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Portland Mayor Decries Violent Protesters as Props for Trump

(Headline USA) Violent clashes this week between protesters and police in Portland, Oregon, have ratcheted up tensions in the city days after an agreement between state and federal officials appeared to bring calm. More demonstrations were rallying Thursday night, hours after the city's mayor decried the unrest that has roiled Portland...

LA Mayor to Turn Off Power, Water of Properties that Hold Large Gatherings

Just weeks after participating in a massive Black Lives Matter movement, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti authorized the city to shut off the power and water to homes, businesses and other properties that hold “unauthorized” large gatherings. The Los Angeles Mayor will *cut off water and electricity* to homes hosting...

PELOSI: ‘Perhaps You Mistook [Republicans] for Somebody Who Gives a Damn’

(Headline USA) Washington talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money are teetering on the brink of collapse after a marathon meeting in the Capitol generated lots of recriminations but little progress on the top issues confronting negotiators. “There’s a handful of very big issues that we are still very far apart" on,...

US Adds 1.8M Jobs, Exceeding Expectations as Virus Resurged

(Headline USA) The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, with the unemployment rate declining from 11.1 percent to 10.2 percent, which exceeded many economists' forecasts. Even counting the hiring of the past three months, the economy has now recovered only about 42% of the 22 million jobs it lost...

Ohio Gov. DeWine Tests Negative After Positive COVID Test Earlier in Day

(Associated Press) Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tested negative for COVID-19 on Thursday after testing positive earlier in the day before he was to meet with President Donald Trump, according to a statement from his office. His wife, Fran DeWine, also tested negative, as did staff members. They underwent a different type...

Michelle O. Blames Trump, COVID and Racism for Her Mental-Health Issues

Former First Lady Michelle Obama said this week that she is suffering from a “low-grade depression” because of the coronavirus pandemic, racial tensions in the U.S., and the Trump administration’s responses to both. "I'm waking up in the middle of the night because I'm worrying about something or there's a...

NY Attorney General Files Suit to Dissolve NRA; Gun-Rights Org Sues Back

UPDATE: The NRA has filed a countersuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James accusing her of defamation and violating the group's First Amendment rights, Fox News reported. James "made the political prosecution of the NRA a central campaign theme" during her 2018 election bid, it says. Original story below: After an...

Miss. Poultry Plant Execs Indicted After Worksite Raids Involving 680 Illegals

(Headline USA) Four executives from two Mississippi poultry processing plants have been indicted on federal charges tied to one of the largest workplace immigration raids in the U.S. in history, and the largest worksite enforcement action within a single state. U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and the acting director of U.S. Immigration...

Cuomo Begs Wealthy NYC Residents to Return, Help Pay COVID Shortfall

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo begged wealthy Manhattanites who fled the Big Apple during the height of the coronavirus pandemic to return to the city and help ease the financial burden caused by the pandemic. “I literally talk to people all day long who are now in their Hamptons house...

Dems Reiterate Threat to Pack Supreme Court If GOP Fills Vacancy This Year

With Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s health in question, Democrats are warning the Senate GOP not to try to fill a possible Supreme Court vacancy unless Republicans want an electoral retaliation. Democrats are trying to use Republicans’ 2016 strategy against them, reminding the GOP that they blocked former President...

GOP Bill Would Let All Prosecutors and Judges Carry Concealed Firearms

Three Republican senators introduced a bill Wednesday that would let retired local, state and federal judges and prosecutors carry concealed firearms, according to a press release. Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Kelly Loeffler of Georgia brought forward the Protect Our Prosecutors and Judges Act, a...

Trump Admin Rescinds Global ‘Do Not Travel’ Coronavirus Warning

(Associated Press) The Trump administration on Thursday rescinded its warnings to Americans against all international travel because of the coronavirus pandemic, saying conditions no longer warrant a blanket worldwide alert. The State Department lifted its level-four health advisory for the entire world in order to return to country-specific warnings. That move came...
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