September 26, 2020 / By mobanmarket
Democrats on Tuesday won yet another special election for a state legislative seat once held by a Republican, this time in a battleground seat south of Tampa, Fla. With all precincts reporting, attorney Margaret Good (D) took 52 percent of the vote, ousting Sarasota real estate agent James Buchanan (R). ADVERTISEMENT President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in […]
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Sen. Jeff FlakeJeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeGOP lawmakers stick to Trump amid new criticism Kelly holds double-digit lead over McSally in Arizona: poll Trump asserts his power over Republicans MORE (R-Ariz.), a frequent critic of President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over […]
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CANONSBURG, Pa. — Donald Trump Jr.Don John TrumpTrump Jr. calls elderly supporter who was assaulted Trump Jr. hits Howard Stern for going ‘establishment,’ ‘acting like Hillary’ Trump Jr., GOP senator lash out at Facebook for taking down protest pages on stay-at-home orders MORE delivered a call to action to Republicans one day before the special […]
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As law enforcement officials release more information about Stephen Paddock, the suspect in the Las Vegas shooting that killed nearly 60 people and injured more than 500 Sunday night, much of the reporting on his identity has focused on the fact that he is a “local individual” and a “lone wolf”—terminology that critics say has […]
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In an open letter published on Friday, NFL player Russell Okung, a Pro-Bowl linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers, called on his colleagues to come together in a more organized manner as the focus on those “taking a knee” or otherwise demonstrating against police violence and racial injustice have become the focus of threats and […]
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) joined 12 other legal groups and immigrant rights organizations on Thursday to oppose reported new plans to expand use of private for-profit prisons to house undocumented immigrants. The groups, which also included the Immigration Law Center of Minnesota and the National Immigration Justice Center in Chicago, wrote in a […]
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After a judge refused to allow him to share his reasons for shutting off a tar sands pipeline valve in a protest of fossil fuel mining, 65-year-old climate activist Leonard Higgins was found guilty of criminal mischief—a felony—and misdemeanor criminal trespass. Higgins faces up to 10 years in jail and as much as $50,000 in […]
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A coalition of Palestinian and Mexican advocacy groups launched the #WorldWithoutWalls Global Day of Action on Thursday, the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, to “unite against the global proliferation of walls,” which they say serve as “monuments of expulsion, exclusion, oppression, discrimination, and exploitation.” On a webpage dedicated to day of action, Stop the […]
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