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Madeira Beach City Commissioner Nancy Oakley submitted her resignation after the Florida Commission on Ethics alleged she licked another city official’s face and neck before groping him. (City of Madeira Beach, Florida) A Florida city commissioner reportedly resigned after the state ethics commission alleged she licked another city official’s face and neck before groping him. Madeira Beach City Commissioner Nancy Oakley submitted her resignation on Tuesday but insisted she was innocent, the…

Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam faces hundreds of calls from the nation’s top Democratic leaders to resign. It’s all because of a photo supposedly depicting him in either blackface or a Ku Klux Klan hood. His second in command, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, now stands credibly accused of raping a woman at the Democratic National Convention in 2004. His reaction to the allegation on Monday was, and I quote, ”…

Video Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responds to criticism from Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responds to criticism from Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan following the State of the Union. In what may be the most far-reaching proposal to ever be considered in Congress, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., unveiled her “Green New Deal” on Thursday — a government-led overhaul of virtually every aspect of American life that…

A photo of Joshua Trump, the 11-year-old invited to attend the State of the Union Tuesday night because he’s been bullied for his name, went viral because he looked the way many of us were feeling: sleepy. His head slumped toward his left shoulder, lips partially open in a peaceful somnolent stupor, Trump dozed off while the rest of America listened in relative indifference. A writer from Elle said he…

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…

The Republican majority leader of Virginia’s state Senate was the managing editor of a college yearbook featuring photos of people in blackface alongside other racist snapshots and slurs, according to a new report. An image from the Virginia Military Institute 1968 yearbook The revelation comes as the state’s Democratic leadership is in crisis, with Gov. Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring both facing calls to resign after they admitted…

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President Trump and special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post; Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Jabin Botsford; Win McNamee/The Washington Post; Getty Images) Joyce White Vance Matthew Miller February 7 at 9:11 AM If the old Watergate expression is “It’s not the crime; it’s the coverup,” then today’s equivalent might be “It’s not the crime; it’s the crime’s offspring.” Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York served…

Virginia Democratic Congressman Bobby Scott was made aware of allegations of sexual assault against now-Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax over a year ago by the alleged victim herself, ABC News has learned. Scott learned of the allegations directly from Dr. Vanessa Tyson, who on Wednesday released a statement detailing the alleged 2004 assault, which took place at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. Fairfax vehemently denies the assault claim. In a…

Video Trump celebrates America’s energy independence during SOTU, Democrats unimpressed Democrats set to unveil Green New Deal; former Obama economic adviser Austan Goolsbee weighs in. One of President Trump’s closest political allies claims he suggested painting parts of the existing wall along the U.S. border with Mexico black in an effort to deter illegal immigration. “He was talking about repainting part of the border wall down in Mexico so it’s…

Cindy McCain has apologized after police disputed her claim that she thwarted a human-trafficking attempt at a Phoenix airport. Sen. John McCain’s widow, an anti-trafficking activist, made the assertion during a Monday interview with radio station KTAR in Glendale, Arizona. “I came in from a trip I’d been on and I spotted — it looked odd — it was a woman of a different ethnicity than the child, this little…

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…

Mike DeBonis Seung Min Kim February 6 at 7:26 PM President Trump called Democratic investigations into his administration and business “ridiculous” and “presidential harassment.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in turn accused the president of delivering an “all-out threat” to lawmakers sworn to provide a check and balance on his power. The oversight wars officially kicked into high gear this week as House Democrats began investigating the Trump administration in earnest….

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…

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…