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White House Overruled CDC Push For Elderly Not To Fly Due To Coronavirus
Associated Press - Sun Mar 8, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) - The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official told The Associated Press. More»

CPAC attendee tests positive for coronavirus
The Hill - Sat Mar 7, 2020
The American Conservative Union (ACU) announced Saturday that an attendee at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). More»

Florida woman charged with changing party affiliations of voters
Tampa Bay Times - Fri Mar 6, 2020
CLERMONT, Florida - A central Florida woman is accused of submitting false voter registration information that switched the party affiliations of voters without their knowledge, sheriff’s investigators said. More»

This is the coverup: CDC website stops reporting number of COVID-19 virus tests
Raw Story - Mon Mar 2, 2020
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is no longer sharing vital statistics about the coronavirus on its website after a new death was confirmed this week. More»

Trump says coronavirus shows need for better flu shot
New York Post - Mon Mar 2, 2020
President Trump says the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak shows the need for a better flu shot. More»

'Thank you, God': Trump revels in reign as absolute king of CPAC
The Guardian - Sat Feb 29, 2020
At the grassroots conservative gathering after fronting a coronavirus briefing, the president was back in his happy place. More»

Supreme Court justice's wife is compiling 'enemies list' of government workers disloyal to Trump
Daily KOS - Wed Feb 26, 2020
Ginni Thomas is not just the wife of arch-conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas - she is also a hard-right conservative activist who has been, and let us attempt to put this as graciously as possible, very, very active in behind-the-scenes efforts to turn conservatism into the freak cult it has become. More»

Oil and gas industry rewards US lawmakers who oppose environmental protections
The Guardian - Tue Feb 25, 2020
The oil and gas industry substantially rewards US legislators with campaign donations when they oppose environmental protections, according to a new analysis of congressional votes and political contributions. More»

Trump lawyer: rigging polls 'was at the direction of' Trump
Reuters - Sun Feb 16, 2020
WASHINGTON - Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, said on Thursday he paid a firm to manipulate online polling data “at the direction of and for the sole benefit of” Trump. More»

Trump Administration Quietly Goes After Disability Benefits
Huffington Post - Sat Feb 1, 2020
Some Americans could lose Social Security Disability Insurance benefits under a recent Trump administration proposal ? a change that could affect thousands of people but that has received little attention since it was first floated in November. More»

Hackers May Have Gained ‘Almost Total Control’ Of An Election Server In Georgia
MSN - Wed Jan 22, 2020
An election security report has revealed evidence of a possible hacking on a Georgia server that may have compromised the state’s voting machines in both 2016 and 2018. More»

Top Russia expert on National Security Council is 'escorted off the White House grounds'
NBC News - Sun Jan 19, 2020
The top White House official responsible for Russia and Europe has been put on indefinite administrative leave amid a security-related investigation, two US officials and a former US official said. More»

Trump impeachment: President pens irate letter to Pelosi on eve of vote
BBC - Tue Dec 17, 2019
President Donald Trump has lashed out over his impending impeachment in an irate letter to top Democrat Nancy Pelosi, accusing her of declaring "open war on American democracy". More»

Ohio anti-abortion bill would force procedure not medically possible
New York Post - Fri Nov 29, 2019
An Ohio anti-abortion law would force doctors to perform a procedure that is medically impossible - or be charged with murder. More»

Pentagon chief fires top Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over SEAL controversy
Associated Press - Mon Nov 25, 2019
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Mark Esper has fired the Navy’s top official, ending a stunning clash between President Donald Trump and top military leadership over the fate of a SEAL accused of war crimes in Iraq. More»

'Don't let them in': Arrests made as hundreds protest Ann Coulter speech at UC Berkeley
USA Today - Thu Nov 21, 2019
A speech by conservative commentator Ann Coulter at University of California, Berkeley drew hundreds of protesters Wednesday night. More»

