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Steve Bannon, who previously served as White House Chief Strategist for Trump and executive chair for Breitbart, has been taken into custody and charged with defrauding those who donated to an online fundraiser dubbed “We Build the Wall.” The campaign ultimately raised more than $25 million, despite “repeatedly and falsely” claiming to the public that Brian Kolfage—alongside whom […]
The Democrats brought out out the heavy-hitters for night 3 of 2020 Democratic National Convention. Among tonight’s speakers were former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and California Sen. Kamala Harris, who formally accepted her vice presidential nomination. All big guns, no doubt; however, the biggest name of […]
Night 3 of the 2020 Democratic National Convention will mark an historic moment, as California Sen. Kamala Harris is expected to formally accept the party’s nomination for vice president. It was just a week ago when presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden announced Harris as his VP running mate, making her the first Black woman and Indian-American on a major party’s national ticket. […]
After his family filed a lawsuit back in May, a Texas federal judge has ruled in favor of a Black teenager who had been told to cut his locs or he wouldn’t be able to attend school. According to a report from NBC News, U.S. District Court Judge George C. Hanks Jr. issued an injunction on Monday […]
Despite what a smattering of tweets and headlines would have you believe, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez‘s moving speech on the second night of DNC 2020 about the “grassroots campaign to reclaim our democracy”—during which she seconded the nomination of Bernie Sanders for POTUS—was merely standard procedure for the convention and not a diss of sorts aimed at […]
The 2020 Democratic National Convention continues tonight with remarks by the party’s biggest names. Tuesday’s program, titled “Leadership Matters,” will focus on the importance of electing a president who has demonstrated his ability to deal with the longstanding and unprecedented issues now facing America. Per the DNC: Strong people and strong countries rise up during […]
Well, time to pack it up y’all. In case you didn’t already feel like humanity was dangling on the brink of collapse, the bubonic plague has returned to California. Yes, that bubonic plague. According to CNN, a South Lake Tahoe resident was diagnosed with the plague, making it the first human case in the state […]
Trump, who earlier this month declined to answer a reporter’s question about “all the lying” he’s done to the American people, is being taken to task for his recent lies about New Zealand’s COVID-19 numbers. Addressing reporters, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern noted the (should-be-quite-obvious) differences between the numbers in New Zealand and those here in the U.S. […]
The unconventional 2020 Democratic National Convention kicks off tonight with former First Lady Michelle Obama and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders headlining Night 1 of this year’s virtual ceremony. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar are among the other notable political figures who will also be speaking during the first hour. The night will also feature performances […]
Barack Obama continued the yearly tradition of unveiling his summer playlist Monday, and the list comes complete with its fair share of surprises and head-scratchers. “Over the past few months, I’ve spent a lot of time listening to music with my family,” Obama wrote on social media. “I wanted to share some of my favorites from the summer––including […]
