Congressional GOP grapples with ‘unhinged’ Trump
Even in his waning days in power, President Donald Trump is still finding ways to inflict his signature loyalty tests on the Republican Party. As the…
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Voting machine company executive sues Trump allies for defamation
An executive for a voting machine company that has been the target of conspiracy theories in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss and…
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Massive data breach may have been discovered due to ‘unforced error’ by suspected Russian hackers
US officials and private sector experts investigating the massive data breach that has rocked Washington increasingly believe the attackers were…
Continue ReadingNBA postpones Thunder-Rockets game because of Covid-19 and fines James Harden $50,000
On the second day of the new NBA season, a game has been postponed due to Covid-19 — and a league star got hit with a fine for violating…
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Here are the high-profile pardons and commutations Trump has granted during his presidency
The end of President Donald Trump’s time in office has been marked by a renewed interest in granting clemency — both from the President, and from…
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How Trump’s pardons could get even more bizarre
President Donald Trump announced a wave of pardons on Tuesday for people ranging from Republican allies to two men who pleaded guilty in Robert…
Continue ReadingUS says Iranian-backed militias ‘almost certainly’ behind recent rocket attack near US embassy in Baghdad
US Central Command said Wednesday that the Sunday rocket attack on Baghdad’s International Zone near the US embassy was “almost certainly…
Continue ReadingNBA postpones Thunder-Rockets game due to Covid-19
On the second day of the new NBA season, a game has been postponed due to Covid-19 — and a league star has violated protocol. The NBA announced…
Continue ReadingVisa continues its ban on Pornhub but will allow payments on some of its parent company’s sites
Visa said Wednesday it will allow customers to make payments on some adult websites owned by Pornhub’s parent company, MindGeek. The allowed…
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Trump’s complaints vs. his own budget proposal
President Donald Trump complained about a litany of federal spending in a video released Tuesday objecting to the new stimulus deal, claiming the…
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Border wall construction presses full steam ahead in final days of Trump administration
At a secluded spot in southeast Arizona, the San Pedro River flows north from Mexico and crosses the United States border, running under a majestic…
Continue Reading3,401 Covid-19 deaths were reported in just 1 day — likely fueled by Thanksgiving gatherings and travel
Thousands more families just lost a loved one this holiday season as the US reported its second-highest number of coronavirus deaths in one day —…
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Nine critically injured in Baltimore building explosion, partial roof collapse
At least 23 people were injured, nine critically, after a partial roof collapse and explosion Wednesday in downtown Baltimore, according to the fire…
Continue ReadingThis Houston hospital is a perfect microcosm of how coronavirus is escalating
In June, Houston’s United Memorial Medical Center was so overwhelmed by the pandemic that two of its wings had been transformed into Covid-19…
Continue ReadingBiden team slams Twitter over plan to wipe followers from White House accounts
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has criticized Twitter’s decision to not allow the millions of followers of the White House…
Continue ReadingTrump vetoes massive defense bill despite overwhelming GOP support
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the sweeping defense bill that both chambers of Congress recently passed by veto-proof majorities, setting…
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A Delta passenger who slid out of a moving plane with his dog says ‘I have panic attacks’
As a Delta Air Lines plane taxied to the runway at LaGuardia Airport on Monday, a flight attendant saw a man and woman walking through the aisle.…
Continue ReadingState Department says US believes Russian FSB used a Novichok nerve agent to poison Navalny
The State Department on Wednesday issued the most decisive statement yet from the Trump administration blaming the Russian Security Service for the…
Continue ReadingTrump lauded, then derided Barr. A look inside the attorney general’s tumultuous term.
At his confirmation hearing nearly two years ago, Attorney General William Barr boasted that there was an advantage to putting him in charge of the…
Continue ReadingTrump lauded, then derided Barr. A look in inside the attorney general’s tumultuous term.
At his confirmation hearing nearly two years ago, Attorney General William Barr boasted that there was an advantage to putting him in charge of the…
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