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Free Chat Friday, Week 41

10/11/2019 Rachel Kennedy 36

Happy Friday, News Viewers. . . .What a week! (she said, again…..) It’s nearly over, and I just found out it’s been National Newspaper Week all week. While we have a President who’s tried his MORE

Lindsey Graham dishes on Trump in hoax calls with Russians

10/10/2019 Rachel Kennedy 19

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has in the last year become something of a congressional point man for President Donald Trump’s negotiations with Turkey, leading discussions on everything from Ankara’s purchase of a Russian missile system over the MORE

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Houston Rockets Nike merchandise disappears from China stores

10/10/2019 Rachel Kennedy 15

Houston Rockets sneakers and other merchandise were pulled from several Nike (NKE.N) stores in major Chinese cities amid the furor surrounding a tweet from the team’s general manager in support of anti-government protests in Hong MORE

Giuliani’s goons arrested for violating campaign finance rules

10/10/2019 Ms. G 76

Two Soviet-born donors to a pro- Trump fundraising committee who helped Rudy Giuliani’s efforts to investigate Democrat Joe Biden were arrested late Wednesday on criminal charges of violating campaign finance rules and are expected to MORE

Majority Now Want Donald Trump Impeached and Removed From Office: Poll

10/10/2019 CrazyEyes 16

An inreasing number of Americans are in favor of seeing President Donald Trump both impeached and removed from office, with five polls in recent days showing a majority of people supporting the ongoing impeachment inquiry. MORE

Trump pressed Rex Tillerson to help Giuliani’s client facing DoJ charges

10/09/2019 Ms. G 13

Not only has Trump allegedly used the power of the presidency to pressure a foreign country to dig up dirt on a few of his political opponents, Bloomberg reports that Trump also pressured Secretary of MORE

Joe Biden calls for Trump’s impeachment

10/09/2019 Ms. G 16

For the first time, former VP Joe Biden has called for impeaching Trump. “With his words and his actions, President Trump has indicted himself. By obstructing justice, refusing to reply with a congressional inquiry, he’s MORE

Turkey’s military begins offensive in northeastern Syria

10/09/2019 Ms. G 41

Turkish troops have begun an offensive in northern Syria, which could bring them into direct conflict with Kurdish-led forces allied to the United States. The move was announced by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey MORE

For the first time in history, U.S. billionaires paid a lower tax rate than the working class last year

10/09/2019 CrazyEyes 21

A new book-length study on the tax burden of the ultrarich begins with a startling finding: In 2018, for the first time in history, America’s richest billionaires paid a lower effective tax rate than the MORE

Chris Cuomo Shares A Republican Quote That Could Haunt GOP Lawmakers

10/09/2019 Rachel Kennedy 16

CNN’s Chris Cuomo reached into the Republican Party’s past to find a quote that could haunt GOP lawmakers today as the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump gets underway in Congress. In 1950, Sen. Margaret MORE

Simone Biles Breaks Record at World Championships as U.S. Wins Another Team Title

10/08/2019 Rachel Kennedy 8

Simone Biles won a record 21st medal at the world gymnastics championships on Tuesday as the United States women retained their team all-around title. It was the 15th world championship gold of Biles’s career, and MORE

Three suspects sought in murder of Joshua Brown, who Dallas cops say was killed in botched drug deal

10/08/2019 Surley 10

Dallas cops said during a press conference on Tuesday that the three assailants traveled from Louisiana to buy drugs from Brown, ending speculation that the shooting was linked to the criminal trial of former Dallas MORE

Dick’s CEO Says They’ve Destroyed $5 Million in Weapons

10/08/2019 PMSwithESP 18

Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Edward Stack says the company has destroyed $5 million worth of guns in their inventory instead of selling them to the public. Since discovering that the weapon used in the Marjory MORE

Trump Invites Turkish President To U.S.

10/08/2019 Rachel Kennedy 27

A day after President Donald Trump threatened to “ruin the economy of Turkey” if it goes too far with a planned invasion of northern Syria, he announced on Tuesday that he’s invited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to MORE

Trump administration blocks testimony of Gordon Sondland, a central figure in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry

10/08/2019 CrazyEyes 22

The Trump administration on Tuesday blocked a planned deposition from Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and a central figure in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, according to a statement by his lawyer. MORE

DeVos Facing Sanctions or Contempt of Court

10/08/2019 PMSwithESP 14

A US Magistrate in San Francisco had words for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Monday, finding that the department had violated her orders to stop collecting debts from 80,000 students of Corinthian Colleges Inc., including MORE

Acting DHS Secretary forced to leave stage; ‘Hate is not normal’

10/07/2019 Ms. G 22

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan attempted to deliver a speech on immigration at Georgetown law school but protesters heckled him to death on the administration’s cruel and punitive immigration policies. “When our immigrants are MORE

Free Chat Friday, Week 41

Lindsey Graham dishes on Trump in hoax calls with Russians

Houston Rockets Nike merchandise disappears from China stores

Giuliani’s goons arrested for violating campaign finance rules

Majority Now Want Donald Trump Impeached and Removed From Office: Poll

Trump pressed Rex Tillerson to help Giuliani’s client facing DoJ charges

Joe Biden calls for Trump’s impeachment

Turkey’s military begins offensive in northeastern Syria

For the first time in history, U.S. billionaires paid a lower tax rate than the working class last year

Chris Cuomo Shares A Republican Quote That Could Haunt GOP Lawmakers

Simone Biles Breaks Record at World Championships as U.S. Wins Another Team Title

Three suspects sought in murder of Joshua Brown, who Dallas cops say was killed in botched drug deal

Dick’s CEO Says They’ve Destroyed $5 Million in Weapons

Trump Invites Turkish President To U.S.

Trump administration blocks testimony of Gordon Sondland, a central figure in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry

DeVos Facing Sanctions or Contempt of Court

Acting DHS Secretary forced to leave stage; ‘Hate is not normal’

With a straight face, Trump claims to have ‘great and unmatched wisdom.’

Arkansas Woman Pulled Over with Meth Hair-bow

McConnell’s New Message on Impeachment

Trump wins delay in New York court fight over producing his tax returns

Federal judge orders Trump to turn over 8 years of taxes; not above the law

Trump administration pulls troops from northern Syria as Turkey readies offensive

Trump: “Impeachment looks bad on a resume.”

Trump’s goons pressured Ukraine government owned gas company to install new management