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RecsProbable Mass ATACMS Missile Strike Hits Russian Airfield in Crimea - 35
RecsPathetic Trump Already Trying to Weasel Out of Debating Biden - 17
RecsYou know it just occurred to me - 15
RecsJudd Legum: Is Trump orchestrating a new criminal conspiracy?
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RecsRep Jamie Raskin not pulling any punches re: Speaker Mike Johnson appearing at Trump's NYC trial. - 179
RecsLet me make this pellucidly clear re Jimmy Carter - 155
RecsHere is the Biden Campaign letter to the Presidential Debate Commission on why it will not do their debates - 145
RecsA GOP Texas school board member campaigned against schools indoctrinating kids. Then she read the curriculum. - 130
RecsMike Luckovich-Jimmy Carter's Legacy vs TFG's Legacy
Judge Merchan "visibly annoyed" by Trump's courthouse entourage of Republican politicians
Published May 15, 2024 2:40PM (EDT) Donald Trump is no longer attending his hush money trial alone, now enjoying a growing crew of GOP hanger-ons who are helping him circumvent his gag order by acting as "surrogates" outside the courthouse. As Alternet notes, Trump's entourage may be pleasing to the former president, but it's now annoying Judge Juan Merchan. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reported that Merchan was "visibly annoyed" by Trump's support group, which he appeared to vi ...
Biden campaign shuts down Trump push for additional debates: 'No more games'
05/15/24 2:31 PM ET The Biden campaign on Wednesday rejected the prospect of adding debates with former President Trump beyond the two that the candidates have already agreed to after Trump’s campaign suggested holding additional debates this summer. “Donald Trump has a long history of playing games with debates: complaining about the rules, breaking those rules, pulling out at the last minute, or not showing up at all — which he’s done repeatedly in all three cycles he’s run for president,” ...
Galveston bridge closes after barge slams into span causing partial collapse
14 minutes ago A Texas bridge was struck by a cargo ship on Wednesday morning, bringing traffic to and from a small residential island to a standstill as officials work to determine whether the structure is safe from collapse. The incident happened around 10am on Wednesday, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office. The strike caused a piece of a a railway line attached to the Pelican Island Causeway to fall into the water but the bridge appears to be intact. No injuries have been re ...
Supreme Court allows second majority-Black district in Louisiana over liberal dissents
Updated 6:39 PM EDT, Wed May 15, 2024 CNN -- The Supreme Court paused a chaotic legal fight over Louisiana's congressional districts in a brief order Wednesday that will likely allow the state to use a map in this year's election that creates a second majority-Black district and benefits Democrats. The court's three liberal justices publicly dissented from the decision. In the short term, the decision allows the state to move forward in this year's election with a map that will make a seco ...
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cancels all foreign trips as Russian offensive intensifies
Published 8:07 a.m. ET May 15, 2024 | Updated 12:59 p.m. ET May 15, 2024 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy postponed a series of international engagements over the coming days as Russia's military launched what appeared to be increasingly successful attacks close to Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv. Zelenskyy's cancellation of all foreign trips, announced by his office on Wednesday, may indicate Ukraine is struggling to contain Russia's latest military offensive, which has intensi ...
Biden challenges Trump to two debates but won't participate in nonpartisan commission's debates
(AP) President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he will not participate in fall presidential debates sponsored by the nonpartisan commission that has organized them for more than three decades and instead proposed two debates with former President Donald Trump to be held earlier in the year. Biden’s campaign proposed that the first debate between the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees be held in late June and the second in September before early voting begins.
CPI report shows inflation easing in April, with consumer prices still rising 3.4% from a year ago
(CNBC) Inflation eased slightly in April, providing at least a bit of relief for consumers while still holding above levels that would suggest a cut in interest rates is imminent. The consumer price index, a broad measure of how much goods and services cost at the cash register, increased 0.3% from March, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Services reported Wednesday. That was slightly below the Dow Jones estimate for 0.4%.
Liz Cheney (and others) drops the mic on Mike Johnson for attending Trump's hush-money trial
(Raw Story) Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) roasted her former colleague, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), for showing up to former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial in Manhattan on Tuesday. "Have to admit I’m surprised that Speaker Johnson wants to be in the 'I cheated on my wife with a porn star' club," wrote Cheney. "I guess he’s not that concerned with teaching morality to our young people after all."
