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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…
Nick Givas MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” panel criticized Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday, with co-host Mika Brzezinski saying she’s “cringing” at times as she watches the congresswoman and wishes she could give her advice. The panel was discussing Ocasio-Cortez’s opposition to Amazon’s previously proposed headquarters — now canceled — in New York when Republican political…
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….
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…
According CBS 2 Chicago, a source intimately familiar with the Jussie Smollett investigation says that the alleged attack on Smollett was potentially orchestrated by the actor himself and two other men. Chicago police say this report hasn’t yet been confirmed. The two “persons of interest” are brothers who previously worked with Smollett on the show…
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…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that President Donald Trump will be signing the funding bill to keep the government open, but plans to declare a national emergency at the border to fund construction his long-promised wall. The Senate is expected to vote on the funding bill soon, as Friday is the deadline to…
Grace Carr Another Florida school is actively taking precautions against shooters by hiring armed combat veterans to patrol its campus, a year after the tragic Parkland shooting. The Manatee School for the Arts, a charter school, will employ two combat veterans to protect the school and prevent any persons attempting to shoot up the school, according to…
Michael Bastasch There are at least five major reasons California’s high-speed rail project failed to deliver. Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom suggested putting the project on ice as the price tag climbed to $77 billion. “California high-speed rail didn’t turn into a boondoggle; it started out as one,” said one expert. When California voters approved…
Molly Prince The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a government appropriations bill on Thursday evening and with a day until the vote, lawmakers still have not received the text of the legislation. “Pelosi and the Democrats promised a full 72 hours to review legislation,” a senior conservative congressional aide told The Daily…