Florida man charged with driving van into GOP voter tent said he dislikes Trump and had to 'take a stand,' police say

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“A Jacksonville, Florida, man jailed after allegedly crashing a minivan through a tent of Republican volunteers in a Walmart parking lot told...”

A Jacksonville, Florida, man jailed after allegedly crashing a minivan through a tent of Republican volunteers in a Walmart parking lot told investigators he does not like President Donald Trump and felt "someone had to take a stand," according to his arrest report. Gregory William Loel Timm,...

Elizabeth Warren under fire for saying she accepted broke college student's 'last few dollars' for her campaign

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“We've gotta stay in this fight with people who are counting on us. ”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is facing backlash over a story she told where she said she accepted a campaign contribution from a college student who only had "$6" in her bank account.Appearing on MSNBC following her devastating fourth-place primary finish in her neighboring state of New...

Jussie Smollett indicted on 6 counts for allegedly lying to police about attack claims

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“Jussie Smollett has been indicted by a grand jury on six counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly lying to police about his claims of a racist...”

Jussie Smollett has been indicted by a grand jury on six counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly lying to police about his claims of a racist and homophobic attack against him in January 2019, a special prosecutor said Tuesday.Special prosecutor Dan Webb issued a statement announcing the...

Great Lakes erosion destroying beachfront homes

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“"I'm just sitting here waiting for the rest to go down," Alton said.”

Montague, Michigan — Three of the five Great Lakes — Michigan, Huron and Superior — broke all January records for water levels, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. A warm winter led to more storm runoff and now people with beachfront property are locked in a battle to save their homes.When...

Mike Bloomberg's Super Bowl Gun Control Ad Criticized Over 'Misleading' Child Deaths Claim

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“School safety activist Ryan Petty, whose daughter Alaina was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, dismissed the ad. "I lost...”

Mike Bloomberg aired one of the most talked about ads of this year's Super Bowl, one that drew widespread criticism from Conservative media and other organizations which accused the New York billionaire and 2020 presidential hopeful of using misleading gun crime figures to push his message....

Chuck Schumer scolds Kamala Harris for laughing with Sherrod Brown at impeachment presser, goes viral

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“"Remember: Democrats said that #impeachment was 'sad' and 'somber.' Did Senator Harris not get the memo?"”

An awkward exchange between Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., became a viral sensation on Friday amid the ongoing Senate impeachment trial of President Trump.Schumer, joined by Harris, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., held...

Adam Schiff is the one helping Vladimir Putin destabilize US democracy

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“"The President's misconduct cannot be decided at the ballot box, for we cannot be assured that the vote will be fairly won," Schiff thundered this...”

(CNN)On the floor of the US Senate, in full view of the American people, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff finished what Russian President Vladimir Putin started."The President's misconduct cannot be decided at the ballot box, for we cannot be assured that the vote will be fairly won," Schiff...

CNN's Joe Lockhart slammed for bogus tweet on 'overheard convo' between GOP senators

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“The tweet remained active on Mr. Lockhart’s account as of Thursday afternoon and has been shared nearly 10,000 times and favorited nearly 40,000...”

CNN contributor Joe Lockhart remains unapologetic for a now-viral tweet about an overheard conversation between two Republican senators that he now claims was satire.Mr. Lockhart, a former White House press secretary under President Bill Clinton, tweeted Wednesday during the Senate impeachment...

Hillary Clinton on Sen. Bernie Sanders: 'Nobody likes him'

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“Asked further why he thought Clinton was still talking about 2016, Sanders said: “That is a good question. Ask her.” ”

Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders attend a campaign rally in Raleigh, N.C., Nov. 3, 2016.The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILEClinton would not pledge to support Sanders if he won the 2020 Democratic nomination citing the wide Democratic field and concerns about Sanders’ online supporters,...

CNN's Brian Stelter lampooned on social media over documentary announcement

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“Will it include the time you didn’t correct your guest when he claimed Trump killed more people than Hitler/Stalin/Mao combined? Or CNN’s slander...”

CNN’s critics had fun with the network’s in-house media reporter Brian Stelter on Wednesday when he promoted an upcoming documentary about “disinformation and the cost of fake news” on the heels of the liberal network settling a multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit filed by Covington Catholic...