BREAKING: Warren edges out Biden in Iowa, new poll finds
Elizabeth Warren has overtaken Joe Biden for the top spot in the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa, according to a Des Moines Register/CNN poll on Saturday night. The [...]
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BREAKING NEWS: Biden accuses Trump of ‘abuse of power’ in whistleblower scandal
DES MOINES, Iowa – An angered Joe Biden accused President Donald Trump of “using every element of his presidency to try and smear me,” and called for an [...]
BREAKING: Fed slices interest rates for second time this year
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark lending rate by one-quarter of a point on Wednesday, marking the second time this year it has reduced rates in the face of a weakening [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Trump to nominate U.S. hostage negotiator Robert O’Brien as national security adviser
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he will nominate U.S. hostage negotiator Robert O’Brien to replace John Bolton as his national security adviser. [...]
Trump to formally revoke key California environmental power
President Trump is expected to revoke a decades-old rule that empowers California to set tougher car pollution standards than those required by the federal government — [...]
Justice Department sues Edward Snowden over publication of new memoir
The Department of Justice has sued Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked secret documents, over the publication of his new memoir, arguing [...]
FactChecking the September Democratic Debate
By Lori Robertson, Robert Farley, Eugene Kiely, Brooks Jackson, D’Angelo Gore, Saranac Hale Spencer, Jessica McDonald and Isabella Fertel – Factcheck.org [...]
BREAKING: Ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe loses appeal to avoid criminal charges
The Justice Department told former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on Thursday that his appeal against possible criminal charges against him has been rejected, according to [...]
Trump administration to repeal waterway protections
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday will announce final plans to redefine and thus shrink the waterways that must be protected under the law, a move likely [...]
BREAKING: Trump administration will deny temporary protected status to Bahamians who fled Hurricane Dorian
The U.S. will not grant temporary protected status to people from the Bahamas displaced by Hurricane Dorian, an administration official tells NBC News. The status would allow [...]
Trump seeks ban on flavored e-cigarettes
The Trump administration is seeking to ban all non-tobacco flavors of e-cigarettes in the wake of a spike in teen vaping and the spread of a mysterious illness that has [...]
Local newspapers are suffering, but they’re still (by far) the most significant journalism producers in their communities
“While local newspapers accounted for roughly 25 percent of the local media outlets in our sample, they accounted for nearly 50 percent of the original news stories in our [...]
Sanford announces challenge to Trump
Former South Carolina governor and congressman Mark Sanford said on Sunday that he will challenge President Trump in 2020 as a Republican. “I’m here to tell you now [...]
California lawmakers approve cracking down on school vaccine exemptions
A bill that further limits the number of California students who can skip inoculation requirements was approved by the state Senate. It now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom for his [...]
Google, YouTube fined record $170 million for violating children’s privacy
Google has agreed to pay $170 million in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and New York’s attorney general over charges that YouTube had made millions of [...]
Walmart to discontinue sales of some ammunition, ban open carry in stores
Walmart announced on Tuesday that it would formally end handgun sales, discontinue sales on certain types types of ammunition and ban customers from openly carrying firearms [...]
DOJ watchdog finds Comey violated policies with private memos about Trump – Will not prosecute
The Justice Department decided not to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey for retaining memos about interactions with the Trump White House and for disclosing one such [...]
Johnson & Johnson must pay over $572 million for its role in Oklahoma opioid crisis, judge rules
Oklahoma Judge Thad Balkman on Monday ruled that Johnson & Johnson must pay more than $572 million for its part in contributing to the state’s opioid crisis. Oklahoma [...]
New poll shows Biden falling rapidly, three-way tie for Democratic lead
Joe Biden’s support in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is slipping, according to a new Monmouth University poll that shows the former vice president [...]
Joe Walsh announces Republican challenge to Trump
Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) on Sunday announced he would mount a primary challenge to President Trump. The conservative radio host made the announcement on ABC’s [...]