MoreUrban decay: Chicago's refusal to prosecute crime leaves law enforcement
Chicago has a long history of being a hub for manufacturing and transportation. From its stockyards to its rail junctions, the Windy City is the route that joins the East and West Coasts. And although the “democratic machine,” otherwise known as the labor union mafia, has long ensured that Republicans will never hold any office.
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Iranian President Raisi to visit China to shore up ties
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping during his three-day trip in China starting Tuesday, as the two U.S. rivals seek further cooperation. China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the announcement Sunday, saying Raisi's visit was at Xi's invitation.
Learn MoreImmigrants Over 65 and Social Security Benefits
In certain cases, individuals who immigrate to the United States when they're age 65 or older may be entitled to draw Social Security benefits, just like any natural-born American citizen. In other cases, immigrants may only draw on their home country’s retirement programs.
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New Cars Are Only for the Rich Now as Automakers Rake In Profits
A shiny new car in the driveway has been an emblem of middle-class prosperity for generations. But for the typical American family, it’s now a distant dream. The average monthly payment for a new car has soared to a record $777, nearly doubling from late 2019, according to Kelley Blue Book owner Cox Automotive.
Learn MoreNational Archives misses deadline to give House info on Biden's classified docs
National Archives did not meet the Tuesday deadline to turn over requested materials to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability for its investigation into classified documents found in President Biden's home and former office. Driving the news: "The National Archives has not produced the requested documents".
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Many hoped the Gold King Mine spill would bring change. Five years later, they’re still waiting Carrie Severino says Democratic push for Supreme Court ethics bills aims to 'subtract' justices Tesla faces a $7.5 billion ultimatum: Open up its charging network to rivals or be locked out of Biden's EV subsidies, report says Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and other Democrats are once again trying to give retirees an additional $2,400 in their Social Security checksArticles
New emails raise questions if Secret Service ‘protected’ Biden family
A trove of new emails raises new questions about whether the Secret Service “protected” the Biden family and obscured the agency’s alleged involvement in a police probe after Hunter Biden’s girlfriend ditched his gun in a trash can.
Learn MoreTrump lawyers expected to fight Pence subpoena on executive privilege grounds
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are expected to fight the special counsel's subpoena of former Vice President Mike Pence on executive privilege grounds, according to a source familiar with the Trump legal team’s discussions.
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This is the biggest threat to Black America. Hint: it’s not the police
Following the release of graphic body cam footage that showed the brutal beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols by five Memphis, TN, police officers, the left proceeded to do what it does best: capitalize on Black suffering.
Learn MoreGeorgia Republicans Push Bill to Force Schools to Out Transgender Children
The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate is trying to pass legislation that would ban gender-affirming care for young people under the age of 18 experiencing gender dysphoria and force school staff to 'out' trans kids to their parents.
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Biden warns of GOP plans for Medicare, Social Security cuts
When President Joe Biden suggested that Republicans want to slash Medicare and Social Security, the GOP howls of protest during his State of the Union address showcased a striking apparent turnaround for the party that built a brand for years trying to do just that.
Learn MoreMontana Bill Would Let Students Misgender Classmates
Montana schools would not be able to punish students who purposely misgender or deadname their transgender peers under a Republican-backed legislative proposal that opponents argue will increase bullying of children who are already struggling for acceptance.
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Here are the spending cuts Republicans have pitched in debt limit talks Jobless claims rise after several weeks of declines Hunter Biden's legal team asks Bannon, Stone, Giuliani and others to preserve evidence for future lawsuits Lawsuit seeks FBI records on censoring Post’s Hunter Biden laptop storiesArticles
Half in U.S. Say They Are Worse Off, Highest Since 2009
Reflecting on their personal financial situations, 35% of Americans say they are better off now than they were a year ago, while 50% are worse off. Since Gallup first asked this question in 1976, it has been rare for half or more of Americans to say they are worse off.
Learn MoreWhat the NBC News poll says about the state of Joe Biden's union
As President Joe Biden readies to deliver his State of the Union address, here's a look at how Americans rated him in the latest NBC News poll, released late last month. Biden's approval rating has stayed durable across NBC's polling since September, at either 44% or 45%.
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Migrants turn NYC hotel into violent, drug-infested ‘free-for-all’: employee
Aonce-trendy Manhattan hotel has become a wild “free-for-all” of sex, drugs and violence after the city began housing migrants there, an employee claimed Tuesday. Row NYC worker Felipe Rodriguez — who told The Post earlier this month that migrants were throwing away “tons” of prepared food.
Learn MoreGOP critic dials up pressure on McConnell: ‘Tired of caving’
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) says he is “tired of caving” on the debt limit and is dialing up the pressure on Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) not to swoop in to strike a last-minute deal with President Biden. Scott’s full-court press on McConnell is an extension of their battle last year over the leadership.
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Hip-hop & Beyoncé almost saved the show until Grammys botched the ending
Fifty years of hip-hop, a record-breaking run by Beyoncé and a massive snub stopped the 65th Grammy Awards ceremony from turning music’s biggest night into its sleepiest during Sunday’s show at L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena. energy and excitement were in short supply.
Learn MoreI Helped Fact-Check the 1619 Project. The Times Ignored Me.
On August 19 of last year I listened in stunned silence as Nikole Hannah-Jones, a reporter for the New York Times, repeated an idea that I had vigorously argued against with her fact-checker: that the patriots fought the American Revolution in large part.
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Navy divers recover debris from shot down 200ft Chinese spy balloon off South Carolina coast: Pentagon investigates whether it was carrying EXPLOSIVES along with photographic material ABC anchor calls out Sen. Marco Rubio during tense exchange over Chinese spy balloon: 'This happened 3 times under the previous president'Articles
Black Reparations Inspiring a Multicolored Pandora's Box of Intersectional Demands
Until a few years ago, the idea of paying financial reparations to descendants of African slaves was dismissed as a fringe idea. Now a notion that President Barack Obama once rejected.
Learn MoreHomestead teacher confesses to having sex in classroom with 12-year-old, police say
An elementary school teacher in Homestead was charged Wednesday with having sex with one of his students. The relationship, police said the 13-year-old victim told them, was “romantic” after referring to him as her “boyfriend.”
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Hunter Biden calls for criminal probe in aggressive new legal strategy
Attorneys for Hunter Biden on Wednesday asked state and federal agencies to investigate a computer repair shop owner, Rudy Giuliani and number of right-wing political figures involved in disseminating contents of his laptop.
Learn MoreThere's a big twist to Hunter Biden's apartment application media ignored
In mid-January, a hullabaloo broke out about an application form Hunter Biden signed in 2018 to seek a rental in California. It listed the address on his driver's license as Joe Biden's house in Wilmington, Delaware.
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China’s ‘clean heating’ policies may have saved thousands of lives: study
The implementation of “clean heating” policies has dramatically improved air quality in northern China — likely preventing about 23,000 premature deaths last year alone, a new study has found.
Learn MoreIn Idaho, America’s first, and only, cobalt mine in decades is opening
The first — and only — cobalt mine in America in decades opened Friday in Idaho amid rising demand for the unique metal, a key component in electric vehicle batteries and battery storage.
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Biden admin limits mining for renewable energy resources despite green push Hunter Biden: What was he doing in China and Ukraine? Biden administration takes another step toward advancing a controversial oil drilling project in Alaska California reparations panel to consider state wealth tax to fund black residentsArticles
Minerals and China’s Military Assistance in the DR Congo
China’s growing investments in the mining sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) allow it to demand special treatment. The Congolese army has been deployed several times to protect Chinese mining interests in the volatile east of the country.
Learn MoreIf You Want a Car This Heavy, You Should Pay Through the Nose
On Sunday, President Joe Biden directed his megawatt grin toward a worthwhile cause: getting Americans to ditch their gas-powered cars. “On my watch, the great American road trip is going to be fully electrified,” he tweeted.
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The Chinese scramble to mine Africa Lib NBA Star Stephen Curry Opposes Affordable Housing Near His $30 Million Mansion When Val Demings Stood by Police Officers Accused of Excessive Force Val Demings’ record as police chief cuts both ways as Biden’s running mate search intensifiesArticles
Colorado baker loses appeal over transgender birthday cake
The Colorado baker who won a partial U.S. Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake because of his Christian faith lost an appeal Thursday in his latest legal fight.
Learn MoreHow Do You Prosecute Trump and Not Biden (and Clinton)?
Presidents Trump and Biden along with Hillary Clinton share something in common. They each have possessed classified information at their residences. Of the three, only one has been the subject of wrath.
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More Americans Killed by Guns Since 1968 Than in All U.S. Wars — Combined
More Americans have died from gunshots in the last 50 years than in all of the wars in American history. Since 1968, more than 1.5 million Americans have died in gun-related incidents, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Learn MoreGeorgia Governor Kemp declares state of emergency in response
The governor of Georgia on Thursday issued a state of emergency order over continued protests in connection to a proposed Atlanta police training facility. The order from Governor Brian Kemp will last 15 days and includes the mobilization of 1,000 Georgia National Guards troops.
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Democrats revel in the GOP's 'doozy' of an idea for a national sales tax
It’s a bill that is opposed by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), unlikely to pass the GOP-controlled House of Representatives, and has approximately 0% chance of becoming law anytime soon.
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Even the state with some of the strictest gun laws can't keep gun violence away from its borders. California has some of the most stringent gun laws in the country -- many of which were enacted.
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Senate GOP pours cold water on idea of impeaching Biden
Senate Republicans are pouring cold water on the idea that President Biden’s classified documents controversy rises to the level of an impeachable offense, heading off House conservatives looking for revenge after former President Trump’s two trials.
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has introduced a bill that would ban members of Congress from trading and owning stocks, using the name of his legislation to take a jab at Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Hawley on Tuesday introduced the Pelosi Act.
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Over 50% Of Liberal, White Women Under 30 Have A Mental Health Issue. Are We Worried Yet?
A 2020 Pew Research study reveals that over half of white, liberal women have been diagnosed with a mental health condition at some point. Does this mean there's a correlation between progressive ideas and mental health?
Learn MoreFormer top FBI official Charles McGonigal arrested over ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska
A former top FBI official in New York has been arrested over his ties to a Russian oligarch, law enforcement sources told ABC News Monday. Charles McGonigal, who was the special agent in charge of counterintelligence.
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Hillary Clinton to hand her email server over to the FBI
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has directed her staff to turn over her private email server to the Department of Justice, the spokesman for Clinton's presidential campaign, Nick Merrill, told CBS News Tuesday.
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Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore has issued a ban on displaying the “thin blue line” flag at public events and station lobbies. The Saturday mandate comes in response to the flag’s divisive symbolism, with some believing.
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Biden Can Raise the Debt Ceiling Without Congress
In 2013, the Republican House majority announced that it would block an increase in the statutory limit on the national debt unless the Democratically controlled Senate and President Barack Obama agreed to steep spending cuts of the House GOP’s choosing.
Learn MorePeople should drink less coffee to combat climate change, study says
Canadian researchers analyzed coffee’s “contribution to climate change” in a piece published in early January and suggested people moderate their consumption of the popular drink as a part of the solution.
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Why You Should Care about AI Political Bias
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve written a bit about the troubling left-wing biases encoded into the widely discussed new AI technology ChatGPT. The new chatbot is happy to pen long, in-depth stories regarding any number of popular progressive fantasies.
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Anthony Fauci, the federal government's most prominent authority on COVID-19, had his final White House press conference two days before Thanksgiving 2022. The event served as a send-off for the longserving director of the National Institute of Allergy.
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American fashion designer mom who lived in China for 16 years says she MISSES how Communist government 'co-parented' her children - dictating even what they should eat - and wants U.S. to learn from its example Biden and advisers are on public lockdown over documents probe but are betting political furor will blow over When States Legalize Marijuana, Teens' Asthma Rates Rise 16 high schools in northern Virginia didn't notify students of national merit recognitionArticles
Fact check: Biden did have the authority to declassify documents as vice president
The claim: Biden did not have the authority to declassify documents as vice president. A Jan. 12 Instagram reel (direct link, archived link) shows a clip of President Joe Biden answering a question from Fox News' Peter Doocy about a batch of classified documents.
Learn MoreSan Fran committee suggests $5 million reparations for eligible Black residents
A San Francisco city committee has recommended paying each eligible Black resident $5 million worth of reparations. The fifteen-member San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee, established in December 2020, submitted a Draft.
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Here’s Why The Hunter Biden Corruption Story Is Worth Investigating, Chuck Todd
This weekend, NBC’s Chuck Todd and Republican Sen. Ron Johnson had a tense exchange over the importance of the Hunter Biden story. After whatabouting the issue for a bit, an agitated Todd asked: “Senator, do you have a crime that you think Hunter Biden committed?
Learn MoreMeet the Green Energy Group Behind the Study That's Driving Calls To Ban Gas Stoves
The green energy group behind a study cited in Consumer Product Safety commissioner Richard Trumka Jr.'s call to ban gas stoves has partnered with the Chinese government to implement an "economy-wide transformation" away from oil and gas.
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Hunter Biden asks court to stop love child from taking his sullied surname
Hunter Biden asked a judge to deny his 4-year-old daughter from taking his surname — claiming it’s a lightning rod for criticism and would rob the child of a “peaceful existence.” The first son’s request on Jan. 6 came amid an ongoing paternity case against him in Independence, Ark.
Learn MoreExclusive: Suspected Chinese spy targeted California politicians
A suspected Chinese intelligence operative developed extensive ties with local and national politicians, including a U.S. congressman, in what U.S. officials believe was a political intelligence operation run by China’s main civilian spy agency.
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The hidden dangers of 'gender-affirming care': 55% of trans women who have 'bottom surgery' are in so much pain they need medical care years later, according to study of dozens of cases — and up to a third struggle to use the toilet or have sex Dr. King's Dream Undermined By Big GovernmentArticles
How ‘Yellowstone’ won over NYC fashion: ‘I want to be in Wyoming’
These boots are made for gawking. Hunter Shires, 25, didn’t mind a bit when the sound of his cowboy boots click-clacking on the Midtown pavement during a recent morning commute raised more than a few eyebrows.
Learn MorePenn Biden Center where classified papers is a ‘dark money nightmare’
The Ivy League think tank where lawyers found classified materials linked to the Obama White House is a patronage mill for the Biden administration, raising suspicions among critics that its establishment attracted tens of millions in donations.
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Don’t buy Biden’s ‘surprise’ — classified documents were moved at least twice
With the reported discovery of a second batch of highly classified documents connected to President Biden, the decisions of Attorney General Merrick Garland are fast moving from inexplicable to incomprehensible.
Learn MorePenn Biden Center where classified papers were a ‘dark money nightmare’
The Ivy League think tank where lawyers found classified materials linked to the Obama White House is a patronage mill for the Biden administration, raising suspicions among critics.
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Air Force Academy cadet, football player collapses, dies on way to class
Air Force Academy cadets, staff and faculty are in shock and mourning following the death of a cadet on Monday, according to a news release from the academy. Cadet 3rd Class Hunter Brown, 21, collapsed after leaving his dormitory on his way to class, officials said.
Learn MoreU.S. investigating FAA outage, cause not clear -Biden
President Joe Biden has ordered an investigation into an FAA system outage that grounded flights across the country Wednesday morning and said the cause of the failure was unknown. Biden told reporters at the White House he had spoken to Transportation Secretary.
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DOJ reviewing potentially classified docs at Biden center
The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe Biden’s former institute, the White House said Monday.
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With House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) finally in possession of the speaker’s gavel after a grueling four days of voting, he and his allies are likely celebrating a hard-fought victory.
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Analysis-Biden's New Border Plan Undercuts Campaign Vow to Restore Asylum Access
U.S. President Joe Biden's move this week to block migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border aims to reduce record crossings and shield him from Republican criticism but is a turn away from his campaign promise to restore access to asylum.
Learn MoreJoe Biden Wants to Change Social Security: Will the New Congress Help With Reform Efforts?
Social Security is in trouble, and President Biden believes he has the ideal plan to fix it. In November, nearly 66 million Americans, many of whom are aged 62 and over, received a Social Security benefit.
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What the Feds Are Teaching in Diversity Training
Asking an Asian person for math help is a microaggression. Reverse racism does not exist. Men can get pregnant. Those are just a few of the lessons imparted to government workers in diversity trainings and presentations in 2021.
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For the first time in 100 years, the contest for Speaker was not decided on the first ballot. Now, the chamber faces an uncertain path forward, and a congressional battle from years ago — all the way back in 1856 — lends insight into how long the tug-of-war over the Speaker’s gavel may last.
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2 men charged in attacks on 4 Pierce County utility substations
Two Puyallup men have been charged in attacks at four Pierce County power substations that left thousands in the dark on Christmas. Matthew Greenwood, 32, and Jeremy Crahan, 40, are charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities and possession of an unregistered firearm.
Learn MoreMcCarthy releases House rules package, still short speaker votes
A proposed House rules package Republicans released late Sunday includes a few olive branches from Kevin McCarthy to Freedom Caucus members who have yet to commit to supporting him for speaker. The gestures from McCarthy include proposals to reduce to five the number of Republicans.
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The January 6 Committee Dropped the Ball When It Failed to Call for Abolition of the Electoral College
he coup attempt that Donald Trump facilitated on January 6, 2021, was rooted in two threats to the fair functioning of democracy in the United States: Trump’s refusal to accept his defeat at the hands of the American electorate.
Learn MoreA pregnant mom crossed the Rio Grande decades ago to give her unborn child a better life.
Delia Ramirez walks toward the microphone determined to make her message heard. “It is time – it is past time that we deliver on the promise that we have made to our Dreamers,” she says.
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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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Jonathan T. Gilliam grew up in the Ozarks mountains of north Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a BA double major in Political Science and Psychology. He began his career in service as a Police Officer just outside of Little Rock, Arkansas at Camp Robinson Police Department.
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Jonathan T. Gilliam Filled in Today
Jonathan T. Gilliam grew up in the Ozarks mountains of north Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a BA double major in Political Science and Psychology. He began his career in service as a Police Officer just outside of Little Rock, Arkansas at Camp Robinson Police Department.
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Jonathan T. Gilliam grew up in the Ozarks mountains of north Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a BA double major in Political Science and Psychology.
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It pays not to work in Biden’s America — and here’s the proof
Most Americans believe, as we do, in a reliable government safety net in America, so that when people fall on tough times or lose their jobs, their families will not go hungry, lose their homes or suffer deprivation.
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Hanukkah is a well-known holiday in America, but that’s pretty much only because it often falls close to Christmas. Within Judaism, it is not considered a major holiday, and it’s actually not a story even told in the Torah (Old Testament).
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Millions to lose Medicaid coverage under Congress’ plan
Millions of people who enrolled in Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic could start to lose their coverage on April 1 if Congress passes the $1.7 trillion spending package leaders unveiled Tuesday.
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The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TBOR) is a cornerstone document that highlights the 10 fundamental rights taxpayers have when dealing with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS wants every taxpayer to be aware.
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What made the cut in Congress’s 4,155-page, $1.7 trillion funding bill — and what didn’t
Congress is set to vote on a 4,155-page, $1.7 trillion government funding bill within days of its release this week. The omnibus funding package, made up of the 12 annual appropriations bills, will fund the government and its various agencies through the remainder of fiscal 2023.
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Congress restored earmarks to the federal budget this year, designating taxpayer dollars to specific projects in lawmakers’ districts, and Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama used the practice more effectively than any other member.
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CNN chief says ‘uninformed vitriol’ from left has been ‘stunning’
Chris Licht, who became CEO of CNN earlier this year, said he has been surprised by the “uninformed vitriol” directed at him from liberals as he attempts to shift the network’s editorial direction, in a series of interviews with The New York Times.
Learn MoreI won't make my kids sit on Santa's lap. Why we should all stop this trend
When my first (of soon-to-be five) kids met Santa, the bearded man reached out expectantly, nodding for me to hand him the toddler. I hesitated a bit, wondering if my kid would freak out as the few children in front of us in line had.
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'Comply or it's going to be a serious backlash:' Activist demanding $800,000 for every black resident issues warning to California's reparations task force
An activist has warned California's reparations task force that there will be 'a serious backlash' if they do not comply with his demands for more than $800,000 to be handed out black residents,
Learn More'They ain't seen nothing yet': President Biden has accused oil companies of 'war profiteering' and threatened them with a new windfall tax. Will it help?
In the wake of scorching inflation and Russia’s war in Ukraine, major gas companies like Chevron and Exxon Mobil are raking in profits. And it’s got President Joe Biden hot under the collar.
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Duke Children’s Hospital Denied 14-Year-Old Girl Kidney Transplant Over Covid Vaccine, Family Says
The Duke University children’s hospital is denying a young girl a kidney transplant because she has not received a COVID vaccine, her family says.Yulia Hicks, 14, has a genetic kidney disorder that requires a kidney transplant, but according to her family, Duke Children’s Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, is refusing.
Learn MorePeople who skipped their COVID vaccine are at higher risk of traffic accidents, according to a new study
If you passed on getting the COVID vaccine, you might be a lot more likely to get into a car crash. Or at least those are the findings of a new study published this month in The American Journal of Medicine. During the summer of 2021, Canadian researchers examined the encrypted government-held records.
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Warren, Welch press Pfizer CEO on COVID vaccine price hike
A pair of Democrats are pressing Pfizer about the company’s plans to raise the price of its COVID-19 vaccine. In a letter to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a senator-elect, slammed the move as “pure and deadly greed” and expressed concern it could result.
Learn MoreThe DOJ created a pro-abortion task force to crack down on pro-lifers
The FBI’s recent flurry of activity against pro-life activists follows a little-noticed action by the Justice Department in July, creating a task force to defend abortion. The DOJ’s Reproductive Rights Task Force was announced on July 12 with the stated goal of “protect[ing] access to reproductive health care,” which means abortion.
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Democrats Planning Another Public Rebuke Of Rep. Ilhan Omar
House Democrats are again considering a vote on a new resolution condemning anti-Semitism in response to recent comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., that senior members of the party and Jewish groups say play on anti-Semitic tropes.
Learn MoreFederal Deficit Widened to a Record $249 Billion Last Month
The monthly federal deficit was a record-setting $249 billion in November, $57 billion wider than the same month last year, as Republican control of the House puts the government’s finances back in the political spotlight.
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Some Hunter Biden allies making plans to go after his accusers
Hunter Biden’s friend and lawyer Kevin Morris was blunt in laying out his thoughts at a strategy session last September on an expected onslaught of investigations by House Republicans: It was crucial, Morris suggested, for Hunter Biden’s camp to be more aggressive.
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Since the government acknowledged last month that the Trump administration had lost track of nearly 1,500 immigrant children, the debate over what that means and who is to blame has roiled Twitter. A look at the partisan claims and a reality check behind the latest immigration fight.
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‘Kids in cages’: It’s true that Obama built the cages at the border. But Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy had no precedent Biden incorrectly claims Obama administration didn’t separate families Twitter Files reveal Trump ban came after Michelle Obama, others pressured the companyArticles
Ignoring Lessons Learned at Pearl Harbor
Eighty-one years ago today, Commander Mitsuo Fuchida was preparing to lead an airborne strike force of 49 "Kate" bombers, 40 torpedo bombers, 51 "Val" dive-bombers and 43 "Zeke" fighters on the first wave of an assault on Pearl Harbor.
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To hear the government tell it, a homeless guy who lived in the dilapidated basement of a vacuum repair shop with no running water is as much a danger to society as was Timothy McVeigh and the Tsarnaev brothers.
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Sponsor of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law resigns following indictment for pandemic aid fraud Elon Musk, 'Twitter Files' Dismantle Unconstitutional Dynamic Between Twitter, Government U.S. Border Patrol agent on ATV dies in accident while on duty Setting the record straight on shadow banningArticles
TSMC triples Arizona chip plant investment, Biden hails project
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC (2330.TW) on Tuesday said it would more than triple its planned investment at its new Arizona plant to $40 billion, among the largest foreign investments in U.S. history, as President Joe Biden visited and hailed the project.
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Nearly everyone who runs for federal office campaigns on the notion that Washington is broken. Year after year that message continues to resonate with the American people. Americans work hard to provide for their families, but the cost of living continues to climb along with tax rates.
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FBI official tied to Hunter Biden censorship warned media
One of the FBI agents who briefed Facebook before the social network restricted The Post’s expose on Hunter Biden’s laptop in October 2020 declared in a meeting with Twitter and Homeland Security officials earlier this year that media needs to be “held accountable”.
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By his own admission, Dr. Anthony Fauci is an “absolutely incorrigible workaholic” who routinely works 80 hours a week and is still running more than 3 miles a day at age 79. When Fauci’s children were young, however, he had an inviolable rule.
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Gunfire that cut power to a North Carolina county was a selfish & cruel act
Gunfire that damaged two electric substations and left much of a central North Carolina county without power since Saturday was self-serving and brought misery to many, a mayor of a severely affected town says.
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Roughly 2 million "Dreamers" would get a path to citizenship in exchange for stronger border security measures under a loose blueprint for an immigration deal circulating among Senate offices.
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79% say ‘truthful’ coverage of Hunter Biden’s laptop would have changed 2020 election
Nearly four of five Americans who’ve been following the Hunter Biden laptop scandal believe that “truthful” coverage would have changed the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, according to a new poll.
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Sitting in the back of a packed room in the Hamilton County Schools administration complex, Clara fought the urge to leave. She had taken the day off from her factory job to be there but was nervous.
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Commerce probe finds Chinese solar manufacturers dodged US tariffs
The Commerce Department has reached a preliminary determination that Chinese solar panel manufacturers illegally circumvented U.S. tariffs by shipping them through southeast Asian nations. A Commerce official confirmed on a call with reporters Friday morning that the investigation found four companies were engaged in circumvention.
Learn MoreOpen letter from Nobel Laureates in support of economic recovery agenda
The American economy appears set for a robust recovery in part due to active government interventions over the past year and a half, including President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. But, reversing years of disinvestment in public goods and addressing the country’s long-term needs—including building toward sustainable and inclusive growth.
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AOC Votes to Avoid Railroad Strike After Telling Workers to 'Stay Strong'
The House successfully voted Wednesday to pass legislation aimed at blocking a rail strike that President Joe Biden had warned could spur a "crippling" national shutdown. A vast majority of Democrats, 211, voted in favor of the resolution and were joined by 79 Republicans.
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The need for someone who “looks like me” has become part of the American psyche. There are tens of thousands of articles about how people of color need someone who “looks like them” if they are to be inspired – or even able to achieve. A lack of “people who look like me” is also used.
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One Day of Warren Buffett Wealth Gains Could Cover Rail Workers’ Paid Sick Leave
Billionaire Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest men in the world and the CEO of BNSF Railway’s parent company, saw his wealth jump by nearly $1.4 billion in a single day earlier this week.
Learn MoreMilo Yiannopoulos claims he set up Fuentes dinner ‘to make Trump’s life miserable’
As fallout from Donald Trump’s meeting with the white supremacist Nick Fuentes continues, a far-right activist has claimed the meeting was a set-up, meant to “make Trump’s life miserable”.
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A Peek Inside the FBI’s Unprecedented January 6 Geofence Dragnet
THE FBI’S BIGGEST-EVER investigation included the biggest-ever haul of phones from controversial geofence warrants, court records show. A filing in the case of one of the January 6 suspects, David Rhine, shows that Google initially identified 5,723 devices as being in or near the US Capitol during the riot.
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In 2024, the chosen one will be Gov. Ron DeSantis. It has thus been decreed by the old-guard members of Conservative Inc. Or at least the ones calculating enough to have survived the MAGA takeover. Rupert has dubbed him DeFuture. Republican hedge fund donors have taken their Trump tax cut and run.
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A Rising Star in the Biden Administration Faces a $100 Billion Test
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was meeting with students at Purdue University in September when she spotted a familiar face. Raimondo beamed as she greeted the CEO of SkyWater Technology, a chip company that had announced plans to build a $1.8 billion manufacturing facility.
Learn MoreIt’s not just Covid. Flu and RSV mean masks need to come back
Entering the holiday season last year, surging Covid-19 cases overwhelmed hospitals. This year, hospitals have been overwhelmed by a combination of Covid, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and the flu. Along with RSV, the record number of flu cases pushed pediatric hospitals.
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Doubts emerge about the impartiality of DOJ special prosecutor unleashed on Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith, chosen for his supposed nonpartisan qualifications to handle criminal probes of former President Donald Trump, is nevertheless linked to an anti-conservative scheme and pro-Democratic pursuits.
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Colorado police prioritize proper pronouns, names of shooting victims
When the names of those shot to death in a Colorado Springs LGBTQ bar were read at a police news conference Monday, one thing stood out from the procedure that has become routine in a nation plagued by mass shootings.
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Newly appointed Special Counsel Jack Smith is married to a documentary filmmaker who worked on a 2020 film about former first lady Michelle Obama and donated to President Joe Biden's 2020 campaign.
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New Trump special prosecutor overturned by Supreme Court
The special counsel named by the Biden administration to investigate Donald Trump oversaw a Justice Department unit rebuked by the Supreme Court for its prosecution of a prominent Republican and was linked by Congress to the IRS scandal that targeted conservative groups.
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In the hours after the shooting, investigators did not say what led someone to open fire Saturday night in a Colorado gay bar, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others. But LGBTQ advocates across the country believe a surge of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and laws is at least partially to blame.
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SF launches guaranteed income program for trans community
San Francisco officially launched a guaranteed income program for members of its transgender community yesterday. Details: The effort — dubbed Guaranteed Income for Trans People (or GIFT) — will provide 55 eligible residents with $1,200 per month.
Learn MoreOli London detransitions from 'Korean' woman to British man
Influencer Oli London announced his detransition from a "Korean" woman to a British man, citing God and Christianity as the reason for the change. London, 32, first announced his detransition in a video on his YouTube channel.
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Inside the White House’s months of prep-work for a GOP investigative onslaught
More than four months before voters handed Republicans control of the House of Representatives, top White House and Department of Homeland Security officials huddled in the Roosevelt Room to prepare for that very scenario. The department and its secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, had emerged as top targets of Republican ire.
Learn MoreRick Scott was 'un-invited' to GOP leadership presser after announcing challenge to McConnell
Florida GOP Sen. Rick Scott was "un-invited" to Tuesday's Senate Republican leadership press conference after announcing that he planned to challenge Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, according to Scott's office.
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Feds Had Informants In Proud Boys and Oath Keepers for J6
If Republicans eke out a win in the House of Representatives—which now seems likely—GOP leaders have promised to investigate numerous government scandals, including the irredeemably corrupt FBI.
Learn MoreThe Republican Elite Makes Its Move Against Trump Ready for DeSantis
Earlier this year, I wrote a profile of Ron DeSantis, a figure who seemed to point the way toward the party’s post-Trump future. That future, it seemed to me, could arrive much sooner than many people forecast at the time.
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NBC News Suspends Reporter for Retracted Paul Pelosi Story
NBC Today show correspondent Miguel Almaguer has been suspended pending an internal investigation after NBC News had to retract his reporting that inflamed right-wing conspiracy theories about the brutal assault on Paul Pelosi, Confider has learned.
Learn MoreJill Biden’s quiet but influential White House presence
When President Biden took questions from reporters at a news conference last week, he had an unexpected adviser sitting off to the side: first lady Jill Biden. The first lady could be seen in camera view, and the president was clear to point her out.
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Rubio, Hawley call for Senate GOP leadership vote to be postponed
Several Senate Republicans on Friday called for the Senate GOP’s leadership elections to be postponed a day after news emerged that Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) had been considering a long-shot bid to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) atop the conference.
Learn MoreGreat White Wave: Democrats Suppress Historically Inclusive Slate of GOP Candidates
Republicans nominated a historically diverse, equitable, and inclusive slate of candidates in the 2022 midterms elections. Some were victorious. Sens. Tim Scott (R., S.C.) and Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) cruised to reelection.
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Cowboy Up! is a unique horsemanship, wellness and Skill-set Restructuring™ program based in Santa Fe, NM free to ALL post 9/11 Veterans and active military including those who have sustained PTSD*, physical injuries, or have experienced combat trauma during their time serving our country.
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Each year the winter outreach project makes deliveries to locations where homeless people gather, including food pantries; soup kitchens; temporary shelters and places where some sleep in the open in abandoned buildings, parks and alleyways.
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Biden, Impervious to Change
The red wave failed to materialize. Republican gains will not end Joe Biden’s propensity to rule without Congress, in a dictatorial fashion, using only his pen and his phone. Between now and 2024 little will change. Everything depends on the 2024 presidential and congressional elections.
Learn MoreVoting was relatively smooth. Now comes the counting
Across the country, Americans responded to two years of attacks on the public’s faith in the democratic process in the most mundane of ways on Tuesday: They voted. By the millions, they lined up at polling places in churches, schools and community centers to cast their ballots.
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Months before election night, Democrats were already widely expected to lose their majority in the House of Representatives and be in a dogfight to hold their grip on the Senate.
Learn MoreRunoff election in Georgia may decide fate of U.S. Senate, again
Control of the U.S. Senate may once again be decided in Georgia, weeks after Election Day as a tight race between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker was headed to a Dec. 6 runoff.
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Democrats’ Long Goodbye to the Working Class
As we move into the endgame of the 2022 election, the Democrats face a familiar problem. America’s historical party of the working class keeps losing working-class support. And not just among white voters.
Learn MoreMore Black, Latino voters supporting Republicans: survey
More Black and Latino voters are supporting the Republican Party than ever before, according to the latest Wall Street Journal poll. About 17 percent of Black voters said they would pick a Republican to represent them in Congress.
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More Black, Latino voters supporting Republicans: survey
More Black and Latino voters are supporting the Republican Party than ever before, according to the latest Wall Street Journal poll. About 17 percent of Black voters said they would pick a Republican.
Learn MoreManchin: Biden's coal comments are 'divorced from reality'
President Joe Biden on Saturday was criticized by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democratic antagonist and ally, for being “cavalier” and “divorced from reality” after vowing to shutter coal-fired power plants.
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Prominent New York trans activist arrested for allegedly soliciting a minor
A transgender activist in New York City was arrested and charged for allegedly soliciting a minor, legal documents show. Trans and HIV activist Lailani Muniz was arrested last month in the Bronx after corresponding with someone.
Learn MoreSchumer insists Democrats have path to keep Senate majority
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer predicted Thursday that Democrats will hold the U.S. Senate, propelled by strong voter turnout to buck a wave of Republican enthusiasm for gaining control of Congress in the midterm elections.
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DeSantis Is So Popular With Florida Latinos He May Turn Dem Strongholds Red
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is on the verge of becoming the first Republican to win the Latino vote statewide since Jeb Bush back in 2002. His success isn’t just among predominantly GOP-leaning Cuban-Americans, either.
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A federal immigration official tells 12News the suspect who allegedly broke into the campaign headquarters of Democrat gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs last week does not have legal status to be in the United States.
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Liz Cheney backs Democrat Tim Ryan over Republican J.D. Vance in Ohio Senate race
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney said Tuesday that if she were an Ohio voter, she would cast her ballot for Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan for the Senate rather than his GOP opponent J.D. Vance.
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Nancy Pelosi's former neighbor is questioning why violent home invasion triggered no alarms–as security experts condemn the apparent ease with which David DePape broke in.
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Pump Prices Are Rising in US as Big Oil Profits Soar
US gasoline prices rose for the first time in 16 days, potentially posing a political challenge for the Biden administration ahead of elections even as it casts a spotlight on Big Oil’s massive profits.
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Republicans in Ohio are promoting a measure on the Nov. 8 ballot that would prohibit noncitizens from voting in local elections, fighting back at what they see as a push for such access in liberal enclaves such as San Francisco & New York City.
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Former partner of accused Paul Pelosi attacker DePape reveals new details about suspect
The former partner of the man accused of violently attacking Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband at their San Francisco home on Friday is revealing new details about the suspect.
Learn MoreBiden lost temper with Zelenskyy in June phone call when Ukrainian leader asked for more aid
It’s become routine since Russia invaded Ukraine: President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak by phone whenever the U.S. announces a new package.
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U.S. GDP accelerated at 2.6% pace in Q3, better than expected as growth turns positive
The U.S. economy posted its first period of positive growth for 2022 in the third quarter, at least temporarily easing recession fears, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday.
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American adults think they will need $1.25 million in savings to retire comfortably representing a 20 percent increase since 2021, according to a new study from financial planning company Northwestern Mutual.
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Biden administration urges Supreme Court to reject 'extraordinarily disruptive' theory in major elections case Hunter's $11MILLION Chinese connections: DailyMail.com analysis reveals president's son and brother Jim Biden pocketed seven-figure salaries and hefty bonuses from lucrative joint venture linked to Communist Party and Beijing 'spies' Trump lawyers spotted in DC for 'secret' hearingArticles
The GOP is strengthening its grip on education
The video starts as many attack ads do: an ominous voice invoking fear. In this case, though, the video doesn’t target any particular candidate but an entire political party: Democrats. And the subject isn’t one that typically induces terror, like crime, but education.
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White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain violated the Hatch Act and was warned not to do so again, according to a document obtained by The Post. The Office of Special Counsel said in a letter dated Wednesday that Klain, a prolific Twitter user, ran afoul of the law.
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We Need To Stop Calling Ourselves Conservatives
Given the state of America in 2022, conservatives should stop calling themselves conservatives. Why? Because the conservative project has largely failed, and it is time for a new approach.
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U.S. consumers can expect to pay up to 28% more to heat their homes this winter than last year due to surging fuel costs and slightly colder weather, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected in its winter fuels outlook.
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Immigration bellwether Arizona to vote on in-state tuition for noncitizens
Arizonans will vote in November on providing in-state college tuition for noncitizen students, a hot-button cultural issue for a state that has long been on the forefront of the immigration wars that increasingly shape national politics.
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The fall of Roe v. Wade in June marked a massive victory for conservatives, who had been engaged in a nearly half-century-long crusade to roll back abortion rights. But the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark case.
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Judge Rules for California Baker Over Same-Sex Wedding Cake
A California judge has ruled in favor of a bakery owner who refused to make wedding cakes for a same-sex couple because it violated her Christian beliefs.
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Angst is growing among Democrats that the momentum they saw earlier this year in their bid to keep control of the Senate is beginning to wane as towering inflation.
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Biden to bash Republicans challenging student loan forgiveness program: Report
President Joe Biden is expected to criticize Republicans in Congress who have challenged or otherwise rejected his student loan forgiveness plan during remarks he will make at Delaware State University on Friday. Biden unveiled his student loan forgiveness plan in August.
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Voters in Illinois will be filling out ballots for more than just elected officials this year. They will also be asked to weigh in on a constitutional amendment that will impact the rights of workers to unionize.
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First look: Biden backs federal fund for abortion support
President Biden would support a federal fund for people who need to take time off work and pay for childcare to obtain an abortion, he said in an interview forum with NowThis that will air Sunday on social media.
Learn MoreBiden cancels offshore oil lease sales in Gulf Coast, Alaska
The Biden administration is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, removing millions of acres from possible drilling as U.S. gas prices reach record highs.
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Top CDC official says Title 42 border policy ‘came from outside’
A top health official told a House select subcommittee that a directive that has restricted asylum access at the southwest border since the pandemic was drafted without input from the nation’s top health agency.
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President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that his first legislative priority would be to codify abortion rights protections upended when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, if Democrats hold control of the House and Senate next year.
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Jury begins deliberations in trial of Trump-Russia dossier source accused of lying to FBI
The jury in the trial of Trump-Russia dossier source Igor Danchenko began deliberations Monday and will decide if he lied to the FBI about where he got his information. The case was brought by special counsel John Durham, who has a lot riding on the outcome.
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Georgia pastor and Senator Raphael Warnock leads his Republican opponent and former NFL player Herschel Walker by more than $100 million in campaign financing, and more than 90 percent of Warnock's funding is from outside the state.
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Democrats worry they peaked too soon ahead of midterms Leaked emails reveal Hunter Biden's real estate company received a $40MILLION investment from Russian oligarch Yelena Baturina, the billionaire widow of corrupt Moscow mayor, who also paid president's son $3.5million consulting fee How the Border Went MAGA Control of Congress may depend on the Democrats’ ability to adjust to realityArticles
Va. parents could face abuse charges for not affirming their LGBTQ child under new bill
Virginia parents could face a felony or misdemeanor charge if they do not affirm their child’s sexual orientation and gender identity, according to a state lawmaker with plans.
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The U.S. economy continues to show signs that it is in a recession and that recovery is going to take a long, long time. The housing market is serving as the canary in the coal mine.
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Core US Inflation Rises to 40-Year High, Securing Big Fed Hike
A closely watched measure of US consumer prices rose by more than forecast to a 40-year high in September, pressuring the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates even more aggressively to stamp out persistent inflation.
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Biden warns there will be 'consequences' for Saudi Arabia after oil production cut
President Joe Biden warned Tuesday that Saudi Arabia would face "consequences" after OPEC+ last week announced the biggest cut in oil production since the start of the pandemic. Senior Democrats on Capitol Hill have condemned the decision, the de facto leader of the oil-producing alliance.
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Shortly before the 2016 election, the FBI offered retired British spy Christopher Steele “up to $1 million” to prove the explosive allegations in his dossier about Donald Trump, a senior FBI analyst testified Tuesday.
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Elvis Chan: Cyber Conduit Between FBI and Big Tech
Election Day is four weeks away and barring some major catastrophe, Republicans are expected to make major gains in offices across the country and win a majority of seats in Congress. A stagnant economy, an unpopular occupant of the White House, reckless warnings.
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In Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, supporters of incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski are spending millions on ads attacking her farther-right Republican challenger, Kelly Tshibaka. Tshibaka, with an endorsement from former President Donald Trump, is running against moderate Republican Murkowski.
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How Arizona's Democratic Governor candidate Katie Hobbs organized her high school's 'spirit week' - where students took part in a 'slave day' and bid for younger students to perform 'degrading' tasks ‘They Treat Me Like a Piece of S—’: Raphael Warnock’s Church Pays for His Home. It’s Also Trying To Evict the Poor From Theirs.Articles
Amid their own struggles, Florida’s immigrant workers ready to rebuild storm-battered state
The wives of Fort Myers’ construction workers, painters, roofers, landscapers and electricians and their families gathered at the food pantry of Jesus the Worker church on Thursday, as they had every day that week.
Learn MoreEducation Secretary is 'more excited' about income-driven payments than forgiveness
President Joe Biden revealed a loan forgiveness plan in August that will forgive $10,000 of student debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000 per year, and up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients. But another component of the plan is often overlooked, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona explained.
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California parking space law aims for affordable housing and climate change ‘win-win’
California is famous for its car culture, which the automotive website Jalopnik has dubbed “second to none,” but it's also known for its environmentalism and its sky-high housing prices. So, in an effort to lower the cost of construction and cut down on car dependence.
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The sick, twisted minds of woke liberals have found a new way to make money: by exploiting children and grooming them to think they belong in a different body than God created them to have.
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Biden’s Delaware visitors shrouded in mystery as Secret Service insists no records exist
The Secret Service says it checked again and still can’t find any records that identify visitors to President Biden’s Delaware residences — where he has spent roughly one-fourth of his presidency.
Learn MoreMasked Vandals Attack Minority-Owned Portland Coffee Shop Because of Pro-Police Event
Portland's "only Native-owned" coffee shop was attacked by masked assailants in the early morning hours because the owner of the business decided to host a "Coffee with a Cop" event for Wednesday.
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‘Pro-Life’ Herschel Walker Paid for Girlfriend’s Abortion
Herschel Walker, the football legend now running for Senate in Georgia, says he wants to completely ban abortion, likening it to murder and claiming there should be “no exception” for rape, incest, or the life of the mother.
Learn MoreUS starts fiscal year with record $31 trillion in debt
The nation's gross national debt has surpassed $31 trillion, according to a U.S. Treasury report released Tuesday that logs America's daily finances. Edging closer to the statutory ceiling of roughly $31.4 trillion.
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DeSantis asked the feds for hurricane relief. But he’s long used their cash
Gov. Ron DeSantis has been a persistent critic of President Joe Biden on nearly every policy front as he moves toward a likely potential 2024 presidential bid. But the Florida Republican likes one thing about the president: his wallet.
Learn MoreU.S. Army's First Trans Officer Indicted for Spying for Russia
A U.S. military doctor who claimed to be the first-known active duty Army officer to come out as transgender in 2015 has been indicted for allegedly attempting to pass sensitive medical information about military service members.
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DeSantis drops provocations — for now — in response to Ian
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has whipsawed his way through the national conversation this month, first by putting migrants on planes or buses to Democratic strongholds and then shifting to a more traditional role of crisis manager as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. barreled into his state.
Learn MoreIn a first, U.S. appoints a diplomat for plants and animals
As temperatures rise and habitats shrink, hundreds of thousands of plant and animal species around the world are at risk of vanishing. For the first time, the United States is designating a special diplomat to advocate for global biodiversity amid.
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Frustrated: Fire crews to hand out fliers for FEMA Box Office: “Bros” May Score Just $5 Million Weekend After Disastrous Opening Night Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says he'll fight against a federal relief bill that would assist his state's recovery from Hurricane Ian if it has 'pork in it'Articles
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The Reaction to Giorgia Meloni Makes Everything Clear
Perhaps the biggest lie told in the last 100 years on this planet is the one about fascism. Specifically, that fascism is a “far-right” phenomenon.
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Pollsters fear they’re blowing it again in 2022
Pollsters know they have a problem. But they aren’t sure they’ve fixed it in time for the November election. Since Donald Trump’s unexpected 2016 victory, pre-election polls have consistently understated support for Republican candidates, compared to the votes ultimately cast.
Learn MoreA Shocking Number of Democratic Voters Believe Men Can Get Pregnant
According to an online survey from WPA Intelligence, nearly one in four Democratic voters believe that men can get pregnant. The percentage rose when only including women and shot up to an astonishing 36% of white, college-educated female Democrats who believe men can get pregnant.
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FBI hero paying the price for exposing unjust ‘persecution’ of conservative Americans
Bombshell allegations by FBI Special Agent Steve Friend contained in a whistleblower complaint filed late Wednesday with the Department of Justice inspector general reveal a politicized Washington, DC, FBI field office cooking the books.
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Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard described his decision to give away the outdoor apparel-maker as his last-ditch effort to do all he could to protect the planet. The deal is structured in ways that also bring the billionaire other perks.
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Obama administration spent $36M on FOIA lawsuits in final year: report
The Obama administration spent $36.2 million defending itself in Freedom of Information Act lawsuits in its final year, The Associated Press reported Tuesday. According to the AP’s analysis, some of the biggest targets for record requests were the Justice Department.
Learn More'I Am Antifa': One Activist's Violent Death Became A Symbol For The Right And Left
News of an attack trickled out of Tacoma, Wash., just after dawn on a summer morning in July 2019. The details were fuzzy at first — one dead, a fire, the local ICE facility — but those who were close to Willem van Spronsen all said the same thing: They just knew.
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The Antidemocratic Theory Endorsed by the Supreme Court’s Conservatives
Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel J. Alito, Neil M. Gorsuch, and Brett M. Kavanaugh seem bent on having the court adopt the “independent state legislature” (ISL) theory. The doctrine would give state legislatures complete and almost unchallengeable control over the appointment of presidential electors.
Learn MoreSuspect Claims Teen He Hit With His Vehicle Was After Him After A Political Dispute
The man charged with criminal vehicular homicide after a street dance Saturday in McHenry, North Dakota claims the victim was threatening him after a political dispute. Court documents show 41-year-old Shannon Brandt told State Radio that he hit a pedestrian who he claimed was part of a Republican extremist group.
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Records show coordinated Arizona ballot collection scheme
An Arizona woman indicted in 2020 on accusations of illegally collecting ballots apparently ran a sophisticated operation using her status as a well-known Democratic operative in the border city of San Luis to persuade voters to let her gather.
Learn MoreSame-sex marriage bill stalls in Senate amid GOP opposition
Senate Democrats on Thursday punted a vote on a bill to bolster same-sex marriage rights until after the midterm elections, after a group of bipartisan negotiators said they did not have the votes to overcome Republican opposition.
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Put Away the Smelling Salts, the Fed Doesn’t Threaten Washington’s ‘Solvency’
Russia presently has total government debt of $190 billion. The U.S. can claim total debt somewhere north of $30 trillion. Are the Russians “Classical” in economic thought relative to the Keynesianism that infects the U.S. political class? Stop and think before answering.
Learn More‘They enriched us.’ Migrants’ 44-hour visit leaves indelible mark on Martha’s Vineyard
After sharing hugs and teary goodbyes with roughly 50 migrants who had arrived unexpectedly by plane on this affluent vacation island, the volunteers who sheltered them at an Episcopal church carried out tables and chairs, packed food onto trucks and folded portable cots.
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Bernie Sanders Blocks Republican Bid to Avert Rail Strike in Senate
Senate Republicans failed in a bid to force labor unions and railroads to resolve a fight over contract negotiations, ahead of a strike that threatens to paralyze much of the US rail system.
Learn MoreCredit Card Companies Join Democrats' Gun Control Scheme
Democrats aim to create a comprehensive national list of gun owners. In a major victory for gun control advocates, American Express, Mastercard, and Visa agreed to help the government track firearm sales.
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Food prices are still soaring — here’s what’s getting more expensive
Inflation may be slowing, but food prices are still through the roof. Food costs spiked 11.4% over the past year, the largest annual increase since May 1979, according to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Learn MoreNew illegal immigrants cost US $4B more than Trump’s wall
The estimated 2.3 million illegal immigrants who have crossed the border and stayed since Joe Biden became president will cost taxpayers over $9,000 each a year in housing, food, medical, and other services, according to a new report.
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U.S. emergency oil reserves tumble to lowest since 1984
U.S. emergency crude oil stocks fell 8.4 million barrels last week to 434.1 million barrels, their lowest since October 1984, according to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) data released on Monday.
Learn MoreCalifornia governor opposes tax on rich in statewide TV ad
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants voters to reject a new tax on rich people that would pay for more electric vehicles in the nation's most populous state, warning in a new statewide TV ad that a measure on the ballot this November.
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New ‘objective’ CNN appears to be making itself objectively rightwing
CNN wants to be the new Fox News and it’s not even trying to hide it. Earlier this year Chris Licht became the new CEO of the cable network and immediately made it clear that he was going to change the network’s direction.
Learn MoreLaToya Cantrell says she won't repay New Orleans for first-class flights
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has no plans to reimburse the city the roughly $29,000 she charged this year to fly first- or business-class on official trips, despite a policy that requires municipal employees to buy the lowest airfare available.
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So, was that 'nuclear' document at Mar-a-Lago classified?
Every critical thinker, when presented a news report about a Donald Trump scandal, should approach the report with two unvarying truths present in his mind: First, Donald Trump is completely unbound by ethics, prudence, or concern for others, and so he is capable of almost any perfidy.
Learn MoreChina Hawks Sound Alarm Over Podesta Appointment
President Joe Biden on Friday tapped John Podesta to oversee $370 billion in climate spending, a move that has China hawks on Capitol Hill concerned over Podesta's encouragement of Chinese investment in American infrastructure and praise for the top U.S. adversary on climate change.
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How the scourge of originalism is taking over the Supreme Court
In 1987, the Senate resoundingly rejected the nomination of Judge Robert Bork for the Supreme Court because it found his originalist views unacceptable. As a law professor, Bork argued that the meaning of a constitutional provision is fixed when it is adopted and can be changed only by amendment.
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In my prior post, I noted that the unconstitutionality of Jim Crow is often mistakenly considered to be identical with the constitutionality of Brown. In this post, I want to note some new evidence that provides additional support for the constitutionality of Brown under the original meaning.
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Katy Perry Banned Her Republican Parents From Attending Barack Obama's Inauguration
Katy Perry turned down her parents' request to attend President Barack Obama's 2013 inauguration because of their conservative politics. In the latest issue of Marie Claire, the 29-year-old singer says she banned mom Mary Hudson and dad Keith Hudson.
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Chileans appeared set to reject a new constitution to replace a charter imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago, a decision that would deal a stinging setback to President Gabriel Boric who argued the document would usher in a new progressive era.
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Extreme heat wave pushing California power grid to limit, with rolling blackouts possible
The worst heat wave of the year is presenting a critical test for California’s overtaxed power grid, with officials warning rolling blackouts are possible without major conservation efforts during a week of scorching temperatures.
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There is a new strategy that far-right activists are using to attempt to weaken the foundations of our democracy: something called the “convention provision” in the Constitution, according to a former senator.
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Trump Records Were Likely Moved to Obstruct Probe, DOJ Says
The Justice Department said it developed evidence that White House records held in a storage room at Donald Trump’sFlorida home may have been concealed or removed before a June FBI visit.
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The Constitutional Flaw That’s Killing American Democracy
The recent set of watershed Supreme Court opinions pulsates with the language of democratic accountability. Dobbs v. Jackson, overruling Roe v. Wade, makes its refrain the promise to “return” the abortion question “to the people and their elected representatives.”
Learn MoreCalifornia lawmakers approve landmark fast food workers bill
California lawmakers on Monday advanced a nation-leading measure that would give more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, over the objections of restaurant owners who warn it would drive up consumers’ costs.
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Do U.S. Politicians Need to Fear Our Intelligence Agencies?
President-elect Donald Trump’s criticism of the intelligence community over its reports of Russian hacking during the 2016 election has generated a lot of commentary over what is being described as a “feud” between Trump and the intelligence agencies.
Learn MoreNewborn daughter's name honors dad killed in Afghanistan withdrawal
A baby girl born to a widow of the recent Afghanistan bombings bears the name of her late father. The family of fallen Marine Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum announced that his daughter was born on Sept. 13, just weeks after McCollum was killed.
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Starbucks informs workers at two stores of closures, union claims retaliation
Starbucks has informed workers at two locations that their stores will be closing, a move that the coffee chain’s union says is retaliation for organizing efforts. The company said the union activity isn’t the reason for the closures.
Learn MoreRepublicans Should Treat Anthony Fauci Like Democrats Treat Republicans
Dr. Anthony Fauci announced that in December he will step down as head of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and as Biden’s chief medical adviser, ending a 54-year career as a bureaucrat and collecting what is reportedly the largest federal pension in history.
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Ocasio-Cortez admits to violating congressional financial disclosure rules
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) openly admitted through her spokeswoman that she is flouting congressional financial disclosure rules. Ocasio-Cortez was due to report her 2021 finances to the House Ethics Committee 11 days ago.
Learn MoreUnveiled memos raise questions about Biden’s role in Trump probe
A newly revealed letter shows that President Biden authorized the National Archives and Records Administration to reject any executive privilege claims that former President Donald Trump might use to stop the Justice Department.
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Trump Had More Than 300 Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago
The initial batch of documents retrieved by the National Archives from former President Donald J. Trump in January included more than 150 marked as classified, a number that ignited intense concern at the Justice Department and helped trigger the criminal investigation.
Learn MoreLawyers: Legal precedent clears Clinton in email investigation
In declining to seek prosecution of Hillary Clinton, FBI Director James Comey said the former Secretary of State’s handling of classified emails was “extremely careless” - conduct, legal experts said, that falls short of “gross negligence,” a standard for criminal charges under the Espionage Act.
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Hundreds of migrants line up at NYC hospital for health care, food, free phones
Hundreds of migrants — at least some bused to the Big Apple by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott — lined up outside Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx on Sunday to get health care coverage, food and other items including school supplies and free phones.
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In pictures: South America's 'lithium fields' reveal the dark side of our electric future
Lithium extraction fields in South America have been captured by an aerial photographer in stunning high definition. But while the images may be breathtaking to look at, they represent the dark side of our swiftly electrifying world.
Learn MoreFBI Unit Leading Mar-a-Lago Probe Earlier Ran Discredited Trump-Russia Investigation
The FBI division overseeing the investigation of former President Trump's handling of classified material at his Mar-a-Lago residence is also a focus of Special Counsel John Durham's investigation of the bureau's alleged abuses of power and political bias.
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Trump supporters’ threats to judge spur democracy concerns
Hundreds of federal judges face the same task every day: review an affidavit submitted by federal agents and approve requests for a search warrant. But for U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, the fallout from his decision to approve a search warrant has been far from routine.
Learn MoreTrump aides think a family member informed on him to the FBI
Aides to former President Donald Trump believe that a member of his family may have tipped off the FBI about the presence of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, The Guardian reported. Multiple sources close to Trump told the publication that after the August 8 search of Trump's resort.
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Minneapolis Teachers Outraged after Union Contract Suggests Race-Based Layoff Agreement
After a two-week long strike, the Minneapolis teachers union and Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) finally came to an agreement. However, it came with a caveat. In regards to layoffs, the new contract suggests white teachers would be considered.
Learn MoreIt pays to be rich! America's wealthiest, including Tom Brady, Khloe Kardashian, Reese Witherspoon
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Apprehensions of migrants crossing the southwestern border were down for the second month in a row in July, but the number in just the first 10 months of the government’s fiscal year already exceeds the total during the previous year.
