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Statue of Liberty climber at ‘Abolish ICE’ protest forces Liberty Island evacuation on July 4

Liberty Island was evacuated Wednesday as a woman was arrested for trying to scale the iconic Statue of Liberty to protest President Trump.

July 4, 2018

Steny Hoyer hospitalized with pneumonia

Rep. Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. House, has been hospitalized with pneumonia, according to his spokeswoman.

July 4, 2018

Dwight Howard to sign with Wizards: Report

Former All-NBA center Dwight Howard will reportedly sign a deal with the Washington Wizards.

July 3, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘represents the future of our party,’ DNC Chairman Tom Perez says

The Democrats' future is socialism, according to the party structure's top official. In a radio interview Tuesday, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez represents the "future of our party."

July 3, 2018

Amber Heard warns Hollywood of ICE checkpoint: Give ‘housekeepers, nannies, landscapers’ a ride home

Apparently the illegal immigrants in Amber Heard's world are the servants of her Hollywood friends. The actress tweeted out a warning early Wednesday warning of immigration checkpoints in the center of the movie world.

July 3, 2018

David Hogg tweets, deletes call for flags to be lowered for Annapolis victims after Trump refuses

Gun control activist David Hogg picked another fight with President Trump on Monday evening -- this time over the Annapolis newspaper shootings.

July 2, 2018

Rachel Dolezal booked on welfare fraud charges

Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who gained notoriety by falsely claiming to be black and becoming an NAACP chapter president, was booked Monday on charges of welfare fraud.

July 2, 2018

Jarrod Ramos’ letters stated ‘objective of killing every person present’ at Capital Gazette: Report

Jarrod Ramos, the man suspected in the massacre at an Annapolis newspaper, reportedly sent at least three threatening notes, one of which sent the day of the shooting said he would go to the newsroom "with the objective of killing every person present."

July 2, 2018

Donald Trump refuses Gavin Buckley’s request to lower flags for Capital Gazette victims: Report

President Trump reportedly refused Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley's request to lower U.S. flags to mark the fatal shooting of five workers at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland's capital last week.

July 2, 2018

Donald Trump demands NATO allies increase defense spending in letters: Report

President Trump has reportedly sent letters to at least four NATO allies, criticizing their low defense spending and implying that he and the American people will not tolerate this for much longer.

July 2, 2018

Jarrod Ramos identified at Capital Gazette shooter

The suspect in the fatal shooting attack on an Annapolis, Maryland, newspaper has been identified by NBC News as 38-year-old Jarrod Ramos.

June 28, 2018

Michelle Malkin rips Jack Dorsey, Twitter for not removing Kayleigh-Marie Trump assassination tweet

Conservative columnist Michelle Malkin berated Twitter for its failure to remove a tweet calling for President Trump's assassination despite the obvious violation of its terms of use.

June 27, 2018

Donald Trump Jr. bets Elizabeth Warren $10,000 that Kimberly Guilfoyle is ‘more Native American’

Never mind Elizabeth Warren -- President Trump could soon have a "Pocahontas" in his own family. And Donald Trump Jr. wants to make a sport of it.

June 27, 2018

DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee votes to limit superdelegates’ power in future elections

The Democratic National Committee took a major step toward limiting the power of "superdelegates" at their presidential nominating convention, a move long sought by the party's ascendant progressive wing.

June 27, 2018

Red Hen protests lead to street closure, arrest in Lexington, Virginia

The Red Hen, the Virginia restaurant that refused to serve White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, was hit by picketers Tuesday and police had to block off the bucolic downtown Lexington street and make one arrest.

June 26, 2018

Sarah Huckabee Sanders to get Secret Service protection: Reports

Sarah Huckabee Sanders will soon start receiving Secret Service protection, multiple news networks reported Tuesday evening.

June 26, 2018

Virginia state House districts unconstitutional, gerrymandered along racial lines, judges rule

A three-judge federal panel struck down Virginia's state House of Delegates map Tuesday afternoon as unconstitutionally gerrymandered along racial lines.

June 26, 2018

Coryell Memorial Hospital in Gatesville, Texas: Explosion reported

A construction-site explosion at Coryell Memorial Hospital in Gatesville, Texas, killed one worker and hospitalized 11 others, local media reported.

June 26, 2018

Maggie Hassan defends intern Caitlin Marriott’s one-week suspension for yelling ‘f—- you’ at Trump

Sen. Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire Democrat, defended not firing the intern of hers who yelled "f--- you" at President Trump, in part because it was Mr. Trump.

June 26, 2018

Caitlin Marriott, Maggie Hassan intern who yelled ‘f—- you’ at Donald Trump, won’t be fired: Report

The woman who yelled obscenities at President Trump last week in the Capitol Rotunda has been named by Fox News as an intern for Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire. According to Fox News, citing unnamed sources, the intern's name is Caitlin Marriott and she is 21.

June 25, 2018