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Dec 05 2020
News
Trump urges Georgia to vote in Senate runoffs at rally, still hits 'rigged' election
With the Republican majority on the line in Georgia's Senate runoffs, President Trump returned to the campaign trail Saturday for the first time since last month’s presidential election.
Along with first lady Melania Trump, he gave a night rally in Valdosta, Ga., for Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.
Trump described to the crowd how he saw the stakes in the twin Senate
Fox News DigitalApr 23 2021
Opinion
The G.O.P. Is Getting Even Worse
Those of us who had hoped America would calm down when we no longer had Donald Trump spewing poison from the Oval Office have been sadly disabused. There are increasing signs that the Trumpian base is radicalizing. My Republican friends report vicious divisions in their churches and families. Republican politicians who don’t toe the Trump line are speaking of death threats and menacing verbal
David BrooksAug 16 2020
News
Downtown protest turns into violent clash between Chicago police and marchers, injuring dozens of officers and demonstrators
A downtown rally turned into violent clashes between protesters and Chicago police Saturday night, as the city’s top cop blamed “agitators” for “hijacking” the demonstration and protesters blamed officers for violating their rights and blocking their march, hitting them with batons.
At least 17 officers were injured, including a cop repeatedly hit in the head with a skateboard and
Chicago TribuneFeb 06 2022
Opinion
The Politics of the Capitol Insurrection Are Spreading Across the Country
There was a sense, on the afternoon of the Capitol insurrection, that violent white American Trumpism had reached its apex. But by the next morning, as Republican politicians and right-wing media figures began rewriting history in real time—claiming antifa actually did it, pretending the insurrectionists merely went on self-guided tours of the building and “took selfies,” portraying the white
The NationNov 09 2021
News
Critical race theory pervasive in Virginia teacher training materials, contrary to Democratic claims
Teacher training materials in Virginia provide instructions for incorporating critical race theory into the classroom, and the state's education department website specifically recommends books promoting the framework — contradicting claims from prominent Democrats that it isn't taught in schools.
Foundations of Critical Race Theory in Education by Edward Taylor, David Gillborn, and
Washington ExaminerJun 07 2021
News
Once a Bastion of Free Speech, the A.C.L.U. Faces an Identity Crisis
It was supposed to be the celebration of a grand career, as the American Civil Liberties Union presented a prestigious award to the longtime lawyer David Goldberger. He had argued one of its most famous cases, defending the free speech rights of Nazis in the 1970s to march in Skokie, Ill., home to many Holocaust survivors.
Mr. Goldberger, now 79, adored the A.C.L.U. But at his
New York Times (News)Jan 26 2021
News
Joe Biden's Lofty Immigration Plan Dealt First Blow as Judge Slaps Down Deportation Ban
President Joe Biden's campaign pledge to pause deportations for at least 100 days hit a major roadblock on Tuesday after a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration's new policy from going into effect.
U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton issued a temporary restraining order against a Department of Homeland Security memo that instructed agencies to pause deportations for some
NewsweekSep 16 2020
News
Sally is leaving widespread flooding in parts of Alabama and Florida, and rescues are underway
Sally is now a tropical storm -- but the crawling cyclone still has plenty of misery to deliver to parts of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle that it has pummeled in the hours since it smashed ashore as a Category 2 hurricane.
The storm has spurred water rescues, sapped power, dropped trees and left serious flooding as it crawled at an agonizingly slow pace since Wednesday morning.
CNN DigitalAug 05 2021
News
What's next for Cuomo after sexual harassment report?
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vehemently has refused to step down after the release of a report that found he sexually harassed multiple women and created a hostile work environment.
The blistering report, by New York Attorney General Letitia James, was released on Tuesday after a four-month investigation. Cuomo has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct.
Here's how the
ABC News (Online)Nov 09 2018
News
Donald Trump Played Central Role in Hush Payoffs to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal
As a presidential candidate in August 2015, Donald Trump huddled with a longtime friend, media executive David Pecker, in his cluttered 26th floor Trump Tower office and made a request.
Wall Street Journal (News)