Andrew Gillum is about to be out of a job, either way. As of Monday, he will no longer be the mayor of Tallahassee. The Florida machine recount of more than 8 million ballots won’t be over by then. It was authorized automatically on November 10th when Gillum’s deficit in …
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President Trump will host a ceremony on Monday to swear in Brett Kavanaugh as the newest Supreme Court justice, but his status on the court was actually made official on Saturday, hours after the Senate voted 50-48 to confirm him. The battle to get those 50 votes was among the …
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency should, ideally, operate independently of the president’s ego.This doesn’t appear to be the case in 2018. During a Sunday morning appearance onMeet the Press, FEMA Director Brock Long defended the president’s claim that the Hurricane Maria death toll in Puerto Rico had been artificially inflated. …
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Barack Obama has largely stayed out of the public eye since he turned the presidency over to Donald Trump in January 2017. That’s about to change. The 44th president is set to embark on a nationwide tour aimed at promoting Democratic candidates this November. Before appearing with any specific hopefuls, …
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On Wednesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee about how foreign adversaries have been able to weaponize social media. Crashing the party were InfoWars host Alex Jones and a colorful lineup of alt-right trolls who have been banned from various online …
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Texas congressman and Senate hopeful Beto O’Rourke visited Ellen for Wednesday’s episode, with the former punk rock bassist discussing his Election Day battle against Ted Cruz, his stance on the NFL players’ anthem protests and Donald Trump’s upcoming trip to Texas, where the president will voice his support for his …
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As President Trump continues to feel the heat from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, he’s taken refuge in touting America’s booming economy. “Consumer Confidence Index, just out, is the HIGHEST IN 18 YEARS!” the president tweeted on Wednesday. “Also, GDP revised upward to 4.2 from 4.1. Our country is …
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This weekend will mark one year since a mob of white nationalists and neo-Nazis took over Charlottesville, Virginia, killing counter-protester Heather Heyer in the process. Despite the solemnity of the occasion, President Trump is likely to say something ignorant or bigoted about the anniversary. Republicans count on his dog whistles …
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ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA — On the fourth day of Paul Manafort’s trial, the invoices and photos attesting to the luxurious lifestyle of President Trump’s former campaign chairman were replaced by talk of K-1 forms and gross receipts, Schedule Bs and Schedule Es. The ostrich jacket and silk suits were gone. This …
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Donald Trump acts as though “persecution” and “prosecution” are the same word. This is why he has been exploiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE. Under his influence, ICE has embraced its capacity for jackboot thuggery, enforcing white supremacy as much if not more than any immigration law. …
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