Four Supreme Court Justices Seek Consensus

Bloomberg : "Kagan and Roberts are part of a quartet of relatively centrist justices, along with Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer, who at times can turn their chemistry into a consensus and avert a sharp divide." "The group will be tested during what could be a divisive stretch starting next week, when the court reconvenes after a month-long recess.

Diary of male prostitute claims Dem donor pushed drugs

'He gave me my first injection of crystal meth': Diary of the male prostitute who fatally overdosed at the home of a prominent Democrat donor claims the friend of Hillary Clinton got him hooked on drugs Since a homicide investigation was launched, a number of other men of color have come forward to claim Buck paid them to take drugs A diary entry from Moore states that Buck 'gave me my first injection of crystal meth' and got him 'addicted to the pain and fetish/fantasy' His final entry, dated December 3, 2016, read: 'If it didn't hurt so bad, I'd kill myself, but I'll let Ed Buck do it for now' The diary entries of a male prostitute, who suffered a fatal overdose at the home of a prominent Democrat donor last year, allege that the friend of Hillary Clinton was the one who got him hooked on drugs.

Blue Apron? ‘Um, No.’ Anti-Hunger Advocates Decry…

A girl pays for her mother's groceries using Electronic Benefits Transfer tokens, more commonly known as food stamps, at a farmers' market in New York City. benefits-about 80 percent of eligible families-would receive half of their benefits in the monthly food boxes, which would contain shelf-stable milk, juice, grains, cereals, pasta, peanut butter, beans and canned meat, fruits and vegetables.

Teen shot dad because he ‘fussed at him the night before’

Boy, 14, told police how his father drunkenly 'fussed' at him the night before he 'shot him dead' then went to an elementary school where he 'killed a six-year-old boy' and said he knew God was real because his gun jammed before he could kill more A teenage boy accused of murdering his father then driving to an elementary school where he allegedly killed a six-year-old boy told police after he was arrested that his dad drunkenly 'fussed at' him the night before his rampage. Jesse Osborne was 14 when he allegedly shot his father Jeffrey, 47, three times at their home then drove his pick-up truck to Townville Elementary School in South Carolina on September 28, 2016.

Trump Urges Lawmakers to Make Deal on Immigration Reform

President Donald Trump, right, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 17, 2018, as, left to right, Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, and House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, look on. U.S. President Donald Trump urged congressional lawmakers to find a solution to the vexing problem of immigration reform, saying the window of opportunity is closing fast to protect young immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children.

Bill to create legislative oversight entity revived in House committee

A bill that would create a new legislative entity to oversee state and local governments was revived Monday after several GOP lawmakers changed their votes. HB175 faltered in a House committee earlier this month as a result of "healthy tension" between the branches of government, the bill's sponsor Rep. Keven Stratton, R-Orem, said at the time.

Conservatives lash out at GOP spending binge, Trump’s $4 trillion spending plan

That's according to some conservatives who are grappling with a Republican-backed spending binge that threatens to generate trillion-dollar deficits for years to come while staining a cherished pillar of the modern-day Republican Party. While President Donald Trump and his allies hope economic growth may ease future deficits, few fiscal conservatives cheered Monday's release of the president's $4 trillion-plus budget, which would create $7.2 trillion in red ink over the next decade if adopted by Congress.

Washington Redskins’ Us Trademark Registrations Reinstated By The Fourth Circuit

On January 18, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reinstated the Washington Redskins' federal trademark registrations originally cancelled by the Trademark Trials and Appeals Board in 2014 in light of the Supreme Court's ruling that disparaging trademarks are protected by freedom of speech under the First Amendment in Matal v. Tam .

Blumenthal Dubious of White House Interim Security Clearance Trend

Democratic lawmakers have grown increasingly concerned - and frustrated - over the White House's position on matters of security confidentiality. Last week, President Donald Trump withheld the release of a Democratic House Intelligence Committee memo rebutting one from the Republican side, citing the need for heavy redaction to protect national security interests.

Kochs launch $4M campaign against Dems in Missouri, Indiana

The Koch-backed group Americans For Prosperity plan to launch a $4 million advertising campaign against Missouri's Sen. Claire McCaskill and Indiana's Sen. Joe Donnelly. An AFP spokesman said Tuesday the ad campaign will run on TV and the internet for three weeks beginning Thursday.

Senate immigration debate kicks off Monday

In a rare move, the Senate will launch an unusual process late Monday afternoon to debate a legislative fix for the hundreds of thousands of so-called Dreamers who could face deportation come March 5. The process calls for a free-for-all debate on the Senate floor with an unlimited number of amendments that can be offered, all in the hopes Republicans and Democrats can reach a bipartisan solution in the contentious immigration debate. "I expect that virtually every issue under the sun will come up during this floor debate and that's fine," Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, told reporters last week.

A Koch Brothers Group Is Targeting These Democratic Senators for Voting Against Tax Reform

The political arm of the network helmed by conservative and libertarian mega donors Charles and David Koch is investing millions in an ad buy targeting two Democratic Senators up for reelection this year in states President Trump won by a landslide for failing to support the tax reform bill. The group, Americans for Prosperity, is launching the $4 million ad campaign on Feb. 15 against Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill and Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly.

The Deficit Hawks Have It Wrong

The problem is not the deficit, but that Trump's deficit finances the wrong things-billionaires rather than bridges, tunnels, and schools. uestion for today: What is the connection between the Republican tax cuts, the rising federal deficit, and the wildly gyrating stock market? The answer is trickier than it seems.

Conservatives lash out at GOP spending binge

That's according to some conservatives who are grappling with a Republican-backed spending binge that threatens to generate trillion-dollar deficits for years to come while staining a cherished pillar of the modern-day Republican Party. While President Donald Trump and his allies hope economic growth may ease future deficits, few fiscal conservatives cheered Monday's release of the president's $4 trillion-plus budget, which would create $7.2 trillion in red ink over the next decade if adopted by Congress.

Fights over voting rights a prelude to November midterm election

Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, second from right, is seen during a rally outside the Supreme Court on January 10, 2018, to oppose Ohio's voter purging system. The court heard arguments on whether Ohio has been too strict in setting in motion a voter registration removal process if the individual hasen't voted in a federal election for two years.

Politics | Guest MINDSETTERa Gardiner: Teaching Moment for RI Young Republicans

There is courtship and romance, even sex, I'm told, in politics; and when it ends, you mustn't make a scene. But if the same light reveals that a political organization, even the "junior varsity," lacks basic due process and that participation is subject to social shunning and enduring exclusion, the adults in the party and that includes "Young Republicans," who can be up to 39 years young, need to step in and take some responsive, maybe even affirmative, far-sighted measures to make sure the party exemplifies some American notions of due process and fair play, the American way and all that.

Politics | Fung and Morgan Refuse to Condemn Alleged Sexual…

The national Young Republicans have confirmed to GoLocal that they have initiated an investigation into alleged sexual harassment by Rob Sullivan, President of the RI Young Republicans. While the national organization is taking action, the two announced GOP candidates for governor, Cranston Mayor Allan Fung -- whose wife nominated Sullivan to be President, according to Sullivan --and House Minority Leader Patricia Morgan have both refused to condemn Sullivan's alleged behavior, after Rachel Hussey says she was booted from the RIYR after a physical relationship with Sullivan went south.