BREAKING: Trump defends comments as House intends to vote to condemn them
President Trump on Monday afternoon defended his tweets the day before urging Democratic women of color to go back to the “broken and crime infested” countries [...]
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Trump administration moves to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants
The Trump administration announced Monday it will move to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants in the government’s latest major attempt to restrict the [...]
Young adults read the news — but often don’t see themselves reflected in it
By LAURA HAZARD OWEN Source: Nieman Lab A Knight Foundation survey of 1,660 18- to 34-year-olds, conducted by the University of Chicago’s NORC, finds that young adults are [...]
Russian intel planted fake report that Seth Rich was killed by assassins working for Clinton
Russian intelligence agents spread a false report claiming assassins working for Hillary Clinton killed Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich just days after his [...]
Appeals court rules Trump can’t block people on Twitter
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that President Trump cannot block Twitter users from his official account, finding that the practice is discriminatory. [...]
Amash leaves Republican Party
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) on Thursday announced he is leaving the Republican Party, months after igniting a political firestorm after becoming the first member of his party [...]
The Associated Press and Google are building a tool for sharing more local news — more quickly
By CHRISTINE SCHMIDT – Nieman Lab In Google’s second recent commitment to local news, the Associated Press and the Google News Initiative will build a tool for [...]
Supreme Court rejects bid to restore Alabama abortion law
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a case on an Alabama law that outlawed a common form of abortion, allowing lower court orders blocking the law to remain in [...]
Twitter rolls out new guidelines for world leaders that could impact Trump’s tweets
Twitter will start labeling tweets from influential government officials who break its rules, the company said in a blog post published Thursday. Twitter’s new rule will [...]
Supreme Court rules against Trump administration over census citizenship question
The Supreme Court found Thursday that the Trump administration did not give an adequate reason for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The move is a surprise [...]
FactChecking the First 2020 Democratic Debate
By Eugene Kiely, Lori Robertson, Brooks Jackson, Robert Farley, Angelo Fichera, Jessica McDonald and D’Angelo Gore – FactCheck.org Summary The debate [...]
Stephanie Grisham to take over as White House press secretary
Stephanie Grisham, a top aide to first lady Melania Trump, will be the next White House press secretary and communications director. “She has been with us since 2015 [...]
Trump says Biden would be easier to beat than Clinton was in 2016
President Donald Trump says he’d rather run for re-election against former Vice President Joe Biden than his 2016 opponent, Democrat Hillary Clinton. In an exclusive [...]
Trump taps Army Secretary Mark Esper to lead Pentagon
President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Army Secretary Mark Esper to be the next secretary of Defense, in the administration’s latest attempt to resolve months of [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Trump says he pulled back from Iran strike because it didn’t seem ‘proportionate’
President Donald Trump said Friday that he pulled back from a strike on Iran 10 minutes before it was set to be launched, saying he felt such a move was “not [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Senate votes to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia
The Senate voted to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia, rebuking President Donald Trump’s foreign policy in the aftermath of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal [...]
Breaking: Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has Died
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has died in court, state television reported on Monday. It said Morsi had fainted after a court session and died afterwards. Mr. [...]
Trump says he will not fire Kellyanne Conway for Hatch Act violations
President Trump said Friday he will not fire Kellyanne Conway as White House counselor for violating the Hatch Act, rebuking the recommendation of a top federal watchdog. [...]
BREAKING: White House press secretary Sarah Sanders to leave Trump administration
Press secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving the administration, President Donald Trump announced Thursday. She plans to depart the White House at the end of the month and return [...]
Assange closer to being extradited by US
Republished with permission by Knowhere News UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed on Thursday he signed an order at the US government’s request to extradite [...]
