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Former US attorney Preet Bharara: ‘Reasonable chance’ Trump indicted after leaving office
‘No Collusion, No Obstruction’, President Trump declared again on social media today as he dismissed the political fallout from the publication of the Mueller report.
While a sitting president can’t be indicted one former senior US...
Topics: Preet Bharara, Social Media
Cindy McCain Says She Has ‘No Intention’ of Getting Involved in 2020 Politics After Report on...
UPDATE –– 2:35 pm ET: Since the publication of the initial report, Cindy McCain has put out a statement saying she has no intention of getting involved in 2020 politics.
Joe Biden is a wonderful man and dear friend of the McCain Family....
Topics: Joe Biden
Supreme Court Hears Final Oral Arguments Of The Term
Justices argued about one of the term's biggest cases on Tuesday, which looks at whether the Trump administration can include a question about citizenship on the 2020 census.
Topics: Census
Even Morning Joe Talking Dems Down From Impeachment
The cast of MSNBC's Morning Joe spent much of Wednesday's show arguing that it would be foolish for Democrats to launch impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist, along with...
Topics: MSNBC
Pew: Twitter users are younger and more Democratic than most Americans
A recent report from the Pew Research Center says Twitter users are younger, more highly educated, have higher incomes and are more likely to identify as Democrats compared to the general public. They're also more likely to support immigration...
Topics: Social Media, Immigration
Tampa picks out former chief to lead city. Could 2019 become 'Year of the Lesbian Mayor'?
Tampa’s former police chief Jane Castor made history Tuesday, becoming the first openly LGBTQ candidate elected mayor of a major southeastern U.S. city.
Topics: Police
Texas to execute white supremacist for chaining black man to his truck and dragging him to death
It’s been more than two decades since an infamous hate crime in East Texas, where three white men were convicted of chaining a black man to the back of a pickup truck, dragging him for miles and then dumping the remains of his body in front of a...
Topics: Religion
Robert Reich: The GOP’s Obscene Power Grab Is Nearly Complete
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on the Trump administration’s decision to alter the 2020 Census to ask people if they are American citizens.
In a former life, I argued cases before the Supreme Court. From what I gathered today, it looks...
Topics: Census
NRA sues Los Angeles over law requiring disclosure of ties to gun group
April 24 (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association sued Los Angeles on Wednesday over a new law requiring that contractors disclose their ties to the gun rights group as a condition of obtaining business from the second most-populous U.S. city.Read...
Topics: Reuters
Hundreds of former Boy Scouts reveal new sexual abuse claims, exposing 150 alleged pedophiles
More than 200 individuals allege sexual abuse by members of the Boy Scouts of America, identifying 150 alleged pedophiles never before accused.
Nancy Pelosi on her newfound leadership swagger: “It’s for the women”
At the Time 100 Summit in New York yesterday, the House speaker said she is feeling more “liberated” during her second stint in the role.
This is not Nancy Pelosi’s first rodeo, but the rodeo certainly looks different this time...
Topics: Nancy Pelosi
Bernie Sanders Spurs Debate on Prisoner Voting Rights, But the Idea Is "Not as Radical as It...
Presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said at a town hall Monday that he believed in restoring voting rights for prisoners, sparking a national discussion about re-enfranchisement for the more than 2 million Americans behind...
Topics: Debate
Leadership: Watch as Kamala Harris Flip Flops on Voting Rights for Murderers and Rapists in Less...
Screen grab: Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) – gets asked a question during her CNN town hall – 4/22/19.
On Monday night during a series of televised CNN town halls with several of the Democratic candidates for president, Sens. Kamala Harris...
Topics: CNN
Jane Castor Wins Tampa Mayoral Race, Becoming City’s First Openly Gay Leader
“How exciting is this!” the retired police chief said in her victory speech.
Topics: Police
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy Wants To Raise Gun Permit Fees by 2,000 Percent
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, is renewing his push to strengthen the already-strict guns laws in the state by raising the fees required to buy a firearm by 2,000 percent or more.
New Jersey residents already have to jump through a lot of...
Big automakers grudgingly buy into EVs. Oil majors still lag behind.
By Jeremy Deaton
In just three years, many electric cars will sport the same sticker price as their gas-powered counterparts, according to a recent analysis. Electrification, as well as other advances like ride-sharing and driverless cars, will...
Woman accused of providing sex services to Patriots owner Robert Kraft arrested
One woman accused of providing sex services to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft in January at a Palm Beach County spa has been arrested.
Topics: Kraft
Hegar Launches Challenge to Cornyn
“MJ Hegar, an Air Force veteran whose viral campaign ads nearly helped her get elected in one of Texas’ most Republican-friendly congressional districts last year, set her sights higher on Tuesday and launched a run for U.S. Senate against...
Topics: Senate
Top 20: Check Out the 5 Best Guns from Glock, Sig Sauer, Ruger and Smith & Wesson
Kyle Mizokami
Security,
Let the debate begin
Saddam Hussein had a Glock 18C, a version with a built-in compensator to deal with the recoil of fully automatic fire, on him when he was captured by U.S. forces in December 2003. The gun was later...
Topics: Debate