Schumer: Dems oppose spending more than $1.6B on border security

“Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday said Democrats don’t want to include more than $1.6 billion on border security in a...”

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday said Democrats don’t want to include more than $1.6 billion on border security in a year-end spending deal, putting them at odds with Republicans who are floating a plan to spend $5 billion to fund President Trump's border wall over two...

White liberals more likely to 'patronize' minorities than conservatives, study finds

“White liberals present themselves as less competent when addressing minorities, while conservatives use the same vocabulary no matter what the race...”

White liberals present themselves as less competent when addressing minorities, while conservatives use the same vocabulary no matter what the race of their audience, according to a newly released study. Yale and Princeton researchers found that white Democratic presidential candidates and...

Immigrants Turn Around And Go Home After Seeing Updated National Debt Figure

“"We came here for the great benefits and opportunities, but then we realized that if we became Americans, we and our children and their children...”

TIJUANA—Thousands of immigrants waiting to get into the United States turned around and went home Wednesday afternoon upon seeing that the US government's national debt is now rapidly approaching $22 trillion. Migrants quickly changed their minds about becoming American citizens when they saw...

Obama Administration Used Tear Gas, Pepper Spray at Border Dozens of Times, CBP Data Shows

“the data also showed that the substance was deployed nearly the same number of times in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 under former President Barack...”

As the Trump administration continues to face widespread backlash over its use of tear gas against Central American asylum seekers at the southern border on Sunday, data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has shone a light on just how common the use of tear gas and pepper spray...

'I know they all look alike': Hillary Clinton is catching heat for a joke she made about Cory Booker and Eric Holder

“"Well, that was Eric Holder," Clinton said. "Yeah, I know they all look alike." ”

Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was criticized for making an insensitive remark that suggested former attorney general Eric Holder and Democratic Sen. Cory Booker, both of whom are African-American men, "all look alike." Clinton, who made the comment during an interview,...

Former Democratic Party leader paid women in alleged Tarrant voter fraud ring, AG says

A Fort Worth woman recently indicted on voter fraud charges paid others involved in the scheme with funds provided by a former Tarrant County Democratic Party leader, court documents filed this week say. After learning about a state investigation, Leticia Sanchez — one of four women arrested...

Pelosi on the 'collateral damage' of Democrats' economic policies: 'So be it'

““We owe the American people to be there for them, for their financial security, respecting the dignity and worth of every person in our country,...”

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said American voters will simply have to deal with the “collateral damage” that comes their way if Democrats craft economic policies in the years ahead. The California Democrat recently sat down with New York Times columnist Paul Krugman in the Big Apple to...

Nike Loses $3.75 Billion in Market Cap After Colin Kaepernick Named Face of ‘Just Do It’ Ads

“JUST BLEW IT!”

Nike just lost about $3.75 billion in market cap after announcing free agent NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick as the new face of its “Just Do It” ad campaign. It’s the 30th anniversary of the iconic TV and print spots. At the time of this writing, the sneaker company’s intra-day market...

Bernie Sanders supporter protesting right-wing rally with American flag beaten up by Antifa, video shows

A registered Democrat and Bernie Sanders supporter protesting a right-wing rally in Oregon earlier this month says he was viciously beaten by militant members of his own movement because he possessed a "fascist symbol" -- an American flag.Paul Welch told The Oregonian/Oregon Live he took the...

Judge OKs $3.5M settlement between IRS, tea party groups

A judge this week approved a settlement between the IRS and hundreds of tea party groups, in which the federal agency agreed to pay out $3.5 million, reports said.  The conservative groups were the subjects of illegal and unwarranted scrutiny by the federal agency for political purposes, the...