Black Women for Positive Change Announces 2018 Week of Non-Violence October 13-21, 2018

Black Women for Positive Change, in affiliation with the Positive Change Foundation, announces the Sixth Annual 2018 Week of Non-Violence, Justice and Opportunities, . In a joint statement, Daun S. Hester and Dr. Stephanie E. Myers, National Co-Chairs of Black Women for Positive Change said, "We are reaching out to leaders around the United States and the World, to join us in the sixth annual Week of Non-Violence, Justice and Opportunities.

Senators say Social Security agency is demonstrating…

Maryland's U.S. senators say the Social Security Administration is demonstrating "hostility towards its workforce" in the way it is implementing recent executive orders signed by President Donald J. Trump . Trump signed the orders in May with the stated goals of promoting accountability, rooting out poor performers and negotiating union contracts more advantageous to taxpayers and the federal government.

Polling could be missing reality, again

Donald John Trump Meadows threatens to force a vote on Rosenstein impeachment Republican feels 'victimized' by Twitter 'shadow banning' GOP senators surprised to attend Trump's tariffs announcement MORE had almost no chance of being elected president. The entire pundit-polling-news establishment was wrong, and the expectation was that these institutions would recalibrate their coverage to reflect a true picture of the country.

Alternative Fact of the Week: FISA ‘scam’ turns out not so scammy

Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign, speaks at a news conference in Moscow on April 12, 2016. Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign, speaks at a news conference in Moscow on April 12, 2016.

Minnesota police licensing board to address failings in rape investigations

Minnesota's police licensing board has scheduled a special meeting of its executive committee for early August to consider updating it policies on sex assault investigation, responding to a report of widespread breakdowns in the way law enforcement agencies handle rape allegations. Speaking at a Thursday morning meeting of the Peace Officer Standards and Training board, chairman Tim Bildsoe said he wants the panel to address the findings of a Star Tribune investigation, published Sunday and Thursday, that found pervasive failings across Minnesota in basic police work on sex assault and rape investigations.

BBC Host Eviscerates Sean Spicer Over Role In Helping To ‘Corrupt Discourse For The Entire World’

While promoting his new book " The Briefing " on the BBC, Sean Spicer quickly learned he wasn't on Fox News after Emily Maitlis called him out for being an agent of chaos that helped perpetrate Trump's lies right from the beginning of his tenure at the White House. "But it wasn't a joke, it was the start of the most corrosive culture.

Wall St. Gouging Billions on Electric Bills

DAVID CAY JOHNSTON, davidcay at me.com @DavidCayJ A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter formerly with The New York Times , David Cay Johnston is the founder of DCReport.org and just wrote the piece " Reason Blackout At D.C. Appeals Court ." He writes: "New England electricity prices were inflated by up to $2.4 billion last year, a July 25 ruling by a federal appeals court confirms, but the court did not order any money returned to customers.

The Latest: Ryan opposes GOP effort to impeach Rosenstein

House Speaker Paul Ryan says he does not support an effort by Republican House conservatives to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. He also says Rosenstein's back-and-forth with congressional Republicans over document requests doesn't rise to the level of "high crimes and misdemeanors" that would warrant impeachment under the Constitution.

Freedom Caucus Extremists Try To Impeach… Rod Rosenstein?

Morning Joe took a look this morning at the articles of impeachment introduced against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein by members of the House Freedom caucus . "They claim the deputy AG has withheld documents from and the spokesman for Meadows tells NBC News the resolution is not considered a privileged motion," Willie Geist said.

Is civil discourse possible?

Jefferson County in southeast Iowa is home to Fairfield, a cultural blend of old school Iowan farmers, international students and free thinkers attracted by the lure of Maharishi University of Management, a hub for education and Transcendental Meditation in Iowa. During the 2016 election, Republican Donald Trump received 46.7 percent of Jefferson County's votes for U.S. president, while Democrat Hillary Clinton had 46.2 percent, almost a tie.

Trump Super-PAC Donor Accused of Breaking Law

Global Energy Producers LLC didn't exist until April. A month later, before it had a working website, it was flush with enough cash to make one of the biggest donations of the year to America First Action Inc., a super-political action committee backing President Donald Trump's agenda.

Rep. Noem: Trump’s Tariff Announcement Good News for Farmers

President Donald Trump's announcement in the Rose Garden concerning continuing negotiations with the European Union was good news for the nation's farmers, Rep. Kristi Noem said Thursday. "Our farmers want to do what they do best and that's feed the world," the South Dakota Republican, who is campaigning for governor in her state, told MSNBC's Morning Joe."