Demonstrators rally for unity at Bergen County Courthouse 7 minutes | Bergen

Demonstrators rally for unity at Bergen County Courthouse They came despite a winter assault of rain, snow and sleet, toting signs and chanting boisterously. Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://northjersy.news/2kAyRCX Organizer David Parano on the importance of events like Sunday's March for Unity at the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack.

Donald Trump’s security adviser Michael Flynn in trouble over calls to Russian envoy

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Trump aide repeats debunked voter fraud claim, offers no new evidence

President Donald Trump's senior policy adviser on Sunday repeated Trump's unsubstantiated claims that people were bused from Massachusetts to New Hampshire to vote illegally in the swing state during the 2016 election. In a contentious interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on "This Week," White House policy director Stephen Miller repeated Trump's claim last week that he would have won New Hampshire were it not for "thousands" of people being bused there.

LUPICA: Jaime Harrison of S.C could be future of Democratic Party

"I'm not thinking about what race I might want to run next," says Jaime Harrison, chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, seen in Baltimore on Saturday . "I'm doing what I'm doing what right now because I'm thinking about my son."

Education Department removes webpage for federal disabilities act

The U.S. Department of Education has removed a webpage about a law for students with disabilities - one that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos did not seem to understand during a Senate confirmation hearing. The page for the Individuals with Disabilities Act disappeared without explanation right before DeVos' confirmation on Tuesday.

Immigrants wait in fear after raids; Trump takes credit

Pastor Fred Morris looked out over his congregation Sunday as news ricocheted around the world that American authorities were rounding up immigrants in an enforcement surge that President Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail. Parishioners did not smile as on any other Sunday morning.

Bernie Sanders calls Donald Trump ‘pathological liar’ amid…

US Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday called President Donald Trump a "pathological liar", while his colleague Senator Al Franken claimed that "a few" Republican senators are concerned about Trump's mental health. The strong words from two high-profile senators came as Democrats attacked Trump's travel ban and said that members of his administration should be investigated or have security clearances suspended for recent comments or conversations with Russian officials.

Senator says GOP colleagues question Trump’s mental health

A Democratic senator claims that "a few" of his Republican colleagues have expressed concern to him about President Donald Trump 's mental health - and that stems from questions about Trump's truthfulness. Minnesota's Al Franken tells CNN's "State of the Union" that the concern arises "in the way that we all have this suspicion" that "he lies a lot.

Host Alec Baldwin, a SNLa cast skewer Trump White House

Alec Baldwin, who has scored in guest shots on "Saturday Night Live" with his mocking impersonation of Donald Trump since the campaign's final weeks, presided Saturday night as guest host of the NBC comedy show, serving up yet another Trump masquerade. In his spoof, President Trump made good on a tweeted vow to "see you in court" directed at the three Ninth Circuit federal judges who last week refused to lift a stay preventing his immigration ban from being enforced.

Nation-Now 23 mins ago 2:37 p.m.Army to spend $300 million on bonuses …

The Army plans to spend $300 million in a blitz of bonuses and advertising over the next eight months to recruit 6,000 additional soldiers it needs to fill out its ranks. Legislation approved by Congress and signed late last year by former president Barack Obama halted a years-long drawdown of U.S. troops.

Sorry, National Review: “Religious Freedom” Bills Do Permit Bigotry

National Review writer Alexandra Desanctis on Wednesday published a piece purporting to explain how recent conservative efforts to defend "religious freedom" aren't really about discriminating against LGBT Americans. Since she used a Salon piece written a day earlier by a former colleague of mine, Nico Lang, to illustrate how liberals are "maliciously mischaracteriz[ing] FADA and other religious-freedom protections," it seems only fair to issue a point-by-point response to the specious claims made in the National Review.

Pentagon launches effort to solve a baffling WWII mystery

The Pentagon is launching efforts to solve a baffling World War II mystery: whether dozens of U.S. sailors listed as missing from a ship disaster were actually recovered and buried all along as unknowns in a New York cemetery. More than 130 victims of the USS Turner's 1944 explosion and sinking near New York Harbor are still officially missing.

Washington’s top lawyer uses strategic streak to fight Trump

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, center, speaks with Solicitor General Noah Purcell, left, and Civil Rights Unit Chief Colleen Melody in a hallway before a news conference about a federal appeals court's refusal to ... . Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at a news conference about a federal appeals court's refusal to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2... .

United pilot replaced after intercom rant while dressed as civilian

United Airlines replaced a pilot before takeoff on Saturday after she boarded in civilian clothes and told passengers over the intercom that both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were liars and that she was getting a divorce, witnesses said. The airline on Sunday declined to identify the pilot or comment beyond a previous statement apologizing to customers, many of whom left the plane out of concern for their safety.

The New “New Colossus”

Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. And, when they get here, I'll ask them to hang tight for just a sec, Then tie them up in visa paperwork Till they're all, like, Wait, should I come in or no? Please.