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What’s happening to US diplomats in Cuba and China? Here are 4 theories.

Via: spikegary • News & Politics • 18 Comments • 8 years ago

Something very strange is happening to America’s diplomats. In late 2016 through early 2017, at least 24 US diplomats in Cuba — and several Canadian diplomats — complained of hearing loss,...

Trump Approval Rating Down In Gallup Tracking

By: johnrussell • News & Politics • 55 Comments • 8 years ago

I have mentioned the weekly Gallup tracking poll a number of times because they take it every week (so it is timely) and by using one poll instead of jumping around between different ones we get...

Democrats Mourn the Loss of the Filibuster As Trump Begins to Re-Shape the Ninth Circuit

Via: sixpick • News & Politics • 5 Comments • 8 years ago

Earlier today, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved and sent to the floor of the Senate the nomination of Ryan Bounds to serve on the Ninth Circuit. What makes Bounds’ nomination so unusual is...

A note to readers - by Charles Krauthammer

Via: it-is-me • News & Politics • 26 Comments • 8 years ago

I have been uncharacteristically silent these past ten months. I had thought that silence would soon be coming to an end, but I’m afraid I must tell you now that fate has decided on a different...

Affluenza Teens Mom In Texas Jail for Positive Drug Test

Via: tessylo • News & Politics • 0 Comments • 8 years ago

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The mother of a Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck is back in jail, accused of taking drugs in violation of the conditions of...

‘Media Malfeasance,’ ‘Nastiness’ Is ‘How You Got Trump’ and ‘Are Going to Get More Trump’

Via: heartland-american • News & Politics • 65 Comments • 8 years ago

On his daily Facebook Live podcast “The Ben Shapiro Show” Thursday, host and Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Wire Ben Shapiro called out the media for its “malfeasance” and “nastiness,” explaining...

The Illegal Immigration Arguments

By: thomas-craig • News & Politics • 111 Comments • 8 years ago

We have heard the majority of arguments in the DACA and so-called immigration debate. The Left calls anyone who supports a wall on our southern border or opposes DACA to be "racist" and...

Senate Investigators May Have Found a Missing Piece in the Russia Probe

Via: galen-marvin-ross • News & Politics • 1 Comments • 8 years ago

An ex-congressman has attracted scrutiny from the Senate Judiciary Committee, as it continues to investigate whether President Donald Trump’s campaign conspired with Moscow to sway the 2016...

Corruption Hits the Small Time

Via: bob-nelson • News & Politics • 4 Comments • 8 years ago

Of course Donald Trump is corrupt. Everyone with any sense knew he would be, although the scale of his personal profiteering, the strong likelihood that his family’s financial interests have...

Michael Avenatti reportedly sought funds from Democratic 'super PAC' for Stormy Daniels case

Via: vic-eldred • News & Politics • 40 Comments • 8 years ago

Michael Avenatti , the lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels , reportedly sought funding from leading Democratic groups in an effort to help his client's legal battle against President...

Is Trump secretly a Muslim?

Via: krishna • News & Politics • 26 Comments • 8 years ago

Trump hosts first Iftar dinner, recognizes Islam as 'one of the world's great religions' The president offered a message of unity, recognizing members of the Muslim community at home and...

CFPB effectively dissolves Consumer Advisory Board

Via: ender • News & Politics • 11 Comments • 8 years ago

Mick Mulvaney took yet another swipe at his consumer watchdog bureau — all but terminating an entire board of advocates who advise the agency about fair lending and underserved communities. The 25...

Americans Must Continue Fight for Electoral Integrity in California, Across US

Via: heartland-american • News & Politics • 25 Comments • 8 years ago

For anyone committed to constitutional government, California looks like a lost cause. The political battle rages between the radical-extreme and moderate-extreme. People and businesses are being...

Israel: Massive flaming kite-caused fire rips through southern forest

Via: krishna • News & Politics • 41 Comments • 8 years ago

Firefighting teams battle into the evening with giant flames sweeping through tourist attraction of Shokeda Forest after a day of incendiary kites from Gaza cause a number of fires in south...

Miss America Pageant Drops Swimsuit Competition

By: johnrussell • News & Politics • 78 Comments • 8 years ago

Gretchen Carlson, head of the Miss America organization announced today that there will no longer be a swimsuit parade or judging in that annual competition. Carlson says that many young women...

McConnell: Senate will work through first two weeks of August recess

Via: vic-eldred • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 8 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will keep the Senate in session the first two weeks of August, the Kentucky Republican announced Tuesday — as the GOP faces a daunting to-do list that...

500 Days Of American Greatness

Via: heartland-american • News & Politics • 55 Comments • 8 years ago

June 4, 2018 marks the 500th day of President Donald Trump’s tenure in the Oval Office, and the White House intends to use the occasion as a way to highlight the president’s accomplishments so far...

Megyn Kelly questions Starbucks’ new bathroom policy: Will draw ‘a mass of homeless people’ to cafes

Via: vic-eldred • News & Politics • 79 Comments • 8 years ago

NBC's Megyn Kelly on Tuesday questioned Starbucks' new policy that allows non-customers to sit in the stores and use its restrooms, saying that it could lead to a mass of homeless people...

What having a dog does to your brain and body

Via: krishna • News & Politics • 99 Comments • 8 years ago

(Photo: HC at Auburn University ) Your pets have a larger effect on your body and brain than you might think. They have the ability to increase levels of oxytocin in the brain, bringing...

Soldier Leads Virginia Police on Bonkers Mid-Speed Chase in Stolen Armored Vehicle

Via: badfish-hd-h-u • News & Politics • 25 Comments • 8 years ago

Virginia State Police arrested a soldier from the National Guard base at Fort Pickett in Blackstone on Tuesday after they fled in a stolen armored vehicle , WTVR reports , leading cops...

Mexico imposes tariffs on $3 billion worth of US exports

Via: ender • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 8 years ago

In retaliation for the Trump administration announcing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Mexico and much of the rest of the world, Mexico Tuesday imposed a series of tariffs...

Trump Fails To Remember The Words To GOD BLESS AMERICA

By: johnrussell • News & Politics • 24 Comments • 8 years ago

I just heard on Chris Matthews show that Trump did not know the words to God Bless America today. I will take a stab at it, from memory ( I swear) ------ God Bless America, land that I love...

HOW MCCONNELL CANCELING AUGUST RECESS HURTS VULNERABLE SENATE DEMS

Via: heartland-american • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 8 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday he is canceling three weeks of the planned August recess in order to pass legislation and confirm the president’s conservative judicial...

Living in a Fantasy:The horror of ISIS can't come here.

Via: sixpick • News & Politics • 45 Comments • 8 years ago

What we need..... What we have.... Warning- Warning: Graphic Violence WARNING GRAPHIC PHOTOS (RAW) - ISIS begins killing Christians in Mosul, CHILDREN BEHEADED ~~Link~~

Obama – Just Too Good for Us

Via: jasper2529 • News & Politics • 43 Comments • 8 years ago

It was a moment of peak Spock. Hours after the globe-rattling election of a man whom Barack Obama has total disdain for, a toon who would take a chain saw to the former president’s legacy on...

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