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Senate Democrats rammed it through without a single GOP vote, and now it’s House Democrats’ turn. On Friday, the House will vote on the Biden-Schumer-Pelosi $740 billion tax-and-spend monstrosity.
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First he said that he was “working and cooperating with” government agents who he claimed had inappropriately entered his home. Then, when the government revealed that the F.B.I., during its search.
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The FBI has released a summary report of its investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server, as well as notes from an interview between the bureau and Clinton. The Justice Department has already declined to prosecute Clinton.
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Hunter Biden laptop repairman John Paul Mac Isaac says FBI agent threatened him to hush up
The computer repair shop owner who blew the whistle on Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop claims in a new book that an FBI agent threatened him to stay silent.
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Classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items FBI agents sought in a search of former president Donald Trump’s Florida residence.
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Why the Trump search warrant is nothing like Hillary's emails
The Justice Department official who oversaw the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified records says there’s simply no comparing the search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence to the case against the former of State.
Learn MoreMan dead after alleged FBI breach attempt leads to standoff
A man is dead after he allegedly tried to break into an FBI building in Kenwood, leading to a standoff in Clinton County. According to NBC News, the suspect was Ricky Walter Shiffer. He was at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Maya Wiley wants to defund the NYPD — while her home is protected by private security patrol
Democratic mayoral candidate Maya Wiley wants to cut $1 billion from the NYPD’s budget — at the same time her home is being protected by a private security patrol in her Brooklyn neighborhood.
Learn MoreThe FBI’s Mar-a-Lago ‘Raid’: It’s about the Capitol Riot, Not the Mishandling of Classified Information
There’s a game prosecutors play. Let’s say I suspect X committed an armed robbery, but I know X is dealing drugs. So, I write a search-warrant application laying out my overwhelming probable cause.
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Crisis at the National Archives
In the middle of directing the difficult task of transferring the historically important records of the Obama administration into the National Archives, the archivist in charge, David Ferriero, ran into a serious problem: A lot of key records are missing.
Learn MoreHow Do You Actually Stop the Steal?
Preventing the next attempt to overturn an election is a bit like playing whack-a-mole. Plug one gap in the nation’s rickety, interlocking system for counting votes—say, by ensuring that a power-hungry vice president cannot unilaterally declare his or her ticket the winner.
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'Bachelor' fans call for plus-size casting: 'Fat people deserve a chance to find love'
Only a select few "Bachelor" contestants through the years have been plus size. A new fan-led campaign wants to change that. Ahead of Monday's season premiere of "The Bachelorette," a group of fans announced a new social media initiative.
Learn MoreBiden’s standing brightens. But Dems still see the midterm prospects as dim
With Democrats increasingly airing their doubts about Joe Biden’s presidency, one allied Democratic National Committee member decided it was time to try and plug the chatter. William Owen of Tennessee recently drafted a resolution to put his fellow committee members on record.
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How China is locking up critical resources in the US’s own backyard
In the 1800’s the United States under President James Monroe invoked the Monroe Doctrine, which stated that any effort by European nations to control any independent state in North or South America would be viewed as “an unfriendly disposition towards the United States.”
Learn MoreTrump executive order targets rare earths minerals and China
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order declaring a national emergency in the mining industry, aimed at boosting domestic production of rare earth minerals critical for military technologies while reducing the country’s dependence on China.
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Why I Support Reform Prosecutors
Americans desperately need a more thoughtful discussion about our response to crime. People have had enough of the demagoguery and divisive partisan attacks that dominate the debate and obscure the issues.
Learn MoreThe Chinese scramble to mine Africa
China’s growing economy is thirsty for sustainable supplies of mineral resources. Despite being the number one mining nation in the world, China is facing a rapid depletion of its local mineral resources.
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‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Has Little Inflation Help, UPenn Study Says
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the breakthrough US legislative deal on key parts of President Joe Biden’s agenda, likely won’t reduce inflation at all, according to a study.
Learn MoreSchumer-Manchin deal raises taxes on earners under $400K, study shows
The energy and health care deal from Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer would raise taxes on millions of Americans earning less than $400,000 annually, Senate Republicans say.
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What’s in, and out, of Democrats’ $739 billion inflation-fighting package
What started as a $4 trillion effort during President Joe Biden’s first months in office to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems has ended up a much slimmer, but not unsubstantial, compromise package of inflation-fighting health care and climate change.
Learn MoreManchin says he is firm on closing tax loophole; Sinema absent from caucus meeting
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Thursday he is standing firm on keeping a proposal to close the so-called carried interest tax loophole in the tax and climate deal he reached this week, despite potential opposition from fellow centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.).
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On My 100th Birthday, Reflections on Archie Bunker and Donald Trump
Well, I made it. I am 100 years old today. I wake up every morning grateful to be alive. Reaching my own personal centennial is cause for a bit of reflection on my first century — and on what the next century will bring for the people and country I love.
Learn MoreU.S. unveils plan to buy back 60 mln barrels for emergency oil stockpile
The United States will take bids this fall to buy back 60 million barrels of crude oil for the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the first step in replenishing the stockpile after a record-sized release this spring, the Department of Energy said.
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The Next Generation of NIMBYs
The pandemic made it possible for many Millennials to purchase their first home. Could it also have set the stage for a new breed of NIMBYs? When we think of the typical NIMBY—a pejorative term (short for “Not in My Backyard”) for someone who opposes the change in their community, especially if they don’t oppose that change somewhere else.
Learn MoreCommunity Input Is Bad, Actually
Development projects in the United States are subject to a process I like to call “whoever yells the loudest and longest wins.” Some refer to this as participatory democracy. Across the country, angry residents and neighborhood associations have the power to delay, reshape, and even halt entirely the construction of vital infrastructure. To put a fine point on it.
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Another bloody weekend of gun violence in Chicago leaves 65 shot, 5 killed Adam Kinzinger says he 'got super drunk' when Trump visited Republicans at a legislative retreat in January 2017: 'How do we deal with this?' 'You can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-cop': Biden rips Trump to black law enforcementArticles
Monkeypox is being driven overwhelmingly by sex between men, major study finds
The global monkeypox outbreak is primarily being driven by sex between men, according to the first major peer-reviewed paper to analyze a large set of cases of the virus. The outbreak, which epidemiologists believe initially began in mid-spring gatherings of gay and bisexual men in Europe.
Learn MoreICE is developing new ID card for migrants amid growing arrivals at the border
The Biden administration is developing a new identification card for migrants to serve as a one-stop shop to access immigration files and, eventually, be accepted by the Transportation Security Administration for travel, according to two Homeland Security officials.
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Why This “Originalist” Supreme Court Would Disappoint the Founders
Last month, the Supreme Court relied on its view of the Constitution’s original meaning in its landmark decisions involving abortion rights, gun rights, and religious freedom. None of these decisions, however, was actually consistent with originalism.
Learn MoreLA schools promote 'Queer All School Year' calendar, documents show
The Los Angeles Unified School District offers schools and teachers a "Queer All School Year" calendar that provides a blueprint for promoting LGBT pride throughout the year. Official Documents contain a month-by-month plan for schools to promote gay & transgender ideology to students.
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Is it time for Democrats to kick Joe Manchin out of the party?
On Friday, after putting a final spear through the heart of what remained of Biden’s and the Democrat’s domestic agenda, West Virginia’s Democratic Senator Joe Manchin also rejected any tax increases on big corporations or the wealthy.
Learn MoreFederal investigation of Hunter Biden reaches critical juncture, sources say
The federal investigation into Hunter Biden's business activities is nearing a critical juncture as investigators weigh possible charges and prosecutors confront Justice Department guidelines to generally avoid bringing politically sensitive cases.
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Liberal group lands $171M gov't contract that could reach $1B to help illegal immigrants avoid deportation
A left-wing nonprofit working to end mass incarceration landed a $171.7 million taxpayer-funded government contract that could potentially hit $1 billion to help unaccompanied minors avoid deportation, Fox News Digital has discovered.
Learn MoreUnseen and unsafe: Students who have been “deadnamed” explain why a new California law matters
Jamie Marquis can’t count the number of times they’ve been called the wrong name. A junior psychology major at the University of California, Davis, who identifies as non-binary, they changed their name several years ago.
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Blogger paid by Dem candidate who targeted Mayra Flores defends sexist attacks, other racist posts
A blogger in Texas who racially targeted GOP Rep. Mayra Flores after he was paid twice by Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez's campaign for "advertising services" has a history of using racist terms against Hispanics and African Americans.
Learn MorePolice identify armed ‘good Samaritan’ who killed Greenwood mall shooting suspect
A day after a gunman killed three people at a mall in Greenwood, Ind., officials identified the victims, suspect and armed bystander who fatally shot the gunman before he was able to kill more people. At a press conference, Greenwood Police Chief said Elisjsha Dicken was shopping.
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Wholesale prices shoot up near-record 11.3% in June on surge in energy costs
Inflation hit hard at the wholesale level in June, as producer prices surged a near-record amount from a year ago due to a big jump in energy costs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.
Learn MoreSUV-Hating Tyre Extinguishers Group Is Out to Deflate Your Tires
Anti-SUV protests are nothing new, and have existed pretty much ever since the large vehicles—too large, to some—became increasingly popular in the 1990s and early 2000s. Those of us who were there remember the Hummer salute.
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Opinion: These GOP Latina candidates are not the 'real deal'
Conservatives are heralding them as "real deal" Republican candidates. They are seen as proof that the GOP can win over Latino voters. They are three Latinas from South Texas: Mayra Flores, who won a special election to represent part of the Gulf Coast.
Learn MoreCalifornia blocks gun sales to those at risk of breaking law
Gun makers and dealers in California will be required to block firearms sales to anyone they have “reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk” of using a gun illegally or of harming themselves or others, under a new law that Gov.
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Americans can't handle their guns. Time to repeal the 2nd Amendment
We must repeal the Second Amendment if we want this country to ever be safe again. Whether it's killings by police, like the 60 bullets fired into Jayland Walker, or by civilians like in Highland Park, Illinois, Uvalde, Texas, or Buffalo, New York our national record.
Learn MoreOpinion: These GOP Latina candidates are not the 'real deal'
Conservatives are heralding them as "real deal" Republican candidates. They are seen as proof that the GOP can win over Latino voters. They are three Latinas from South Texas: Mayra Flores, who won a special election to represent part of the Gulf Coast.
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Prosecute Trump? Merrick Garland is investigating aggressively but prosecuting cautiously
The House committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurgency, whose hearings resume this week, has produced impressive evidence that could allow prosecutors to argue that former President Trump committed crimes as he tried to overturn the 2020 election.
Learn MoreTrump documentary 'Unprecedented': Footage shows president on Jan. 6 but lacks big reveal
Once he left the White House and was settled in Florida, former President Donald Trump told British filmmaker Alex Holder what the 2020 election taught him. "I think I learned with the 2020 election, you have to be very untrusting," Trump said.
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Girl, 17, who transitioned back from a boy reveals how puberty blockers and surgery have 'irreversibly and painfully' ruined her body Group offers up to $250 for SCOTUS justices sightings after Kavanaugh protest Texas House committee requests surveillance videos showing 77 minutes before officers entered Robb Elementary classroomArticles
Why Does the Left Want to Shut Down Crisis Pregnancy Centers?
Let’s get one thing straight: The Left doesn’t care about women with unplanned pregnancies. They only care about murdering babies and keeping Planned Parenthood’s taxpayer-funded grift going.
Learn MoreWisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes
Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled Friday that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can return a ballot in person.
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Red States: Biden Eroding American Sovereignty by Releasing Over a Million Border Crossers into U.S.
President Joe Biden is eroding United States sovereignty as his administration has released over a million border crossers and illegal aliens into American communities since he took office in late January 2021.
Learn MoreFormer top Trump official rips Biden administration's recent oil drilling proposal reducing lease sales
Former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt criticized the Biden administration's proposal unveiled late last week that gutted a 2018 plan to hold dozens of offshore oil and gas lease sales.
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Jeff Bezos Slammed Over Biden Inflation Tweet: 'Buyer's Remorse'
Billionaire Jeff Bezos has been slammed online after he attacked President Joe Biden for blaming gas companies for setting high prices at the pumps.
Learn MoreThe Supreme Court case voting rights experts say could bring 'chaos' to elections
A Supreme Court case that will decide the power state legislatures wield over congressional and presidential elections could have far-reaching implications.
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St. Paul’s next basic income experiment will send 333 families $12,000, plus money for college
The City of St. Paul is expanding its guaranteed basic income experiment, giving monthly checks to more families while also making deposits into their children’s college savings accounts.
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The relationship between the Secret Service and former President Donald Trump is ringing alarm bells amid revelations from testimony given to the House of Representatives' Select Committee.
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Most say nation on wrong track, including Dems: AP-NORC poll
An overwhelming and growing majority of Americans say the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction, including nearly 8 in 10 Democrats, according to a new poll that finds deep pessimism about the economy plaguing President Joe Biden.
Learn MoreSecret Service Ties to Trump Ring Alarm Bells Amid Jan 6. Revelations
The relationship between the Secret Service and former President Donald Trump is ringing alarm bells amid revelations from testimony given to the House of Representatives' Select Committee that is investigating the Capitol riots.
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Ex-Secret Service agent: Hillary Clinton ‘occasionally violent’
A former Secret Service agent writes in a new book that Hillary Clinton’s “Jekyll and Hyde” temper at times resulted in wild outbursts.
Learn MoreGavin Newsom spurs presidential run speculation with major Florida ad buy
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s campaign has bought ad time in Florida for the July 4th weekend, prodding speculation about his presidential aspirations.
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California voters to weigh constitutional right to abortion
California voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in their state constitution, a question sure to boost turnout on both sides of the debate during a pivotal midterm election year.
Learn MoreDemocrats Post-Roe Message To Voters Is Bad | Opinion
In the hours and days after the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Democrats from President Joe Biden to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as well as other elected Democrats from coast to coast.
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Jan. 6 panel calls surprise hearing to present new evidence
The House Jan. 6 panel is calling a surprise hearing this week to present evidence it says it recently obtained, raising expectations of new bombshells in the sweeping investigation into the Capitol insurrection.
Learn MoreMore than 1 million voters switch to GOP in warning for Dems
A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party’s gains in recent years are becoming Republicans.
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Biden accidentally flashed a cue card telling him exactly where to go and what to do at a White House event
President Joe Biden accidentally revealed a cue card at a White House meeting on Thursday, offering a glimpse of very simple instructions for the process of the meeting. Biden gave remarks in the Roosevelt Room to a gathering.
Learn MoreMurphy vows to 'do everything in our power to protect' New Jerseyans after Supreme Court's gun ruling
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he is considering more new gun control legislation after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of gun owners who want to carry their weapons outside the home.
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Hochul endorsed by National Rifle Association
The National Rifle Association's Political Victory Fund has endorsed Kathy Hochul in her race against Republican Chris Collins in New York's 27th Congressional District. Hochul is one of only two New York Democrats.
Learn MoreSupreme Court rules New York's strict concealed carry law is unconstitutional
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a long-standing New York concealed carry law violated the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in a ruling that was quickly rebuked by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the White House.
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Biden suspends oil and gas leasing in slew of executive actions on climate change
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a series of executive orders that prioritize climate change across all levels of government and put the U.S. on track to curb planet-warming carbon emissions.
Learn MoreJanuary 6 Was Not A Coup
Was there a coup attempt on January 6? For the answer to be “yes,” there had to have been a realistic path by which some action on that day could have resulted in Donald Trump remaining president of the United States.
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Sotomayor accuses conservatives of ‘dismantling’ church-state separation
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court’s most outspoken liberal, accused the court’s six-member conservative majority of eroding the barrier between church and state on Tuesday by striking down a Maine policy.
Learn MoreDisney's Lightyear FLOPS in opening weekend that saw it fail to topple Jurassic Park
Disney's animated movie 'Lightyear' flopped in its first weekend in theaters, with the new Toy Story spin-off film earning $51.7 million in North America.
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A recession is ‘not inevitable,’ Biden administration officials say
Biden administration officials on Sunday backed the president’s position that a recession is “not inevitable” as some economists and investors warn a period of economic decline is looming.
Learn MoreAmericans are starting to pull back on travel and restaurants
More Americans are beginning to hold off on booking flights, getting haircuts, building backyard pools and replacing old leaky roofs - in some of the new signs that the consumer engine of U.S. economic growth could be losing steam.
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Why Is Merrick Garland Smiling?
Attorney General Merrick Garland, the media insists, is handling the unprecedented criminal investigation into the events of January 6 with a calm, objective professionalism and is above reproach.
Learn MoreBiden aides ‘tapped out’ as White House faces staff shake up
The White House has faced a slew of departures recently, with several top officials announcing at once that they are moving on after 18 months in the administration during a time when President Biden’s job approval rating continues to sink.
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Bracing for the End of Roe v. Wade, the White House Weighs Executive Actions
President Biden’s top aides are weighing whether he can or should take a series of executive actions to help women in Republican-controlled states obtain abortions if the Supreme Court eliminates a woman’s right to end her pregnancy.
Learn MoreBeyond the Kavanaugh Scare: Dozens of Incidents Targeting Pro-Lifers Nationwide
An armed would-be assassin’s alleged attempt on the life of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh last week is part of a wave of violence, arson, vandalism, and intimidation targeting pro-life groups and government officials.
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Liberals Rush to Spread Bogus Lauren Boebert Escort and Abortion Rumors
Democrats have seized on a political action committee’s allegations that Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) worked as a prostitute and had multiple abortions—claims that rest on zero actual evidence.
Learn MoreBiden to sign executive order to address conversion therapy, anti-LGBTQ bills
President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Wednesday to offer new initiatives for the LGBTQ community, including addressing conversion therapy and expanding resources for mental health.
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Jan. 6 committee will not make any criminal referrals, chairman says
The chair of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Monday night that the panel will not make any criminal referrals, even though its leaders have previously hinted at the possibility of doing so.
Learn MoreYes, kink belongs at Pride. And I want my kids to see it
Our family often took the train into Philadelphia, but as we rode across the bridge to attend the city’s Pride parade five years ago, my wife’s leg bounced with a nervous jitter. She squeezed my hand, worried that she might run.
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Supreme Court makes it more difficult to challenge immigration policies in court
The Supreme Court on Monday made it much more difficult for immigrants to challenge immigration policies in court, holding that challenges have to be brought individually and not on a class-wide basis. In the 6-3 holding, the court concluded that, under a 1996 statute, lower federal courts lack the power.
Learn MorePennsylvania Supreme Court says ballots can’t be rejected based on signature comparisons
The Pennsylvania state Supreme Court ruled Friday that ballots in the state cannot be rejected because of signature comparisons, backing up guidance issued by the state’s chief elections officer heading into Pennsylvania’s first presidential election.
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Locals view January 6 hearings at several DC watch parties
People viewed the first night of the January 6 Committee hearings at several watch parties in D.C. The hearing, which included unseen evidence and depositions related to the events surrounding the insurrection, was televised on primetime.
Learn MoreDOD details National Guard response to Capitol attack
Once the reality of the assault on the U.S. Capitol became apparent, National Guard troops responded appropriately and with alacrity, Department of Defense officials said in a phone briefing on Jan. 7.
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Man with gun, knife arrested near Justice Kavanaugh's house
An armed man was arrested overnight near the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after he called 911 on himself, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
Learn MoreWhat does a Jan. 6 hearing victory look like for Democrats?
Democrats cheering the congressional investigation into last year’s violent attack on the Capitol face a tricky question as they make their case against former President Trump.
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How the Left Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Domestic Terrorism
On the cusp of nonstop, around-the-clock (primetime!) coverage of the Jan. 6 committee hearings, a couple of domestic terrorists are actually getting their day in court, and it is informative .
Learn MoreYes, Democratic Messaging Sucks. But It’s Harder to Fix Than You Think
There’s been a lot of grumbling lately about Democratic messaging, ever since that big NBC News story last week about Joe Biden being unhappy with White House P.R. efforts. There’s always a lot of grumbling.
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Migrant caravan in Mexico heads for U.S. border as Americas Summit starts
Several thousand migrants, many from Venezuela, set off from southern Mexico early Monday aiming to reach the United States, timing their journey to coincide with the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week.
Learn MoreUp to 15,000 may join largest ever migrant caravan to walk through Mexico to US
Liozanys Comeja credits her survival to her teacup chihuahua, Mia. Originally from Venezuela, Comeja moved to Colombia five years ago, but decided to leave her new life behind this month due to the rising cost of living.
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Scoop: Jan. 6 committee's secret adviser
The House's Jan. 6 committee has turned to a renowned former network news executive to hone a mountain of explosive material into a captivating multimedia presentation for a prime-time hearing Thursday.
Learn MoreBiden Makes Cannon Fodder of History
Joe Biden tells whoppers with such frequency, it is difficult to know when he is telling the truth. Remarkably, even when his falsehoods are publicly condemned, he unabashedly repeats them, apparently on the premise.
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The 8 Most Insane Proposals in California’s 492-Page Reparations Report
Black Californians could enjoy child support forgiveness, free college, free health care, fewer police, and a long-term "truth and reconciliation commission" should Golden State lawmakers pass the proposals outlined this week.
Learn MoreDeSantis moves to ban transition care for transgender youths, Medicaid recipients
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration Thursday asked the state board regulating doctors to essentially ban transition-related care for transgender minors, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.
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Energy experts sound alarm about US electric grid: 'Not designed to withstand the impacts of climate change'
As heat ramps up ahead of what forecasters say will be a hotter than normal summer, electricity experts and officials are warning that states may not have enough power to meet demand in the coming months.
Learn More‘American Poverty Is No One’s Salvation.’ Afghan Evacuees in the U.S. Struggle to Find Housing
It has been nine months since 22-year-old Khadija, her 14-year-old brother and 32-year-old cousin fled the Taliban’s takeover in their home country of Afghanistan. After brief stays in Qatar and Germany.
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Breed announces $6.5M in budget plan to end trans homelessness in SF by 2027
Mayor London Breed on Tuesday announced $6.5 million in her proposed budget for a plan to end trans homelessness in San Francisco by 2027. Breed is expected to unveil her proposed two-year budget June 1.
Learn MoreHouse committee eyes Thursday vote for wide-ranging gun control legislation
The House Judiciary Committee plans to vote as soon as Thursday on wide-ranging gun control legislation after a number of mass shootings in America, including at an elementary school in Uvalde.
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We are sacrificing our freedoms on the altar of partisanship
During the summer of 2020, the Left decided that violence was speech. Presently in Democratic-controlled Washington, D.C., the Left is desperately attempting to portray speech as violence.
Learn MoreJury finds Clinton lawyer Michael Sussmann not guilty of lying to FBI
A federal jury on Tuesday found Michael Sussmann, an attorney for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, not guilty of lying to the FBI. The case was the first brought to trial.
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Liberal Los Angeles could take right turn in mayor’s race
Many voters in heavily Democratic Los Angeles are seething over rising crime and homelessness and that could prompt the city to take a turn.
Learn MoreLos Angeles Times Columnist Can’t Believe Texas Shooter Was Latino
A Los Angeles Times columnist expected the Texas elementary school shooter to be a "white supremacist" and was disappointed to learn he was a Latino.
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Texas cops didn't rush to find gunman because 'they could have been shot' and 'DELIBERATELY locked inside classroom to save other students' Uvalde shooting survivor says gunman played music, told teacher 'goodnight' before killing her during hour-long attack The Republican wave is building fast EXCLUSIVE: Police Initially Lacked Ballistic Shield Needed to Reach Barricaded Texas School ShooterArticles
US safety, savings rules set stage for baby formula shortage
A massive recall is getting most of the blame for the U.S. baby formula shortage, but experts say the products have long been vulnerable to this type of crisis due to decades-old policies that have allowed a handful of companies to corner the market.
Learn MoreHillary Clinton caught in perhaps the most shocking lie of her career
The day after Robby Mook, the head of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign for the presidency, implicated her at the top of a conspiracy to link former President Donald Trump with a Russian bank in 2016, I could find no mention of it.
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China announces military drills near Taiwan after Biden remarks
China announced on Wednesday that it conducted military drills near Taiwan amid President Biden’s comments that the U.S. would defend the island if Beijing invaded.
Learn MoreHere’s the gun control bill Steve Kerr called on Senate to pass
In an impassioned speech just after a school shooting in Texas left at least 19 children and two adults dead on Tuesday, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr criticized the U.S. Senate.
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Is the spike in gas prices good for America?
The average price of gasoline at the pump in the U.S. last week was $4.58 a gallon. It will doubtless spike up to $5.00 before too long as it is already above $6 in California. U.S. gas prices are cheap compared to Europe. If you fancy traveling to London for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Learn MoreWhat the School Wars Are Really About
At first glance, today’s school wars seem like a cut and dried case of modernity versus tradition, secularism versus religion, liberality versus conservatism. There’s the book banning, taking place in 86 school districts in 26 states, removing works by Judy Blume.
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Top general Milley reassured China, others in secret calls as Trump pushed election lies, spokesman says
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley placed two phone calls to his Chinese counterpart in the waning months of Donald Trump’s presidency to secretly reassure Beijing.
Learn MoreSHOCK POLL: Almost 70 Percent of Republicans Say IMPEACH BIDEN After Midterm Win
Almost 70 percent of Republican voters say the House of Representatives should impeach President Joe Biden if their party takes over the chamber in the 2022 midterms — doubling the number.
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Biden’s approval dips to the lowest of his presidency, AP-NORC poll shows
President Biden’s approval rating dipped to the lowest point of his presidency in May, a new poll shows, with deepening pessimism emerging among members of his own Democratic Party.
Learn MoreHillary Clinton signed off on sharing debunked Alfa-Bank claims with the media
Hillary Clinton personally signed off on sharing since-debunked Trump-Russia allegations related to Alfa-Bank with the media during the 2016 election, according to her campaign manager.
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Supreme Court Justices Threatened With Murder if Roe Overturned, DHS Warns
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning of an increase in threats of violence, including against Supreme Court Justices, if Roe v. Wade is overturned, according to a new report.
Learn MoreWhy Dems Ought to Take a Cue from the GOP and Get Angry
For the fourth time in four years, Democrats are wondering how to grapple with the policy issue they believe will decide the next election. First it was health care. Then it was Covid. Next it was infrastructure.
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LeBron James' 17-year-old son Bronny is trolled with vile racist abuse for taking a white girl to his high school prom after sharing photos of the couple heading to the event in custom $326,000 Mercedes Fiona Hill says Putin got 'frustrated many times' with Trump because the Russian leader 'had to keep explaining things' to himArticles
Fetterman's past gun incident rattles Black Democrats in Pa. Senate race
John Fetterman said he heard what sounded like gunfire and saw a man running away. So he reacted by getting his kid inside to safety before he called 911. What Fetterman did next, however, still haunts him nine years later as he campaigns.
Learn MoreWoke Universities’ Newest Social Justice Crusade: Fighting ‘Fatphobia’
“Health justice” is becoming a new woke agenda item in universities across the country, as progressive academics try to eliminate “fatphobia,” or the cultural stigmatization of obesity, including scrapping the word “obesity” itself.
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Meet the Socialist Workers Party candidate running in California to be a US senator
Eleanor García joined the Socialist Worker’s Party in her twenties. She had been working with the United Farm Workers in Phoenix, Arizona, where she is from, on a boycott of Gallo wine, iceberg lettuce, and table grapes. The UFW, was founded in 1962 under a different name by Dolores Huerta, César Chávez, Larry Itliong, and other organizers.
Learn MoreTucson high school counselor accused of sexual misconduct with a 15-year-old student
Officials with the Tucson Police Department say they have arrested a 29-year-old high school counselor for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Police official said Zobella Brazil Vinik turned herself into detectives on May 11.
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NYU Cancels Former New Yorker Fact-Checker Talia Lavin’s Journalism Class
New York University has canceled an undergraduate journalism class that former New Yorker fact-checker Talia Lavin was scheduled to teach this fall after only two students signed up.
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House Judiciary Committee Republicans claimed in a letter on Wednesday that the FBI conducted investigations into Americans based on allegations that they threatened local school boards, citing whistleblowers from the agency.
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The Border Patrol agents cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the wake of a media-driven frenzy over images falsely suggesting they whipped Haitian migrants are nonetheless prohibited from riding horses.
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Last year, the National Institutes of Health – Anthony Fauci’s employer – doled out $30 billion in government grants to roughly 56,000 recipients. That largess of taxpayer money buys a lot of favor and clout within the scientific, research, and healthcare industries.
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Oregon public schools will put period products, instructions in 'every student bathroom'
Schools in Oregon will soon be required to place menstrual products in all restrooms, including boys' restrooms, and Portland Public Schools are preparing to follow that requirement.
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The CDC reportedly monitored the location data of millions of phones
Documents obtained by Vice News' Motherboard reveal that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention purchased access to the phone data of millions of Americans, and not just for COVID-19 tracking.
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It was a new era in Washington in 1981, and abortion rights activists were terrified. With an anti-abortion president, Ronald Reagan, in power and Republicans controlling the Senate for the first time in decades.
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted a “radical” Supreme Court draft opinion that would throw out the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling that has stood for a half century.
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The Biden administration appears to have abandoned its effort to ensure all migrants apprehended by immigration authorities are inoculated against COVID-19, just a month after the White House said vaccines would be mandatory.
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Disinformation Board to Tackle Russia, Migrant Smugglers
The Department of Homeland Security is stepping up an effort to counter disinformation coming from Russia as well as misleading information that human smugglers circulate to target migrants hoping to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Newly obtained financial records revealed that Joe Biden once had upwards of $5.2 million in unexplained income when he willingly paid his son Hunter’s legal fees for a lucrative overseas business deal with a company tied to the Chinese government.
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Twitter employees reacted with shock and dismay Monday as a new reality sank in: Elon Musk — the world’s richest man, free speech defender and strong critic of Twitter — would be the company’s new owner.
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Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious diseases specialist, is swatting down the suggestion that a recent surge of immigrants into the United States is driving coronavirus infection rates nationwide.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared receptive to making it easier for public school employees to more freely express their religious views, signaling it would side with a Christian former high school football coach.
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Biden announces 'streamlined' plan to bring Ukrainian refugees to the U.S.
President Joe Biden announced a plan on Thursday to begin bringing Ukrainians fleeing war to the U.S., addressing a promise the president made nearly a month ago to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. Biden said the program would be “fast” and “streamlined.”
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Biden says trans people ‘made in image of God,’ parents must ‘affirm’ identity
President Biden released a video message to mark International Transgender Day of Visibility on Thursday, saying that transgender people are “made in the image of God” and that their parents should affirm their gender identity. Biden, slammed what he called “hateful bills” in several states.
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An audio recording obtained by NBC News appears to show that former President Donald Trump’s highly publicized interview with Piers Morgan did not end with Trump storming off the set, as edited promotional video clips suggest.
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The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spent $17 million of a no-bid contract to house migrants in hotels.
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President Biden on Monday unveiled a new minimum tax targeting billionaires as part of his 2023 budget request, proposing a 20% rate that would hit both the income and unrealized capital gains of the wealthiest Americans.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday pitched U.S. energy exports to Europe as an alternative to supplies from Russia, a nation he suggested had held the region hostage in the past.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on Thursday that the United States would punish China if President Xi Jinping chose to give military aid to Russia for the war in Ukraine, where Russian forces have killed thousands of civilians.
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A surge in coronavirus infections in Western Europe has experts and health authorities on alert for another wave of the pandemic in the United States, even as most of the country has done away with restrictions after a sharp decline in cases.
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Health Secretary Rachel Levine said Tuesday that she had removed her 95-year-old mother from a personal care home amid a statewide coronavirus outbreak that has been particularly devastating to facilities.
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A new nuclear deal will create a "sanctions evasion hub for Vladimir Putin based in Iran," according to a new policy brief circulating around Capitol Hill and obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
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A group of more than 80 House Democrats called on President Joe Biden on Monday to restart negotiations on stalled climate portions of the Build Back Better legislation. Democrats are asking Biden to take advantage of Democratic majorities in Congress to enact the bill's $555 billion.
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Russia has asked China for military equipment since its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, the Financial Times and Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing U.S. officials.
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In Russia's war against Ukraine, many Americans will make sacrifices unlike any they have recently experienced in foreign policy. This cost is in stark contrast to the longest wars for which the United States had troops on the ground in harm's way.
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President Biden issued a warning to his party about the possibility of Republicans taking control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections during remarks to Democratic National Committee members on Thursday evening.
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In their place: the heavy burden of being Black in a white space
When an anonymous Black person enters the white space, often the people there immediately try to make sense of him or her – to determine “who that is”, or to figure out the nature of the person’s business and whether they need to be concerned.
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Prices kept rising last month in America, pushing a key inflation measure to a level not seen since January 1982. The Consumer Price Index, which measures a basket of goods and services, stood at 7.9% over the 12-month period that ended in February.
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A maternity hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been decimated in a 'direct hit' by Russian rockets leaving children buried in the rubble, President Zelensky has said, in what he described as an 'atrocity.'
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Democrats are looking for ways to lower gas prices, which have skyrocketed in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and could rise further as the U.S. and other countries move to ban Russian imports.
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The Biden White House has temporarily halted a military aid package to Ukraine that would include lethal weapons, a plan originally made in response to aggressive Russian troop movements along Ukraine’s border this spring.
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Russia has been accused of trying to take the Iran nuclear deal hostage as part of its wider battle with the west over Ukraine, after it threw a last-minute spanner into plans for an agreement to lift a swathe of US economic sanctions.
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Despite promises from President Biden and top health officials that COVID-19 vaccines would prevent severe illness, death, and perhaps even transmission of the virus, data indicate that thousands of Americans are dying.
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A draft report for a GOP-run investigation of the 2020 election in Wisconsin, authored by a former state Supreme Court justice, embraces the fringe theory that election results could be decertified after the fact.
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Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation and deal with the fading.
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The headline on the website Pravda trumpeted President Vladimir V. Putin’s latest coup, its nationalistic fervor recalling an era when its precursor served as the official mouthpiece of the Kremlin: “Russian Nuclear Energy Conquers the World.”
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Rep. Ted Deutch (Fla.) announced on Monday that he will not run for reelection in November, becoming the 31st House Democrat to announce they will not run for reelection in the lower chamber in November.
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European Union foreign ministers have discussed banning Russia from the Swift payment network, which is pivotal for the smooth transaction of money worldwide.
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California gasoline prices hit another record Thursday and are inching toward $5 a gallon — a level that could persist as Russia moves troops into Ukraine. “California could stay near or above $5 a gallon for a few months.
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China on Wednesday accused the U.S. of creating “fear and panic” over the crisis in Ukraine, and called for talks to reduce rapidly building tensions. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said China is opposed to new unilateral sanctions.
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Surging energy prices and the Russia-Ukraine conflict are making European leaders think hard about energy security — particularly their decades-old reliance on Moscow for natural gas.
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President Biden on Wednesday announced sanctions against the company behind a controversial Russian natural gas pipeline in response to Moscow's decision to send troops into eastern Ukraine.
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Thousands of people in Ukraine turned out on Sunday to mark the date on which, eight years ago, over 100 people were killed during mass protests that ousted the country's Russia-friendly president.
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As he prepared to collect a $500,000 payday in Moscow in 2010, Bill Clinton sought clearance from the State Department to meet with a key board director of the Russian nuclear energy firm Rosatom.
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Mask Mandates Are Illogical. So What?
When the mayor of Washington, D.C., announced changes to the city’s mask mandate last week, spit hit the fan. As of March 1, District residents will need to cover up in order to attend school, go to a library, or ride in a taxi.
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One of the organizers of the trucker convoys headed for Washington this week says that one of their goals is to shut down the Beltway. “We will be along the Beltway where the Beltway will be shut down,” Bob Bolus told.
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Budowsky: Biden rises, GOP feuds, Dem prospects brighten
One of the underreported stories in politics, which will soon be more widely acknowledged, is that President Biden’s prospects are rising as COVID-19 cases are dramatically falling under his leadership.
Learn MoreHillary Clinton says the January 6 Capitol riot was 'a gift' to America's adversaries
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton blasted the Republican Party's downplaying of the insurrection on Thursday, arguing that the GOP is distracted at a time when American families need real help.
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Canada Sanctions 34 Crypto Wallets Tied to Trucker 'Freedom Convoy'
The Ontario Provincial Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police ordered all regulated financial firms to cease facilitating any transactions from 34 crypto wallets tied to funding trucker-led protests in the country.
Learn MoreEscalating hateful rhetoric leads nation down a dark, chaotic path
A terrifying incident in Louisville, Ky., this week revealed the dangers of the talk coming from the right about civil war and political violence. Early Monday, mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg and his staff were busy at work.
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Scientists have possibly cured HIV in a woman for the first time New HIV Variant Discovered: May be More Infectious and Severe Masking battles show how issue that buoyed Biden in 2020 won’t help party in midterms YOU’LL NEVER BELIEVE IT BUT HILLARY CLINTON DID NOT, IN FACT, SPY ON TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSEArticles
Migrants sew mouths shut in quest for Mexico passage to U.S. border
A dozen undocumented migrants on Mexico's southern border sewed their mouths shut on Tuesday in a bid to convince the country's immigration authority to grant them passage toward the U.S. border.
Learn MoreDurham alleges cyber analysts 'exploited' access to Trump White House server
John Durham, the special counsel appointed under former President Trump to investigate the FBI's probing of Russian interference in the 2016 election, alleged in court that a tech executive "exploited" access to White House data.
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John Durham’s Explosive Motion
When Donald Trump claimed that he and his campaign had been spied upon by Democrat operatives, the corporate media mocked him as either a delusional paranoid or an outright liar.
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U.S. immigration policies should be guided by two basic principles. The first is that immigrants are indispensable to American innovation and long-term economic growth.
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Biden Had Firm at Center of Trump Hacking Scandal on Campaign Payroll Clinton cornered: Hillary refuses to answer questions AGAIN about Durham revelation that she paid to spy on Trump campaign after arriving at daughter Chelsea's NYC home and going to Queens restaurant with film crewArticles
The Liberals Who Can’t Quit Lockdown
Lurking among the jubilant americans venturing back out to bars and planning their summer-wedding travel is a different group: liberals who aren’t quite ready to let go of pandemic restrictions.
Learn MoreCNN poll: Majority of Dems reject Biden 2024
Let’s put this in 1970s slasher-film terms: The confidence-crisis cascade is calling from inside the Democratic house! Joe Biden has stumbled badly enough that a majority of voters from his own party want a different nominee.
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Senators say CIA has been collecting data in bulk in secret program
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) said in a letter that was partly declassified Thursday that the CIA has been collecting data in bulk in a secret program that could impact Americans' privacy.
Learn MoreWe’ve had 100 days of Detroit protests. And it’s ‘just the beginning.’
100 days. That is how long it’s been since “Detroit Will Breathe” first began assembling and marching — mile after mile, night after night. The Detroit protests against police brutality began on May 29.
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Which skin color emoji should you use? The answer can be more complex than you think
Heath Racela identifies as three-quarters white and one-quarter Filipino. When texting, he chooses a yellow emoji instead of a skin tone option, because he feels it doesn't represent any specific ethnicity or color.
Learn MoreInflation surges 7.5% on an annual basis, even more than expected and highest since 1982
Consumer prices surged more than expected over the past 12 months, indicating a worsening outlook for inflation and cementing the likelihood of substantial interest rate hikes this year.
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Berger Hid Archives Papers Under a Trailer, Probe Shows Nearly 60 percent of Americans disapprove of Biden's job performance: poll House panel launches probe into boxes of Trump presidential records The Real Story of the Affordable Housing Development That Dave Chappelle Helped KillArticles
Open Everything
In march 2020, I wrote that America should “cancel everything” in response to the acute threat posed by COVID-19: Mass events should be postponed, companies should send employees home from the office, and schools should move classes online.
Learn MoreMy Position on the Iran Deal
Every several years or so a legislator is called upon to cast a momentous vote in which the stakes are high and both sides of the issue are vociferous in their views. Over the years, I have learned that the best way to treat such decisions is to study the issue.
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You Might Not Like It, but Hunter Biden’s Shenanigans Are Real News
The 1980s TV crime drama Hunter featured an eponymous main character who popularized the catchphrase, “Works for me.” Today’s crime drama surrounding Hunter Biden evokes a different repeated utterance: “Who did Hunter work for?”
Learn MoreWhite House unveils recommendations to promote union membership
The White House on Monday released a lengthy report detailing recommendations to bolster union membership among federal government employees, the product of a task force President Biden convened early on in his presidency.
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Twin Metals mine cancellation is a gut punch to US steelworkers, gift to China Andrew McCabe Lied. So Will the FBI Apply the Same Rules Against Him That It Applies to All of Us? Jim Jordan Claims Andrew McCabe Told Him Something Completely Different About Trump And Russia Children find it more difficult than adults to recognise people wearing face masks – and it could affect their ability to make friends, study findsArticles
CNN Probe Eyes Jeff Zucker’s Ties to Andrew Cuomo
In relationships, timing is everything. And the timeline on Jeff Zucker and Allison Gollust’s coupledom is not only off by more than two decades, say sources who have worked with the pair.
Learn MoreDemocrats must abandon endless assault on police
Today, on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, we honor the courageous men and women who proudly serve our communities and keep our families safe. Every day, they put their lives on the line.
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Black Lives Matter labeled ‘delinquent’ by California AG over murky finances
California’s Department of Justice is pursuing Black Lives Matter over its murky $60 million coffers — warning the group’s shadowy leadership that it will be “personally liable” for any fees or fines. The state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a formal delinquency notice to the controversial activist group.
Learn MoreBlack Lives Matter shuts down fundraising days after liberal states threatened legal action
Black Lives Matter shut down all of its online fundraising streams late Wednesday afternoon, just days after California threatened to hold the charity's leaders personally liable over its lack of financial transparency.
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NATO Prepared To Mount ‘Gender-Inclusive’ Response to Putin’s Aggression in Ukraine
Russian forces are poised to invade Ukraine unless the United States and NATO cave to Vladimir Putin's demands. The Biden administration and the Western military alliance have no plans to mount a meaningful response.
Learn MoreBiden's past filibuster of black female judicial nominee raised in Supreme Court fight
Conservative lawmakers and political commentators have resurfaced President Joe Biden's previous filibusters against a black female nominee for a U.S. appeals court amid his administration's pledge to nominate the first black woman.
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Disclosures Show Dr. Fauci’s Household Made $1.7 Million In 2020, Including Income, Royalties, Travel Perks And Investment Gains Millions more people without children are now eligible for a tax credit that could save them thousands Biden offers Russia access to NATO bases to ease Ukraine crisisArticles
Conflict of Interest: New Washington Post National Editor Recused From FBI Coverage
The Washington Post has recused its new national editor, Matea Gold, from the news organization’s coverage of the FBI and Justice Department over a personal conflict of interest.
Learn MoreWhat Did Clinton Know and When Did She Know It? The Russiagate Evidence Builds
As indictments and new court filings indicate that Special Counsel John Durham is investigating Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign for feeding false reports to the FBI to incriminate Donald Trump.
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DHS secretary acknowledges Border Patrol staffing shortages during visit to Texas border
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas sought to reassure Border Patrol agents he’s aware of staffing issues in the agency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn MoreHousing shortage: 5 more million homes needed for supply to catch up to demand
There are roughly 140 million homes in the United States, but according to a recent report by Realtor.com, that isn't quite enough. In fact, there's such an imbalance in the supply of homes and the number of people who want to become homeowners.
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Poll: White Liberals 9 Times More Likely Than Hispanics To Use ‘Latinx’
White liberals are at least nine times more likely than Hispanics to say "Latinx" is the correct term to describe individuals of Spanish-speaking heritage, according to a recent poll.
Learn MoreMom Sticks Up to Virginia's Largest School District on Mask Mandates
On Tuesday, Carrie Lukas showed up to Forestville Elementary School with her two young children, ages 9 and 7, unmasked. The school is located in the Fairfax County Public School system.
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The house — er, Senate — that Chuck Schumer built
This week, in all likelihood, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will put the judicial filibuster to death. But when he does, it will not be accurate to say he is triggering the "nuclear option," because Democrats already nuked everything.
Learn MoreUN Funds Harvesting of ‘Repressed Memories’ of U.S.-Bound Migrants in Mexico
United Nations-funded immigrant service nonprofits in southern Mexico are offering an unusual and controversial psychological therapy to enable migrants to continue on the trail north to the U.S. border. Thousands apparently have gone the recovered memory route.
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Companies Linked to Putin’s Pipeline Contributed to Schumer Campaign
Affiliates of two European companies that fund Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline contributed to the campaign of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), who Republicans say has blocked sanctions on the Kremlin-backed project.
Learn MoreBiden, Democrats losing ground with independent and suburban voters: poll
President Biden and Democrats appear to be losing ground with independent and suburban voters ahead of November’s midteram elections, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey released exclusively to The Hill on Monday.
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How One Defiant Virginia Superintendent Plans to Punish Children in Compliance With Gov. Youngkin's Mask Order
Shortly after Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order giving parents the right to decide whether to send their children to school in masks, several school districts immediately declared they would continue requiring face coverings regardless.
Learn MoreCalifornia mom takes legal action against school district 'after two teachers secretly manipulated her daughter, 11
A California mother is taking legal action against a school district, claiming that two teachers secretly manipulated her 11-year-old daughter into believing she was a transgender boy. Jessica Konen filed a legal claim against Spreckels Union School District.
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They fought critical race theory. Now they’re focusing on ‘curriculum transparency.’
As state legislatures kick into gear this month, Republican governors and lawmakers who have fought to limit discussions of race in public schools are lining up to support a new aim: curriculum transparency. Lawmakers in at least 12 states have introduced legislation to require schools.
Learn MoreAnother Virginia School District Vows to Keep Masking Despite Governor's EO, But There's a Plan Fight Back
On Thursday, yet another Virginia school district decided to, at least for now, disregard Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R-VA) executive orders on lifting a mask mandate for school districts throughout the commonwealth.
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Biden approval hits new low at one-year mark: AP-NORC poll
President Joe Biden ends his first year in the White House with a clear majority of Americans for the first time disapproving of his handling of the presidency in the face of an unrelenting pandemic and roaring inflation. , according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center.
Learn MoreFBI conducts "court-authorized" search of Rep. Henry Cuellar's home
The FBI said it conducted a "court-authorized" search on Wednesday in the area of the Texas home of Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas). State of play: "The FBI was present in the vicinity of Windridge Drive and Estate Drive in Laredo conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity".
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The Jan. 6 panel wants to talk to Ivanka Trump Natural immunity more potent than vaccines during US Delta wave: study Texas Dem Henry Cuellar Says Kamala Harris Never Responded to his Calls to Visit Border 'Any incursion into Ukraine is an invasion': Blundering Biden is sent out with a SCRIPT to read as White House scrambles to clear up mess caused by his press conference gaffe that was taken as a 'green-light' for Russian attackArticles
White House says it will distribute 400 million free N95 masks to protect against omicron
The Biden administration will make 400 million N95 masks available for free at thousands of locations across the country, a White House official said Wednesday, as health experts stress the importance of high-quality face coverings.
Learn MoreBabbitt Tried to Stop Attack on Capitol Speaker’s Lobby, Video Shows
Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot by a police officer at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, desperately tried to prevent rioters from vandalizing the doors leading to the Speaker’s Lobby at the Capitol that day, , even stepping between one troublemaker and officers guarding the doors.
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COVID-19: Democratic Voters Support Harsh Measures Against Unvaccinated
While many voters have become skeptical toward the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of Democrats embrace restrictive policies, including punitive measures against those who haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine.
Learn MoreAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says 'COVID Was No Joke,' Shares Photos After Recovery
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said she has “thankfully recovered” and is “wrapping up quarantine” after announcing on Jan. 9 that she had tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing symptoms.
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Jan. 6 hearings 'are going to blow the roof off the House,' Raskin says
On a Thursday Zoom call with progressive activists, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said that the upcoming hearings by the Jan. 6 select committee probing the riot at the U.S. Capitol staged by supporters of former President Donald Trump will “blow the roof off the House.”
Learn MoreUnvaccinated people dying of Covid doesn't warrant your gloating
My uncle, who died of Covid-19 last month, was maybe the nicest man in my family, and as I was talking to various people about him while I was preparing to head home to Tennessee for his funeral, each time they would ask: vaccinated or not?
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California should abolish parenthood, in the name of equity Utah leaders have surrendered to COVID pandemic, the Editorial Board writes Nord Stream 2: Trump approves sanctions on Russia gas pipeline The American left must FINALLY condemn rising Jew hatred within their own ranks, after the FBI and media fail to call out an obvious antisemitic attack in TexasArticles
Calif. Can Look Forward to Socialized Medicine If Single-Payer Returns
It's been five years since California Democrats tried and failed to bring socialized medicine to the Golden State. But with the new year comes a renewed attempt to abolish private health insurance and force all of the state's 39 million residents into a new government-run plan.
Learn MoreBiden calls on employers to mandate vaccines despite Supreme Court ruling
President Biden on Thursday appealed to states and companies to require people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus despite the Supreme Court blocking his vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against the OSHA mandate.
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Schumer finds loophole to advance elections reform package
Democratic leaders have found a mechanism to enable them to bypass an initial Republican filibuster and debate the party's sweeping election reform bills, according to a new leadership memo obtained by Axios. Why it matters: The strategy is the latest example of how Democrats are seeking new ways.
Learn MoreBiden pledges 500M more tests; Bill Gates says COVID will soon be 'like seasonal flu.'
The omicron variant should create a wealth of immunity for at least the next year and annual COVID-19 shots will probably be needed for "some time," Bill Gates says. "Once Omicron goes through a country then the rest of the year should see far fewer cases so COVID can be treated more like seasonal flu".
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Kathleen Buhle, Hunter Biden's Ex, to Address Their Divorce in Book: 'I Lost My Sense of Who I Was' Tuning out! Viewership at scandal-plagued CNN plummets by as much as 90% from last year in both overall audience and in advertiser-coveted 25-to-54 demographic ‘Let’s Go, Brandon’ Zooms From Vulgar Meme to Campaign Ad Oath Keepers leader and 10 others charged with 'seditious conspiracy' related to US Capitol attackArticles
Biden's Georgia speech was a call to save democracy as we know it
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were right to sound the alarm in Atlanta today about Republican efforts to destroy American democracy by rigging elections in states around the country.
Learn MoreSidney Blumenthal paid by Clinton Foundation while advising on Libya
Sidney Blumenthal, the controversial former Clinton aide who sent private intelligence reports on Libya to then secretary of state Hillary Clinton, was also on the payroll of the Clinton Foundation.
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Pentagon gave millions to EcoHealth Alliance for weapons research program
The Defense Department doled out millions of dollars to the same nonprofit that funneled federal grant money to the Wuhan Institute of Virology for bat coronavirus research — with most of the Pentagon money going toward murky research on countering biological weapons.
Learn MoreNon-Delegation, Major Questions, and the OSHA Vaccine Mandate, by Lee A. Steven
Since joining the Supreme Court, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh have signaled their desire to reconsider the non-delegation doctrine,[1] a moribund principle of judicial review intended to police the limits of Congress’s ability to delegate its legislative functions.
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Supreme Court issues revised transcript of Gorsuch remark about flu deaths
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a revised transcript of oral arguments over a Biden administration vaccine rule that clarified a statement Justice Neil Gorsuch made about the number of annual flu deaths. The original, uncorrected transcript quotes Gorsuch.
Learn MoreSupreme Court: Sotomayor denies Biden rule is vaccine mandate, despite clear OSHA language
Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor aggressively pushed back on the term "vaccine mandate" during a Friday hearing on the Biden administration's contested COVID-19 regulations outlined.
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Harris was inside DNC on Jan. 6 when pipe bomb was discovered outside
Then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was inside Democratic National Committee headquarters on Jan. 6, 2021, when a pipe bomb was discovered outside the building, according to four people familiar with her movements that day.
Learn MoreShe Went Undercover in MAGA for a Year—What She Found Was ‘Alarming’
When Amanda Moore lost her job, she decided to go undercover in MAGA land, attending QAnon events and CPAC, hanging with neo-Nazis and “blood-and-soil fascists,” and palling around with Proud Boys at Harry's Bar in the lead-up to the Jan.
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When the Left Attacked the Capitol Inslee: Election Result Lies From Officials Should Be Crime Supreme Court signals it could BLOCK Biden's vaccine mandates after Chief Justice Roberts criticized the 'work around' and Kavanaugh asked why Congress hasn't acted on shot or test rulesArticles
Exclusive: Secret Commandos with Shoot-to-Kill Authority Were at the Capitol
On Sunday, January 3, the heads of a half-dozen elite government special operations teams met in Quantico, Virginia, to go over potential threats, contingencies, and plans for the upcoming Joint Session of Congress.
Learn MoreDemocrats quietly explore barring Trump from office over Jan. 6
In the year since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a handful of Democrats, constitutional scholars and pro-democracy advocates have been quietly exploring how a post-Civil War amendment to the Constitution might be used.
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Corporations seek to rebuild bridges with GOP objectors ahead of midterms
Major U.S. corporations are looking to quietly restore ties with Republicans who objected to certifying the 2020 election results following the Jan. 6 insurrection, believing that they cannot afford to burn bridges with the party that is favored to win back.
Learn MoreJan. 6 House panel weighs prime-time hearings later this year: report
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is considering holding televised prime-time hearings later this year to allow more Americans to hear testimony about the Trump administration’s actions on and around that day.
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Twitter Censors Marjorie Taylor Greene for... Telling the Truth?
The liberal media loves to hate her. The Democratic Party surely hates her. Liberal America wants to draw and quarter her. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is the queen of "I don't give a #$%&" when it comes to these clowns.
Learn MoreHispanic Groups Push Biden To Dump Progressive FCC Nominee
A coalition of Hispanic groups is pushing President Joe Biden to withdraw his latest nominee to the Federal Communications Commission. The president renominated Gigi Sohn Monday after her nomination died in Congress late last year.
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Experts, governors warn of U.S. Omicron 'blizzard' in weeks ahead
U.S. health experts on Thursday urged Americans to prepare for severe disruptions in coming weeks as the rising wave of COVID-19 cases led by the Omicron variant threatened hospitals, schools and other sectors impacting their daily lives.
Learn MoreU.S. Senate's Schumer eyes change to filibuster to advance voting rights bill
The U.S. Senate will vote this month on whether to change its rules to make it easier to pass a bill protecting voting rights, top Democrat Chuck Schumer said on Monday, days before the anniversary of the deadly Jan. 6 attack the Capitol building.
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Census: Americans Flee Left-Wing Lockdown States for Open, Red States
Blue states that have repeatedly imposed mask mandates, vaccine requirements, and lockdowns over the last year have lost population to red states that have done away with such policies.
Learn MoreMost Americans Side With J.K. Rowling: Only Two Genders
Transgender activists have accused J.K. Rowling of “hate speech” for saying it, but most Americans agree with the Harry Potter author that there are only two genders. That total includes 63% who Strongly Agree.
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Biden's economic ratings are worse than Carter's
President Joe Biden is struggling in the minds of the American public. While his approval rating is down on a slew of issues, his difficulties are perhaps most noticeable on the economy.
Learn MoreThe Sixth Circuit Allows Vaccine Mandate Power Grab
On Friday, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dissolved a stay of the COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
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Blumenthal Gets Pushback For Attending Event Tied to Communist Party
Sen. Richard Blumenthal attended an awards dinner last week hosted by the Connecticut People’s World Committee, a group associated with the Connecticut Communist Party. His appearance is receiving pushback.
Learn MoreMichael Fanone—Former D.C. Police Officer Injured During Capitol Riot—Joining CNN
Michael Fanone, a D.C. police officer who was badly injured during the January 6 attack on the Capitol, resigned from the force Monday and will join CNN as a contributor, a spokesperson for CNN confirmed to Forbes.
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3 retired generals: The military must prepare now for a 2024 insurrection
As we approach the first anniversary of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, we — all of us former senior military officials — are increasingly concerned about the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election and the potential for lethal chaos inside our military.
Learn MoreMillions of Angry, Armed Americans Stand Ready to Seize Power If Trump Loses in 2024
Mike "Wompus" Nieznany is a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran who walks with a cane from the combat wounds he received during his service. That disability doesn't keep Nieznany from making a living selling custom motorcycle luggage racks from his home.
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Prosecutor Going After Antifa Peddled Antisemitic George Soros Conspiracies
A district attorney pressing an unusual slate of conspiracy charges against anti-fascist protesters previously had a campaign site accusing philanthropist George Soros of funding anti-fascists to increase crime.
Learn MoreWhite House: Parliamentarian rejecting immigration offer 'deeply disappointing'
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday said that it is deeply disappointing that the Senate parliamentarian rejected the most recent plan from Democrats for including immigration reform in President Biden’s Build Back Better bill.
