Bill Maher and Bari Weiss Cruelly Blame Palestinians for Gaza Massacre

Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election - WASHINGTON - Three months before the 2016 election, a small group gathered at Trump Tower to meet with Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son. One was an Israeli specialist in social media manipulation.

After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication

US withdrawing aid from northwest Syria - Israel: Dozens of Iranian targets hit in Syria - The United States is withdrawing assistance from northwest Syria as the Trump administration reviews hundreds of millions of dollars in stabilization aid to Syria, a State Department official has told CNN. Bill Maher and Bari Weiss Cruelly Blame Palestinians for Gaza Massacre One week after thoroughly embarrassing Rep. Duncan Hunter over his blind defense of President Trump and his administration's cruel jab at Sen. John McCain, Bill Maher welcomed one of the more vacuous columnists around onto his HBO program.

Germany Acts to Tame Facebook, Learning From Its Own History of Hate

Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election - WASHINGTON - Three months before the 2016 election, a small group gathered at Trump Tower to meet with Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son. One was an Israeli specialist in social media manipulation.

Oregon Governor’s race takes off

The election returns weren't more than 40 minutes old, and the Democrats had three emails out challenging or criticizing Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, who the first batch of ballots showed was on his way to winning the 2018 Republican primary for governor. It was part of a flurry of activity in the wake of Buehler's win Tuesday.

ADC endorses Maddox in race for governor

In this March 26, 2015 file photo, Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox speaks during the ceremony as Nick and Terry Saban's Nick's Kids Foundation and the City of Tuscaloosa dedicated the newly constructed Nick's Kids Playground at the new Alberta School of Performing Arts in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Maddox said Alabama has serious problems, but says he sees only rhetoric coming out of Montgomery.

Al Sharpton: Royal Wedding Shows ‘Last Breath’ of White Male Supremacy

Al Sharpton told his supporters Saturday that the royal wedding on Saturday showed white male supremacy is on its last breath. Al Sharpton said the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who is biracial, is a sign that white supremacy is "on its last breath."

Haspel can tap undercover work in Russian operations

Scrutiny of the 33-year spy career of new CIA director Gina Haspel has focused on her undercover role in the harsh interrogation of suspected terrorists, but she cut her teeth in intelligence operations against Russia. She's sure to tap that latter experience as she takes over at the nation's premier intelligence agency at a time of rising tension with Moscow.

NYT: Donald Trump Jr. met with Gulf emissary at Trump Tower ahead of 2016 election

Three months before the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump Jr. met with a small group of people at Trump Tower in New York, including an emissary for two Arab princes and an Israeli social media specialist, who offered assistance to the Trump campaign, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing several people with knowledge of the encounters. The Times identified the emissary as George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman, and reported that he informed Trump Jr., President Donald Trump's son, "that the crown princes who led Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were eager to help his father win election as president."

Minnesota lawmakers’ work on long to-do list with time short

Minnesota lawmakers settled in for a long weekend Saturday as Republican party leaders and Gov. Mark Dayton continued searching for a compromise on a long list of priorities they set out to meet this year. Efforts to curb opioid abuse, regulation changes to senior care facilities amid reports of rampant abuse, conformity to the federal tax overhaul, funding public schools and securing schools are at the forefront of negations.

Women power at full throttle with USS Manchester

The strength and force of the 608-ton, 421-foot future USS Manchester is undeniable. But perhaps one of the most historic aspects of the U.S. Navy's newest littoral combat ship is the clout of the women behind it.

Immigration a fraught issue for GOP as midterms approach

Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, smiles before the vote on the House farm bill which failed to pass, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 18, 2018. The Freedom Caucus opposed the measure, seeking leverage to obtain a vote on a hard-line immigration plan.

The latest political back and forth, on both sides of the aisle, as…

Politico has two fascinating new articles about on-going political debates and maneuvering surrounding the FIRST STEP Act. That proposal, as reported here, received a 25-5 vote in favor in the House Judiciary Committee ten days ago, and it seems to be the top federal criminal justice reform bill with a real chance to get to the desk of Prez Trump in the coming months.

Hundreds hold hands against offshore drilling on gulf beaches

Dominic Girard, 3, from New Port Richey, Fla., plays on in the surf while a large crowd holds hands along the water for the Hands Across the Sand event, on Saturday on Indian Rocks Beach. This is an annual event held globally to raise awareness about the dangers of dirty fuels and the need to speed the transition to available, affordable, clean energy solutions.