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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.) referred to packing the Supreme Court as an “interesting idea” on Tuesday during an interview with “Pod Save America.” Gillibrand appeared on the popular left-wing podcast to discuss her recently launched 2020 presidential campaign, and former Barack Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau told her the next Democratic president “needs to consider reforming […]

By Matt Spetalnick and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration ratcheted up pressure on Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday, announcing U.S. recognition of the country’s opposition leader as interim president and signaling potential new sanctions against its vital oil sector. With street protests against Maduro underway across Venezuela, Trump said the United […]

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) are testing the waters of the 116th Congress for support of importing drugs from Canada, an effort to combat exploding prescription costs. But the pair’s proposal is likely to face suspicion from Republicans, as well as strong public opposition from law enforcement, worried about how […]

The Los Angeles teachers union may have just ended a lengthy strike over a contract dispute, but could soon find itself back in court as a local educator filed a class action suit over forced dues. A public school teacher has filed a class action suit against United Teachers Los Angeles, alleging that it illegally […]

The annual tradition of the president delivering the State of the Union address from the floor of the House of Representatives is still in limbo with the ongoing government shutdown, with one prominent Democratic house member saying hosting the speech from the House chamber is “highly unlikely.” “It’s absolutely not clear about what this president’s […]

The Washington Post issued a correction on Tuesday to one of its stories that claimed Native American activist and veteran Nathan Phillips fought in the Vietnam War. “Earlier versions of this story incorrectly said that Native American activist Nathan Phillips fought in the Vietnam War. Phillips said he served in the U.S. Marines but was never […]

MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews asked on his show Tuesday night whether Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) “is seen as African American.” Harris announced this week she is running for president, putting her candidacy front and center in the 2020 conversation. Speaking to Democratic commentator Jamal Simmons in a clip flagged by Mediaite, Matthews led a […]

“The Daily Show” mocked Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.) on Tuesday over backpedaling from her past views on immigration that match the “racist” ones today of President Donald Trump. In a clip flagged by the Daily Beast, Host Trevor Noah did a segment on the apologies being levied by various potential and declared Democratic presidential […]

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) sent out a tweet filled with falsehoods Tuesday about the viral confrontation between Catholic high school teenagers and a Native American man last week, which also included a de facto defense of a racist hate group. Linking to a tweet by President Donald Trump criticizing “fake news” for their initial […]

Rep. Peter Welch (D., Vt.) apologized Tuesday for making a comment about the partial government shutdown that was dismissive of the United States’ history of slavery. Welch made the comment in the context of an effort to protect federal workers from the adverse effects of a shutdown. Sharing a story covering his proposed legislation, Welch said […]

Rep. John Garamendi (R-Calif.) responded to reports that President Donald Trump may be considering firing  Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats by saying that that president is “out of control.” Garamendi’s remarks came in response to a question by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer asking the Congressman’s “concerns” if Trump decided to fire Coats. Garamendi started off by […]

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The hosts of Fox News’ The Five went off today on the media coverage of the Jussie Smollett case after the new reporting that Smollett staged the entire attack. In his monologue, Greg Gutfeld called out the “faces covered in egg” all over the media in the reactions to the initial reporting: “Sure, the idea […]

Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked California Senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris if she needs to be more like “Democratic socialist” Bernie Sanders to win in New Hampshire. Harris spoke to reporters while campaigning in the state Monday, and Doocy scored a brief, Fox News-y exchange. “Senator Harris, one of the most […]

Meredith Watson, who less than two weeks ago accused Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax of raping her when they were both Duke University students back in 2000, says she is now willing to publicly testify against him. In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Watson laments a “culture of sexual assault, harassment, and the disempowerment […]

CBS journalist Lara Logan on Friday unleashed a blistering, uncensored attack on the extreme liberal bias polluting America’s news outlets. Logan derided the “horses**t” “propagandist” press that has no interest in fairness. Appearing on the podcast of Mike Ritland, the foreign affairs correspondent and occasional 60 Minutes reporter berated slanted coverage in a way rarely seen […]

Roger Stone‘s Instagram account today posted a picture of the judge overseeing his case, Judge Amy Berman Jackson. The initial post featured a crosshairs graphic and a caption saying “Through legal trickery Deep State hitman Robert Mueller has guaranteed that my upcoming show trial is before Judge Amy Berman Jackson.” The post has since been […]

.@ChrisRuddyNMX, who says he saw President Trump this weekend, speculates that DNI Dan Coats may be in danger of losing his job. “There’s a feeling that maybe there needs to be a change of leadership in that position,” Ruddy tells me. pic.twitter.com/jpKe1OmI8t — Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) February 18, 2019 Chris Ruddy, the founder of the […]