Medics in bio suits at Israeli embassy for training

'They make fun of my nose. They call me ugly. They say I have no friends': Heartbreaking video of a boy pleading to be left alone by bullies is viewed 16MILLION times as celebrities offer him support A sting in the tail! Second man comes forward to claim HE was the hero filmed saving a bunny from California wildfire - and rescue center backs up his story with picture of the rabbit he brought in for treatment Get over it! Israeli prime minister Netanyahu says 'the sooner Palestinians come to grips with reality the sooner will be peace' as violence flares over Trump's Jerusalem decision Former Arizona State University football player, 24, and a woman, 25, are found dead inside luxury apartment - as police say their deaths may be 'drug related' Anti-nuclear weapons campaigners warn end of mankind is just one 'impulsive tantrum away' as they lift Nobel Peace Prize Swedish royals put on a ... (more)

How Did a White Supremacist Get a Job as an Equal Employment Officer? …

Exclusive: Email shows effort to give Trump campaign WikiLeaks documents - STORY HIGHLIGHTS - Washington Candidate Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr. and others in the Trump Organization received an email in September 2016 offering a decryption key and website address Email pointed Trump campaign to WikiLeaks documents that were already public A 2016 email sent to President Trump and top aides pointed the campaign to hacked documents from the Democratic National Committee that had already been made public by the group WikiLeaks a day earlier.

CNN Botches Major ‘Bombshell’ Alleging Contacts Between Don …

Exclusive: Email shows effort to give Trump campaign WikiLeaks documents - STORY HIGHLIGHTS - Washington Candidate Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr. and others in the Trump Organization received an email in September 2016 offering a decryption key and website address Email pointed Trump campaign to WikiLeaks documents that were already public A 2016 email sent to President Trump and top aides pointed the campaign to hacked documents from the Democratic National Committee that had already been made public by the group WikiLeaks a day earlier.

Republicans ceding high ground

By continuing to back Roy Moore for Alabama's U.S. Senate seat, national Republican leaders have ceded any claim to the moral high ground in the name of political expediency. In the long term, Republicans have likely dealt their political fortunes a serious blow as well.

Donald Trump Has Made Roy Moore the Face of the Republican Party

The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter. Now that Donald Trump has signaled that he believes Roy Moore should be the new face of the Republican Party on Capitol Hill, he has placed every one of his fellow Republican leaders in a tough position.

The Latest: Arpaio testifies at malicious-prosecution trial

The Latest on a malicious-prosecution trial against former Sheriff Joe Arpaio in a lawsuit brought by one of Sen. Jeff Flake's sons : Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio took the witness stand Wednesday in a malicious-prosecution lawsuit over the now-dismissed animal cruelty charges against U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake's son in the heat-exhaustion deaths of 21 dogs at a kennel. Arpaio was unable to cite any evidence to back up his case against Austin Flake and his then-wife Logan Brown.

Steve Bannon: Roy Moore Has More ‘Honor and Integrity’ Than Mitt Romney

Populist firebrand Steve Bannon savaged national Republican leaders in a fiery call to rally voters behind embattled Senate candidate Roy Moore as the battle for the GOP's soul spilled into a dirt-floor barn deep in rural Alabama. Bannon, known best for his former role as President Donald Trump's chief strategist, called GOP leaders in Congress "cowards" Tuesday night and attacked the party's 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney as a draft dodger as he defended Moore, who is fighting several allegations of sexual misconduct and a Washington establishment that wants him to lose the Dec. 12 election.

Police launch appeal to find 13 missing Vietnamese teens

'Thank you for your personal sacrifice': Beyonce makes surprise appearance to present 'humbled' Kaepernick with Muhammad Ali Legacy Award as he promises to 'continue to work for the people' Bannon tears into Romney for working as a missionary while 'guys were dying in Vietnam rice paddies' as he says Alabama Republican and veteran Roy Moore has more integrity than the Mormon's 'entire family' Roy Moore in anti-Semitism storm as he says Jewish billionaire George Soros will go to HELL - then suggests all non-Christians will too Champion of gay rights Justice Anthony Kennedy grills baker during arguments over gay wedding cake refusal case in closely divided Supreme court Doctor who discovered CTE in NFL players resigns as chief medical examiner in California because San Joaquin County sheriff 'interferes in death investigations' How Harvey made Hollywood COMPLICIT: Web of deceit spun by ... (more)

Ben Sasse Calls Out Jeff Flake’s Donation to Doug Jones: ‘Bad Idea’

Par for the course in our modern Trumpian era of politics, the Alabama Senate race continues to divide Republicans, and naturally this played out on social media today between two Senators: Arizona's Jeff Flake and Nebraska's Ben Sasse. It all started when Flake tweeted a photo of a check he had written, showing a $100 donation to the campaign of Democrat Doug Jones, with "Country over Party" in the memo line.

Trump says people will be a very, very happya with Republicansa tax overhaul

President Donald Trump praised the Senate's passage of the Republicans' massive tax overall, saying people are going to be 'very, very happy' with the law. Now that the Senate passed its bill, the next step is for the House to vote Monday to send its tax legislation to conference committee.

Sen. Jeff Flake secured commitment on DACA fix for his GOP tax plan voteLos Angeles Times

As Republicans negotiated revisions to the GOP tax plan Friday to win their votes, Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona took another approach. Flake won a commitment from Republican leaders - and the White House - to work on a permanent fix that would allow young immigrants known as Dreamers to stay in the U.S. as President Trump prepares to end the DACA program next year.

The Passage of the Senate Republican Tax Bill Was a Travesty

Approved in the dead of night, when virtually nobody was watching, the biggest change in U.S. tax law in decades included last-minute revisions that skewed the bill even more toward the rich. historians write about the broader atrophy of the American system of governance, the passage of the 2017 tax-reform bill will be an illuminating event to dwell upon.

Senate passes sweeping GOP tax plan in early hours of Saturday morning

The Senate passed its tax reform bill in the early hour of Saturday morning, following a day full of Republican leaders making changes to bring enough members on board and a long night full of heated rhetoric on both sides of the aisle. The vote was 51-49, mostly along party lines.

Senate edges closer to passing sweeping tax-reform bill

Telling reporters we have the votes, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the chamber after a closed-door meeting with Republican lawmakers to advance the stalled GOP overhaul of the tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. Telling reporters we have the votes, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the chamber after a closed-door meeting with Republican lawmakers to advance the stalled GOP overhaul of the tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017.