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Appeals Court Revives House Dems’ Lawsuit to Block Trump Border-Wall Funding

(Headline USA) A federal appeals court on Friday revived a House challenge of President Donald Trump’s use of Defense Department money to build a border wall after Democrats refused to provide funding he requested. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed a lower court’s dismissal of...

Florida Gov. DeSantis Reopens State’s Economy, Bans Mask Mandate Penalties

(Headline USA) Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted all restrictions on restaurants and other businesses in Florida on Friday, and banned local fines against people who refuse to wear masks as he seeks to reopen the state's economy despite the coronavirus. The Republican governor's order unleashed fresh debate in the politically divided state, where...

AOC Pressures de Blasio, Cuomo to Hike NY Taxes as Wealthy Leave in Droves

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, is pressuring New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to raise taxes for her socialist wishlist, Fox Business reported. The state's debt is billions of dollars-deep due to major COVID expenses and loss of tax-revenue due to shutdowns. Cuomo has resisted AOC's pleas, fearing...

Kyle Rittenhouse Fights Extradition to Wisconsin for Murder Charges

(Headline USA) A 17-year-old in Illinois accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Friday fought his return to Wisconsin to face homicide charges that could put him in prison for life. Kyle Rittenhouse was arrested at his home in Antioch, Illinois,...

Virginia Gov. Northam, Wife, Test Positive for Coronavirus

(Associated Press) Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that he and his wife have both tested positive for the coronavirus. The governor's office said in a statement that Northam is showing no symptoms while those of Pam Northam are mild. Northam and his wife plan to isolate for the next 10 days...

VOTE BUYING? Fla. Seeks Investigation of Bloomberg Donations to Felons

(Headline USA) Florida's attorney general asked state and federal law enforcement on Wednesday to investigate possible election law violations after billionaire and former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg helped raise more than $16 million for Florida felons to pay their debts so they can vote in the presidential election. Attorney General...

Breonna Taylor’s Family Demands Atty. Gen. Release Grand Jury Transcripts

(Headline USA) Breonna Taylor's family and their lawyers sharply criticized Kentucky's attorney general for the failure to bring charges against police officers in her death, calling Friday for him to release the transcripts of the grand jury proceeding while vowing to continue their protests until the officers are charged. Tamika Palmer,...

PAYBACK: NM’s Democrat Senators Put Hold on Trump District Court Nominees Until After Election

(Associated Press) New Mexico's Democratic senators have placed the judicial confirmations for two U.S. District Court vacancies on hold until after the Nov. 3 election. They say the president has politicized the process, so they'll wait until the voters have spoken. Using their home-state consultation authority, Sens. Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall...

Protesters Take to Streets over Breonna Taylor; 24 Arrested

(Headline USA) Louisville police in riot gear barricaded roads and cars honked as the crowd marched past a nighttime curfew during a second night of protests over the refusal of Kentucky state officials to prosecute officers in the death of Breonna Taylor. Officers also blocked the exits of a church where...

Some Democrats Worried Biden is Blowing It by Spending So Much Time in ‘Basement’

(Headline USA) The final stretch of a presidential campaign is typically a nonstop mix of travel, caffeine and adrenaline. But in response to the pandemic, Joe Biden is taking a lower key approach. Since his Aug. 11 selection of California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, Biden has had 22 days...

Pelosi Scrambles to Save Face (and Seats) w/ Pared-Down COVID Relief Bid

(Headline USA) After being outmaneuvered by the White House on an earlier attempt to leverage coronavirus relief for federal funding to debt-strapped blue cities, House Democrats are going back to the drawing board. Bolstered by the successful bipartisan passage of a stopgap appropriations bill that cut away much of the...

Activist Virginia Health Official Wages Last-Minute Attempt to Block Trump Rally

(Headline USA) An activist Virginia health official attempted at the last minute to thwart a planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump. An estimated 4,000 people expected to attend Trump's rally in a hangar at the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport scheduled for Friday evening. But Natasha Dwamena, a Department of Public...
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