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Myles @Myles - over 5 years ago

Elizabeth Warren draws a line in the sand for the rest of the 2020 field: Fox News

Breaking with several top candidates in the 2020 Democratic primary field, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Tuesday publicly vowed not to appear on Fox News, calling the network a “hate-for-profit” enterprise. In a lengthy Twitter thread, Warren laid out her case for turni...continued

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Adelia @Adelia - over 5 years ago

As lone GOP congressman delays disaster funds, Oklahoma drowns

Deadly floods and tornadoes continued to wrack Oklahoma over the weekend, killing at least two people and leaving thousands without power, after Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) on Friday declared an emergency in all of the state’s 77 counties. The declaration by Stitt came the same ...continued

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Rex @Rex - over 5 years ago

Transgender women challenge Pennsylvania law that doesn’t allow name change

Three trans women have filed a lawsuit that challenges a provision of Pennsylvania’s name change law that doesn’t allow people convicted of some felonies, such as aggravated assault, to change their names. Alonda Talley, Chauntey Mo’Nique Porter, and Priscylla Renee Von N...continued

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Colin @Colin - 8 months ago

A Saturday Night Live Monologue That Felt More Like Prayer

Ramy Youssef brought a politics of care to his first time hosting the show.

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George @George - over 5 years ago

Mike Pompeo’s last minute trip to Brussels didn’t go to plan

The Trump administration’s campaign to isolate Iran has suffered a major setback. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Belgium on Monday hoping to persuade European Union countries to support President Donald Trump’s hardline stance against Iran. According to several ac...continued

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Patrick @Patrick - over 5 years ago

School district scuttles plan to take hot lunch from students who owed money

A cash-starved Rhode Island school district accused of “lunch shaming” is backing away from a plan that would have taken hot meals from students in arrears with the cafeteria, and substituted a cold sunflower butter and jelly sandwich in its stead. Officials from the Warw...continued

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Izaiah @Izaiah - over 5 years ago

Trump has ‘nothing against Roy Moore.’ He just doesn’t want him to run again.

Both President Donald Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., think Roy Moore running for Senate again in Alabama is a bad idea — but it’s not the myriad sexual predation allegations that bother them. They just don’t think he can win. Moore, a twice-removed Alabama Supreme C...continued

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Cyril @Cyril - almost 3 years ago

Cop26 inside and out: politics and protest in Glasgow – in pictures

Guardian photographer Murdo MacLeod spent two weeks documenting Glasgow during the Cop26 climate conference. Here are some of his best shots Continue reading...

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Marie @Marie - over 5 years ago

O’Rourke, Gillibrand unveil plans for LGBTQ equality

Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke announced his plan for LGBTQ equality, citing ongoing assaults against the community by the Trump administration. O’Rourke, a former U.S. House member from Texas, said the aim of his proposal is to provide “full equality and ...continued

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Elvie @Elvie - over 5 years ago

The secretary of state in Texas is gone. Sadly, his successor probably won’t be any better

Texas attorney general David Whitley — who earlier this year tried unsuccessfully to purge thousands from state voter rolls — has resigned. Sadly, the aggressive voter suppression efforts that have become infamous in the state are not leaving with him, election rights adv...continued

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Liliane @Liliane - over 5 years ago

Democrats target Florida Hispanics in 2020

Democrats target Florida Hispanics in 2020Democrats are looking to make inroads with Florida Latinos as President Trump prepares to launch an aggressive effort to court the states fastest-growing voter bloc.Eager to avoid a repeat of 2018, when two Trump allies edged out...continued

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Devin @Devin - over 5 years ago

Islamophobia in America is about politics more than religion

Your feelings about Muslims depend more on your politics than your faith, according to a new survey. The American Muslim Poll 2019, a research project by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU), found that a range of factors determine people’s views on Mu...continued

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Jimmy @Jimmy - over 5 years ago

Justice Thomas just handed down an opinion that would make it legal to kick black people off juries