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The Fed’s inflation challenge: Getting the policy and the messaging right
To keep her business running, Joan Scott must contend with a slew of economic challenges — from manufacturing delays to transportation logistics — pinching her lighting supply company in Huntsville, Ala., and forcing her to raise prices.
Learn MoreDeported activists allowed back into the U.S., saying ICE retaliated against them
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Once an immigrant is deported from the U.S., it's rare for authorities to allow them back into the country. It has happened twice, though, in recent months. The Biden administration has allowed prominent immigrants' rights activists.
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U.S. court rejects bid to end Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' border policy
A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected a renewed attempt by the Biden administration to end a policy put in place by former President Donald Trump that forced tens of thousands of migrants to wait in Mexico for the resolution of their U.S. asylum cases.
Learn MoreCalls to Allow More State-Inspected Meat Plants to Sell Across State Lines
More attention is being paid to direct-marketing beef, pork and poultry to consumers since COVID-19 began challenging the major meatpacking plants, infecting workers, and reducing processing capacity.
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Another Horrendous Inflation Metric Just Hit As Biden Continues to Spiral Out of Control
On the heels of last Friday's Consumer Price Index release for November — in which inflation faced by Americans hit a 12 month high not seen since 1982 — the Producer Price Index smashed through it's all-time record.
Learn MoreLoudoun County Allowed Student To Opt-Out Of Critical Race Theory-Inspired Lessons
Loudoun County, Virginia, mother A.K. Carpenter told the Daily Caller that she was able to opt her child out of a critical race theory-inspired lesson plan following a months-long battle with leadership in Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS). LCPS is a “licensed user” of Second Step Programs
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The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw. Here's why
Dozens of tornadoes — including one massive storm that tore through more than 200 miles — struck Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and Mississippi on Friday and Saturday, killing at least 14 people in four states.
Learn MoreDemocrats Push ‘Racial Equity Audits’ To Cement Control of Tech Companies
Democrats want to subject tech companies to mandatory "racial equity audits" conducted by their political allies, a move which could cement the party's control of Silicon Valley. A small group of organizations with close ties to Democratic politicians.
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Kamala Harris' plan to tackle migration with $540M in new investments from seven firms including Pepsi, Microsoft in Nespresso: Border czar doubles down on addressing 'root causes' to slow record crossings Is Criticizing Joe Biden a Danger to Democracy? CNN Staffer Charged with Enticing Women and Their Underage Daughters to Engage in Sexual Activity Gordon Ramsay moves restaurant HQ to Texas from California as his huge brand expansion plans start to take shapeArticles
Inflation surged 6.8% in November, even more than expected, to fastest rate since 1982
Inflation accelerated at its fastest pace since 1982 in November, the Labor Department said Friday, putting pressure on the economic recovery and raising the stakes for the Federal Reserve.
Learn MoreWil Wheaton Wrote A Heartbreaking Piece About How Dave Chappelle’s Trans Jokes Do Real Harm
It’s been two months since Dave Chappelle released The Closer, and the fallout over some of its content — namely, his undying penchant for trans jokes — can still be felt. The special, his latest (and perhaps last) for Netflix.
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Howard Springs: Australia police arrest quarantine escapees
Australian police have arrested three people who broke out of a Covid quarantine compound in the middle of the night. The Howard Springs centre near Darwin in the Northern Territory is one of Australia's main quarantine facilities.
Learn MoreLetitia James Wants New York to Establish a Fund for Abortions for Non-Residents
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), who is running for governor in the 2022 elections, wants to create a state fund to pay for abortions for out-of-state residents, the New York Post reported Wednesday.
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Emerging COVID-19 Treatments Will Further Undermine Vaccine Mandates
We are about to see a dramatic shift away from heavy reliance on vaccines and toward ever greater reliance on antivirals to treat COVID. Within the coming year, antivirals may well replace vaccine boosters as the primary means for combatting COVID-19.
Learn MoreVideo shows July clash between Patriot Front members and bystanders
CLAIM: Video shows “white supremacists being chased out of DC by teens.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The video circulating on social media on Tuesday shows members of Patriot Front, a group described by the Anti-Defamation League as white supremacist.
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Biden to warn Putin of economic pain if he invades Ukraine
President Joe Biden is ready to warn Vladimir Putin during a video call Tuesday that Russia will face economy-jarring sanctions if it invades neighboring Ukraine as Biden seeks a diplomatic solution to deal with the tens of thousands of Russian troops.
Learn MoreIf critical race theory can creep into the classrooms of Missouri, it’s likely in yours
If the lies of critical race theory can creep into the classrooms of Missouri’s Ozark Mountains, they’re undoubtedly in your community — even if school administrators illegally try to hide it. I am a proud Parkview HS Viking who graduated from Springfield Public Schools.
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U.S. Space Force general warns of China's growing military space potential
The U.S. Space Force’s vice chief of operations warned on Sunday that China is on a rapid pace in space development, adding to mounting concerns that it could outpace the U.S. in space and gain military advantage.
Learn MoreBob Dole's exceptional life was an example for Washington to follow
When I heard of Sen. Bob Dole’s passing, I thought, “Will the greater D.C. noise machine stop the partisan nonsense for even a few days to honor one of the most remarkable leaders our nation has known?”
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Many L.A. voters see homelessness as top serious problem in the county, new poll finds
Amid deep frustration over widespread, visible homelessness, Los Angeles voters want the government to act faster and focus on shelter for people living in the streets, even if those efforts are short-term and fall short of permanent housing.
Learn MoreDeSantis proposes civilian Florida State Guard military force he would control
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Thursday proposed reestablishing a World War II-era civilian-military force that he would control. DeSantis pitched the idea of creating the Florida State Guard.
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Editorial: The Supreme Court can’t pretend that overturning Roe vs. Wade would be anything but political
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in the most important case on abortion rights in three decades. And by the direction of the comments and questions, the court could be headed.
Learn MoreThe cracks are showing in Roe v. Wade
Crowds gathered outside of the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the Court prepared to hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the most consequential abortion case in a generation. Pro-life groups rallied, holding signs to “love them both”.
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Jussie Smollett Trial Begins: Ex-‘Empire’ Star Is “The Real Victim”, Defense Tells Jury; Prosecutor Slams “Fake Hate Crime”
The opening day of former Empire star Jussie Smollett’s felony trial in Chicago was long and painted two very different portraits of what went down in January 2019. Citing a “tremendous rush to judgment” over the seeming unraveling of Smollett’s version.
Learn MoreFTC orders Walmart, Amazon, Kroger and more to turn over information on empty shelves, high prices
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The media blackout of the Waukesha attack is intentional
A little more than a week ago, a deranged criminal intentionally drove his SUV through a crowd at the Waukesha Christmas Parade, killing six people and injuring dozens. Eight children are still in the hospital.
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President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate on our nation’s businesses and their employees is a misguided and unconstitutional attempt to dictate Americans’ personal health decisions. That is why we are fighting this overreaching mandate.
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Scoop: Germany urges Congress not to sanction Putin’s pipeline
The German government has urged members of Congress not to sanction the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, arguing that doing so will "weaken" U.S. credibility and "ultimately damage transatlantic unity," according to documents obtained by Axios.
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A new caravan of around 1,000 Central American and Haitian migrants formed in southern Mexico Friday and began walking toward the U.S. border, Reuters reports. Several migrants told reporters they are setting out for the U.S. only.
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Grammy Boss Defends MARILYN MANSON Nomination: 'We Won't Look Back At People's History'
The Recording Academy CEO has defended the organization's Grammy nomination of Marilyn Manson, the shock rocker who has been accused of sexual abuse or misconduct by multiple women.
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Just one person of color is sitting on the jury tasked with determining whether three white men are guilty of murdering a Black 25-year-old who was running through this small, predominantly white coastal neighborhood last year.
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Even in Highly Vaccinated New England, Hospitals Are Suffering Experts caution use of 'looting' in describing rash of Bay Area smash and grabs Biden family descends on Nantucket: Joe, Jill, Hunter and his wife all fly in for Thanksgiving at billionaire's $30M island estate hours after president told struggling Americans they need some 'perspective'Articles
Chief: No evidence parade-crash suspect knew anyone on route
The SUV driver who plowed into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring 48, was leaving the scene of a domestic dispute that had taken place just minutes earlier, Waukesha’s police chief said Monday.
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The Justice Department is investigating the finances of President-elect Joe Biden’s son, including scrutinizing some of his Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Did Merrick Garland Commit Perjury?
Attorney General Merrick Garland has been shamefully disingenuous, with the public and Congress, regarding his mobilization of the FBI — under the guise of a nonexistent spate of violent attacks on public-school administrators.
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President Biden was going to return the United States to a state of normalcy after the disruption, and destruction, of former President Trump. For Democrats, he was to be a bridge to the party’s future.
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Andrew Coffee IV found not guilty on all counts of murder, attempted first degree murder As the Black population continues to drop in Chicago and Illinois, few regret their move: ‘I have peace’ Jury acquits Gifford man who claimed self-defense after girlfriend killed by sheriff's SWAT team in 2017 raid How Hunter Biden’s Firm Helped Secure Cobalt for the ChineseArticles
Rittenhouse judge kicks out MSNBC for allegedly following jury bus
The judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial has kicked out MSNBC from the remainder of the trial after an employee was stopped Wednesday night while allegedly following the jury bus. Judge Bruce Schroeder called the matter deeply disturbing and serious.
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The White House is making public all agency-waiver requests to the administration's "Buy American" rule, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The federal government is the single largest purchaser of consumer goods in the world.
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Virginia prof under fire after saying sexual attraction to children isn’t always immoral
An assistant professor at a Virginia university is taking heat for saying it isn’t necessarily immoral for adults to be sexually attracted to children — prompting college officials to put out a statement clarifying the claim.
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One of President Joe Biden's boldest environmental campaign promises was to ban new oil and natural gas leasing on public land and water. But on Wednesday his administration will open more than 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico.
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GOP senator wants Mayorkas to clarify migrant enforcement comments
Sen. James Lankford is demanding that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas clarify previous Senate testimony claiming that illegal immigrants who fail to report to federal authorities are an “enforcement priority”.
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Testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed the Biden Administration is encouraging illegal immigrant families.
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Buttigieg's Star Rises as $1T Biden Agenda Shifts Toward Him
Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary who holds the purse strings to much of President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure package, was holding forth with reporters on its impact.
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Republican congressional candidates currently hold their largest lead in midterm election vote preferences in ABC News/Washington Post polls dating back 40 years, underscoring profound challenges.
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Inflation has taken away all the wage gains for workers and then some
What looked like a big jump in workers’ wages during October turned into just another gut punch after accounting for inflation. The Labor Department reported Friday that average hourly earnings increased 0.4% in October, about in line with estimates.
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was asked about his plan to address the racism ingrained in the U.S. transportation infrastructure during a press conference on Monday. “Some people were surprised when I pointed to the fact.
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Six Degrees From Brookings: How a Liberal Think Tank Keeps Coming Up in the Russian Collusion Investigation
The latest indictment by Special Counsel John Durham has created a stir in Washington as the investigation into the Russian collusion scandal exposed new connections to the Clinton campaign.
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Prosecutors in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial rested their case Tuesday after presenting more than 20 witnesses, many of whom explicitly or inadvertently made statements that supported the defense's self-defense case.
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When Keeping It ‘Woke’ Gets Racist, Liberals Should Say So
A Republican won Virginia’s governorship last week after campaigning on a vow to “ban critical race theory in our schools.” On one level, this was an odd campaign promise. Properly defined, critical race theory (or CRT) is a body of legal scholarship concerned with the ways.
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Before COVID-19, there were three trends occurring in the world that challenged the Westphalian notion of nation-states with complete sovereignty over citizens within their borders. The Westphalian ideal is the pattern of nation-states, with a rule of law defined by geographical borders.
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Biden administration considering shutting down another pipeline
The Biden Administration is considering shutting down a Michigan oil pipeline in another push to get the U.S, away from fossil fuels, despite warnings from Republican lawmakers who believe the move would result in fuel price shocks throughout the Midwest.
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Unseen footage taken by the FBI from the night of the shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, surfaced on Tuesday during day one of Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial. According to Jack Posobiec of Human Events, the FBI allegedly had an HD version of the video.
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Arrest illustrates how the Steele dossier was a political dirty trick orchestrated by Hillary Clinton
Special counsel John Durham’s indictment of Igor Danchenko, the principal source for the bogus Steele dossier used by the FBI as a basis for the Trump-Russia investigation, further illustrates that Durham has his sights set on the Clinton campaign.
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With just hours to go before the polls close for Virginia's gubernatorial race, the Daily Mail published an exclusive interview with the mother of the convicted rapist at the heart of the Loudoun County case that took the state by storm.
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U.S. indicts Russian analyst who contributed to 'Steele dossier'
A U.S. federal grand jury has indicted the Russian analyst who contributed to the "Steele dossier" alleging potential ties between Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign and Russia, a special prosecutor investigating the matter said on Thursday.
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The leading members of the "Squad" have remained noticeably silent regarding the election of Winsome Sears in Virginia. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar expressed their support.
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Top NJ lawmaker loses to GOP, dealing blow to Democrats ‘We’re Screwed’: Dems Worry the Anti-Trump Playbook May Be Useless How The Massive Money Manager BlackRock Endangers U.S. Prosperity And National Security Republicans SUE to stop Biden's 'unconstitutional' plan to fine businesses up to $14,000 for unvaxxed workers: GOP and unions say rules will lead to staff shortages and make Americans 'choose between the shot and putting food on the table'Articles
Winsome Sears will become Virginia lieutenant governor, CNN projects, becoming first female and woman of color in the office
Winsome Sears, a conservative Republican, will be Virginia's next lieutenant governor, breaking barriers as the first female and the first woman of color in the office.
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We need to be even FURTHER left: Progressives including Ilhan Omar double down on agenda that led party to disaster in Virginia and vow to fight GOP’s ‘race-baiting BS’ as desperate Dems start the blame game Election Day 2021: 56 districts in Essex County did not count votes on Election Night. Here’s whyArticles
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It may be an odd-numbered year but Tuesday’s elections aren’t sleepy, local contests. Voters in Virginia are weighing in on a governor’s race that could rattle President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington. In Minneapolis, a city still shaken by George Floyd’s murder.
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A plurality of Democrats want President Joe Biden to be replaced as their party's candidate in the 2024 election, a poll found Monday. The poll, which was conducted by NPR, PBS, and Marist College, found that 44 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents think.
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Loudoun County father who was dragged out of woke school board meeting reveals his daughter was 'raped' in the girls' bathroom by a 'skirt-wearing' male student who was arrested for assaulting a SECOND girl months later - but staff did nothing The Democrats' Bill Could Change the Lives of More Than 7 Million Undocumented ImmigrantsArticles
American Airlines predicts far fewer cancelations after some 2,000 in 3 days
American Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Sunday after scrapping nearly 900 over the previous two days as it struggled with staffing shortages, upending weekend plans for tens of thousands of travelers. By very late Sunday night EDT, American had canceled 1,022 flights – 36% of its schedule.
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NYC begs for volunteer firefighters from Long Island and Upstate New York as close to one-third of FDNY staff remain unvaccinated ahead of November 1 deadline: 26 firehouses close A Southwest Airlines pilot reportedly used an anti-Joe Biden chant during an announcement to passengers with an AP journalist onboardArticles
Has Joe Biden Really Nominated A Marxist To Regulate Our Banks?
President Joe Biden’s nominee for a top regulatory post within the Treasury Department has been heavily criticized after reports of her alleged Marxist ties and policies to overhaul the banking industry were made public, raising concerns among bipartisan senators.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has spotlighted 50 China stocks that could benefit from President Xi Jinping’s “common prosperity” efforts. Companies connected to themes such as manufacturing upgrading, green energy, and state-owned enterprise reforms.
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Economic growth rate slows to 2% on a sharp slowdown in consumer spending
The U.S. economy grew at a 2% rate in the third quarter, its slowest gain of the pandemic-era recovery, as supply chain issues and a marked deceleration in consumer spending stunted the expansion, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
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President Joe Biden on Thursday will make the case for a significantly scaled-back version of his massive economic plan to expand the social safety net hours before departing for his second major foreign trip as president. The $1.75 trillion proposal focuses on care for families.
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National School Boards Association disavows letter that led to FBI parent crackdown
The National School Boards Association board of directors Friday repudiated a letter its two top officials sent to President Biden, which precipitated Attorney General Merrick Garland’s order that the FBI to investigate complaints of threats to school officials from parents.
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Loudoun County high school students left their classrooms Tuesday morning over concerns about sexual assaults and the school district’s handling of two reported attacks. Students walked out of Broad Run High School, Riverside High School and Stone Bridge High School. “Loudoun County protects rapists,” a group of students chanted outside Broad Run High.
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Huma Abedin says she was sexually assaulted by a US senator around 2005 but was able to forget the incident until allegations against Brett Kavanaugh triggered her memory Florida now has America's lowest COVID rate. Does Ron DeSantis deserve credit? Royals lend new urgency to family tradition ahead of world climate summitArticles
Factbox: Rare earths projects under development in U.S.
The U.S. government is planning to fund domestic rare earths projects in an attempt to reduce its reliance on China, the global leader of the specialized sector. Rare earths are a group of 17 minerals used in a plethora of military equipment and consumer electronics.
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Russia close to using natural gas weapon in Europe's gas crunch - Biden energy adviser The Chinese scramble to mine Africa Biden looking overseas for electric vehicle metals: report 'CRUEL' TESTING Fauci under fire for ‘puppy experiments that saw beagles locked in cage with hungry sandflies that would eat them ALIVE’Articles
Rand Paul calls for Fauci's firing over 'lack of judgment'
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called for Anthony Fauci to be fired over a “lack of judgment,” contending that President Biden’s chief medical adviser lied about research the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded in Wuhan, China. “He should be fired,” Paul told Mike Allen during an interview with “Axios on HBO” that aired Sunday.
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For years, Democrats have argued for higher income and corporate tax rates, saying wealthy Americans and well-off companies should pay more to fund new social benefits, such as subsidized day care and paid family leave.
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DeSantis to call special session of legislature to fight vaccine mandates
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced Thursday that he is calling a special session of the state legislature to pass bills aimed at fighting COVID-19 vaccine mandates. DeSantis has been in an escalating clash with the Biden administration over vaccine mandates.
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On January 20, when Joe Biden places his hand on the Bible and is sworn in as the 46th president, there are bound to be lots of comparisons to other presidents such as Ronald Reagan, previously the oldest president, and Barack Obama, who Biden loyally served.
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The chief of China’s military intelligence secretly directed funds from Beijing to help reelect President Clinton in 1996, former Democratic fund-raiser Johnny Chung has told federal investigators. Chung says he met three times with the intelligence official, Gen. Ji Shengde.
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Sheriffs say they won't help cover potential mandate staffing shortages in Chicago
Two suburban sheriffs said they would not send their deputies to Chicago to help with potential staffing shortages amid a feud between the mayor and a police union surrounding vaccine mandates.
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San Francisco Leaders Question Reasons Behind Latest Walgreens Store Closures
Mayor London Breed on Wednesday was pushing back against the idea that rampant retail theft was the only reason behind Walgreens’ recent decision to close five more stores across San Francisco.
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Southwest Airlines has scrapped a plan to put unvaccinated employees who have applied for but haven’t received a religious or medical exemption on unpaid leave starting by a federal deadline in December.
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Unvaccinated Washington State Employees Face Their Last Day On The Job Thousands of Oregon healthcare workers remain unvaccinated as deadlines loom Teachers bid farewell to students as Oregon's statewide vaccine mandate arrives Chicago Police Union President Estimates More Than 3,000 Officers Defying City’s Vaccine Reporting MandateArticles
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China is putting the US on blast following a report that it launched a hypersonic missile into orbit — ridiculing America’s sense of “strategic superiority.” The recent launch of the nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle into low orbit.
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Unions Have Made Supply-Chain Problems Worse The Workers Won’t Be Coming Back, Covid or Not. Here Are Theories on Where They Went Lazy crane operators making $250,000 a year exacerbating port crisis, truckers say Oregon COVID-19 vaccine deadline: Schools, hospitals, state prepare to begin losing staffArticles
Argentina Seeks Pre-Election Price Freeze on Over 1,000 Goods
The Argentine government aims to extend a price control program to 1,247 household goods in its latest attempt to recover ground with the voter base ahead of a midterm election next month.
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Why Many Black Americans Changed Their Minds About Covid Shots
By the time vaccines for the coronavirus were introduced late last year, the pandemic had taken two of Lucenia Williams Dunn’s close friends. Still, Ms. Dunn, the former mayor of Tuskegee, contemplated for months whether to be inoculated.
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The Biden administration has released roughly 160,000 illegal immigrants into the US since March by using an expansive view of limited parole that makes them eligible for work permits, according to a report Wednesday.
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Mayorkas Declares War on Immigration Enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security will no longer conduct raids on workplaces that employ illegal aliens, the latest effort from the White House to curtail the agency's mission to enforce immigration law.
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President Joe Biden is rushing to relieve congestion across the nation’s complex shipping supply chain as it threatens to disrupt the holiday season for millions of Americans. With just over 10 weeks until Christmas, the White House is leaning heavily on port operators.
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Mark Zuckerberg donates $100M more to help election offices
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, on Tuesday donated an additional $100 million to helping local election offices prepare for November even as some conservatives are stepping up their efforts to stop the funds from being used.
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As workers in industries from healthcare to law enforcement face potential termination ahead of deadlines for individual organizations’ vaccine mandates, questions have arisen about how the Biden administration will enforce its nationwide vaccine mandate on workplaces.
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Trump tears into McConnell over debt ceiling deal with Democrats
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday eviscerated Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for compromising with Senate Democrats on a temporary debt ceiling deal, his latest broadside against the top Republican in Washington as Trump continues to hint at a 2024 presidential run.
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The Increasingly Wild World of School-Board Meetings Kansas lawmakers call for answers after FBI requests investigation into parents at school board meetings There is no proof that involved, concerned parents are a dangerous threat to school boards Democrats stake 2022 hopes on child cash benefits. There's just one problemArticles
McAuliffe, Youngkin pressed to answer questions on education, abortion, policing in gubernatorial roundtable
The two men running to be Virginia’s next governor tried their best to stick to their talking points in a roundtable discussion on Thursday evening, even when pressed to give “yes” or “no” answers.
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters demands its members’ rights not be violated regarding the COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but the union took public measures to pressure its unvaccinated employees into taking the jab.
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A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’
Men are abandoning higher education in such numbers that they now trail female college students by record levels. At the close of the 2020-21 academic year, women made up 59.5% of college students, an all-time high, and men 40.5%, according to enrollment data.
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When I began interviewing white, working-class Ohioans in 2010 about their stories of relationships and forming families, I was most surprised by the deep level of distrust they described—of lovers and spouses, neighbors, parents, and of institutions in general.
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Posts mischaracterize school board organization’s letter to Biden
CLAIM: The National School Boards Association is asking the Biden administration to label parents who protest school policies domestic terrorists. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The organization — the NSBA, for short — is not asking Biden to label parents who protest at school board meetings as terrorists.
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In July, the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia dismissed a case against a Black Lives Matter protester charged with attacking a federal police officer last summer in Lafayette Square. Channing Phillips, currently in charge of the office, dropped the charge after the defendant’s lawyer argued the facial recognition technology.
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Playboy Celebrates First-Ever Male Cover Model Bretman Rock: ‘A Huge Deal for the LGBT Community’
Playboy has put a male bunny on its latest cover, making Filipino-born beauty influencer Bretman Rock its October digital cover model. The once-iconic magazine is celebrating Bretman Rock’s cover spot as a milestone for the LGBT community.
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In July, the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia dismissed a case against a Black Lives Matter protester charged with attacking a federal police officer last summer in Lafayette Square. Channing Phillips, currently in charge of the office, dropped the charge after the defendant’s lawyer argued the facial recognition technology.
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CENTER FOR POLITICS PARTNERSHIP PROBES THE DEEP DIVIDES IN AMERICAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY
New polls conducted by the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics and Project Home Fire clearly show the deep divides between Trump and Biden voters, as well as opportunities for agreement and compromise.
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The weaponisation of Nord Stream 2 has already started
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The US House of Representatives has approved $6.3bn in emergency assistance to help resettle Afghan refugees in the United States after the country’s evacuation operation from Kabul last month.
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History of Attempted Changes to Step-Up in Basis Shows Perilous Road Ahead
As Congress considers President Biden’s proposal to tax unrealized capital gains at death, the history of previous efforts suggests it faces a perilous road ahead. Lawmakers must resolve tricky design and implementation details.
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At a time when the Midwest is being battered by more severe storms due to climate change, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a landmark law this month that will transition the state to 100 percent clean energy by 2045.
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The Real Story in Durham’s Indictment of Democratic Lawyer Michael Sussmann
There is a long game and a short game going on in special counsel John Durham’s indictment of Democratic Party lawyer Michael Sussmann on a false-statements count. The short of it is this: A false statement was allegedly made by Sussmann to the FBI’s then-general counsel, James Baker, on September 19, 2016.
Learn MoreDHS secretary says 1 in 5 migrants have an 'illness' while releasing thousands into the US
In an admission that may boost claims that the Biden administration's border crisis is partly driving a COVID-19 surge in the U.S., Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas acknowledged on Monday that approximately one out of every five migrants entering the country illegally have an "illness."
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Situation becoming 'dire' at US airbase in Germany housing Afghan refugees
The task of accommodating 10,000 Afghan refugees, including pregnant women, is putting facilities at Ramstein airbase in Germany under tremendous strain as nighttime temperatures drop toward freezing.
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A New Mexico photographer who captured images of Haitian migrants evacuating a U.S migrant camp is addressing the controversy surrounding Border Patrol agents using whips.
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Supreme Court rejects battle over male-only military draft registration
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to the constitutionality of the federal requirement that only men register for the draft when they become legal adults, declining to revisit an earlier decision.
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An Afghan man charged Wednesday with engaging in sexual acts with a child had been abusing two boys, ages 12 and 14, in a bathroom and housing area of the Fort McCoy military base in western Wisconsin, an affidavit alleges.
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2 New Mexicans have died of Ivermectin toxicity, state health officials say
State health leaders say more people are taking Ivermectin to treat COVID-19. In some cases, it's been deadly. The New Mexico Department of Health said two people in New Mexico have died from Ivermectin toxicity.
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Several Senate Democrats on Thursday said that they hadn't seen a "framework" for how to pay for their sweeping social spending bill and appeared to be caught off guard by Senate Majority Leader.
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The Biden Administration Is Still Banning White Farmers From Federal Aid
President Biden’s farm loan forgiveness program is outrageously unconstitutional. It is a law that would selectively pay off the loans of farmers based on race. A non-white farmer would see his entire loan paid off.
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Haitian migrants who were being transported on a federally contracted private bus away from the border revolted during the ride and overtook control of the commercial vehicle before escaping.
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Catch and release: Biden makes mockery of his pledge to send home Haitian migrants by RELEASING thousands into America with just 1,000 deported since Sunday. So why should they stop coming? Leaked documents show EcoHealth Alliance requested $14 million from DARPA in 2018 for gain-of-function research with Wuhan Institute of Virology Politico Playbook: Double trouble for BidenArticles
Biden’s vaccine mandate is bad for Alaska, travel restrictions would be worse
It’s as simple as this: The decision to get the COVID shot is one for individuals to make, in consultation with their healthcare providers. Nevertheless, President Biden wrongly believes he has the legal and moral authority.
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Who says it’s no big deal if the Covid vaccine temporarily disrupts menstrual cycles?
It’s about bloody time health experts listened to women, Could the Covid-19 vaccine have a short-term impact on your menstrual cycle? Thousands of women think so: ever since the vaccines became widely available.
Learn MoreBiden announces plan to combat extreme heat caused by climate change
The Biden administration on Monday morning announced an interagency plan to deal with the effects of frequent extreme heat waves caused by global warming. Extreme heat is now the leading weather-related killer in the United States.
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Milley: Calls to China were ‘perfectly’ within scope of job
The top U.S. military officer said Friday that calls he made to his Chinese counterpart in the final stormy months of Donald Trump’s presidency were “perfectly within the duties and responsibilities” of his job.
Learn MoreGrand Jury Indicts Dem Attorney in Durham Investigation
On Thursday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a federal grand jury indicted attorney Michael Sussmann in a charge that he had lied to the FBI about a client. The indictment was expected, after a report.
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Drought haves, have-nots test how to share water in the West
Phil Fine stands in a parched field and watches a harvester gnaw through his carrot seed crop, spitting clouds of dust in its wake. Cracked dirt lines empty irrigation canals, and dust devils and tumbleweeds punctuate a landscape in shades of brown.
Learn MoreCNN Poll: Most Americans feel democracy is under attack in the US
Most Americans feel democracy is under attack in this country (56%), according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, as 51% say it is likely that elected officials in the US will successfully overturn the results of a future election because their party did not win.
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About That 'Man Died After Being Turned Away from 43 ICUs' Over COVID Story
This is the latest round of fake news concerning COVID, huh? I’ve been told our hospitals are about to collapse. It hasn’t happened. In fact, this piece of fear porn has been manufactured before.
Learn MoreThe Runaway General: The Profile That Brought Down McChrystal
‘How’d I get screwed into going to this dinner?” demands Gen. Stanley McChrystal. It’s a Thursday night in mid-April, and the commander of all U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan is sitting in a four-star suite at the Hôtel Westminster in Paris.
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Dems bet their political chips on party-line immigration reform
Democrats’ best and likely last chance this Congress to deliver immigration reform now rests on an arcane argument: that giving undocumented immigrants legal residency would affect the federal budget.
Learn MoreOur Most Reliable Pandemic Number Is Losing Meaning
At least 12,000 Americans have already died from COVID-19 this month, as the country inches through its latest surge in cases. But another worrying statistic is often cited to depict the dangers of this moment.
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Lewis County Health System to 'pause' maternity services due to staff unwilling to vaccinate
The maternity department at the Lewis County Health System is the first casualty of staffing challenges made worse by health care workers prioritizing remaining unvaccinated for COVID-19 over their jobs with the hospital.
Learn MoreMissing vet's body found 'significantly decayed' in VA stairwell a month after he disappeared
The decaying body of a missing Army veteran went undiscovered at a Veteran Affairs facility for more than a month after staff failed to do so much as check a stairwell near his room.
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Democrats must stop using Jan. 6 committee to advance its witch hunt
The Jan. 6 committee formed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is on a political witch-hunt. Who is surprised? This is the same crew that spent years perpetuating a false narrative that then-candidate Donald Trump colluded with the Russians.
Learn MoreBreaking: Justice Dept. sues Texas over new restrictions on abortions
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday that the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Texas over the state's new pro-life law that bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
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Taliban Paints over George Floyd Mural in Kabul with ‘Victory Slogans’
Taliban terrorists in Kabul have started painting over murals that adorn the capital’s streets, including one of George Floyd, with “victory slogans” applauding the establishment of their Islamic Caliphate.
Learn MoreNew Details Emerge About Coronavirus Research At Chinese Lab
Newly released documents provide details of U.S.-funded research on several types of coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. The Intercept has obtained more than 900 pages of documents.
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Hunter Biden tax probe examining Chinese business dealings
The Justice Department is investigating the finances of President-elect Joe Biden’s son, including scrutinizing some of his Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Learn MoreNew Details Emerge About Coronavirus Research At Chinese Lab
Newly released documents provide details of U.S.-funded research on several types of coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. The Intercept has obtained more than 900 pages of documents detailing the work of EcoHealth Alliance.
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Chinese muscle in on Afghanistan’s rare earth mineral deposits, create headaches for Biden The Chinese scramble to mine Africa Internal Documents Further Contradict Fauci’s ‘Gain-of-Function’ Research Denials State Department obstruction of private rescue flights from Afghanistan revealed in leaked emailArticles
US: Afghan evacuees who fail initial screening Kosovo-bound
An ardent U.S. ally, Kosovo, has agreed to take in Afghanistan evacuees who fail to clear initial rounds of screening and host them for up to a year, a U.S. official said Saturday, in an intended fix to one of the security problems.
Learn MoreFrom Cradle to Grave, Democrats Move to Expand Social Safety Net
When congressional committees meet this week to begin formally drafting Democrats’ ambitious social policy plan, they will be undertaking the most significant expansion of the nation’s safety net since the war on poverty in the 1960s.
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Scoop: 50,000 migrants released; few report to ICE 'A train wreck': Congress faces a daunting September as deadlines pile up Hollywood Celebrities Ramp Up Attacks on Larry Elder Ahead of California Recall Rolling Stone forced to issue an 'update' after viral hospital ivermectin story turns out to be falseArticles
Jobs report disappoints — only 235,000 positions added vs. expectations of 720,000
Job creation for August was a huge disappointment, with the economy adding just 235,000 positions, the Labor Department reported Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for 720,000 new hires.
Learn MorePoll: Biden approval falls to all-time low as Americans turn against his handling of Afghanistan withdrawal
Now that the last U.S. troops have left Afghanistan after two decades of war, an increasing number of Americans say they support the decision to withdraw.
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Kamala Harris’ top economic advisor is another BlackRock exec
BlackRock is cementing its position as the Biden administration’s go-to Wall Street firm. Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris on Friday said she’s selected BlackRock’s Global Chief Investment Strategist Mike Pyle as her chief economic advisor.
Learn MoreThe Trump News Show Is Over and We’re All Healthier For It
What have you been doing with your time? The numbers tell us that the average news consumer is watching a whole lot less cable news and has gone on a restricted online news diet. Over the past year, the major cable channels have lost from 34 percent to 43 percent of their audiences.
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'Unconstitutional chaos': Biden vows 'whole-of-government' response after Texas abortion decision Satellite photo suggests North Korea back at work on nuclear arsenal By Far the Worst Thing Trump Did Was Flirt With Nuclear War With North Korea Supreme Court declines to block Texas abortion lawArticles
Housing, jobs and free calls: How businesses are supporting Afghan refugees
Businesses are rushing to support the thousands of refugees that have been evacuated from Afghanistan in recent days who are now faced with the difficult task of building a new life in an unfamiliar country.
Learn MoreDept. of Labor to award $10 million to advance 'gender proportionality' in Mexican workplace
This week's Golden Horseshoe is awarded to the Department of Labor for a $10 million grant to promote "gender equity" in the workplace ... in Mexico.
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‘A virtual death sentence’: Gay Afghans brace for uncertain future under Taliban
N, a 20-year-old student living in Afghanistan, is in hiding as she hopes for news that she and her family can leave the country. As a lesbian, she believes she will be targeted by the Taliban government.
Learn MoreDeSantis says state will win on appeal after ruling nixes ban on school mask mandates
Parents have the right to opt their children out of mask requirements imposed by school boards, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday, confirming Florida will appeal a Leon County judge’s Friday ruling that determined otherwise.
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Mollie Tibbetts' convicted killer sentenced to life in prison without parole Mother of Marine killed in ISIS bomb attack has her Instagram account 'mistakenly' disabled after she blamed Biden for her son's death and claimed President 'rolled his eyes' and 'turned his back on her' when she confronted himArticles
Gavin Newsom thought he could override the Constitution — now he faces a recall
On Sept. 14, California voters head to the polls to decide Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fate in a historic recall election. Perhaps the biggest motivating factor behind the recall effort is Newsom’s aggressive COVID-19 pandemic response.
Learn MoreU.S. officials provided Taliban with names of Americans, Afghan allies to evacuate
U.S. officials in Kabul gave the Taliban a list of names of American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies to grant entry into the militant-controlled outer perimeter of the city’s airport, a choice that's prompted outrage behind the scenes.
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Fact Focus: Florida doctors did not walk off the job
A news conference held by doctors in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, to urge the public to get vaccinated amid a statewide surge of COVID-19 was undermined online as false reports claimed the physicians had walked off the job.
Learn MoreHow many Floridians really have died from COVID-19?
Are Floridians getting an accurate picture of who is dying from COVID-19 and when? Not likely. Florida in August changed its rules for determining whether someone died of COVID-19, moving that responsibility from public medical examiners to the doctors.
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Little Known Federal Software Can Trigger Revocation Of Citizenship
Software used by the Department of Homeland Security to scan the records of millions of immigrants can automatically flag naturalized Americans to potentially have their citizenship revoked based on secret criteria, according to documents reviewed.
Learn MorePentagon Spox Proposes Re-Educating Troops Who Object To COVID Vaccine
Pentagon press secretary Admiral John Kirby suggested Wednesday that troops objecting to mandatory coronavirus vaccines might require counseling. Kirby said during a press briefing that there would be exceptions to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s vaccine mandate.
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CA police find 300 unopened recall ballots, with gun, drugs and mail, in man's car
Authorities are investigating why 300 unopened vote-by-mail ballots for the upcoming recall election were found - along with a gun, drugs and stolen mail - in a car parked at a Southern California convenience store.
Learn MorePentagon Spox Proposes Re-Educating Troops Who Object To COVID Vaccine
Pentagon press secretary Admiral John Kirby suggested Wednesday that troops objecting to mandatory coronavirus vaccines might require counseling. Kirby said during a press briefing that there would be exceptions to Defense Secretary.
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There Is No Good Reason to Block Afghan Refugees
The American retreat from Afghanistan was an unavoidable disaster for many reasons. The non‐Taliban Afghan government collapsed more quickly than most predicted, the obvious hollowness of American nation building was exposed again.
Learn MoreSanders goes back to 2016 playbook to sell $3.5T budget
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is reassembling parts of his old playbook ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, hoping to garner more support for Democrats’ economic agenda in Republican states.
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‘Very nice to be here’: Afghan refugees begin arriving in St. Louis
Some of the first Afghan refugees to arrive in St. Louis touched down Friday and immediately encountered a typical American travel experience: They couldn’t find two of their bags.
Learn MoreDemocrat Election Lawyer, Russia Hoaxer Marc Elias Leaves Perkins Coie Ahead of Durham Report
Democrat election lawyer Marc Elias, a key figure in the “Russia collusion” hoax, has parted ways with the Perkins Coie law firm.
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Biden threatens legal action on masks in schools as feud with DeSantis intensifies
President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his administration is prepared to take possible legal action against governors who try to prevent local school officials from imposing universal mask mandates.
Learn MoreGoogle Whistleblower: Search Engine ‘Rewrote Algorithms to Go After Trump’
Google whistleblower Zach Vorhies, co-author with Kent Heckenlively of the new book Google Leaks: A Whistleblower’s Exposé of Big Tech Censorship, explained how Google “re-wrote their news algorithms to specifically go after Trump”.
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U.S. moves to reshape and speed up asylum processing along the southern border
The Biden administration on Wednesday said it intends to reshape and speed up asylum processing along the southern border, publishing a proposed rule that would allow asylum officers, rather than the backlogged immigration courts, to adjudicate requests.
Learn MoreBiden administration proposes major asylum system remodel
The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed a major, long-awaited overhaul to the U.S. asylum system, a decision that comes as migrant apprehensions at the southern border reach a 21-year high, Politico reports.
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How to help Afghan refugees coming to the Bay Area
As the Taliban swept into Kabul and took nearly complete control of Afghanistan over the weekend, fear and uncertainty washed over many in the nation, as well as those watching from afar, such as Afghans in the Bay Area with family and friends still trapped in the country.
Learn More10 U.S. Investments In Afghanistan That Didn’t Pan Out
Recently, our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com reported that Afghanistan topped the list of 170 counties receiving U.S. foreign aid. In FY2018 (the latest year available), Afghanistan received $6 billion in direct foreign aid alone.
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Taliban order fighters to respect foreigners in Afghanistan - official
The Taliban have ordered their fighters to maintain discipline and not enter any diplomatic buildings or interfere with embassy vehicles, and for ordinary people to go about their business as usual, a senior official of the group said on Tuesday.
Learn MoreHarris says she had key role in Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal decision
Vice President Kamala Harris confirmed Sunday that she was the last person in the room before President Joe Biden made the decision to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” Harris was asked about being the last person in the room.
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Leon Panetta compares fall of Afghanistan to Bay of Pigs
Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta compared the fall of the democratic government in Afghanistan over the weekend to the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961. "I think of John Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs," Panetta said during an appearance Monday on CNN.
Learn MoreHomeland Security Sec. Mayorkas Deserves To Be Impeached
Republican Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs introduced House Resolution 582 on Aug. 10. If passed by the House of Representatives, this measure would impeach President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas.
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Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlash
When the pace of vaccinations in the U.S. first began to slow, President Joe Biden backed incentives like million-dollar cash lotteries if that’s what it took to get shots in arms. But as new coronavirus infections soar, he’s testing a tougher approach.
Learn MoreDeSantis sets plan for Regeneron monoclonal antibodies to fight COVID-19
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out a new state treatment plan to help fight COVID-19, announcing Thursday that the state will start dispensing Regeneron monoclonal antibodies through mobile clinics.
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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 MoreSenate Democrats unfazed by GOP police funding proposal
Sometimes, lawmakers in Congress concoct amendments that are so politically devastating to the rival party that they provoke terror, fury or grudging admiration. Tuesday night, a proposal by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville did not do that.
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In The Latest Win For Biden, The Senate Passes A $3.5 Trillion Budget Blueprint
The passage of the budget framework follows President Biden's victory on Tuesday of the passing a $1 trillion infrastructure bill in the Senate. Nineteen Republicans voted for the infrastructure bill.
Learn MoreSubway franchisees want to drop Megan Rapinoe’s new ad amid Olympic controversy
Subway franchisees are in discussions to drop Team USA soccer star Megan Rapinoe from a new ad amid her National Anthem protests at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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Shock poll shows Gavin Newsom losing recall vote by double digits
Just prior to the start of the first televised debate in the Gavin Newsom recall election Wednesday evening, a shock poll showed the governor losing the first question ("Should Gavin Newsom be recalled?") by double digits.
Learn MoreHere’s what’s in the $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure deal
After weeks of haggling behind closed doors, a bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday finally reached an agreement on the key details of a sweeping infrastructure bill that will include $550 billion in new spending.
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Brian May says Eric Clapton and anti-vaxxers are 'fruitcakes'
Queen guitarist Brian May has labelled Eric Clapton and other anti-vaxxers as "fruitcakes". The musician told The Independent he still thought of the Layla guitarist, 76, as his hero, but that he couldn't agree with him on many issues.
Learn MoreGeorgia ballots rejected by machines were later altered by election workers to count
A day after the November election, as Donald Trump and other Republican candidates clung to evaporating leads in Georgia, vote counters in Atlanta were confronted by a paper ballot known only by its anonymizing number 5150-232-18.
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"Where the hell are the data?": Biden officials grow frustrated with lack of CDC visibility Analysis: COVID Disproved The Notion That Morbidly Obese People Are Also ‘Healthy’ Time’s Up Boss Resigns After Being Caught in Cuomo Effort to Smear Accuser Judge mulls blocking Biden’s new eviction banArticles
Exclusive: New York Times quashed COVID origins inquiry
Atop editor at the New York Times instructed Times staffers not to investigate the origins of COVID-19, two Times employees confirmed today. ‘In early 2020,’ a veteran Times employee tells me, ‘I suggested to a senior editor at the paper that we investigate the origins of COVID-19.
Learn MoreCuomo administration covered up his request to get female trooper
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's administration, including the State Police, allegedly misled the Times Union in December about the governor's request to have a young female trooper that he found attractive appointed to his protective detail in 2018- a job for which she did not meet the minimum standards.
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Senate Dems eye dramatic expansion of paid leave in ‘human’ infrastructure bill Report: NYT told reporters not to probe COVID origins, perhaps to protect its Chinese business ties Federal workers could face 5 years in prison if they lie about being vaccinated against COVID-19: report Scoop: Inside a Kamala Harris crisis dinnerArticles
The Voters Who Could Turn California Red
At the end of the 2020 election, California’s Republicans had reason to feel hopeful. Although Joe Biden won the state by a landslide, Donald Trump won more votes (6 million) there than any other Republican candidate had ever.
Learn MoreWhy Dershowitz is wrong to apply Jacobson decision in support of vaccine passports
If a government can box out a citizen from accessing all vital goods and services unless he takes an experimental vaccine — now with serious questions about safety and efficacy — is there anything a government cannot do to you?
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New Poll Shows Newsom Facing Near Dead Heat in Recall Election
California Governor Gavin Newsom could be facing a dead heat in the recall election next month, according to a newly released poll. A recent Emerson College poll posed the question to 1,000 registered voters.
Learn MoreTwitter Partners with Big Media to Combat ‘Misinformation’
Twitter is partnering with Reuters and the Associated Press in a new scheme to combat alleged “misinformation,” following in Facebook’s footsteps by outsourcing part of the company’s “fact-checking” to corporate media organizations.
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Probe finds Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, violated federal and state law
Gov. Andrew Cuomo violated federal and state laws by sexually harassing multiple women — including current and former state employees — through actions that included touching their “intimate body parts” without consent, officials said Tuesday.
Learn MoreChris Cuomo Advised His Brother On How To Handle Sexual Harassment Allegations
CNN host Chris Cuomo reportedly advised his brother, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, on how he should handle allegations of sexual harassment. Four people familiar with the calls told The Washington Post that Cuomo was on several conference calls with his brother, the governor’s top aide, communications team, lawyers and outside advisors.
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Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect
Thanks to a reworked menu and long hours, Jeannie Kim managed to keep her San Francisco restaurant alive during the coronavirus pandemic. That makes it all the more frustrating that she fears her breakfast-focused diner could be ruined within months by new rules.
Learn MoreYou're paying Obama to party like a rockstar
Over the weekend, former President Barack Obama announced plans for a lavish birthday party at his Martha's Vineyard estate. The bash will attract around 500 guests, to be entertained by the rock band Pearl Jam, and served by a staff of 200.
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Obama's mask-less ball: Ex-president risks super-spreader event by inviting 500 people to his 60th at $12m Martha's Vineyard mansion: Pearl Jam will perform and guests including Spielberg will be served by 200 staff Women's soccer team ousted from Olympic final shot after shocking loss Report: 'Mass releases' of thousands of illegal immigrants happening in Rio Grande Valley over the weekend Biden admin sends back 27 Cubans escaping oppressive regime while releasing 50K migrants from elsewhere into US without court datesArticles
Hunter Biden responds to critics of the prices of his art: "Other than f**k 'em?"
Hunter Biden is brushing off those who have criticized the prices of his paintings. He was asked for the first time Thursday to publicly respond to critics, on the "Nota Bene: This Week in the Art World" podcast.
Learn MoreHouse OK’s hiring illegal migrants on staff, fattens budget 21%
Illegal migrants let in during the Obama era and long promised amnesty by Democrats have been cleared to work for House members as part of a massive budget approved this week on a party-line vote.
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Democrats Eye Legal Path for Some Undocumented Immigrants
Senate Democrats plan to seek a way to provide legal status for as many as 8 million undocumented immigrants in a broad economic package they want to pass this year, according to a Senate Democratic aide familiar with the plan.
Learn MoreAustralian military to help enforce Sydney COVID-19 lockdown as cases rise
Australia's military will help enforce a lockdown in Sydney after the city of 6 million posted a record daily rise in COVID-19 cases on Thursday and state authorities said the outbreak was likely to get worse.
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Former Sen. Barbara Boxer assaulted, robbed in California
Former Sen. Barbara Boxer was shoved from behind and robbed of her cellphone in Oakland, California, on Monday, a message from her Twitter account said. Boxer, 80, was assaulted in the Jack London Square neighborhood.
Learn More‘Law and Order’ Has Worked for the GOP Before. This Crime Boom Might Be Different.
Will crime be the Republican Party’s ticket back into power in 2022? One of the peculiar side effects of the Covid pandemic has been a sharp rise in violent crime rates—most notably, a 25 percent jump in homicides.
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Biden Is Starting to Slip, and He Can’t Blame COVID for It
Six months into Joe Biden’s presidency, we are starting to see evidence that the tide may be turning against him. The main culprit is the Delta variant that has upended hopes of having turned the corner on COVID-19.
Learn MoreFormer Sen. Barbara Boxer assaulted, robbed in California
Former Sen. Barbara Boxer was shoved from behind and robbed of her cellphone in Oakland, California, on Monday, a message from her Twitter account said. Boxer, 80, was assaulted in the Jack London Square neighborhood.
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EPA armed agents' raids on car shops would be curtailed under Hill proposal
John Lund was in the midst of a busy day running his business providing custom auto-tuning and revisions to cars when armed agents from the Environmental Protection Agency arrived.
Learn MoreWashington is a lobbying boom town under Biden
Democrats who control Capitol Hill have invested copious amounts of messaging this year on overhauling the nation’s political money and influence systems, but both sectors appear poised to smash records nevertheless.
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Klobuchar targets vaccine misinformation with Section 230 bill
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation Thursday to fight bogus medical claims online during health crises like the coronavirus pandemic. Her target: Section 230. Klobuchar's bill would carve out an exception to Section 230, the 1996 law that protects internet platforms from liability for content.
Learn MoreGeorge Soros Funnels $1M To Defund the Police as Violent Crime Surges
George Soros is funneling money to support defunding the police, a cause that cost Democrats politically in the 2020 election as violent crime spiked across the country. Soros gave $1 million to Color Of Change PAC on May 14, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission.
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Watching the Watchmen
In the inky darkness of a late summer night last September, three cars filled with armed men began circling Birch Lake in northern Michigan, looking for ways to approach Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s three-bedroom vacation cottage, subdue her.
Learn MoreBiden goes too far in assurances on vaccines
President Joe Biden offered an absolute guarantee Wednesday that people who get their COVID-19 vaccines are completely protected from infection, sickness and death from the coronavirus. The reality is not that cut and dried.
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Elizabeth Warren says Jeff Bezos 'forgot to thank all the hardworking Americans who actually paid taxes' after his space flight
Sen. Elizabeth Warren took a jab at Jeff Bezos after the world's richest man returned to Earth from his suborbital space trip with Blue Origin. Bezos addressed a crowd on Tuesday while donning a cowboy hat.
Learn MoreExclusive: 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 on the rich in order to pay for spending priorities.
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Joe Biden used this strategy to trim his tax bill. You can, too
If you’re an entrepreneur looking to save a few bucks, consider borrowing a tax-planning tip from Joe Biden. The former vice president and 2020 presidential contender and his wife Jill Biden reported about $10 million in income in 2017 from a pair of S-corporations, CelticCapri and Giacoppa.
Learn MoreIsrael PM warns Unilever boss over Ben & Jerry's boycott
Israel warned consumer goods giant Unilever Plc on Tuesday of "severe consequences" from a decision by subsidiary Ben & Jerry's to stop selling ice cream in Israeli-occupied territories, and urged U.S. states to invoke anti-boycott laws.
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Why politicians won't reach the vaccine hesitant
A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds that 64% of American adults have gotten or want a Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible, 15% will wait and see and 19% will either definitely not get one or will only get one if it is required.
Learn MoreTexas Democrat says colleagues' trip to DC will cost $1.5M
The trip to Washington, D.C., that Texas Democrats took to block the passage of a sweeping election reform bill is expected to cost around $1.5 million. Texas state Rep. Armando Walle (D) told NBC News.
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Democrats look to flip script on GOP 'defund the police' attacks
Democrats are seeking ways to flip the script on Republican attacks on the “defund the police” mantra, going on offense ahead of the midterm elections on an issue that some in the party concede hurt them in House races in 2020.
Learn MorePoll: 1.8 million Americans have turned down jobs due to unemployment benefits
About 1.8 million out-of-work Americans have turned down jobs because of the generosity of unemployment insurance benefits, according to Morning Consult poll results released Wednesday.
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'I Am Antifa': One Activist's Violent Death Became A Symbol For The Right And Left
News of an attack trickled out of Tacoma, Wash., just after dawn on a summer morning in July 2019. The details were fuzzy at first — one dead, a fire, the local ICE facility — but those who were close to Willem van Spronsen.
Learn MoreFires set inside Portland federal courthouse fence; 18 arrested on federal charges
Another night of fiery confrontation was reported late Thursday and early Friday in downtown Portland, with fires set both inside and outside the fence surrounding the Mark Hatfield Federal Courthouse, police said.
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Armed Afghan women take to streets in show of defiance against Taliban
Women have taken up guns in northern and central Afghanistan, marching in the streets in their hundreds and sharing pictures of themselves with assault rifles on social media, in a show of defiance as the Taliban make sweeping gains nationwide.
Learn MoreCotton claims Dems trying to slip ‘massive amnesty’ into reconciliation bill
Congressional Democrats are trying to sneak a provision offering amnesty for illegal immigrants into a massive spending bill that could cost as much as $6 trillion, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) claimed Thursday.
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Rise of the anti-"woke" Democrat
A growing number of Democrats are ringing the alarm that their party sounds — and acts — too judgmental, too sensitive, too "woke" to large swaths of America. Why it matters: These Democrats warn that by jamming politically correct terms or new norms down the throats of voters.
Learn More"God Bless Abortions" banner hung overnight on Christ of the Ozarks statue
A group of protest artists claim they strung a "God Bless Abortions" banner on the Christ of the Ozarks statue. Members of Indecline, a group of activists and artists, smuggled the banner on the property Thursday night and hung it on the 65-foot statue of Jesus.
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Missouri governor doesn’t want door-to-door vaccine help
Federal officials are pushing back after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he doesn’t want government employees going door-to-door in his state to urge people to get vaccinated, even as a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelms some hospitals.
Learn MoreRethinking grocery stores for a healthier SNAP
Lack of access to nutritious diets is a major challenge for people with low incomes in the United States. A report released late in June by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) revealed.
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America’s left can’t afford to be silent on crime. Here’s how to talk about it and win
In the wake of last summer’s mass uprisings against the police state that killed George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, among so many others, many on the progressive left believed that real change was imminent. Unprecedented numbers of people poured into the streets, day after day, in the midst of a global pandemic.
Learn MoreOp-Ed: From John Kerry: We need more visas, now, for our Afghan allies
The way a country winds down a war in a faraway place and stands with those who risked their own safety to help in the fight sends a message to the world that is not soon forgotten. As President Obama announced last week, the U.S. will withdraw all but 9,800 troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year.
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Biden Inc.: Hunter, Joe, and the Mexican Oligarchs
The indictment of the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer has received a lot of press, and properly so. But while the media has been focused on the former president, they have ignored another corruption story involving the sitting president and his family.
Learn MoreChina's Xi throws down gauntlet to US
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has drawn enormous attention. Much of this attention has focused on the part in which Xi warned that China will not be “bullied, oppressed, or subjugated".
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Target, Walgreens close early due to thefts in California stores
Target and Walgreens are heightening security efforts in major cities across California amid increased theft and crime, new reports suggest. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento are among the cities with the most organized retail crime in the country.
Learn MoreTaliban parade new weapons seized from Afghan military as U.S. withdraws
The Taliban have showed off containers full of weapons and military hardware seized from the Afghan military as American forces withdraw from the country and the militants march across the country.
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Diverse? Yes. But Are U.S. Suburbs Actually Integrated?
The first U.S. 2020 presidential debate has been called a “s--- show” and a “hot mess” by national television commentators. Characterized in style by interruptions, simultaneous talking and personal attacks, much of the debate was not only shockingly inflammatory.
Learn MoreRobin DiAngelo Is Very Disappointed in the White People Making Her Rich
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‘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 about the political fallout that a potential trip would entail.
Learn MoreSupreme Court says no right to hearing for some immigrants
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if they are deported to their native countries. The court held 6-3 that the immigrants are not entitled to a hearing about whether they should be released.
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Pentagon Paid Sports Teams Millions For 'Paid Patriotism' Events
In the past few years, the Pentagon spent $6.8 million to pay for patriotic displays during the games of professional sports teams. That's according to a joint oversight report released by Arizona Republican Sens. John Flake and John McCain on Wednesday.
Learn MoreHouse approves Jan. 6 riot probe as Dems fret over pro-Trump chaos agents
Democrats wanted a panel of outside experts to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection. Instead they might have to deal with the Trump wing of the House GOP. Two Republicans, Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), voted alongside every Democrat.
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After Considering Region-Wide Ban, Biden Targets Just One Xinjiang Solar Material Company
The Biden administration's decision to sanction a Chinese solar company does not go far enough, according to lawmakers who say a region-wide ban is the only way to stop the regime's use of forced labor.
Learn MoreSen. Dianne Feinstein’s Tahoe Vacation Compound Up For Sale, Asking Price: $41 Million
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein has put her picturesque Lake Tahoe vacation property up for sale. The pristine lake views will cost a pretty penny, though. Located along the Tahoe’s West Shore, the 10,343 square-foot compound.
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Driven by pandemic, Venezuelans uproot again to come to US
Marianela Rojas huddles in prayer with her fellow migrants, a tearful respite after trudging across a slow-flowing stretch of the Rio Grande and nearly collapsing onto someone’s backyard lawn, where, seconds before, she stepped on American soil for the first time.
