When Rowan County, Kentucky, Clerk Kim Davis refused to issue marriage licenses following the 2015 Supreme Court Decision legalizing gay marriage, she cited “God’s authority” and became a hero to right-wingers, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and then-candidate, now Kentucky governor Matt Bevin, who said: “Without any question I support …
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Just days after being indicted, Roger Stone continued his media blitz Sunday appearing on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Stephanopoulos asked Stone about possibly cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, as Mueller has not asked to speak with Stone to date: “Are you prepared to tell the …
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After watching videos of the students of Covington Catholic High School on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, including one student stripping down shirtless to perform a “sumo” cheer, and others jeering at a Native American elder with whoops and tomahawk chops, people across America are wondering: who taught these …
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Tuesday, where she announced, “I’m filing an exploratory committee for president of the United States — tonight!”The New York senator, 52, told Colbertt, “As a young mom, I’m going to fight for other people’s kids as hard as …
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President Trump has had a rough go of it since the midterms in November. The investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia has continued to spell trouble. The Southern District of New York contended that the president directed a felony. His “charitable” foundation was forced to dissolve. His Republican base …
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Add one more item to the #MAGA Christmas gift guide. Roger Stone, the “dirty trickster” of Republican politics and former adviser to Donald Trump, has autographed an untold number of rocks and is selling them on his website. “Here’s your chance to own your very own ‘Roger’ Stone paperweight- signed …
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WASHINGTON — Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Trump, had his sentence postponed by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan didn’t mince words in his courtroom remarks, barely hiding his outrage as he pointed out that Flynn had …
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WASHINGTON —Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), the new leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, often get asked the same question: “Are you going to be the Tea Party of the left?” No, they say during a recent interview with Rolling Stone, and here’s why: the Tea …
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Vice, the Dick Cheney biopic from Adam McKay, isn’t the only political film due out this winter. On January 19th, Brexit will premiere on HBO. Directed byToby Haynes and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, the film tells the story behind the controversial vote to remove the United Kingdom from the European Union. …
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WASHINGTON —It’s been an extraordinary 24 hours in the world of Paul Manafort. On Monday evening, Special Counsel Robert Mueller said in an explosive new court filing that Manafort, the disgraced former Trump campaign chairman and Republican lobbyist, had lied to the FBI and the special counsel’s office despite signing …
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