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Two progressive heavyweights, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Michael Moore, endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in New York City on Saturday as he re-emerged on the campaign trail after having a heart attack earlier this month. “I am more than ready to take on the greed and corruption of the corporate elite and their apologists,” Sanders told thousand of supporters in Queens. “I am more ready than ever to help create…

Britain‘s parliament has inflicted a humiliating defeat on Boris Johnson days after he returned from Brussels with a deal aimed at ending the Brexit deadlock ahead of the October 31 deadline for the UK to quit the European Union. Reflecting fears among MPs that the prime minister may have sought to engineer withdrawal without a deal – which economists say would be disastrous – they voted by 322 to 306 to withhold backing for his plans on Saturday.  Johnson later sent the…

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Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade initally joined the chorus of voices condemning President Donald Trump’s decision earlier this month end support for Kurdish fighters in Syria. But now, Kilmeade is accusing Democrats of hypocrisy for criticizing the president’s decision to abandon Kurdish forces who served as key allies in U.S. efforts to weaken the Islamic State group. “Just keep in mind, too, as you see Nancy Pelosi and others…

Turkey claims Kurdish fighters released ISIS prisoners from a holding facility in northeast Syria as the ongoing Turkish operation raises concerns of an ISIS resurgence.  During a raid on a prison in the town of Tal Abyad on Monday, Turkish forces determined that the prisoners had been set free “in an attempt to fuel chaos in the area,” said a senior Turkish official who cannot be named due to protocol….

What ‘deepfakes’ are and how they may be dangerous “Deepfakes” are being used to depict people in fake videos they did not actually appear in, and can potentially affect elections, diplomacy and how markets move, experts say. Technologyread more

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump sought Friday to distance himself from attorney Rudy Giuliani, even casting doubts about whether the former New York mayor is still his lawyer. Asked whether Giuliani remained his personal attorney, Trump said: “I don’t know.” “I haven’t spoken to Rudy,” Trump told reporters as he was leaving the White House for a political rally in Louisiana. “I spoke to him yesterday, briefly. He’s a very good…

President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. and China had reached a “substantial phase one deal” on trade that will eliminate a tariff hike that had been planned for next week. Trump announced the deal in the Oval Office alongside members of his economic and trade teams, as well as Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and his team, who were in Washington for negotiations. Trump said the deal would…

Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, where a hospital was shuttered because of the fighting. Bulent Kilic /AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bulent Kilic /AFP via Getty Images Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, where a hospital was shuttered because of the fighting. Bulent Kilic /AFP via Getty Images As a military offensive by Turkey into Syria enters its third day,…

CLOSE Two associates of Giuliani have been charged with funneling foreign money to U.S. political campaigns, and President Trump says he doesn’t know them. USA TODAY “Purple Rain” has no place at  President Donald Trump’s rally, a Prince spokesperson says. Trump came under fire from deceased musician Prince Rogers Nelson’s estate when one of the singer’s most iconic tunes, “Purple Rain,” was played during the president’s campaign rally in Minneapolis Thursday. According to Prince’s…

A car drives through a darkened Montclair Village as Pacific Gas & Electric power shutdowns continue in Oakland, Calif. The area remains without power after the utility cut service hoping to prevent wildfires during dry, windy conditions. Noah Berger/AP hide caption toggle caption Noah Berger/AP A car drives through a darkened Montclair Village as Pacific Gas & Electric power shutdowns continue in Oakland, Calif. The area remains without power after…

LONDON —Turkish forces continued their advance into northeastern Syria Thursday as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey’s air and ground offensive had killed more than 100 people since the operation began. It was unclear whether all of those killed were fighting with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, one of the targets of the operation. “The operation is currently continuing with the involvement of all our units …109 terrorists have been…

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Video Matt Whitaker defends Trump amid impeachment probe Matt Whitaker defends Trump amid impeachment probe House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is overseeing a biased impeachment inquiry into President Trump, and the White House is right to be concerned about the process, according to former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker. Democrats like Rep. Pelosi, D-Calif., are carrying out a probe inconsistent with the basic tenets of American jurisprudence, Whitaker claimed Wednesday on…

SONOMA, Calif. — Californians from the governor on down slammed the state’s largest utility Wednesday for rolling blackouts that could plunge up to 2 million people into darkness as it scrambles to keep its power lines from sparking wildfires. Pacific Gas & Electric Corp., or PG&E, began shutting off power in phases early Wednesday to about 500,000 customers in northern and central parts of the state, including sections of the…

The American military had been making contingency plans to get a list of about five dozen of the highest-priority detainees from that group out of northern Syria since December, when Mr. Trump first announced that he would withdraw troops from the country before his administration slowed down that plan, one official said. Mr. Trump’s decision to let Turkey proceed prompted the military to start getting those prisoners out, lest they…

WASHINGTON — There’s a frequent number in the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, and it’s not a good one for President Trump — 53 percent. Fifty-three percent of Americans disapprove of Trump’s job. Fifty-three percent hold a negative personal view of the president. Fifty-three percent don’t believe the president has been honest and trustworthy when it comes to his actions regarding Ukraine. And 53 percent is the average between…

Video Hillary Clinton offers advice to Trump administration officials caught up in impeachment inquiry Reaction and analysis from syndicated radio hosts Leslie Marshall and Lars Larson. While claiming there is “no evidence” that Joe Biden, or his son, Hunter, did anything wrong with regard to their ties to Ukraine, Hillary Clinton said Tuesday it was “fair game” to question their “judgment” in getting involved financially in the country. Clinton accused President Trump of spreading…

President Trump is calling Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell up to three times a day and lashing out at Republican senators, a source says, as the impeachment inquiry grows. #CNN #News

The power is out in Northern California. More than 1 million Californians are now without electricity, one of modern life’s essentials that is frequently taken for granted. The blackout was done on purpose—to prevent sparks from powerlines that could ignite deadly wildfires. Before planned blackouts are through in two or three days, as many as 3 million Californians may go without power. On the surface, the blackout and its causes…