This story was originally published by ProPublica. An unofficial commemorative coin has been circulating among Border Patrol agents at the U.S./Mexico border, mocking the task of caring for migrant children and other duties that have fallen to agents as families cross into the U.S. On the front, the coin declares …
Read More »'F-ck Trump' Chants Interrupt Fox News World Cup Broadcast from Bar in France
Fox News senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Palkot was broadcasting live from Lyon, France, after the U.S. Women’s national team claimed victory in the championship game against the Netherlands when chants from the bar turned political. “History has just been made! We are here in a sports bar in Lyon, …
Read More »Kamala Harris and Joe Biden Are the Latest Targets of Disinformation Campaigns
Despite the election being 492 days away, the campaign of online disinformation has already begun. During the Democratic debate, tweets began popping up accusing Senator Kamala Harris of not being black. It’s yet another birtherism campaign based completely in fiction and racism, designed to divide Americans, just like the one …
Read More »Trump Loves to Say He May Not Leave Office After Two Terms, and It's Dangerous
Donald Trump thinks his supporters will want him to serve a third term, despite not yet winning a second. On Saturday, the New York Times reported that Pentagon and intelligence officials kept certain details from the president regarding a new U.S. military program that included cyber warfare attacks on Russia …
Read More »Add Child Porn to Crimes Allegedly Committed by Trump-Affiliated Figures
Figures associated with President Trump have been charged with everything from lying to the government to violating federal campaign finance law to just about every financial crime imaginable. Add trafficking child pornography to the list. George Nader, a Middle East fixer who advised the crown prince of the United Arab …
Read More »Are We in a Constitutional Crisis?
Jerry Nadler, the New York Representative who is the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, sure thinks so. He said last week, after the White House refused to release the full version of the Mueller report, “Certainly, it’s a constitutional crisis.” He added that the country is “in one because …
Read More »Joe Biden Is Sorry, Not Sorry For Making Women Uncomfortable
During the many months Joe Biden spent deciding whether or not he was going to jump into the race for president — as his handling of Clarence Thomas’ confirmation hearings was reconsidered, as photos of him encroaching on various women’s personal space were dredged up and as several of those …
Read More »Joe Biden: 'It's the Way I've Always Been'
In a two-minute video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Joe Biden responded to the criticism that he’s overstepped boundaries and acted inappropriately with women who have come into his orbit. The debate was touched off last week when Lucy Flores, a former Nevada assemblywoman, wrote an essay recounting an uncomfortable …
Read More »Defending Against Accusations of Russian Meddling, Trump Cites 'All of the Different Things'
President Trump called into Hannity on Wednesday night for his first interview since Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed his final report to the Justice Department. It’s probably inaccurate to refer to this segment as an “interview.” The call, which lasted nearly 45 minutes, consisted mostly of Trump aimlessly cycling through …
Read More »Beto Is Back: Former Texas Senate Candidate Says He'll Join Presidential Field
It’s finally official: After months of teasing a follow-up to his sensational — if ultimately unsuccessful — 2018 Senate bid, Beto O’Rourke confirmed to El Paso TV station KTSM Wednesday that he is setting his sights on an even higher office. “I’m really proud of what El Paso did and …
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