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The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Just Legalized Torture – Slate

Monday, April 01, 2019

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Democrats to take action to obtain full Mueller report – CNN

Monday, April 01, 2019

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler will authorize a subpoena to obtain the full, unredacted report from special counsel Robert Mueller, teeing up a showdown between congressional Democrats and the Trump administration over the nearly 400-page report. #CNN #News

White House whistleblower says 25 security clearance denials were reversed during Trump administration – The Washington Post

Monday, April 01, 2019

Rachael Bade April 1 at 10:43 AM A White House whistleblower told lawmakers that more than two dozen denials for security clearances have been overturned during the Trump administration, calling Congress her “last hope” for addressing what she considers improper conduct that has left the nation’s secrets exposed. Tricia Newbold, a longtime White House security adviser, told the House Oversight and Reform Committee that she and her colleagues issued “dozens”…

Democrats to authorize subpoena for full Mueller report – CNN

Monday, April 01, 2019

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Ocasio-Cortez rallies progressives against Dem leaders’ bid to shield incumbents from primary challengers – Fox News

Monday, April 01, 2019

Video Green New Deal champion Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compares the impact of climate change to 9/11 Did the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist go too far? Reaction from Republican strategist Ned Ryun, former presidential writer for George W. Bush and CEO of American Majority. Freshman Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley have in a matter of days rallied the progressive base against a plan by House Democrats’ campaign arm to isolate and…

Mary Anne Marsh: Trump and Barr are stonewalling on the Mueller investigation — just like Nixon on Watergate – Fox News

Monday, April 01, 2019

Video House Democrats demand full Mueller report by April 2 Democrats consider subpoena to obtain report; reaction and analysis from the ‘Fox News @ Night’ power panel. On March 24, 1973, President Richard Nixon told his Attorney General John Mitchell, “I want you all to stonewall it, let them plead the Fifth Amendment, cover-up or anything else, if it’ll save it–save the plan.” That conversation, revealed in a tape during…

New York State Budget: 4 Ways Your Daily Life May Change – The New York Times

Monday, April 01, 2019

Norm Sutaria, the director of community engagement for the regional competition, said John Dewey High School, which made it to the championships last year, is a powerhouse. Queens Technical High is “a strong, dominant force,” he added, and Stuyvesant High has a competitive team. Frederick Douglass Academy is a leader in the region, Mr. Sutaria continued. And the all-girls team from the Bronx High School of Science, called the Iron…

Liz Peek: Biden accused of unwanted kiss, may have kissed his chance for Dem nomination goodbye – Fox News

Monday, April 01, 2019

Video Woman claims Joe Biden kissed her without consent Reaction and analysis from Fox News politics editor Chris Stirewalt on ‘The Story.’ Democrats just lost their lifeline. Former Vice President Joe Biden, who was expected to rescue the party from the clutches of the progressive left, has emerged as Creepy Uncle Joe once again. This time, in our #MeToo era, serious damage has been done. Lucy Flores, one-time member of…

Erdogan loses hold over Turkish capital, Istanbul disputed – Reuters

Monday, April 01, 2019

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan suffered a severe setback as his ruling AK Party lost control of the capital Ankara for the first time in a local election and he appeared to concede defeat in the country’s largest city, Istanbul. Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics since coming to power 16 years ago and ruled his country with an ever tighter grip, campaigned relentlessly for two months ahead of…

EU agency is said to have skipped 737 Max meeting in snub to Boeing – Los Angeles Times

Monday, April 01, 2019

Still, Boeing representatives faced caustic comments from some at the Wednesday session, said one of the people familiar with the discussions. As Boeing test pilots demonstrated old and new versions of MCAS, attendees were especially interested in re-enacting the sequence of events leading to the Lion Air crash, the person said. Pilots also demonstrated how the 737 Max would behave if an angle-of-attack vane was sheared off by, say, a…

Two Marine helicopter pilots killed in training crash – NBC News

Monday, April 01, 2019

Two Marine pilots were killed in a helicopter crash during a routine training exercise near Yuma, Arizona, the Marine Corps said Sunday. The pilots, who weren’t identified pending notification of their families, were in an AH-1Z Viper when the helicopter went down at about 8:45 p.m. Saturday, the service said. No other details were immediately available as an investigation continues, said the Marines, adding the exercise was part of a…

