House of cards, part II

While denying that his political organization was favoring the candidacy of Roza Calderon, and denying that they were in a relationship, Paul Smith appears to have admitted the affair in a series of texts to another lover. While watching Maroon 5 perform at BottleRock, a Napa Valley music festival in late May, Roza Calderon snapped a photo and uploaded it to her Instagram page, @ElectRoza2018.

Meet the candidate: Daniel Biss talks Rauner, campaign for governor

As he fights to win the democratic gubernatorial primary in the fall of 2018, state Sen. Daniel Biss says he is excited and confident about the position his campaign is in, winning the nomination to challenge Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. Biss officially announced his candidacy for the democratic nomination on March 20 on a Facebook Live video.

And theya re off

The Facebook pages are up, the ads are running, and 200 strong marched in the Riley Festival parade donning shirts with slogans touting their favorites for local office. Candidates seeking their party's nomination in the spring primary election can't file to run for office until January, but at least two dozen Republican hopefuls have tipped off the party chairwoman of their intentions and already are campaigning for votes.

GOP now the White Nationalist Party, not changing anytime soon

"At several events at this year's New Yorker Festival, a sense of wooziness predominated among audience members, who appeared to be grasping for a wisp of hope that the nightmare known as President Trump would soon be over. Alas, experts who graced the stages at three separate events had a common message: Expect Trump to serve out his first term, and perhaps even his second.

Marines invited to Marine Corps birthday celebration in Manchester

The Manchester Expeditionary Brigade, a group of local volunteers, will host a celebration of the 242nd U.S. Marine Corps birthday at the Executive Court Banquet Facility in Manchester on Friday, Nov. 10. Each year on Nov. 10, regardless of location, Marines pause to observe the Marine Corps birthday, often sharing a meal followed by birthday cake ... (more)

Democrats: Hillary boob grabber Jon Favreau harrumphs about Republicans over Weinstein

Obama speechwriter-turned Hollywood speechwriter and strategist Jon Favreau and all around frat boy type hasn't quite got the memo yet about condemning Harvey Weinstein, and acting 'shocked, shocked' that Weinstein's sex depredations went on around Hollywood as his campaign donations to Democrats flowed. Galling from someone who called a dozen victims of sexual assault liars in order to elect their abuser president: https://t.co/pFALcwHiC7 https://t.co/CABokKqnny Let's get one thing straight; Jon Favreau is That Guy who got caught putting his hands on the boobs of a cardboard cutout of Hillary Clinton while shoving a beer to her mouth in a gleeful frat-boy style photo.

Major Drama at Home Crap Home

Was minding my own business watching the Pens manhandle the Caps and spreading my special brand of sunshine on twitter when a ferocious ruckus broke out in the back yard. Thurston's high pitched screeching combined with Rosie aggressive "YOU MUST DIE" bark, combined with my mother calling me from across the alleyway to tell me there was something going on in my backyard as I tried to find my flashlight and shoes made for some chaos.

Donald Trump Thinks Freedom Of The Press Is Disgusting

The First Amendment, in the Bill of Rights, to the Constitution of the United States of America , makes it the highest law of the land that, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." What are the implications of having a President of the United States who finds the idea of a free press to be nauseating? J. Clifford is a veteran liberal activist and writer, with a history including many arrests for civil disobedience, pirate radio, and over 20 years writing the news unfit for print.

Proposed repeal of Clean Power Plan raises questions about energy reliability

This Oct. 20, 2010, file photo, shows Xcel Energy's Sherco Power Plant is shown in Becker, Minn. A divided Supreme Court agreed Feb. 9, 2016, to halt enforcement of President Barack Obama's sweeping plan to address climate change until after legal challenges are resolved.

La Carpa Aztlan Presents: I Don’t Speak English Only

Su Teatro opens its season at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 12, with a 23-year-old play that is as disturbingly relevant today as it was when it premiered in 1994. Director Anthony Garcia created La Carpa Aztlan Presents: I Don't Speak English Only in response to English-only legislation and police brutality in the early 1990s, and portrays with savage wit a world where any representation of diversity has been criminalized and forced underground.

President Trump to make announcement on fate of Iran nuclear deal Friday

President Trump is expected to announce his decision on the fate of the Iran nuclear deal in a speech on Friday, according to lawmakers briefed by the administration. White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster was on Capitol Hill Wednesday evening briefing top Republican lawmakers on the administration's forthcoming announcement.

Source to CNN: NBC basically told Ronan Farrow to stop working on the Harvey Weinstein story

Any "Johnny Dangerously" fans out there? Farrow's ordeal in trying to get NBC to bite on a bombshell about one of the most formidable scumbags in Hollywood reminds of the scene where Johnny's brother goes to his boss, the crooked D.A., saying that he's got the goods on the elusive mobster Dangerously. "Notarized depositions! Tire prints! Blood samples! I've got eyewitness accounts! Murder weapons! Fingerprints!" "Hold it, kid, hold it," says the D.A., who's on the take from Johnny, of course.