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One dead, multiple injured after Venezuelan soldiers open fire on opposition supporters – The Washington Post

Friday, February 22, 2019

SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela — Venezuelan soldiers opened fire on a group of civilians attempting to keep open a segment of the southern border with Brazil for deliveries of humanitarian aid, causing multiple injuries and the first fatalities of a massive opposition operation meant to deliver international relief to this devastated South American country, according to eyewitnesses and community leaders. At 6:30 a.m. on Friday, a military convoy approached a checkpoint…

Trump’s border emergency edict challenged by House Dems, setting up possible veto showdown – Fox News

Friday, February 22, 2019

Video 16 states seek injunction to stop building a border barrier while national emergency declaration is challenged California leads the charge against President Trump’s declaration to fund the border wall; William La Jeunesse reports. House Democrats moved Friday to neutralize President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border, introducing a resolution to block the edict – and setting up a fight that could lead to the president’s…

Time’s Up chief steps down over sexual misconduct claims against son – New York Post

Friday, February 22, 2019

The chief of Time’s Up, the celebrity-backed organization that campaigns against sexual harassment, has resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations against her own son, according to a new report. Lisa Borders announced on Monday that she was stepping down as CEO to “address family concerns that require my singular focus.” Four days earlier, Borders’ son Garry “Dijon” Bowden Jr. was accused of groping a Santa Monica woman, the Los Angeles Times…

Hint about Mueller closure? Rod Rosenstein says DOJ exit coming ‘a lot later’ than expected – Washington Examiner

Friday, February 22, 2019

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Thursday his exit from the Justice Department is coming “a lot later” than he expected amid reporting that special counsel Robert Mueller could wrap up the Russia investigation within a week. Rosenstein made the comment during a speech to his alma mater, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, which he called “one of my last significant events” as the No. 2 law…

House Democrats push ahead with bid to terminate Trump’s emergency declaration – NBC News

Friday, February 22, 2019

WASHINGTON — House Democrats planned to push ahead Friday with a measure that seeks to terminate President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration that he issued last week in order to circumvent Congress and build his wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, was set to file a joint resolution in the House that would repeal the president’s declaration. The measure was to be…

Andrew McCarthy: Indict the ‘ISIS Bride’ – Fox News

Friday, February 22, 2019

Video Hoda Muthana should return to the US to be held accountable, testify on the evils of ISIS: family lawyer The lawyer for the family of the Alabama woman turned ISIS wife in Syria tells ‘America’s Newsroom’ that Hoda Muthana is a U.S. citizen who wants to face the American legal system and pay her debt to society. I had a column in the New York Post Wednesday about the so-called “ISIS bride,”…

Dem 2020 hopefuls Harris, Warren say they embrace idea of reparations for black Americans: report – Fox News

Friday, February 22, 2019

Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, left, and Kamala Harris of California have reportedly said they back reparations for black Americans affected by the legacy of slavery. (Associated Press) Two leading Democratic presidential candidates — U.S. Sens. Kamala Harris of California and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts — have reportedly said they support reparations for black Americans affected by slavery, reflecting a shift in the importance of race and identity issues within the party….

Here’s What Beto Could Unleash on Trump – POLITICO

Friday, February 22, 2019

Sasha Issenberg is the author of several books, including The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns. AUSTIN, Texas—With rain hammering outside, Zack Malitz stood in a warehouse space lit by strands of bistro lights and began to reveal the campaign strategy of Beto O’Rourke in exacting detail. Malitz, who was the field director of O’Rourke’s Senate campaign, is a tall 30-year-old with thick glasses and a haircut that…

Alabama ISIS bride’s father sues Trump administration over citizenship and seeks her return – CNN

Friday, February 22, 2019

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MSNBC guest unchecked after floating theory that Trump-supporting cops may have framed Jussie Smollett – Fox News

Friday, February 22, 2019

Video Jussie Smollett diverts valuable resources away from law enforcement in Chicago Insight from Tio Hardiman, CEO of Violence Interrupters, and Fox News contributor Mark Fuhrman, former LAPD detective. MSNBC finally got around to covering the scandal surrounding “Empire” star Jussie Smollett and allowed a guest to float a theory that Trump-supporting cops are lying about the case. MSNBC completely skipped the Smollett news during primetime on Wednesday night, which was first…

