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After President Trump said “we must reject the politics of revenge, resistance, and retribution – and embrace the boundless potential of cooperation, compromise, and the common good,” Pelosi looked at Trump, he turned around, and the viral moment was born. USA TODAY

Germany’s antitrust regulator, the Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office), on Thursday issued Facebook with an ultimatum: Stop hoarding people’s data. Following an unprecedented three-year investigation, involving extensive conversations with Facebook, the Bundeskartellamt issued a press statement declaring that it has “imposed on Facebook far-reaching restrictions in the processing of user data.” It demands that Facebook — which has 32 million monthly users in Germany — change its terms and conditions so…

The resolution includes justice provisions that would be difficult to criticize. It echoes the 2015 Dakota Access pipeline protests that Ocasio-Cortez credits with inspiring her to run for office. In one section, it calls for “obtaining free, prior and informed consent for Indigenous peoples for all decisions that impact them and their traditional territories.” The document opens with a pledge to “promote justice and equity by stopping current, prevent future, and…

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, and Attorney General Mark Herring are all facing calls to resign. What happens if they do? So here are the eight possibilities: Only Gov. Northam Resigns: Gov. Justin Fairfax (D), acting Lt. Gov. Steve Newman (R), Attorney General Mark Herring (D) Only Lt. Gov. Fairfax Resigns: Gov. Ralph Northam (D), acting Lt. Gov. Steve Newman (R), Attorney General Mark Herring (D) Only…

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, and Attorney General Mark Herring are all facing calls to resign. What happens if they do? So here are the eight possibilities: Only Gov. Northam Resigns: Gov. Justin Fairfax (D), acting Lt. Gov. Steve Newman (R), Attorney General Mark Herring (D) Only Lt. Gov. Fairfax Resigns: Gov. Ralph Northam (D), acting Lt. Gov. Steve Newman (R), Attorney General Mark Herring (D) Only…

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, and Attorney General Mark Herring are all facing calls to resign. What happens if they do? So here are the eight possibilities: Only Gov. Northam Resigns: Gov. Justin Fairfax (D), acting Lt. Gov. Steve Newman (R), Attorney General Mark Herring (D) Only Lt. Gov. Fairfax Resigns: Gov. Ralph Northam (D), acting Lt. Gov. Steve Newman (R), Attorney General Mark Herring (D) Only…

Video President Trump uses State of the Union to argue illegal immigration is a moral issue President Trump on Wednesday said he wants to increase the number of people who legally migrate to the U.S. “because our unemployment numbers are so low.” Trump, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, said there is an influx of companies “coming back into our country,” and that people legally coming into the U.S. are needed…

After President Trump said “we must reject the politics of revenge, resistance, and retribution – and embrace the boundless potential of cooperation, compromise, and the common good,” Pelosi looked at Trump, he turned around, and the viral moment was born. USA TODAY

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., directly claimed to be a Native American in the 1980s when she worked at the University of Texas law school, contrary to what she has suggested in previous statements. In 1986, Warren scribbled “American Indian” on the line that says “race” on her State Bar of Texas registration card, according to a Washington Post report published Tuesday evening. “The Texas bar registration card … removes any…

SAN FRANCISCO— A gas explosion in a San Francisco neighborhood shot flames into the air Wednesday and burned five buildings, sending panicked residents and workers fleeing into the streets. Utility crews put out the fire about three hours after private construction workers cut a natural gas line, igniting the towering flames, San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said. Authorities initially said five workers were missing, but the entire construction crew…

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Video Schiff announces investigation into President Trump ‘beyond Russia’ House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff looks to expand scope of Russia probe; Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy reacts. One day after President Trump decried what he called “the politics of revenge” and “partisan investigations” in his State of the Union address, Democratic House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff announced a new, wide-ranging probe into the president’s foreign business dealings and Russian…

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax speaks to the media Monday in Richmond, Va., about the sexual assault allegation from 2004. Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax speaks to the media Monday in Richmond, Va., about the sexual assault allegation from 2004. Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 7:05 p.m. ET The woman who accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault…

What is indisputable, however, is that Klobuchar’s office consistently has one of the highest rates of staff turnover in the Senate. From 2001 to 2016, she ranked No. 1 in the Senate for staff turnover as measured by LegiStorm, a widely used database of congressional staff salaries. She’s now third, behind Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen and Louisiana Republican John Kennedy. 

The governor of New Mexico ordered the state’s National Guard to withdraw a majority of its troops from the southern border, slamming what she called President Donald Trump’s “charade” shortly before his State of the Union address on Tuesday. “New Mexico will not take part in the president’s charade of border fear-mongering by misusing our diligent National Guard troops,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in a statement. Lujan Grisham, who…

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Citizens from all over America suddenly have a keen interest in the order of succession for the Virginia governorship. This began with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s statement last Wednesday indicating his support for deciding whether a child born alive would get to live or die after birth. That appears to have led to the Friday revelation of then-medical-school-student Northam’s 1984 yearbook in which he appears to be in either a…

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