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Oct 18 2018
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Democratic operative arrested in assault on GOP candidate's campaign manager
A political operative from Virginia with a history of confronting Republican political figures faces a misdemeanor battery charge in Nevada after witnesses say he pushed into a GOP campaign event and grabbed the manager of state Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s gubernatorial campaign.
Associated Press
Nov 21 2020
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Barr orders more convicted murderers to be executed during Biden transition period
Attorney General William Barr ordered the Federal Bureau of Prisons to schedule the executions of three additional convicted murderers to take place during the presidential transition period, as President-elect Joe Biden has promised to end capital punishment at the federal level after decades of advocating for it as a senator.
All are slated to be executed by lethal injection at the
Washington Examiner
Feb 17 2021
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“I Don’t Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol Insurrection
The riot squad defending the embattled entrance to the west side of the U.S. Capitol was surrounded by violence. Rioters had clambered up the scaffolding by the stage erected for the inauguration of President Joseph Biden. They hurled everything they could get their hands on at the cops beneath: rebar, plywood, power tools, even cans of food they had frozen for extra damage.
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ProPublica
Nov 16 2020
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Black Activists in Portland Speak Out Against Leftist Violence
Black activists in Portland called out violent anti-fascist and anarchist rioters who they believe have hindered the social justice movement.
The presumed election of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden this month sparked yet another wave of riots in Portland. Unsatisfied with Biden's likely victory, far-leftist radicals vandalized the local Democratic Party headquarters and
Washington Free Beacon
Feb 24 2016
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The broad support behind Trump’s Nevada win should terrify the Republican establishment
Donald Trump won yet another smashing victory in Nevada last night, crushing Marco Rubio by 22 points with voters across the ideological spectrum, and even with Hispanics.
Trump won Hispanic voters, with 45 percent breaking in his favor, roughly the same percentage that went for Rubio and Ted Cruz combined (28 percent and 18 percent, respectively.)
Vox
Dec 15 2021
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Congress sends Biden $2.5T debt limit hike, avoiding default
Congress averted a catastrophic debt default early Wednesday morning after Democratic majorities in both chambers voted to send a $2.5 trillion increase in the nation’s borrowing authority to President Joe Biden over lockstep Republican opposition.
Capping a marathon day, the House gave final approval to the legislation early Wednesday morning on a near-party-line 221-209 vote, defusing
Associated Press Fact Check
Dec 08 2021
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Lockdown drills can harm students' mental health. Here's what one expert advises
Community members and national onlookers are still reeling from last week's deadly shooting at a high school in Oxford, Mich., for which one student and his parents are facing charges.
Video footage posted to social media showed students rushing out of first-floor windows rather than opening the classroom door to a person claiming to be a police detective, while other classrooms
NPR (Online News)
Aug 22 2018
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Not All Sensitivity and Insensitivity Is Indulgent
PC – what is it really? From what I can tell, it’s indulgent sensitivity. Like Indulgent insensitivity, it's a problem. Both are psychic land-grabs, ways of saying, "you owe me more space!" when you’re not owed more.
Jeremy E Sherman
Aug 12 2017
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Pentagon says White House should clarify Trump's Venezuela comments
President Donald Trump said Friday that he wouldn't rule out military action against Venezuela in response to the country's descent into political chaos following President Nicolas Maduro's power grab.
Fox News Digital
May 24 2021
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Supreme Court rejects retired officer's bid to curb legal immunity for police
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied the appeal of a retired federal agent seeking to challenge sweeping legal immunity for police officers after he was injured during an arrest and later blocked from suing for damages.
"This big guy grabbed my left hand and with his two hands, he jerked my arm as high as he could. Almost simultaneously, as this guy was jerking my arm, he put a
ABC News (Online)