WASHINGTON — Exactly one year out from the 2020 general election, a majority of all Americans — or close to it — support impeaching President Donald Trump and removing him from office, disapprove of his job performance and back his top Democratic rivals in head-to-head matchups. Those are the findings from the latest national NBC […]
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Oklahoma Commutes Sentences Of More Than 500 Felons
Oklahoma last week carried out the largest single-commutation in the country’s history, allowing more than 500 prisoners serving for low-level offenses to go free on Monday. A unanimous vote from the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Friday will allow 527 inmates to leave prison, local broadcaster News on 6 reported. The state reports that the […]
Mom Kills Her Three Children In Murder-Suicide
A Texas woman fatally shot her three young children before turning the gun on herself a week after her divorce was finalized, reports say. Ashley Auzenne, 39 and her three children — Parrish Auzenne, 11, Eleanor Auzenne, 9, and Lincoln Auzenne, 7 — were all found dead in their Deer Park home Tuesday morning after […]
Beto O’Rourke Won’t Be Taking Guns As He Drops Out Of 2020 Race
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) announced Friday that he would drop out of the presidential race, ending what was once thought to be a potential leading 2020 Democratic bid that failed to garner the same enthusiasm that surrounded his Senate campaign last year. O’Rourke said in a post on the website Medium that it had […]
Keystone Pipeline Spills 350,000 Gallons Of Oil In North Dakota
The Keystone pipeline has spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil into North Dakota this week, The New York Times reports. The pipeline has leaked roughly 383,000 gallons of crude oil, impacting an estimated half-acre of wetland, according to state environmental regulators. “The leak has since been contained but is one of the […]
Trump Gaining On Biden In Polls
Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) saw his lead in a hypothetical match-up against President Trump slip in a new nationwide poll released Wednesday. In the Morning Consult-Politico poll, Biden’s lead over Trump slipped to 11 points, down from 20 points in the same poll from last month. The poll shows a growing strength for […]
Twitter To Ban Political Advertising
Twitter will no longer run any political advertising promoting candidates or particular hot-button issues, CEO Jack Dorsey announced Wednesday. The announcement comes amid ongoing controversy over rival Facebook’s decision to allow misinformation in political advertising, a move decried by top Democrats over recent weeks. Dorsey said Wednesday afternoon that Twitter’s stance from now on will […]
150,000 Have Successfully Crossed Border Illegally This Year
Despite record increases of migrants stopped by federal authorities along the southern United States border, tens of thousands more evaded capture as the Trump administration struggled to handle a massive influx of unauthorized crossings over the past year. As many as 150,000 people were missed by Border Patrol, even as agents were pulled from ports […]
7 Out Of 10 Millennials Would Vote For A Socialist
Seventy percent of millennials in a new poll say that they are somewhat or extremely like to vote for a socialist candidate. The YouGov–Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation poll released on Monday also found that 50 percent of millennials, defined as between the ages of 23 and 38, and 51 percent of Generation Z, or […]
Raging California Wildfire Threatens 10,000 Homes
Flames consumed more than 600 acres of a Los Angeles hillside Monday, shutting down a major commuter thoroughfare and threatening the renowned Getty Center museum, officials said. More than 1,100 firefighters from agencies across Southern California battled the blaze that threatens about 10,000 homes and businesses, authorities said. The brush fire, which erupted in the […]
Workers Vote To End GM Strike
Rank-and-file members of the United Auto Workers agreed to end a strike against General Motors by voting to approve a new contract on Friday, a source familiar with negotiations confirmed to FOX Business. With the contract’s approval, a six-week nationwide strike that brought the U.S. auto giant’s supply chain to a halt will end. Both […]
Dad Fights To Keep 7 Year Old From Gender Reassignment
A Texas dad’s desperate battle to keep his 7-year-old child from undergoing a gender transition championed by the biological male’s mother has captured the attention of conservatives nationwide – including the Lone Star State’s governor, who announced a review of the case by top officials, even as all involved await a pivotal court ruling Thursday […]