Bill Gates’ dire warning: U.S. could lose its global leadership role under Trump Tech pioneer Bill Gates thinks the U.S. can keep its historically influential role as a global leader. But for a second year in a row, he cautioned that the nation risks losing its geopolitical clout if the […]
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In third bellwether contest, Florida Democrats again carry the day and hope for a blue wave For the third Florida bellwether election in a row, the Republican candidate lost to the Democrat, giving activists and elites in both parties a sense that the GOP’s political grip is slipping in the […]
Second Judge Blocks Trump Decision To End Deportation Relief For Dreamers A second federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, dealing another blow to the president’s efforts to end protections for nearly 700,000 undocumented young people who came to the […]
Obama admin discussed how much to share about Russia with incoming Trump team President Barack Obama met in January 2017 with then-FBI Director James Comey and other top national security officials to discuss sharing information related to Russia with the incoming Trump administration, where Obama stated that the Trump-Russia investigation […]
Three Milwaukee Jail Officers Charged in Dehydration Death A Wisconsin jail commander repeatedly lied after her officers cut off water to an inmate who later died of dehydration, prosecutors said on Monday as they described a series of lethal missteps and a two-year investigation. The commander, Maj. Nancy Evans, was […]
Hadas: Brexit trial could go worse than expected The infighting and reality-dodging that surrounds Britain’s exit from the European Union can seem like a grim comedy. However, it is no laughing matter that members of the government consider it their patriotic duty to criticise and ignore advice which doesn’t validate […]
Harvard Chooses Lawrence Bacow as Its Next President Harvard University’s next president will be Lawrence S. Bacow, a former president of Tufts University and a top academic officer at M.I.T., who was chosen for his diplomatic and leadership skills at a time when higher education is under fire, the university […]
Kentucky gunman killed his parents, girlfriend and her mother, police say A Kentucky gunman killed his parents, his girlfriend and his girlfriend’s mother at two locations Saturday afternoon in Johnson County, before turning the gun on himself, state police said Sunday. Cops released the victims’ names and their relationships with […]
‘Who knew libertarians were so sensitive?’ Lawmaker won’t apologize for Rand Paul crack. There was bipartisan support Thursday night on essentially one issue: for Rand Paul to quiet down. As the libertarian held the Senate at bay into Friday morning to protest an estimated $320 billion being added to the […]
Rachel Brand, No. 3 official at the Justice Department, to step down amid political attacks The Justice Department’s third-ranking official plans to step down, as the agency has been the target of withering criticism by President Trump and Republican lawmakers, the department said in a statement late Friday. Rachel Brand, […]