Learn MoreOver 2 Million Watch Trump's Ohio Rally Online: "We'll Have To Win A Third Time"
At his first post-presidential rally on Saturday, former President Trump spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of thousands at a rally in Wellington, Ohio. As Sharyl Attkission reports, Trump supporters donned shirts reading, "Don't blame me, I voted for Trump." Banned from Facebook and Twitter.
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‘We have a deal,’ Biden says after meeting with Senate infrastructure group
President Joe Biden declared Thursday that the White House has struck an infrastructure deal with a bipartisan group of senators after discussing the massive plan to improve the nation’s roads, bridges and broadband earlier in the day.
Learn MoreAt border, U.S. vice president Harris shakes off Republican critics
Vice President Kamala Harris visited a border patrol facility near the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday, aiming to counter claims from Republicans she has been slow to visit the region as part of her role addressing the root causes of immigration.
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Despite diverging economic views, we all support the Biden plan
We are not generally regarded as occupying the same position within economic policy debates. We have had divergent views on issues relating to spending, taxes and deficits. But we’ve come to the same conclusion.
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
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growth and "positive policies in health and education" during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday.Articles
GOP fails to end Democratic filibuster on Estrada
In a blow to the Bush administration, Senate Republicans failed Thursday to break a Democratic filibuster on the judicial nomination of Miguel Estrada. President Bush called the Democratic blockade "a disgrace," and GOP senators denounced what one described as "simple raw politics.
Learn MoreSenate ends 2-year filibuster of judicial nominee
The GOP-controlled Senate on Tuesday ended a nearly two-year Democratic filibuster of California judge Janice Rogers Brown, putting her on track to become the second black woman on what many people consider to be the nation’s second highest court.
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Obama supports Manchin’s voting rights compromise, condemns GOP for ‘obstruction’
Former President Barack Obama has announced he’s supporting West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin’s voting rights proposal. On Monday, during a tele-town hall meeting, Obama spoke up about the controversial voting rights bill.
Learn MoreNellis Air Force Base Hosts First-Ever Drag Queen Show: ‘Essential to the Morale, Readiness’
The Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada recently hosted its first-ever drag queen show at one of its on-base dining and entertainment clubs, according a base spokesperson. Nellis Air Force Base said in an email statement to Breitbart News.
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Donald Trump: The Once and Future President?
You probably heard it reported a few weeks ago that Donald Trump has been telling confidants that he expects to be reinstated as president in August. I have no way of knowing if that story is accurate, nor does New York Times correspondent Maggie Haberman.
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Quitting your job is hot this summer. More Americans quit in May than any other month on record going back to the beginning of the century, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For every 100 workers in hotels, restaurants, bars, and retailers, about five of them quit last month.
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Baker fined for refusing to make transgender transition cake
A Colorado baker who won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple violated the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to make a birthday cake for a transgender woman, a state judge has ruled.
Learn MoreWhite House freezes Ukraine military package that includes lethal weapons
The Biden White House has temporarily halted a military aid package to Ukraine that would include lethal weapons, a plan originally made in response to aggressive Russian troop movements along Ukraine’s border this spring.
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Columbus police say shooting spree was racially motivated
A 39-year-old man accused of shooting and wounding five people in Alabama and Georgia told police his assaults were racially motivated, and he was targeting white men, a detective testified Monday.
Learn MoreNYC business, civic leaders push for ‘strategic’ use of federal funds
Nearly two dozen business and civic leaders urged Mayor Bill de Blasio and other leaders to prioritize the sectors and communities most affected by COVID-19 when doling out billions in federal aid.
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Bill Clinton sought State’s permission to meet with Russian nuclear official during Obama uranium decision
As he prepared to collect a $500,000 payday in Moscow in 2010, Bill Clinton sought clearance from the State Department to meet with a key board director of the Russian nuclear energy firm Rosatom.
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Right now in a community somewhere in the United States, parents are explaining to their daughter what it means that she does not have “papers.” They explain to her that, even though she came here as a toddler.
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Redfield says he thinks virus 'evolved' in lab to transmit better
Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the Trump administration, said he thinks the novel coronavirus "evolved" in a lab to be more transmissible from human to human.
Learn MoreExclusive: Black Lives Matter opens up about its finances
The foundation widely seen as a steward of the Black Lives Matter movement says it took in just over $90 million last year, according to a financial snapshot shared exclusively with the Associated Press.
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Monica Lewinsky signs production deal with 20th TV
Monica Lewinsky has signed her company Alt Ending Productions to a producing deal with 20th Television, news that comes ahead of the latest installment of the “American Crime Story” anthology series following former President Clinton’s impeachment in 1998.
Learn MoreNSA collected US email records in bulk for more than two years under Obama
The Obama administration for more than two years permitted the National Security Agency to continue collecting vast amounts of records detailing the email and internet usage of Americans, according to secret documents obtained by the Guardian.
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Billionaire Tax Leak Referred to FBI as Probe Grows, IRS Says
The disclosure of the personal income and tax data of some of the wealthiest Americans has been referred to additional federal investigators to probe the leak of confidential information, an Internal Revenue Service official said.
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LeBron James’ summer will look a little different this year after he exited the playoffs in the opening round, marking an early end to the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2020 title defense. In the 18th campaign of his NBA career, he missed more games.
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I’m An Immigrant And I’m Calling Out Biden’s Heartlessness At The Border
There are new heartrending stories of calamity faced by migrant children at the southern border every day, with no end in sight. Make no mistake about it: President Biden’s partisan policies are driving the surge of unaccompanied minors.
Learn MoreThe Senate tax plan may come down to Lisa Murkowski. But what does she want?
The $1.5 trillion question is, what does Lisa Murkowski want? The Alaska senator, one of the critical Republican votes on the Senate tax overhaul, seems hellbent on remaining undecided about her party’s biggest legislative priority.
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Burger King declares war on Chick-fil-A over LGBTQ+ rights and chicken sandwiches
On June 3, Burger King made a cheeky tweet saying it will donate up to $250,000 of the proceeds from its new premium chicken sandwich, Ch’King, to The Human Rights Campaign (HRC). For every hand-breaded chicken sold, 40 cents will go to the cause.
Learn MoreNew Senate report details security, intelligence failures before Jan. 6 attack
A new Senate report on the Jan. 6 insurrection found U.S. intelligence officials failed to warn of potential violence at the U.S. Capitol, leaving law enforcement unprepared to contend with a violent mob that wanted to overturn the 2020 election.
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Burger King is donating proceeds for chicken sandwiches to an LGBTQ org. Don't fall for it Hunter Biden addressed his white lawyer as 'n***a' multiple times, used phrases like 'true dat n***a' and bantered 'I only love you because you're black,' in shocking texts unearthed days after Joe's emotional Tulsa speech decrying racism Guatemalan protesters greet VP Harris with signs telling her to 'go home' and 'Trump won'; nation's president says Biden to blame for border crisisArticles
Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court that federal immigration law prohibits people.
Learn MoreSince 2018 US Border Patrol has encountered about 5% of Honduras' population
Vice President Kamala Harris is in Guatemala today as part of her mission to tackle the root causes of migration from the country. The Washington Post story about the visit appears to be under no illusions about how effective this will be in the short term.
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NYC psychiatrist who talked about shooting white people slammed online
Dr. Aruna Khilanani campaigned for weeks to get Yale to publicly release her talk on race, but she likely didn’t anticipate the backlash her fantasies of “unloading a revolver into the head of any white person that got in my way” would generate.
Learn MoreOur biggest immigration challenge is balanced and rational policy
The immigration challenge facing the United States today is defined less by facts than by the political protagonists on either side of the issue. Somewhere between appeals to the fear generated by job loss and security concerns.
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Biden administration squeezing suburbs out of existence with zoning laws
A house with a white picket fence and a big backyard might have been a staple of the American dream once upon a time, but if the Biden administration gets its way, the dream could soon be out of reach for millions of people.
Learn MoreTom Hanks urges Americans to learn about Tulsa Race Massacre
Tom Hanks is urging Americans to learn about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, and urged schools to stop efforts to "whitewash" American history. Hanks reflected on the education he received about American history in schools.
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Fauci denied being ‘muzzled’ by Trump early in pandemic, emails show
White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci had little patience for claims his messages in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were being restricted by the Trump administration, a tranche of newly public emails shows.
Learn MoreHow Southlake, Texas, Won Its Battle against Critical Race Theory
It was the weekend that changed politics in Southlake, Texas, forever. At the end of July last year, word began to spread of a quiet effort by the school board to pass a so-called Cultural Competence Action Plan, a critical race theory.
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Biden formally ends Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' immigration program
The Biden administration on Tuesday formally nixed the "Remain in Mexico" program, the latest in a series of moves to dismantle the Trump administration's restrictive immigration policies.
Learn MoreFauci said masks were not 'really effective' at blocking virus, emails reveal
Dr. Anthony Fauci said in an email correspondence last year that face masks aren’t needed unless an individual was sick and that the coronavirus was able to pass through personal face masks easily.
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If the Wuhan lab-leak hypothesis is true, expect a political earthquake
There was a time when the Covid pandemic seemed to confirm so many of our assumptions. It cast down the people we regarded as villains. It raised up those we thought were heroes.
Learn MoreHuman rights groups call for an end to digital surveillance of immigrants
Human rights groups are calling on the Biden administration and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) to put an end to a digital surveillance program that keeps tabs on nearly 100,000 immigrants.
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Gwen Stefani hits back at cultural appropriation claims: ‘We learn from each other’
Gwen Stefani has long taken heat for parading around with a group of Japanese-America women she called “Harajuku Girls” — but she insists she has no regrets. The “Hollaback Girl” singer defended herself in a new interview against long-standing charges.
Learn MoreAmerican Democracy Isn’t Dead Yet, but It’s Getting There
When Joe Biden was a Presidential candidate, he carried around a wonkish book of international comparative politics by two Harvard professors, “How Democracies Die,” from 2018, to explain the urgency of his campaign against Donald Trump. He ended with a typical Biden flourish: “It’s the United States of America, for God’s sake.”
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Biden to Propose $6 Trillion Budget to Make U.S. More Competitive
President Biden will propose a $6 trillion budget on Friday that would take the United States to its highest sustained levels of federal spending since World War II as he looks to fund a sweeping economic agenda.
Learn MoreAtlanta councilman Antonio Brown, who voted to defund police, has car stolen
An Atlanta mayoral candidate who voted to defund millions of dollars from the local police department’s budget reportedly had his car stolen by a group of young thieves this week — and wound up thanking the cops for their help.
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Coronavirus: Trump says China wants him to lose re-election
US President Donald Trump has said China "will do anything they can" to make him lose his re-election bid, stepping up his criticism of Beijing amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a White House interview with Reuters news agency, he said Beijing faced a "lot" of possible consequences from the US for the outbreak.
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President-elect Joe Biden is set to take office with his son under federal criminal investigation, creating immediate practical and ethical challenges for his nascent administration while giving ammunition to his political enemies. Biden’s transition team attempted to control the narrative on Wednesday.
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Exclusive: Biden Looks Abroad for Electric Vehicle Metals, in Blow to U.S. Miners
U.S. President Joe Biden will rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles and focus on processing them domestically into battery parts, part of a strategy designed to placate environmentalists, two administration officials with direct knowledge told Reuters.
Learn MoreA mass shooting at a house party with hundreds of guests leaves 2 dead and 12 others shot
A house party packed with hundreds of guests devolved into chaos when gunfire erupted, killing at least two people and wounding a dozen more. Kevin Elliot, 30, and Asia Hester, 25, both of Bridgerton, New Jersey, were killed in the shooting.
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Are We Entering a New Political Era?
Last June, when most Americans could agree that their country was in crisis but few could agree on what to do about it, staffers from a small organization called Justice Democrats—part of a burgeoning faction of young activists whose goal is to push the Democratic Party, and thus the entire political spectrum.
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Senators on both sides of the aisle agreed at a hearing Thursday that Congress should work to address the nation’s physician shortages, especially in primary health care, including through changes to training programs. The government spends about $16 billion every year to fund thousands of medical residency programs.
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US spares ally Germany in sanctions for Nord Stream pipeline
The Biden administration imposed sanctions Wednesday on Russian companies and ships for their work on a European natural gas pipeline adamantly opposed by the U.S., but President Joe Biden angered many Democratic and Republican lawmakers.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said Wednesday that the Biden administration has confirmed it will waive sanctions against the Russian company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
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Biden administration allows illegal immigrants to access federal housing aid
The Biden administration will not require beneficiaries of a massive federal emergency housing initiative to prove that they are legal residents of the country, Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge announced Monday.
Learn MoreJournalists decry UNC-Chapel Hill decision to deny Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill is drawing criticism from journalists following reports the school denied award-winning New York Times Magazine writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, lead author of The 1619 Project, tenure after conservative groups came out against her.
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Steel trade groups, union call on Biden to leave tariffs intact
Seven major groups representing steel producers and workers are urging President Biden to keep tariffs on foreign steel that former President Trump enacted intact. "The tariffs were necessitated by repeated surges in steel imports driven by global steel overcapacity that threatened our industry and the nearly two million jobs it supports," the groups.
Learn MoreBorder surge includes people from countries other than Central America, highlighting terror threat
The governors of 20 states sent a letter to President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in which they ask them to take action immediately on the crisis at the southern border. According to the governors, contrary to what the administration has been saying, the border is not closed.
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Texas reports 0 COVID-related deaths for the first time since March 2020
For the first time in about 14 months, the state of Texas reported zero deaths from COVID-19. The great news comes days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new guidelines for vaccinated Americans, declaring it safe to participate.
Learn MoreAndrew Cuomo’s shameless $5.12M payday profiting from the pandemic
“Blood money.” That’s what Tracey Alvino calls Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $5.12 million payday for his book touting his pandemic “leadership.” Alvino’s dad, Daniel, was one of the 16,000 nursing-home residents who died after being infected with the coronavirus.
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88% of children covered by monthly payments starting in July
The Treasury Department said Monday that 39 million families are set to receive monthly child payments beginning on July 15. The payments are part of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
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Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) faces big headaches in his own party as he tries to get a sweeping elections bill to President Biden’s desk. Schumer — who is up for reelection in 2022.
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Space Force CO Who Got Holiday Call from Trump Fired Over Comments Decrying Marxism in the Military Space Force officer relieved of post after denouncing Marxist ideology and critical race theory in military: Report Former New York Times correspondent claims the paper's 'biased' coverage of Trump was a clear display of 'arrogance and self-absorption' from journalists who couldn't stand being challenged by the president in blistering memoirArticles
Activists and Ex-Spy Said to Have Plotted to Discredit Trump ‘Enemies’ in Government
A network of conservative activists, aided by a British former spy, mounted a campaign during the Trump administration to discredit perceived enemies of President Trump inside the government, according to documents and people involved in the operations.
Learn MoreHow a fake whistleblower peddled lies about Florida’s COVID deaths
This is a story about Rebekah Jones, a former dashboard manager at the Florida Department of Health (FDOH), who has single-handedly managed to convince millions of Americans that Gov. Ron DeSantis has been fudging the state’s COVID-19 data.
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Risky business: the hidden costs of EV battery raw materials
Over the next 20 years it is projected that there will be somewhere between 300 and 500 million electric vehicles (EVs) on the road. That total would constitute a staggering leap from the roughly five million new models sold in 2018.
Learn MoreColonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom
Colonial Pipeline Co. paid nearly $5 million to Eastern European hackers on Friday, contradicting reports earlier this week that the company had no intention of paying an extortion fee to help restore the country’s largest fuel pipeline.
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Lawmakers Demand State Dept. Revoke Security Clearance for Appointee Tied to Iranian Regime
Several lawmakers are demanding the State Department revoke the security clearance of and launch an investigation into a Biden administration appointee who they say has troubling ties to Iran’s hardline, anti-American government.
Learn MoreCuomo Claims Order Blamed for Nursing Home Deaths Was ‘Smart’
New York governor Andrew Cuomo defended an executive order that may have exacerbated coronavirus outbreaks in state nursing homes as “smart” from a “medical point of view,” during a press conference on Wednesday.
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The DOJ’s Abusive Indictment of the Police Who Killed George Floyd
At best, the Justice Department’s indictment of Derek Chauvin and the three other former Minneapolis cops involved in George Floyd’s killing nearly a year ago is overkill. At worst, it is an exercise in political zeal that could undermine the accountability being achieved by state prosecutions.
Learn MoreBiden says unemployed offered jobs must take them or lose benefits
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday defended himself against critics who say expanded unemployment benefits offered in the COVID-19 relief bill passed in March are keeping Americans from taking new jobs. Biden said the administration will remind U.S. states this week.
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Metallica’s James Hetfield Is ‘a Little Skeptical’ of the Vaccine, Fears Possible COVID Passport Requirements
It doesn’t sound like James Hetfield will be receiving a COVID-19 vaccine any time soon. The Metallica frontman, who’s also a hunting and gun enthusiast, recently appeared on the Fierce Life podcast—a show produced by Fierce Firearms.
Learn MoreCyberattack on U.S. pipeline is linked to criminal gang
The federal government is working with the Georgia-based company that shut down a major pipeline transporting fuel across the East Coast after a ransomware attack, the White House says. The government is planning for various scenarios and working with state and local authorities.
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Major disappointment: America added way fewer jobs than expected in April
The pandemic continues to roil America's economy, setting the job market on its head. Employers looking for workers are having trouble finding them, while many laid-off Americans remain on the sidelines waiting for a return to normal.
Learn MoreHow to solve the student debt crisis? A reverse pension
Public higher education has been the great American engine of mobility and more: It drives innovation and is a boon for low- and middle-income students knocking at the door of the knowledge-based economy.
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Local Texas Democratic party declines to accept resignation of chair who called U.S. Sen Tim Scott an “oreo”
The Lamar County Democratic Party is not accepting the resignation of its chair after he reportedly used the slur "oreo" to describe U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, who is Black, in a now-deleted Facebook post, according to a statement provided to The Texas Tribune.
Learn More50 eye-popping earmarks requested by lawmakers in upcoming federal budget
Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives have asked for at least $6 billion in extra funding for local projects ahead of the upcoming federal budget, Fox News can reveal exclusively. Here are some of the most surprising entries in the big-money wish list.
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IMF warns global tax deal 'urgently needed' to avoid potential trade war
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Tuesday that a global tax deal is “urgently needed” in order to avoid a potential trade war. “We are particularly optimistic for a global agreement on corporate income taxation in 2021,” IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday, Bloomberg reported.
Learn MoreChauvin juror who attended pre-trial rally may jeopardize guilty verdict
A juror in the Derek Chauvin trial may have jeopardized the guilty verdict by attending a rally last year and wearing a “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks/BLM” T-shirt, raising questions about whether he told the truth during jury selection. Brandon Mitchell, known as Juror #52, told Minneapolis news outlets Monday that he attended the Aug. 28 march in Washington.
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Disneyland’s Snow White ride attacked for ‘kiss without her consent’
Disneyland’s revamped Snow White ride has become the latest target of “cancel culture” — because it features the iconic kiss by Prince Charming that happens as she sleeps and “without her consent.”
Learn MoreDems get locked out of Texas special election
Democrats' best chance this year to pad their slim House majority suddenly evaporated Saturday night, as Republicans claimed both runoff spots in the special election for a fast-changing House seat outside Fort Worth.
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American Federation of Teachers Union Influenced CDC on In-Person-Learning Guidelines
The American Federation of Teachers influenced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s February guidelines on reopening schools, according to emails reported by the New York Post on Saturday.
Learn MoreBiden adviser on schools reopening in the fall: 'We can't look in a crystal ball'
Senior presidential adviser Anita Dunn said on Sunday that the unpredictable nature of the coronavirus pandemic makes it impossible for the Biden administration to say for certain whether or not schools could be reopened this fall.
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Zarif Had No Knowledge of Israeli Strikes Until Kerry Told Him, Translation Reveals
Leaked audiotape of Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif indicates he had no knowledge of covert Israeli military strikes before former secretary of state John Kerry provided him with the information, new details that contradict the State Department's recent defense of Kerry.
Learn MoreIf Personnel Is Policy, Biden's About to Send Us Off a Socialist Cliff
Joe Biden’s first 100 days have certainly been notable – not just for his determination to make a hard left turn on policy, but for the assemblage of personalities he has brought to his administration to implement that hard left turn. Personnel, it is said, is policy.
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Cuomo Aides Spent Months Hiding Nursing Home Death Toll
The effort by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s office to obscure the pandemic death toll in New York nursing homes was far greater than previously known, with aides repeatedly overruling state health officials over a span of at least five months, according to interviews and newly unearthed documents.
Learn MoreAntifa Threatens to Kill Portland Mayor in Chilling Video
Late last week Portland, Ore., Mayor Ted Wheeler took to video to plea for the community’s help to “unmask” antifa. The violence-prone anarchist-fascist group has terrorized Portland with months of violent and destructive insurrectionist riots despite Joe Biden merely calling antifa an “idea.”
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After somber tone in first 100 days, Biden plans to try to sell spending to U.S. public
When he delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, President Joe Biden will take on a new role: salesman in chief. Through his first 100 days in office, Biden has often struck a somber tone.
Learn MoreIran seeks production of weapons of mass destruction: German Intel Agency
Iran has sought to produce and source weapons of mass destruction in 2020, misleading the world about the nature of its nuclear program, Washington Free Beacon said on Monday citing a new intelligence report issued.
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On The Trail: Census data kicks off the biggest redistricting fight in American history
The first data from the 2020 U.S. census released Monday kicks off a new phase in perhaps the most consequential political battle of the next decade as Republicans and Democrats get to work drawing legislative and congressional district maps.
Learn MoreFBI searched NSA spying records on Americans -- without a court order: report
On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that the FBI searched through huge collections of National Security Agency-gathered foreign communications for information on domestic terrorists and gangs in the United States without any sort of authorization by a court.
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Majority Say Kamala Harris Not Qualified to Become President
Most voters have an unfavorable impression of Vice President Kamala Harris, and GOP voters in particular doubt she is qualified to become president. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 51% of Likely U.S. Voters have an unfavorable impression of Harris.
Learn MorePortland mayor asks residents to help "unmask" people behind violent protests
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Friday asked residents to help "unmask" the people behind the violence at protests in recent weeks, which grew in a fervor after police fatally shot a white man at Lents Park. What he's saying: “They want to burn, they want to bash, they want to intimidate, they want to assault".
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As economy spikes, Republicans are still waiting for the 'Biden depression' that Trump predicted
Throughout last year's campaign, President DonaldTrump issued a series of increasingly dark predictions about what would happen if Joe Biden were elected. "If he gets in, you will have a depression the likes of which you've never seen.
Learn MoreBiden reportedly plans to nearly double the capital gains tax rate to as high as 43.4% for wealthy Americans
President Joe Biden plans to propose a capital gains tax rate that is nearly double the current level, according to a report from Bloomberg on Thursday. Biden wants to implement a 39.6% capital gains tax for Americans who earn $1 million.
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The US Postal Service is monitoring social media for 'inflammatory' postings
The United States Postal Service may not be a likely candidate if you're asked to name the government agencies you think are monitoring social media posts, but it's apparently been doing just that. According to Yahoo News, the Postal Service's law enforcement arm.
Learn MoreMaxine Waters' Chauvin trial comments expose Democrats' hypocrisy
As the jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin prepared to deliberate after closing arguments Tuesday, Chauvin's attorneys petitioned the judge to declare a mistrial on extraordinary grounds: the comments of a Democratic member of Congress.
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What Derek Chauvin wrote on his hand ahead of murder conviction
Derek Chauvin jotted down his lawyer’s phone number on his hand ahead of his Tuesday conviction for killing George Floyd, a new report said. Chauvin’s lawyer, Eric Nelson, confirmed with TMZ that his client wrote down the number.
Learn MoreSteve Scalise Wants Accountability For Maxine Waters: ‘I Was Shot Because Of This Kind Of Dangerous Rhetoric’
Republican Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise criticized Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters, accusing his colleague of using the kind of “dangerous rhetoric” that got him shot.
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Jay Carney, Biden’s Former Spokesman, Now Battling Unions As Amazon’s Top PR Guy
As he rolled out his plan to revitalize American infrastructure on Thursday, President Joe Biden deployed a bit of rhetoric common to Democratic politicians across the ideological spectrum, slamming internet giant Amazon.
Learn More'Words we use matter': Biden administration chucks 'illegal alien' for 'noncitizen'
The Biden administration, in a public departure from previous immigration policy, has declared that words such as "alien" and "illegal alien" are out and "noncitizen" and "integration" are in.
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It's hard to expel a member of Congress. Here's what to know
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the conservative Republican firebrand member of Congress, has drawn revulsion in Washington and among Americans just learning about her history of shocking and violent rhetoric.
Learn MoreBodycam video: DeKalb man killed by police in own home asked 47 times to drop weapon
A man fatally shot by police, Wednesday, was shot inside his own home, said DeKalb County PD Chief Mirtha Ramos. Police released body camera video on Friday showing officers pleading at length with 35-year-old Matthew Williams to drop his knife.
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Biden slams Trump over reported bounties placed on US troops
Joe Biden attacked President Donald Trump on Saturday over a report that he said, if true, contains a “truly shocking revelation” about the commander in chief and his failure to protect U.S. troops in Afghanistan and stand up to Russia.
Learn MoreFedEx: Mass shooter was a former employee of the company
Police scoured a Fedex facility in Indianapolis and searched the gunman’s home Friday, looking for a motive for the latest mass shooting to rock the U.S., as family members of the eight victims spent agonizing hours awaiting word on their loved ones.
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Pelosi on Jan. 6: 'They would have had a battle on their hands' if the mob had caught her
On her 100th day as speaker of the 117th Congress, Nancy Pelosi discussed the dramatic events that opened her tenure, when a mob that stormed the Capitol wanted to kill her. "That's what they were setting out to do," she told USA TODAY, if her security agents hadn't managed to evacuate her from the House chamber in time.
Learn MoreHollywood Stars, Entertainment Companies Sign Open Letter Condemning Georgia Voting Restrictions
Fortune 500 companies, A-list movie stars, filmmakers and corporate heavyweights came out swinging on April 14, condemning Georgia’s new voting restrictions in an open letter that was printed in The Washington Post and the New York Times. The hundreds of signatories included the likes of Netflix, Amazon, ViacomCBS, Starbucks, Facebook and UTA.
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Capitol Police Told to Hold Back on Riot Response on Jan. 6, Report Finds
The Capitol Police had clearer advance warnings about the Jan. 6 attack than were previously known, including the potential for violence in which “Congress itself is the target.”
Learn MoreObama says Daunte Wright shooting shows 'how badly we need to reimagine policing'
Former President Barack Obama said the police shooting of Daunte Wright is evidence that the United States should "reimagine policing."
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Man Accused of Attempting to Sexually Assault 'White' Woman in Response to Anti-Asian Crimes
An Asian man accused of kidnapping and attempting to sexually assault an Asian woman because he thought she was white has been arrested and charged in Irvine, California last week.
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Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is making universal basic income a central tenet of his political campaign once again — this time for New York City Mayor.
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Navy SEAL Who Claimed to Kill Bin Laden Arrested for DUI
A former Navy SEAL who claimed to fire the shots that killed Osama bin Laden appeared "very confused at the scene" when he was arrested for DUI after being found asleep in his car, an official said today.
Learn MoreBiden ATF Nominee Has Long History of Anti-Gun Statements
President Joe Biden's nominee to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives mocked gun owners and spread a false Waco siege conspiracy theory in controversial comments.
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Biden Nominates Anti-Gun Fanatic to Run the ATF
David Chipman, President Joe Biden’s nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), doesn’t possess a rudimentary understanding of the Second Amendment — which, considering this job, seems like a problem.
Learn MoreWhy Republicans Are Pretending to Hate Corporate America Now
On Saturday, former President Donald Trump released a statement through his political action committee urging “Republicans and Conservatives to fight back” against the corporate entities that have spoken out against the party’s new raft of state bills and laws.
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How The Bidens Earned $16.7 Million After Leaving The White House
Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, earned $22.5 million from 1998 to 2019, a tidy sum that at first glance works out to just over $1 million per year. Except that that’s not quite how it happened. The Bidens have earned three quarters of that money since Joe left his post as vice president in 2017.
Learn MoreFlorida teacher offered $200 for sex with 2-year-old, police say
A Florida school district fired a teacher shortly after a law enforcement report was released Monday saying he offered to pay for a father’s motel room if he could sexually molest the man’s 2-year-old daughter. Xavier Alexander, a fourth-grade teacher at Grove Park Elementary School in Palm Beach Gardens, has been fired.
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Where have billions in COVID aid gone, N.J. lawmakers ask as state gets more from feds
While New Jersey is about to receive more than $6 billion in federal aid for coronavirus-related relief, state legislators are still looking for more information on where billion of dollars in CARES Act money have already been spent. The April 2020 infusion of $23.46 billion came at a time when the Garden State was at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
Learn MoreUS Olympics Committee Stabs Americans in the Back, Will Allow Athletes to Protest During Anthem
The Olympic Charter’s Rule 50 prohibits political statements on the field or in the arena during events. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee just told its athletes that the longstanding guideline need not be followed, at least not during the Olympic trials.
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AP Fact Check: Biden’s job inflation on infrastructure A bakery, a water plant and her LA home: Everywhere Kamala has flown in the 14 days since she was placed in charge of migration crisis (but not, obviously, the border) Jeff Bezos says Amazon supports a corporate-tax hike, arguing that Biden's infrastructure plan will require 'concessions from all sides'Articles
House scuttles GOP attempt to boot Eric Swalwell from intel panel
The House has dismissed a Republican attempt to remove Rep. Eric Swalwell from the chamber’s intelligence panel over his contact more than six years ago with a suspected Chinese spy who targeted politicians in the United States.
Learn MoreChina Eastern and Delta solidify strategic partnership
China Eastern Airlines and Delta Air Lines today signed an agreement to expand their partnership and better connect Delta’s global network with China Eastern, one of the leading airlines in China. The agreement will include a $450 million investment by Delta.
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The Left’s ‘Jim Crow’ Rhetoric Is Absurd, Insulting, and Dishonest
The obnoxious—and patently false—attacks on Georgia’s new election reform bill, which compare it to the hideous Jim Crow laws of the long-gone “Old South,” are absurd. They are also insulting to those who actually were kept from registering and voting decades ago.
Learn MoreCause of death at issue in Chauvin trial as prosecution questions medical examiner's findings
Prosecutors trying the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in George Floyd's death appeared to distance themselves last week from the medical findings on his cause of death, issued by the only doctor who performed an autopsy.
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Two teen girls accused of car-jacking and killing an Uber Eats driver in D.C. 'reach plea deal with prosecutor ensuring they will not be held past the age of 21 nor be placed in a prison facility' Catch-and-Bus: Thousands of Freed Border-Crossing Immigrants Are Dispersing Across America Former Rep. Gaetz staffer claims all allegations against Gaetz are 'fabricated'Articles
San Luis Obispo County jury convicts Uber driver of rape, burglary
A San Luis Obispo County jury returned guilty verdicts on 13 counts of sexual crimes and burglary against a Santa Maria Uber driver Friday evening. 42-year-old Alfonso Alarcon-Nunez was convicted of three counts of assault with the intent to commit rape during a residential burglary.
Learn MoreJustice Dept. Inquiry Into Matt Gaetz Said to Be Focused on Cash Paid to Women
A Justice Department investigation into Representative Matt Gaetz and an indicted Florida politician is focusing on their involvement with multiple women who were recruited online for sex and received cash payments, according to people close to the investigation.
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Documents detail wild alleged $25M Gaetz extortion scheme
Rep. Matt Gaetz possesses text message screenshots, an email, and a typed document that purportedly support his claims that a federal investigation into his relationship with a 17-year-old is related to an extortion scheme against him.
Learn MoreWaukegan Latinx activists protest renaming Thomas Jefferson Middle School after Barack and Michelle Obama
Waukegan's Board of Education met Tuesday night as it considers changing the names of two of its schools, Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Daniel Webster Middle School.
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Key witness in George Floyd trial who was with him in the store and car REFUSES to testify - despite initially saying: 'I'm going to be his voice' AOC slams 'barbaric and inhumane' border conditions and demands REPARATIONS for separated families - just one day after claiming migrant crossings were 'NOT a surge'Articles
John Durham is looking at FBI's launch of Trump campaign probe, sources say
After two years of searching for problems with the investigation into Donald Trump's campaign advisers in 2016 and their ties to Russia, federal prosecutor John Durham hasn't found wrongdoing by Obama-era intelligence officials involved who were outside of the FBI.
Learn MoreSweeping changes to Georgia elections signed into law
Gov. Brian Kemp quickly signed a vast rewrite of Georgia’s election rules into law Thursday, imposing voter ID requirements, limiting drop boxes and allowing state takeovers of local elections after last year’s close presidential race.
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White House dramatically increased tax proposal as it sought to address tensions over next big spending plan
When President Biden’s team began putting together his infrastructure and jobs package this February, the White House National Economic Council circulated an internal proposal calling for about $3 trillion in new spending and $1 trillion in new tax hikes.
Learn MoreBiden blasted for hiding 'border mayhem' as surge of 1.4 million illegal immigrants projected
The Border Patrol is on track to nab 1.4 million illegal immigrants attempting to jump the border this year, according to the man who ran the Border Patrol in the Obama years then ran Customs and Border Protection during the Trump era. Mark Morgan, speaking to reporters in Texas on Tuesday.
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Biden is betting on bigger government. The pandemic may be helping him
The biggest expansion of the federal government in a generation is underway, a pandemic-inspired shift in resources and responsibilities that will challenge President Biden and the Democrats to demonstrate that they can make government work.
Learn MoreGeorgia activists call for Coca-Cola boycott until company condemns GOP voting restrictions
Activists in Georgia are calling for a statewide boycott of Coca-Cola until the company speaks out against measures moving through the state legislature that would restrict voting access, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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For media, Biden news conference notable for what’s missing
Joe Biden’s first presidential news conference was notable for what was missing after predecessor Donald Trump: no contentious exchanges with reporters, no Fox News and no questions about COVID-19.
Learn MoreGeorgia Lawmaker Arrested As Governor Signs Law Overhauling Elections
Repeatedly knocking on the office door of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp got one state lawmaker arrested at the Capitol on Thursday. Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon, a Black woman, continued knocking on Kemp's office door.
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It Gets Worse; There's an Update on Hunter Biden That Involves a Gun
We haven't heard much about Hunter Biden since Inauguration Day, or since Vanity Fair did a puff piece on his new pool house art career, but it turns out leaving the "laptop from hell" at a computer repair shop isn't the only questionable thing he's left behind.
Learn MoreSources: Secret Service inserted itself into case of Hunter Biden’s gun
On Oct. 23, 2018, President Joe Biden’s son Hunter and daughter in law Hallie were involved in a bizarre incident in which Hallie took Hunter’s gun and threw it in a trash can behind a grocery store, only to return later to find it gone.
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Biden under fire for border wall cash freeze
Like Donald Trump, Joe Biden has made a border wall promise he might not have the legal authority to keep. On his first day in office, Biden hit pause on billions of dollars set to be spent on his predecessor’s long-touted barrier between the U.S. and Mexico.
Learn MoreNorth Korea launches missiles, but U.S. still wants to talk
North Korea conducted tests of short-range missiles last weekend on the heels of a tense meeting between the U.S. and China, as the new Biden administration continues to push for diplomatic engagement with Pyongyang, two senior administration officials told.
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Biden Team Prepares $3 Trillion in New Spending for the Economy
President Biden’s economic advisers are pulling together a sweeping $3 trillion package to boost the economy, reduce carbon emissions and narrow economic inequality, beginning with a giant infrastructure plan.
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Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said Monday she's concerned the U.S. could experience "another avoidable surge" in coronavirus infections due to new variants.
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Atlanta shooting of Asian women was racially motivated, U.S. senator says
U.S. Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth on Sunday expressed doubts about FBI Director Chris Wray’s initial assessment that the fatal shooting of six Asian women in Atlanta-area spas may not constitute a hate crime, saying it “looks racially motivated.”
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Democratic congressman moves to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress
A Democratic congressman from California on Friday introduced a resolution to expel Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress, charging the Georgia Republican with a history of trafficking in conspiracy theories.
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He was right.. Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, has been saying as much for weeks — in partisan speeches, on conservative cable, at often out-of-the-way vaccine sites around the state in quick-hit appearances as spartan.
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Biden's proposed tax hike could hit Americans earning $200,000
President Biden has repeatedly pledged to raise taxes on any American earning more than $400,000, but promised — as recently as this week — that no one making less than that will see "one single penny in additional federal tax."
Learn MoreMore Evidence Emerges That the Media Is on Team Biden
Just over three weeks before Election Day 2016, Chris Cillizza, now with CNN, infamously tweeted, “Let me say for the billionth time: Reporters don’t root for aside. Period.” No doubt he really believed it.
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The White House is set to launch a $1.5 billion ad campaign to win over vaccine skeptics, report says
The White House will soon launch a major $1.5 billion public relations campaign to promote COVID-19 vaccination and ease the concerns of Americans who are skeptical or hesitant to get their shots, STAT News reports.
Learn MoreMedia misquoted Trump in notorious phone call with Georgia investigator
Early media accounts of a phone call between former President Donald Trump and a top Georgia investigator contained false quotes, prompting at least two major media outlets to issue a correction or update. The Wall Street Journal first published audio last week.
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Democrats set to take up pair of amnesty bills amid southern border surge
Democrats, who campaigned on providing a pathway to citizenship for the nation’s illegal immigrants, will take up legislation this week that would offer legal residency and citizenship to millions of “Dreamers" and migrant farmworkers.
Learn MoreNewsom won't 'take this recall attempt lying down' as Democrats launch defense
Gov. Gavin Newsom lashed out Monday at the effort by critics to remove him from office, calling it a "Republican recall" fueled by backers of former President Trump and warning that it could stymie California's efforts to respond to the pandemic.
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Biden planning first major tax hike in almost 30 years: report
President Biden is reportedly planning the first major hike in federal taxes in almost 30 years to fund the economic program set to follow the recently approved $1.9 trillion pandemic stimulus package.
Learn MoreFlorida's pandemic response gets a second look from the national media
After a solid year of living with a pandemic, the national press is beginning to ask the question that even Democrats have been quietly pondering in the Sunshine State: Was Gov. Ron DeSantis' pandemic response right for Florida?
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Biden slammed for taking credit for COVID-19 vaccine, not thanking Trump
Critics are blasting President Biden for taking credit for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout — and failing to thank former President Donald Trump for initiating Operation Warp Speed, which produced the jab within one year.
Learn MoreBiden has options for the border. They’re just politically painful
President Joe Biden has a plan to tackle the rush of migrants at the southern border. But the White House knows implementing it will be political torture, sparking anger from the left and told-ya-sos from the right.
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Biden admin wrong on vaccine pace, elderly
For an administration that prides itself on talking straight about the pandemic, the self-congratulation Wednesday went too far. President Joe Biden wrongly claimed the U.S. vaccinated a record 2.9 million people on Saturday.
Learn More'The Border Is Not Open': Biden Administration Seeks Foreign Aid To Slow Migration
The Biden administration is making a new push to address the causes of migration from Central America as it faces a surge at the southern border.
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Republican donations surge despite corporate boycott after Capitol riots
Right after the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, dozens of U.S. companies announced they would halt political donations to the 147 Republican lawmakers who voted to overturn Donald Trump’s presidential election loss.
Learn MoreFlooded with Hollywood and media workers, Pasadena cancels COVID-19 vaccine clinic
Pasadena officials on Tuesday canceled a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for senior citizens, grocery store employees and other essential workers after hundreds of people who were not eligible for the shots signed up for appointments.
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CDC study finds about 78% of people hospitalized for Covid were overweight or obese
An overwhelming majority of people who have been hospitalized, needed a ventilator or died from Covid-19 have been overweight or obese, the CDC said in a new study Monday.
Learn MoreBiden's German Shepherd has aggressive incident and is sent back to Delaware
The two German Shepherds belonging to President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were returned to the Biden family home in Delaware last week after aggressive behavior at the White House involving Major Biden, two sources with knowledge tell CNN.
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Inside NYC’s ladies-only Barbizon Hotel — home to Grace Kelly and Sylvia Plath
Evelyn Echols always dreamed of making her way to New York City. So, in April 1936, for her 21st birthday, she and her best friend bought cheap overnight tickets from the Midwest to the Big Apple.
Learn MoreDurham remains special counsel overseeing Trump-Russia probe
U.S. Attorney John Durham said Friday that he will resign from his position as the top federal prosecutor in Connecticut but is remaining as a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation.
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Homosexuality can be called a mental disorder, rules Chinese court
A court in China has agreed with a textbook’s description of homosexuality as a mental disorder, upholding a ruling by a lower court. The decision of the Suqian Intermediate People’s Court in the eastern province of Jiangsu was called “random and baseless", by Ou Jiayong, also known as Xixi.
Learn MoreJob growth surges in February on hiring jump in restaurants and bars
Hiring surged in February as U.S. economic activity picked up with Covid-19 cases steadily dropping and vaccine rollouts providing hope for more growth. The Labor Department reported Friday that nonfarm payrolls jumped by 379,000 for the month and the unemployment rate fell to 6.2%.
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Stimulus checks should continue until COVID-19 is history, senators tell Biden
Some Senate Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to overhaul the nation's approach to handing out stimulus payments, the direct financial relief deployed by Congress to help millions of Americans.
Learn MoreGeorgia House passes GOP bill rolling back voting access
Republican lawmakers in Georgia muscled legislation through the state House on Monday that would roll back voting access, over the objection of Democrats and civil rights groups gathered at the Capitol to protest.
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Hawley presses Wray on use of geolocation data to track Capitol rioters
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) grilled FBI Director Christopher Wray about the methods federal law enforcement officials have been using to track people who participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Learn MoreThe price of food and gas is creeping higher — and will stay that way for a while
Recent price spikes for food and gas have caught the attention of consumers, as well as analysts — who warn that the pain of higher prices will hit the most vulnerable populations hardest of all.
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Biden’s immigration bill faces an uphill battle in Congress, but these parts could find bipartisan support
Immigration advocates and experts across the political spectrum do not expect the comprehensive immigration bill backed by President Joe Biden to pass in Congress as is — but the areas where their priorities align highlight opportunities.
Learn MoreTeachers Union Head Taped Sending Child to In-Person Pre-School While Backing School Closures
The head of a northern California teachers union was videotaped dropping his daughter off for in-person learning at a private preschool, after leading an effort to keep the local public school district closed.
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NYTimes Peru N-Word, Part One: Introduction
On February 5 this year, one week after an article about me appeared in the Daily Beast, The New York Times announced that I would be leaving. At my departure, I was the paper’s lead reporter on the Covid-19 pandemic. I had been at the Times since starting as a copy boy in 1976.
Learn MoreCuomo Sexual Harassment Claims Follow Years of Public Warning Signs — and Anti-Misconduct Training He Mandated
As Gov. Andrew Cuomo confronts a second allegation of sexual harassment by a former employee, women who have worked for and around him say that years of cringe-worthy moments served as warning signals.
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Tester outlines defense budget strategy
Nearly three dozen House Democrats on Monday called on Biden to relinquish his sole authority to launch nuclear weapons, in the latest appeal to reform the command-and-control structure so that no single person can initiate a nuclear war.
Learn MoreMr. Potato Head drops the mister, sort of
Is it Mr. Potato Head or not? Hasbro created confusion Thursday when it announced that it would drop the “Mr.” from the brand’s name in order to be more inclusive and so all could feel “welcome in the Potato Head world.” It also said it would sell a new playset.
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Inside a Battle Over Race, Class and Power at Smith College
In midsummer of 2018, Oumou Kanoute, a Black student at Smith College, recounted a distressing American tale: She was eating lunch in a dorm lounge when a janitor and a campus police officer walked over and asked her what she was doing there.
Learn MoreFBI Seized Congressional Cellphone Records Related To Capitol Attack
Within hours of the storming of the Capitol on January 6, the FBI began securing thousands of phone and electronic records connected to people at the scene of the rioting — including some related to members of Congress, raising potentially thorny legal questions.
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‘Exceedingly deep convictions’: Inside Xavier Becerra’s quest for health care for immigrants
When President Barack Obama headed to the Capitol in 2009 to make a late-stage push for the Affordable Care Act, leading to a joint session of Congress that the “season for action” had arrived, it wasn’t only Republicans who became affronted.
Learn MoreYellen warns against paring Biden's $1.9T relief package
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that recent signs of improvement in the U.S. economy are no reason to scale back the administration's $1.9 trillion relief plan because the economy remains in a “deep hole" with many people still hurting.
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Biden administration suggests it will add 'X' gender markers to federal documents
After years of lobbying and lawsuits, nonbinary and intersex people may finally be getting passports that reflect who they are: LGBTQ advocates have been in talks with the Biden administration about executive action.
Learn MoreBiden Outlines How Trump 'Failed' To Help Americans Get COVID-19 Vaccines
President Joe Biden placed blame on former President Donald Trump for the slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines. Biden on Friday toured a Pfizer plant in Michigan that produces one of the two federally approved COVID-19 vaccines.
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Biden declares major disaster in Texas as residents struggle in aftermath of severe winter storm
President Joe Biden has declared that Texas is experiencing a major disaster, as residents continue to grapple with the aftermath of a catastrophic winter storm that hit the central and southern U.S. earlier this week.
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Biden administration reportedly planning to dismantle ICE immigration enforcement Why we need an inquiry into January 6 6 Capitol Police Officers Suspended, Another 29 Investigated For Alleged Roles In Jan. 6 Riot He was the martyred face of the Capitol riot but now mother of hero cop Brian Sicknick says she believes her son died of a fatal stroke - not a fire extinguisher to the head - while authorities won't say a wordArticles
The lighter days of CNN’s Cuomo Brothers show are long gone
Some television shows age much better than others. For CNN, last spring’s prime-time banter between Chris Cuomo and his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, looks worse in hindsight as the governor’s administration is questioned about its role in failing to disclose the true number of COVID-19 nursing home deaths.
Learn MoreThis Basic Math Shows How Wind Energy Failures Contributed To Texas’s Deadly Power Loss
Why did Texas lose power? Math — apolitical, non-ideological, and sometimes cruel math. During such an extreme cold for which Texas is mostly unprepared, the demands on the electric grid exceeded its output capacity. The majority of Texans heat their home with electricity, and, under typical circumstances, it makes sense.
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Hunter Biden still ‘working to unwind his investment’ in Chinese firm
President Biden’s son has yet to cash out his stake in an investment company funded by the Bank of China and other financial firms owned by the Chinese government, the White House said on Friday.
Learn MoreWhat caused California’s rolling blackouts? Climate change and poor planning
California suffered its first rolling blackouts in nearly 20 years because energy planners didn’t take climate change into account and didn’t line up the right power sources to keep the lights on after sundown.
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Universal Basic Income Could Be Coming for Kids
Entrepreneurs, intellectuals and presidential candidates have in recent years touted “universal basic income,” a cash stipend to everyone with no strings attached, as the answer to poverty, automation, and the drudgery of work.
Learn MoreTrump sued for Capitol attack under 'Ku Klux Klan Act'
A senior Democratic congressman sued former President Donald Trump Tuesday, accusing him of violating the 19th century "Ku Klux Klan Act" by supporting the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Bennie Thompson accused Trump.
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Biden Calls for “Commonsense Gun Law Reforms,” Including Assault Weapons Ban
President Joe Biden marked the third anniversary of the Parkland school shooting by pointing to the continuing “epidemic of gun violence” and calling on Congress to pass strict “commonsense gun law reforms,” including a ban on assault weapons.
Learn MoreBehind Cruz's Florida Rampage, Obama's School-Leniency Policy
Despite committing a string of arrestable offenses on campus before the Florida school shooting, Nikolas Cruz was able to escape the attention of law enforcement, pass a background check and purchase the weapon he used to slaughter three staff members.
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Those Upset with the Impeachment Outcome Are Now Targeting Trump Attorney Michael van der Veen
Attorney Michael van der Veen is feeling the impact of working to defend former President Donald Trump in the president's second impeachment trial. According to van der Veen, all aspects of his life are being attacked. The Senate sure reacted when you were in the roller coaster over witnesses.
Learn MoreInjured migrants say Border Patrol sent them back to Mexico after they fell off Trump’s wall
To escape the lingering, devastating effects of two hurricanes and the reach of organized crime, Pedro Gomez fled Guatemala in January and headed north, looking for hope. Thousands of miles south, Jhon Jairo Ushca Alcoser, too, left his country.
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The Teachers Unions Overplay Their Hand
Barack Obama’s first chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, famously, and cynically, said, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” As has become increasingly clear, teachers' unions across the nation have used that advice as their playbook during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn MoreMexican president hails Biden's border wall freeze
U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to stop new construction of his predecessor’s signature wall on the border with Mexico received a vote of confidence from his Mexican counterpart on Friday. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told reporters at his regular morning news conference.
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New details emerge in Bruce Springsteen DWI arrest
Following news of Bruce Springsteen's November arrest for suspicion of driving while intoxicated, a source close to the musician is sharing more information about the incident. "When this is all resolved, I think, people are gonna have some serious doubts about the seriousness of this, especially when the actual details of this are revealed, including the blood alcohol level," the source told CNN.
Learn MoreHere Is What's In The COVID-19 Relief Package
President Trump has signed a major legislative package that includes coronavirus relief and government spending for the next fiscal year. Just after Congress passed the bill last week — and shortly before Christmas — the president called the measure a "disgrace," in part for not having high enough direct payments to Americans, a move his own party had been against.
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Album sales surge for Morgan Wallen after racist comment
Fans of Morgan Wallen are buying up the country star’s latest album after a video showed him shouting a racial slur last week. Wallen’s sophomore record, “Dangerous: The Double Album” retains its top spot for a fourth week on Billboard’s all-genre albums chart.
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Neera Tanden, President Biden’s nominee to direct the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) who once referred to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as “crazy,” faced him in a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Sanders, confronted Tanden on her past criticism.
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Dems split as progressives rage over immigration vote
It took fewer than three weeks of Washington control for Democrats to confront the vexing politics of immigration. An effort to restrict stimulus checks to undocumented immigrants is blowing a hole in Democrats’ unity in the Biden era, after a bloc of Democrats sided with Republicans.
Learn MoreBiden Plan Ignores the Real Problem with Welfare
News reports indicate that the Biden administration wants to dramatically expand the welfare state, starting with an increase in the refundable “child tax credit,” a program that provides extensive welfare cash grants to families who owe no taxes.
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More Than A Month Later, It's Still Jan. 6 On Capitol Hill
A month has passed since the shocking invasion of the U.S. Capitol by rioters bent on blocking the official recognition of the presidential election results, but the aftershocks have not stopped. More than 200 people have now been charged with various crimes.
Learn MoreRiot aftermath: Still-shaken lawmakers, troops stand guard
On Jan. 6, the U.S. Capitol was besieged by supporters of Donald Trump angered by the then-president’s election loss. While lawmakers inside the building were voting to affirm Democrat Joe Biden’s win, Trump loyalists were marching to Capitol Hill and breaking in.
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Mitt Romney has a plan to give parents up to $15,000 a year
In 2019, Mitt Romney became the first Senate Republican to endorse a form of child allowance, where all low- and middle-income parents would get a cash benefit to help raise their kids, regardless of whether or not they’re able to work. At the time, the plan was modest.
Learn MoreWhat should be the consequences for illegal immigration?
While there’s little question that entering or remaining in a country without official authorization is unlawful, considerable controversy exists among governments and the general public about what should be the consequences for illegal immigration.
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Mitt Romney unveils plan to provide $3,000 per child, giving bipartisan support to President Biden’s effort
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Thursday will propose providing at least $3,000 per child to millions of American families, lending bipartisan support to President Biden’s push to dramatically expand child benefits. Romney’s proposal would provide $4,200 per year for every child up to the age of 6.
Learn More'Hardcore leftist' is arrested in Florida for trying to recruit 'liked-minded people to attack Trump supporters at a state capitol rally'
An ex-Army soldier who described himself as a 'hardcore leftist' has been arrested after allegedly issuing a call to arms online. Daniel Alan Baker, 33, is alleged to have attempted to recruit 'like-minded' individuals to join him.
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Biden White House asking reporters to share questions in advance of briefings: Report
White House reporters are riled up by President Biden's communications staff asking for a sneak peek into what questions they plan to ask during press secretary Jen Psaki's briefings.
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met privately with fellow Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to discuss her litany of controversial political stances — as Democrats ramp up the pressure.
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We Need a Second Great Migration
A year ago this week, I packed some bags and left New York City for Atlanta. I’d lived in New York for 26 years. The city made me feel awake and alive — buildings tickling the sky, trains snaking underfoot.
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Maria was sitting in her room sketching a pink hibiscus, one evening last May, when she heard footsteps coming down the hallway. A fourteen-year-old asylum seeker from Honduras, she was living at Abbott House.
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Ex-FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith sentenced to 1-year probation for altering Russia probe email Blacks should move to the South to gain greater political, economic power: NYT columnist DHS says undocumented immigrants should get coronavirus vaccines 8 U.S. Code § 1227 - Deportable aliensArticles
The Lincoln Project’s Predator
Over the summer, John Weaver, the co-founder of the Never-Trump Republican Lincoln Project, followed me on Twitter. It struck me as odd, given that my account was supportive of the president, but I thought little of it.
Learn MoreAndrew Cuomo’s biggest gaffes
In his first gubernatorial campaign in 2002, Andrew Cuomo took a jab at then-Gov. George Pataki that misfired badly. “There was one leader for 9/11. It was Rudy Giuliani,” Cuomo told reporters on the campaign trail.
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Wall Street spent over $74 million to back Joe Biden’s run for president, topping Trump’s haul
People in the securities and investment industry will finish the 2020 election cycle contributing over $74 million to back Joe Biden’s candidacy for president, a much larger sum than what President Donald Trump raised from Wall Street.
Learn MoreNY data show nursing home deaths undercounted by thousands
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration confirmed Thursday that thousands more nursing home residents died of COVID-19 than the state’s official tallies had previously acknowledged, dealing a potential blow to his image as a pandemic hero.
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An equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccine must include noncitizens
With the initiation of COVID-19 vaccine distribution, the nation saw its first glimmer of hope during the pandemic. However, that sense of hope is not necessarily shared by a vital segment of the population: noncitizens. Noncitizens work in high-risk, essential industries but have been overlooked.
Learn MoreJudge bars Biden from enforcing 100-day deportation ban
A federal judge on Tuesday barred the U.S. government from enforcing a 100-day deportation moratorium that is a key immigration priority of President Joe Biden. U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton issued a temporary restraining order sought by Texas, which sued on Friday.
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China’s Zero-Tolerance Covid Tactics Now Include Anal Swabs
China is ramping up efforts to neutralize the coronavirus as new outbreaks challenge its already stringent pandemic strategy, with another weapon added to an arsenal of border curbs, mass testing and hard lockdowns: anal swabs.
Learn MorePeople must explain travel reasons under new British border measures
Britain announced new measures to reduce travel on Wednesday with a requirement that people wishing to leave the country must fill in a form to explain why they are travelling, as well as introducing new hotel quarantine stays for some arrivals.
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MAGA media looks to turn White House briefing room into a battlefield
Eric Bolling, the conservative host of Sinclair Broadcast Group’s “America This Week,” would travel regularly to Donald Trump’s White House, interviewing the former president seven times and occasionally attending press briefings. Trump’s now gone and Bolling is facing a vastly different professional landscape.
Learn MoreBiden Education Pick Is Leading Opponent of Return to Classrooms
President Joe Biden's pick to be deputy secretary of education is still fighting to keep students out of the classroom in San Diego, where she's school superintendent. Cindy Marten, the longtime superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District, has been a vocal opponent of bringing back in-person instruction for public school students.
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Why Biden’s immigration plan may be risky for Democrats
President Joe Biden is confronting the political risk that comes with grand ambition. As one of his first acts, Biden offered a sweeping immigration overhaul last week that would provide a path to U.S. citizenship for the estimated 11 million people who are in the United States illegally.
Learn MoreJustice Department, FBI debate not charging some of the Capitol rioters
Federal law enforcement officials are privately debating whether they should decline to charge some of the individuals who stormed the U.S. Capitol this month — a politically loaded proposition but one alert to the practical concern that hundreds of such cases could swamp the local courthouse.
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Biden allies push back on sweeping plan to promote fair housing
President Donald Trump accused Joe Biden during the 2020 campaign of seeking to “destroy the beautiful suburbs” by supporting a sweeping Obama-era fair housing rule that Trump had scrapped. Now, with Biden planning to reinstate the rule, he's likely to run into opposition again — this time from members of his own party.
Learn MoreFox News Foes Face Uphill Fight to Get Cable Network Dropped
The fight against election misinformation has a new target: your cable company. Critics of networks like Fox News and Newsmax argue that the outlets fueled uncertainty about election results and should be dropped by cable providers, just as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. have begun to more aggressively police their content.