The New York Trump Case Is Kind of Perfect
(George Conway/The Atlantic) Not all that long ago, I thought that the trial currently being held in The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump would be the last one I’d want to see as the first one tried against the former president. But I feel the need to admit error. The truth is, I’ve come around to the view that People v. Trump is, in at least some ways, the perfect case to put Trump in the dock for the first time, and—I hope, but we’ll see—perhaps prison.
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- Cable News ClipsPANIC: Trump pulls DESPERATE stunt at courthouse - Brian Tyler Cohen - MSNBC
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- Omaha Steve's Labor GroupAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs law punishing union-friendly employers
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- Cable News Clips'She doesn't need Donald!': Mary Trump on Ivanka ducking father's porn star payoff trial - Katie Phang Live Stream - MSNBC
- Liberal YouTubersMichael Cohen Performs Well on Witness Stand, While Trump Lawyer Stumbles - Glenn Kirschner
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- Feministspossible coded message by Miss Teen USA "I am silenced"
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- Jewish GroupHeart wrenching mother's day video . . .
- LGBTCass Review author says leading medical org only supports trans health care under "political duress"
- WashingtonSeattle police officer who hit, killed Jaahnavi Kandula misses deadline to pay infraction
- WashingtonHomeless population in King County climbs to over 16,000
- Latin AmericaArgentina's Milei has autobiography recalled amid flap over false degree claims
- VermontPolice say masked man killed in St. Johnsbury died from gunshot wounds to his torso
- CanadaPierre Poilievre hints he'd like to strip Canadians of some rights. There's something to think about when it's time
- WashingtonTacoma Narrows Bridge reduced to 2 lanes for emergency repairs
- WashingtonTolls on existing I-5 bridge will help pay for the new span linking Oregon and Washington
- WashingtonEnvironmentalists seek protections for marmots on Olympic Peninsula
- TexasVoices Against The Racist DEI Ban And The Fight For Free Speech
- AustraliaBillionaire Calls for Removal of 'Unflattering' Portrait from National Gallery of Australia
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RecsProbable Mass ATACMS Missile Strike Hits Russian Airfield in Crimea - 35
RecsPathetic Trump Already Trying to Weasel Out of Debating Biden - 17
RecsYou know it just occurred to me - 15
RecsJudd Legum: Is Trump orchestrating a new criminal conspiracy?
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RecsRep Jamie Raskin not pulling any punches re: Speaker Mike Johnson appearing at Trump's NYC trial. - 179
RecsLet me make this pellucidly clear re Jimmy Carter - 155
RecsHere is the Biden Campaign letter to the Presidential Debate Commission on why it will not do their debates - 145
RecsA GOP Texas school board member campaigned against schools indoctrinating kids. Then she read the curriculum. - 130
RecsMike Luckovich-Jimmy Carter's Legacy vs TFG's Legacy
Durbin says he's open to reinstating rule that could slow judicial confirmations
44 min ago - Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin is open to reinstating the blue slip on circuit court nominees next year, a proposal that would restore significant power to the minority party to block the White House’s judicial nominees. Durbin (D-Ill.) said ... (Politico)
CDC launches new dashboard to track bird flu outbreak in your area
1 hr ago - 7 hours ago A new dashboard to monitor the spread of bird flu has been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as rates rise among dairy cows across the US. The health agency draws on data from wastewater sampling sites tha ... (UK Independent)
Judge Merchan "visibly annoyed" by Trump's courthouse entourage of Republican politicians
1 hr ago - Published May 15, 2024 2:40PM (EDT) Donald Trump is no longer attending his hush money trial alone, now enjoying a growing crew of GOP hanger-ons who are helping him circumvent his gag order by acting as "surrogates" outside the courthouse. As Alter ... (Salon)
Probable Mass ATACMS Missile Strike Hits Russian Airfield in Crimea
2 hrs ago - Powerful explosions hit the main base of Russian military aviation in Crimea in the early hours of Wednesday and set fires burning for hours, in long-range strikes the Kremlin said were American ATACMS missiles fired by Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) ... (Kyiv Post)
Kansas AG sues Biden administration over new federal protections for LGBTQ+ students
2 hrs ago - TOPEKA -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced Tuesday he has sued President Joe Biden's administration over the rewrite of federal rules to protect LGBTQ+ students. Alaska, Utah and Wyoming partnered with Kansas on the lawsuit, which follo ... (Kansas Reflector)
Republicans probing Jan. 6 investigation asks star witness Cassidy Hutchinson for more documents
