Racial gaps in education: How much do voters care?
A study finds that school board reelections are tied to achievement of white students, even in heavily minority districts. It highlights a need for public understanding about a stubborn problem.
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Harvey Weinstein to Sue N.Y. Times, Says His Attorney
Decades of Sexual Harassment Accusations Against Harvey Weinstein - Two decades ago, the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein invited Ashley Judd to the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel for what the young actress expected to be a business breakfast meeting. Instead, he had her sent up to his room
Come And Take Them, Bret Stephens
Repeal the Second Amendment - I have never understood the conservative fetish for the Second Amendment. - From a law-and-order standpoint, more guns means more murder. "States with higher rates of gun ownership had disproportionately large numbers of deaths from firearm-related homicides
Bipartisan bill seeks to limit use of foreign surveillance WASHINGTON …
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White House, NRA, Congress agree on regulating bump stocks
Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaking, joined by, from left, former Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona, and Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., call for action on gun safety legislation with fellow Democrats on the ... A federal judge is denying a death-row challenge from a Utah prison inmate whose double-murder case was chronicled in the book "Under the Banner of Heaven." . A federal judge is denying a death-row challenge from a Utah prison inmate whose double-murder case was chronicled in the book "Under the Banner of Heaven."
The Lawyer Who Beat Big Tobacco Takes on Opioid Epidemic
Bloomberg Businessweek's EsmA Deprez gives us a profile of the lawyer who beat big tobacco and is now taking on the opioid epidemic in court. She speaks on "Bloomberg Markets." (Source: Bloomberg)
Report: Trump-tied lobbyists cash in on their connections
The day after the presidential election, the Washington lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck touted its Republican team's "significant relationships with those who will steer the incoming Trump administration."
New Poll: Americans Just Don’t Like Each Other
A new Pew Research Center poll is out, and it's confirming what we've suspected all along: the partisan divide is widening. If the 2016 election was any indication, Americans are more opposed than ever when it comes to political party and the issues important to individual voters.
Combat Veteran Turned Federally Licensed Gun Dealer DESTROYS Leftist…
The left is doubling, and tripling down on their "silencer" fear mongering, and one American Marine turned firearms entrepreneur wants to quash the lies for good. Former Marine Sgt.
Congressional Investigators – Both Ds and Rs – Agree: Russia Did It
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White House rips Senate Intel panel for producing ‘zero evidence’ of collusion after 9-month probe
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders urged members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday to "focus on other things," a day after the panel said its probe into possible collusion between Trump associates and Russian officials remains open.
White House to release immigration demands to Congress by next week
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced Thursday that President Trump will roll out his priorities for immigration reform by next Wednesday. "The president will be laying out his responsible immigration plan over the next week," Sanders told reporters during the briefing.
America’s partisan friend zone problem
Released by Pew Research, Thursday, the numbers show that Republicans are four times more likely to have close friends who are Republicans, as they are to have close friends who are Democrats. It's worse on the Left, where Democrats are nearly 7.5 times more likely to have close friends who are Democrats, than they are close friends who are Republican.
Marine, 24, is first woman to lead amphibian platoon
A 24-year-old Marine based in California has become the first female officer to lead an assault amphibian vehicle platoon, the U.S. Marine Corps said. With her parents looking on, Second Lt.
Top Democrat Calls On Nancy Pelosi To Retire
A top House Democrat says it's time for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to get out of Washington. Veuer's Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.
Senior House Dem: Time for ‘a new generation of leaders’
In this July 25, 2016 file photo, Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Sanchez says it's time for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other veteran leaders to make way for a new generation of Democratic leaders.
Some in GOP open to banning gun accessory used in Las Vegas
Senior congressional Republicans say they are open to considering legislation banning "bump stocks" like the shooter in Las Vegas apparently used to make semi-automatic rifles perform more like fully automatic weapons. The comments from lawmakers including the No.
Senator Marco Rubio: Cuba’s dictatorship keeping secrets about attacks on U.S. diplomats
Cuba's apartheid dictatorship is continuing its strategy of saying it knows nothing about the attacks on U.S. diplomats and playing dumb. The only ones who are looking dumb, however, are the useful idiots in the U.S. who continue to defend the corrupt and brutally repressive Castro regime.
Congress takes on the occupational licensing cartels
It's a government policy that affects more Americans than unions and the minimum wage combined. Today, a staggering one out of every four American workers needs either an occupational license or certificate to do their jobs - a fivefold increase from the 1950s.
International stars revive Egyptian tourism
For almost six years, we had missed that enthusiasm and excitement of hosting our favorite celebrities and seeing their photos around the pyramids, between monumental temple pillars in Luxor, or even lounging at our beautiful, sunny beaches. Egypt's iconic monuments and paramount history have placed it on the top of most - if not all - international figures' bucket lists, from the year one; Agatha Christie , Patricia NIXON and U.S. President Richard Nixon , Louis Armstrong , Muhammed Ali , Amitabh Bachchan , Princess Diana , Shakira , Barack Obama , Salma Hayek , Paris Hilton , Van Diesel , and many more.