News FEC chairwoman: Penalty ‘slashed’ for ex-congressman who used leftover campaign money to lobbyRoll Call - Emily Kopp The law forbids former members of Congress from using old donations like ‘an illegal pension fund’ An ex-congressman who diverted leftover campaign …
Nita Lowey Lowey faces her first primary challenge in three decadesRoll Call - Jennifer Shutt The year was 1988. Def Leppard topped the charts and stonewashed jeans were all the rage. It was also the last time powerful House Appropriations …
Texas Legislature Protesters Crash ALEC Conference to Resist Bill Criminalizing Pipeline...truthout.org - Candice Bernd Four protesters with the Austin chapter of Extinction Rebellion were briefly detained and released Thursday after three activists disrupted a private …
Liberal View New Trump Rule Allows Federal Contractors to Fire LGBTQ...truthout.org - Sophia Tesfaye Shortly after Donald Trump took office, he officially declared that his administration was “determined to protect the rights of all Americans, …
Liberal View Trump Administration’s Attacks on Science Already Surpass Two Bush...truthout.org - Elliott Negin On July 19, President Trump hosted Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins and their families, along with the family of their deceased …
Play buttonElectoral College 'Over my dead body': Lindsey Graham rebukes idea to transform Supreme Court and Electoral Collegewashingtonexaminer.com - Mike Brest South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham rebuked plans by some Democrats to add seats to the Supreme Court and to do away with the electoral college. In …
Policing Ohio white nationalist, anti-Semite arrested for threatening to shoot up Jewish community center, police sayABC News - Jon Haworth An Ohio man has been arrested for making threats toward a local Jewish community center in New Middletown. James Reardon Jr., 20, has been charged …
Ghislaine Maxwell Jeffrey Epstein ‘Friend’ Ghislaine Maxwell Has More Skeletons in Her Family Closet Than a House of HorrorsThe Daily Beast - Dana Kennedy MEYREUIL, France—Ghislaine Maxwell, 57, comes from a family by turns brilliant and accomplished, deceptive and doomed. Her backstory is full of sex …
Play buttonSteve King Congressman Steve King Demands Media, GOP Apologize For His Own “Rape and Incest” StatementVanity Fair - Kevin FitzpatrickThe Iowa representative defended recent statements on rape, incest and abortion as he was shouted down during a town hall. Following hair-raising statements about the importance of rape and incest, Iowa
Liberal View ‘I’ve got nothing’: MSNBC conservative left speechless after he’s scolded for denying white privilegerawstory.com - Tom Boggioni Republican political strategist Jason Johnson, a former adviser for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), claimed on Sunday that he does not have “white privilege” …
Proud Boys Man Becomes Internet 'Hero' For Walking Into Middle Of Proud Boys And Saying 'F*ck You' To Eachcrooksandliars.com - David A man became a hero to the internet over the weekend after he was captured on video saying "f*ck you" to members of a group of conservative …
Pete Buttigieg Pete Buttigieg Makes GOP Nightmares Real By Equating A Vote For Trump To Racismpoliticususa.com - Jason Easley Pete Buttigieg made a clear argument that people who vote for Trump are looking the other way on racism. Pete Buttigieg: A Vote For Trump Is Looking …
Pete Buttigieg Pete Buttigieg: Voting For Trump Means 'Looking The Other Way On Racism'HuffPost - Hayley MillerThe Democratic presidential hopeful said Trump is asking voters to "tolerate the negativity" in exchange for job growth. Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg said anyone who votes to reelect
trump news update Psychoanalyst Justin Frank on why Trump ‘hates reality’ and must be ‘quarantined’rawstory.com - Chauncey Devega, Salon Donald Trump is a living, breathing national emergency. Our president has repeatedly encouraged violence against his perceived enemies — and at least …
Politics Florida Republican governor’s appointee helped organize Proud Boys’ Pelosi protest – ThinkProgressThinkProgress - Frank Dale Florida Governor Rick Scott (R-FL), who is challenging Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) for a Sunshine State Senate seat, is the latest Republican facing …
Trump University Donald Trump and the Republican Party hate America: It’s time to say it out loudrawstory.com - David Masciotra, Salon For most of modern political history, the Republican Party has used patriotism — an odd and obfuscating sentimentality — as a weapon to shame critics …
Pete Buttigieg Buttigieg: opposition to gay marriage will 'wash away' among black AmericansGuardian US - Martin PengellyOpposition to gay marriage among African Americans will “start to wash away”, Pete Buttigieg said on Sunday, when such voters “struggling to get on to right side of history” see he will work in their The
Pete Buttigieg Buttigieg: Trump administration's China tariffs 'a fool's errand'CNN - By Devan Cole, CNNWashington (CNN) — President Donald Trump is on a "fool's errand" with his ongoing trade war with China, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said Sunday. CNN's Jake Tapper asked the South
Automotive Industry Lost in Trump’s China Week Was a Postcard to Europe: You’re NextBloomberg - Brendan Murray Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. President Donald Trump drew so much attention this …
Sanctions Trump wields sanctions hammer; experts wonder to what endAssociated Press - By MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic WriterThe Trump administration is aggressively pursuing economic sanctions as a primary foreign policy tool to an extent unseen in decades, or perhaps ever. Many are questioning the results even as officials
Gibraltar Gibraltar rejects U.S. pressure to hold Iranian tankerNBC News - Yuliya TalmazanThe U.S. had unsealed a warrant Friday to seize the vessel, a day after Gibraltar lifted the ship's detention. LONDON — Gibraltar on Sunday rejected a renewed U.S. request that the British overseas territory
World Happiness Report Democratic Socialist Countries Rank Highly in Happiness - US Drops Againdailykos.com - thenekkidtruth The 2018 World Happiness Report is out, and the US ranks the lowest that it's even been, dropping from 18th place to 19th place. The top spots are …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Pete Buttigieg chides Mike Pence in speech: Same-sex marriage 'moved me closer to God'dailykos.com - Marissa Higgins 2020 presidential hopeful and current mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg has worked personally with Vice President Mike Pence on more than …
Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren presents 2020 plan to protect tribal lands, support Native AmericansAxios - Rashaan Ayesh Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-Mass.) introduced the newest of her 2020 policy plans focused on helping Native Americans and protecting tribal rights. The …
Politics Leaked emails show GOP lawmaker made videos for extremist groups that provided "biblical training"Salon - Alex HendersonFILE - In this Feb. 8, 2012 file photo Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane Valley, speaks about in Olympia, Wash. Newly leaked emails show that Shea, a Republican from Spokane Valley, has had close ties with a that
Business The Completely Reasonable Reason People Are Flying With Mini HorsesThe New York Times Mona Ramouni plays with her guide horse, Cali, in her home in Michigan. Cali flew with Ms. Ramouni before the Department of Transportation made the announcement.
Franklin Graham Todd Starnes: Franklin Graham has a warning for Christian 'influencers' renouncing their faithFox News - Todd StarnesA small, but growing number of people made famous because of their faith are now using their platforms to reject the teachings of Christ. John Cooper, the lead singer in the rock band Skillet, said it
The Emmy Awards Yes, I’m Still On My “Pete” Kick—Because You and I Deserve the Absolute Best.medium.com - Joyce Kamen Leaving the grocery store the other day, I ran into a friend I hadn’t seen since the start of the summer. We asked about each other’s kids… Yes, I’m …
Voter Fraud FEC chair challenges Trump to provide evidence of voter fraud in New Hampshire - CNNPoliticsCNN(CNN) — The Democratic chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission on Friday challenged President Donald Trump to provide evidence of the voter fraud he insists cost him New Hampshire in 2016 or quit