Chief: Ride-share mistake led to death of SC college student – WTHR

Monday, April 01, 2019

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The man accused of killing a woman who got into his car thinking it was her Uber ride had activated the child locks in his backseat so the doors could only be opened from the outside, police in South Carolina say. Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook also said investigators found the victim’s blood in Nathaniel David Rowland’s vehicle. Rowland, 24, was arrested and charged in the…

Duke vs. Michigan State score: Spartans upset No. 1 overall seed Blue Devils to move on to Final Four – CBS Sports

Monday, April 01, 2019

WASHINGTON — No. 2 seed Michigan State did it. The Spartans slayed the giants of college basketball. In a thrilling 68-67 down-to-the-wire win, Michigan State ousted No. 1 overall seed Duke at Capital One Arena on Sunday evening, punching its ticket to the Final Four. Duke, the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, had flirted with fire too often in the NCAA Tournament. After single-possession victories over UCF…

Joe Biden’s Al Franken problem – Washington Examiner

Monday, April 01, 2019

Joe Biden has an Al Franken problem. Though he hasn’t even officially announced he’s running for president, on Friday Biden was hit with the first of what could be more #MeToo accusations. Lucy Flores, a former Nevada assemblywoman, wrote that in 2014, when she was seeking office and Biden was still vice president, he smelled her hair and then planted an unwanted kiss on the back of her head. The…

Joe Biden Offered ‘Expressions Of Affection’ But Denies Inappropriate Behavior – NPR

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Former Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on March 26, said he does not believe he acted inappropriately with Lucy Flores at a campaign event in 2014. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Franklin II/AP Former Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on March 26, said he does not believe he acted inappropriately with Lucy Flores at a campaign event in 2014. Frank Franklin II/AP Former Vice President Joe Biden…

Joe Biden Offered ‘Expressions Of Affection’ But Denies Inappropriate Behavior – NPR

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Former Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on March 26, said he does not believe he acted inappropriately with Lucy Flores at a campaign event in 2014. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Franklin II/AP Former Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on March 26, said he does not believe he acted inappropriately with Lucy Flores at a campaign event in 2014. Frank Franklin II/AP Former Vice President Joe Biden…

Joe Biden Offered ‘Expressions Of Affection’ But Denies Inappropriate Behavior – NPR

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Former Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on March 26, said he does not believe he acted inappropriately with Lucy Flores at a campaign event in 2014. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Franklin II/AP Former Vice President Joe Biden, pictured on March 26, said he does not believe he acted inappropriately with Lucy Flores at a campaign event in 2014. Frank Franklin II/AP Former Vice President Joe Biden…

Emboldened Trump hopes a cruel border crisis will get him reelected in 2020 | Will Bunch – Philly.com

Sunday, March 31, 2019

What’s worse, the substandard detention centers and lack of proper supervision are getting innocent people, including children, killed. Just last week, an autopsy of Jakelin Caal Maquin, the 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died last year in U.S. custody, offers powerful evidence she might be alive if authorities had realized the seriousness of her infection during the two days she and her father were detained. And looking at the current crisis…

Kristin Bianco: Anti-Trump media should apologize for biased reporting on fake Russia-collusion story – Fox News

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Video Howard Kurtz: Will press engage in soul-searching despite no collusion? Probably not ‘MediaBuzz’ host Howard Kurtz weighs in on the aftermath of the Mueller report clearing President Trump of collusion claims. Now that President Trump’s repeated claims of “no collusion” between his campaign and Russia have been supported by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the president called Friday for The New York Times and Washington Post to lose Pulitzer Prizes…

Mark Zuckerberg’s call for tougher Internet regulation won’t save Facebook from these investigations – CNBC

Sunday, March 31, 2019

<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Tech Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg backed stronger government regulation of the Internet on Saturday, but it may be too little too late for a company that remains mired in controversy and subject to investigations around the world. It’s been over a year since the public learned that a U.K.-based political consulting firm called Cambridge Analytica exploited Facebook‘s business model to influence the U.S. presidential election…