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Albany Democrats poised for biggest leadership shake-up in years

MAJOR SHIFT: Last week’s conclusion of Albany’s legislative session left Democratic state lawmakers poised for the biggest shakeup in their ranks since they assumed one-party control in 2019. Assembly...

Obama-appointed judge with ties to anti-Trump conspiracy theory hit with misconduct complaint

Watchdog group CASA files judicial misconduct complaint against Judge Cooper over Kennedy Center ruling, citing wife's anti-Trump legal work.

Trump admin offers blunt advice to White House UFC critics as 11th-hour lawsuit looms

Trump administration fires back at lawsuit seeking to block UFC Freedom 250 at the White House, calling the effort obstructionist and baseless.

Graham Platner finally embraced by powerful mainstream Dem leaders after primary election victory

Schumer and Gillibrand endorse Maine candidate Graham Platner after his primary win despite scandals including accusations of physical misconduct.

Republicans fear of ‘fatal mistake’ in must-win Platner race

The NRSC warns Republicans that scandal-plagued Democrat Graham Platner remains a credible threat to Sen. Susan Collins in Maine's pivotal Senate race.

Blood test added to screening guidelines for colorectal cancers for first time

The American Cancer Society (ACS) updated their guidelines on Wednesday to include two new screening options for colorectal cancer, including a first-ever blood test.  The ACS already recommends that adults take colonoscopy tests every 10 years beginning at age 45 and ending at age 75. However, the medical association noted that a sizable proportion of...

Crockett scores proxy win over Talarico in House race 

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) scored a proxy win in Tuesday’s Texas primary runoffs over state Rep. James Talarico (D), who beat her out in the initial Democratic race for Senate. Former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas), endorsed by Crockett, won Tuesday's runoff for a Dallas-area House seat — besting Rep. Julie Johnson (D-Texas), who was supported...

White nationalist march sparks concern in Virginia: ‘Designed to intimidate’

Police in Virginia say a white nationalist group that marched in Virginia Beach on Memorial Day weekend did not require a permit because the gathering met legal requirements.

Former AG Pam Bondi says she was diagnosed with cancer

Bondi said she has been going through treatment, including surgery, and is "doing well, though."

8 of the 10 most common jobs pay below average, federal data shows

The 10 largest occupations in the U.S. account for more than 30 million workers.

Joy Behar on Jaxson Dart support of Trump: ‘The definition of stupidity and racist’

ABC pundit Joy Behar slammed New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart for voicing his support of President Trump during an event last week in the Empire State. Behar condemned the professional athlete for "backing a guy like Trump," adding that the president has a "history of discrimination and racism." She cited housing discrimination in the ’70s,...

Ebola outbreak risks becoming ‘deadliest on record’: Aid group

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) said Tuesday the Ebola outbreak in Congo risks becoming one of the “deadliest on record” if global health groups don’t prioritize containing the viral disease.  The global nongovernmental organization (NGO) said the outbreak is spreading faster than the response as Congo and Uganda have already documented more than 900 suspected...

ABC plays the victim in FCC complaint over ‘The View’

The FCC is trying to enforce Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934, which requires over-the-air broadcast stations to provide equal on-air opportunity for political candidates. But is "The View" a bona fide news program?

Trump appoints former Attorney General Pam Bondi to White House science panel

President Trump has appointed former Attorney General Pam Bondi to his panel on science and technology, nearly two months after he fired her as the head of the Department of Justice.  Bondi will serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), joining several business and technology leaders, a White House official confirmed. It...

Judge blocks West Point from enforcing faculty speech restrictions 

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Trump-era restrictions that prevent faculty at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (USMA) from speaking to external groups without permission. U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel agreed with a longtime law professor that the policy likely violates civilian professors’ free speech rights under the First Amendment. “And even affording Defendants due deference in the realm of military affairs, their stated...

Cuba is trapped between US pressure and Chinese apathy

The signs are clear: The oldest dictatorship in the Americas is about to fall. 

Biden sues to block release of audio, transcripts in special counsel investigation

Former President Biden on Tuesday sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) to block the release of audio and transcripts of private interviews with a ghostwriter used in a special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents. Biden's lawyers filed the lawsuit in federal court in Washington D.C., ahead of the DOJ's upcoming release of...

Trump, GOP put pressure on ABA over rolling back DEI initiative

The American Bar Association (ABA) is moving closer to rolling back a key diversity initiative in an effort to hang on as the nation’s law school accreditor while the Trump administration and Republicans ramp up pressure on such DEI initiatives. In recent years, conservatives have looked to sideline the ABA over concerns it leans politically...

Democrats must stop talking about autopsies and start showing signs of life

Democrats must focus on voters and not themselves, and their campaign message strategies should not be composed by obituary writers, in order to win the upcoming midterm elections.

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