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National Guard troops kicked out of Senate are back in Capitol following outrage from lawmakers, public 'Monsters among us': Trump WH alumni must be blacklisted from book deals, American publishing industry professionals say Democrats and Their Media Allies Impugned Biden’s Cognitive Fitness. Now They Feign OutrageArticles
Biden team fears rocky transition may have revealed only ‘tip of the iceberg’
Joe Biden’s transition team had no illusions about the chaos they were inheriting from President Donald Trump. They expected a disorganized government and mismanaged agencies, many of them hollowed out and ignored over the past four years.
Learn MoreClyburn: Bush called him a ‘savior’ for boosting Biden
As they witnessed President Joe Biden take the oath of office on Wednesday, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said former Republican President George W. Bush lauded him as a “savior” for helping get Biden elected. The South Carolina Democrat is largely credited with giving Biden the endorsement.
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Biden to offer legal status to 11 million immigrants, plans to stop border wall construction
Hours ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration, incoming White House officials released more details of the president-elect’s ambitious legislative proposals on immigration reform, including a pathway to U.S. citizenship.
Learn MoreAttorney: Paternity, child-support deal set with Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden and Lunden Alexis Roberts have agreed to settle their paternity and child-support suit, an attorney for Roberts said late Tuesday. “We have a global, final settlement of all issues. No depositions tomorrow,” Clint Lancaster, attorney for the Independence County woman said.
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Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an 8-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status, a massive reversal from the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies.
Learn MorePolice command structure crumbled fast during Capitol riot
As the rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, many of the police officers had to decide on their own how to fight them off. There was no direction. No plan. And no top leadership. One cop ran from one side of the building to another, fighting hand-to-hand against rioters.
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Biden may cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit as soon as his first day in office: source
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is planning to cancel the permit for the $9 billion Keystone XL pipeline project as one of his first acts in office, and perhaps as soon as his first day, according to a source familiar with his thinking. President Donald Trump, had made building the pipeline a central promise of his presidential campaign.
Learn MoreUS Supreme Court deals blow to Keystone oil pipeline project
The U.S. Supreme Court handed another setback to the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline from Canada on Monday by keeping in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key environmental permit for the project. Canadian company TC Energy needs the permit to continue building the long-disputed pipeline.
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House Democrat Introduces Bill to Ban Trump from Capitol for Life
A House Democrat is asking her colleagues to consider a proposal that would ban President Donald Trump from the Capitol for life. The two-page H.Res. 6, introduced on Wednesday by Georgia Rep. Nikema Williams, would direct Capitol police and the sergeant-at-arms to take any action.
Learn MorePence took lead as Trump initially resisted sending National Guard to Capitol
Vice President Mike Pence, not President Donald Trump, helped facilitate the decision to mobilize members of the DC National Guard Wednesday when violence at the US Capitol building started to escalate, according to a source familiar with the move and public comments from top officials.
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AOC says Congress may form commission to ‘rein in’ media after Capitol riot
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed that Congress is looking into creating an investigative commission to “rein in” the media in the wake of the US Capitol siege. During a lengthy Instagram Live on Tuesday evening where she revealed that she feared for her life during the siege.
Learn MoreYeah, That's *Not* Evidence of GOP Members Giving Recon Tours Before Capitol Building Storming
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) lobbed a serious accusation against Republican members of Congress, saying that some members gave “reconnaissance” tours to those who stormed the US Capitol last week.
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U.S. 'insurrectionists' should be added to no-fly list, top Senate Democrat says
Supporters of President Donald Trump who breached the U.S. Capitol should be banned from flying, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday, calling those in the mob insurrectionists who are a threat to national security.
Learn MoreAfter Unused Vaccines Are Thrown in Trash, Cuomo Loosens Rules
Across New York State, medical providers in recent weeks had the same story: They had been forced to throw out precious vaccine doses because of difficulties finding patients who matched precisely with the state’s strict vaccination guidelines.
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National Guard backup was denied by House and Senate security officials, Capitol Police chief says
Two days before Congress was set to formalize President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund was growing worried about the size of the pro-Trump crowds expected to stream into the District of Columbia in protest.
Learn MoreBrittany Aldean, Brittney Kelley sound off on Capitol takeover, tolerance
The most famous men in country music have — for the most part — held their tongues on the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6. But that silence hasn't extended to their spouses. Brittany Aldean is among those who've shared their thoughts on Instagram.
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Andrew Cuomo’s Vaccine Debacle Perfectly Encapsulates His Style of Governing
Andrew Cuomo, New York’s governor, has always embodied a dark irony of the COVID-19 pandemic. While Cuomo’s state has a higher death toll than anywhere else in America and his austerity-driven politics continue to cripple public institutions, he has won hysterical praise from many of the nation’s leading newspapers, magazines, and television shows.
Learn MoreArmy Investigates Fort Bragg Soldier for Attending Rally That Ended in US Capitol Breach
Army officials at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are investigating a psychological operations captain for her involvement in the Washington, D.C., rally that led to the violent breach of the U.S. Capitol last week. In the aftermath of the riot, Army officials pledged to investigate.
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Police officers killed surge 28% this year and some point to civil unrest and those looking to exploit it Ex-Capitol Police Chief Says Requests For National Guard Denied 6 Times In Riots Twitter, Facebook banning of Trump continues crackdown on conservatives — censorship dangerous Tech Censorship Is the Real Gift to PutinArticles
It’s Time for Social-Media Platforms to Permanently Ban Trump
Donald Trump finally unleashed the Kraken yesterday, although it had little to do with electoral fraud. Instead, it had everything to do with creating frightening chaos and swallowing up enemies whole, which is, for those who actually know about the myth of the giant sea creature, a Kraken’s only job.
Learn MorePeople at the US Capitol riot are being identified and losing their jobs
As images and social media posts of Wednesday's insurrection at the US Capitol circulate online, some of those who were present are being identified, and some have lost or left their jobs because of it. Navistar, a direct marketing company in Maryland, announced that an employee had been terminated after he was photographed.
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Take down the fence outside the White House
“ICONIC PLACE for civil discourse.” That is the National Park Service description of the grounds around the White House, and until recently it was apt. Generations of Americans have gone there to speak out on issues of their day. Sadly, though, it is no longer a description that comes to mind.
Learn MoreKamala Harris’s Childhood Story About Calling For ‘Fweedom’ Is Almost Identical To A Story Told By MLK
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris recalled a story from her childhood during an October interview with Elle Magazine that is almost identical to a story Martin Luther King Jr. told back in 1965.
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Federal judge: Recusing self from voting case would be dereliction of duty
Leslie A. Gardner, the sister of Stacey Abrams, said recusing herself from a voting rights case would be a dereliction of duty and a violation of her oath as a federal judge. In an order filed Thursday with the Georgia Middle District Court, Gardner declined a motion from Muscogee County Board of Elections, that she recuse because her sister is Abrams.
Learn MoreForget bad apples: Police shoot people like Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor because of a bad system
There is not a day that goes by that I do not think of Breonna Taylor. It took months for news of her killing at the hands of the Louisville Police Department to reach the national media. On the same day I spoke, and cried, about her death on my former podcast, “Pod Save The People,” Errin Haines.
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Berlin Lead Singer Terri Nunn Apologizes Amid Backlash for Performing at Mar-a-Lago on New Year’s Eve
Under pressure from the cancel mob, Berlin lead singer Terri Nunn has apologized for performing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago on New Year’s Eve. In a Facebook post, Terri Nun expressed regret over any unintentional political statement.
Learn MoreKamala Harris’s Childhood Story About Calling For ‘Fweedom’ Is Almost Identical To A Story Told By MLK
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris recalled a story from her childhood during an October interview with Elle Magazine that is almost identical to a story Martin Luther King Jr. told back in 1965. Elle Magazine’s feature article opened with a heartfelt story.
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Judge blocks voter purge in 2 Georgia counties
A federal judge in Georgia on Monday ordered two counties to reverse a decision removing more than 4,000 voters from the rolls ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff elections that will decide control of the U.S. Senate. The sister of former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, a prominent ally of President.
Learn MoreExclusive — Sen. David Perdue: Democrat Jon Ossoff’s Amnesty Pledge to Illegal Aliens ‘a Threat to the American Worker’
Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) told Breitbart News exclusively that Democrat challenger Jon Ossoff’s pledge to grant amnesty to every illegal alien in America is a threat to American workers struggling to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Feds probing if Nashville bomber believed in lizard people conspiracy
Investigators are exploring several conspiracy theories as potential motives behind the Christmas Day bombing outside an AT&T building in Nashville, including evidence that the bomber believed in lizard people and a so-called reptilian conspiracy, two senior law enforcement officials told NBC News on Wednesday.
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DOS responds to Republican lawmakers' claim of election numbers discrepancy
A group of Republican lawmakers say they’ve performed an extensive analysis of election day data and they’ve found “troubling” discrepancies. According to State Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon), 17 lawmakers sponsored and participated in the analysis.
Learn MoreWarnock, Ossoff appeal to young voters at hip-hop focused DeKalb rally
Do the names J.I.D., Tokyo Jetz, Shelley FKA DRAM and BRS Kash ring a bell? If not, Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock’s latest campaign event wasn’t for you. These hip hop artists performed at Monday’s drive-in rally at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia.
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Fauci says herd immunity could require nearly 90% to get coronavirus vaccine
Herd immunity against the novel coronavirus could require vaccination rates approaching as high as 90%, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the most prominent U.S. infectious disease expert, said in an interview published on Thursday.
Learn MoreTel Aviv research: 99.9% of COVID-19 virus dead in 30 seconds with UV LEDs
Ultraviolet radiation is a common method of killing bacteria and viruses. Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University have proven that the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, can be killed efficiently.
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Coronavirus relief legislation includes $10M for ‘gender programs’ in Pakistan
The lengthy coronavirus relief bill lawmakers agreed upon over the weekend – and are hoping to approve this week – includes a number of lesser-known provisions that have raised some eyebrows.
Learn MoreDemocrats say more COVID-19 relief needed after current measure becomes law
Democrats are arguing that more coronavirus relief legislation will need to be enacted early in the incoming Biden administration, even as they tout the $900 billion package that lawmakers unveiled Monday.
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With Trump silent, reprisals for hacks may fall to Biden
All fingers are pointing to Russia as the source of the worst-ever hack of U.S. government agencies. But President Donald Trump, long wary of blaming Moscow for cyberattacks, has been silent.
Learn MoreSolarWinds Adviser Warned of Lax Security Years Before Hack
A former security adviser at the IT monitoring and network management company SolarWinds Corp. said he warned management of cybersecurity risks and laid out a plan to improve it that was ultimately ignored.
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Secretary of State orders signature audit of Cobb County absentee ballots
Georgia’s Secretary of State says his office has ordered an audit of voter signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in Cobb County. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger made the announcement during an afternoon news conference Monday.
Learn MoreDemocratic lawyer enters Florida recount fight with string of wins
Attorney Marc Elias thinks imperiled Florida Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson can win a recount, similar to his prediction a decade ago in another tight Senate contest. History proved Elias’ prediction almost exactly right.
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Governor Cuomo Calls on President Trump to Demand Judge Kavanaugh Take a Polygraph Test
President Trump, you said you would watch the hearings today. I believe Dr. Ford's testimony is very compelling. Only a political skeptic could find a reason to disbelieve her. What is her possible motive to lie?
Learn MoreMaxine Waters Gives Insane Defense for Democrats Continuing to Withhold COVID Relief
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) explained to MSNBC on Tuesday the reason why Democrats should not come to an agreement with Republicans on another COVID-19 relief package.
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Biden assembles legal team ahead of divisive 2020 election
Democrat Joe Biden is assembling a team of top lawyers in anticipation of court challenges to the election process that could ultimately determine who wins the race for the White House. Biden’s presidential campaign says the legal war room will work to ensure that elections are properly administered and votes correctly counted.
Learn MoreHistoric D.C. Black churches attacked during pro-Trump rallies Saturday
A Black Lives Matter banner and sign were torn from two historic Black churches in downtown D.C. and destroyed during pro-Trump protests Saturday night. D.C. police said they are investigating the events as potential hate crimes. Videos posted on Twitter show a group of people identified as Proud Boys.
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San Francisco to rename Abraham Lincoln High School because former president did not demonstrate that 'black lives mattered to him' - as woke renaming committee also takes aim at Democrat senator Dianne Feinstein and Teddy Roosevelt Attorney General William Barr's resignation letterArticles
Justice Department’s interest in Hunter Biden covered more than taxes
The federal investigation into President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter has been more extensive than a statement from Hunter Biden indicates, according to a person with firsthand knowledge of the investigation.
Learn MoreFormer adviser to Gov. Andrew Cuomo alleges he sexually harassed her 'for years'
A former adviser to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused him of sexual harassment Sunday, alleging that the behavior went on for "years." In a series of tweets, the woman, Lindsey Boylan, said Cuomo "sexually harassed me for years."
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Democrat asks Pelosi to refuse to seat lawmakers supporting Trump's election challenges The Constitution has an answer for seditious members of Congress Progressives are getting ready to push Biden on immigration reform Barr Kept Hunter Biden Probes From Public to Avoid Election PoliticsArticles
Hunter Biden venture eyed Gov. Cuomo, Chuck Schumer for deals: documents
A failed Hunter Biden business venture — which an ex-partner said involved Joe Biden — targeted “key domestic contacts” including Gov. Cuomo for potential projects across the country, documents reveal. A May 15, 2017, memo naming potential contacts was sent by Joe Biden’s brother Jim to his nephew and three other men.
Learn MoreMinneapolis approves cuts to police budget, not staffing
The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a budget early Thursday that will shift about $8 million from the police department toward violence prevention and other programs — but will keep the mayor’s targeted staffing levels for sworn officers intact, averting a possible veto.
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US-China relations: Joe Biden says trade war tariffs to remain in place for now as alliance building comes first Ric Grenell calls out CNN's Jake Tapper for belatedly covering Hunter Biden story China ‘accepts’ Joe Biden will not rush to remove Donald Trump’s US trade war tariffs, analysts sayArticles
Hunter Biden Tax Probe Examining Chinese Business Dealings
The Justice Department is investigating the finances of President-elect Joe Biden’s son, including scrutinizing some of his Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.The revelations put a renewed spotlight on questions about Hunter Biden’s financial history.
Learn MoreDianne Feinstein’s Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats
In a hearing on November 17th, Dianne Feinstein, the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, who, at eighty-seven, is the oldest member of the Senate, grilled a witness. she asked Jack Dorsey, the C.E.O. of Twitter, whether his company was doing enough to stem the spread of disinformation.
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Biden's economic picks show that we are in good hands Justice Department’s interest in Hunter Biden covered more than taxes The Seeds of Hunter Biden’s Current Legal Woes Were Found on His Laptop Rep. Eric Swalwell refused to say if he had sex with a suspected Chinese spy who slept with 2 mayors for an intelligence campaignArticles
Biden’s Black HUD Nominee Objected to Relegation of African Americans to HUD
Democratic congresswoman Marcia Fudge, who last month complained that black people are only ever considered to lead agencies such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development, was tapped by President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Learn MoreBlack activists praise employment boom that defies Covid-19 challenges
The latest federal employment report revealed yet another month of recovery for the American workforce. Members of the Project 21 black leadership network credited the Trump Administration for policies that have brought back jobs – particularly in black communities – after businesses were devastated earlier this year by COVID-19 lockdowns.
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CDC tells states to provide personal details of vaccine recipients - but some including New York REFUSE because it 'will give ICE information that they'll use to deport people' Joe Biden can’t afford to bar executives and lobbyists from his administration Christmas lights on home ripped as 'harmful,' 'reminder of divisions ... systemic biases.' Then anonymous critic gets holiday haranguing.Articles
NRA Was 'Foreign Asset' To Russia Ahead of 2016, New Senate Report Reveals
The National Rifle Association acted as a "foreign asset" for Russia in the period leading up to the 2016 election, according to a new investigation unveiled Friday by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.
Learn MoreExclusive: Suspected Chinese spy targeted California politicians
A suspected Chinese intelligence operative developed extensive ties with local and national politicians, including a U.S. congressman, in what U.S. officials believe was a political intelligence operation.
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How Dr. Fauci 'Changed Medicine In America Forever'
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced millions of Americans to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 'New Yorker' staff writer Michael Specter has known Fauci and covered his work for decades.
Learn MoreSan Francisco Mayor Attends Indoor Dinner Party, Flouting Her Coronavirus Guidelines
San Francisco mayor London Breed (D.) attended an indoor dinner party despite urging city residents to forgo social gatherings to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Breed celebrated a friend's birthday on Nov. 7 with seven others at French Laundry.
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NYT reporters: Blasey Ford claim still credible because friend has substance abuse history
The New York Times reporters who wrote The Education of Brett Kavanaugh say the accusation of sexual misconduct Dr. Christine Blasey Ford made against Justice Brett Kavanaugh is still credible, even though Ford's friend Leland Keyser doubts it. Co-author Kate Kelly told CNN's Reliable Sources that valid issues have been raised and addressed.
Learn MoreNot a Good Fit’: Team Biden Stabs Former MoveOn Chief in the Back
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris snubbed vocal Israel critic Karine Jean-Pierre in the final months of the presidential campaign. Jean-Pierre, whom President-elect Joe Biden tapped for Harris's chief of staff while on the campaign trail, was "not a good fit" and "estranged" from Harris's inner circle, sources told Politico.
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Disputing Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud
Disputing President Donald Trump’s persistent, baseless claims, Attorney General William Barr declared Tuesday the U.S. Justice Department has uncovered no evidence of widespread voter fraud that could change the outcome of the 2020 election.
Learn MoreCould Trump Be Impeached Shortly After He Takes Office?
Donald Trump isn’t even the Republican nominee yet. But his incendiary rhetoric, most notably about killing the families of terrorists and bringing back torture, has critics on the right and the left discussing the most extreme of countermeasures.
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Biden Stomps on Black Woman’s Lifelong Dream
In her 2020 memoir, titled No, You Shut Up, Symone Sanders bared her soul to the world: It's like me saying, "One day I wanna be White House press secretary!" There. I said it. Everyone says don't tell people your dreams because it'll kill them.
Learn MoreThe Inside Story of Michigan’s Fake Voter Fraud Scandal
After five years spent bullying the Republican Party into submission, President Donald Trump finally met his match in Aaron Van Langevelde. Who? That’s right. In the end, it wasn’t a senator or a judge or a general who stood up to the leader of the free world.
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Joe Biden reportedly to be tough on charter schools
Charter school advocates may not have an ally in President-elect Joe Biden or his Education Department. “He has been working closely with us over these last few months to listen and understand what the issues are that we are facing in this moment.
Learn MoreTrump Asks Supreme Court To Keep Illegal Immigrants Out Of Redistricting
The Trump administration will press its bid to exclude illegal aliens from the population baseline for awarding House seats on Monday in the Supreme Court, a move that would shift political clout away from states with large undocumented populations.
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Bush Thought Obama Had 'No Clue': Former White House Speechwriter
President George W. Bush thought his successor wasn't "remotely qualified" to be president, didn't share the initial enthusiasm of many in his party for the choice of Sarah Palin to be the Republican vice presidential nominee and once bawdily described Hillary Clinton sitting at the desk in the Oval Office.
Learn MoreNYC Will Have Covid Checkpoints at Key Bridges and Crossings
New York City will have vehicle checkpoints at key bridges and crossings, and will strictly enforce the travel quarantine, Sheriff Joseph Fucito said. The sheriff’s office will conduct spot checks when out-of-state buses drop riders off at the curb. Test and tracing teams will be on the ground to direct individuals to testing sites and provide education on quarantine.
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Andrew Cuomo Praises New Yorkers and Threatens Ben Stiller During His Emmys Speech
New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily coronavirus press conference was the hottest show on TV this spring until his summer hiatus, and the International Emmys agreed: The governor (and his slides) (and his fitted shirts) was the recipient of its annual Founders Award, which cited his “effective use of television during the pandemic.”
Learn MoreAfter joining Burisma, Hunter Biden requested meetings with Antony Blinken: State Dept. emails
New Secretary of State pick Antony Blinken has a long-standing relationship with President-elect Joe Biden going back to their days in the Obama administration, but State Department emails revealed that during that time Blinken appeared to have made a connection with Hunter Biden as well.
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Pope Francis hosts NBA players to talk social justice
In an unprecedented meeting, a delegation of five NBA players and several officials from the National Basketball Players Association met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday morning for a private audience to discuss their work on social justice issues.
Learn MoreRussia hacked voting systems in 39 states before the 2016 presidential election
Russia’s efforts to hack the 2016 presidential election were much more widespread than originally thought. The Russian campaign hit 39 states — twice as many as originally reported — and in one case hackers tried to delete and alter voter data.
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Entertainment Industry Workers Exempt From California Governor Gavin Newsom’s New Stay-At-Home Order
In light of an unprecedented rapid rise in COVID-19 cases across California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced a limited stay-at-home order. The order requires “generally that non-essential work, movement and gatherings stop between 10 PM and 5 AM in counties in the purple tier.”
Learn MoreTrump Hasn't Conceded Georgia. Neither Did Stacey Abrams. What Changed?
Georgia elections officials have until midnight Wednesday to wrap up an unprecedented hand recount of the state's presidential ballots. President-elect Joe Biden's official lead stands at about 14,000 votes, but President Trump has refused to concede and has questioned the integrity of the state's election process without evidence.
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Op-Ed: How Biden can stop ‘truth decay’ and restore the public’s faith in facts
President-elect Joe Biden has been clear about his agenda: control the pandemic, recover economic stability, advance racial equality and confront climate change. To accomplish any of these, however, another pressing issue will have to be tackled. The Biden administration must begin rebuilding Americans’ trust in their government and public institutions.
Learn MoreDear Joe Biden: are you kidding me?
For years, I’ve been trying to impart a simple concept that Superman is not coming. Dare I say, I had hopes that this new administration would usher in the dawning of a new day. As picks for President-elect Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) transition team were announced, I felt concerned and disheartened about a chemical industry insider being on the list. Are you kidding me?
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More votes than voters in many Detroit precincts: newspaper
Numerous voting machines in heavily Democratic Detroit showed a greater number of ballots than poll workers records said were cast in the Nov. 8 presidential election, the Detroit News reported on Tuesday.
Learn More‘I’m not a f---ing socialist’: Florida Democrats are having a postelection meltdown
It wasn’t just one bad cycle. For Democrats in Florida, Election Day 2020 was a tipping point in a long, painful buildup to irrelevancy. After suffering crushing losses from the top of the ballot down, the state party now is mired in a civil war.
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Governors ratchet up restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving
From California to Pennsylvania, governors and mayors across the U.S. are ratcheting up COVID-19 restrictions amid the record-shattering resurgence of the virus that is all but certain to get worse because of holiday travel and family gatherings over Thanksgiving.
Learn MoreCalifornia Judge Rules Gov. Newsom Overstepped on Mail-in Ballot Mandate
California Gov. Gavin Newsom went beyond his authority when he issued an executive order for everyone in his state to get mail-in ballots for the U.S. election, a judge has ruled. The decision does not affect the election results.
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Republicans press Democratic caricatures in Georgia races
Socialists. Radical extremists. Marxists. Those over-the-top caricatures of Democrats make up Republicans’ opening arguments as they try to protect Georgia’s two U.S. senators who face strong challenges in Jan. 5 runoffs that’ll determine which party controls the chamber at the start.
Learn MoreWhat Bernie Sanders Could Do as Secretary of Labor
Bernie Sanders’s greatest strength has always been his determination to push the boundaries of our politics. The fact that he is currently considering the idea of joining President-elect Joe Biden’s administration as secretary of labor is the latest example of his readiness to think outside the box.
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The 15-Minute City—No Cars Required—Is Urban Planning’s New Utopia
The Minimes barracks in Paris don’t look like the future of cities. A staid brick-and-limestone complex established in 1925 along a backstreet in the Marais district, it’s the sort of structure you pass without a second glance in a place as photogenic as Paris.
Learn MoreSenior Administration Officials Lied To Trump About Troop Levels So He Wouldn’t Pull Out Of Syria
Jim Jeffrey, the United States’ retiring Special Representative to Syria and the special envoy in the fight against the Islamic State, confirmed Thursday that he and other senior administration officials routinely misled President Donald Trump on troop levels.
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Could Trump Be Impeached Shortly After He Takes Office?
Donald Trump isn’t even the Republican nominee yet. But his incendiary rhetoric, most notably about killing the families of terrorists and bringing back torture, has critics on the right and the left discussing the most extreme of countermeasures at an unusually early point in the race.
Learn MoreOregon elections director fired after he details problems
Oregon’s elections director was abruptly fired in a text message by the secretary of state after he pointed out serious issues with the state’s aging and vulnerable technology for running elections. Elections Director Stephen Trout learned in a text message Thursday night.
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As he closed his campaign with a series of boisterous rallies, President Donald Trump told his cheering crowds they would prove all the experts wrong again - just as they had when he improbably won the U.S. presidency in 2016.
Learn MoreWhat Liberals Don’t Understand About Pro-Trump Latinos
Abraham Enriquez speaks with the clarity of a levelheaded TV anchor. The 25-year-old Latino from Lubbock, Texas, was the first in his family to be born in the United States, after his grandparents immigrated from Mexico in the 1980s and brought his then-2-year-old mother with them.
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Judge gives Arizona voters who don’t sign early ballots 5 days for fix
A federal judge has ruled Thursday that Arizona voters who forget to sign their early ballots before mailing them get up to five days after the election to fix the problem. U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Rayes sided with state and federal Democratic groups.
Learn MoreGeorgia election official: Machine glitch caused by last-minute vendor upload
A technology glitch that halted voting in two Georgia counties on Tuesday morning was caused by a vendor uploading an update to their election machines the night before, a county election supervisor said. Voters were unable to cast machine ballots for a couple of hours in Morgan and Spalding counties.
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AOC wants to cancel those who worked for Trump. Good luck with that, they say
Over the weekend, people started making lists. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez kicked things off on Friday with a tweet that terrified Trumpworld. “Is anyone archiving these Trump sycophants for when they try to downplay or deny their complicity in the future?”
Learn MoreReport: Wisconsin Election Clerks May Have Illegally Altered Thousands of Ballots
Poll workers in Wisconsin may have unlawfully altered thousands of mail-in ballots due to unlawful guidance from the state’s election commission, according to a report. According to Wisconsin law, an absentee ballot requires that it be signed by a witness who also lists his or her address.
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Bush congratulates Biden, says election was 'fundamentally fair' and 'its outcome is clear'
Former President George W. Bush congratulated President-elect Joe Biden in a phone call Sunday and said that, while President Donald Trump has the right to pursue legal challenges and recounts, the 2020 race was "fundamentally fair" and "its outcome is clear."
Learn MoreBiden plans immediate flurry of executive orders to reverse Trump policies
President-elect Joe Biden is planning to quickly sign a series of executive orders after being sworn into office on Jan. 20, immediately forecasting that the country’s politics have shifted and that his presidency will be guided by radically different priorities.
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A Sampling Of Recent Election Fraud Cases From Across The United States
The Heritage Foundation’s Election Fraud Database presents a sampling of recent proven instances of election fraud from across the country. This database is not an exhaustive or comprehensive list.
Learn MoreMichigan GOP Lawyer Alleges Ballot Misconduct At TCF Center In Detroit
A lawyer who worked Tuesday's election as a Republican poll challenger is alleging ballot counting misconduct in Detroit, based on an interaction she said she had with an election worker at TCF Center.
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Stocks Rally As US Tax Hike Threat Fades
Stock markets rallied Thursday as investors saw the potential for US tax hikes fade while the dollar slid ahead of a key Federal Reserve update. The knife-edge US presidential race has tilted toward Joe Biden, with Democrat wins in Michigan.
Learn MoreWayne County Receives 25 Questionable Mail-In Ballots
The Wayne County Bureau of Elections has received around 25 mail-in ballots with questionable “facial presentations.” In other words, their outer envelopes appear to be either incomplete or incorrectly filled out.
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Biden May Win, But Trump Remains the President of Red America
For months, Joe Biden has been campaigning with endless variations on a simple theme: vote and we can end this. We can end the craziness, the incompetence, the sheer exhausting daily spectacle that has been the Presidency of Donald Trump.
Learn More‘Dumpster fire’: House Democrats trade blame after Tuesday’s damage
House Democrats are asking themselves one question after Tuesday’s election stunner: What the hell happened? In the House, bleary-eyed Democrats were still sorting out the wreckage when they awoke Wednesday.
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Democrats Deny Voter Fraud Exists As They Plot To Steal Pennsylvania
For years, the left has denied that voter fraud is a problem by setting a curious standard: It’s not “widespread.” Never mind that voter fraud never is “widespread.” It’s always targeted at key races.
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Antifa Plans Wave of Demonstrations on Streets as U.S. Election Polls Close
A wave of demonstrations are being planned to mark the end of the US election, it has emerged. Protesters supporting the Black Lives Matter and Antifa movements are organizing protests beginning on Tuesday night.
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Pelosi Wants 'Big' Health Care, Infrastructure Push In 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is preparing a 2021 legislative agenda with two "great, big initiatives" expanding health care access and rebuilding American infrastructure that are longtime Democratic priorities.
Learn MoreMark Zuckerberg Paying For Election Operations, Vote Counting Across U.S.
Facebook magnate Mark Zuckerberg and his wife gave a nonprofit $400 million to pay election workers, train poll workers and rent polling locations for the Nov. 3 vote in various states.
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U.S. GDP Booms At 33.1% Rate In Q3, Better Than Expected
Coming off the worst quarter in history, the U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace ever in the third quarter as a nation battered by an unprecedented pandemic started to put itself back together, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
Learn MorePennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Mail-In Ballots Can't Be Rejected Over Mismatched Signatures
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Friday that mail-in ballots cannot be rejected if a voter's signature looks different than the one on their registration form.
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Health Care Workers Help Drive Gun Surge, New Study Says
When the coronavirus hit American shores, nurses and doctors stocked up on guns, a new study reports. Researchers at New Mexico State University and the University of Toledo found that being a health care provider was one of the strongest predictors of buying a firearm.
Learn More"Can I Change My Vote? The Answer In Most States Is Yes."
Exactly a week before Election Day, President Donald Trump tweeted some voting advice to his supporters, saying they could change their votes from Joe Biden to him. "Strongly Trending (Google) since immediately after the second debate is CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE? This refers changing it to me.
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Hunter Biden Venture Eyed Gov. Cuomo, Chuck Schumer For Deals: Documents
A failed Hunter Biden business venture - which an ex-partner said involved Joe Biden - targeted "key domestic contacts" including Gov. Cuomo for potential projects across the country, documents reveal.
Learn MoreVoter Advocates Hoping To Stave Off Intimidation At Polls
Voting rights advocates and state officials are on high alert over fears that U.S. polling stations could attract the same strain of partisan violence and civil unrest that erupted on American streets this year.
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Putin Rejects Trump's Criticism Of Hunter Biden's Business
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he saw nothing criminal in Hunter Biden's past business ties with Ukraine or Russia, marking out his disagreement with one of Donald Trump's attack lines in the U.S. presidential election.
Learn MoreEarly Vote Total Exceeds 2016; GOP Chips At Dems' Advantage
With nine days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year's presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race as the start of in-person early voting in big states led to a surge in turnout in recent days.
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Bernie Sanders Makes A Play For Biden Labor Secretary
Sen. Bernie Sanders is hoping to be a part of Joe Biden's potential administration and has expressed a particular interest in becoming Labor secretary, two people familiar with the conversations tell POLITICO.
Learn MoreThe Secret History Of GM's Chinese Bailout
When US taxpayers footed a $50 billion bill for the bailout of General Motors in 2009, few could have guessed that the biggest of the Detroit "Big Three" (GM, Chrysler, Ford) would go on to import Chinese cars to the United States.
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Hunter Biden's Ex-Business Partner Told 'Don't Mention Joe' In Text Message
Hunter Biden's ex-business partner Tony Bobulinski was warned "don't mention Joe" in a 2017 text exchange that emerged following Bobulinski's bombshell statement to The Post that former Vice President Joe Biden was involved in his family's plot to make millions in Communist China.
Learn MoreStacy Washington Filled in today
Stacy is the co-chairwoman of the Project 21 National Advisory Council of the National Center for Public Policy Research. Stacy is an Emmy Nominated TV personality and documentarian, serving as host of Missouri, Best in the Midwest. Stacy is a nationally recognized public speaker.
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New Twist In The Hunter Biden Saga: A White House Meeting For Elite Chinese Group
Just imagine if something like this happened during the Trump administration, and ask yourself what the media-Democrat complex would be saying. In November 2011, an elite group of Chinese Communist Party members and billionaire cronies of the repressive regime in Beijing secured a meeting in the White House.
Learn MoreRevealed: Ex-Members Of Amy Coney Barrett Faith Group Tell Of Trauma And Sexual Abuse
Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the supreme court has prompted former members of her secretive faith group, the People of Praise, to come forward and share stories about emotional trauma and - in at least one case - sexual abuse they claim to have suffered at the hands of members of the Christian group.
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COVID-19 In Canada: Canada Crosses 200,000 Cases, Toronto's COVID-19 Hot Spots Revealed In Infections Map
The City of Toronto have made two additional maps available online, which show the percent positivity and testing rates by neighbourhood. The Rustic neighbourhood in Toronto, north of Lawrence Ave. W to Hwy. 401, has the highest percent positivity.
Learn MoreJudicial Watch Finds 1.8 Million 'Ghost Voters' In 29 States, Warns Of 'Dirty Elections'
Judicial Watch has released a comparison study of Census Bureau population statistics and state voter registration data to reveal a notable disparity. The watch dog group is now warning of potential voter fraud and "dirty" voter rolls.
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'Avengers' Cast Assembles For Joe Biden Fundraiser
The Avengers are the latest group in Hollywood to support democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden by hosting a virtual fundraiser. "Voters Assemble!" will feature "Avengers" cast members Don Cheadle, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana.
Learn MoreGermany Sets Another Record For New Daily COVID-19 Cases
Germany set another record Saturday for its daily COVID-19 case count, according to the Robert Koch Institute. The German federal agency reported 7,830 new daily cases within a span of 24 hours, up from the last record of 7,334 new daily cases on Friday, and another record of 6,638 new cases a day earlier.
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Emails Reveal How Hunter Biden Tried To Cash In Big On Behalf Of Family With Chinese Firm
Hunter Biden pursued lucrative deals involving China's largest private energy company - including one that he said would be "interesting for me and my family," emails obtained by The Post show.
Learn MoreSmoking-Gun Email Reveals How Hunter Biden Introduced Ukrainian Businessman To VP Dad
Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm less than a year before the elder Biden pressured government officials.
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Emails Reveal How Hunter Biden Tried To Cash In Big On Behalf Of Family With Chinese Firm
Hunter Biden pursued lucrative deals involving China's largest private energy company - including one that he said would be "interesting for me and my family," emails obtained by The Post show.
Learn MoreMerriam-Webster Dictionary Updates 'Sexual Preference' Entry After Amy Coney Barrett Hearing
Merriam-Webster, the noted reference book and dictionary publisher, added the word "offensive" to its entry and usage guidance of "preference" and "sexual preference" when referring to sexual orientation.
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Smoking-Gun Email Reveals How Hunter Biden Introduced Ukrainian Businessman To VP Dad
Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm less than a year before the elder Biden pressured government officials in Ukraine.
Learn MoreTrump Wanted To Rip Open Shirt To Show Superman T-Shirt When Leaving Walter Reed: Report
President Trump considered staging his own Clark Kent moment as he exited last week from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center by ripping open a button-down to reveal a Superman T-shirt underneath.
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Hillary Clinton Has A 91% Chance To Win
Good morning on this, the 21st day before Election Day. Hillary Clinton's chances reached 91 percent last night - their highest point yet in this election cycle. The latest rise comes from gains in Arizona and Georgia, as well as hints of further weakness in typically safe red states like Alaska and Utah.
Learn MoreBiden's Son-In-Law Advises Campaign On Pandemic While Investing In Covid-19 Startups
At the same time that Joe Biden's son-in-law, Howard Krein, has been advising Biden's campaign on its coronavirus response, Krein's venture capital business has been running a special initiative to invest in health care startups.
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Buzz Grows Around Cuomo As Biden's Attorney General Pick
Democrats are so convinced that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could be considered for Joe Biden's attorney general that aides at the National Governors Association, which Cuomo chairs, are looking into contingencies for replacing him, two sources familiar with the situation tell Axios.
Learn MoreEx Member Of Amy Coney Barrett's Ultra-Conservative Christian Group Spills Its Secrets: Perfume And Thongs Are Banned And Single Eomen Can Only Wear White Cotton Undies - And No 'Sinful' Large Belt Buckles That Draw Attention To The Crotch
In the secretive world of the ultra-conservative People of Praise, large belt buckles are considered a sin. 'They draw attention to the crotch region,' a former member told DailMail.com exclusively.
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Migrant Caravans Restart As Pandemic Deepens The Humanitarian Crisis At The US-Mexico Border
embers of a U.S.-bound migrant caravan from Honduras have been detained in Guatemala and deported before they could reach Mexico.
Learn MoreWhatever Happened To Immigration?
It is a sign of the times that immigration has not been mentioned in three hours of debate between the presidential tickets. A review of the transcripts of both the presidential and vice-presidential encounters finds no questions asked nor answers.
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Harris Assails Trump Virus 'Failure' In Newly Civil Election Debate
Democratic vice presidential hopeful Kamala Harris on Wednesday called Donald Trump's Covid-19 response a historic failure that disqualified him from a second term, in a pointed but mostly civil debate with Mike Pence.
Learn MoreA 100-Year-Old Company Will Be The First US Business To Export Rice To China
In the midst of the escalating trade war between the United States and China, one California rice company is bridging the divide. In July 2019, Sun Valley Rice won a contract with a Chinese importer.
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Obama Appoints Ebola 'Czar'; Texas Health Worker Isolated On Ship
President Barack Obama appointed a former White House adviser as U.S. Ebola "czar" on Friday and a Texas health worker who may have had contact with specimens from an Ebola patient was quarantined on a cruise ship amid growing concerns.
Learn More'I Denounce Racism': Black Leader Insists Proud Boys Are Not White Supremacists
Enrique Tarrio insists that the Proud Boys aren't White supremacists, and he would be in a position to know. For one, he's the international chairman. For another, he's Black. "I denounce White supremacy," Mr. Tarrio said in a Thursday interview in Miami.
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Hillary Clinton Isn't Sick. You Are
When Hillary Clinton began mapping out her presidential campaign, she knew that clearing the hurdle to become the first woman commander in chief would be paramount. What she didn't know or fully understand 18 months ago.
Learn MoreWhat Biden Means When He Says, 'I Am The Democratic Party'
At the debate in Cleveland last week, Joe Biden spent a good deal of time getting shouted over by Donald Trump. But one exchange where the Democratic nominee was emphatic and clear came .
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Sen. Gary Peters Forces Michigan Taxpayers To Pay For His Cadillac Health Insurance
Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.) is campaigning on his support for the Affordable Care Act, but the Democrat opted out of Obamacare coverage to remain on a controversial plan that forces his state's taxpayers to foot the bill for his Cadillac health benefits.
Learn MoreTrump To Leave Hospital; Doctor Says He's Not 'Entirely Out Of The Woods Yet'
President Trump has tweeted that he will leave Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he has been receiving treatment for COVID-19, on Monday evening. His doctors later reiterated that it was safe for him to return to the White House.
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Utah BLM And Proud Boys Leaders Hold Joint Press Conference Calling For Unity In America
The leader of a northern Utah Black Lives Matter chapter held a press conference with local Proud Boys leaders in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, defending the group that has been labeled by critics as white supremacists.
Learn MoreMadison Police, Federal Law Enforcement Find No Evidence Biracial Woman Was Attacked
Madison police announced Friday that they were not able to corroborate allegations made by a biracial Monona woman that she was burned by four white men in Downtown Madison in June.
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CA Dem Cut Employee Health Care Benefits As Real Estate Executive
Rep. Harley Rouda (D., Calif.), who has called health care "a right for every American" amid a tight reelection bid, cut health care benefits for employees of his real estate company in 2013, a former staff member told the Washington Free Beacon.
Learn MoreBeyonce Reportedly Offered $100 Million Movie Deal With Disney
It appears that Beyonce could do more with Walt Disney Pictures than just The Lion King. An insider recently reported that the international pop sensation has been offered a deal for three movies worth $100 million.
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Fact-Checking The First 2020 Presidential Debate
President Trump demonstrated a willingness to lie, exaggerate and mislead during the first presidential debate, repeatedly interrupting former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. with attacks based on thin evidence.
Learn MoreHell Freezes Over: NYT Fact-Checks 'False' Biden Claims On Econ, Trade
Last night's presidential brawl of a debate was definitely an eye-opener. On the media side, nothing was more eye-opening than The New York Times actually taking the time to fact-check false claims.
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As Sharpton Rose, So Did His Unpaid Taxes
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who came to prominence as an imposing figure in a track suit, shouting indignantly at the powerful, stood quietly on a stage last month at the Four Seasons restaurant, his now slender frame wrapped in a finely tailored suit, as men in power lined up to exclaim their admiration.
Learn MoreTrump Secretly Mocks His Christian Supporters
One day in 2015, Donald Trump beckoned Michael Cohen, his longtime confidant and personal attorney, into his office. Trump was brandishing a printout of an article about an Atlanta-based megachurch pastor trying to raise $60 million from his flock to buy a private jet.
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Long-Concealed Records Show Trump's Chronic Losses And Years Of Tax Avoidance
Donald J. Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency. In his first year in the White House, he paid another $750. He had paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years - largely because he reported losing much more money than he made.
Learn MoreThe One Fear Democrats Have About The Amy Coney Barrett Fight...And It's Not A Hard One To Figure Out
If you're going to lose, you might as well not do more damage to yourself in the process, right? Judge Amy Coney Barrett was officially nominated to fill the vacancy left by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday.
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Hillary Clinton Tells Joe Biden Not To Accept The Election Results If He Loses
According to Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden will "eventually" win the 2020 election - or at least she believes so. In order for that to happen, however, Joe Biden must not accept the election results.
Learn MoreCharles Barkley's Truthful Comments About Breonna Taylor Shooting Spark Backlash
The truth matters, at least it appears to with Charles Barkley. The basketball legend is once again speaking out, this time about the police shooting of Breonna Taylor. While essentially everyone else in the sports community is afraid.
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Debunking 8 Widely Shared Rumors In The Breonna Taylor Police Shooting
Almost as quickly as the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor became an international story and trending topic on social media, so did the misinformation about her life and death.
Learn MoreDemocrats' Cowardice Must End: It's Time To Teach The GOP A Lesson
Weakness emboldens bullies, liars and cheaters. More often than not, the only way to force such unsavory characters to play by the rules is to punch them in the nose every now and then (metaphorically speaking, of course).
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How 'Naked Ballots' In Pennsylvania Could Cost Joe Biden The Election
The 2020 presidential election could come down to envelopes. The state Supreme Court in Pennsylvania, a critical battleground state that's seen as increasingly likely to determine who wins the White House.
Learn MoreTrumpworld clashes Over Barrett Vs. Lagoa
Donald Trump's looming Supreme Court decision is dividing the president's political orbit between the pragmatists and the purists. One camp is dominated by the GOP operative class overseeing the party's electoral efforts.
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Judge Extends Wisconsin Absentee Cutoff 6 Days Post Election
A federal judge ruled Monday that absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin can be counted up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election as long as they are postmarked by Election Day. The highly anticipated ruling, unless overturned, means that the outcome of the presidential race.
Learn MoreAmid The Outpouring For Ginsburg, A Hint Of Backlash
The internet had learned to love Ruth Bader Ginsburg, so it was not surprising that when the news of her death broke on Friday evening, social media lit up with outpourings of love and admiration for this diminutive octogenarian who had been cast as an iron-pumping, dissent-slinging legal ninja.
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What The Cult Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Got Wrong
On the Basis of Sex, a feature film on the pioneering legal work of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is due to roll out in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day. With Felicity Jones' portrayal of Ginsburg as a hot, young ACLU lawyer, the canonization of "Notorious RGB" will be officially complete.
Learn MoreJustice Department Slams New York City, Portland, Seattle For 'Permitting Anarchy'
The Justice Department on Monday called out local governments in New York City, Portland, and Seattle for failing to curb criminal activity and "permitting anarchy, violence, and destruction" during a wave of anti-police demonstrations this summer.
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Federal Judge Blocks Controversial Postal Service Changes That Slowed Mail
U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them "a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service" before the November election.
Learn MorePennsylvania Supreme Court Election Rulings Are Big Wins For Biden
In a sweeping victory for Democrats, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued three significant rulings Thursday that extended the deadline for absentee ballots and allowed more ballot drop boxes.
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Russia Seeks To Stop Biden From Winning, FBI Chief Wray Says
Russia is seeking to hurt Democrat Joe Biden's presidential campaign through social media and influence operations, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Thursday. Moscow is carrying out efforts to sow discord in the U.S.
Learn More'Cheer' Star Jerry Harris Arrested On Charge Of Production Of Child Pornography
eremiah "Jerry" Harris, one of the students featured in Netflix's breakout docuseries "Cheer," has been arrested on a production of child pornography charge, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Fitzpatrick.
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US Commander Says Evidence Hasn't Corroborated Intelligence Of Russian Bounties On US Troops
he top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says in a new interview that he has not seen evidence to corroborate claims that Russian officials placed bounties on U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East.
Learn MoreScientific American Endorses Joe Biden
cientific American has never endorsed a presidential candidate in its 175-year history. This year we are compelled to do so. We do not do this lightly. The evidence and the science show that Donald Trump has badly damaged the U.S. and its people-because he rejects evidence and science.
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Biden Budget Policies Would Grow Deficits By $2 Trillion, Study Says
Joe Biden's tax and spending policies would add nearly $2 trillion to federal deficits over the coming decade, according to an analysis released Monday by a nonpartisan research group. The Democratic presidential nominee would raise just shy of $3.4 trillion in new revenue through 2030.
Learn MoreCalifornia Timber Industry May Be A 'Piece Of The Puzzle' To Help Reduce State's Raging Wildfires
As California wildfires rage, politicians, timber companies and environmentalists are debating whether to thin overly dense forest lands that fuel the state's deadly infernos.
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If Biden Wins, Democrats Must Lean In to Partisanship
Joe Biden sometimes talks about the 2020 election like the end of a natural disaster: Having surveyed the wreckage of the Trump years, we'll join together to commit ourselves to setting things right, then get down to the work of the cleanup.
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Despite their open disputation, Democrats and Republicans agree on at least one aspect of the unrest that's roiled the summer: The party in charge matters for maintaining public order. But for all their blame-laying, it's become clear.
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Former Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley: 'I Am A Trump Supporter'
Ace Frehley has never been very open about his political leanings, but that changed in a recent interview with the Cassius Morris Show (via Blabbermouth) when his cover of the Cream song "Politician" from his new LP Origins.
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When US taxpayers footed a $50 billion bill for the bailout of General Motors in 2009, few could have guessed that the biggest of the Detroit "Big Three" (GM, Chrysler, Ford) would go on to import Chinese cars to the United States.
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The True Election Day Nightmare Scenario
With less than two months to go until Election Day, the United States faces a range of possible futures. Some are continuous with the country's long history of peaceful democratic transitions. But others lead to ugly places.
Learn MoreThe Electoral College Will Destroy America
Last week, Nate Silver, the polling analyst, tweeted a chart illustrating the chances that Joe Biden would become president if he wins the most votes in November. The "if" is probably unnecessary.
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The Left Secretly Preps For MAGA Violence After Election Day
Last week, a coalition of leading progressive groups gathered on Zoom to begin organizing for what they envision as the post-Election Day political apocalypse scenario.
Learn MoreNo, The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Didn't Spawn 250,000 Coronavirus Cases
Here's what we were told: An August motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, helped spread COVID-19 to more than a quarter-million Americans, making it the root.
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'Not The Same Joe Biden': White House Stenographer Says Former VP's 'Mental Acuity' Has Deteriorated
Joe Biden's former White House stenographer said the vice president's public speaking ability has deteriorated significantly since leaving office to the point where he's "not the same Joe Biden."
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Since it became obvious the coronavirus pandemic would create a recession, economists have debated the "shape" of it, with big implications for the future of the economy.
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Discover Blocks Credit Card Donations To Christian Site Collecting For Alleged Teen Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse
Discover, one of the nation's top credit card issuers, told Forbes it has blocked its users' ability to make any donations on the Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo which has raised more than $380,000 for accused Kenosha teen shooter Kyle Rittenhouse.
Learn MoreHundreds Of N.Y.C. Restaurants File $2 Billion Suit Against Cuomo, De Blasio Over Indoor Dining Ban
A class-action lawsuit filed in New York City is seeking $2 billion in damages against Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio over the indoor dining ban that still persists in the city even as the rest of the state has been allowed to resume the practice.
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Federal authorities signal a change in approach with new protest charges
Federal prosecutors in Portland revealed new charges against protesters Wednesday, signaling a change in the U.S. Department of Justice's approach to the racial justice protests.
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Listen to Stacy, Sundays 10am-noon ET, on SiriusXM Patriot Ch: 125. Stacy is ready to talk about her view to public. She is ready and excited for this talk.
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'Slap In The Face': Nancy Pelosi Busted Using Shuttered Salon For Services Despite Lockdown In San Francisco
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was caught on camera Monday having her hair done in a San Francisco salon despite the fact that the city has not allowed the establishment to offer services for months due to the coronavirus restrictions.
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MSNBC host Joy Reid on Tuesday faced accusations of Islamophobia over remarks she made during her Monday evening broadcast comparing radicalized Trump supporters to "the way Muslims act."
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Joe Biden's False Claim About Drunken Driver Draws Renewed Scrutiny
The worst moment of Joseph R. Biden's life - the 1972 car crash that killed his wife and baby daughter - has drawn renewed attention over a falsehood that the former vice president repeated for years: that the other driver was drunk.
Learn MoreD.C. Circuit Rules Against Michael Flynn, Sending Case Back To Judge Sullivan
It will come as no surprise to anyone who listened to the oral argument (or, ahem, read the coverage of it here at National Review) that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied Michael Flynn's petition.
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Poll: Trump Approval Rises Among Black, Hispanic Voters Amid Convention
President Trump's support among black voters rose 9 percentage points amid the Republican National Convention, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds. Twenty-four percent of registered black voters in the Aug. 22-25 survey, which included the first two days of the convention.
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An ex-military man who calls himself "100% ANTIFA" and ready for "war" is being investigated over the deadly shooting of a President Trump supporter in Portland, according to a report. Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, is being investigated over the death of Aaron Danielson.
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Former Top Trump Officials Are Betting He'll Lose
President Donald Trump has outraged Democrats and offended ethics lawyers this week by parading a number of his top officials in front of cameras during the Republican National Convention - a possibly illegal breach of historic norms.
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The way Democrats tell it, Donald Trump has desecrated the White House with cheap, campaign politics by using its hallowed halls for his Republican presidential nomination acceptance speech and videos.
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Biden Seemingly Didn't Get A Convention Polling Bump - And His Lead Is Sliding In Some Swing States
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden shouldn't get too comfortable. It's been a few days since the end of the Democratic National Convention, and as FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver notes, Biden hasn't seen a typical post-DNC bump in his polling numbers.
Learn MoreRioting Erupts After Minneapolis Police Accused Of Shooting And Killing Suspect - They Say Video Shows He Killed Himself
Looting and rioting broke out in Minneapolis again after the police were accused of shooting and killing another black man, but they say video shows that he committed suicide. The incident was captured on cellphone video by residents.
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Hillary Clinton To Biden: Don't Concede If The Election Is Close
Hillary Clinton is predicting Donald Trump's reelection effort will be a messy affair, and the former Democratic candidate has some advice for Joe Biden: If the race is close, don't concede. Clinton said Trump would likely try to take the election by going after absentee voting.
Learn MoreJeff Bezos Is World's First-Ever $200 Billion Man
Jeff Bezos is giving a whole new meaning to the title of world's richest man. The Amazon CEO's net worth soared to a record $200 billion on Wednesday when shares of his online shopping behemoth hit $3.403.64 on surging demand for contactless shopping.
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'Baby Bonds,' $1B In New Taxes, $4B In Borrowing. Here's What You'll Find In Murphy's Just-Released Budget Plan
Gov. Phil Murphy wants to borrow $4 billion and raise another $1 billion through tax increases to erase a $5.6 billion state budget hole, according to a revised budget proposal he unveiled Tuesday in an address at Rutgers University's football stadium in Piscataway.
Learn MoreCuban Immigrant Comes Close To Tears As He Tells Republican Convention That Democrats Are Like Fidel Castro And Says His Father Old Him Of America: 'There Is No Other Place To Go'
Florida businessman Maximo Alvarez came close to tears as he talked about how those in his native Cuba were deceived by Fidel Castro and Americans shouldn't make the same mistake.
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Jemele Hill: America 'Nearly As Bad As Nazi Germany'
Atlantic contributor and sportswriter Jemele Hill said Sunday that the United States was "nearly as bad as Nazi Germany." "Been reading Isabel Wilkerson's new book, 'Caste,' and if you were of the opinion that the United States wasn't nearly as bad as Nazi Germany, how wrong you are," Hill tweeted.
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Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti (D.) said Sunday that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's economic plan is the most progressive plan that "we will see in our lifetimes." "We have been talking until we're blue in the face about the most progressive and most expansive economic plan".
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'Fort Lori': Chicago Police Ban Protests On Mayor Lori Lightfoot's Block, Order Arrests For Anyone Who Won't Leave
The Chicago Police Department has effectively banned protesters from demonstrating on Mayor Lori Lightfoot's block in the Logan Square neighborhood, ordering officers to arrest anyone who refuses to leave, the Tribune has learned.
Learn MoreJoe Biden And The Democrats Could Still Screw This Up
Don't underestimate Joe's ability to fuck things up." That was, reportedly, Barack Obama's assessment of his former vice president, the man he personally worked to make the Democratic candidate, and whom he, his wife, and his party have spent this week.
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Obama Torches Trump Like American Democracy Depends On It
Barack Obama went high. On the third night of the Democratic convention - a word that seems increasingly absurd to describe what is really just two hours of nightly programming from the DNC.
Learn MoreUSC Dornsife Launches 2020 Election Tracking Poll; Biden Leads By 11 Points
Two centers at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences have launched a daily nationwide poll to track Americans' opinions about the presidential candidates. USC researchers will base election forecasts.
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Ballot Drop Boxes Seen As A Way To Bypass The Post Office
With the Trump administration openly trying to undermine mail-in voting this fall, some election officials around the country are hoping to bypass the Postal Service by installing lots of ballot drop boxes in libraries, community centers and other public places.
Learn MoreCapitalism Is Not The Problem; It's The Solution
America's best days are behind us. Our capitalist system is to blame. That's the mantra we're bombarded with every day. While politicians argue over the next COVID-19 bailout, it seems like only the government can save us. Not true.
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Coronavirus Stimulus: South Dakota Governor Declines Trump's Extra Unemployment Benefits
South Dakota is the first state to decline the extra unemployment benefits under President Donald Trump's executive memorandum he issued more than a week ago.
Learn MoreNAACP Officials And Democratic State Senator Hit With Felony Charges Over Toppling Statue That Fell On Protester's Head
A Virginia state senator and several NAACP officials were slapped with two felony charges over their alleged roles in the destruction of a Confederate statue.
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CNN Poll: Biden And Trump Matchup Tightens As Enthusiasm Hits New High
Joe Biden's lead over Donald Trump among registered voters has significantly narrowed since June, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, even as the former vice president maintains an advantage.
Learn MoreThousands Of USPS Mailboxes Removed During Obama-Biden Administration
Former President Barack Obama accused President Donald Trump of purposely attempting to sabotage the U.S. Postal Service in an effort to alter the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Biden Strikes Out With Harris, The Least-Worst Of His Choices
Poor Joe Biden. This is his third try, but the progressive wing of his party painted him into a narrow, no-win corner with the demand that his vice presidential pick be a woman of color.
Learn MoreKamala Harris Is Donald Trump's Worst Nightmare
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's selection of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate this week made history and put one more large crack in the highest and hardest glass ceiling in politics.
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Kamala Harris, The 2020 Democratic VP Pick, Is Attacked For Flip-Flops. But They're An Asset
Within a day of Joe Biden announcing that Kamala Harris would be his running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket, Trump backers unleashed a torrent of criticism that included a surprisingly conventional tactic.
Learn MorePolice Still Mum On Investigation In Alleged Hate Crime, 7 Weeks Later
Seven weeks after a biracial woman told police she had been sprayed with lighter fluid by a group of white men and then set on fire, police and the woman's family say the investigation into the incident continues. But little information about the June 24 incident has been released.
