Officials in a Tennessee county have destroyed public records that were being sought by a newspaper. Chattanooga Times Free Press reporter Sarah Grace Taylor was trying to see whether the Hamilton County attorney’s office was denying public records requests without a good reason, she said. To that end, she asked… Read More
Former Obama campaigner debuts as face of Italy’s left-wing party
A dual U.S.-Italian citizen who cut her political organizing teeth on two Barack Obama campaigns is emerging as the latest rising star in Italian politics. Inside a week, 34-year-old Elly Schlein, a former European lawmaker who grew up in Switzerland, has gone from relative obscurity as a political operative to… Read More
Chaos in Iowa — Multiple winners declared? Here’s how…
The Iowa caucuses are never simple — but the 2020 Democratic version could be the most confusing in history. And it could result in multiple “winners” and muddled results for the general American public. On Monday, voters who have gathered at more than 1,600 caucus sites will begin their night… Read More
21-year-old American upsets former world No. 1, wins championship
This, essentially, was where Sofia Kenin was going to win or lose the Australian Open final: She was down love-40 while serving at 2-all in the third set against two-time major champion Garbiñe Muguruza. Kenin sensed this was the moment that would matter. Up in the stands of Rod Laver… Read More
Automated phone caller accused of promoting racist “robocalls”
Regulators are proposing a nearly $13 million fine against a podcaster who they say illegally hid the origin of automated phone calls that used the slaying of an Iowa college student and election campaigns in other states to promote white nationalist and anti-Semitic messages. HALLELUJAH! 26-Second Arthritis Miracle Finally Available… Read More
Democratic rising star to take on Trump on national stage
Democrats are putting Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan on the national stage Tuesday to rebut President Donald Trump, elevating a fresh face and casting an election-year spotlight on a swing state in the Midwest as the party looks to win back states Trump narrowly captured. Sponsored: Disturbing Eyeball Image Reveals… Read More
Acquitted? Trump’s legal team gives their closing arguments
Closing arguments in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial unfolded Monday. It was the one final chance for Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. and company to influence public opinion and set the record ahead of a much-expected acquittal in the Republican-led Senate. Trump, it would appear, is well on his way to… Read More
John Kerry’s deleted Iowa tweet stirs controversy
In the wild final days of the billion-dollar 2020 primary campaign in Iowa, there is a battle being waged for the future of the Democratic Party — and former Secretary of State John Kerry’s expletive-laden tweet is evidence that establishment insiders are increasingly nervous. By day’s end, tens of thousands… Read More
Trump declares 1st quarantine in 50 years to stop coronavirus
President Donald Trump on Friday declared a public health emergency and took drastic steps to significantly restrict entry into the country because of a new virus that hit China and has spread to other nations. Trump has signed an order that will temporarily bar foreign nationals, other than immediate family… Read More
Report: FBI arrests alleged Al Qaeda leader in Arizona
Federal authorities say they have arrested a Phoenix-area man suspected of killing two men while acting as a leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. Sponsored: Russia has an EVEN darker secret than we thought The Department of Justice said that 42-year-old Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri appeared before a magistrate judge… Read More