Low voter turnout in the United States has confounded politicians, activists and academics seeking to reverse a trend that puts the country behind many of the world’s developed nations in participation at the polls. In August, the Pew Research Center ranked the U.S. 31st out of 35 countries for voter turnout based on the voting […]
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Trump Campaign Suspends Donald’s Twitter Privileges
In the final days of the presidential campaign, Mr. Trump’s candidacy is a jarring split screen: the choreographed show of calm and confidence orchestrated by his staff, and the neediness and vulnerability of a once-boastful candidate now uncertain of victory. On the surface, there is the semblance of stability that is robbing Hillary Clinton of […]
Clinton Cleared of Wrongdoing by FBI Again
FBI Director James Comey said in a letter to members of Congress on Sunday that the bureau reviewed all emails to and from Hillary Clinton that were recovered on Anthony Weiner’s laptop, and found nothing in them that changes his conclusion in July that Clinton did not commit a crime. Comey rocked the presidential campaign when […]
Hillary’s Housekeeper Printed Classified Emails at Her Behest
Hillary Clinton regularly instructed her housekeeper to print government emails and documents when she was secretary of state – including classified materials, according to FBI memos. FBI memos show Marina Santos often handled sensitive information, but didn’t have the security clearance to do so, the New York Post reports. The housekeeper was paid to look […]
Hitler Comparisons Continue as Trump Runs Ad Some See as Anti-Semitic
The new ad from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ― which warns of evil global elites and uses three Jewish people as examples ― adopts the language of anti-Semites, the head of the Anti-Defamation League said on Sunday. “Whether intentional or not, the images and rhetoric in this ad touch on subjects that anti-Semites have […]
Member of Electoral College Won’t Vote For Clinton Even if State Does
WASHINGTON ― An Electoral College voter from Washington state told the Associated Press on Friday that he would not vote for Hillary Clinton under any circumstances, even if, as is firmly expected, Clinton wins his state’s popular vote. The elector, Robert Satiacum, is a Native American who supported Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the Democratic Primary […]
Courts Uphold Voters Rights Despite GOP’s Attempts To Suppress
A number of court rulings went the Democrats’ way on the Friday before Election Day. In North Carolina, a federal judge stopped the state from blocking thousands of voters from casting ballots. Keri Brown of member station WFDD reports for our newscast unit that at least three counties had removed up to 4,000 voters after […]
Photo Surfaces of St. Louis Officer Giving Thumbs Up While Standing Over Dead Black Man
A St. Louis mother is demanding answers after News 4 showed her a photo that appears to depict the scene of her son’s death. Her attorney calls the photo: “hideous.” For months, Investigative Reporter Lauren Trager has been digging into serious questions raised by the picture, questions about an officer’s conduct and the handling of […]
October adds 161,000 jobs as unemployment rate dips to 4.9 percent
The U.S. labor market continues to show signs of gradual strengthening, with newly released government data showing the economy added 161,000 jobs last month. Annual wage growth surged to levels not seen since the financial crisis, while the unemployment rate dipped to 4.9 percent in October from 5 percent the previous month. While monthly job gains for October […]
National Enquirer bought rights to Trump affair story, never released it!
The National Enquirer paid $150,000 to a former Playboy playmate for exclusive rights to her story about having an affair with Donald Trump, but it never published the story, according to The Wall Street Journal. Karen McDougal, Playboy’s 1998 playmate of the year, claims to have had an affair with Trump from 2006 to 2007, […]
Trump’s wife worked in US illegally
Melania Trump was paid for 10 modeling jobs in the United States worth $20,056 that occurred in the seven weeks before she had legal permission to work in the country, according to detailed accounting ledgers, contracts and related documents from 20 years ago provided to The Associated Press. The details of Mrs. Trump’s early paid […]
The electoral map leaning toward Trump
The last week has been a tough one for Hillary Clinton. Last Friday’s announcement by FBI Director James Comey that emails considered “pertinent” to the investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server had been discovered accelerated a bump in Donald Trump’s poll numbers that had begun before that news hit. National polling was […]
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