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White House adviser Kellyanne Conway speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., August 6, 2020. (Cheriss May/Reuters) Since Kellyanne Conway’s work as manager of Donald Trump’s campaign helped propel him into the White House in 2016, mainstream outlets have treated us to an inside look at her apparently tumultuous marriage to her … Continue reading Stop Hailing Claudia Conway as Your ‘Resistance’ Hero

As if 2020 didn’t have enough news, rock legend Eddie Van Halen has died of throat cancer, at age 65. For those of us who grew up on 1980s rock, this one really hurts. I lack the musical vocabulary to quite capture what a transcendent, mind-blowing guitarist Eddie was, one of the very best there … Continue reading Court-Packing Our Way to Legitimacy

As if 2020 didn’t have enough news, rock legend Eddie Van Halen has died of throat cancer, at age 65. For those of us who grew up on 1980s rock, this one really hurts. I lack the musical vocabulary to quite capture what a transcendent, mind-blowing guitarist Eddie was, one of the very best there … Continue reading Republicans Are Winning the Barrett Confirmation Debate

Left: President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colo., February 20, 2020 Right: Former vice president Joe Biden at a campaign rally in Los Angeles, Calif., March 3, 2020 (Kevin Lamarque, Mike Blake/Reuters) Every now and then, you’ll see a demonstration of support for a Republican, like Trump, in some heavily Democratic … Continue reading Trump Has a Lot of Passionate Fans in Los Angeles, but That Doesn’t Mean He’ll Win There

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., blasted a Washington Post story that looked into Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s involvement in the People of Praise, a conservative religious group. “Catholic believes Catholic stuff, story at 11,” Sasse said in a statement mocking The Washington Post investigation. As the Senate considers Barrett for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme … Continue reading Sasse mocks Washington Post story on Barrett: ‘Catholic believes Catholic stuff, story at 11’

FILE PHOTO: A man walks in front of the headquarters of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobas) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo October 7, 2020 By Ana Mano and Gram Slattery SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian police on Wednesday expanded the Car Wash corruption investigation to alleged kickbacks valued … Continue reading Brazil’s Car Wash corruption probe eyes Petrobras bunker fuel deals

FILE PHOTO: Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari poses during an interview with Reuters in his office at the bank’s headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 10, 2020. REUTERS/ Ann Saphir/File Photo October 7, 2020 (Reuters) – Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari on Wednesday joined other U.S. central bankers in calling for … Continue reading Fed’s Kashkari sees ‘much worse’ downturn without more fiscal aid

Morning Consult reports: Democrats are losing the Supreme Court messaging war, new polling indicates, with support for Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation trending in the GOP’s direction. Nearly half (46 percent) of voters in an Oct. 2-4 Morning Consult/Politico poll said the Senate should confirm Barrett — up 9 percentage points since President Donald Trump … Continue reading Voters Back Barrett Confirmation by Double-Digit Margin in New Poll

China’s President Xi Jinping (right) and Kiribati’s President Taneti Maamau walk at a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, January 6, 2020. (Jason Lee/Reuters) Here in the United States, the discussion of coronavirus no longer focuses much on the origin of the virus, focusing instead on the outbreak in the … Continue reading More People around the World Don’t Trust Chinese President Xi Jinping

The U.S. Army Reserve is investigating North Carolina Democratic candidate Cal Cunningham after text messages emerged suggesting he had an extramarital affair with a military wife as recently as over the summer. “The Army Reserve is investigating the matters involving Lt. Col. James Cunningham. As such, we are unable to provide further details at this time,” Simon … Continue reading Army Reserve investigating NC’s Cunningham after steamy text messages surface: report

The Senate Homeland Security Committee subpoenaed Cambridge professor and longtime FBI informant Stefan Halper for records relating to his work during the Russia investigation as part of their investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe. Fox News obtained a copy of the subpoena, issued on Oct. 5. SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE AUTHORIZES SUBPOENAS FOR OBAMA … Continue reading Senate Homeland Security Committee subpoenas Cambridge professor Stefan Halper in Russia probe

The U.S. Justice Department asked the nation’s highest court Tuesday to review the case of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose death sentence was thrown out over concerns with the jury selection process. In a petition, Justice Department lawyers called Tsarnaev’s case “one of the most important terrorism prosecutions in our nation’s history” and said … Continue reading Justice Department asks Supreme Court to hear Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s case

Maine will become the first state to use ranked-choice voting in a presidential election. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday night turned down a last-ditch effort by the Maine Republican Party to prevent ranked-choice voting from being used. Justice Stephen Breyer rejected the request for the high court to step into the legal fight after Republicans … Continue reading Supreme Court shoots down GOP attempt to stop ranked-choice voting in Maine

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that Harris County cannot send ballot applications to all 2.4 million of its registered voters. The court cited state law that currently only allows certain individuals to vote by mail, and that there is no authorization for the county clerk to send applications to all voters. TEXAS GOV. ABBOTT SUED OVER … Continue reading Judge rules Texas’ Harris County can’t send mail-in ballot applications to all 2.4M residents there

October 7, 2020 LONDON (Reuters) – Pacific Investment Management Co (PIMCO), one of the world’s largest investment firms, believes Britain and the European Union will reach a trade deal but even so both sides will suffer negative consequences from Brexit, a top PIMCO executive said. “This is not good for the UK but it is … Continue reading PIMCO expects UK-EU trade deal but both sides to lose out from Brexit

President Donald Trump stands on the balcony outside of the Blue Room as returns to the White House Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 8:17 AM PT – Wednesday, October 7, 2020 President Trump has promised to return the … Continue reading Pre-COVID economy great for minorities, President Trump vows to bring it back

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is “not negotiating in good faith” on the next round of coronavirus relief, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday. He added that Pelosi, D-Calif., would “rather spend 0 than $1.6 trillion” and that Americans will not “accept that.” On Tuesday, President Trump, who tested positive for … Continue reading White House chief of staff: Pelosi’s ‘not negotiating in good faith’

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling allowing Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s office to enforce a subpoena to get President Trump‘s tax returns and other documents dating back to 2011, rejecting Trump’s attempt to block the effort. The grand jury subpoena was issued to Trump’s accounting firm Mazars USA … Continue reading Appeals court rejects Trump’s effort to block enforcement of tax returns subpoena

Orthodox Jewish protesters gathered in Brooklyn on Tuesday night, burning masks and accusing Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo of using them as scapegoats for the recent spike in COVID-19 infections. Crowds of hundreds in the Borough Park neighborhood refused to disperse, despite directives by police officers on the scene. NYC ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITY … Continue reading Orthodox Jewish protesters blast Cuomo, de Blasio over new coronavirus restrictions

FILE PHOTO: Malaysia Airlines airplanes are pictured on the haze-shrouded tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo October 7, 2020 By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The parent of Malaysia Airlines has warned leasing companies that state fund Khazanah will stop funding the group and force … Continue reading Exclusive: Malaysia to stop funding state airline if lessor talks fail – letter

October 7, 2020 By Michel Rose and Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – A French EU lawmaker who chairs the European Parliament’s fisheries committee told Reuters there could be no annual quota negotiation in a trade deal with Britain, sticking to a tough line from Paris that could make a Brexit deal more difficult. The EU … Continue reading Head of EU Parliament fisheries committee takes tough line on Brexit deal