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At rally, President Trump stands by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh amid sexual assault allegation: "Brett Kavanaugh is one of the finest human beings you will ever have the privilege of knowing or meeting...this is a high quality person." https://t.co/cZ0nAk0kg6 pic.twitter.com/yBu2MHglgG I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents.
Deficits do matter, if you're the NRA. After their run of monster donations in 2016, their finances have declined to the point where they've gone from a surplus to a deficit.
Rachel Martin talks to Republican strategist Scott Jennings about allegations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh assaulted a woman decades ago when they were in high school.
The state is fighting misinformation about elections by creating an office that will flag suspicious social media posts about voting. But it comes with legal and political questions.
Democrat Beto O'Rourke is hoping to end a 24-year Republican streak in the state. He will meet Friday night for the first of three debates against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
This is a slightly amended version of the foreword to the new Media Lens book, Propaganda Blitz - How The Corporate Media Distort Reality , published today by Pluto Press. Warm thanks to John Pilger for contributing this superb piece to our book.
For as long as anyone can remember violence and conflict have been part of daily life: humanity appears incapable of living peacefully together. There are the brutal cries of war, the vile acts of terror, homicides, rapes and assaults of all kinds.
Hurricane Florence floodwaters pose toxic public health threat; NC begins long road of recovery; PLUS : Trump Interior Dept. formally rolls back still more methane regulations... Also: Toxic disaster begins after Florence; AL SoS sued for Twitter blocking ; Bad news for 'dark money', good news for voters... Guest: Salon's Heather Digby Parton; Also: Florence fallout made worst by Trump tariffs; Judge allows use of GA's 100% unverifiable touchscreen voting systems in November... Florence wreaks havoc, death in 4 states; Strongest storm of year slams Philippines, Hong Kong; PLUS : Aftermath of Boston-area natural gas pipeline explosions... Guest host Angie Coiro with special guest Chris Hedges on his new book.
The World Trade Organization is rarely in the headlines - but the Trump administration's hostility and the issues connected with Brexit and the U.S.-China trade dispute has pushed the WTO to the fore. President Trump has attacked organizations such as NATO and the European Union for what he sees as taking advantage of America.
I'm sure it is lots of fun. I just spent a summer temping in a father/son office where, when not yelling at their administrator , they did nothing but talk about golf.
Two new studies have confirmed that farmers can win both ways, achieving a boost in harvests and helping to slow climate change. One says that they can successfully farm with techniques that can help slow global warming and add to the store of carbon sequestered in the soils around the globe.
Following the bill's passage, a number of corporations made conveniently-timed announcements that their workers would be getting raises or bonuses. One of the leading arguments for the GOP's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 has been that it will raise the wages of rank-and-file workers, with congressional Republicans and members of the Trump administration promising raises of many thousands of dollars within ten years.
Prosecutors look for corroborating evidence - and there are strong indications already that Christine Blasey Ford is telling the truth about her attack Allegations of sexual assault are deserving of a full and fair investigation, particularly when a lifetime appointment to the nation's highest court is at stake. We now have the specifics of an alleged attack Christine Blasey Ford, a California professor, says occurred in the 1980s when she and Judge Brett Kavanaugh were in high school in Maryland.
The Senate cannot move forward with this lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land without considering the results of a fair, non-partisan, and complete process. Over the weekend, details of serious charges of sexual assault alleged to have been committed by Judge Brett Kavanaugh became public, as did the name of the woman raising these allegations.
Betty White got everyone on their feet! The comedian and actress was honored at the 2018 Emmy Awards on Monday, September 17, for being one of the oldest winners in history. She has been nominated 24 times and has won eight - twice for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, one for The Golden Girls, one [a ]
It was the rarest of graphics in the American news media: a CNN map in which recent Saudi air strikes in Yemen were represented by little yellow explosions. Below them were the number of civilians killed and, below those, the names of the makers of the weapons that had done the killing .
Christine Blasey Ford courageously came forward about being sexually assaulted by Kavanaugh so she could tell the truth about a traumatic event. Although she should never have had to take this step, her bravery is leading the way for other women to hold Kavanaugh accountable and defend our democracy and the safety of women.
Today, Common Cause called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to delay its scheduled vote on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court in light of new allegations of sexual assault by the nominee. In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Common Cause urged the committee to require Kavanaugh to testify under oath about the accusations.