Joe Biden Is Out Here Calling Weed a 'Gateway Drug' in 2019
Vice - Mon Nov 18, 2019
Joe Bidens bold experiment in trying to win the Democratic presidential nomination without a single vote from a young person continued Saturday, when the 76-year-old frontrunner told a crowd in Las Vegas that he doesnt want to legalize weed because hes worried that it might lead to harder drugs. More»

Senior Trump Official Embellished Résumé, Had Face On Fake Time Cover
NBC News - Wed Nov 13, 2019
WASHINGTON - A senior Trump administration official has embellished her résumé with misleading claims about her professional background - even creating a fake Time magazine cover with her face on it - raising questions about her qualifications to hold a top position at the State Department. More»

Two Giuliani Ukraine associates indicted on campaign finance charges
Politico - Thu Oct 10, 2019
Two foreign-born associates of President Donald Trumps personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, were among those indicted on campaign finance charges made public on Thursday over alleged schemes to buy political influence on behalf of a Ukrainian government official and a Russian businessman. More»

White House Refuses To Cooperate With Impeachment Inquiry; Constitutional Crisis Looms
Huffington Post - Tue Oct 8, 2019
An eight-page letter to House leaders, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said that the White House will not cooperate with the inquiry into President Trumps actions. More»

Trump Denounces Impeachment Inquiry As A ‘Coup'
AFP - Wed Oct 2, 2019
Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced the impeachment inquiry threatening his presidency as a "coup," as his administration pushed back hard against the investigation. More»

Bernie Sanders hospitalised for heart procedure, campaign events cancelled
AFP - Wed Oct 2, 2019
Bernie Sanders campaign said Wednesday that the Democratic presidential candidate had a heart procedure for a blocked artery and was canceling events and appearances "until further notice". More»

Trump Now Says Adam Schiff Should Be Arrested For Treason
Huffington Post - Mon Sep 30, 2019
For the second time in two days, President Donald Trump on Monday falsely accused a Democratic member of Congress of treason, escalating his attacks on those leading an impeachment inquiry into his apparent attempt to ask a foreign government to intervene in the US election. More»

Ukraine Imbroglio Confirms Giuliani's as Trump's Most Off-Kilter Advocate
The Guardian - Sat Sep 21, 2019
Rudy Giuliani admitted on live TV that he urged Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, barely 30 seconds after denying it. More»

Trump Pushes for Homeless American Citizens to be Relocated to Internment Camps
Common Dreams - Sat Sep 14, 2019
Following reports that President Donald Trump is pushing for a "major crackdown" on homelessness in California that could include destroying existing encampments and moving homeless people into government-backed facilities, state lawmakers and progressive housing advocates said the administrations proposed steps are cruel, politically motivated, and would do nothing to address the very real crisis Trump has exacerbated. More»

President Trump cancels secret meeting with the Taliban at Camp David after they admitted to Kabul attack that killed US solider and 11 others
Daily Mail - Sat Sep 7, 2019
Donald Trump on Saturday said he cancelled peace talks with Afghanistans Taliban leaders after the insurgent group said it was behind an attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier and 11 other people. More»

David Koch, billionaire conservative activist, dies at 79
NBC News - Fri Aug 23, 2019
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my brother David," Charles Koch said in a statement Friday. More»

Trump says Democrats 'always play the race card,' then calls Elijah Cummings 'racist'
USA Today - Sun Jul 28, 2019
President Donald Trump pushed back Sunday against Democrats after they denounced as racist his attacks on Baltimore as a "rodent infested mess" where "no human being would want to live". More»

Trump Rips ‘Rodent Infested’ Baltimore In Attack On ‘Brutal Bully’ Elijah Cummings
New York Post - Sat Jul 27, 2019
Baltimore is under attack from the tweeter-in-chief. More»

Anti-Muslim, anti-LGBT DA says critics are infringing on his rights
WTVF-TV - Fri Jul 26, 2019
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A Middle Tennessee district attorney, facing criticism for expressing doubt about whether Muslims and LGBT individuals are entitled to legal protections, says his critics are trying to infringe upon his religious rights. More»

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