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Former S.F. Mayor Willie Brown Writes About Dating Kamala Harris, Appointing Her To Posts
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown addressed his past relationship with Sen. Kamala Harris in a letter to the San Francisco Chronicle on Saturday and acknowledged giving her appointments that furthered her career.
Learn MoreKamala Harris Proposes Executive Amnesty To Grant Dreamers Citizenship
Sen. Kamala D. Harris announced plans Wednesday for an executive amnesty for illegal immigrants, saying if elected president she would use executive powers to put "Dreamers" on a full path to citizenship. The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate said she would go beyond President Obama's 2012 deportation amnesty.
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Clinton Aides: Palin Treatment Sexist
Sarah Palin found some unlikely allies Wednesday as leading academics and even former top aides to Hillary Rodham Clinton endorsed the Republican charge that John McCain's running mate has been subject to a sexist double standard by the news media and Democrats.
Learn MoreThe Highest-Paid Actors Of 2020
Adam Sandler isn't the star movie studio executives call when looking for an actor who can deliver boffo box office results. The former Saturday Night Live funnyman peaked in 1998 when he sold $240 million worth of tickets at the domestic box office.
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Shipments Of Nearly 20,000 Fake Driver's Licenses Seized At Chicago Airport
Advances in technology may have made counterfeiting more difficult but crooks keep finding a way to stay in business. In fact, federal customs officers have seized 1,513 shipments from overseas containing fraudulent documents-19,888 counterfeit U.S. driver's licenses.
Learn MoreChris Christie Expected To Play Joe Biden In Trump Debate Prep
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is being lined up to stand in for Joe Biden as President Trump and his campaign team prepare for this year's election debates four years after he took on the role of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton last time around.
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Cuomo Begs Rich New Yorkers To Leave Hamptons, Return To NYC: 'Come Over, I'll Cook!'
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been begging rich people to return to New York City from their second-home retreats so they can pay taxes to help offset the state's growing coronavirus-related revenue shortfall.
Learn MoreInitiative To Divert Patients Called 'Dangerously Close' To Breaking Law
Executives at the University of Chicago Medical Center had hoped their initiative to divert some patients from its emergency room would spark a healthy national debate. Now they've got one.
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NYPD Asks Civilian Staff To Volunteer For De Blasio's COVID-19 NYC Checkpoints
The NYPD is asking for volunteers from its civilian staff to enforce the state's quarantine order for travelers, The Post has learned. A memo sent out to NYPD members less than an hour before Mayor Bill de Blasio announced he was setting up checkpoints to enter New York City.
Learn MoreIs The Black Lives Matter Organization A Money Laundering Scheme?
The Managing director for the Black Lives Matter organization- Kailee Scales - conducted a disastrous Reddit AMA, during which she was hard pressed to disclose where and how exactly the money received from donations to BLM was being used.
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Flynn Lawyers: Biden First Raised Idea Of Using Logan Act Against Trump Adviser
Michael Flynn's attorneys said Wednesday former Vice President Joseph R. Biden discussed the Logan Act during an early January 2017 meeting about the investigation into President Trump's former national security adviser. A handwritten note by former FBI agent Peter Strzok details a meeting he had.
Learn MoreMore Generous Unemployment Benefits Lead To Better Jobs: Study
More generous unemployment insurance (UI) benefits help workers find better jobs, according to a study at the National Bureau of Economic Research."Longer UI benefit durations decrease the mismatch between workers' educational attainments and the educational requirements of jobs.
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Is The Black Lives Matter Organization A Money Laundering Scheme?
Just yesterday, the Managing director for the Black Lives Matter organization- Kailee Scales - conducted a disastrous Reddit AMA, during which she was hard pressed to disclose where and how exactly the money received.
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The House Oversight Committee has invited the new postmaster general to appear at a September hearing to examine operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that are causing delays in mail deliveries across the country.
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Seattle City Council Resolution Would Replace Police With 'Civilian-Led Department'
The Seattle City Council proposed a resolution to defund the city's police department and create a "Civilian-led Department of Community Safety & Violence Prevention" on Friday. The new resolution prioritizes the creation of a civilian-led safety department to supervise the city police.
Learn MoreTrump Hits 51 Percent Approval, 7 Points Higher Than Obama On Same Day In 2012: Rasmussen
President Donald Trump's approval rating hit 51 percent on Monday, according to a Rasmussen survey. The figure is 7 points higher than former President Barack Obama's approval rating on the same day in 2012.
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New York Board Of Elections Finishes Counting Absentee Ballots Over A Month After June Primary
More than a month after ballots were cast in the New York primary, the board of elections just finished counting all absentee ballots. In some races, those votes were the deciding factor.
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New York's quest to keep voters safe from COVID-19 by letting them vote by mail in the June primary has led to big delays in tabulating results, concerns about disenfranchisement - and questions about whether there will be an even bigger mess in the fall.
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Police: Hell's Angel Inciting 'Discord And Racial Unrest' Sparked Minneapolis Riots Over George Floyd's Death
Police say a man captured on surveillance video breaking windows at a south Minneapolis auto parts store in the days after George Floyd's death is a Hell's Angels member who was bent on stirring up social unrest.
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A surprising new study found the controversial antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine helped patients better survive in the hospital.
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The Biden Agenda For Women
Joe Biden is going to build our country back better after this economic crisis and that includes ensuring we get closer to full inclusion of and equality for women. Women - particularly women of color - have never had a fair shot to get ahead in this country.
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When former Sen. Chris Dodd, a member of Joe Biden's vice presidential search committee, recently asked Kamala Harris about her ambush on Biden in the first Democratic debate, Dodd was stunned by her response.
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Standing Up To "Wokeness" And The Intolerance Of The Mob
From around the country, we are hearing stories about companies, schools, universities, and others that are making public confessions and flagellating themselves for America's supposed "systemic racism."
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Images broadcast worldwide of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler getting tear-gassed alongside protesters made him an overnight standard-bearer for the growing movement against President Donald Trump's use of federal agents to tamp down violence in U.S. cities.
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'It's Chaotic': New York Street Partying Fuels Fears Of Coronavirus Resurgence
Motorcycles revved, waiters served drinks, and food in busy outdoor street seating areas and, on the pavement, people gathered to sip to-go drinks. On Saturday night in Astoria, in Queens, it was almost as if coronavirus had never hit New York City. "We were inside for such a long time, and people are getting tested.
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At least nine people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after attending a 60-person house party on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, earlier this month. Dr. Robert Duncanson, Director of Chatham's Department of Public Health, said on Tuesday that social distancing and mask usage were not enforced at the party.
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Republican Feuding This Week Represents Broader Reckoning Over Party's Future As Trump Sinks In The Polls
Tensions among congressional Republicans fueled by the party's diminishing electoral fortunes broke out into the open this week - as GOP lawmakers sparred over the shape of the next coronavirus aid package, how vigorously to stand behind President Trump.
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President Donald Trump's relentless efforts to sow doubts about the legitimacy of this year's election are forcing both parties to reckon with the possibility that he may dispute the result in November if he loses - leading to an unprecedented test of American democracy.
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Biden, Leading Trump By Eight Points, Also Has A Big Advantage With Undecided Voters: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Democratic candidate Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by 8 percentage points in support among registered voters, and the former vice president appears to have a significant advantage among voters who are undecided, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.
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President Donald Trump has a symbiotic relationship with white nationalists. It's been a constant in nearly every element of his presidency: The white nationalist violence in the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was followed by a pronouncement.
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House Conservatives Pile On Cheney At GOP Conference Meeting
Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus tore into Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) during a heated GOP conference meeting on Tuesday, lobbing attacks at her for breaking with President Donald Trump.
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As 2020 presidential election polls continue to show Joe Biden trouncing President Donald Trump, a recent survey should spook the campaign of the Democratic candidate.
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Trump Attacks A Suburban Housing Program. Critics See A Play For White Votes
President Trump has taken aim at an Obama-era program intended to eliminate racial housing disparities in the suburbs, a move proponents of the policy see as an attempt to shore up his sagging support among white suburban voters by stoking racial division.
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It's a position Georgia Democrats do not want to be in. The death of US Rep. John Lewis on Friday has left Georgia's Democratic Party without a candidate in the 5th Congressional District and with a fast-approaching deadline to select his replacement.
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New Polls: Biden Leads By Double Digits, But...
Among the last five national surveys of the 2020 presidential race, former Vice President Joe Biden's lead is nearly ten points on average. If you exclude the two outliers among those five data sets -- Rasmussen's (+3) and Quinnipiac's (-15), the approximate average doesn't change. President Trump is currently losing his re-election bid.
Learn MoreRahm Emanuel Will Be Remembered As Chicago's 'Murder Mayor'
It's perhaps fitting that Rahm Emanuel chose Tuesday, the first day Chicago public schools were back in session, to announce that he won't be seeking reelection as mayor. From the start of his tenure, Emanuel has assailed public education in the city through an agenda.
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Trump Targets Efforts To Desegregate U.S. Suburbs
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would reverse a federal rule that promotes fair housing and sets desegregation as a national priority. The policy is known as Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, or AFFH; it's a provision of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, signed into law a week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Learn MoreDIA Boss Recommends Book Saying All White People Are Racist
Imagine if the so-called intelligence community and the military were headed by patriots instead of enemies of this country. Just imagine. And then ask yourselves why that's not the case. Instead, we get the shameful spectacle of military leaders rolling over for Black Lives Matter and the head of the DIA pushing a book.
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Mary Trump's Takedown Of President Proves She's The One Who's Crazy
Mary Trump has got the wrong man. Her glitzy, buzzy new book, released Tuesday amid a whirlwind of anger, pain and recrimination, is titled "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man.''
Learn MorePolice, Family Saying Little About Investigation Of Alleged Hate Crime
Nearly three weeks after an alleged racist attack on a biracial woman in Downtown Madison, police and the woman's family are saying little to nothing about whether the authorities are any closer to identifying the perpetrators.
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Don't Stop The Presses: Judge Gives Green Light To Mary Trump's Book
A New York judge dismissed a legal challenge to the publication of Mary Trump's tell-all book about her family Monday - one day before its scheduled release. In a 20-page ruling, Dutchess County Supreme Court Justice Hal Greenwald said the bid by President Donald Trump's brother Robert to block publication of his niece's book didn't pass legal muster- - and he noted news that the book's contents had already "reached millions of people.
Learn MoreBlame Game? Cuomo Takes Heat Over NY Nursing Home Study
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing blistering criticism over an internal report that found a controversial state directive that sent thousands of recovering coronavirus patients into nursing homes was "not a significant factor" in some of the nation's deadliest nursing home outbreaks. Scientists, health care professionals and elected officials assailed the report released last week and selective stats that sidestepped the actual impact of the March 25 order.
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Trump Eyes 'Road To Citizenship' For DACA Recipients
During Friday's trip to Florida, President Donald Trump told a Spanish language network news anchor that during the next few weeks, he will be signing an executive order on immigration will provide a "road to citizenship" for DACA recipients. "We're working out the legal complexities right now". "But I'm going to be signing a very major immigration bill as an executive order," he said.
Learn MoreThe Goya Foods Free Speech Controversy, Explained
Goya Foods CEO Robert Unanue said on Friday that a growing boycott of his company in response to his recent praise of President Donald Trump amounts to a "suppression of speech," tapping into the president's ongoing narrative that liberals are proponents of an oppressive "cancel culture" that punishes those who exercise their right to free speech.
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Segregated Diversity Training Session At Seattle City Hall Stirs Controversy
A controversy has flared at Seattle City Hall over how a training program meant to raise awareness among municipal employees about diversity was implemented. The Seattle Office of Civil Rights manages the training sessions on racial bias, which on at least one occasion, was voluntary for city employees.
Learn MoreGoya Foods' CEO Said U.S. 'Blessed' To Have Trump As A Leader, And Calls For Boycott Quickly Followed
Goya, which says it's the nation's largest Hispanic-owned food brand, is facing a backlash after its chief executive met with and heaped praise on President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.
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Biden Should Not Debate Trump Unless
I worry about Joe Biden debating Donald Trump. He should do it only under two conditions. Otherwise, he's giving Trump unfair advantages. First, Biden should declare that he will take part in a debate only if Trump releases his tax returns for 2016 through 2018. Biden has already done so, and they are on his website
Learn MoreJoe Biden Basically Admits Libertarians Were Right All Along: Cops Shouldn't Have Military Gear
In a Tuesday speech addressing the recent civic unrest that has roiled America since the killing of George Floyd, former Vice President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass a series of reforms aimed at improving "oversight and accountability" in the nation's police departments.
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Trump's Mount Rushmore Speech Is The Closest He's Come To Fascism
At Mount Rushmore, U.S. President Donald Trump warned about the threat of a novel fascism: "In our schools, our newsrooms, even our corporate boardrooms, there is a new far-left fascism that demands absolute allegiance. If you do not speak its language, perform its rituals, recite its mantras, and follow its commandments, then you will be censored, banished, blacklisted, persecuted, and punished. It's not going to happen to us."
Learn MoreI Am Black And I Am A Democrat. But 'I Ain't' Voting For Joe Biden This November
Since that day in May when I announced I would support Donald Trump for president, my motives have been questioned, my integrity assailed, even my intelligence challenged. That's okay. I'm a lifelong Democrat, but I am also a black man, the son of a World War II veteran and a proud American. In recent weeks, there have been absurd calls to defund and disband police departments across the country.
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Nancy Pelosi's Husband Among Lawmaker-Linked PPP Loan Recipients
A firm partially owned by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband was among the lawmaker-linked businesses that got Paycheck Protection Program loans, according to data released Monday.
Learn MoreDemocrats Have Failed The Black Community For Too Long
The Democrat Party has had decades to fulfill its promises to black Americans, but all it's delivered is crime-ridden cities bereft of economic opportunity. It's time to shake things up.
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At Least 89 Shot, Including Multiple Children, In Chicago Over Fourth Of July Weekend
At least 17 people, including a young girl, are dead and at least 72 others have been wounded in shootings across the city over the long Fourth of July weekend. Twelve of the victims were minors and two of them died from their injuries, according to police. The most recent fatality took place when a 39-year-old man was found shot and unresponsive around 2:30 a.m.
Learn More8-Year-Old Girl Fatally Shot Near Rayshard Brooks' Memorial Site; Atlanta Mayor Tells Protesters To 'Clear Out'
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms told protesters Sunday to "clear out" of an area near where Rayshard Brooks was killed by police last month after an 8-year-old girl was fatally shot near the site over the weekend. "You shot and killed a baby," she said at a news conference. "Enough is enough."
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What Do You Do When Extremism Comes for the Hawaiian Shirt?
It's one of the most discussed street styles of the spring: tactical body armor, customized assault rifles, maybe a sidearm and helmet, paired with the languid floral patterns of a Hawaiian shirt. While it's not uncommon to see heavily armed white men toting military-grade gear on American streets, the addition of the Hawaiian shirt is a new twist.
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Two people were arrested Tuesday night in connection with the shooting of a motorist during a protest near the Provo Police Department the night before. The victim, a 60-year-old Provo resident, remained hospitalized Tuesday but was "stable," according to police. The man was not part of the protest or counter protest that had been going on.
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BLM Activists Are Funneling Donations Back To Their Own Companies, Documents Show
The left-wing activist and former Bernie Sanders surrogate Shaun King is among the most visible faces of the Black Lives Matter movement. The former Daily Kos blogger is also one of its prominent fundraisers: In 2017, King founded a political action committee-the Real Justice PAC.
Learn MoreSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Candidate Defends Accepting Super PAC Campaign Money From Liberal Billionaire
Kimberly Gardner, one of four Democrats running for St. Louis circuit attorney in the Aug. 2 primary, is taking heat for a new political ad paid for with money from a national super PAC.
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The Latest: Pelosi Says Biden Not Disqualified From WH Race
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says women's assertions that Joe Biden touched them inappropriately years ago are not a reason for the former vice president to abandon the idea of running for president.
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President Trump's storied grip on the white working class is weakening among women, threatening both his reelection prospects and his party's efforts to improve its standing with female voters.
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FBI To Join Local Investigation Into Potential Hate Crime Against Burned Madison Woman
Madison police said Friday the FBI is joining its investigation into an incident in which a biracial African American woman said a group of four white men hurled a racial epithet at her before spraying her face with lighter fluid and setting her on fire. The woman, 18-year-old Althea Bernstein, of Madison, said she suffered second- and third-degree burns to her face in the incident early Wednesday
Learn MoreDemocrats Seek Mail-In Voting So They Can Cheat Their Way To Victory In November
Remember when Democrats pretended to care about the "integrity of our elections"? It was a mantra in their partisan pursuit to undo the last election. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said it was all about "the integrity of our elections, the basis of our democracy." Former Vice President Joe Biden, now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said that "our democracy is at risk."
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Appeals Court Rules Funding For Trump Border Wall Construction 'Unlawful'
The Trump administration does not have the authority to use military funding to pay for construction of a border wall, a federal appeals court panel ruled on Friday. In a 2-1 ruling, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel found that diverting $2.5 billion Congress had appropriated for the military violated the Constitution and is unlawful.
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The House of Representatives is poised to make a bit of history on Friday, when, with all-but-unanimous Democratic support, it is expected to approve a bill - H.R. 51 - that would make Washington, D.C., the nation's 51st state. The House vote will be merely symbolic, since the bill isn't going to be brought up in the Republican-controlled Senate.
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Comey Told Obama That Flynn's Conversations With Russian Ambassador 'Appear Legit,' According To Strzok Notes
Former FBI director James Comey told President Obama that the 2016 conversations between Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak and incoming national-security adviser Michael Flynn were not criminal in nature, according to notes from former agent Peter Strzok released by Flynn's legal team.
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More than a million Americans who had died received COVID-19 stimulus payments totaling $1.4 billion, a government watchdog said in a report to Congress released Thursday. The finding is part of a sweeping review of the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic by the Government Accountability Office.
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Stacy Washington Filled in Today
SiriusXM announced today the premiere of Stacy on the Right hosted by journalist and conservative commentator Stacy Washington. The program will air exclusively on SiriusXM's Patriot channel beginning this Sunday, June 28, at 10:00am ET. Stacy on the Right will air live every Sunday morning and feature interviews with politicians and newsmakers.Washington will also speak directly with listeners from across the country to hear their thoughts.
Learn MoreStatue Toppling Is Bringing Mob Rule To America
Mobocracy is coming to America. A debate over policing, race, and history has degenerated into general lawlessness, as mobs have swarmed and destroyed statues in our biggest cities from coast to coast. And these mobs have hardly been discriminating.They've targeted Christopher Columbus, Founding Fathers, Confederate generals, Union generals, abolitionists, black Civil War units, priests, and even a novelist.
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How Marxists Exploit Race
On March 25, 1931, two white women, Victoria Price and Ruby Bates, claimed they had been raped by nine black teenagers along the railroad from Chattanooga to Memphis. In a town called Paint Rock, Alabama, a citizen posse took the law into its hands and "arrested" the boys, transporting them to jail cells in nearby Scottsboro.
Learn MoreBelieve Bolton? You Cannot Be Serious
In any sane world, being slandered by the likes of John Bolton would be a badge of honor. Unfortunately, we live in a world in which the same liberal journalists who spent decades building Bolton up as the personification of evil are now eager to take his most absurd claims at face value so they can be used to attack President Donald Trump.
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Aunt Jemima's Great-Grandson Outraged That Her Legacy Is Being Erased
A great-grandson of "Aunt Jemima" is expressing his outrage after Quaker Oats announced that the Aunt Jemima brand would be killed off after 131 years due to "racial stereotypes." Larnell Evans Sr. told Patch Chicago: "This is an injustice for me and my family.
Learn MoreWhat Defund The Police Really Means: Replacing Social Control With Investment
Some societies center on social control, others on social investment. Social-control societies put substantial resources into police, prisons, surveillance, immigration enforcement and the military. Their purpose is to utilize fear, punishment and violence, to maintain what they consider order.
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Police Killings Have 'Exacted A Trauma' On Black Community, Top CDC Official Says
In frank terms, a top federal official charged with addressing racial disparities in health outcomes in the coronavirus pandemic acknowledged that police killings of Black Americans also pose a public health threat.
Learn MoreThe Legacy Of Slavery At Vanderbilt
In 1933, the United Daughters of the Confederacy donated $50,000 to construct Confederate Memorial Hall on land that would eventually become part of Vanderbilt University. In 2002, Vanderbilt attempted to remove the word "Confederate" from the dormitory's name.
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Democrats Attack Trump's Choice John Bolton As 'Reckless Partisan'
Donald Trump's selection of John Bolton as his new national security adviser has prompted alarm in Washington, with skeptics expressing concern at the prospect of an unwavering advocate of military action shaping the president's national security policy.
Learn MoreWhy The Donald Trump-West Point Ramp Story Actually Matters
President Donald Trump's slow and halting descent down a ramp following his commencement speech at West Point lit up the internet over the weekend, with many speculating about whether he was in ill health.
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Here's Why George Soros, Liberal Groups Are Spending Big To Help Decide Who's Your Next D.A.
In most district attorney elections, the campaign playbook is clear: Win over the local cops and talk tough on crime. But in California this year, the strategy is being turned on its head.
Learn MorePelosi Pours $180,000 Into Facebook Ads While Calling For Advertisers To Boycott Site
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on advertisers to boycott social media networks unless the outlets agree to restrict "dangerous" political speech, even as her campaign spent over $180,000 on Facebook ads over the past week.
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Baltimore City Council Approves Millions In Cuts To BPD Units Amid Nationwide Calls To Defund Police
The Baltimore City Council on Monday approved budget cuts for certain Baltimore Police Department units amid a nationwide call for cities to reduce police spending. Council members voted to cut around $22 million from the police department's $550 million budget.
Learn MoreFlorida Protester Oluwatoyin Salau, 19, Found Dead In Tallahassee After Going Missing
Oluwatoyin Salau, a 19-year-old protester, has died. Police and her family confirmed the death Monday morning. Salau was found dead Saturday night after she went missing more than a week ago, family members told the Tallahassee Democrat, part of the USA TODAY Network.
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Absurd: NYC Contact Tracers Not Permitted To Ask Sick Patients If They Attended A George Floyd Protest
The supposed army of 1,000+ pandemic contact tracers in New York City will hit a roadblock this week as they assess the risk of disease spread from COVID-19 positive patients.
Learn MoreBiden Ahead By 14 Among Registered Voters; Trump Approval Below 40%
With less than 150 days until Americans choose a President for the next four years, Abacus (one of Canada's most accurate polling company in the 2019 federal election) surveyed 1500 Americans on their feelings about the choice coming up, and also about Canada-US relations.
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Seattle Police Chief Says Rapes And Robberies Are Occurring In CHAZ Area And Officers Can't Respond To Them
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said violent crimes are occurring within the area of the city taken over by protesters, and officers are unable to respond quickly enough, if at all. Earlier this week, a group of anti-police protesters took control of a six-block area of the city that has become known as the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone," or CHAZ, which includes a police precinct.
Learn MoreDr. Birx Says George Floyd Protests Have Resulted In The Destruction Of 70 Covid-19 Testing Sites
Dr. Deborah Birx, President Trump's coronavirus response coordinator, warned the nation's governors on a conference call that 70 coronavirus testing sites had been destroyed amid widespread protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd. During the Monday call, a recording of which was obtained by the Daily Beast, Birx said governors should "scramble now to make sure there is testing available in urban areas."
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A Look At The Antifa Movement Trump Is Blaming For Violence
President Donald Trump has blamed antifa activists for violence at protests over police killings of black people, but antifa isn't an organization and targeting it isn't so simple. A look at what antifa is and is not: WHAT IS ANTIFA?
Learn MoreBiden Releases Plan To Reopen US Economy Amid Coronavirus
Joe Biden on Thursday released a plan that he says can jump-start an economy in free fall from the coronavirus pandemic and said he is better positioned than President Donald Trump to safeguard businesses and their employees.
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Trump's Coronavirus Response Is A 'Denial' Of Science, Experts And Facts, John Kerry Says
The U.S. has "reneged on its role as leader of the free world" under President Donald Trump and failed in its response to the coronavirus crisis, according to former Secretary of State John Kerry.Kerry slammed Trump's "reckless" response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and said the U.S. had failed to show international leadership through the crisis.
Learn MoreGeorge Floyd, Derek Chauvin Had Friction Working Together As Nightclub Security Guards: Coworker
According to a man who claims he worked at the same Minneapolis nightclub that once employed George Floyd and his alleged killer, disgraced policeman Derek Chauvin, the two men were well acquainted, and, at times, "bumped heads" over the officer's aggressive handling of the club's patrons.
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Dem AG: Letting America Burn Is The Path To Growth
Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey (D.) on Tuesday refused to denounce the violent riots occurring nationwide, likening them to the purifying effects of a forest fire. "Yes, America is burning, but that's how forests grow," Healey said in a speech delivered to the Boston Chamber of Commerce.
Learn MoreWealthy Havens Lure Homebuyers In 'Mad Rush' From San Francisco
Katrina Kehl warned her clients not to expect many offers on their $1.7 million home in Marin County, just north of San Francisco. They were, after all, in the middle of a pandemic and economic collapse.They ended up with 13 bids.
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Romney Accused Of Racism After Saying NAACP Wants 'Free Stuff'
Even before Mitt Romney delivered his speech before the NAACP National Convention on Wednesday, it seemed unlikely that his primary motive was to convince large numbers of black voters to turn against President Obama. After the speech, many pundits concluded that Romney actually wanted to get booed, and he even admitted in an interview that he "expected" to get a negative response.
Learn MoreStudy That Claims White Police No More Likely To Shoot Minorities Draws Fire
Researchers are raising red flags about a recent study on race and deadly encounters with police in the United States, highlighting the difficulties in measuring racial bias. The study claimed that white police were no more likely than their nonwhite colleagues to shoot minorities. But now, other researchers say the study was flawed and that it adds little to the debate.
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Trump Surrounds Himself With Generals Who Are Masculine - But Also Obedient
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. Ret. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, former national security adviser, made headlines this month after pleading guilty to a felony and agreeing to co-operate with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.
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As President-elect Donald Trump began building the top tier of his administration, he has turned to friends and advisers to ask just how many generals would be too many - suggesting he may want to tap as many as five - to fill his Cabinet and the highest rungs of the White House.He's already up to three, with retired generals in crucial national security posts: secretary of defense (James Mattis), secretary of homeland security (John Kelly) and national security adviser (Michael Flynn).
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They Protected Barrios Against Looting. 'Don't Come Here To Tag Up All These Walls, Homie'
Dressed in a black tank top and black shorts that stretched down to his shins, Orlando Fuentes stood in front of a boarded-up T-shirt store at the Anaheim Towne Center on Monday night. About 30 other people and a pit bull named Daisy were with him.
Learn MoreRevolutionary Extremist Groups Lighting American Cities Ablaze - Where Was The FBI?
If you watched the video of the killing of George Floyd and were not horrified, I suggest you spend some time in intense self-reflection. I fear your immortal soul may be in peril. The man was murdered. If you are engaged in peaceful protesting of Floyd's killing, I support you fully.
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Rosenstein Says, In Retrospect, He Would Not Have Signed Page Warrant Application
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said on Wednesday that he would not have signed off on a final warrant application of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page if he had known the information that would be in a watchdog report.
Learn MoreRosenstein Agrees That By August Of 2017 There Was No Evidence Of Trump-Russia Collusion
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein conceded on Wednesday that by August of 2017 there was no evidence that the Trump campaign had colluded with Russians to sabotage the 2016 election, even though the investigation into that allegation would persist for another year and a half.
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Dept. Of Homeland Security Names White Supremacy A Domestic Terrorist Threat
In the wake of the El Paso shooting and other white supremacist-motivated attacks, the Department of Homeland Security has added white supremacy to its list of domestic terrorism threats, marking the first time since the creation of the department post-9/11 that it has emphasized white nationalist domestic terrorism as a threat on par with that posed by foreign groups.
Learn MoreBlueprint For A Better Deal For Black America
It has been over a half-century since the enactment of landmark civil rights legislation targeting the scourge of racial discrimination. Unfortunately, too many black families today suffer from a non-racial scourge - conditions that undermine upward mobility and perpetuate unacceptable levels of poverty, crime and other social ills. The vaunted social safety net has become a web.
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Thousands Flood Downtown Newark For Peaceful Protests
Thousands of protesters filled Market Street on Saturday to protest police brutality. Signs listing the names of black men and women who died at the hands of police lined posters and T-shirts. George Floyd's name was shouted alongside the chant "I can't breathe."
Learn MoreTwo Lawyers Arrested In Molotov Cocktail Attack On Police In Brooklyn
Two lawyers were charged with taking part in a Molotov cocktail attack on a police patrol car over the weekend - a human rights lawyer and a Princeton-educated associate at a Manhattan law firm.The attack during the Brooklyn protests left the dashboard of a blue-and-white police car.
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Amy Klobuchar Once Failed To Prosecute Derek Chauvin, Cop In Floyd Death
Former Democratic presidential candidate and potential vice presidential pick Amy Klobuchar failed to get charges brought against the police officer involved in George Floyd's death while serving as a county attorney in 2006, prompting criticism of her law enforcement background.
Learn MoreGeorge Floyd And Officer Derek Chauvin Worked Security At The Same Minneapolis Club Up To End Of Last Year
A former club owner in south Minneapolis says the now-fired police officer and the black man who died in his custody this week both worked security for her club up to the end of last year. George Floyd and now-former Officer Derek Chauvin both worked security at the El Nuevo Rodeo club on Lake Street.
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Another 2.1 Million File Jobless Claims, But Total Unemployed Shrinks
First-time claims for unemployment benefits totaled 2.1 million last week, the lowest total since the coronavirus crisis began though indicative that a historically high number of Americans remain separated from their jobs.
Learn MoreCongress, Focus On Nursing Homes And Our Vulnerable Elderly, Not Bailouts
Congress has already passed relief packages totaling $3.6 trillion in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It may soon spend trillions more bailing out the U.S. Postal Service in addition to the airlines and city and state governments that have for so long embraced fiscal irresponsibility.
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'Vote Trump' Mississippi Church Arson Suspect Pleads Guilty
A member of a black church in Mississippi has pleaded guilty to burning the church, which was also spray painted with the slogan "Vote Trump," a week before the 2016 presidential election.Andrew McClinton, 47, pleaded guilty to arson Thursday, the Delta Democrat-Times reported.
Learn MoreSouth Philly Judge Of Elections Admits He Took Bribes To Stuff The Ballot Box For Democratic Candidates
A former judge of elections and Democratic committeeperson from South Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to accepting thousands of dollars in bribes to inflate the vote totals for three Democratic candidates for Common Pleas Court judge in 2015, and for other Democratic candidates for office in 2014 and 2016, U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced Thursday.
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The General Election Scenario That Democrats Are Dreading
In early April, Jason Furman, a top economist in the Obama administration and now a professor at Harvard, was speaking via Zoom to a large bipartisan group of top officials from both parties.
Learn MoreLet's End The CARES Act's Work Disincentive That's Hurting Employers
If you're a small-business owner looking to hire back workers you were forced to lay off due to the COVID-19 economic shutdown, you shouldn't have to face another government-created burden. But sadly, you're facing just that.
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Jamie Dimon Says Coronavirus Crisis Is 'Wake-Up Call' For A More Inclusive
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday in a memo that the coronavirus crisis should be used to build an economy that offers opportunities for "dramatically more people."The memo, issued ahead of his bank's annual shareholder meeting, served as an update to the New York-based lender's response to the pandemic.
Learn MoreAnalysis: States That Reopened Earlier Haven't Seen Higher Rates Of Infection
States that have reopened their economies appear to be faring no worse in terms of coronavirus cases than those that have not, a new data analysis by the Washington Examiner shows.All 50 states have either reopened at least parts of their economies or are in the process of doing so.
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Many US States Have Ceen Lower Infection Rates After Ending Lockdowns That Are Now Destroying Millions Of Livelihoods Worldwide, JP Morgan Study Claims Black And Latino Groups And Leaders Want Anyone But Amy Klobuchar For Biden's Vice President Michigan AG Calls Trump 'A Petulant Child,' Says He's No Longer Welcome In State After Not Wearing A MaskArticles
Seattle Asks State To Create $100 Million Coronavirus Relief Fund For Undocumented Immigrants
The Seattle City Council passed a resolution Monday asking Gov. Jay Inslee and Washington state lawmakers to help undocumented immigrants who have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic.
Learn MoreImmigrants Who Lack Legal Status Can Begin Applying For State Coronavirus Relief
Californians living in the U.S. illegally may begin applying for disaster assistance payments of $500 per person and up to $1,000 per household.
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The state government has made available $75 million to help a projected 150,000 immigrants without legal status weather the coronavirus crisis.Additional Reading
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The Deranged Civic Religion Of The Lockdown Protesters
Over the weekend, The Washington Post published a chilling description of the first day of reopened business at a mall in an upscale suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. Bored rich people wandered the aisles of Anthropologie and Crate & Barrel, pawing at the wares, some with no masks or hand sanitizer in sight.
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Former national security adviser Susan Rice privately told House investigators that she unmasked the identities of senior Trump officials to understand why the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates was in New York late last year, multiple sources told CNN.
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Biden White House Would Yank Keystone XL Permit
Joe Biden would rescind President Donald Trump's permit allowing the Keystone XL oil pipeline to cross the border into the U.S., a move that would effectively kill the controversial project, his campaign told POLITICO on Monday.
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A common theme that has emerged from the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation is bureau officials' use of media reports
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The Case For Michael Flynn
President Reagan's national security policy was "peace through strength." Notice that first word, peace, depends on strength-meaning military strength-which many find counterintuitive. But that strength is essential to getting the results Reagan got.
Learn MoreDemocrats Push New $3T Coronavirus Relief Bill Through House
Democrats have powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the House, an election-year measure designed to brace a U.S. economy in free fall and a health care system struggling to contain a pandemic still pummeling the country.
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Biden Taps Top Bernie Allies To Craft Economic Agenda
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has called on two of socialist senator Bernie Sanders's (I., Vt.) top allies to help lead an economic advisory group tasked with shaping the party's 2020 agenda.The Biden campaign tapped top Sanders allies Stephanie Kelton and Sara Nelson to join a "unity task force" focused on developing the Democratic platform on the economy.
Learn MoreThousands Of Americans Have Become Socialists Since March
Abby Harms was laid off from their job at a Denver board-games store the same day that the city went into lockdown. Within days of filling out a petition for laid-off service workers, Harms (who identifies as nonbinary) got an unexpected call from the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. Did they need food or help getting groceries?
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Campus Notebook: Keeping An Eye On Capitol Drinking, Porn, Theft And Arrests
An Architect of the Capitol employee, who was arrested for drunk driving and imprisoned for a month, fraudulently used medical leave to cover their missed time at work, an inspector general report found.
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Nearly eight years after he was last on the ballot, Barack Obama is emerging as a central figure in the 2020 presidential election.Democrats are eagerly embracing Obama as a political wingman for Joe Biden, who spent two terms by his side as vice president.
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FBI's Man In Europe Undercut Ohr's Claim Of Limited Russiagate Role
An FBI agent's newly released testimony undercuts top Justice Department official Bruce Ohr's denial of a conflict of interest between his Trump-Russia efforts and his wife's work for Fusion GPS, producer of the discredited Steele dossier.
Learn MoreHouse Democrats Unveil New $3T Relief Bill With Aid To States, Direct Payments To Americans
House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief package - which includes another round of direct payments to Americans - designed to ease the pandemic's effects on the health care system and the economy.
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How We Prevented COVID-19 Cases At Liberty University
Hindsight is a powerful tool that provides vision and clarity, especially about life and death decisions we make. Looking back over our plan to prevent COVID-19 cases at Liberty University while simultaneously prioritizing the needs of students who lacked the resources and accommodations to weather the storm, we seemed to have struck the perfect balance.
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During the month of April and into early May, Nancy Bass-Wyden, who is married to Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, bought a wide range of stocks totaling between $714,000 and $1.8 million. Bass-Wyden bought between $115,000 and $250,000 in Amazon.com Inc., and between $100,000 and $200,000 in The Walt Disney Co.
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House Democrats Outline Immigration Priorities For Next Coronavirus Relief Measure
House Democrats are pushing for a variety of provisions to help undocumented immigrants in the next coronavirus relief bill, but they acknowledge they'll need more help from Republican allies if they want to get any signed into law.
Learn More'Partisan Tribalism' Dominates In Poll Of Americans' Virus Views
Democrats and Republicans see the coronavirus threat in starkly different terms, with Democrats more likely to have been personally affected by the pandemic and Republicans more confident of a return to normalcy.
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Hillary Clinton, The Podesta Group And The Saudi Regime: A Fatal Menage A Trois
If I told you that Democratic Party lobbyist Tony Podesta, whose brother John Podesta chairs Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, is a registered foreign agent on the Saudi government's payroll, you'd probably think I was a Trump-thumping, conspiratorial nutcase. But it's true.
Learn MoreWhy Michael Flynn Is Walking Free
Michael Flynn was an early, instinctive Trumpist. The retired general was an enthusiastic backer of Donald Trump's candidacy, leading chants of "Lock her up!" at the 2016 Republican National Convention. And his less public work bore the hallmarks of Trumpism too: brazen lying, shameless profiteering, conspiracy-mongering, and bigoted tweeting.
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Justice Department Dropping Flynn's Trump-Russia Case
The Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that became a rallying cry for the president and his supporters in attacking the FBI's Trump-Russia investigation.
Learn MoreChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Defends Hairstylist Visit Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Democrat, defended a haircut she received recently despite salons and barbershops shutting down under the state's stay-at-home order.Lightfoot was criticized for her actions after previously stating in one of her public service announcements that "getting your roots done is not essential," according to the Chicago Tribune.
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Biden Voted To Block Creation Of Senate Office That Handles Sexual Harassment Complaints
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden voted in favor of a motion that would have blocked the creation of the Senate office that receives sexual harassment complaints.
Learn MoreEx-Green Berets Tried To Recruit This Vet For A Failed Coup. Now He's Speaking Out
"Did you watch the Jack Ryan show last night? Like what are we doing here?" asked a veteran of the war in Afghanistan when several ex-Green Berets attempted to recruit him to help launch a coup in Venezuela.
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Fact Check: Did Fauci Contradict Pompeo On Whether Coronavirus Outbreak Originated In Wuhan Lab?
Numerous media outlets have reported that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and most prominent face on President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force, contradicted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's claim that there is "enormous evidence" that the coronavirus outbreak originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Learn MoreElection Integrity Matters, But It Isn't All Democrats Are Focused On
The coronavirus has changed the way we all will need to interact in the immediate future, but any changes - even temporary changes - to something as fundamental as Americans' right to vote must be done safely, securely, and in a non-partisan way. The Democrats' recent proposals and lawsuits miss that mark. We must beware of partisan Democrats bearing "reforms," because they are not chiefly concerned with protecting free and fair elections.
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The Tyrannical Soul Of Gretchen Whitmer
When Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation he was criticized by abolitionists for not issuing a more sweeping order. He refused to do so, asking "If I take the step, must I not do so . . . without any argument, except the one that I think the measure politically expedient, and morally right? Would I not thus give up all footing upon constitution or law?
Learn MoreDemocrats, It's Time To Consider A Plan B
If you're lucky when you report your sexual assault, you'll become known as a person who was sexually assaulted. If you're unlucky, you'll become known as a person who lied about being sexually assaulted.It could still go either way for Tara Reade. Mr. Biden has unequivocally denied Ms. Reade's allegations.
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Biden Taps Former Senator Who Made Waitress Sandwich With Ted Kennedy To VP Selection Committee
Joe Biden, who has been doing his best to avoid confronting allegations of sexual assault levied against him, has formed a committee to help him choose a (female) running mate.
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Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer on Tuesday issued a warning to residents after seven registered sex offenders who he said were "high-risk" were recently released from custody early amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Remdesivir: Drug Has 'Clear-Cut' Power To Fight Coronavirus
here is "clear-cut" evidence that a drug can help people recover from the coronavirus, say US officials. Remdesivir cut the duration of symptoms from 15 days down to 11 in clinical trial at hospitals around the world.
Learn MorePelosi Statement On Allegations Regarding Brett Kavanaugh
"I applaud the courage of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford to come forward to share her story. As we continue to learn more about these allegations against Judge Kavanaugh, we must ensure that Dr. Ford's rights to justice and privacy are respected.
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Why Is Mark Brnovich Doing Republicans' Dirty Work To Make Voting Tougher?
Mark Brnovich has seemingly compelling reasons to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to keep "ballot harvesting" illegal in the state. The attorney general argues in his petition filed on Monday
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It's about paying paramedics, who are risking their lives for us. It's about paying firefighters and police officers, bus drivers and teachers, garbage collectors and prison guards.
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Gov. Phil Murphy Is Usurping Legislative Powers With His Latest Edict
On Friday, Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order that "waives provisions of statutory law that prohibit the use of security deposits for rental payments," according to the state website.
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Between 2012 and 2018, 28.3 million mail-in ballots remain unaccounted for, according to data from the federal Election Assistance Commission. The missing ballots amount to nearly one in five
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Why Americans Don't Vote Their Class Anymore
For decades now, major left-wing parties throughout the West have been bleeding support from the working-class voters whose interests they claim to represent. In the mid-20th century, a voter's socioeconomic position strongly predicted his or her partisan allegiance: In Britain, France, and the United States
Learn More80,000 People Died Of Flu Last Winter In US
An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter - the disease's highest death toll in at least four decades. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, revealed the total in an interview Tuesday night with The Associated Press.
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So, Perineum Sunning Is A Thing Now-Here's Why Doctors Definitely Don't Want You To Try It
From sitting over a pot of boiling water to steam the vagina, to sticking jade eggs you-know-where, "wellness" trends involving the genitals don't seem to want to die. Now, there's another one to add to that list: "perineum sunning."
Learn MoreDossier Author Testified His Emails Were 'Wiped,' He No Longer Has Documents Related To Primary Source
Christopher Steele told a British court last month that he no longer has documents and other information from his meetings with the main source for his Trump dossier, suggesting that the former British spy has no way of backing up
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CHP Bans Protests At California Capitol After Rally Against Newsom's Stay-At-Home Order
Following Monday's protest at the state Capitol where demonstrators defied Gov. Gavin Newsom's orders banning large gatherings, the California Highway Patrol says it will no longer issue permits for events at any state properties, including the Capitol.
Learn MoreWoman Arrested After Moms Stage 'Playdate Protest' Over Idaho Stay At Home Order
One of the advocates of a movement urging Idahoans to disobey the governor's stay at home order has been arrested at a protest in Meridian. Forty-year-old Sara Brady, who's affiliated with the anti-vaccine groups Idahoans for Vaccine
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Smithfield Closes South Dakota Pork Plant Due To Coronavirus
Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday that it is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls until further notice after hundreds of employees tested positive for the coronavirus
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We're in a knock-down, drag-out fight with an invisible enemy. Our nemesis - coronavirus - has hit hard claiming more than 40,000 American lives, so far. Every single one of those lives mattered
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'Xenophobe In Chief': Democrats Blast Trump's Plan To Suspend Immigration To The U.S.
Congressional Democrats slammed President Donald Trump after he announced that he plans to suspend immigration to the United States, arguing that such a move does nothing to protect Americans from the coronavirus and deflects attention away from his handling of the outbreak.
Learn MoreYour Taxes Could Go Up If NJ Goes Through With Borrowing $9 Billion To Cover Budget Holes
Sales and property taxes could go up if New Jersey follows through on a plan to borrow up to $9 billion from the U.S. Federal Reserve to patch the holes in revenue ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Phil Murphy first discussed the possibility last week but it is unclear
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A Closed Economy Is A Republic In Peril
"Realistically, COVID-19 will be here for the next 18 months or more," Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel told Lawrence O'Donnell last weekend on MSNBC. He continued, "How are people supposed to find work if this goes on in some form for a year and a half? Is all that economic pain worth trying to stop COVID-19? The truth is we have no choice."
Learn MoreIvy League Bailout: Colleges With Billions Get More Millions
Colleges and universities around the country are receiving billions in federal bailout money, and Ivy League institutions with billions of dollars in endowments are no exception. Based on data obtained from the Department of Education, Campus Reform identified just how much each of the eight Ivy League institutions are receiving
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Hollywood Casts A Very Flattering Light On Right-Wing White Women
"I don't believe in demonizing anybody," said actor Cate Blanchett in interviews promoting her much-hyped new FX series, Mrs. America, which premiered this week. "We are all full of contradictions and hypocrisies. No one is perfect, including Phyllis, although her hair was mostly always perfect."
Learn MoreWhy Does India Have So Few Covid-19 Cases And Deaths?
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FBI Received Evidence Of Russian Disinformation In Steele Dossier
The FBI received evidence that Russian disinformation polluted the infamous Steele dossier, according to information declassified Friday from the Justice Department inspector general's report of the FBI's surveillance of the Trump campaign.
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Ever since a "senior official in the Trump administration" penned an anonymous 2018 New York Times column attacking President Trump as unfit for office, Washington has been engrossed in a high-stakes whodunit.
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New York City Struggles To Get Accurate Coronavirus Fatality Count As More People Die At Home
New York City is struggling to get an accurate count of the number of Covid-19 fatalities as more people die at home and some likely coronavirus deaths are attributed to heart attacks and other causes,
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Some jailbirds are taking "advantage" of the coronavirus pandemic by seeking early release, NYPD's top cop warned Wednesday. More than 1,500 inmates were released from prison as of Friday and hundreds more are on their way out.
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NY Times Editor Says Biden Sexual-Assault Article Was Edited After His Campaign Complained
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet said on Monday that the paper made a controversial change to its report on the sexual-assault allegation against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden after his campaign complained about the wording.
Learn More'Greatest Fear': Chicago Hides Names Of Released Prisoners From Police
Cook County, home of Chicago, released hundreds of inmates from its jails during the coronavirus crisis. But good luck trying to find out who is back on the streets or what crimes they are accused of committing.
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The Pandemic Could Be An Opportunity To Remake Cities
Last Tuesday, A Gemballa Mirage GT barrelled into a series of parked cars on a Manhattan street. The driver fled and was arrested. And for a moment, New York seemed almost normal, free of the quiet that has ruled the city for three weeks
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For Thirty years, a 40-foot-high section of US Route 101 wove like a blackberry vine through a low, old neighborhood of Edwardian and Georgian buildings in San Francisco's Hayes Valley.
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A Woman Accuses Joe Biden Of Sexual Assault, And All Hell Breaks Loose Online. Here's What We Know
Last week, podcaster Katie Halper, an avid fan of presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, released an episode of her podcast containing a shocking accusation: In an interview, Alexandra Tara Reade, who briefly worked for former Vice President Joe Biden when he was in the U.S. Senate, said that Biden had sexually assaulted her in 1993, pinning her up against a wall and digitally penetrating her during an encounter on Capitol Hill.
Learn MoreA Woman Accuses Biden Of Sexual Assault - And Few Liberals Listen
It's a good thing for Joe Biden that he's not a Republican and that the only news story getting attention is the one about the pandemic - because if Biden were running for president under the GOP banner, and if the virus weren't the only story on the radar screen, he'd be in real trouble right about now. A woman named Tara Reade, who worked for then-Sen. Biden in the 1990s, claims he sexually assaulted her in 1993.
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Pennsylvania Seeking Medical Supplies From Hospital Driven Into Financial Ruin By Venture Linked To Biden's Brother
Pennsylvania officials are seeking access to critical medical supplies and equipment from an abandoned rural hospital at the center of a fraud scandal involving Joe Biden's brother, James Biden.
Learn MoreIndia's Drugmakers Ramp Up Production Of 'Game-Changer' Coronavirus Drug Hydroxychloroquine
As the COVID-19 pandemic widens across the world, there has been a sudden interest in an anti-malarial and anti-inflammatory drug called hydroxychloroquine.
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Joe Biden Details Phone Call About Coronavirus With 'Very Gracious' Trump
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden detailed what was discussed during his phone call with President Trump, saying his 2020 rival was "very gracious" during the talk.
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As the U.S. scales up purchase and use of the drug hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients, a leading Mayo Clinic cardiologist is sounding a warning: Anyone promoting the drug
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Cuomo Proposes 3 Percent Tax On New Medical Facilities
Many health care firms looking to erect new medical facilities face a fat tax hike under Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $178-billion budget plan. The proposal will slap health care providers with a new 3 percent surcharge - on top of the current .55 percent fee - to win Albany's OK to construct new hospital facilities, nursing homes, diagnostic treatment centers, ambulatory surgery centers and other clinics.
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LA Doctor Seeing Success With Hydroxychloroquine To Treat COVID-19
A Los Angeles doctor said he is seeing significant success in prescribing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in combination with zinc to treat patients with severe symptoms of COVID-19.
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74 Journalism Professors Sign Letter Slamming Fox News Over Coronavirus 'Misinformation': 'A Danger To Public Health'
Seventy-four journalism professors signed an open letter to the heads of Fox News accusing the network of spreading misinformation on the coronavirus amid the global pandemic. "Americans consistently rate the Fox New Channel as one of the most trusted TV channels".
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Jennifer Herrera is down to her last 15 days of a drug she needs to control her inflammatory arthritis. Her pharmacy is out of stock and has no idea when its next shipment will come in. Her misfortune is that she's dependent on a version of chloroquine, a drug touted by President Trump and others as a treatment for COVID-19.
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A Dismal Record: Nearly 10 Million Filed For Unemployment In Last 2 Weeks
The number of new people claiming unemployment benefits totaled a staggering 6.648 million last week - doubling the record set a week earlier, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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Dan Fagan: The coronavirus Fight Is Tough, But Here Is A Small Ray Of Hope
If you're looking for a potential silver lining in the coronavirus pandemic, here's something. On Monday, Amneal Pharmaceuticals announced it will donate 400,000 tablets of the drug, hydroxychloroquine, to treat some patients with the coronavirus. In small anecdotal cases, hydroxychloroquine has successfully relieved the acute respiratory symptoms of those infected by the COVID-19 virus.
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FDA Gives Emergency Approval For Antimalarial Drugs In Treating Coronavirus Patients
Former coronavirus patients like actor Daniel Dae Kim swear by it, but even after receiving emergency FDA approval, the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine still has an image problem on the left after being touted by President Trump.
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French Researcher Posts Successful Covid-19 Drug Trial
A renowned research professor in France has reported successful results from a new treatment for Covid-19, with early tests suggesting it can stop the virus from being contagious in just six days.
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Some six in 10 Americans approve of the job Donald Trump is doing to combat the coronavirus crisis, pushing the president's approval rating - 49% - to the highest of his presidency, according to a poll released Tuesday by Gallup.
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Three unaccompanied migrant children in U.S. government custody have tested positive for the coronavirus, federal officials said Thursday, highlighting concerns among advocates about the vulnerability of detained immigrants during the global pandemic.
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The full text of the final $2 trillion economic stimulus plan hasn't been publicly released, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the GOP-led Senate will still vote Wednesday on the legislation.
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Visibly frustrated with reports of gatherings throughout Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivered a stern warning to those who continue to get together during the COVID-19 pandemic: We will shut it down and you may be arrested.
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Trump Thinks He Knows Better Than The Doctors About Coronavirus
First, President Trump ignored the coronavirus, dismissing its threat to the public. Then briefly he took it somewhat seriously. He gave an address from the Oval Office, followed by one of the more sober-minded news conferences of his administration.
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House Democrats Eyeing Much Broader Phase 3 Stimulus
House Democrats are indicating they want to go bigger and broader than the already massive economic stimulus package offered by Senate Republicans to blunt the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Democratic Party's leading super PAC will begin hitting President Donald Trump over coronavirus in four battleground states, using millions from liberal billionaire George Soros.
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DOJ Seeks New Emergency Powers Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The Justice Department has quietly asked Congress for the ability to ask chief judges to detain people indefinitely without trial during emergencies - part of a push for new powers that comes as the novel coronavirus spreads throughout the United States.
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No one except the foolish or perhaps the suicidal would deny that the coronavirus has created a deadly crisis affecting every American. But it is in a time of crisis that Americans are at their very best. America was born out of crisis. Taken for granted by an arrogant king
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Democrats Attempt To Gut The Insider Trading Bill
What exactly is Kirstin Gillibrand thinking? The Democratic senator from New York has proposed a new version of a bill to outlaw insider trading by members of Congress that would, in effect, make it completely legal for members of Congress to engage in insider trading.
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Any Airline Bailout Must Have Climate-Change Conditions Attached, Says Group Of Democrats
Airlines have their collective hand out for billions of dollars in emergency aid as the coronavirus crisis obliterates the travel sector, and now select Democrats see that as an opportunity to press the major carriers,
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Celebrities, politicians and professional athletes faced a backlash this week as many revealed that they had been tested for the coronavirus, even when they didn't have a fever or other tell-tale symptoms.
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Trump Pushes For Massive Aid From Congress, Checks To Public
In a massive federal effort Tuesday, President Donald Trump asked Congress to speed emergency checks to Americans, enlisted the military for MASH-like hospitals and implored ordinary people - particularly socially active millennials - to do their part by staying home to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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Diseases and just about the only official in the Trump administration trusted to tell the truth about the coronavirus, said last Thursday: "The system does not, is not really geared to what we need right now.... It is a failing. Let's admit it."
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Knowingly Exposing Others To HIV Is No Longer A Felony In California
California lawmakers have passed legislation to reduce the penalty for those who knowingly or intentionally expose others to HIV without their knowledge, rolling back a law that mostly affected sex workers.
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About 7 million people in the San Francisco Bay Area woke up Tuesday to nearly empty highways, shuttered stores and vacant streets after officials issued an order for residents to stay at home and only leave for "essential" reasons in a desperate attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Democrat Biden Tacks Left, Backs Warren Bankruptcy Plan With Student Loan Relief
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden has endorsed former rival Elizabeth Warren's plan to reform consumer bankruptcy laws including allowing relief of student loan debt, incorporating proposals by the party's progressive wing into the moderate frontrunner's campaign.
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COVID-19 is now officially a pandemic according to the World Health Organization. With over 1,000 cases in the U.S. that we know of, lawmakers are grappling with how to respond. Testing, quarantines, travel bans, large-gathering cancellations, sheltering in place
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Albright: Joe Biden Will Restore America's Stature In The World
American foreign policy under President Trump has been defined by a relentless effort to dismantle the global system of problem solving that the United States helped create after World War II.
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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is working to capitalize on President Donald Trump's management of the coronavirus crisis, accusing the Trump administration of "severe shortcomings" in its response to the pandemic.
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Coronavirus: Trump Bans Travel From Europe, Democrats Seek Open Borders
President Trump issued a travel ban on the continent of Europe for at least 30 days while House and Senate Democrats push to dismantle his authority to enact such life-saving immigration restrictions.
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Trump's Coronavirus Tax Cut Hits Rough Patch As Lawmakers Talk Stimulus
President Donald Trump's push for some form of payroll tax holiday is stumbling out of the gate as lawmakers and the White House try to cobble together a quick stimulus package to help those adversely affected by the COVID-19 virus.
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Daniel Eggers said gender-affirming medical care saved his life. Eggers, 18, a transgender high school student in Alabama, began taking testosterone two years ago with his parents' blessing following a lifetime of depression
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Coronavirus Doesn't Affect Bernie's Belief In Open Borders
Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday that he would not close the borders over the escalating coronavirus outbreak. The Democratic presidential candidate flatly said, "No," when asked at a Fox News town hall broadcast.
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As Joe Biden cradles a delegate lead through the handful of primary states that will vote Tuesday, he has unleashed a rarely used weapon in what has become a two-man battle for the Democratic presidential nomination:
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Brian Williams, NYT's Gay Criticized Over Math Flub: 'Saddest Clip In TV History'
MSNBC's Brian Williams was mocked over math on social media after quoting a tweet claiming that former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg "could have given each American $1 million
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Like most everything else in America today, views of the coronavirus and the government response to it are heavily colored by politics. Democrats are most likely to see the new virus as a threat and to criticize the government's response.
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America Punished Elizabeth Warren For Her Competence
In November 2019, as the Democratic presidential candidates prepared for the primaries that had been taking place unofficially for more than a year and that would begin in earnest in February
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It took Joe Biden's moderate rivals just hours to unite behind his presidential campaign after they left the race. Bernie Sanders hasn't been so fortunate. Elizabeth Warren, one of Sanders' closest ideological allies
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Is Idaho Turning A Little Blue? Primary Might Provide Clues
Idaho last year was the fastest-growing state in the nation, with close to 37,000 new residents boosting its population to nearly 1.8 million.
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Today, the Minority Leader of the United States Senate stood outside the Supreme Court at a rally and threatened, by name, two sitting members of that Court.
