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By all estimates, the 2020 general election has already shattered records for voter turnout. With more than a week left before the election, millions of Americans have braved hours-long lines and deceptive tactics to cast their ballots early. With so much build-up and even more at stake on the first Tuesday of November, it is […]
On Monday night, Senate Republicans confirmed Donald Trump‘s nominee Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Judge with a vote of 52 for and 48 against. Maine Senator Susan Collins was the only member of the GOP to oppose Barrett’s nomination. Collins is up for re-election later this year, and currently embroiled in a tight race against Sara Gideon. Conservatives now have a 6-3 […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci is coming around on the idea of a national mask mandate. The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has been wary of a rule from the federal government requiring Americans to wear a mask when they are outside their home, previously calling such ideas “authoritarian” and questioning whether […]
Barack Obama delivered one of his most scathing rebukes of Donald Trump on Wednesday in what marked his first in-person campaign event in the 2020 presidential race. The former president addressed a crowd outside Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, where he urged Americans to cast their votes for his former vice president, Joe Biden, and Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris. Obama underscored the […]
Fort Bragg’s official Twitter account was deactivated Wednesday afternoon, following a series of lewd messages posted to the page. Twitter users noticed that around 4:30 p.m. ET, the military base’s verified account began responding to another account featuring adult content. User @Quinnfinite10 had shared a post about an individual who had complained about the pubic hair displayed on her OnlyFans page. […]
Attorneys claim they cannot locate the parents of hundreds of migrant children who were separated from their families at the border. According to court filings obtained by NBC News, lawyers who were appointed to represent the minors say 545 of those kids are missing parents. Attorneys say they believe approximately two-thirds of the 1,000 plus parents were […]
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has endorsed presidential hopeful Joe Biden over Donald Trump. Though Steele feels that some of the grievances raised by Trump supporters are legitimate, he objects wholeheartedly to Trump’s handling of the country. Steele believes the president is a uniquely divisive figure that is tearing our nation apart. “Many […]
A barista in a Southern California Starbucks kept her cool as a Trump-supporting customer went on an anti-mask tirade. The 19-year-old’s handling of the customer’s freakout went viral on TikTok. In the video, the person in question can be heard yelling “Trump 2020!” and “fuck Black Lives Matter” after she was told by employee Alex Beckom […]
The Chicago-Sun Times reports that a man was seen hanging off the 16th floor balcony of Chicago’s Trump Tower on Sunday, from what was believed to be a climbing harness. Police spokesman Tom Ahern said he was asking to speak with Donald Trump as he dangled from the building, while also threatening to kill himself, if they didn’t meet his demands. A negotiator was sent to the scene to try and get the man […]
Amy Coney Barrett is facing additional criticism over a controversial ruling in a workplace discrimination case. The conservative Supreme Court nominee was pressed on the issue during Wednesday’s confirmation hearing, when Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) expressed concern over Barrett’s position on racial bias in the criminal justice system. Barrett told the former presidential candidate she was convinced such bias […]
