Despite implementing numerous foreign policies and initiating military actions that have endangered lives in countries around the world since taking office less than two years ago, President Donald Trump said Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that struggling people should stay in “their home countries” and strongly suggested that they were no longer […]
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With President Donald Trump reportedly “volcanic” over the authorship of an anonymous op-ed by a “high-ranking” White House official in the New York Times, the game being played far and wide after the publication of the explosive and deeply troubling column is, of course: which of the many jerks hired, elected, (or born) into the […]
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Advocates for Iranians and Iranian-Americans on Tuesday demanded Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) apologize for “disgusting” and racist remarks he made earlier in the day when he said it would be “terrible” if a DNA test found that he had any Iranian heritage. Graham’s comments were made on Fox & Friends and his “casual bigotry”—which earned […]
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Democrat Donna Shalala, a Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary under former President Clinton and a longtime educator, won her House primary on Tuesday. Shalala emerged from a crowded Democratic primary in Florida’s 27th District with 32 percent of the vote, The Associated Press projected with 95 percent of precincts reporting. The former Clinton official will face […]
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President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE threw his support behind Republican Kevin Stitt in Oklahoma’s gubernatorial race, endorsing the political outsider two days after he won […]
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Former President Obama is preparing a return to the political arena ahead of the midterm elections with a speech Friday that’s expected to include sharp criticism of President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action […]
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Rep. Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisGOP tentatively decides on Jacksonville for site of convention DeSantis pushing to host Republican National Convention in Florida Florida bars and theaters to reopen starting Friday, DeSantis says MORE (R-Fla.) is stepping down from his House seat to focus on his gubernatorial bid against Democrat Andrew Gillum. DeSantis notified House Speaker […]
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Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (D) leads former Rep. Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisGOP tentatively decides on Jacksonville for site of convention DeSantis pushing to host Republican National Convention in Florida Florida bars and theaters to reopen starting Friday, DeSantis says MORE (R-Fla.) by 6 points in a new poll on Florida’s gubernatorial race. Gillum leads DeSantis 48 percent to […]
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Republican Rep. Dave Brat is trailing Democrat Abigail Spanberger by 5 points in a Virginia district that hasn’t sent a Democrat to the House in more than 45 years, according to a new poll. Spanberger has the support of 47 percent of potential voters, compared to Brat’s 42 percent, according to a Monmouth University survey released Tuesday. Spanberger’s lead is […]
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By releasing new documents (pdf) previously marked “committee confidential” late on Tuesday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) doubled down on accusations that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh committed perjury in his 2006 confirmation hearing for his seat on a federal appeals court. In defiance of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Durbin shared […]
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