North Carolina elections board orders new U.S. House election over absentee ballot fraud – AOL

Friday, February 22, 2019

The North Carolina Board of Elections voted unanimously to hold a new election in the state’s 9th District after overwhelming evidence of vote tampering. Prior to the board’s decision, Republican Mark Harris, the declared winner in the race who had been fighting for his election to be certified, changed his position and called for a new election. Harris was initially declared the winner by 905 votes over Democrat Dan McCready…

Judge rips into Roger Stone, bars him from speaking publicly on case: ‘There will be no third chance’ – Fox News

Friday, February 22, 2019

Video Roger Stone appears in court again after posting photo of judge in crosshairs Former Trump adviser Roger Stone appears in court again after posting a photo of Judge Amy Berman Jackson with a target. A federal judge has completely barred former Trump political adviser Roger Stone from speaking publicly about his ongoing prosecution on obstruction and false statement charges, after a picture of the judge appeared on Stone’s Instagram this week…

Mitch McConnell is on the verge of facing the 18 longest days of his political life – CNN

Friday, February 22, 2019

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Louisiana mother arrested for posting video of high school fight on social media – NBC News

Friday, February 22, 2019

A Louisiana mother was arrested for posting a video on social media of a fight that broke out between two students on a high school’s campus, police said Wednesday. Maegan Adkins-Barras, 32, is charged with unlawful posting of criminal activity for notoriety and publicity after she posted a video her son had taken of the fight, which happened Tuesday in a common area at Acadiana High School, according to the…

On Venezuela, Bernie Sanders proves socialism’s choking immorality – Washington Examiner

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Want to understand why Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is no moral leader for a better America? Just watch the video below from Thursday, in which Sanders refused to call for the child butcher of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, to step down from power. The video enrages me. It shows Sanders’ deliberate attempt to sidestep the reality of apex socialism. Listen to Sanders parsing of words in refusing to call for Maduro…

North Carolina GOP candidate Mark Harris says he was assured of operative’s methods – NBCNews.com

Thursday, February 21, 2019

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Republican in the country’s last undecided congressional election testified Thursday that a political operative now accused of ballot fraud assured him “again and again” that he wouldn’t collect absentee ballots in violation of state law. GOP congressional candidate Mark Harris described during a special state elections board hearing how he accepted the word of political operative Leslie McCrae Dowless that he was able to get results…

Biden’s final hesitation about 2020 and what it could mean – NBC News

Thursday, February 21, 2019

WASHINGTON — Folks, Joe Biden is getting closer and closer to a 2020 run, but there’s one big hitch: He’s worried about political attacks and scrutiny on his family. Here’s NBC’s Mike Memoli: “No line of attack would be more reprehensible to the former vice president than one directed at his family, and he and his team have been forced to consider that even as they also weigh the political…

China Uses DNA to Track Its People, With the Help of American Expertise – The New York Times

Thursday, February 21, 2019

“Dr. Budowle and his team abhor the use of DNA technology to persecute ethnic or religious groups,” Mr. Carlton said in the statement. “Their work focuses on criminal investigations and combating human trafficking to serve humanity.” Dr. Kidd’s data became part of China’s DNA drive. In 2014, ministry researchers published a paper describing a way for scientists to tell one ethnic group from another. It cited, as an example, the…

Stone appears in court after posting photo of judge in crosshairs – Fox News

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Former Trump adviser Roger Stone appears in court again after posting a photo of Judge Amy Berman Jackson with a target. FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and the direct-to-consumer streaming service, FOX Nation. FOX News also produces FOX News Sunday on FOX Broadcasting Company and FOX News Edge. A top five-cable network, FNC has been…

Attorney General Barr should release the full Robert Mueller report when it’s finished – Washington Examiner

Thursday, February 21, 2019

When special counsel Robert Mueller concludes his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, it will be up to Attorney General William Barr to determine how much of the report to disclose to Congress and the public. He should release the full report. Though CNN is reporting that as soon as next week Barr is going to announce that Mueller has concluded his report, we should take all…