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Brown University shooter dead for days before discovery
The suspected gunman behind both the deadly shooting spree at Brown University and the killing of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor was already dead for two days before authorities found his body inside a New Hampshire storage facility,...
Beloved 30-yr bus driver, 66, fired for ‘English-only’ sign getting overwhelming support
Another working-class American has found herself steamrolled by the outrage machine — and this time, it happened on a yellow school bus in rural Pennsylvania. Diane Crawford, 66, a school bus driver with more than three decades behind the wheel, is speaking out...
Elissa Slotkin chews up 4 minutes pestering Trump official
Democratic Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin spent four minutes during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday hounding a Department of Defense (DOD) official about so-called illegal orders. Slotkin, who told military members in a video to defy President...
Boasberg reverses judgement on pardoned Jan. 6 defendants
In a stunning about-face, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Wednesday ordered the federal government to hand back every penny it took from two Jan. 6 defendants pardoned by President Donald Trump — a dramatic reversal from just a few months ago. The couple...
Eric Swalwell announces California governor run on Jimmy Kimmel, one week after mortgage fraud referral
California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell launched his governor bid Thursday night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, portraying himself as the Golden State’s “protector” against President Donald Trump. Swalwell’s leap into the crowded race for California’s governor’s mansion...
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Workers don’t need Washington to drag them back to the 1950s
For decades, Washington’s labor debate has rested on a familiar assumption: Workers are inherently weaker than employers, and unions are necessary to balance the scales. That assumption deserves another look. At a recent House Education and Workforce subcommittee...
Senate leaves town without addressing major issues before midterms
The Senate left Washington, D.C., Wednesday without addressing several key issues before the midterm elections. The upper chamber is not set to return until after the midterm elections, although high prices and key legislative issues remain unresolved. Senators did...
US threatens diesel export ban unless France and Germany release emergency stocks
The Trump administration is pressing France and Germany to open their emergency diesel reserves, warning it could otherwise bar U.S. exports of the fuel. The warning increases U.S. pressure on Europe while President Donald Trump weighs banning diesel exports to bring...
Mullin drops massive voter-fraud number — but there’s an important catch
BS BULLETIN: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says DHS is reviewing more than 300,000 people suspected of potentially voting illegally. He says 1,620 investigations are currently open and 151 arrests have already been made. But the 300,000 figure is a pool...
White House boots CNN from Trump’s Texas-Oklahoma press pool duty
BS BULLETIN: CNN had been scheduled to provide television pool coverage for President Trump’s Thursday trip to Texas and Oklahoma. The White House quietly removed the network from the assignment in its updated daily guidance. A federal judge recently restored CNN’s...
Newsom’s plan to strengthen ‘independent’ journalism comes with a taxpayer-funded twist
BS BULLETIN: Gavin Newsom signed a California law offering refundable tax credits to qualifying local news outlets for employing journalists. The credits can reach $20,000 apiece for the first five full-time journalists, with additional credits for more employees and...
