#6601
Barack Obama was supposed to talk about Nevada Senate candidate Jacky Rosen in Las Vegas on Monday. Appearing under the guise of speaking on behalf of Democrat candidates at a University of Nevada rally, the former president really just wanted to talk about himself.  “You guys go ahead and take a seat, I got …
#6602
According to a new poll published by The Washington Post, 52% of Republicans woul
#6603
It was early March 2001 when 21-year-old Abigail Burroughs was told by her oncologist that conventional options for her cancer had been exhausted. The good news was that a new drug Erbitux had a good chance to save her life. The problem was that the Food and Drug Administration had not approved its use. Even though weakened, Abigail, with her father Frank, and family and friends, began lobbying the drug companies; but they could do nothing without FDA approval. They petitioned Congress but even widespread and sympathetic media coverage could not budge FDA. Like all government bureaucracies FDA had expertise
#6604
As the trade war between the Unites States and China continues to escalate, Beijing has reportedly instructed its state run media to temper messaging on the issue.
How's that?
In a bid to minimize tensions both diplomatically and in the financial markets, a memo from the Chinese government was distributed to reporters outlining instructions on how to cover the tariff battle with America.
The document was seen by Reuters, who reported on Wednesday that one excerpt read: "When exposing and criticizing American words and actions, be careful not to link it to Trump and instead to aim it at the US government."
Although the source was not disclosed, Chinese news site China Digital Times published a "propaganda notice" which listed the do's and don'ts for reporters covering the sensitive issue.
The notice forbid the press from relaying any "U.S. news reports or commentary on the trade conflict without waiting for response from the Ministry of …
#6605
The University of Florida is offering counseling to anyone who gets offended by any costumes worn this coming Halloween. The school wrote in a blog post Monday urging students to “think about your …
#6606
New polling info from Reuters finds a nationwide toss-up 2016 contest between GOP frontrunner Donald Trump and Democrat frontrunner Hillary Clinton -- but he's beating her by 20 points, 46 percent to 26 percent, among white working-class voters.
#6607
A Florida congresswoman recently proposed a bill that would require background checks for ammunition purchases, the Sun-Sentinel reported.
“You do not have the right to bear bullets,” U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) proclaimed Monday at a news conference at the Pembroke Pines Police Department in Florida.
What's the story?
Wasserman Schultz, who proposed the legislation that was filed in the U.S. House on Thursday, said it would close a "loophole" that she claimed allows anyone to buy ammunition.
"The Ammunition Background Check Act of 2018 that I filed on Thursday, and that is being filed in the United States Senate by Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, will close that gaping loophole to require all buyers of ammunition to undergo an instant background check," Wasserman Schultz said.
The measure, if passed, would require all would-be purchases of ammunition to undergo a background check through the FBI's instant background check system.
Wasserman Schultz's announcement came on the heels of ?
#6608
An anonymous gay male stepped forward today and released a shocking description on how he was sexually assaulted by Senator Cory Booker back in 2014. The man claims Booker came to his workplace to speak, met him as he was coming out of the men’s room, and then pulled him back into the restroom and …
#6609
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has instructed fellow Democrats to lower their expectations and realize they will not be getting back power anytime soon.
#6610
Many higher education institutions try to destroy students’ political, religious, and moral beliefs. They are often successful.
#6611
In his fateful interview with Robert Kuttner of The American Prospect, Steve Bannon’s remarks about taking a tougher stand on trade with China, battling his enemies within the administration, and the?
#6612
Marie Harf may have disagreed with the joint op-ed from Henry Kissinger and George Shultz on Iran, but she's not getting the backup from the media she wished she was. In an appearance on
#6613
Most Americans support a recent push to cut back on plastic straw use, though a far small proportion supports a ban, a poll out Friday reports.
#6614
The White House on Monday bluntly warned Israel that its occupation of Palestinian land must end, dismissing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to take back controversial campaign pledges. McDonough criticized Netanyahu's pre-election pledge to block the creation of a Palestinian state -- the supposed end goal of decades of fruitless peace talks -- and he questioned Netanyahu's efforts to undo the damage.
#6615
The iconic green plastic straw sipped by so many Americans, woke and unwoke alike, are going the way of unconscious bias at Starbucks.
#6616
A Colorado school district has voted in favor of allowing teachers to carry guns on school grounds.
#6617
"The president supports the bill, looks forward to signing it," Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said
#6618
Cumulative Donor List to Represent.Us Education Fund 501(c)(3) and/or Represent.Us 501(c)(4), November 2012 – September 2016. $100k + The Atlantic Foundation Connie Ballmer Bohemian Foundation Matthew and Cindy Cutts Daphne Foundation Jon DeVaan Todd and Charlene Dipaola Louis Eisenberg James Greer Michael Klein Mark Torrance Foundation Mertz Gilmore Foundation The Overbrook Foundation Park Foundation …
#6619
Trump makes a speech, and the same people who forced the homosexual agenda on the BSA are upset.
#6620
A conservative Washington think tank that opposed a federal ban of trans fats has also actively campaigned against climate science and environmental regulation, and is funded by secret donors.
#6621
Planned Parenthood donated to the two California attorney generals responsible for bringing charges against the anti-abortion activists behind the fetal tissue scandal. The group also appears to have colluded with one of the State Attorneys in crafting legislation that would punish the undercover activists. Though these ties are certainly worth mentioning in coverage of the charges, newsrooms have been conspicuously silent this week on both points. There's nothing to be found in reports published by the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, USA Today and so on. State Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who announced Tuesday that 15 felony charges had been brought against activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, is a former congressman. He served as a representative from California from 1992 to 2017. As a member of Congress, Becerra received campaign multiple donations from Planned Parenthood, including $1,035 in 1998, $1,000 in 2002, $500 in 2004, $2,000 in 2012 and $1,000 in 2014, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
#6622
Senator Harry Reid, the tough tactician who has led Senate Democrats since 2005, said he had been contemplating retiring from the Senate for months.
#6623
The senator bristles at questions on foreign policy and abortion during his post-announcement media rounds.
#6624
Liberals are as much defined by whom they hate as what they believe in.
#6625
A statistic, based on fishy data from four decades ago, continues to circulate, usually around International Women's Day.