The Supreme Court just undid the work of a prosecutor whose astounding incompetence was matched only by his racism. This prosecutor somehow managed to try Curtis Flowers, an African American man from Mississippi, six times for the same murders — and he botched every singl...continued

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Rose @Rose - over 5 years ago

New NRA president dismisses Lucy McBath as a ‘female minority’

The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) new president, Carolyn Meadows, believes — strongly — in arming teachers, and argues “Mass shooters only go where the people are weak.” Meadows also hopes to leverage the NRA’s base of supporters and organizational prowess to help re...continued

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Anderson @Anderson - over 4 years ago

UK intelligence committee to publish Russia report before summer holiday - Reuters.com

LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - The British parliament’s intelligence and security committee unanimously agreed on Thursday it would publish the report on Russian influence in politics before the chamber rises for the summer recess.“The Committee has unanimously agreed this m...continued

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Emmie @Emmie - over 5 years ago

This is how Democrats can make Barr testify, even if he refuses

The standoff between House Democrats and U.S. Attorney General William Barr may be resolved in the courts if Barr declines to appear at to his scheduled congressional hearing on Thursday. Barr is scheduled to appear before the House Judiciary Committee to discuss the find...continued

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Raoul @Raoul - 12 months ago

Israel-Gaza: The status quo is smashed. The future is messy and dangerous

Even when the war between Israel and Hamas ends, there is no easy future, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen says.

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Jimmy @Jimmy - over 5 years ago

Azar slams 'outrageous' description of border detention as concentration camp

Azar slams 'outrageous' description of border detention centers as concentration campThe contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.Source: The HillPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Internment • The Hill (newspaper...continued

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Alexzander @Alexzander - over 5 years ago

Separating kids from their parents is terrible. Profiting from it makes it even worse.

John Kelly, who served as White House chief of staff under President Trump for about a year and half, has joined the board of directors of Caliburn International — the parent company of Comprehensive Health Services, which runs the nation’s largest facility for unaccompan...continued

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Eleanora @Eleanora - over 5 years ago

One year after US withdrawal from nuclear deal, Iran tests the deal’s limits of interpretation

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday announced that the country would halt its compliance of certain clauses of the landmark nuclear agreement — ones subject to interpretation — exactly one year after the United States withdrew from the agreement. Rouhani said th...continued

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Minnie @Minnie - over 5 years ago

McConnell’s office clarifies: It’s only okay to block a Supreme Court nominee you don’t like

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who blocked Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 2016, reaffirmed on Tuesday that he would happily ram through confirmation of one of President Donald Trump’s nominees if a vacancy occurred in the final months...continued

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Nelson @Nelson - over 5 years ago

Roy Moore, accused child molester and twice-removed judge, announces 2020 Senate run

Just 18 months after losing a special election in Alabama, a state President Donald Trump carried by a 62% to 34% landslide, Republican Roy Moore is back and seeking another shot at the Senate. Moore is hoping to challenge his former opponent, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), who ...continued

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Leda @Leda - over 5 years ago

American ‘caravan’ crossed Canadian border to buy affordable diabetes drugs

For Quinn Nystrom, and millions of other Americans living with Type 1 Diabetes, insulin affordability is a “real crisis issue.” So Nystrom took it upon herself to find a temporary solution. Last week, she and seven others organized a four-car “caravan” from Minneapolis, M...continued

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Myles @Myles - over 5 years ago

Fox News host lobbying Trump on behalf of accused war criminals enjoys cozy relationship with him

Fox & Friends weekend co-host Pete Hegseth has privately lobbied President Donald Trump to pardon several military members accused of war crimes, The Daily Beast reported Monday. Hegseth’s alleged lobbying, which has reportedly been taking place since January, demonst...continued

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Clarissa @Clarissa - about 4 years ago

After meeting Mali mutineers, protest leader Dicko to step back from politics - Reuters Africa

DAKAR, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A key figure in Mali’s opposition protest movement, preacher Mahmoud Dicko, plans to step back from politics after a meeting with soldiers who ousted Mali’s president in a coup the day before, his spokesman Amadou Maiga said on Wednesday.“He want...continued

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