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The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could proceed with its plans to use $2.5 billion in Pentagon funding to continue with the administration’s plans to build a wall along America’s Southern border on Friday. President Trump tweeted about the SCOTUS’ decision Friday calling it a victory for both border security and the rule…
Attorney General William Barr announced on Thursday that he had directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to adopt an addendum to the Federal Execution Protocol effectively reinstating the Federal Death Penalty. “Congress has expressly authorized the death penalty through legislation adopted by the people’s representatives in both houses of Congress and signed by the President,”…
On Thursday, July 25, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier accused of operating a sex-trafficking ring, was found injured in a Manhattan jail cell. NBC New York reports he was discovered in a fetal position with lacerations to his neck. The local New York NBC affiliate has multiple differing reports from sources, reporting he either: attempted suicide, staged this…
A class-action lawsuit against Nintendo has been filed on behalf of customers who have reported an issue with the Nintendo Switch’s controllers.
When President Donald Trump begrudgingly signed a budget deal he called “ridiculous” in order to get increases for the military budget, he asserted: “I’m not going to do it again.” That was 16 months ago. Now, the Trump administration and House Democrats reportedly have reached a deal to suspend the debt limit temporarily and increase spending…
After months of rising tensions between Iran, the US, and its allies, Iran has seized two British-maned ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The House voted 231-199 Thursday to raise the national minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour over six years, with Democrats contending the bill would raise wages for millions of Americans. “If the advocates of this legislation really cared about American workers, they would not fire them,” Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., said on the…
Assuming you are not living under a rock, you have most likely noticed that everyone from Kim Kardashian and the Jonas Brothers to 8-year-old children have been posting photos of themselves looking shockingly and accurately old. It seems everyone has been running a picture of their face through the “old age filter” from a program…
Yesterday’s twitter fight between Trump and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez almost made people forget about his longest-running fight yet – his fight with CNN. But CNN hasn’t forgotten their grudge, and they are willing to sink to impressive lows to critique President Trump. Trump repeatedly refuses to answer questions from CNN reporters. Likewise, CNN’s coverage of the…
Dr. Leana Wen, President of Planned Parenthood, was terminated from her position as the president of the organization after a closed-door meeting by the board of directors on Tuesday. “I just learned that the @PPFA Board ended my employment at a secret meeting. We were engaged in good faith negotiations about my departure based on…