The Rebellion Spreads
This righteous Twitter rant was retweeted by Candace Owens. I have no idea who this guy is, but he endorses Kanye West's call for blacks to think for themselves.
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Federal prosecutors building illegal firearms cases across North…
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the U.S. Department of Justice has increased violent crime prosecutions to 25-year highs and gun prosecutions to 10-year-highs. The strategy calls for using existing laws to bring federal charges, which often lead to longer prison terms than state charges.
Red State Democrat Follows Party Orders On Immigration
Montana Sen. Jon Tester is one of the top targets for Republicans to take down in November - and his immigration positions will likely make the GOP's job easier. In the not-too distant past, red state Democrats made an effort to appear moderate on immigration by voting against amnesty bills and vowing to support measures cracking down on illegal immigration.
Few teeth in Trump’s prescription to reduce drug prices
President Donald Trump's long-promised plan to bring down drug prices, unveiled Friday, would mostly spare the pharmaceutical industry he previously accused of "getting away with murder." Instead he focuses on private competition and more openness to reduce America's prescription pain.
Inslee: Washington should base mental health facilities in…
Washington may shift many of its mental health services from aging state hospitals in Spokane and Pierce counties to smaller facilities across the state. Gov. Jay Inslee called Friday for a five-year "major transformation" of the state system, in order that patients who are committed involuntarily for treatment by the courts can get those services closer to home.
In gubernatorial campaign, Lamb shifts to emphasis on Capitol experience
Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, who has spent much of his gubernatorial campaign trying to distance himself from the state Capitol, stressed his legislative experience here Thursday at a Republican Party gathering. On a question about mental health services, Lamb said, "I think it goes back to a little bit of experience.
Flynn stumps for GOP candidates while awaiting sentencing
In this Dec. 1, 2017 file photo, former national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal court in Washington. Flynn has been campaigning to support Republican candidates, as he awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to lying to the FBI.
News 9 Mins Ago Democrats decry Trump plan to cut $15B in unused funds
House Democrats are criticizing Republicans for rushing to vote on President Donald Trump's plan to roll back $15 billion in previously approved spending for children's health insurance and other programs. GOP leaders say lawmakers could vote as soon as next week on the plan to "rescind" funding leftover from previous years.
Former vice president Al Gore’s anti pipeline tweet irritates Alberta premier
WATCH: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley responds to former U.S. vice president Al Gore's anti-pipeline tweet by saying such responses are having a "shrinking amount of impact." Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is shrugging off a tweet by former U.S. vice-president Al Gore that slams Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and calls the province's oilsands dirty.
Film puts meat behind the ‘Notorious RBG’ image
This image released by Magnolia Pictures shows U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in a scene from "RBG."
John Rizzo Fact-Checks Sen. FeinsteinOn CIA Nominee’s Background
Former CIA chief legal officer John Rizzo fact checked Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on MSNBC Thursday after she made an incorrect claim about Gina Haspel's CIA background. During a Senate hearing on Haspel's nomination for CIA director, Feinstein incorrectly claimed that Haspel ran an interrogation program in the counterterrorism center of the CIA based off of a corrected statement by Rizzo.
Democrats, GOP See Tight Nevada Race Key To Senate Control
Democrats hoping to take control of the U.S. Senate in November believe one of their best chances to pick up a seat this year lies in battleground Nevada. Sen. Dean Heller is the only Republican running for re-election in the state that Democrat Hillary Clinton carried in 2016.
Lawyer says he gave Trump team dirt on Schneiderman
A New York lawyer said he told President Donald Trump's attorney, Michael Cohen, years ago that former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was abusing women. Schneiderman, a frequent legal nemesis of the president, resigned this week after The New Yorker published the accounts of four women who said they were slapped and choked by the Democrat.
John McCain’s former top strategist demands White House fire Kelly Sadler – today
Michael Murphy is a Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, JFK School of Government at Harvard University. The Republican political strategist behind Sen. John McCain's " Straight Talk Express " campaign against then-Gov. George W. Bush for the 2000 presidential nomination, on Friday called for the GOP White House to fire Kelly Sadler by the end of the day.
The Latest: WH declines to condemn aide’s McCain remark
The White House is refusing to condemn a staffer who said during a closed-door meeting that Arizona Sen. John McCain's opinion "doesn't matter" because "he's dying anyway." White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the aide, Kelly Sadler, still works for the White House.
Jeff Sessions revealed this week that he would begin inflicting…
There is a reason why Jeff Sessions continues to endure the indignities heaped upon him by President Trump and Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., chair of the House Intelligence Committee. Ever since his days as an Alabama prosecutor during the War on Drugs era, Trump's attorney general has been dead set on cracking down on poor people in a return to tough-on-crime law enforcement.
National Democrats back Rohrabacher challenger in effort to avert top-two lockout
National Democrats announced Friday that they would back businessman Harley Rouda in the crowded field to unseat GOP Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, hoping to avoid being locked out of a targeted race that could prove pivotal to the Democrats' effort to retake the House. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Friday added Rouda to its Red to Blue program, tantamount to an endorsement in the race for the 48th Congressional District, which extends from Laguna Beach to Seal Beach.
Trump tells world’s top automakers to build more cars in US
President Donald Trump told leaders of the world's top automakers on Friday that he wants to see more cars built in the United States as his administration weighs plans to reduce gas mileage and pollution requirements enacted during the Obama administration. Trump said in a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House that he intended to discuss environmental controls, fuel efficiency standards and the "manufacturing of millions of more cars within the United States, for Michigan, for Ohio, for Pennsylvania" and states like South Carolina and North Carolina.
The Latest: WH says Trump not influenced by Cohen payments
In this March 22, 2018 file photo, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson leaves the federal courthouse in Washington. Stephenson says the company made a "big mistake" in hiring President Donald Trump's attorney Michael Cohen as a political consultant.
FCC Issues $120M Fine To The Man Behind Some Of Those Annoying Robocalls
The Federal Communications Committee has issued a record-breaking $120 million fine to a Florida man responsible for making millions of illegal robocalls, he department announced on Thursday. "Tough enforcement is a key part of the FCC's robust strategy for combating illegal robocalls, and this Forfeiture Order represents a big step forward in our enforcement efforts," FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said on Thursday.