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Lucy Flores accusations threaten Joe Biden 2020 bid

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden sought over the weekend to defend himself after being accused of inappropriately touching, smelling and kissing a Nevada Democratic candidate during her 2014 campaign for lieutenant governor.

March 31, 2019

Jeanine Pirro returns to Fox News after Ilhan Omar flap

Jeanine Pirro's show, "Justice with Judge Jeanine," aired for the first time since March 9, when Ms. Pirro touched off an uproar by questioning whether Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's Muslim faith was compatible with the U.S. Constitution, prompting a rebuke from the network.

March 31, 2019

Jussie Smollett fails to win NAACP Image Award

Jussie Smollett could have capped a wild week by winning an acting award at the 2019 NAACP Image Awards, but it was apparently not to be.

March 30, 2019

Kim Foxx condemned for ‘highly unusual’ handling of Smollett case

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx insists her office went by the book in dropping all charges Tuesday against "Empire" co-star Jussie Smollett, but other Illinois prosecutors could not disagree more.

March 29, 2019

Karl Racine restarts ‘Exxon knew’ climate-fraud probe

For three years, former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's dream of holding ExxonMobil accountable for "climate fraud" has been stuck in neutral, but now the District of Columbia is preparing to step on the gas.

March 28, 2019

Roy Blunt calls halt to uproar by declaring Special Olympics will keep federal funding

After Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was browbeaten for 24 hours by Democrats and the media after proposing to eliminate the organization's $18 million in federal funding, Sen. Roy Blunt stepped in by declaring there would be no cuts to the athletic competition for disabled youth and adults.

March 27, 2019

Kim Foxx says Jussie Smollett treated same as anyone else

Television star Jussie Smollett may be a celebrity who rubs elbows with the Obamas, but prosecutors treated him the same as anyone else when they dropped all 16 felony charges against him, according to Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx.

March 27, 2019

2020 Democrats’ proposed Electoral College, voting age changes follow state actions

Democratic presidential hopefuls led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren have touched off a national debate by taking aim at ending the Electoral College, but state legislators are way ahead of them.

March 27, 2019

Jussie Smollett ‘indefensible’ deal lands Kim Foxx, Soros-backed prosecutor, on hot seat

She may have recused herself from the Jussie Smollett case, but Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx has come under fire after her office made the stunning decision to drop all charges against the celebrity actor accused of orchestrating an elaborate hate crimes hoax.

March 27, 2019

Joseph Magats, prosecutor who dropped Jussie Smollett hoax charges, thinks he’s guilty

The Cook County prosecutor who dropped the charges against Jussie Smollett said Tuesday he believes the actor is guilty, but decided not to prosecute him anyway.

March 26, 2019

Rahm Emanuel slams decision to drop Jussie Smollett hoax case: ‘Whitewash of justice’

An outraged Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel blasted the prosecution's decision Tuesday to drop all charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, calling it a "whitewash of justice" resulting from the celebrity's "influence and power."

March 26, 2019

John Barrasso: Democrats trying to duck Green New Deal vote

Senate Republicans accused Democrats on Monday of trying to "duck" a vote on the Green New Deal, the hotly contested climate change measure expected to hit the Senate floor this week.

March 25, 2019

Ilhan Omar at CAIR speech tells Muslims to ‘raise hell’

Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota Democrat dogged by allegations of anti-Semitism, told Muslims in a speech Saturday to "raise hell" and "make people uncomfortable" in defense of their rights.

March 24, 2019

CNN defends Covington Catholic coverage after Nick Sandmann lawsuit

CNN is defending its reporting after being sued by the Covington Catholic High School teen at the center of January's viral incident, insisting that the network "reported on a newsworthy event" and was careful to "report on additional facts as they developed."

March 24, 2019

Turmoil roils Southern Poverty Law Center as president Richard Cohen resigns

Southern Poverty Law Center president Richard Cohen announced his resignation Friday, a stunning departure that eradicates the top leadership of a civil-rights behemoth amid allegations of workplace discrimination and harassment.

March 23, 2019

Democratic Socialists of America endorses Bernie Sanders for president

The Democratic Socialists of America announced Friday its decision to endorse Sen. Bernard Sanders for president, calling him "the only socialist in American history with a serious chance of winning the presidency."

March 22, 2019

President’s Commission on Climate Security needed to combat ‘propaganda,’ backers say

For those wondering why the White House needs an independent climate panel, supporters recommend starting with the Fourth National Climate Assessment.

March 20, 2019

Second Amendment sanctuary movement counters Democrats’ gun control bills

States where rural communities are embracing Second Amendment protection measures include New Mexico, Colorado, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, raising the hackles of Democrats who champion sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants but draw the line when it comes to firearms owners.

March 19, 2019

AP debunks Beto O’Rourke’s claim that world has only 12 years to fight climate change

The Associated Press has thrown cold water on an increasingly popular Democratic talking point: That the earth has just 12 years to stave off climate doomsday.

March 19, 2019

Amy Klobuchar: ‘We have to move on’ from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam blackface scandal

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's blackface scandal has largely dropped from public view, and one Democratic presidential hopeful says it's time to move on.

March 18, 2019