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No Longer Ruth-less: Ginsburg Returns to the Supreme Court Friday 0
- Front Page, Headline News
- February 15, 2019
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg officially returned to the Supreme Court on Friday. This is the first time she has been on the bench since undergoing cancer surgery in December. The Libertarian Republic previously reported on Ginsburg’s fall in which the Justice broke three ribs on her left side. It was during her treatment
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Two Men Originally Considered As ‘Persons Of Interest’ In Smollett’s Alleged Attack Arrested 0
- Front Page, Headline News
- February 15, 2019
Neetu Chandak The Chicago Police Department (CPD) said Friday the two men who were being questioned over the alleged racist and homophobic attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett were arrested. The men were identified as two Nigerian brothers, according to The Associated Press. CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said both were arrested on suspicion of assault and
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Trump Declares National Emergency at the Border, Plans $8 Billion for Wall 0
- Front Page, Headline News
- February 15, 2019
On Friday President Trump announced that he will be declaring an emergency on the border, even with the recently passed spending bill which allocates $1.4 billion for border security. From the White House Rose Garden, Trump remarked, “I’m going to be signing a national emergency, and it’s been signed many times before, by many presidents.
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Bill Weld Announces Plan to Enter 2020 Race as the First Republican to Challenge Trump 0
- 2020 Presidential Race, Front Page, Headline News
- February 15, 2019
The former governor of Massachusetts, who ran on the Libertarian Party ticket in 2016, has launched an exploratory committee to enter the 2020 race as the first Republican to challenge President Trump. William Weld, 73, is looking to challenge the president with a message of being socially liberal and fiscally conservative. While in New Hampshire
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Republican Senators Divided On National Emergency, Border Wall 0
- Headline News
- February 14, 2019
Paul Ingrassia on February 14, 2019 Republican senators were mixed in their opinions on securing border wall funding Thursday, with some calling a national emergency necessary and others saying Congress should just “do its job” to come to a solution. Florida Sen. Rick Scott said a formal national emergency declaration was a necessary consideration given the reality of
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Amazon Reverses Course, Pulls Out of NYC 0
- Front Page, Headline News
- February 14, 2019
On Thursday, Amazon announced their decision to back out of plans to build a new expansive campus in New York City, according to The New York Times. The decision was made after the company faced unexpected fierce backlash from lawmakers and union leaders who argued that the tech giant didn’t deserve the nearly $3 billion
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