Sexual abuse by officials in positions of authority in North Korea appears to be “endemic”, a watchdog group reported on Thursday, as activists complain the isolated country’s rights record is being ignored amid an international push to improve relations.
Officials in Kansas have created a phony excuse to close down the only polling place in Dodge, City – a majority Hispanic city.
Republicans in North Dakota know Democrats cannot win in the state if the large population of Native Americans isn’t allowed to vote.Â
Trump’s desire to focus on red-meat issues was rattled by two shocking cases of political violence as he plowed into an eight-state blitz ahead of Tuesday’s congressional elections.
Non-stop cable TV coverage of pipe bombs mailed to prominent political opponents of Trump and of a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue upended his goal of dominating the news.
Trump can huff and puff all he wants, but the American people saw with the beautiful protests play out before their eyes on Tuesday night.Â
If progressive voters turn out in larger-than-expected numbers next week, it is not inconceivable that Democrats can pull off some surprising victories.Â
Hollywood celebrities including Jane Fonda, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Amy Schumer will take part in an online telethon on Monday to urge young people to pledge to vote in Tuesday’s congressional midterm elections.
The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee is pursuing a wide-ranging investigation into former White House adviser Steve Bannon’s activities during the 2016 presidential campaign, three sources familiar with the inquiry told Reuters.
In a moment of sheer humiliation, Trump tried to explain how he can end birthright citizenship with an executive order and failed miserably. Trump said: Birthright citizenship is a very, very important subject. In my opinion, it’s much less complex than people think. I think it says it very loud and clear in the Constitution…
Istanbul’s chief prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday journalist Jamal Khashoggi was suffocated as soon as he entered Saudi Arabia’s consulate in a planned killing four weeks ago, and his body was then dismembered and disposed of.
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States could send as many as 15,000 military troops to the border with Mexico, as he hardens his stance against a caravan of migrants fleeing violence and poverty in Central America.
By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Chriss Swaney PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors added more charges, including religious hate crimes, against the man accused of killing 11 Jews in a Pittsburgh synagogue, according to an indictment filed on Wednesday, as the city held funerals for three more victims. “Today begins the process of seeking justice for the…
Democrats have pulled ahead in Florida’s marquee races for the U.S. Senate and governor, a new Reuters opinion poll showed on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump was set to return to the battleground state in a closing bid to bail out Republicans.
Behind the deli counter at a Jewish market in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, AJay Herskowitz provides brisket and comfort to a community shaken by tragedy.
Trump claimed that he didn’t see any protests, and blamed “fake news,” for the protest stories, but the protests were real, and they were massive.
Latinos appear to be energized and have joined other demographics in putting up record engagement numbers for the midterm election.
(Reuters) – The suspect in a mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh that killed 11 worshipers has been charged on a total of 44 counts, up from 29 counts previously, according to a federal indictment filed on Wednesday. The charges against Robert Bowers, the suspect in what is believed to be the deadliest attack…
Trump is set to waste untold millions deploying troops to the border for a non-emergency. On Wednesday, the Pentagon told Reuters that about 7,000 troops could be deployed if needed. The Pentagon refused to discuss budget. We have no actual assessment of threat, and in any case, as the BBC pointed out, the caravan is…
Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) made it clear that he would never cast a ballot for white supremacist Rep. Steve King (R-IA) even if it meant Republicans losing the House.
The top U.S. general overseeing a deployment of more than 5,200 troops to the border with Mexico said on Tuesday that troop levels would rise further, but declined to say how high or estimate what the operation will cost.
Democrats are running so strong in this midterm election that they are challenging in districts that they never win.
Television pioneer and legendary director Carl Reiner spoke from the heart and in the process delivered a wake-up call that every American should see as they vote in the midterm election.
Oprah Winfrey plans to lend her star power to Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams’ quest to become the United States’ first black woman governor at a couple of appearances in the state on Thursday.
On Wednesday President Donald Trump insisted that he was “treated so warmly” in Pittsburgh while at the same time he continued to vocalize his complaints against media coverage of his visit. He said that negative stories about his Pittsburgh trip were “fake news.†The president’s visit to the site of the deadliest attack on Jews…
If a Republican incumbent representative is losing in the state of Utah you know it’s a bad year for the GOP. And this appears to be the case as incumbent GOP Rep. Mia Love is behind her Democratic challenger, Ben McAdams, by six percentage points in the most recent polling that was done. Although previously…
On Monday, at a campaign event in Michigan, Vice President Mike Pence brought out Rabbi Loren Jacobs to lead the room in prayer for the victims of the Tree of Life synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh. Now people are saying that Jacobs isn’t really a rabbi at all, and even the non-Jewish group that ordained him…
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Oprah Winfrey is going to Georgia this week to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams according to BuzzFeed News. Winfrey will reportedly make two public appearances with the popular Abrams, who is in the middle of a very close race for governor. Reports say they are planning two town hall meetings which will allow…
A small group of prominent Democratic U.S. senators has requested a classified briefing with U.S. intelligence officials concerning what the U.S. intelligence community knows about previous threats against the life of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “Dem senators request classified briefing on Khashoggi†Dem senators request classified briefing on Khashoggi https://t.co/DgnBMwpNsv pic.twitter.com/HkzqHqlPyB — The Hill…
The statistical website FiveThirtyEight gives the Democratic Party an 86 percent chance of winning the House next Tuesday which is not a sure thing. But recent travels by President Donald Trump prove that the Republican Party has given up all hope of retaining control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Many people seem to think…