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'We Love You Massa': Spike Lee Mocks Black Trump Supporters
Hollywood director Spike Lee should do the right thing and stop demonizing African Americans who support President Trump. On his Instagram account the BlaKkKlansmen director posted a photo of African American Trump supporters
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MSNBC anchor Katy Tur was shocked to learn that a Latino voter will be supporting Republican President Donald Trump in the November election. Tur's surprise came during an interview with an East Los Angeles voter
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Audience Member Calls Out Bloomberg For Pushing Gun Control While Using Armed Guards: 'Does Your Life Matter More Than Mine?'
An audience member called out former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg for "pushing for more gun control" when he has "an armed security detail."
Learn MoreThe Supreme Court Will Consider Obamacare's Constitutionality - And The Outcome Could Bring 'Total Chaos'
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal case on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, that could potentially invalidate the entire law.
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Obama Selects Klain As Ebola Czar
President Barack Obama has chosen Ron Klain to serve as his administration's Ebola response coordinator, the White House said Friday. Klain will be responsible for the administration's "whole of government Ebola response
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Democratic presidential contenders are describing the federal infectious-disease bureaucracy as rudderless and ill-prepared for the coronavirus threat because of budget cuts and ham-handed leadership by President Donald Trump.
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The AOC Tapes: Rep Says She Got Goddaughter Into Bronx Charter School
Good for me, but not for thee. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez managed to get her goddaughter into a Bronx charter school, according to a Facebook Live video she recorded in 2017 - before she was a public figure.
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed (D) declared a state of emergency for the city on Tuesday amid concerns over the international coronavirus outbreak. While no coronavirus cases have been confirmed in San Francisco,
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Why Black Voters Keep Picking Democrats
Although opinion polls currently put President Donald Trump's approval among black voters at between 20 and 30%, most experts doubt that anything like that proportion of the black vote will go to Trump on Election Day.
Learn MoreDemocrats' Strategy To Stop Sanders Could Be Fatally Flawed
As the results of the Nevada caucuses showed Sen. Bernie Sanders solidifying his status as a - or the - Democratic frontrunner, those in the party who fear his nomination mounted increasingly panicked calls for other candidates
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As Trump Barricades The Border, Legal Immigration Is Beginning To Plunge
President Trump's immigration policies - like travel bans and visa restrictions or refugee caps and asylum changes - have begun to deliver on a longstanding goal: Legal immigration has fallen more than 11 percent and a steeper drop is looming.
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ustice Sonia Sotomayor lit up Twitter after issuing a dissent against the Supreme Court's 5-4 vote to allow an immigrant wealth test -- designed to weed out green card applicants deemed likely to need public assistance -- to go into effect.
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George Soros Has Enemies. He's Fine With That.
George Soros is a billionaire philanthropist, a former currency trader, a liberal champion and - in certain circles - a boogeyman. That last label seems to be a badge of honor.
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Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told a crowd at a private gathering in England on Wednesday night that the Trump administration "needs more immigrants" for the U.S. economy
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Here Are The Highlights From Last Night's Smoking Guns Democrat Debate
In the most explosive Democratic primary debate this cycle, six candidates savaged each other on stage from the Las Vegas Paris Theatre with three days to go until the Nevada caucuses on Saturday.
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Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday evening bragged about his philanthropic targeting of American coal-fired plants, closures which likely led to thousands of lost jobs.
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Brett Kavanaugh's Latest Opinion Should Terrify Democrats
If you've spent any time around the Federalist Society - the hugely influential conservative legal society that plays an outsized role in choosing President Trump's judicial nominees - then you've probably noticed their obsession with a singular issue.
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For nearly 50 years, Americans have celebrated Presidents' Day as more than just a three-day weekend. We've recognized this day in honor of the leadership demonstrated from the most revered workplace: The Oval Office.
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The Myth Of The Manufacturing Jobs Renaissance
US manufacturing jobs have disappeared. They won't be coming back. The Trump administration wants voters to believe in a US manufacturing renaissance -- proof of economic success as America barrels toward election day.
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So mayor Pete is a Red Diaper baby! This explains a lot ... " So writes Charlie, a longtime reader of mine and of The American Spectator. Please note that Charlie didn't call Pete a red, but a red-diaper baby.
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Inside The Black Panther Case
On the day President Obama was elected, armed men wearing the black berets and jackboots of the New Black Panther Party were stationed at the entrance to a polling place in Philadelphia.
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As tens of thousands of children fleeing violence in Central America crossed the border in search of safe harbor, overwhelmed U.S. officials weakened child protection policies,
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What Pete Buttigieg Says He Did At McKinsey
Last month, a source emailed a colleague of mine with a complicated theory that, the source claimed, proved Pete Buttigieg had been in the CIA. "The American people have the right to know if he was ever an agent or officer," the person wrote, with the kind of baseless confidence that lives on the internet.
Learn MoreWhy Trump Was Absolutely Right To Boot Alex Vindman
Barely a day passed after the president's acquittal in the Senate before he took action to transfer three figures connected with the effort to oust him. President Trump directed the transfer of both Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and his twin brother Yevgeny Vindman from the National Security Council.
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Trump Surrounds Himself With Generals Who Are Masculine - But Also Obedient
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. Ret. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, former national security adviser, made headlines this month after pleading guilty to a felony and agreeing to co-operate with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.
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Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, the former National Security Council aide and impeachment witness President Donald Trump fired Friday, was just doing his job, former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly told students and guests at a Drew University event here Wednesday night.Over a 75-minute speech and Q&A session, Kelly laid out, in the clearest terms yet, his misgivings about Trump's words
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Pelosi Calls For Investigation Into Roger Stone Sentencing Recommendation
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) in a tweet Tuesday night accused President Trump of engaging in "political interference in the sentencing of Roger Stone" and called for an investigation into the Department of Justice (DOJ).
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The Democratic-led Virginia House of Delegates has passed legislation that seeks to award the state's electoral votes to the presidential candidate that wins the national popular vote in an election.
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TV Ratings: Oscars Fall To All-Time Lows
ABC's broadcast comes in about 3 million viewers behind the previous low in 2018. ABC's Oscar telecast reached all-time lows in the ratings, falling sharply from last year.
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Staring at a fourth- or even fifth-place finish in Tuesday's first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary, Joe Biden is bolting from the Granite State to spend primary night in South Carolina, his campaign confirmed Tuesday.
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If You Think It's Bad For Mainstream Dems Now, Just Wait
It is always darkest, John McCain used to say, before it gets totally black. So it is for the American center-left right now. Bernie Sanders is currently favored to win the nomination,
Learn MoreBernie's Supporters Should Be Thanking Mayor Pete
Sen. Bernie Sanders' supporters should be thanking Pete Buttigieg right now. Sure, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, hogged the spotlight Tuesday night, declaring himself "victorious" before any of the actual
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January Adds A Much Stronger-Than-Expected 225,000 Jobs, With A Boost From Warm Weather
An unseasonably mild January helped power the U.S. jobs market to more gains, with nonfarm payrolls rising 225,000 for the month, well above Wall Street estimates.
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On Tuesday, in the final State of the Union address of his first term, President Donald Trump painted an optimistic and forward-looking picture of America under his leadership.
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New High Of 90% of Americans Satisfied With Personal Life
Nine in 10 Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in their personal life, a new high in Gallup's four-decade trend. The latest figure bests the previous high of 88% recorded in 2003.
Learn MoreEvery American Child Should Have A Choice When It Comes To School
The foundation to achieve the American Dream is anchored in hard work, perseverance and, most importantly, a quality education. Every child in America that has a meaningful chance to learn, can unlock the gateway to success.
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In Alabama, Sen. Doug Jones Kicks Off 2020 Reelection Bid
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat who pulled off a stunning political upset in Alabama two years ago, launched his reelection bid Sunday, seeking to create another Deep South victory in a Republican-dominated state.
Learn MoreThe Biggest Problem For Democrats Wasn't The Vote Count
Iowa's caucus-reporting meltdown was painful. But another grenade from Monday night, just beyond the line of sight, may be just as consequential. For more than a year, Democrats have been preparing for high turnout in 2020
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Julián Castro Doubles Down On Criticism Of Iowa's Early State Role
Julián Castro on Thursday doubled down on the notion that the first nominating states on the primary calendar should reflect the nation's diversity, firing back at the state party chairs who defended Iowa's first-in-the-nation status.
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Democrats are laser-focused on winning the 2020 presidential election, but what remains less obvious is the vision that will unify them and appeal to others in November and beyond. Even as they debate often profound policy disagreements
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Why I Support Bernie Sanders For President
A few weeks ago, I got to watch Bernie Sanders at a health care town hall meeting on a Saturday morning in New Hampshire. He walked into a room of some 100 people, mostly middle- and working-class.
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NBC host Chuck Todd recently asked guests on his show if supporters of President Trump just want to be lied to. It is a question that many in the media would never ask about Democrats, even in the face of overtly false claims.
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Ready, Dems? Hillary Wants A Starring Role
A divided Democratic Party, united only in a quest to defeat President Trump this year, is stretched to breaking over fault lines of young and old, liberal and moderate, persuaders and mobilizers, stabilizers and revolutionaries.
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When it comes to the 2020 presidential election, Democrats are nervous wrecks and Republican excitement has grown. That's according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
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Trump Allies Are Handing Out Cash To Black Voters
Allies of Donald Trump have begun holding events in black communities where organizers lavish praise on the president as they hand out tens of thousands of dollars to lucky attendees.
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Last month, Rep. Michele Bachmann announced her decision not to seek a fifth term amid an array of ethics charges, one of which is an allegation that she secretly paid Iowa state Sen.
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John Bolton Was Paid $115,000 To Participate In Two Panels Sponsored By Foundation Of Ukrainian Steel Magnate
National security adviser John Bolton was paid $115,000 in the past year to participate in two panel discussions sponsored by the foundation of an Ukrainian steel magnate - including one in Kiev last September
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Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded late Tuesday, a potentially major hurdle for Trump's hopes to end the trial with a quick acquittal.
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The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902
After its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898, Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. On February 4, 1899, just two days before the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty
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There's a proper way for a CIA whistleblower to complain about a president. The anonymous CIA whistleblower who set off the Ukraine impeachment brouhaha did it wrong. I would know - because I'm a former CIA officer who filed a whistleblower
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Five Times Obama Put Conditions On Foreign Aid And Democrats Didn't Care
The hypocrisy of the Democratic Party over this impeachment nonsense knows no bounds. Last week I noted five examples of Barack Obama obstructing justice that they had no problem with. Sadly, there's plenty more hypocrisy to point out.
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The United States on Thursday cut aid to Uganda, imposed visa restrictions and canceled a regional military exercise in response to a Ugandan law that imposes harsh penalties on homosexuality.
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Justice Dept. Concedes It Had 'Insufficient' Cause To Continue Monitoring Former Trump Campaign Adviser In Russia Probe
The Justice Department secretly acknowledged last month that it had "insufficient predication" to continue monitoring a former Trump campaign adviser during the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election
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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg may want to get his supporters to the polls, but his refusal to bring them to a pole is drawing the ire of some in the LGBT community.
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Schiff, Nadler Impeachment Tension Spills Out During Trial
The first question at Wednesday's news conference with House impeachment managers was directed at Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the New York Democrat whose Senate presentation helped prompt a rebuke from Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and a flood of criticism from Republican senators.
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Since Barack Obama entered the White House in 2009, his government has waged a war against whistleblowers and official leakers. On his watch, there have been eight prosecutions under the 1917 Espionage Act - more than double those under all previous presidents combined.
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Roberts Under Pressure From Both Sides In Witness Fight
Senate Democrats are pressing Chief Justice John Roberts to rule in favor of calling witnesses at President Trump's impeachment trial, while Republicans argue it could force his recusal from potential Supreme Court cases.
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An Iranian lawmaker offered a $3 million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms, ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday amid Tehran's latest standoff with Washington.
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The Senate Impeachment Trial: 8 Things You Need To Know
The House of Representatives has chosen members to participate in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, and they have presented the articles of impeachment to the Senate.
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Hillary Clinton lambasted Bernie Sanders in a forthcoming documentary as a "career politician" who "nobody likes," savaging her rival for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination less than two weeks before the 2020 Iowa caucuses.
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Bloomberg Offers Plan To Tackle Racial Economic Inequality
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg made a pitch to African American voters the day before the national holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr., visiting the site of a race massacre nearly 100 years ago that left hundreds dead and the city's thriving African American community in rubble.
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Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein authorized the release to the media of text messages between two highly placed FBI employees who exchanged criticism of then-candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, the Justice Department has revealed in a new court filing.
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Virginia Capital On Edge As F.B.I. Arrests Suspected Neo-Nazis Before Gun Rally
Alarming calls online for a race war. The arrest of three suspected neo-Nazis. Memories of the explosive clashes in Charlottesville, Va., three years ago. A sense of crisis enveloped the capital of Virginia on Thursday, with the police on heightened alert and Richmond bracing for possible violence
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As Mayor Pete Buttigieg contended with skyrocketing crime rates in South Bend, Ind., the city's police department trained officers to combat "sizeism" and "languageism," according to newly revealed documents. South Bend's police department instituted a series of diversity
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Rand Paul Threatens Fellow Republicans With Explosive Witness Votes
Sen. Rand Paul is waging a fierce campaign to prevent the Senate from hearing witnesses in Donald Trump's impeachment trial, vowing to force tough votes on his fellow Republicans if they break with the president or back Democrats' demands for new evidence.
Learn MoreThe Plot To Level The Administrative State
The nondelegation doctrine, unlike most legal concepts, is less boring than it sounds. After the 1930s, it became constitutional esoterica, a relic of a bygone age in which the Supreme Court resisted efforts by Americans to regulate their own economic affairs.
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USMCA Bill Tough Vote For Democrats Over Lack Of Environmental Protections
Sen. Jeff Merkley faced a difficult vote Tuesday as he joined colleagues on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to advance the bill that would implement President Donald Trump's new trade deal.
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The Senate sergeant-at-arms and Capitol Police are launching an unprecedented crackdown on the Capitol press corps for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, following a standoff between the Capitol's chief security officials,
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American Firms Aren't Beholden To America - But That's News To Trump
Trump's "phase one" agreement with China, to be signed on Wednesday, is intended partly to slow China's move into new technologies like electric cars by protecting the intellectual property of American corporations.
Learn MoreThe Blue-State Exodus Gains Momentum
Nine years ago I published a piece that asserted, "Voters around the country are concluding it's better to be red than dead," applying almost the exact opposite meaning to an old phrase referring to communism.
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Why The FBI's Investigation Into The President Was Unavoidable
The New York Times has reported that, in the wake of President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey, the bureau opened a counterintelligence investigation into the president.
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It was with some shock and not a little shame that we learned Texas is the first state in the nation to opt out of the federal refugee resettlement program. The news came Friday in a letter from Gov. Greg Abbott to Secretary of State
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Trump says he 'fully' agrees with Bolton 'analysis' of War Powers Resolution
President Trump said he supports former national security adviser John Bolton's opinion of the 1973 War Powers Resolution. "Smart analysis, I fully agree!" the president said Thursday after Bolton tweeted that the resolution violated the U.S. Constitution.
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Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden fully endorsed a president's unilateral authority to conduct strikes on terrorists without any public notification in a 2007 interview, a position he has disavowed in the wake of President Donald Trump's killing of Iranian terror leader Qassem Soleimani.
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New video shows 'missile' hit Ukrainian Airlines Boeing 737 before it crashed killing 176 - after Trump and Trudeau both said attack was a 'mistake' while Iran accuses the West of 'psychological warfare' as it DENIES it blew jet out of the sky Riddle of $1.3 Billion for Iran Might Relate to 13 Outlays Of Exactly $99,999,999.99Articles
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Trying To Check The Conservative Majority
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in the liberal minority on the Supreme Court but has a way of steering the debate on a case. Ginsburg spoke to CNN in a rare interview in her chambers this week.
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If there was still any doubt that the CES technology show has turned, at least partly, into a big automotive show, Bridgestone provides an answer. For 2020, the tire company is participating in CES for the first time ever,
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GOP Report: Obama Admin Worked To Allow Iran To Exchange Billions To Bypass Sanctions
Senate Republicans on Wednesday accused the Obama Administration of secretly trying to give Tehran access to the US financial system to convert billions of dollars in assets into Euros as part of the Iran nuclear deal.
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After striking an elusive nuclear deal with Iran, the Obama administration found itself in a quandary in early 2016: Iran had been promised access to its long-frozen overseas reserves, including $5.7 billion stuck in an Omani bank.
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Judicial Watch: State Department Handler For Steele Used Personal Email To Push Reports
Judicial Watch and The Daily Caller News Foundation today released 11 pages of State Department documents revealing a discussion about the use of private email to transmit potentially sensitive information from Christopher Steele, the author of the Clinton-funded, anti-Trump dossier.
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The killing of top Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani in an airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump last week sparked concerns about the possibility of World War III and renewed fears about the return of the draft. So many people visited the Selective Service website on Jan. 3,
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Chelsea Clinton's IAC Stock Is Now Worth $9 Million
Surging IAC/InterActiveCorp stock has left the S&P 500 in the dust in recent years, benefiting its shareholders, including board member Chelsea Clinton. Shares of IAC (ticker: IACI), which owns investments in a number of internet brands,
Learn MoreTrump Repeatedly Claimed Obama Would Take U.S. To War With Iran To Win Reelection
President Trump repeatedly predicted before running for office that his predecessor would start a war between the U.S. and Iran to help secure a second term in the White House. Several instances in which Mr. Trump indicated he believed
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How Team Obama Justifies The Killing Of A 16-Year-Old American
Cornered by reporters with video cameras, former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, a senior adviser to President Obama's reelection campaign, attempted to defend the kill list that the Obama Administration
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Lawyers for the Obama administration, arguing for their ability to kill an American citizen without trial in Yemen, contended that the protection of US citizenship was effectively removed by a key congressional act that blessed a global war against al-Qaida.
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Protesters Attack U.S. Embassy In Iraq, Chanting 'Death To America'
Protesters broke into the heavily guarded compound of the United States Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday and set fires inside in anger over American airstrikes that killed 24 members of an Iranian-backed militia over the weekend.
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The Chinese company in which Hunter Biden held a stake invested in a Congolese mine that was the site of gross human rights abuses and at least one death. Biden, son of Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden
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'We Have The Resources': Democratic Presidential Candidates Propose Trillions In Spending Amid Debate Over What's Doable
In 2019, Democrats running for president announced a slate of multitrillion-dollar proposals aimed at transforming the country and combating the economic and social ills they blame for giving rise to President Trump.
Learn MoreHundreds Of Obama Alumni Stab Joe Biden In The Back, Endorse Warren
Hundreds of Obama administration and campaign alumni are turning their backs on Joe Biden to support Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) in the Democratic presidential primary.
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Stacy Washington is the host of the podcast Stacy on the Right, broadcast on Youtube, Facebook, Soundcloud and terrestrial stations across the country. Stacy is the co-chairwoman of the Project 21 National Advisory Council of the National Center for Public Policy Research.
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As the number of family units from Central America dwindles, due to new policies taking effect at the U.S.-Mexico border, smuggling organizations are looking elsewhere for new business.
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Stacy Washington is the host of the podcast Stacy on the Right, broadcast on Youtube, Facebook, Soundcloud and terrestrial stations across the country. Stacy is the co-chairwoman of the Project 21 National Advisory Council of the National Center for Public Policy Research.
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Baltimore could wrap up 2019 with its highest per-capita homicide rate on record as killings of adults and minors alike for drugs, retribution, money or no clear reason continue to add up and city officials appear unable to stop the violence.
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One of the Constitution's clearest provisions is also one of its least-used: the process for removing the president for serious misconduct. Some politicians and lawyers, however, are trying to complicate this straightforward constitutional process
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How Ukrainian Oligarchs Secretly Became The Largest Real Estate Owners In Downtown Cleveland
In an explosive legal complaint filed last month in Delaware, attorneys for a major Ukrainian bank alleged that two oligarchs who founded the bank and controlled it from 2006 to 2016 laundered hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent corporate loans to purchase assets in the United States and unjustly enrich themselves and their associates.
Learn More'The Law Is The Law': Virginia Democrats Float Prosecution And National Guard Deployment If Police Don't Enforce Gun Control
Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill say local police who do not enforce gun control measures likely to pass in Virginia should face prosecution and even threats of the National Guard. After November's Virginia Legislature elections that led to Democrats taking control of both chambers,
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Trump Isn't Impeached Until The House Tells The Senate
Now that the House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump, what is the constitutional status of the two articles of impeachment? Must they be transmitted to the Senate to trigger a trial, or could they be held back by the House
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After he was acquitted in a major fraud trial, former Labor Secretary Ray Donovan asked, "Which office do I go to to get my reputation back?" The trial was ruinous for Donovan, personally and financially, and the question was a fair one. Donovan, however, at least received a trial.
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Nunes Memo Raises Question: Did FBI Violate Woods Procedures?
For all the debate over the House Republican memo pointing to alleged misconduct by some current and former FBI and Justice Department officials, one crucial point hasn't gotten the attention it deserves.
Learn MoreDemocrats Are Already Delegitimizing Senate Impeachment Trial
Congressional Democrats are already undermining the legitimacy of a likely impeachment trial in the Senate, which is widely expected not to convict President Donald Trump.
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Ford Gets Incentives To Invest $1.5 Billion In Metro Detroit, Add 3,000 Jobs
Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Hackett's vision for a mobility corridor stretching along Michigan Avenue from Detroit's Corktown neighborhood to Ann Arbor is growing to include the production of future vehicles.
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With California's minimum wage set to increase on January 1, restaurants facing high rent and staffing costs said it's a price they can't afford, which is forcing some to close their doors.
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Peterson Says He'll Likely Vote Against Impeachment
Barring new information that could convince him otherwise, Rep. Collin Peterson said Saturday he will vote against impeaching President Trump when the issue comes for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Sen. Mitt Romney (R., Utah) on Sunday evening announced a plan to give American parents up to $2,500 per child per year. Romney's proposal, a bipartisan scheme with Sen. Michael Bennet (D., Colo.),
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Voters Favor Jail, Firing For Rogue Officials Who Targeted Trump
Voters are ready to jail or fire senior law enforcement officials who illegally targeted President Trump, but most think they are unlikely to be punished. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone and online survey finds that 52% of Likely U.S. Voters
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Some swing voters here who voted for Barack Obama and then Donald Trump are firmly in Trump's camp now - and they're sick of impeachment. Why it matters: The two-plus hour conversation revealed major warning signs for the Democratic Party
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The Hidden Hand
The essence of a coup, which some might refer to as covert action, is the hidden hand. One does not announce that a foreign power is overthrowing the government and installing a new government.
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Democrats are doing serious damage to our republic with their shameful impeachment antics, but there's still a bright spot even in this dark chapter of our political history.
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The Hidden Hand
The essence of a coup, which some might refer to as covert action, is the hidden hand. One does not announce that a foreign power is overthrowing the government and installing a new government.
Learn MoreAfter Bipartisan Pushback, Trump Ditches Effort To Kill Major Federal Agency
President Trump has abandoned his administration's faltering effort to dissolve a key federal agency, a major setback in his three-year battle to keep his campaign promise to make government leaner and more efficient.
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How Rachel Maddow - Who Came Out By Posting Flyers In Her Stanford Dorm, Worked As A Bucket Washer At A Coffee Factory And Is A Fan Of Monster Truck Rallies - Became The First Openly Gay Woman Host Of Prime Time News Show McConnell Will Move To Acquit Trump If He's Impeached, Not Merely Dismiss Charges, 2 Republican Senators Say ICE Challenges King County Sanctuary Law After Another MurderArticles
Maryland Real Estate Company Surprises Employees With $10 Million Bonus To Split
St. John Properties, a Baltimore-based commercial real estate property management and development company, provided a $10 million bonus for its 198 employees to split at its annual holiday party on Dec. 7.
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One of the two shooters who fatally shot up a Jersey City Jewish deli in what officials say was a "targeted" attack posted anti-Jewish and anti-police messages to social media before the chaotic attack
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WaPo: Warren Misled Voters Over Previous Consultancy Work
Did Elizabeth Warren mislead voters about her outside income while at Harvard? Her campaign finally released more information about Warren's work with corporations on bankruptcy actions over the past 25 years
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Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be the frontrunner to win the Democratic nomination when she inevitably launches her third campaign for the White House, a recently published poll found.
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Obama Administration Knew Hunter Biden Was Shady, Witness Admits
Of all the supposedly shocking revelations that have emerged from the impeachment hearings this week, here's one that the Democrats in Congress hope you don't hear about
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Joe Biden asserted that he never heard worries that his son Hunter Biden's role on a Ukrainian gas company could create a conflict of interest. "Nobody warned me about a potential conflict of interest,"
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Dow Jumps 300 Points On Much Better Than Expected U.S. Jobs Report For November
U.S. stocks soared Friday after a much better-than-expected employment report for November from the Labor Department which saw the economy create 266,000 new jobs, the most since January, and the unemployment rote fell to 3.5%, a 50 year low.
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Democrats in Congress have become so obsessed with impeaching President Trump and overturning the results of the 2016 election that they have left the American people behind. Rather than work on issues that will benefit all Americans,
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Buttigieg Picks Up Endorsements From 3 Obama Administration Officials
Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg picked up endorsements from three former Obama administration officials on Thursday, including from the former president's body man, Reggie Love.
Learn MoreJoe Biden's Latest Ad Features World Leaders Shit-Talking Trump
Joe Biden just dropped an ad showing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shit-talking Trump. Entitled "Laughed At," the ad used video of Trudeau mocking Trump with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson,
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Schiff Hired Former Colleague Of Alleged Whistleblower Eric Ciaramella The Day After Trump-Ukraine Call
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff hired a former National Security Council aide who worked with alleged Ukraine whistleblower Eric Ciaramella at the NSC during the Obama and Trump administrations the day after the phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Learn MoreA Sharp Progressive Joins The D.O.J.
Pamela Karlan, a noted voting-rights expert and professor at Stanford Law School, will join the Obama Administration shortly as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in charge of the voting-rights section. Karlan, a favorite of many liberals in the legal world, will join the department as it begins a strong counter-offensive on voting rights
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The Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report
The impeachment inquiry into Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States, uncovered a months-long effort by President Trump to use the powers of his office to solicit foreign interference on his behalf in the 2020 election.
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Joe Biden has said that by holding up vital military aid to Ukraine, President Trump "used the power and resources of the United States to pressure a sovereign nation, a partner that is still under direct assault from Russia ...
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Trump's Intervention In SEALs Case Tests Pentagon's Tolerance
He was limp and dusty from an explosion, conscious but barely. A far cry from the fierce, masked Islamic State fighters who once seized vast swaths of Iraq and Syria, the captive was a scraggly teenager in a tank top with limbs so thin that his watch slid easily off his wrist.
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For decades, there was an unvaried rhythm to life in America's suburbs: Carpool in the morning, watch sports on weekends, barbecue in the summer, vote Republican in November. Then came President Trump.
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Teacher Wins Appeal After Being Fired Over Immigration Tweet
An English teacher who was fired after tweeting to President Donald Trump that her Texas high school was full of students who are in the country illegally has won an appeal to get her job back.
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President Trump said in a newly released interview that he is moving to designate Mexican drug cartels as terror organizations. The decision reportedly has prompted the Mexican government
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Americans, Not Chinese, Pay Trump Tariffs: NY Fed Study
When the Trump administration imposed tariffs on Chinese imports last year, officials insisted China would pay the cost - implying Chinese firms would have to cut their prices to absorb import "taxes" of up to 25% when the goods hit U.S. shores.
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Lawrence issued a statement reversing her position again, saying she still supports impeachment but is "very concerned about Senate Republicans and the fact that they would find this behavior by the President unacceptable."
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In Trump's Washington, The Rogue Actors Are The Real Players - And The Experts Are Increasingly Irrelevant
Two years ago, President Trump shared a version of his foreign policy philosophy with a Fox News interviewer who asked about widespread vacancies at the State Department.
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The former FBI lawyer who is reportedly under investigation for altering documents in the Russia probe took part in a 2017 interview with Trump adviser George Papadopoulos
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John Durham Interviewed Australian Diplomat Whose Tip Prompted Trump-Russia Investigation
U.S. Attorney John Durham reportedly interviewed the Australian diplomat whose tip about George Papadopoulos effectively started the counterintelligence investigation into President Trump's campaign in July 2016.
Learn MoreHunter Biden-Linked Company Received $130M In Special Federal Loans While Joe Biden Was Vice President
An investment firm linked to Hunter Biden received over $130 million in federal bailout loans while his father Joe Biden was vice president and routed profits through a subsidiary in the Cayman Islands
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DNA Test Shows Hunter Biden Is Father Of Arkansas Woman's Baby
DNA testing has established, "with scientific certainty," that Hunter Biden is the father of an Arkansas baby, according to a motion filed Wednesday in Independence County on behalf of the child's mother, Lunden Alexis Roberts.
Learn MoreThis Debate Confirmed There Is No Democratic Presidential Frontrunner
The top tier of the 2020 presidential race is incredibly fluid, and Wednesday night's Democratic debate likely won't change things much. The four-person top tier of a large presidential field has been set for the past month: Former Vice President Joe Biden, Sens.
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The Clintons, A Luxury Jet And Their $100 Million Donor From Canada
Bill Clinton was planning a charity trip to Latin America and needed a big plane. For Frank Giustra, who had never met the former president, this was an opportunity. The Canadian mining magnate and onetime Hollywood studio owner stepped up to let the former president borrow his luxurious passenger jet.
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A yearlong investigation into whether Clinton administration aides left the White House in fraternity-party disarray as they vacated the presidential premises has turned up about $15,000 in damage, according to a government report released Tuesday.
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Ukrainian Efforts To Sabotage Trump Backfire
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Poll: 70% Of Americans Say Trump's Ukraine Actions Were 'Wrong,' 51% Want Him Removed
Seven in 10 Americans think President Donald Trump's actions regarding Ukraine, which have been outlined in the House impeachment inquiry, were "wrong," and a slim majority thinks he should be removed from office, according to an ABC News-Ipsos poll released Monday.
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'Squad' Member Pressley Offers Plan To Dismantle Criminal Justice System
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D., Mass.), democratic socialist and member of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D., N.Y.) "squad," on Thursday released a comprehensive proposal to overhaul America's criminal justice system.
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Sorry, Joe: Team Obama Refused To Arm Ukraine At All
Joe Biden has said that by holding up vital military aid to Ukraine, President Trump "used the power and resources of the United States to pressure a sovereign nation, a partner that is still under direct assault from Russia ... to subvert the rule of law."
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Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is living, breathing, testifying proof the Deep State exists. He has shown his true colors and the agenda of the self-appointed elites who think they run this country.
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Democrats' Unprecedented Approach To The Trump Impeachment
Much of the attention for House Resolution 660, passed by House Democrats on Halloween, has failed to note the significant differences with resolutions authorizing previous presidential impeachments.
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Captured Al-Baghdadi Wife Revealed Plenty About ISIS, Source Says
One of slain Islamic State of Iraq and Iran (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's wives revealed "a lot of information" about the jihadist group's "inner workings" after she was captured last year, a Turkish official told Agence France-Presse.
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Guests clashed with hosts and hosts clashed with audience members at the ABC show on Thursday. "The booing is fucking us up," The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg told the morning show's audience during a commercial break on Thursday. "It's messing with everyone's mic. You can grimace and all that. All we hear is booing."
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China and the United States have agreed in the past two weeks to cancel tariffs imposed during their months-long trade war in different phases, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday. China and the United States must simultaneously cancel some tariffs on each other's goods for both sides to reach
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Billionaires Only? Warren Errs In Saying Whom Her Health Plan Would Tax
When Senator Elizabeth Warren laid out her plan for "Medicare for all" on Friday, she said she would raise taxes on the top 1 percent of households to help pay for it. The middle class, she said, would not pay "one penny" more.
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Republicans Lie, Democrats Misstate: A New York Times Style Guide
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If the goal was to damage President Trump by formalizing the impeachment inquiry, it’s Mission Unaccomplished for House Democrats. If anything, the vote solidified Trump’s hold on power. There were zero GOP defections, meaning we have zero drama heading into the public phase of impeachment.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she can fund "Medicare for All" without raising taxes on the middle class. Instead, among other things, she would boost the wealth tax on the ultra-rich that she has promoted on the campaign trail.
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Trump Quietly Cut Legal Immigration By Up To 65%
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The Obama Era Is Over. Here's How The Military Rates His Legacy
President Barack Obama will step down after eight years as commander in chief with one of the most influential tenures leading the U.S. military, but not necessarily the political support of service members.
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The Democratic congresswoman Katie Hill has resigned after being accused of violating House ethics rules by having a sexual relationship with staffers, and possibly using her position to grant improper favors.
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Army Officer Who Heard Trump's Ukraine Call Reported Concerns
A White House national security official who is a decorated Iraq war veteran plans to tell House impeachment investigators on Tuesday that he heard President Trump appeal to Ukraine's president to investigate one of his leading political rivals, a request the aide considered so damaging to American interests that he reported it to a superior.
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Impeachment is raising the likelihood that the Senate will be a real battleground next year, and that Democrats could regain the majority. Much will need to go right for Democrats to take back control. They would need to net three seats and the White House, and that's with many in the party expecting to lose Sen. Doug Jones's (D) seat in Alabama.
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Situation Room: 2 Photos Capture Vastly Different Presidents
Two high-risk raids. Two dramatic moments in the White House. Photos taken in the White House Situation Room during the killings of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Saturday and of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden eight years earlier capture the vastly different styles of two American presidents.
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As an example of the damage caused by unauthorized disclosures to reporters, President Bush said at his news conference on Monday that Osama bin Laden had been tipped by a leak that the United States was tracking his location through his telephone. After this information was published, Mr. Bush said, Mr. bin Laden stopped using the phone.
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Justice Dept. Is Said To Open Criminal Inquiry Into Its Own Russia Investigation
For more than two years, President Trump has repeatedly attacked the Russia investigation, portraying it as a hoax and illegal even months after the special counsel closed it. Now, Mr. Trump's own Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into how it all began.
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Turkey's Operation In Northern Syria Splits Germany's Migrant Communities
Turkey's military offensive in neighboring Syria is raising tensions among Germany's large Turkish, Kurdish and Syrian Arab communities, who are bitterly divided over the operation and have made conflicting demands of Berlin on how to respond.
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Anonymous Author Of Trump 'Resistance' Op-Ed To Publish A Tell-All Book
The author of an anonymous column in the New York Times in 2018, who was identified as a senior Trump administration official acting as part of the "resistance" inside the government, has written a tell-all book to be published next month.
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The top American diplomat in Ukraine on Tuesday gave impeachment investigators a vivid and impassioned account of how multiple senior administration officials told him that President Trump blocked security aid to Ukraine and refused to meet the country's leader
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Review Of Russia Inquiry Grows As F.B.I. Witnesses Are Questioned
Federal prosecutors reviewing the origins of the Russia investigation have asked witnesses pointed questions about any anti-Trump bias among former F.B.I. officials who are frequent targets of President Trump and about the earliest steps
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In September 1967, George Romney, at the time the governor of Michigan and a frontrunner for his party's presidential nomination for 1968, gave a famous (or infamous) interview about a trip he took to Vietnam. Romney had supported the war at the time of that trip, in 1965.
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'It's bats--t crazy," Susan Rice said Monday on CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." The former national security adviser, who served under President Barack Obama, was referring to President Trump's decision to pull US troops from northern Syria.
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Saturday marks the sixth anniversary of the event that re-shaped recent Minnesota politics. The death of Sen. Paul Wellstone in a northern Minnesota airplane crash shook the state - and much of the nation - 11 days before the populist politician was to stand for re-election.
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Democrats Are Setting Bad Precedent With Impeachment Hearings
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The Pentagon announced on Monday that the U.S. was pulling all of its troops out of northeastern Syria at President Donald Trump's direction, completing a withdrawal he had started by Twitter declaration a week earlier.
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Pelosi Says She And Graham Will Introduce Resolution To Block Trump On Syria
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she and GOP Senator Lindsey Graham have agreed Congress needs a resolution to "overturn" President Trump's decision to hastily pull troops from northern Syria.
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The Pentagon is preparing to transfer Turkey's industrial participation in the F-35 to other countries unless Ankara reverses course on its plans to buy the Russian S-400 air defense system.
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Afghan Interpreters Who Aided U.S. Military Feel Left Behind
Army Capt. Matthew Ball relied heavily on his Afghan interpreter during a yearlong mission in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous areas, entrusting him daily with his life. The interpreter received death threats from the Taliban for helping American troops, and has now been in hiding for nearly four years.
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The biggest cases before the Supreme Court are often the last ones to be decided, and the focus on the court will be especially intense in June, just a few months before the 2020 election. A look at some of the high-profile cases the court will hear in its term that begins Monday and runs through early summer 2020
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12 Asylum-Seekers Julián Castro Escorted To The U.S. Border Sent Back To Mexico
Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro knew he had to do something when he heard what was happening to LGBTQ and disabled asylum-seekers at the border.
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Trump's All-Out Blockade Threatens Democrats' Impeachment Drive
President Donald Trump has set his strategy for the impeachment fight with House Democrats - minimum cooperation, maximum confrontation. Whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats have learned how to counter him is the big question.
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Susan Rice: Leaving Iran deal 'Would Be The Height Of Stupidity'
Withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal would be "the height of stupidity," former UN Ambassador Susan Rice told David Axelrod on "The Axe Files," a podcast from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN.
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Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and his son Hunter could be forced to testify if the Senate ends up holding an impeachment trial of President Trump, say congressional aides who questioned whether
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Elizabeth Warren has taken a narrow lead over Joe Biden in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, the October IBD/TIPP Poll found. Both candidates continue to lead in a head-to-head matchup against President Trump, though Biden had a more comfortable lead, outside the margin of error.
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Negotiations to end a nationwide strike by 49,000 General Motors workers have "taken a turn for the worse" after union leaders said their latest proposal to end the walkout was brushed off by the company.
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Hunter Biden began dating his brother's widow while recovering from a week spent buying crack from a homeless encampment in Los Angeles, according to a new report.
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The first data from an experiment in a California city where needy people get $500 a month from the government shows they spend most of it on things such as food, clothing and utility bills.
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Moderate Democrats In GOP Crosshairs After Tipping Scales On Impeachment
Rep. Elaine G. Luria had quietly supported her party's priorities on gun control, advocated for veterans' rights and kept focused on her conservative Norfolk, Virginia, district rather than seeking the national spotlight - and then she jumped onto the impeachment train.
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President Donald Trump, ensnared in an impeachment inquiry over his request that Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, on Thursday called on China to do the same. "China should start an investigation into the Bidens," Trump said in remarks to reporters outside the White House.
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Trump: Whistle-Blower's Lawyer Once Interned For Democrats
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The first full week of the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump got underway with a rapid-fire succession of bombshell events that are likely to affect the course of the investigation.
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State Dept. Intensifies Email Probe Of Hillary Clinton's Former Aides
The Trump administration is investigating the email records of dozens of current and former senior State Department officials who sent messages to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email, reviving a politically toxic matter that overshadowed the 2016 election, current and former officials said.
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Democrats Pressed Ukrainians To Cooperate With Mueller Investigation
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U.S. cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has revised and retracted statements it used to buttress claims of Russian hacking during last year's American presidential election campaign. The shift followed a VOA report that the company misrepresented data published by an influential British think tank.
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U.S. cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has revised and retracted statements it used to buttress claims of Russian hacking during last year's American presidential election campaign.
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Gregg Jarrett: The Trump Whistleblower May Not Be A Whistleblower At All
The latest media mass hysteria over a whistleblower's complaint that, according to FoxNews.com "reportedly involved allegations President Trump made a troubling and unspecified 'promise' to a foreign leader," is based on precious little information.
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Ukrainian Official: Trump Wants Dirt 'To Discredit Biden'
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President Donald Trump on Thursday denied making an improper promise to an unnamed foreign leader, while the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee criticized the administration for hiding the details of a whistleblower's complaint against the president.
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To the editor: It's no secret that when President Trump rails against coastal cities for their vast homeless populations, he's exploiting the urban-rural divide for political purposes. But less obvious, and more painful, is the fact that he's right. That's right: In gleefully shaming the entertainment capital
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GM Stops Paying For Health Insurance For Striking Union Workers; Talks Continue
General Motors Co shifted health insurance costs for its striking workers to the United Auto Workers union as its members walked the picket line for the second day on Tuesday.
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President Trump on Monday took aim at former Secretary of State John Kerry after his administration announced it would crack down on Iran's oil exports. The president suggested that Kerry, who has met with Iranian leaders over the Obama-era nuclear deal that Trump scrapped,
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The New York Times suddenly made a major revision to a supposed bombshell piece late Sunday concerning a resurfaced allegation of sexual assault by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh - hours after virtually all 2020 Democratic presidential candidates had cited the original article as a reason to impeach Kavanaugh.
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Decades ago, the C.I.A. recruited and carefully cultivated a midlevel Russian official who began rapidly advancing through the governmental ranks. Eventually, American spies struck gold: The longtime source landed an influential position that came with access to the highest level of the Kremlin.
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It happened two years earlier, but on Monday it was breaking news: CNN anchor and chief national security correspondent Jim Sciutto reported the Central Intelligence Agency carried out a top-secret mission in 2017 to extract a high-level Russian asset-a Kremlin official who'd been informing U.S. intelligence
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Kamala Harris Packed California Prisons With Pot Peddlers
Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) admitted in an interview this week to using marijuana, an act that landed thousands in prison while she was California's Attorney General and opposed legalization of the drug.
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A Swedish researcher said people should grow comfortable with cannibalism as a way to combat climate change in the future. Magnus Soderlund, a behavioral scientist and marketing strategist at the Stockholm School
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How A Booming Texas Economy May Help Democrats In 2020
For Republicans, the Texas Miracle may become a victim of its own success. The booming economy that helped the Lone Star State weather the 2008 recession has also sparked a migration there that's changing the face of Texas politics.
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Confusion over required travel documents is severely hindering some efforts to help Bahamian refugees fleeing Hurricane Dorian's horrors for the USA. Thousands have been fleeing the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama since Dorian
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Democrats Abuse Minors As Pawns In Anti-Trump Ploy
President Donald Trump has engaged in a concerted effort to end Democrat abuse of asylum as an open door to the United States. He has promoted new rules and negotiated with regional partners to confront illegal immigration.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden appeared to have a blood vessel burst in his left eye while participating in CNN's town hall on climate change. A broken blood vessel in the eye
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Hundreds Protest Against Wal-Mart In 15 Cities, Demanding Higher Wages
Hundreds of people protested at a suburban Maryland Wal-Mart over wages and worker protections Thursday as D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) weighed whether to sign legislation that would force the nation's largest retailer to pay a 50 percent premium over the city's minimum wage.
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Nothing's ever as simple as we'd like it to be. A case in point: Policies that simply increase access to supermarkets may not get people to choose an apple over ice cream, a recent study reported. Changing people's eating habits is difficult, in other words.
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By Democrat Standards, Democrats Are Massively Obstructing Trump's Judicial Nominees
One way to evaluate the judicial confirmation process today is to use the standards that Democrats applied when a Democratic president was making the nominations. At the close of the 111th Congress, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), then-Judiciary Committee chairman, took the Senate floor to warn about "a dramatic departure from the traditional practice of considering district court
Learn MoreFlorida Lawmakers Ask Donald Trump To Ease Visa Rules For Bahamians After Hurricane Dorian
State Rep. Shevrin Jones, who is Bahamian-American, called Wednesday on the Trump Administration to waive visa requirements for residents of the Bahamas seeking refuge after Hurricane Dorian. He was joined by U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, both Florida Republicans, who wrote a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to "to waive, or otherwise suspend, certain visa requirements
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Walmart Plans To Dramatically Step Back From Ammunition Sales After 'Horrific' Shootings
Walmart said Tuesday it will discontinue all sales of handgun ammunition and sales of short-barrel rifle ammunition that can be used with military-style weapons, following two "horrific" shootings at Walmart stores this summer.
Learn MoreInspector General Finds James Comey Did Not Release Classified Information To The Public
An independent watchdog found that former FBI Director James Comey did not release classified information to the public, although he did violate agency policy by taking home unclassified memos and ensuring that they would be leaked to the press.
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Jonathan T. Gilliam Filled In for Andrew Wilkow Today
Jonathan T Gilliam’s background as a Navy SEAL, Federal Air Marshal, DHS advisor, and Special Agent with the FBI, speaks volumes and has provided a firm foundation for spot on analysis as he now serves in media as a network news law enforcement.
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The Justice Department Office of the Inspector General's report released Aug. 29 clearly stated that James Comey violated and abused FBI policies in managing memos in which he supposedly documented confidential conversations with the president.
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Sandy Berger's Little Mistake
Sandy Berger the former Clinton Administration National Security Advisor, said he made a "mistake" and was just "sloppy" when an FBI investigation revealed that he had stolen Top Secret memos and documents from the National Archives relating to the events surrounding al-Qaida attacks on America during the 1990s and in the year 2000.
Learn MoreNBC News Smears A Competitor
The Epoch Times is a nonpartisan, independent media company that publishes a daily newspaper and website. Our motto is "Truth and Tradition." Last week NBC News and its sister network MSNBC launched a series of irresponsible and misleading attacks on us.The network led with the claim that we have spent "more than any organization
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Don't Allow ICE To Use Our City's Shooting Range. We Don't Trust Them, Residents Say
A group of Vineland residents is calling for the Vineland City Council to cancel an agreement between the city and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for use of the city's shooting range.
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California's got the most gun control laws in the country. It's also trying to win the race on bad legislative ideas, too. California's Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles) is pushing a resolution that California
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30 Years After Berlin Wall Fell, Dashed Hopes Boost Far-Right
A giant Karl Marx statue towers in the east German city of Chemnitz but, 30 years after the Berlin Wall fell, another political wind is blowing here as the ex-communist city battles the image of a far-right hotbed.
Learn MoreSchool Diversity Panel Wants City To Scrap Gifted Programs
A school-diversity panel created by Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to junk the gifted-and-talented programs and other forms of academic screening in city schools. Arguing that such programs perpetuate racial inequality
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Linda Sarsour: People Need To Worry About 'Biden's Overall Health'
Women's March leader Linda Sarsour on Sunday expressed concerns about the health of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Sarsour made reference to Biden's health on Twitter in reaction to a clip of the Democratic frontrunner confusing New Hampshire and Vermont.
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Taylor Swift's Nashville apartment is an Etsy fever dream, a 365-days-a-year Christmas shop, pure teenage girl id. You enter through a vestibule clad in blue velvet and covered in gilt frames bursting with fake flowers. The ceiling is painted like the night sky.
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Democrats See Opening On Economy, Resist Cheering Recession
Campaigning under the stifling August sun, Joe Biden assailed President Donald Trump's trade war with China, accusing him of squandering a strong economy and putting Americans' financial security at risk.
Learn MoreBernie Sanders Gets A D- For His Climate Plan
Bernie Sanders released his climate change plan today, and Bernie being Bernie it was naturally the biggest, leftiest, most socialist plan out there. And that was the good part. The bad part is that it's practically designed to fail.
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Court: US Can Reject Asylum Along Parts Of Mexico Border
A federal appeals court on Friday cleared the way for the U.S. government to forbid Central American immigrants from seeking asylum at the two busiest stretches of the southern border in a partial legal victory for the Trump administration.
Learn MoreSoaring Deficits could Put Trump In A Corner If There's A Recession
A sea of red ink may make it politically difficult for President Trump and Congress to use the traditional tools for stimulating growth if a recession kicks in sometime next year. Cutting taxes and increasing spending are seen as ways of stimulating the economy to recover from a recession,
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Why Democrats Shouldn't Be Afraid To Talk About Socialism
At a packed rally in New Hampshire last week, Donald Trump did not shy away from boasting about his prospects in the 2020 reelection. "You have no choice but to vote for me," the president proclaimed to the crowd. After all, he said, "we have a group of socialists and communists to beat"
Learn More'Free College' A Tough Sell Even In State With Highest Student Debt
Even in New Hampshire, where the nation's highest percentage of young people graduate from college owing money, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders might have a hard time persuading voters of their plan to cancel all such debts and make public university free.
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Israel Is Not An 'Occupier,' No Matter How Many Crocodiles Cry
Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, on the heels of creating a media stir over their denied entry to Israel - because of their support for the anti-Israeli, Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, that is - just created a new media stir with a press conference designed to repeat the content of their first media stir.
Learn MoreWhy Trump's Approval Ratings Are Up Among Minorities
A mounting number of voter polls show that, despite shrill denunciations of the president by the Democrats for his alleged racism, Trump is enjoying a dramatic increase in his approval ratings among minorities. This isn't, as some liberal news outlets and pundits have suggested, wishful thinking based on outlier polls.
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Obama Worries Biden's 2020 Bid Could 'Damage His Legacy': Report
Former President Barack Obama tried to talk Joe Biden out of jumping into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination - and fears his veep could "damage his legacy" with his White House bid, according to a report.
Learn MoreJohn Delaney Draws 11 People To 2020 Event - Does He Truly Think He Can Win?
John Delaney has poured a staggering $24m of his own money into running for president. He has been campaigning for the White House for more than two years, and in that time has held more than 200 events in Iowa.
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Biden Allies Float Scaling Back Events To Limit Gaffes
Allies to Joe Biden have been floating the idea of altering the former vice president's schedule in an effort to reduce the gaffes he has made in recent days. The allies, growing increasingly nervous about Biden's verbal flubs, have said it's an approach that's been suggested to campaign officials on the heels of the former vice president's stumbles.
Learn MoreTrump Called Supporter After Mocking His Weight
President Trump reportedly called the man he mocked as overweight at his campaign rally, but did not apologize. A White House official told CNN that the man, identified as Frank Dawson, did not pick up, and Trump left a message thanking him for his support. It was originally reported that Trump called to apologize for his comments.
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Abbas Said To Snub Visiting Republican Congress Members
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly snubbed a visiting delegation of Republican Congress members on Tuesday, sending other senior officials to meet them in his place.
Learn MoreIsrael Bars Muslim Reps. Omar And Tlaib From Visiting The Country
Israel said Thursday that it was barring two pro-Palestinian Democratic congresswomen from visiting the country, in a move that could strain relations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Democrats in Washington.
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Cuccinelli Claims Statue Of Liberty Poem Referred To Europeans
Acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli asserted Tuesday that the poem emblazoned on the Statue of Liberty pedestal in New York Harbor referred specifically to immigrants from Europe.
Learn MoreFBI Investigating After Shots Fired At ICE Offices In San Antonio
The FBI said Tuesday it is investigating after shots were fired in the early morning hours at a San Antonio office building that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). No one was injured in the shooting, officials said.
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Forrest Claypool's Kid Goes To A Private School. Does It Matter?
Did you know that Forrest Claypool, CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, sends his daughter to a private school? Do you care? I can see why some readers might be scandalized. Others might say "So what?" And some would say it's nobody's business. So what's an editor to do?
Learn MoreIllinois Requires Public Schools Teach LGBTQ History
Illinois public schools will be required to teach about the contributions of LGBTQ people across the state and the country - under a new law approved by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The law, signed by Pritzker last week, mandates that the history curriculum in schools across the state include lessons spotlighting
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ICE Releases 300 Of 680 Detainees In Mississippi, Some On 'Humanitarian Grounds'
About 300 of the 680 people detained in Wednesday's federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid were released the same day, officials said. Approximately 30 people detained Wednesday were released at the same site they were detained on "humanitarian grounds," according to a press release issued Thursday by Mike Hurst, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, and ICE.
Learn MoreThe Mississippi ICE Raids Expose The Biggest Problem With US Immigration Laws
A Mississippi community is reeling from the aftermath of one of the largest worksite immigration raids in history. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers swept through seven chicken processing plants in the rural region of Morton Wednesday, arresting 680 suspected unauthorized workers. Dozens of children arrived home from school to find their parents gone.
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Frightened By Shootings, Appalled At Trump, Americans Are Voting With Their Feet - To Leave
Eleanor Pelta has secured Polish passports for herself and her two sons. Stephanie Schwab is planning an escape route via Spain. Elie Jacobs has begun to keep enough cash on hand to buy last-minute plane tickets to Israel for his family.
Learn MoreBillionaire Owner Of Equinox, SoulCycle To Host Trump Fundraiser In Hamptons
Billionaire Stephen Ross, who owns popular fitness clubs like Equinox and SoulCycle, is hosting a fundraiser for longtime friend Donald Trump in Southampton this weekend, Out Magazine reports. The event is selling tickets as pricey as $100,000 for a photo-op with the president
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No, The U.S. Does Not Lead The World In Mass Shootings
After the tragic events of El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH many took to social media and the airwaves to perpetuate the myth that the U.S. leads the world in mass shootings.
Learn MorePeter Strzok Sues Over Firing For Anti-Trump Texts
Peter Strzok, the former FBI agent who opened the bureau's Russia probe in 2016 and later became a symbol of alleged "deep state" animus for Donald Trump, is suing the government over his firing.
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At Least 31 Killed In US Weekend Mass Shootings
Ivan Filiberto Manzano, one of the 22 people killed in Saturday's shooting in El Paso, was a caring friend and devoted father, his coworkers told CNN today. Manzano worked in marketing at a Juarez radio station about five miles from Walmart, where a gunman allegedly targeted Mexicans and immigrants on Saturday.
Learn MoreBiden: Assault Weapons 'Should Be Illegal, Period'
Former vice president Joe Biden said so-called assault weapons "should be illegal" in a Monday interview with CNN host Anderson Cooper. Following mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, Cooper asked how gun owners should react to a potential Biden administration.
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Ohio Gunman Described Himself As Pro-Satan 'Leftist' Who Supported Elizabeth Warren
The Ohio gunman described himself on social media as a pro-Satan "leftist" who wanted Joe Biden's generation to die off, hated President Trump and law enforcement, and hoped to vote for Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president.
Learn MoreMexico Vows To Take Legal Action Against U.S. After El Paso Massacre
Mexico on Sunday threatened to take legal action against the United States for failing to protect its citizens after this weekend's mass shooting in the border city of El Paso. Of the 20 people gunned down at a Walmart adjacent to the Cielo Vista Mall
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Mexican Women Have Right To U.S. Healthcare, U.S.-Born Children, Says Democrat Senator
Mexican women have a legal right to U.S. healthcare, and also to birth their children in the United States if they ask for asylum, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden claimed Saturday. Wyden's unilateral extension of Americans' rights, national healthcare and democratic representation to the nationals of Mexico came
Learn MoreBaltimore's 30,000 Public Employees Cost Taxpayers $2 Billion But Can't Save Their Own City
President Donald Trump's recent tweet about Baltimore ignited a firestorm of controversy. Baltimore has since become the focal point of a very public fight between Trump and local congressman Elijah Cummings (MD-7). People on both sides have strong views about Trump's motives.
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Flood Of Illegal Migrants To The Border Outpaces Last Two Years With 1.1M Expected In Fiscal Year 2019
Federal law enforcement based on the U.S.-Mexico border are expected to encounter 1.1 million people trying to cross illegally by the end of the fiscal year Sept. 30, despite Mexico's assistance stopping migrants on their journey north.
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Wednesday's Democratic debate was the first one that felt like it was taking place inside the classroom of a critical theory instructor. Several candidates confessed their various privileges, speaking in terms that might appeal to the minority of Democratic voters who are progressive activists but are likely to alienate everyone else.
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Mario Lopez: It's 'Dangerous' For Parents To Support Transgender Kids
Mario Lopez claims that parents who allow their children to live according to their self-identified genders are setting a "dangerous" example. Lopez, a father of three, shared his opinions during a June interview on The Candace Owens Show, a PragerU video series hosted by the 30-year-old conservative figure, but the clips have only recently caught Twitter's attention.
Learn MoreWinners And Losers From The First Night Of The CNN Debate
I watched -- from the debate site in Detroit -- and jotted down some of the best and worst performances from the 10 candidates on stage. My picks of the winners and losers from Tuesday night's debate (in no particular order) are below. Bernie Sanders: The Vermont senator clearly got the message that he wasn't lively or active enough in the first debate
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Auditor: Baltimore Hasn't Kept Track Of Millions In Grant Money. (Again)
Baltimore's top elected officials expressed frustration Wednesday that city government agencies have failed - yet again - to properly account for how they spent grant dollars.
Learn MoreImmigrant-Rights Activists Help Defy ICE Deportation Orders
Cesar Vargas finished Army basic training earlier this year. On Monday, he put one of the guard duty strategies he learned at Fort Leonard Wood to work at home in Staten Island, trying to stop ICE from deporting some illegal immigrants.
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Congressman: Jewish Settlers Are Like Termites
A Democratic member of the House Armed Services Committee compared Jewish Israeli settlers to termites on Monday while speaking at an event sponsored by an anti-Israel organization that supports boycotts of the Jewish state.
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With the surety of night following day, the Baltimore riots have been followed by calls for more government spending to fight poverty in our distressed inner cities. President Barack Obama says "massive investments...
