Entertainment
Seth Meyers: A Closer Look at Trump as Chief Law Enforcer and the Democratic debate
Seth takes a closer at Democrats screaming over each other in a chaotic debate as Trump tightens his authoritarian grip on power.
Day: February 26, 2020
News
Congress finally designates lynchings as a federal hate crime
In a 410-4 vote, the House has finally designated lynchings as a federal hate crime. The holdovers were all Republicans: Louie Gohmert (TX) Ted Yoho (FL) Thomas Massie (KY) and Independent Justin Amash (MI). Why MORE
2020 Elections
Trump campaign to open propaganda centers for black voters
The Trump campaign will “open information centers for black voters in 15 cities in battleground states in hopes of increasing support for the Republican president’s re-election bid among a key Democratic constituency. They will be MORE
2020 Elections
President Obama will file a cease and desist letter over a MAGAt group’s television ad in South Carolina
“Joe Biden promised to help our community. It was a lie. Here’s President Obama,” a narrator in the ad says, leading into an audio clip of Obama decrying “plantation politics” and “black people in the MORE
News
Trump holds a presser on the Coronavirus
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Newscasts
Bloomberg once labeled Social Security a Ponzi scheme; called for cuts to all entitlements
“I don’t know if Bernie Madoff got his idea from there, but if there’s ever a Ponzi scheme, people say Madoff was the biggest? Wrong. Social Security is, far and away. We are giving monies out with MORE
Breaking News
Milwaukee Police: Multiple people shot at MillerCoors HQ
Police are responding to a ‘critical incident’ at the MillerCoors headquarters in Milwaukee. KSNT’s sister station WITI said the incident was an active shooter situation and said sources told them six to seven people were down. One MORE
Nutter Watch
Christian TV host: The coronavirus will stop if China accepts Jesus as their Lord and Savior!
NU††ER WA†CH Rick Wiles says that Chinese leader Xi Jinping needs to apologize to his people and have a come to Jesus Moment. “Now, do the right thing and repent and tell the Chinese people MORE
Editorials
Helping older adults spot Fake News
“California will receive 13 extra seats in Congress by including 10 million illegal aliens in the 2020 U.S. Census.” The seniors are participating in a workshop sponsored by the nonprofit Senior Planetcalled “How to Spot Fake MORE
News
Florida Woman Zips Man in Suitcase, Florida Man Dies
A Florida woman was arrested Tuesday for the second-degree murder of her boyfriend after she zipped him into a suitcase and left him to die. 42-year old Sarah Boone, of Winter Park, said she was MORE
Politics
Donnie is suing The New York Times for libel
In an escalation of the Republican president’s long-running battle with the news media, campaign officials said the lawsuit was being filed in the New York State Supreme Court, the state’s trial-level court. A statement from MORE
Health
Trump administration to pay for Coronavirus by cutting funds from other health programs
Department of Health and Human Services plans to shift $136 million from the following programs to aid in their response to the Coronavirus. Their decision to shift funds does not require Congressional approval. $37 million MORE
2020 Elections
Opinion: Can Bernie Beat Trump?
Can Bernie win? It’s the 270-electoral vote question. The #1 Democratic issue this year is beating Trump. While Barry Goldwater and George McGovern are examples of ideologically extreme candidates badly positioned to win over swing MORE
2020 Elections
AZ Congressional Candidate Suspends Campaign After Heroin Overdose
Chris Taylor, a Safford city councilman who is running for Congress, overdosed on heroin last week and since has suspended his campaign. The Wednesday incident was a relapse for Taylor, a combat veteran who has battled MORE
Health
Coronavirus threatens cancellation of Tokyo Olympics
Organisers of the world’s biggest sporting events are counting the cost of the coronavirus outbreak, which is threatening the cancellation of this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo while disrupting competitions around the world. The spread of MORE
Immigration
Watchdog group sues over information on Stephen Miller’s involvement in immigrant wealth test
American Oversight, a government ethics watchdog group, filed a lawsuit Wednesday suing multiple government agencies over information related to White House adviser Stephen Miller’s involvement in the drafting of the “public charge” rule. The rule, which MORE
2020 Elections
House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn endorses VP Joe Biden
“I know Joe Biden. I know his character, his heart, and his record,” Clyburn tweeted. “Joe Biden has stood for the hard-working people of South Carolina. We know Joe. But more importantly, he know us. MORE
2020 Elections
Candidates pile on front-runner Sanders at Democratic debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) came under fierce attack at Tuesday night’s Democratic debate in Charleston, S.C., from every other candidate on stage, as Sanders’s rivals sought to blunt his momentum ahead of Saturday’s primary and Super Tuesday. MORE
Editorials
The Democratic Party’s Identity Crisis: How left-wing is the Democratic field?
The US Democratic Party is undergoing something of an identity crisis as it debates what direction to take ahead of the looming battle with President Donald Trump, a Republican, in November. A tension between the MORE
2020 Elections
Who said it better, Mayor Pete or President Obama?
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has been accused of plagiarising Barack Obama in several campaign speeches. In a compilation video featuring side-by-side comparisons of the two men’s speeches, Mr Buttigieg is shown using almost the exact same words as Mr Obama on MORE
News
Trump blames the media for his own incompetence in handling the ‘Caronavirus:’ ‘They’re making MEEEEEE look bad!”
“Low Ratings Fake News MSDNC (Comcast) & CNN are doing everything possible to make the Caronavirus (sic) look as bad as possible, including panicking markets, if possible,” the president wrote. “Likewise their incompetent Do Nothing MORE
2020 Elections
Bloomberg’s campaign of half truths
Mike Bloomberg’s campaign has spent the last month unapologetically performing the digital equivalent of dumping buckets of fresh garbage into the trash fire that is internet discourse in 2020, apparently with little or no concern MORE