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May 14 2024
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RFK Jr. Gaining Support From Latinos, Young Americans, and Dissatisfied Voters
Recent polls indicated that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential bid is threatening President Joe Biden’s reelection chances.
For Context: Kennedy originally launched his campaign as a Democrat, seeking to beat Biden in the primary. Kennedy soon after announced his departure from the Democratic Party and intention to run as an independent, third-party candidate.
New York Times (News) Forbes Washington ExaminerApr 09 2019
News
Barr vows Mueller report release ‘within a week,’ as Dems rip ‘unacceptable’ handling at heated hearing
Attorney General Bill Barr vowed Tuesday to release Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full Russia report "within a week," as Democrats blasted him for what they called his "unacceptable" handling of the initial summary of that document.
Barr appeared before a congressional panel on Capitol Hill in his first appearance since revealing the central findings of Mueller's Russia investigation
Fox News DigitalAug 29 2015
News
Ambassador Says Pope Francis Will Urge U.S. to "Open Doors" for Immigrants
The U.S. ambassador to the Vatican said that during Pope Francis’ visit to the United States next month, he expects the Pope will urge the U.S. to embrace its history of welcoming immigrants.
Ambassador Kenneth Hackett said the Pope’s immigration message will be important as lead GOP presidential contender Donald Trump has called for a border fence between Mexico and the United States
Breitbart NewsFeb 09 2017
News
Tim Scott reads bigoted insults tweeted to him for supporting Sessions nomination
Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) called out his bigoted detractors on social media to show the level of discourse being thrown his way because of his support for President Trump’s nomination for the Attorney General and his Senate colleague, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions. He read the tweets on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday.
“I go on to read from folks who wanted to share their
The BlazeMay 14 2019
News
Rosenstein Blasts 'Partisan Pundit' Comey in Speech
Rod Rosenstein didn’t waste any time since stepping down as deputy attorney general to open up about his time at the Justice Department, which included a biting criticism of the FBI’s ex-director, James Comey.
Speaking to the Greater Baltimore Committee on Monday, only two days after formally leaving his post at the DOJ, Rosenstein defended the decision to fire Comey, whom he said
TownhallFeb 06 2017
News
Teachers And Politicians Mount Final Push To Keep Betsy DeVos Away From Public Schools
In the last 24 hours before the U.S. Senate is set to vote on the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary, Democrats, parents and other public education advocates are making their final attempts to prevent her from heading the department.
All 48 Democratic senators are expected to vote against her confirmation. Two Republican senators ― Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan
HuffPostFeb 06 2017
News
Why It’s So Hard to Find That 51st Senate Vote Against Betsy DeVos
Last week, Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski announced that they would vote against Donald Trump's extremely controversial pick for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos. This rallied the left and put Democrats in a pretty exciting position: in need of just one more Republican vote against DeVos to bring her down. That vote, however, is proving very hard to wrangle. As we speak,
SlateFeb 06 2017
Opinion
The war on Betsy DeVos is all about the teachers unions
Get past all the noise, and the opposition to Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s pick for the Education Department, is all about the teachers unions — which consider it their right to have a friendly face running federal policy even in Republican administrations.
Yes, two Senate Republicans have come out against DeVos — the only two who routinely get A’s on the National Education
New York Post (News)Jun 14 2019
News
Hong Kong Protests
“Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Hong Kong [last] Sunday to voice their opposition to legislation that would allow people to be extradited to mainland China where they could face politically charged trials.” (AP News)
Despite the odds, both sides are cheering the protestors in their fight against China:
“For any protest anywhere, a million marchers would be
The Flip SideAug 21 2016
News
George Soros, Other Democratic Megadonors Plowing Millions Into Clinton, Senate Election Bids
Democratic megadonors, including George Soros and Tom Steyer, are putting millions of dollars into efforts to put Hillary Clinton in the White House and win control of the Senate. Their investment comes as Republicans worry about not only their nominee Donald Trump’s chances, but also his effect on down-ballot races.
Yet few of the GOP’s biggest donors have put major money into Trump
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