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Gavin Newsom, who is running to succeed California Gov. Jerry Brown, is moving forward with major Hollywood fundraiser set for Thursday just days after the largest wildfire in California’s history took the life of another firefighter. News of the star-studded fundraiser on the Universal production lot broke last week while three of the biggest wildfires […]

The CEO of major online retailing platform Shopify deleted a post detailing the company’s commitment to free speech this week as the company began purging gun-related retailers. Tobias Lutke, founder and CEO of Shopify, deleted a 2017 post titled “In Support of Free Speech” and republished it with an addendum in a new post, “In […]

MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi told Vermont’s Democratic nominee for governor on Wednesday he found her avowedly left-wing platforms “normal” and she was “preaching to the converted.” Christine Hallquist appeared on Velshi’s program following her history primary victory on Tuesday night; she became the first transgender, major-party candidate for governor in the country’s history. Velshi recapped […]

A Democratic candidate in a Washington toss up district likened running for Congress with President Donald Trump in office to activism during the civil rights movement and fighting in World War II. Kim Schrier, a progressive pediatrician who recently won the Democratic primary in Washington’s 8th congressional district, made the comments during a March interview hosted […]

Two-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton offered an endorsement on Wednesday to an 11-year-old girl for kneeling during the Pledge of Allegiance, telling her to “keep up the good work.” Clinton tweeted in response to a NowThis video about Mariana Taylor, a sixth-grader at Catonsville Middle School in Baltimore County, Maryland. The video talks about […]

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced on Wednesday that President Donald Trump decided to revoke the security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan. Sanders started the daily press briefing by reading a letter from Trump announcing his decision to revoke Brennan’s security clearance and review the security clearances of various ex-officials. “Historically, […]

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) is asking his supporters to help defeat the Russians by helping his Missouri colleague Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) win reelection. Schumer sent a fundraising email for McCaskill on Wednesday afternoon citing a July 26 report that Russians appeared to have sent phishing attempts to members of McCaskill’s staff […]

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D.) slammed President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan on Wednesday, saying the country was “never that great” in the first place. Speaking at an event for women and girls, Cuomo appeared to stun the crowd when he made the remark. “We’re not going to make America great again,” […]

The Turkish government on Wednesday announced new tariffs on U.S. imports, ratcheting up its trade war with the U.S. the same day a local court denied an American pastor’s appeal to be released from house arrest. Both actions exacerbated ongoing tensions between the NATO allies, which are in turn contributing to Turkey’s currency crisis. Ankara […]

Left-wing billionaire Tom Steyer made at an appearance at the Iowa State Fair on Tuesday where he suggested members of the military and law enforcement officials aren’t real Americans. Steyer said he would support repealing the Republican tax overhaul passed last year, which slashed corporate and individual rates. Steyer said more than “90 percent” of […]

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One of the names Press Secretary Sarah Sanders listed as under review for security clearance revocation on Tuesday was former CIA and NSA Director Gen. Michael Hayden. He joined CNN’s Jake Tapper for an interview by phone to discuss the news of John Brennan‘s security clearance, and the fate of his own. Hayden believes it […]

On Wednesday, former CIA director John Brennan spoke out on MSNBC shortly after learning the White House had revoked his security clearance. Just before going on the air, Brennan tweet out this message: “This action is part of a broader effort by Mr. Trump to suppress freedom of speech & punish critics. It should gravely […]

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A CNN panel took on the revoking of former CIA Director John Brennan‘s security clearance on Wednesday, following the announcement by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. CNN Political Commentator Amanda Carpenter called the move “a brazen act of intimidation,” noting Brennan and those under threat of losing their clearances are both critics of […]

 On Wednesday, the White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced that President Donald Trump was revoking former CIA director John Brennan‘s security clearance. In announcing the move, Sanders cited Brennan’s “erratic conduct and behavior” and political commentary that “calls into question his objectivity and credibility.” The White House’s move just so happens to come […]

Fox Business host Trish Regan attacked Denmark by suggesting that, due to the country’s social safety net, Danes are lazy and not “incentivized to do anything” — an accusation that a top Denmark politician quickly refuted. “Denmark, like Venezuela, has stripped people of their opportunities,” Regan claimed a few days ago. “Nobody is incentivized to […]

Senate Intel Committee vice chair Mark Warner blasted President Donald Trump this afternoon over his decision to revoke the security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan. “What we’ve seen today,” he said, “is one more traditional norm being struck down by this President and the White House.” The top Senate Democrat said it feels […]

At Wednesday’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders read a statement from President Trump announcing the revoking of former CIA Director John Brennan‘s security credentials. After the announcement, several reporters grilled Sanders over the cause, and implications, of the decision. ABC’s Jon Karl first asked the obvious question, and elephant in the room, […]