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Beto O’Rourke backs Nike, says Betsy Ross flag ‘appropriated’ by white nationalists

Democratic presidential contender Beto O'Rourke said Wednesday that the 1776 Betsy Ross flag has become a symbol of white nationalism.

July 3, 2019

Jeh Johnson, Obama Homeland Security secretary, rips 2020 Democrats pushing ‘open borders’

"Open borders" is now not merely a "right-wing talking point." Jeh Johnson, Homeland Security secretary under President Barack Obama, says the proposals being pushed by his party's 2020 presidential contenders are essentially that.

July 3, 2019

Lee Iacocca dies at 94: Report

Auto magnate Lee Iacocca, the father of the Ford Mustang and the man who saved Chrysler in the 1980s, has died. He was 94.

July 2, 2019

Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico governor, courts Nike amid flag sneaker furor

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is backing Nike in its furor over its canceling a U.S.-flag themed sneaker as offensive.

July 2, 2019

Code Pink ‘Baby Trump’ blimp permit doesn’t allow helium

Code Pink can have the Baby Trump blimp on the National Mall for President Trump's Lincoln Memorial speech on Thursday -- just not off the ground and not where Mr. Trump can see it, the group claimed.

July 2, 2019

Colin Kaepernick objects to Nike ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ sneaker

Colin Kaepernick's flag protests have reportedly taken over the Nike board room.

July 1, 2019

Tyler Skaggs, Angels pitcher, dies at 27

Pitcher Tyler Skaggs of the Los Angeles Angels died suddenly Monday, the team announced.

July 1, 2019

Everytown for Gun Safety issues July 4 fireworks call for sensitivity

A leading gun control group thinks Independence Day celebrations need to be more sensitive to people traumatized by loud bangs.

July 1, 2019

Andrew Yang condemns antifa attack on Andy Ngo; first Democrat candidate to do so

Andrew Yang became the first Democratic presidential-primary contender to condemn last weekend's mob attack in Portland that hospitalized a gay Asian journalist.

July 1, 2019

Sarah Huckabee Sanders book to highlight Trump White House experience

Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will reportedly start work on a book about her time inside the Trump administration before the summer is out.

June 30, 2019

Vote fraud charges in Los Angeles Skid Row homeless bribery case

Authorities in Los Angeles have indicted nine people on felony voter-fraud charges, accusing the defendants of using homeless people to forge signatures on voter-registration and petition forms.

June 30, 2019

Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne object to Donald Trump use of ‘Crazy Train’

Ozzy Osbourne wants the president to get off the crazy train.

June 27, 2019

Julian Castro defends transgender women’s right to abortion

Julian Castro tried to be as inclusive as possible about women's right to abortion in Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate -- but flubbed the language of transgender biology.

June 26, 2019

Max Wright, ‘Alf’ actor, dies at 75

The father of alien puppet Alf has died. Max Wright was 75.

June 26, 2019

Donald Trump Jr. mocks YouTube ‘without political bias’ claim: ‘RatiOH MY GOD!!!!’

YouTube insisted this week that it doesn't engage in ideological favoritism. The response on Twitter was disbelief and the president's son happily spiked the football Wednesday evening.

June 26, 2019

Code Pink gets ‘Baby Trump’ blimp permit for July 4 address

The National Park Service has reportedly granted liberal activist group Code Pink the right to fly the "Baby Trump" blimp over the National Mall during President Trump's July 4 speech.

June 24, 2019

Bernie Sanders student debt payoff program would tax Wall Street

Sen. Bernard Sanders will propose Monday that the federal government pay off all student debt -- past and present, public and private, undergraduate and advanced degrees.

June 23, 2019

Rae Sanni calls Coleman Hughes ‘coon’ for opposing reparations

Comedian and HBO writer Rae Sanni called a black opponent of reparations a "coon" for testifying before Congress to that effect Wednesday.

June 19, 2019

Kasie Hunt, MSNBC host, falsely claims Joe Biden segregationist colleagues were Republicans

At MSNBC, if you're a racist, that apparently means you're a Republican.

June 19, 2019

Libby Schaaf, Oakland mayor, finds Donald Trump deportation announcement ‘ironic’

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said Tuesday that President Trump had managed to outdo her in the field of tipping off illegal immigrants.

June 18, 2019