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Active-Duty U.S. Troops Are Now Just Feet Away From Migrants In Texas
Active-duty U.S. troops are now stationed inside the Border Patrol's holding facility in Donna, Texas, and monitoring migrant adults and children from just a few feet away, according to two current and two former defense officials, a move a congressman says comes close to violating a 140-year-old federal law.
Learn MoreBy The Numbers: Migration To The US-Mexico Border
An unprecedented number of families have been coming to the southern border over the past year, straining government resources and resulting in dangerously overcrowded detention facilities. From October through the end of June, the Border Patrol apprehended more than 688,000 people
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Once A Democratic Bastion, Minnesota Trends Red Heading Into 2020
Let's say Donald Trump fails to sweep the Rust Belt states in 2020. His chances of winning Ohio, where he swamped Hillary Clinton by 9 points in 2016, are still great. But without Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, where Trump won by smaller margins four years ago, the president might well lose reelection.
Learn MorePete Buttigieg's Campaign Has Spent $300K On Private Jets
Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign has spent some $300,000 on private jet travel in 2019, the Associated Press reports. That's more than any other candidate in the crowded Democratic primary field. That could make Buttigieg an easy target for rival candidates
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No, Joe Biden's Healthcare Plan Won't Let You Keep Your Private Insurance
This week, Joe Biden released his healthcare plan. The proposal aims to "protect and build on Obamacare," most notably by creating a public option, which would allow anyone to buy into a government-sponsored plan.
Learn MoreDemocrats Should Stop Complaining About The Budget. They Just Won.
We've got a budget deal, it seems, and conservatives are in their usual state of incredulousness that a Republican president and Senate have been squeezed by Democrats to concede spending increases.
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Trump Threatens Guatemala After Its Court Blocks Asylum Deal
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened retribution against Guatemala over immigration after the country's high court blocked its government from signing an asylum deal with the United States.
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After a prolonged dispute between Sen. Bernie Sanders and the union representing his presidential campaign staffers, the two parties reached an agreement that will pay field organizers the equivalent of at least $15 an hour.
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2020 Democrats Are Starting To Turn Obama's Legacy Against Biden
Former Vice President Joe Biden has used Barack Obama's beloved status among Democratic voters to insulate him from criticism from the massive field of candidates jockeying to be the next president. But in recent weeks, the Democratic frontrunner has had that legacy used against him, with his competitors pointing the to shortcomings
Learn MoreThe Obama administration Secretly Sought To Give Iran Access To The US Financial System
The Obama administration secretly sought to give Iran access - albeit briefly - to the U.S. financial system by sidestepping sanctions kept in place after the 2015 nuclear deal, despite repeatedly telling Congress and the public it had no plans to do so.
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Teacher Brittany Zamora May Have been Grooming Other Students For Sex, Report Shows
The former Goodyear teacher who pleaded guilty to carrying on an illicit sexual relationship with her 13-year-old student is expected to be sentenced to prison Friday.
Learn MoreAccusations Fly At Human Rights Hearing Into Transgender Woman's Brazilian Wax Complaint
A B.C. Human Rights Tribunal hearing devolved into repeated outbursts and name-calling this week as it considered a transgender woman's complaint that a home-based salon
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Unauthorized Immigrants Face Public Backlash In Mexico, Survey Finds
Mexicans are deeply frustrated with immigrants after a year of heightened migration from Central America through the country, according to a survey conducted by The Washington Post and Mexico's Reforma newspaper.More than 6 in 10 Mexicans say migrants are a burden on their country because they take jobs and benefits that should belong to Mexicans.
Learn MoreThe Corporate Executives Elizabeth Warren Likes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D., Mass.) second quarter campaign disclosure reveals maximum donations from the same corporate elite she has pledged to combat as president.Warren has long opposed money in politics, complaining of a system that "lets a handful of billionaires shape who gets into Congress" in a 2016 speech.
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Transgender Murders In Honduras Stoke Fears Of Backlash Against LGBT+ Rights
The murder of three transgender women in Honduras this month has raised fears that a push for LGBT+ rights in the country has prompted a backlash.Bessy Ferrera, a 40-year-old LGBT+ rights activist, was gunned down by unknown assailants early on July 8 in the capital Tegucigalpa.
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One by one, the victims were lured to remote locations: an abandoned building in downtown Los Angeles, an empty rooftop in Hollywood, a quiet park in the San Fernando Valley.Each was accused of a transgression against the notorious MS-13 street gang.
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Separated Migrant Families Sue U.S. Government, Demand $3 Million Each
Six migrant families filed multi-million dollar claims Monday against the Trump administration over last year's family separations, saying they need the money to pay for counseling and other medical care to heal from the "torture" they said they suffered.
Learn MoreTransgender Weightlifter Wins Two Gold Medals In Women's Competition
The transgender conquest of women's sports continued over the weekend as a New Zealand weightlifter took home multiple gold medals at the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa.Laurel Hubbard won two gold medals and a silver in the three heavyweight categories,
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Trump's Mass Arrests Are Set To Begin. Here's The Democratic Answer
Once again, the wrenching imagery of migrant suffering may soon fill the airwaves. Mass raids targeting thousands of undocumented families will begin on Sunday, the New York Times reports, and families will in some cases be detained, while in others, children may be separated from parents.
Learn MoreProtesters Remove US Flag, Raise Mexican Flag At Colorado ICE Facility
Police say they will be reviewing any available video to help them identify protesters who trespassed and pulled down the American flag in front of an immigration detention center in suburban Denver, tried to burn it and replaced it with a Mexican flag.
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NJ Politics Digest: Fight Brewing Over Counties' Refusal To Obey AG's Policies
State Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is warning sheriffs in two New Jersey counties to stop cooperating with federal immigration officials and obey his directives on dealing with undocumented immigrants.
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Democratic lawmakers in the Congressional Black Caucus expressed anger over Justice Democrats attempting to oust black lawmakers in the primaries, saying the group's strategy is "a bunch of B.S."
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Warren Unveils Immigration Plan, Chastises Trump For 'Policy Of Cruelty'
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) unveiled on Thursday her plan to revamp the immigration system, just ahead of addressing the annual convention of the country's oldest Latino civil rights organization.
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The arrest of Jeffrey E. Epstein on federal sex-trafficking charges has focused attention on the lenient plea bargain that state and federal prosecutors reached with him in Florida over similar charges more than a decade ago.
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$15 Minimum Wage Would Boost Pay For 17 Million Workers, Says CBO
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has evaluated the impact of raising the federal minimum wage to $15, $12, or $10 per hour by 2025. According to CBO estimates, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would boost the pay for 17 million workers.
Learn MoreMueller Missed The Crime: Trump's Campaign Coordinated With Russia
Ever since the release of the Mueller Report, countless commentators have implored everyone to just #ReadtheReport. The problem is not who is reading it-the problem is the report itself, and its many errors.
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AP-NORC Poll: Many Feeling Vulnerable Despite Economic Gains
Americans are generally satisfied with their personal finances, but many lack confidence in their ability to afford retirement, an emergency expense or even their daily living costs.
Learn MoreBill Clinton: I Flew With Jeffrey Epstein But Knew 'Nothing' About 'Terrible Crimes'
Former President Bill Clinton said Monday he knew nothing about Jeffrey Epstein's "terrible crimes" and tried to downplay the time he spent on the billionaire's private plane.
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Biden Exploded At Dem Colleague Over Busing, Called Him 'Dirty Bastard'
Former vice president Joe Biden exploded at a Democratic Senate colleague for blocking anti-busing legislation in the Judiciary Committee, calling him a "dirty bastard" and a "son of a bitch" during the hearing.
Learn MoreMexico Extends $100 Million Reforesting Program To Honduras
Mexico said Monday it will extend a reforestation program to Honduras, and increase funding to $100 million to create jobs in Central America and stem migration from the region.
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American Pride Hits New Low; Few Proud Of Political System
As Americans prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, their pride in the U.S. has hit its lowest point since Gallup's first measurement in 2001. While 70% of U.S. adults overall say they are proud to be Americans, this includes fewer than half (45%) who are "extremely" proud, marking the second consecutive year that this reading is below the majority level. Democrats continue to lag far behind Republicans in expressing extreme pride in the U.S.
Learn More2020 Census Questionnaires Go To Printer Without Citizenship Question
Last week a divided Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration's stated reason for including a question about citizenship on the 2020 census - to help the Department of Justice better enforce federal voting rights laws - was a pretext. The "evidence," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, "tells a story that does not match the explanation that" Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross provided.
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Report: 35,000 More Africans On Way To US Via South America
A report from the Center for Immigration Studies indicates another 35,000 African migrants are on their way to the United States. According to CIS's Todd Bensman: Like the proverbial "bulge in the belly of the snake," unusually high numbers of non-Latino migrants,
Learn MoreAFL-CIO Income Inequality Report Uses Dubious Data
Experts say a new AFL-CIO report on executive pay contains misleading data designed to exaggerate income inequality. The 2019 Executive Paywatch report found the average S&P 500 CEO-to-worker pay ratio to be 287-1.
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Election Model That Predicted 2018 Blue Wave Has Trump Losing, Liberal Voters 'Terrified'
A university election model that predicted the blue wave in the House in 2018 almost to the seat is predicting a big loss by President Trump next year due to an explosion of bitter partisanship and Trump hate.
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President Trump blasted the contestants in the second Democratic presidential debate on Thursday when they all declared their support for health care coverage for undocumented immigrants.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, challenged at Thursday night's Democratic presidential debate on how he would pay for universal health care and his other proposed programs, admitted income taxes on the middle class
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The bodies of Oscar Alberto Martínez and his 23-month-old daughter, Angie Valeria, lie face down in murky waters littered with reeds and discarded beer bottles. Their heads are wrapped in a black T-shirt, and her tiny right arm is draped over his shoulders.
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Cory Booker lamented during the Democratic debate that African American trans Americans are not included enough on the conversation of civil rights. "Look, civil rights is someplace to begin, but in the African American civil right community,
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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says Mexico's tightening of immigration controls has focused "more than anything" on regulating entries at its southern border.
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The Rio Grande Valley had a message for President Trump and the Republican lawmakers who visited Thursday: Dire warnings about a crisis on the border are bad for business.
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New High In U.S. Say Immigration Most Important Problem
Americans' concern with immigration continues to be heightened, as 23% name it the most important problem facing the country. This is by one percentage point the highest Gallup has ever measured for the issue since it first began recording mentions of immigration in 1993.
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Friday started with the lights on early in National Security Adviser John Bolton's office in the West Wing, with President Donald Trump already starting to change his story about how close he came to ordering a military strike on Iran.
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The 448-page Mueller report has been public for two months, so it might seem strange that the Justice Department's original instructions to special counsel Robert Mueller, outlining what he was assigned to investigate, are still a secret. But they are. And now, it turns out those instructions were more extensive than previously known.
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Peace Cross Can Stay, Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Bladensburg's beloved World War I memorial cross can remain on public lands, rejecting a challenge that it was an illegal entanglement of state and religion.
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LGBTQ advocates are now encouraging parents to take their children to pride rallies even if the event has sexually explicit activity. "First of all, nobody likes nakedness more than children," said S.
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Rep. Seth Moulton (D., Mass.), a Democratic presidential candidate, said there should be a debate in the United States about whether ownership of handguns should be permitted during an interview with the New York Times. The New York Times asked Moulton and other candidates
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More than 40 hours before President Donald Trump will announce his re-election bid in Orlando, supporters started lining up outside the Amway Center. Eight Trump supporters started camping out Monday morning, with the first one showing up at 2:30 a.m. The rally is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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President Donald Trump said on Monday that U.S. authorities would begin next week removing millions of immigrants who are in the United States illegally. "Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States," Trump tweeted, referring to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
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Record Number Of African Migrants Coming To Mexican Border
Undaunted by a dangerous journey over thousands of miles, people fleeing economic hardship and human rights abuses in African countries are coming to the U.S.-Mexico border in unprecedented numbers, surprising Border Patrol agents more accustomed to Spanish-speaking migrants.
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Iran will surpass the uranium-stockpile limit set by its nuclear deal in the next 10 days, an official said Monday, raising pressure on Europeans trying to save the accord a year after the U.S. withdrawal lit the fuse for the heightened tensions now between Tehran and Washington.
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Dems Must Prioritize Welfare For Americans, Not Border Crossers
Each day, the crisis on our southern border continues to grow. Apprehensions have swelled to 675,000 this year alone, more than double the number from the same period last year.
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The U.S. Office of the Special Counsel has recommended the removal of White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway over violations of the Hatch Act.
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Scammers Posing As 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Staff
Three local members of Congress are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate reports of a scam targeting victims of the September 11th terror attacks. Representatives Carolyn Maloney
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U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will give a speech on Wednesday defending his democratic socialist agenda as the "unfinished business" of former President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and a vital step toward guaranteed economic rights.
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Advocates for children and civil rights who have not yet given up entirely on the struggle to break down the walls of racial isolation in our public schools may want to take a good hard look at Joe Biden's shameful record on school segregation.
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CNN political commentator Ana Navarro said Monday that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is giving her "Jeb Bush acid reflux," suggesting his lack of energy on the campaign trail reminds her of the 2016 GOP candidate defeated by President Trump.Navarro, a former Republican strategist who supported Bush in the 2016 GOP primary, shared her perspective on the former vice president
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Mexico and the United States have agreed on a deal to stop the flow of illegal Central American immigrants from coming into the U.S., President Trump tweeted late Friday. The president said the deal suspended steep tariffs on imported Mexican goods that would have gone into effect on Monday.
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London Bus Attack: Arrests After Gay Couple Who Refused To Kiss Beaten
Melania Geymonat, 28, said the attack on her and her partner Chris happened on the top deck of a London night bus as they were travelling to Camden Town. A group of young men began harassing them when they discovered the women were together, asking them to kiss while making sexual gestures.
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The buzz surrounding Wendy Davis's potential challenge of first-term Republican Chip Roy in the congressional district that runs from San Antonio to Austin is loud enough to be heard in the war rooms of national GOP.Hector Nieto, Davis's longtime spokesman, observed today that Davis has made no announcements of a candidacy
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Mexican Armed Forces Meets Migrants At Southern Border
Mexican soldiers, armed police and migration officials blocked hundreds of migrants after they crossed the border from Guatemala in a caravan into southern Mexico on Wednesday, and detained dozens of them, a witness from a migrant aid group and an official said.The Mexican response in the border town of Metapa, which included dozens of soldiers, marked a toughening of the government's efforts to curb the flow of mainly Central American migrants, said Salva Cruz, a coordinator with Fray Matias de Cordova.
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told senior Democrats she wants to see President Donald Trump "in prison" as she engaged in a dispute with House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler in a meeting about whether to start impeachment proceedings.Pelosi has had to manage Democratic committee leaders "embroiled in a behind-the-scenes turf battle" over "ownership of the Democrats' sprawling investigation into Trump," Politico reports.
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Mexico Draws Red Line On Asylum As Trump Tariff Risk Rises
Mexico said on Monday it would reject a U.S. idea to take in all Central American asylum seekers if it is raised at talks this week with the Trump administration, which has threatened to impose tariffs if Mexico does not crack down on illegal immigration.President Donald Trump said last week he would impose a blanket tariff on Mexican imports on June 10 to try to pressure Mexico to tackle large flows of mostly Central American migrants passing through en route to the United States.
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The House moved one step closer this week towards unlocking civil service jobs for hundreds of thousands of Dreamers. Young adult immigrants protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or Dreamers, cannot apply to jobs on Capitol Hill or with federal agencies because of a little-known provision in annual appropriations bills. But Rep. Pete Aguilar announced Monday that an amendment he proposed to override the provision was included in a $24.9 billion government operations spending bill.
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A White Man's Republic, If They Can Keep It
Seven years ago, as the Supreme Court considered a challenge to the Voting Rights Act, Justice Antonin Scalia said the quiet part loud.The 2006 near-unanimous renewal of the landmark civil-rights bill was "attributable, very likely attributable, to a phenomenon that is called perpetuation of racial entitlement," Scalia lectured then-Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli. "Whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes."
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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Tuesday that Democrats should insist on special counsel Robert Mueller's appearance before Congress, even if it requires a subpoena."I think he ought to testify. He may want a subpoena, for all I know," Hoyer said during his weekly press briefing in his Capitol office. "He indicated that his report speaks for itself. Very frankly ... questioning is an important fact-finding pursuit."
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Mexico's president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, ran for office preaching the need to respect the rights of migrants. But since he took office in December, his administration has attempted to prove both to the Trump administration and to Central American asylum seekers that it will not allow unencumbered passage through Mexico.
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Dressed in a bright orange shirt, Francisco Gomez yells and uses his arms to vigorously direct the myriad souped-up buses at the crossroads known as Cuatro Caminos, or Four Roads.This is the busy roadway one local called "the last adios" - where every day hundreds of Guatemalan migrants from the country's impoverished western highlands begin their 1,000-mile-plus journey to the US border.
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A Record Number Of Migrant Families Are Showing Up At The Border Despite Trump's Crackdown On Immigration
Despite the Trump administration's efforts to crack down on the number of immigrants arriving at the nation's borders, officials said Tuesday more than 53,000 families were apprehended in March, the highest number recorded in a single month.The number was a significant spike from the 36,531 families apprehended in the month of February and the most
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Georgia's Abortion Ban Will Make It 'Very Difficult' To Work There
Walt Disney's CEO Bob Iger said the company would find it difficult to continuefilming in Georgia if the state's controversial abortion ban takes effect, Reuters reports.
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The smallest surviving baby in the world left the hospital five months after she came into the world at a San Diego, California hospital.
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Racial Prejudice Has Declined As A Reaction To Trump's Presidency, A New Study Suggests
Donald Trump began his campaign for the presidency by branding Mexicans as "rapists." He initially declined to denounce David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. One week after his 2017 inauguration, the president temporarily banned people from seven mostly Muslim countries from entering the United States. That summer, he said there were "very fine people" among torch-wielding white supremacists who descended on Charlottesville.
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In 1977, two black men nominated for key Justice Department posts by President Jimmy Carter easily won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee. After confirmation by the full Senate, Drew Days III became the nation's first black head of the department's civil rights division and Wade McCree became the second black solicitor general. Only one member of the committee voted against them. It wasn't segregationists Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) or James Eastland (D-Miss.).
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Bill Barr's Declassification Kerfuffle
Last week, President Trump conferred on Attorney General Bill Barr the authority to declassify documents relevant to his inquiry into what we can collectively call "the Russia investigation." This includes not only "Crossfire Hurricane," the counterintelligence probe formally opened by the FBI in late July 2016, but all of the relevant investigative threads, including those pursued by other intelligence agencies - such as the CIA's collaborations with foreign intelligence services, beginning in 2015.
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Former intelligence community officials, including former CIA director John Brennan, have expressed concern over President Donald Trump's declassification order due the potential release of CIA sources and methods."The concern is that very, very precious source and methods of the United States intelligence community as well as our partners and allies abroad - those who share this sensitive information with us," Brennan said on MSNBC on Friday.
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Simpson: Give Undocumented Immigrants Permanent Green Card Status
Idaho 2nd District GOP Rep. Mike Simpson told the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce this week that undocumented non-citizens in the U.S. should receive permanent Green Card status as a solution to the country's immigration problems, writes Idaho Press reporter Riley Bunch. Simpson said it may seem like "rewarding people who came here illegally.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday granted Attorney General William Barr new powers to review and potentially release classified information related to the origins of the Russia investigation, a move aimed at accelerating Barr's inquiry into whether U.S. officials improperly surveilled Trump's 2016 campaign.
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Trump Says 'She's A Mess' After Pelosi Says Trump Family Needs To Stage 'Intervention'
A day after President Donald Trump walked out of a meeting with congressional Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared emboldened by the fracas Thursday morning, capitalizing on the showdown to move past her party's growing divisions regarding the prospect of impeaching the president.
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Does 'Impeach Trump' Amash Have Financial Interests In China?
Republican Representative from Michigan Justin Amash's calls for President Trump's impeachment may be motivated by his own financial interests in China, it has been revealed.In a lengthy Twitter thread on May 18th, the congressman said the Mueller Report revealed "President Trump engaged in specific actions and a pattern of behavior that meet the threshold for impeachment.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom called growing homelessness in California a national disgrace as he announced Tuesday that he is launching a task force to find solutions amid a housing crisis in the most populous state.The Democratic governor said the state has lacked a strategy to curb homelessness but argued that answers will come from the local level.
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Louisiana Governor Breaks With Democratic Party On Abortion
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Nearly three decades ago, when Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ wife was 20 weeks pregnant with their first child, a doctor discovered their daughter had spina bifida and encouraged an abortion. The Edwardses refused.
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Pennsylvania's unemployment rate dropped in March to the lowest rate on record, as payrolls hit a record high and the number of people unemployed shrank to its lowest level since 2000, the state Department of Labor and Industry said.
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Bernie's Mystery Soviet Tapes Revealed
It's 1988 and newlywed Bernie Sanders is in the Soviet Union with his wife, Jane, handing out gifts to the mayor of a midsized city they've befriended. The mood is festive as the two bestow the items: A Beatles album, a red "Bernie for Burlington" button, "delicious Vermont candy" and a tape of tunes Sanders recorded himself with fellow artists from Vermont, among other goodies.
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Ford revealed details of its long-awaited restructuring plan Monday as it prepared for a future of electric and autonomous vehicles by parting ways with 7,000 white-collar workers worldwide, about 10% of its global salaried workforce. The major revamp, which had been under way since last year, will save about $600 million per year by eliminating bureaucracy
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FBI Lacked Corroboration For Page Wiretap; Discredited Dossier Writer Steele ID'd As Yahoo Source
Two pieces of evidence that have come together prove anti-Trump dossier writer Christopher Steele was the key source for a Yahoo News story that the FBI cited to support its wiretap application.
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Newly disclosed documents give fresh hints of what daily life was like inside special counsel Robert Mueller's office during much of the nearly two years his investigators were probing connections between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia.
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DOJ Report: 43% Of All Offenders Last Year Were Non-Citizens
While jailbreak, known by its proponents as "criminal justice reform," is misguided on the state level, it is downright built upon a false premise on the federal level. The latest report from the U.S. Sentencing Commission demonstrates
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Billionaire investor Mark Cuban said Tuesday that "nobody right now" in the Democratic primary field would beat President Trump in 2020 while leaving open the possibility of running as an independent.
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AP Source: Barr Launches New Look At Origins Of Russia Probe
Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was "lawful and appropriate," according to a person familiar with the issue.
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Ukrainian MP Seeks Probe Of Ukraine-Clinton Ties
A Ukrainian member of parliament has requested a criminal investigation into possible meddling by his country's government into last year's U.S. presidential elections, claiming the interference has "seriously damaged Ukrainian-American relations."
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The beleaguered U.S. Postal Service reported a financial loss Tuesday for the 11th straight year, citing declining mail volume and costs of its pension and health care obligations even as it predicted another strong holiday season of package deliveries. It pleaded for more freedom to raise stamp prices to help keep pace with consumer demand
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The second suspect in the Colorado school shooting, Maya McKinney, was listed in court records as a 16-year-old female, but identifies as a male and prefers to be called Alec.
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Holder Held In Contempt
The House has voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over his failure to turn over documents related to the Fast and Furious scandal, the first time Congress has taken such a dramatic move against a sitting Cabinet official.
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The White House is instructing former counsel Don McGahn not to comply with a subpoena for documents from the House Judiciary Committee, arguing the materials are subject to executive privilege.
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DOJ Moves To Fend Off Barr Contempt Vote
Dems threaten to have the Attorney General arrested. The Justice Department on Monday tried to head off a contempt of Congress proceeding against Attorney General William Barr, offering House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.)
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Christian Soccer Player Who Refused To Wear Pride Jersey Not On U.S. World Cup Roster
Sorry, not sorry, Jaelene Hinkle. When you opted out of wearing rainbow-numbered jerseys that time, the U.S. women's national team wore it better. And now they're going to the World Cup, and you're not.
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A San Francisco school district may remove an 83-year-old mural of President George Washington from, ironically, George Washington High School because it "traumatizes students and community members."
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F.B.I. Sent Investigator Posing As Assistant To Meet With Trump Aide In 2016
The conversation at a London bar in September 2016 took a strange turn when the woman sitting across from
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Republicans pounced Wednesday on remarks made by an Alabama state representative opposing a state bill that would criminalize abortion.
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Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has hired Patrick Fallon, former chief of the FBI's Financial Crimes Section, according to two sources familiar with the move.
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Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote a letter in late March complaining to Attorney General William P. Barr that a four-page memo to Congress describing the principal conclusions of the investigation
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has claimed that radio advertisements in Central America are encouraging a wave of migrants to come to the U.S.
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After subpoenaing former White House counsel Don McGahn, the House Democrats became heady with visions of former White House counsel John Dean's congressional testimony damning President
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Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris called for the federal ban on so-called "right-to-work" laws in the United States during her Saturday morning remarks at the National Forum on Wages and Working People
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Text messages between former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page indicate they discussed using briefings to the Trump team after the 2016 election to identify people they could "develop for potential relationships
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Former vice president and potential 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden is defending his record on civil rights after The Washington Post resurfaced a 1975 interview in which the then-senator opposed
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A few weeks ago, as the ranks of Democrats running for president ballooned, Joe Biden sat down in private with Terry McAuliffe. Both the former vice-president and the former Virginia governor were openly
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Yesterday, the Obama administration invoked executive privilege to prevent the release of certain documents to Congress related to Operation Fast and Furious, the arms-trafficking sting gone awry that came
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One of the great constitutional myths is the principle of executive privilege. Though the term is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, every President has called upon it when necessary.
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Continually Mistaken, Chronically Admired
In 2006, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz praised the economic policies of Hugo Chávez. The Venezuelan president ran one of the "leftist governments" in Latin America
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Former vice president Joe Biden once told a group of constituents in Delaware he viewed homosexuals working for the federal government as "security risks," according to an archived local news report
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Local Cop Associations Pile Pressure On Dallas DA Over Reform Policies
To hear Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata tell it, Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot's new reforms - Creuzot's office will no longer prosecute certain misdemeanor theft cases or first-time marijuana
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The teenage robbery mobs are at it again on North Michigan Avenue. Some 50 young people barged into a Walgreens at Michigan and Chicago on the Magnificent Mile on Tuesday afternoon. They took bottled drinks
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Mayor Pete And The Queering Of The American Soul
NYT thinks Buttigieg can change the church's view of homosexuality. "I like Mayor Pete because the way he talks about being openly gay shows strength of character." I heard this comment not at a political rally or an informal gathering of the like-minded, but in church.
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Trump Thinks Migrants Are A Political Weapon
President Donald Trump has a plan to intimidate voters who disagree with him. His plan is to send violent criminals to their neighborhoods.
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The frenzied anticipation around special counsel Robert Mueller's full report has overshadowed another Justice Department report
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Trump Thinks Migrants Are A Political Weapon
President Donald Trump has a plan to intimidate voters who disagree with him. His plan is to send violent criminals to their neighborhoods.
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Yuma, a city on the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, declared a state of emergency Tuesday, saying it cannot handle the crush of illegal immigrants
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The Death Of 7-Year-Old Jakelin Caal Maquin In Border Patrol Custody Isn't An Isolated Outrage
Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin spent her seventh birthday on a trip she was overjoyed to take - traveling with her father from their impoverished farm in rural Guatemala to the United States.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., held a town hall on Monday on Fox News and drew unexpected support from the audience for his plan to provide government-run health insurance to all Americans.
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U.S. Mayors Decry Trump Sanctuary City Threat, 'Prepared To Welcome' Migrants
Democratic U.S. mayors said on Friday their cities would welcome illegal immigrants, dismissing President Donald Trump's threats to transport people detained at the border to "sanctuary cities" as illustrating the White House's callous approach to the issue.
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Bernie's plan is just a plan for more government control of the market. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday accused President Donald Trump of betraying the working people who put him in office and challenged him to deny federal contracts to General Motors until the company reopens shuttered plants.
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McCaskill Attended Reception At Russian Ambassador's Residence In 2015
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) attended a 2015 reception at the residence of Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, CNN reported on Monday.
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A secretive group of top liberal donors has budgeted $275 million to be injected into progressive
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Ex-Obama Counsel Expects To Be Charged Soon In Mueller-Related Case
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On Tuesday, three days before the end of Barack Obama's term as President, the White House
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NY Assembly: No Free College Tuition For Gold Star Families
New York lawmakers on Tuesday refused to advance a bill that would have provided free college tuition to the families of military personnel from the state who were killed in the line of duty.
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Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday U.S. intelligence agencies engaged in spying directed at the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump and that he would look at whether the surveillance
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Could A Green New Deal Make Us Happier People?
For as long as climate change has been a part of America's national consciousness, it's been talked about in dire terms, evoking images of some hellish, "Mad Max"-style dystopia. The title and much of the content of David Wallace-Wells's recent book is a variation
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger, former military chief Benny Gantz, were locked in a neck and neck race Tuesday as exit polls showed no clear winner in an election that was seen as a referendum on the long-serving leader
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The Folly Of The Mueller Investigation
The pointlessness of it all. That is the major takeaway from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's much-anticipated final report on the Trump/Russia probe.
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Hours before President Trump's visit to the border fence in California, state Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra said Friday he is seeking a preliminary
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The Buttigieg Boomlet Isn't Like The Others
The Mayor Pete boomlet is real. The question is whether he's on the edge of a breakthrough in the Democratic race-or likely to just be the butt of future jokes.
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A red wave has crashed into Chicago. After last night's runoff elections, Chicago's fifty-member city council will have at least five, and likely six, socialists
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Trump Is Laying A Trap For Democrats On Immigration
Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats thoroughly outplayed Donald Trump in January's legislative battle over funding for his border wall; he didn't get an additional dime. So when Trump sent up his annual proposed
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Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro unveiled a far-reaching immigration plan on Tuesday that would make it easier for illegal immigrants to enter and remain in the United States.
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William Barr Can't Hide The Mueller Report
More than a week has passed since special counsel Robert Mueller submitted his report to Attorney General William Barr, but we have still not read one complete sentence from the nearly 400-page report. Despite Barr's supposed commitment to transparency,
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After weeks of glowing press coverage of Pete Buttigieg as he's shot up in the Democratic 2020 field, the "Pete's Not Perfect" posse has kicked into high gear with an unusually personal criticism: Buttigieg, they say, isn't gay enough.
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Trump Cuts Aid To Central American Countries As Migrant Crisis Deepens
The U.S. government cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras on Saturday after President Donald Trump blasted the Central American countries for sending migrants to the United States
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Democratic lawmakers and other supporters of foreign aid to Central America fumed over the weekend following President Donald Trump's announcement Friday that he will cut hundreds of millions
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Dems Mock 'Scaredy-Cat' GOP, Demand Mueller's Full 300 Pages
Democrats intensified their demands for Robert Mueller's full report Thursday after learning the special counsel's findings from his Trump-Russia investigation run to more than 300 pages, while President
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Jussie Smollett no longer faces charges in Chicago for allegedly filing a false report, but the city has a few more requests. The city has requested an
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DeVos Slammed For Proposed Elimination Of Special Olympics Funding
Education Secretary Besty DeVos came under fire on Tuesday while attempting to defend proposed cuts to the agency's budget. The proposal requested at least $7 billion in total cuts to education programs,
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As the dust settles, it grows clearer and clearer just what a fast one Attorney General Bill Barr pulled on America. Last June, he wrote an opinion-out of nowhere, unsolicited-arguing that President
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MSNBC's Trump-Russia Ratings Fizzle: 'Time To Pivot To 2020'
The House on Tuesday failed to overturn President Trump's first veto, leaving the declaration of a national emergency at the southwestern border intact despite the bipartisan passage of a resolution attempting to nullify the president's circumvention of Congress
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Robert Mueller's investigation found that none of Donald Trump's illicit campaign contacts with Russia amounted to a prosecutable crime. And while this is a highly significant finding, the immediate response has gone far beyond this legalistic conclusion.
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Give It Up, Democrats. The Russia Investigation Is Over
For nearly two years, Democrats desperately hoped that Robert Mueller would ride in on a white horse and save the country from Donald Trump's corrupt presidency. But three days after the special counsel submitted
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Even Without Mueller's Report, Congress Had All The Facts It Needed
No matter what Attorney General William Barr reveals-or doesn't-about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report, everything Congress needed to know about Donald Trump and Russia was already clear.
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The news that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has closed his investigation without recommending criminal charges against President Trump is a relief. It is not a surprise.
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Ex-CIA Director Blasts Trump Over 'Temper Tantrums'
Former CIA Director John Brennan on Wednesday slammed President Trump over what he called his "temper tantrums," saying that the president's recent behavior indicates he's panicked about the Russia investigation.
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Millions of Americans are waiting for Robert Mueller to give them the final word on whether the Trump campaign conspired with the 2016 Russian election interference effort - and whether their president is under the influence of a foreign adversary.
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John McCain Wasn't A Hero
John McCain, the six-term senator from Arizona who succumbed to cancer over the weekend at the age of eighty-one, was less an enigma than a paradox. For every version of McCain that existed, there seemed
Learn MoreHollywood Power Elite Hosting Kamala Harris Fundraiser
Many of Hollywood's power elite, including prolific television hit maker Shonda Rhimes, were hosting a fundraiser Wednesday for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
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The Myth Of Meritocracy In Trump's America
Most Americans still cling to the meritocratic notion that people are rewarded according to their efforts and abilities. But meritocracy is becoming a cruel joke.
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"If Millennials are different, it's not because we're more or less evolved than our parents or grandparents, it's because they've changed the world in ways
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How The "OK" Symbol Became A Popular Trolling Gesture
Has the simple thumb-and-forefinger "OK" hand gesture become a common white supremacist hand sign? Not quite, but it has become a popular gesture used by people across several segments of the right and far right-including some actual white
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The Trump administration declared today to be Barbara Jordan Day, the 22nd anniversary of the legendary former Texas congresswoman's passing. Presidents often make such declarations to honor heroes from our country's past. However,
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Maduro's Muscle: Motorcycle Gangs Known As 'Colectivos' Are The Enforcers For Venezuela's Authoritarian Leader
The neighbors were fed up. For days, they'd had no electricity or running water because of a massive national blackout. So one morning this week, they piled logs and garbage into a makeshift barricade in their middle-class Caracas neighborhood
Learn MoreTrump Has A Strong Legal Argument That He Can Declare National Emergency At Border
President Donald Trump has asked Congress for $5.7 billion to build a wall along the southern border. He has said that, if necessary, he may declare a "national emergency" and act unilaterally, and that he has the authority to do so.
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Top Mueller Prosecutor Stepping Down In Latest Clue Russia Inquiry May Be Ending
One of the most prominent members of special counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating Russia's attack on the 2016 presidential election will soon leave the office and the Justice Department, two sources close to the matter tell NPR.
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says that she will not consider an bill to amend American presidential emergency powers that Republicans hope could avert an embarrassing vote for Donald Trump.
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Sacred Ground: Inside The Dakota Pipeline Protests
Photographer Larry Towell feels that what's happening at the Oceti Sakowin Camp in North Dakota is about more than just an oil pipeline.
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A transient arrested in the murder of Bambi Larson was in the United States illegally and had a lengthy history of arrests in the South Bay and Los Angeles,
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US Job Openings Jump To Record High Of 7.3 Million
U.S. employers posted the most open jobs in December in the nearly two decades that records have been kept, evidence that the job market is strong despite
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President Donald Trump's budget proposal unveiled on Monday would slash funding for the U.S. Education Department by more than 10 percent.
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Exclusive Poll: Young Americans Are Embracing Socialism
Generation Z has a more positive view of the word "socialism" than previous generations, and - along with millennials - are more likely to embrace socialistic policies and principles than past generations, according to a new Harris Poll given exclusively to Axios.
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House Votes In Favor Of Illegal Immigrant Voting
House Democrats voted Friday to defend localities that allow illegal immigrants to vote in their elections, turning back a GOP attempt to discourage the practice.
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The pace of hiring in the United States fell last month to its lowest point in nearly a year and a half, a surprise drop likely reflecting harsh weather and other
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Good News, The Trade Deficit Grew
President Trump promised to bring down the trade deficit, but it hit a 10-year high last year. But, given that we don't subscribe to the president's zero-sum approach to trade
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America's International trade deficit climbed to a four-year high in 2016 just before President Donald Trump - who during election season bemoaned the country's trade shortfall
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Record Arrests Of Illegal-Immigrant Families On Border Bolster Trump's Emergency Claim
Illegal immigration continues to break records on the southwestern border - and they're not good ones. The number of families snared trying to sneak into the U.S. soared by 50 percent in one month alone,
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Two of Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I., Vt.) top advisers have deep ties to the anti-Israel community and were chastised several years ago for their involvement in an anti-Semitism scandal that gripped a prominent Washington, D.C., think-tank.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other liberal allies stepped up their defense of the freshman Democrat.
A vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in response to controversial comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar is set to slip past Wednesday amid intensifying pressure from the left both inside and outside the House Democratic Caucus.
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Commentary: Where Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Get Her Sweet Potatoes?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was trying to explain to me that the world is going to melt, we are all doing to die, and probably we shouldn't be having any more children, but I was distracted by the dinner she was preparing
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It's way too early to be thinking this, much less saying it, but what the hell: If Donald Trump is able to deliver the sort of performance he gave today at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)
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The $15 Minimum Wage Is Here. Why We Need $33 An Hour
Perhaps at no other time of the year is it clearer that elective self-denial is just another privilege of affluence. If you indulged in December without abatement, then you are likely to approach January with the intent to say no - to cheese
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When the economy is good, wages go up. Falling inflation and fatter paychecks are giving boost to American workers and their families. The increase in real or inflation-adjusted wages climbed to a yearly rate of 1.7% in January
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Nightmare Result Of US-NKorea Talks: Bad Deal, Little Change
The nightmare scenario heading into the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un isn't so much "fire and fury" and millions dead.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the U.S. secretary of state he did not want his children to live with the burden of nuclear weapons, a former CIA officer involved in high-level diplomacy
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Trump's Secret To Victory In 2020: Hispanic Voters
Trump a lot more popular with Hispanic voters than in 2016. When President Donald Trump tweeted, on January 20, that he had reached 50 percent approval among Hispanic-Americans, most fair-minded observers reacted with skepticism, if not outright disbelief.
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The Poor People's Campaign will hold bus tours of poverty-stricken areas in more than 20 states to call attention to "what the national emergencies really are" in the wake of President Donald Trump's emergency declaration over the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Coffee Shop Owner Warns That 'Racism Is Alive And Well'
A coffee shop owner in Auburn, Al. is sharing details of a traumatic experience that took place at her business on Tuesday, when a "white supremacist" walked into Mama Mocha's Coffee Emporium and became aggressive with customers.
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Mother Jones dug up a 1972 essay that Bernie Sanders wrote for the Vermont Freeman, an alternative newspaper. The article, called, "Man-and-Woman," is a commentary on gender roles. But it's also caused a stir, as is bound to happen anytime a candidate mentions rape.
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Al Gore: If Northam's Scandal Forces Him To The Left, Then 'God Intends It For Good'
Some liberals secretly excited to proclaim themselves "socialist". Former Vice President Al Gore and NAACP board member Rev. William Barber II are uniting to save Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D.) by getting him to embrace a more liberal agenda on the environment.
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Internal strategy documents and emails among Clinton staffers shed light on friendly and highly useful relationships between the campaign and various members of the U.S. media, as well as the campaign's strategies for manipulating those relationships.
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The Left, Without Evidence, Claims Conservatives Attacked Malia Obama For Drinking
Conservatives were falsely accused this week of attacking Malia Obama, daughter of former president Barack Obama, for drinking rosé while on vacation with friends.
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New York Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger responded to President Trump's persistent attacks on the press, calling the phrase "enemy of the people," "dangerous" on Wednesday.
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The Bleeding Wounds Of Our Constitutional Order
Congress has been slacking off on doing their jobs for a very long time. America's constitutional order faces mounting threats and too few principled defenders. The threats come from vitriolic partisanship
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Raising wages for fast-food workers to $15 an hour would lead to a noticeable but not substantial increase in food prices, according to a new study by Purdue University's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
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Police Sources: New Evidence Suggests Jussie Smollett Orchestrated Attack
Two law enforcement sources with knowledge of the investigation tell CNN that Chicago Police believe actor Jussie Smollett paid two men to orchestrate an assault on him that he reported late last month.
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The two Nigerian brothers arrested in connection with the assault on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett are no longer suspects in the attack. They're now cooperating with police.
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What To Do About The Rebirth Of Socialism
"The most important political event of the twentieth century," wrote Irving Kristol in 1976, "is not the crisis of capitalism but the death of socialism." Plenty of self-described Marxist and socialist regimes
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One would hope that a Democrat party defined in the last couple of weeks by infanticide, blackface, alleged sexual assault, and lying to cover up the proposed green takeover of the economy would quickly be viewed as permanently non-viable (see what I did there?) to most Americans.
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Bernie Sanders Announces Sweeping Housing Agenda
Say what you will about the Democratic candidates for president (and many do, often with good reason), but at least they are talking housing in 2016.
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CA cancels bullet train project, after spending a lot of the money
California's $77 billion bullet-train project from San Francisco to Los Angeles was supposed to be a proof of concept at a national level-proof that high-speed rail could actually work, providing an eco-friendly alternative to cars
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Ocasio-Cortez Living In Luxury Navy Yard Apartment Building
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After fretting about whether she'd be able to afford rent, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) has moved into a luxury apartment building in the District of Columbia's Navy Yard neighborhood, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.
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Sens. Charles Schumer and Bernie Sanders moan that "85 percent of all stocks owned by Americans belong to the wealthiest 10 percent of households," and that's the basis of their contradictory argument that businesses should de-emphasize their focus on shareholder returns.
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The Big, Beautiful Border Wall America Built Ten Years Ago
In October 2006 George W. Bush signed the Secure Fence Act into law. It sailed through Congress with big bipartisan majorities. Among the Democratic senators voting in favour were Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
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Eugene Victor Debs left school at the age of fourteen, to scrape paint and grease off the cars of the Vandalia Railroad, in Indiana, for fifty cents a day. He got a raise when he was promoted to fireman.
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Clamor For Ouster Of Top Democrats Slows In Virginia
The clamor for the resignation of Virginia's top two politicians seemed to die down Monday, with some black community leaders forgiving Gov. Ralph Northam over the blackface furor.
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The longer a politician stays in Washington, as a rule of thumb, the more difficult it becomes to keep his nose clean. Democrats ought to apply that reasoning and skip over Maxine.
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Everyone A Conscript
So, when we talk about existential threats - the last time we had a really major existential threat to this country was around World War II," then-candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explained at a town-hall meeting last fall, making her case for a "Green New Deal."
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In 1961, America faced what conservatives considered a mortal threat: calls for a national health insurance program covering senior citizens. In an attempt to avert this awful fate, the American Medical Association launched what it called Operation Coffee Cup.
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Socialism Is More Popular Than You Think, Mr. President
Donald Trump's State of the Union Address did not feature a musical soundtrack. But, if it had, surely the orchestral accompaniment would have soared when he got to the line: "We are born free, and we will stay safe. Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country."
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Democrats on Thursday laid out a "Green New Deal" that would eliminate U.S. greenhouse gas emissions within a decade, an effort to make climate change a central issue in the 2020 presidential race.
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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, what can be said of plagiarism? President Obama's second State of the Union address contained enough recycled ideas and lines lifted from speeches of others to make historians wince. I suppose this is what one does when one not only has nothing new to say, but is required by custom and Constitution to come forth with a report of some kind by a certain time and day.
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If there is an intellectual core in President Donald Trump's 2019 State of the Union speech, it came in the section on undocumented immigration. In it, Trump cast the country as divided between elites and the working class, with Trump on the side of the working class and Democrats as the champions of the elites.
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Soak the rich? Americans say go for it
The prospect of 70 percent tax rates for multimillionaires and special levies on the super-rich draw howls about creeping socialism and warnings of economic disaster in much of Washington.
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Ex-Acquaintances Of Senator Allen Say He Used Slurs
Two former acquaintances of Senator George Allen said Monday that he used racist slurs in the 1970's and 1980's, a development that compounded accusations of racial insensitivity that have dogged his re-election campaign in Virginia. Mr. Allen denied that he had ever used such words.
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President Donald Trump is carving new divides on immigration ahead of his State of the Union address that likely offer a more reliable guide to the year ahead than the ritual calls for national unity he is expected to issue on Tuesday night.
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The Latest: Russian Politicians Fault US Over Arm Treaty
Russian politicians are blaming the United States for what they say is the undermining of global security by ending compliance with a nuclear arms treaty.
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Super Bowl Sunday is almost upon us. The TV commercials are ready, the Bud Light is chilling, and the fans are getting into a frenzy ahead of the biggest football game of the year.
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Chicago Police Deny Claim That Jussie Smollett Identified Attackers As White, Can't Get Their Story Straight About Whether He Heard Them Say 'MAGA'
Empire star Jussie Smollett is in the hospital after two people allegedly assaulted him on the streets of Chicago around 2:00 a.m. last night.
Learn MoreLed By Reddit's The_Donald, Right-Wing Internet Corners Calling Attack On Jussie Smollett A 'Hate Crime Hoax'
Less than an hour before news broke that Empire star Jussie Smollett was beaten in the Chicago subway in what is termed a racially motivated attack, the claims of a hoax already started creeping up from right-wing corners of the internet.
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Matthew Whitaker Says Mueller Probe 'Close To Being Completed
Special counsel Robert Mueller is close to finishing his sprawling 20-month investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and other crimes, acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said Monday.
Learn MoreDems Fear Trump Re-Election If Ex-Starbucks CEO Schultz Runs
Some of the most influential forces in Democratic politics revolted Monday against former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz's prospective presidential bid, insisting that an independent run would unintentionally help President Donald Trump win another four years in office.
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Trump Nominates 51 Judges At Once, Enough To Fill One-Third Of All Court Vac
In a sweeping move to further influence federal courts with conservative picks, President Trump on Wednesday renominated 51 judges who saw no action in the last Congress.
Learn More312,000 Jobs Added In December, Manufacturing Growing 714% Faster Under Trump Than Obama
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its December jobs report Friday morning, showing nonfarm employment was up by 312,000, stronger than analysts expected.
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Report By Clinton Adviser Proposes 'Rewriting' Decades Of Economic Policy
Hillary Rodham Clinton has not yet presented her economic agenda, but one of the economists she has turned to for advice has published an aggressive blueprint for rewriting 35 years of policies that he says have led to a vast concentration of wealth among the richest Americans and an increasingly squeezed middle class.
Learn MoreTrump Confidant Stone Charged With Lying About Hacked Emails
resident Donald Trump's confidant Roger Stone was charged with lying about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton's 2016 election bid, with prosecutors alleging that senior Trump campaign officials sought to leverage the publication of the stolen material into a White House victory.
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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 economicgrowth and "positive policies in health and education" during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday.
Learn MoreReport By Clinton Adviser Proposes 'Rewriting' Decades Of Economic Policy
Hillary Rodham Clinton has not yet presented her economic agenda, but one of the economists she has turned to for advice has published an aggressive blueprint for rewriting 35 years of policies that he says have led to a vast concentration of wealth among the richest Americans and an increasingly squeezed middle class.
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It Took Nearly 50 Years, But New York Finally Just Decriminalized Abortion Disgusting: New York Not Only Legalized Late-Term Abortions, But Also Celebrated Like It Won The Super Bowl Can Pelosi Keep Trump From Delivering A State Of The Union Address? Yes And No America's Communities Will Suffer If Lawsuits Against Energy Producers SucceedArticles
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Guaidó Declares Himself President, With U.S. Backing
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared himself the country's interim president amid nationwide protests Wednesday, in a bid to seize power from sitting leader Nicolás Maduro.
Learn MoreDem Rep To Pelosi: 'Give Trump The Money' For Border Wall
Some Dems ready to give in on the border wall funding
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Democratic Rep. Collin Peterson (Minn.) is bucking his party's leadership and calling for Democrats to approve funding for a wall on the southern border.Additional Reading
Supreme Court Looks Likely To Pass On DACA Case That Trump Predicted Would Strengthen His Hand In Shutdown Talks Sexual Predator Sentenced To 401 Years To Life For Rape, Kidnapping, Child Molestation Work To Cease On 'Virtual Fence' Along U.S.-Mexico Border Covington Catholic Videos Show Life Is Complicated. But We Still Saw What We SawArticles
MAGA-Hatted Teens, A Native American And The Peril Of Instant Judgment
In an age of instant communication, quick responses usually take precedence over careful deliberation. Hot takes are valued; "cold takes" are not a thing. But truth can be a casualty when social media hordes leap to vent anger at bits of information that look offensive.
Learn MoreI Failed The Covington Catholic Test
Like many people who spend too much time on Twitter, I watched with indignation Saturday morning as stories began appearing about a confrontation near the Lincoln Memorial between students from Covington Catholic High School and American Indians from the Indigenous Peoples March.
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The Mayor of Covington, Kentucky, Explains What His City Stands For
His name, which the internet will inevitably turn up, really doesn't matter. It matters to his parents, of course-and to his teachers. I hope they will be reflective, and I know they should be ashamed: of this smirking young man and the scores of other (nearly all white) students from a Catholic school in Kentucky.
Learn MoreJournalists and Celebs Rush to Delete Tweets Slamming MAGA-Hat Kids
Over the past 24 hours, journalists and public figures on Twitter have deleted previous posts slamming a group of MAGA hat-wearing teens for allegedly taunting a Native American vet, after more footage was released disputing the initial story.
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GOP Soul-Searching: 'Too Old, Too White, Too Male'?
BOSTON — President Barack Obama’s thrashing of Mitt Romney exposed glaring structural weaknesses in the GOP that will shut the Republicans out of the White House until they find a way to appeal to a rapidly changing America.
Learn MorePresident Trump Directed His Attorney Michael Cohen To Lie To Congress About The Moscow Tower Project
President Donald Trump directed his longtime attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, according to two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation of the matter.
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Jonathan Gilliam Filled in Today
Jonathan Gilliam is a retired law enforcement officer and US Navy SEAL.
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The Greenist Manifesto: Democrats' Socialist Green New Deal
One by one, we have seen the 2020 candidates for the Democratic nomination - both presumed and declared - voice support for a "Green New Deal." The mere fact that this idea is being taken seriously
Learn MoreKennedy Tries To Halt Windmills
A fight to block alternative fuel development that could replace oil-burning power plants for communities along the Nantucket Sound has created an unusual alliance on Capitol Hill, with Sen.
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Mike Pence: Democrats Refuse To Compromise On Border Wall Funding To End The Shutdown Why Trump's 'Big, Beautiful' Border Wall Will Never Work Mexico's Former President Enrique Pena Nieto 'Took $100m Bribe From El Chapo' Border Rancher: 'We've Found Prayer Rugs Out Here. It's Unreal'Articles
Campaign Finance Key Player: Johnny Chung
Johnny Chung, 43, who delivered a $50,000 campaign contribution to the White House and escorted Chinese businessmen to a presidential radio address, is cooperating with the Justice Department's investigation of finance abuses in the 1996 campaign.
As part of a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in March, Chung was charged with funneling illegal contributions
Learn MoreObama 2008 Campaign Fined $375,000
President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign was fined $375,000 by the Federal Election Commission for campaign reporting violations - one of the largest fees ever levied against a presidential campaign, POLITICO has learned.
The fine - laid out in detail in FEC documents that have yet to be made public - arose from an audit of the campaign, which was published in April
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Illegal Fundraiser For The Clintons Made Secret Tape Because He Feared Being Ass Over What He Knew - And Used It To Reveal Democrats' Bid To Silence Him The FBI's Investigation Of Trump As A "National Security Threat" Is Itself A Serious Danger. But J. Edgar Hoover Pioneered The Tactic I'm A Campaign Finance Lawyer: 'Orange Man Bad' Is Not A Legal Theory As Mueller Builds His Russia Special-Counsel Team, Every Hire Is Under ScrutinyArticles
F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working On Behalf Of Russia
New York Times has been writing the same Trump/Russia garbage for years. In the days after President Trump fired James B. Comey as F.B.I. director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president's behavior
Learn MoreTranscripts Detail How FBI Debated Whether Trump Was 'Following Directions' Of Russia
Anti-Trump agents within the FBI implied that the President was literally answering to Putin. In the chaotic aftermath at the FBI following Director James Comey's firing, a half-dozen senior FBI officials huddled
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What Someone Needs To Explain To Trump About 'National Emergencies'
When the recently arrived White House counsel Pat Cipollone took up his post, he could have had no illusions that the president he served would make his professional life easy.
Learn MoreSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Will Miss Arguments For Second Week, But No Further Treatments Planned
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will miss a second week of oral arguments as she continues to recover from cancer surgery she underwent last month
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Opinion: Congress - Stop Sabotaging The White House And Get Back To Business Hillary Donor Is Pictured With Skeletal Homeless Young Black Drug Addict He Called 'N****r', Ordered To Wear White Long Johns And Injected With Meth For $300 - As Cops Probe Two Deaths At His Home CNN's Jeffrey Toobin Says Donald Trump May Get Away With Declaring Wall EmergencyArticles
It's Time For A 'Green New Deal
There is a groundswell of support in America to tackle the calamity of climate change. Addressing climate change is a national security issue, but renewable energy is also a jobs issue, a health issue and a pocketbook issue
Learn MoreMexico Prepares For Arrival Of Next Central American Migrant Caravan
Mexican authorities will meet with Central American officials to prepare for the arrival of a planned new caravan of migrants headed to the United States next week. The head of Mexico's immigration office, Tonatiuh Guillen
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Trump Won The Night. Schumer And Pelosi Lost
President Trump did something Tuesday night that he has rarely done since taking office: He used the presidential bully pulpit to reach beyond his hardcore base of supporters to make his case to the American people as a whole.
Learn MoreNYC Mayor Guarantees Comprehensive Health Care for All In Historic Surprise Announcement
New York City will begin guaranteeing comprehensive health care to every single resident regardless of someone's ability to pay or immigration status, an unprecedented plan that will protect the more than half-a-million
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Don't Get Fooled Again: Trump And Congress Can Learn From Reagan And Reform Our Immigration System Calling Reagan A Pro-Amnesty Liberal Hero Is Simply Orwellian With Affordable Care Act, Canceled Policies For New York Professionals Democrats Move To Block 'Mega' Pro-Israel Bill, Prolong Gov't ShutdownArticles
National Emergency Powers And Trump's Border Wall, Explained
As the budget standoff between President Trump and congressional Democrats grinds into the third week of a partial government shutdown, the White House has floated the idea that Mr. Trump might invoke emergency powers
Learn MoreSeattle Officials Tell New York To Act Against Amazon Before It's Too Late
Two Seattle city councilwomen flew to the East Coast to warn their peers in New York City about Amazon. Founded in Seattle in 1994, Amazon has grown into a tech giant now worth about $800 billion.
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Wikileaks' Assange Issues Official Denial Of Russian Collusion In Release Of Podesta Emails; No Contacts With Don Jr., R. Stone, J. Corsi, Manafort, Etc California's New Governor Takes Aim At Trump As He Takes Office California Governor Newsom Vows 'Sanctuary To All Who Seek It' In Inauguration SpeechArticles
Food Stamps For Millions Of Americans Become Pawn In Shutdown Fight
As the partial government shutdown extends into its third week, the Department of Agriculture won't say how long it can keep paying out food stamp benefits for the nearly 39 million people who depend on the program each month.
Learn MoreJustice Ginsburg Misses Supreme Court Arguments For 1st Time
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing arguments for the first time in more than 25 years as she recuperates from cancer surgery last month, the Supreme Court said.
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Ginsburg was not on the bench as the court met MondayArticles
Dow Rises 800 Points After Blowout Jobs Report, Comments By Federal Reserve Head
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 800 points on Friday morning after the monthly Labor Department jobs report showed the economy gained 312,000 jobs in December versus 176,000 expected.
Learn MoreHispanic Unemployment Rate Hits Record Low In December
The national seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for Hispanics and Latinos in the U.S. labor force hit its lowest level on record in December of 2018, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday show.
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Companies Added Way More Jobs Than Expected In December: ADP/Moody's
Contrary to growing concerns about a potentially slowing U.S. economy, job creation surged in December as measured by the latest ADP/Moody's Analytics survey released Thursday.
Learn MoreRussian Billionaire Tangled In Mueller Probe Throws Lavish Bash In Davos
Oleg Deripaska, whose dealings with key figures in the ongoing probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election are under scrutiny, hosted an extravagant party on Friday night at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos
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Hope for a Green New Year
Let’s be honest with ourselves: The new Democratic majority in the House won’t be able to enact new legislation. I’ll be astonished if there are bipartisan deals on anything important — even on infrastructure,
Learn MoreThe Trump Tax Cut: Even Worse Than You’ve Heard
The 2017 tax cut has received pretty bad press, and rightly so. Its proponents made big promises about soaring investment and wages, and also assured everyone that it would pay for itself; none of that has happened.
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