“You can easily argue that the president of the United States is a racist with his policies and his rhetoric” During a conference call Monday, Donald Trump allegedly encouraged his campaign staff and surrogates to continue their aggressive insistence that Judge Gonzalo Curiel – the federal judge overseeing the …
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Virginia State Republican Party fights to suppress votes that may prove critical in the battleground state this November. Republican lawmakers in Virginia announced Monday that they were filing a lawsuit against Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe to block an executive order he introduced in late-April which would restore the voting …
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GOP standard bearer caught valuing property at least 90% below its original value, and attorneys are forced to revise mid-day. Donald Trump, the Republican nomination for president and billionaire businessman, has to date successfully deflected all consideration that he should publicly release his tax returns before the general election …
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Waffles on question regarding emails prior to 2013 by Congressional Committee member Elijah E. Cummings He has “no memory.” Michigan Governor Rick Snyder says it’s possible that he deleted emails about the Flint Water Crisis, but added that it’s “unlikely.” The embattled Governor made written statements public in response to …
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“We have been killing, and banking on the death of Black lives for as long as we’ve been a country.” I woke this morning to familiarly disgusting news. George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchmen who was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin in July of 2013, was again trending as the result of purportedly …
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Responding in the wake of the Department of Justice’s counter-suit against North Carolina, NC Gov. says federal government should undo hallmark legislation of the 1960s. This is how it starts. North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory is still refusing to admit that his “bathroom bill” – the law known formally as …
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Original police report claims victim hit patrol car with his skateboard, dash-cam footage proves otherwise. A Carlisle police trooper previously charged earlier this year with assault is facing increased scrutiny after dash-cam footage was released Monday showing him kicking a defenseless skateboarder in the face while he sat on the …
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Top GOP leaders say they aren’t phased by DOJ’s threat to pull upwards of $800 million annually in federal funding State GOP leaders in North Carolina said Thursday that they are refusing to back down from the now infamous HB2 (more commonly referred to as the “Bathroom Bill”), a law regulating …
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Department giving officials until Monday to address “the situation” U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) officials notified Governor Pat McCrory earlier today to officially inform him that House Bill 2 – more commonly referred to as the “Bathroom Bill” – violates the U. S. Civil Rights Act of 1964. In their notification, the …
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16-year-old in custody after allegedly stabbing transgender woman of color in her home Sunday night A 16-year-old boy was apprehended Monday night and is facing second-degree murder charges after officials say he allegedly stabbed a 32-year-old transgender woman to death in Wichita, Kansas on Sunday night. As first reported by …
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Woman wearing hijab outside of Starbucks in Washington DC viciously harassed. A video and interview has emerged detailing a black, Muslim woman being attacked by a Donald Trump supporter while sitting outside a Starbucks in Washington DC in late-April. The woman’s name is being kept confidential. As first reported by …
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Bipartisan bill which passed overwhelmingly would have banned employers from paying women less for “substantially similar” work as men. New Jersey lawmakers on both sides of the aisle took an important step forward earlier this year towards creating a more equitable workplace, requiring employers to pay women the same as …
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“Despite the Sheriff’s Department’s many recent efforts to fortify public trust, this incident reminds us that we and other law enforcement agencies still have work to do.” Tom Angel, chief of staff of LA County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, has resigned amid widespread denouncement over emails he sent mocking Muslim-Americans, Black …
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Lawsuit filed in California claims the woman and other juveniles were used as “sex slaves” in 2004 A woman has a filed a $100 million lawsuit in California federal court accusing Donald Trump of raping her three times when she was a teenager. As first reported by Radar Online, admittedly …
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Rookie officer has been fired and charged with battery The Jacksonville Sheriff’s department announced Thursday it had fired a rookie deputy after a disturbing video was released showing him senselessly punching a handcuffed woman already pinned to the wall. As first reported by JAX4, 31-year-old Mayra Martinez is clearly shown …
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