SAN DIEGO — President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to a $25 million settlement to resolve three lawsuits over Trump University, his former school for real estate investors. The deal announced Friday by New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman would settle a lawsuit he filed three years ago, plus two class-action lawsuits in California filed […]
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Bernie and Donald Unlikely Political Allies?
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. has plenty of differences with Donald Trump, but the former Democratic presidential candidate said Thursday there are areas where he could find agreement with the president-elect in the coming year. “Mr. Trump campaigned as a populist, campaigned as somebody who is anti-establishment, and I have zero doubt that he received the […]
Trump’s New Attorney General Was Denied Federal Judgeship Due To Being Racist
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Senator Jeff Sessions, a conservative from Alabama who became a close adviser after endorsing him early in his campaign, to be the attorney general of the United States, according to officials close to the transition. Mr. Sessions was also under consideration for secretary of defense, creating debate […]
Sanders: ‘Trump should apologize’
Sen. Bernie Sanders told reporters on Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump is “a very smart person” who should apologize for harsh campaign-trail talk aimed at minorities and women. Sanders also said he hopes “very, very, very much” that Trump does not follow through on threats to jail Hillary Clinton. “That would completely, I think, divide […]
Worn Out Hillary Implores Americans To Stay Engaged And To Not Give Up
Hillary Clinton, making an emotional plea, urged supporters “not to give up” and to “stay engaged” in politics at a charity gala in Washington D.C. Wednesday night. The appearance, which aides say was planned long before last week’s stunning loss, marked Clinton’s first public remarks since conceding the election to President-elect Donald Trump. “I know […]
Officer That Killed Philando Castile Charged with Manslaughter
A Minnesota police officer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, an African-American cafeteria worker whose death this summer sparked protests after its immediate aftermath was live-streamed on Facebook. St. Anthony, Minnesota, police officer Jeronimo Yanez, who shot Castile during a traffic stop on July 6, will appear in court on […]
Alt-right leader from Dallas: ‘For white nationalists, Trump win a dream come true’
Richard Spencer was euphoric the night Donald Trump was elected president. “When it happened, I thought I might have been dreaming,” he said. Richard Spencer, 38, a Dallas native and a graduate of St. Mark’s School of Texas prep school, now lives in Montana. Spencer, a 38-year-old Dallas native and graduate of St. Mark’s School of […]
Study Shows Trumps Supporters Less Educated With More Racial Prejudices
Election swings are usually pretty uniform. States tend to shift together from one presidential election year to the next. Most demographic groups do as well. But there was one glaring exception this year: College-educated voters became a lot more Democratic and non-college educated voters became a lot more Republican. These patterns were particularly pronounced among […]
Senator Wants To Criminalize Public Protests
Republican Sen. Doug Ericksen announced plans Wednesday to introduce a bill that would criminalize illegal protests. Sen. Ericksen says the bill would focus protests aimed at “causing economic damage.” “Washington needs to take a firm stand against illegal protests that block transportation and commerce, cause property damage, threaten jobs and put public safety at risk,” says […]
Only 12% Of Americans Not Surprised By Trump Victory
Americans are overwhelmingly surprised by Donald Trump’s victory, a new HuffPost/YouGov survey finds, with a narrow majority saying they’re unhappy with the results of the election. Forty-three percent are positive about Trump’s victory: 26 percent are enthusiastic, while 17 percent are satisfied. Fifty-two percent are negative: 15 percent are dissatisfied, while 37 percent are upset. Opinions […]
GOP Members Want Ted Cruz To be Supreme Court Justice
WASHINGTON ― Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who once joked of murdering Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), suggested Tuesday that President-elect Donald Trump could nominate Cruz to the Supreme Court. Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill, Graham, a strong Trump critic, said one positive in Trump’s election victory was the prospect of conservative Supreme Court appointments. “I […]
Hate Crimes On The Rise In America
Since last week’s elections, there have been increasing reports of hate crimes in communities across the nation. Yesterday, the FBI reported a rise in hate crimes in the U.S. last year. They were up by 6.8 percent overall, more than 5,800 hate crimes, including a dramatic surge against Muslims in this country, 257 reports last […]