Journalist Shaun King Reveals 1st Part of 5-Part Investigative Series on Corrupt Policing and Arrest Quotas in NYC
A snippet and the link to this brave man’s work is below. Please read and follow this groundbreaking series via medium.com as well as Shaun King (Facebook, Twitter). He is doing so much what needs to be done to root …
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Condemns The President For Excessive Travel Leading To A Financial Crisis For The Secret Service
Jackson Lee: “The Secret Service is in financial crisis largely because of the thoughtless travel of President Trump and his extended family, travel that does little to advance the interests of the American people.”
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement On President’s Afghanistan Speech
Jackson Lee: “The President’s loosely defined plan for Afghanistan leaves too many critical questions unanswered and does a disservice to the brave men and women of the U.S. military who put their lives on the line in defense of this …
Yes, Donald Trump Really Did Look Into the Sky During the Solar Eclipse
There's literally only one rule with eclipses: Don't look at the sun during them. Which brings me to the President of the United States: And, again: And, because three times is a charm:
In Afghanistan Course Correction, Trump Learns Winning Is Not So Easy
Donald Trump has always insisted he's all about winning. But on Monday night, as he laid out his new strategy for Afghanistan, America got to see how its new President confronted what many experts believe is a no-win situation: a …
Police Searching for Missing Journalist Kim Wall Find Headless Torso
Danish police searching for missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall say they have found a headless torso in Copenhagen.
5 Things for August 22: Afghanistan, Navy Wreck, Barcelona, Baltimore, Secret Service
The Eclipse of the Century is over, but we've got memories to last a lifetime. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get "5 Things You Need to …
Federal Court Invalidates Part of Texas Congressional Map for Violating Voting Rights Act and U.S. Constitution
Federal judges invalidated two Texas congressional districts Tuesday, ruling that they must be fixed by either the Legislature or a federal court. A three-judge panel in San Antonio unanimously ruled that Congressional Districts 27 and 35 violate the U.S. Constitution …
Could Congress Stop Trump From Bombing North Korea?
President Donald Trump threatened North Korea with "fire and fury" Tuesday if Pyongyang doesn't stop threatening the United States. But can the President launch a military strike on his own? The Constitution may give Congress the ability to declare war, …
Historians: 'Defending history' Is Complicated in the US
In the wake of Charlottesville, Americans are confronting questions about how to make sense of the history of the Confederacy, the Civil War and race in America as they play out in our lives today. CNN Opinion asked a number …
Pediatricians Say Florida Hurt Sick Kids to Help Big GOP Donors
When he was 11 years old, LJ Stroud of St. Augustine, Florida, had a tooth emerge in a place where no tooth belongs: the roof of his mouth. LJ was born with severe cleft lip and palate, which explained the …
Confederate Statues On University of Texas' Campus Being Removed
Letter from the University of Texas President, Gregory L. Fenves.
Political World Watches Arizona as Trump Heads West
The political world is watching Arizona this week as President Donald Trump tries to move past one controversy by wading into another -- visiting his core supporters in the state whose two senators are among his most vocal critics within …
How Potential 2020 Democrats Are Honing Their Foreign Policy Chops
It wasn't hard for generals to prepare for Sen. Elizabeth Warren's first question at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. "Gen. (David) Goldfein, would a significant reduction in funding to the State Department and other non-defense security agencies and programs …
Trump to Ask Americans to Trust Him On Afghanistan
Donald Trump will ask Americans Monday to trust him on his new Afghanistan strategy, exercising a president's most somber duty, a decision on waging war, at a time when his own political standing is deeply compromised.
