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Marie @Marie - over 5 years ago

Corporate PACs resume bankrolling racist Mississippi senator

During her 2018 special election campaign, several major corporate PACs asked for refunds of their contributions to Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) after she made a series of racist comments, including saying she would happily follow a supporter to the “front row” if he invi...continued

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Maureen @Maureen - 7 months ago

Kuenssberg: SNP in meltdown, and what happens next matters across the UK

This "OMG" moment for Humza Yousaf is latest in a long line of nasty surprises for a party that has been in decline.

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Marlon @Marlon - over 5 years ago

Sanders: Pelosi is being 'a little bit' too tough on Ocasio-Cortez

Sanders: Pelosi is being 'a little bit' too tough on Ocasio-CortezThe contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.Source: The HillPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Bernie Sanders • The Hill (newspaper) •

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Nestor @Nestor - over 5 years ago

Republicans are freaked out by Justin Amash’s call to impeach Trump

Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) over the weekend broke with his fellow Republican colleagues after reading special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. His conclusions: Attorney General William Barr had badly misconstrued the report’s con...continued

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Elody @Elody - over 5 years ago

House Democrats threaten Barr with contempt if he refuses to provide unredacted Mueller report

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is threatening to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt if he continues to refuse Congress access to an unredacted version of the Mueller report. The Justice Department earlier this week rejected a House Ju...continued

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Garnet @Garnet - over 5 years ago

Flint residents offer mixed emotions following decision to reboot lead water crisis prosecution

Officials and residents in Flint, Michigan, offered a wide range of reactions after the state attorney general’s office announced Thursday that all charges in the ongoing Flint water crisis investigation will be dropped and the process will restart from scratch. Prosecuto...continued

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Elliott @Elliott - over 5 years ago

Italy serves former Trump adviser Steve Bannon with an eviction notice

The Italian government has revoked the lease on a medieval monastery granted to a group led by former White House aide and strategist Steve Bannon, citing accusations of fraud connected with its plans to create an international training school for far-right activists. Ita...continued

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Moises @Moises - over 5 years ago

Poverty, racism at the center of forum for 2020 Democratic candidates

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Francine Jefferson of Tchula, Mississippi, prefaced her question to former Vice President Joe Biden, explaining that her hometown, in the poorest county in America, has experienced devastating flooding with little support from the federal government. “P...continued

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Angus @Angus - over 2 years ago

Pet portraits, primroses and politics: Thursday’s best photos

The Guardian’s picture editors select highlights from around the world Continue reading...

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Kari @Kari - about 5 years ago

Donald Trump Jr. tried to insult Kamala Harris. It backfired spectacularly.

Donald Trump Jr. tried to insult Kamala Harris. It backfired.We're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Donald Trump Jr. • Kamala Harris •

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Eleanora @Eleanora - over 5 years ago

Trump’s latest round of tariffs will hit US consumers hard

President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs went into effect Friday morning, targeting $200 billion worth of Chinese imports and raising duties from 10% to 25%. Already, China has responded, expressing “deep regret over the development” and promising to enact “necess...continued

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Allene @Allene - over 5 years ago

Trump thinks he deserves praise for his epic business losses

President Donald Trump kicked off his Wednesday morning by attempting to fire back at a New York Times report from the evening before detailing his extensive business losses in the 1980s and 90s. In a pair of tweets, he attempted to both justify his massive failures while...continued

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Nestor @Nestor - over 5 years ago

Ten years after coup, Hondurans flee amid violence and repression

Ten years after coup, Hondurans flee amid violence and repressionSource: Al Jazeera EnglishPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Coup d'état • Honduras • Political repression •

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Minnie @Minnie - over 5 years ago

Canadian group blames corporate interests for firing anti-Trump artist whose work went viral

A viral anti-Trump political cartoon set off a messy affair in CanadaWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Editorial cartoon • Canada •

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Elvie @Elvie - 12 months ago

Khtek: The Moroccan rapper who is grateful to have bi-polar disorder

Khtek, one of Morocco's biggest rappers, talks to the BBC about sexism and mental illness.

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Zetta @Zetta - almost 5 years ago

Pete Buttigieg's confusing 'shape of our democracy' quote is inspiring memes

Pete Buttigieg's confusing 'shape of our democracy' quote is inspiring memesWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Pete Buttigieg • Meme •

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Liliane @Liliane - about 5 years ago

13 political Halloween costumes that are crucially not Donald Trump

13 political Halloween costumes that are crucially not Donald TrumpWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Halloween • Donald Trump •

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Kari @Kari - about 5 years ago

Beto O’Rourke starts selling ‘this is f*cked up’ T-shirts after Texas shooting

Beto O’Rourke starts selling ‘this is f*cked up’ T-shirts after Texas shootingWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Beto O'Rourke • Texas •

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Hank @Hank - over 5 years ago

Mick Mulvaney has emerged as the key obstacle in the next government shutdown fight

Congress is drawing closer to the moment where they’ll need to reset the “Number of days since the threat of a government shutdown” sign back to zero. And as an added bonus, the next shutdown crisis may come alongside a debt ceiling crisis. According to the Washington Pos...continued

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Nestor @Nestor - over 5 years ago

Trump admin officially rolls back safety rules put in place after Deepwater Horizon

The Department of the Interior (DOI) is rolling back offshore drilling safety protections put in place after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, the worst oil spill in U.S. history. The announcement comes as the Trump administration’s coastal fossil fuel ambitions are...continued

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Madalyn @Madalyn - over 5 years ago

GOP lawmaker: I support Trump's policies, but not this

GOP lawmaker: Not my style toChat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.Source: CNNPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Facebook Messenger • Pearl River (band) •

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Ezequiel @Ezequiel - over 5 years ago

Trump makes big claim about his Mexico deal that isn’t backed up on paper

President Donald Trump said Saturday that a deal reached with Mexico on immigration includes that country’s commitment to purchase large quantities of agricultural products from U.S. farmers. In reality, however, that agreement isn’t anywhere in the joint declaration both...continued

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Adelia @Adelia - over 5 years ago

Police Union Rips Buttigieg: Using Shooting To Score Campaign Points

Using Shooting To Score Campaign PointsSouth Bends police union is not happy with Mayor Petes handling of an officer-involved shooting. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #36 issued a press release Monday explaining its reaction to the recent events involving one of their ...continued

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Alexander @Alexander - over 5 years ago

U.N. says North Korea steals cryptocurrency to fund weapons program

U.N. says North Korea steals cryptocurrency to fund weapons programWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:North Korea • Cryptocurrency •

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Kristina @Kristina - over 5 years ago

Pete Buttigieg accuses Donald Trump of faking a disability in order to avoid military service –...

On Thursday morning during a panel sponsored by The Washington Post, South Bend, Indiana, mayor and 2020 presidential contender Pete Buttigieg put Donald Trump on blast, calling him out for faking a disability in order to dodge the draft during the Vietnam War. Post repor...continued

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