3 hrs ago - May 15, 2024, 8:45 AM EDT WASHINGTON — A GOP-controlled House committee investigating the special committee that probed the Jan. 6 attack and Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election sent a letter Wednesday to that panel’s ... (NBC News)
Supreme Court allows second majority-Black district in Louisiana over liberal dissents
3 hrs ago - Updated 6:39 PM EDT, Wed May 15, 2024 CNN -- The Supreme Court paused a chaotic legal fight over Louisiana's congressional districts in a brief order Wednesday that will likely allow the state to use a map in this year's election that creates a sec ... (CNN Politics)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cancels all foreign trips as Russian offensive intensifies
3 hrs ago - Published 8:07 a.m. ET May 15, 2024 | Updated 12:59 p.m. ET May 15, 2024 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy postponed a series of international engagements over the coming days as Russia's military launched what appeared to be increasingly succe ... (USA Today)
S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow all hit record highs after encouraging inflation data
4 hrs ago - All three major indexes surged to record highs Wednesday after new data showed that inflation cooled in April after ticking up recently. The S&P 500, tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and blue-chip Dow all closed at new record highs after the latest Co ... (CNN)
Far-right Geert Wilders agrees deal for Dutch coalition government
4 hrs ago - The Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders has agreed the basis of his first rightwing coalition government in the Netherlands. Six months after his shock win of a quarter of parliamentary seats, his anti-Islam, anti-immigration Party for Freedom (PVV) ... (The Guardian)
U.S. military begins moving pieces of offshore pier to provide aid to Gaza
4 hrs ago - Updated on: May 15, 2024 / 2:55 PM EDT The U.S. military on Wednesday began moving into place the pieces of a temporary pier that will be used to transport humanitarian aid into Gaza from the Mediterranean Sea, according to defense officials. "Earlie ... (CBS News)
Former Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean's appeal refused by state's highest criminal court
5 hrs ago - The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals will not review the manslaughter conviction of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through her bedroom window in 2019. Dean filed a petition for review in his case last ... (KERA)
Biden campaign shuts down Trump push for additional debates: 'No more games'
5 hrs ago - 05/15/24 2:31 PM ET The Biden campaign on Wednesday rejected the prospect of adding debates with former President Trump beyond the two that the candidates have already agreed to after Trump’s campaign suggested holding additional debates this su ... (The Hill)
Galveston bridge closes after barge slams into span causing partial collapse
6 hrs ago - 14 minutes ago A Texas bridge was struck by a cargo ship on Wednesday morning, bringing traffic to and from a small residential island to a standstill as officials work to determine whether the structure is safe from collapse. The incident happened a ... (UK Independent)
FAA Investigating Donald Trump's 2nd Boeing 757 Wing Clip Incident
6 hrs ago - May 15, 2024,07:13am EDT The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a wing-clip incident at West Palm Beach International Airport which occurred on May 12, involving former president Donald Trump’s Boeing 757. “A privately owned B ... (Forbes)
Biden mourns fallen police at memorial: 'We owe you as a nation'
7 hrs ago - May 15, 2024 12:38 PM EDT Updated an hour ago May 15 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden addressed police officers on Wednesday gathered in Washington to honor slain colleagues as he tries to prevent his Republican rival Donald Trump from capturing high- ... (Reuters)
RFK Jr. accuses Biden and Trump of 'colluding' to exclude him from debates
7 hrs ago - May 15, 2024, 1:04 PM EDT Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump were "colluding" to exclude him from the debates they agreed to participate in on Wednesday. Biden and Trump said Wednesd ... (NBC News)
Biden and Trump accept CNN's invitation to debate on June 27
10 hrs ago - Updated 10:54 AM EDT, Wed May 15, 2024 Washington CNN -- President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both accepted an invitation from CNN to debate on June 27, a historically early showdown that will set the tone for the final month ... (CNN Politics)
US to send additional $2 billion in Ukraine aid, Blinken says
10 hrs ago - May 15, 2024, 8:36 AM The United States will provide an additional $2 billion in aid to Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday during a press conference in Kyiv with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. The foreign military fi ... (ABC News)
Top US ethics watchdog investigating Trump over dinner with oil bosses
10 hrs ago - Wed 15 May 2024 06.00 EDT A powerful watchdog group that has been at the forefront of efforts to hold Donald Trump accountable for constitutional violations is investigating whether his Mar-a-Lago meeting with oil company executives last month merits ... (The Guardian)
