Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Defends Ilhan Omar As Pair Break Ramadan Fast
Ocasio-Cortez condemned targeting of Omar, one of the first two female Muslim members of Congress, a day after protests against her in Times Square.
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Beto O'Rourke: U.S. Should Make 'Serious, Sober Decision' to Impeach Trump
"It's the only way that we're going to get to the facts necessary to have that accountability and justice," Democratic 2020 presidential candidate said.
'Iran Is a Cancer': Senator John Kennedy Says Threat From Tehran Remains
"I hope that the Iranian people demand better leadership but we'll have to wait and see," the senator told Fox News.
Joe Biden Says Congress Should Protect Abortion Rights
Biden's stance comes after several other Democratic 2020 candidates endorsed codifying abortion rights into federal law.
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Law Firms: Fighting for a Noble Cause
Attorneys are an essential component of modern American society. But who leads the field?
Guatemala: The Heart of the Mayan World
A trip to Guatemala is an invitation to immerse yourself in history, culture, tradition, and romance.
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‘You Take Care of Your Own’: Ben Carson Defends HUD Plan to Evict 55K Kids
Carson compared his HUD plan to flight attendants telling passengers to put on their oxygen masks before helping others.
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Huge New ‘Island’ of Plastic Waste Found Floating in Mediterranean
"The problem in the end is that this plastic will accumulate in the tissues of fish, will diffuse its toxic products and we will eat these fish,” said a member of a local French marine association.
Betsy DeVos Is the Eighth Trump Official to Use Personal Email for Work
The education secretary is the latest member of the Trump administration to get caught for using her personal email to conduct official business.
Pete Buttigieg Explains How Serving in Afghanistan Helped His 2020 Rise
“Even for an exceptional country like us, it is not true as a matter of course that anything that appears to make America better off is the right thing to do.”
OECD Says World Economy ‘Dangerous,’ Urges De-escalation of Trade Tensions
“Unless there is a de-escalation of trade tensions, the outcome could be much worse than in our central scenario,” said the secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Thousands of North Korean Women Sold as Sex Slaves in China, Report Says
Many are enslaved in brothels in northeast China, where there are large migrant worker populations, and many are forced into marriages in which they are raped, exploited and enslaved by Chinese husbands.
Iran Warns the U.S. It’s Playing a ‘Very Dangerous Game’
Iran’s top diplomat said his country was not interested in escalation, but Iranians “will defend ourselves” and such an escalation would mean “painful consequences” for both sides.
Russia Spy Chief Warns 5,000 ISIS Foreign Fighters on Former Soviet Border
Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Federal Security Service, warned that 5,000 fighters from ISIS had been deployed in northern Afghanistan.
Sea Level Rise Could Displace 187 Million People in Coastal Communities
As the Earth’s climate warms, melting ice sheets are expected to lead to an increase in global sea levels.
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Elton John: The Music and Magic
Say goodbye to a half-century on the yellow brick road with this new Special Edition, including exclusive photos from Elton’s epic career.
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Baby Tiger Sharks Eat Songbirds Say Scientists Who Pumped Their Stomachs
Opportunistic sharks feast on migrating birds, scientists believe.
Trump’s Appeal Over Financial Records Goes to Merrick Garland’s Court
Congressional Republicans refused to consider Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 2016.
Schwarzenegger Asks City to Exclude His Cigar Club From Tobacco Ban
Beverly Hills looks to pass some of the toughest tobacco sales laws in the land, but some elites want their exclusive cigar clubs excluded.
2020 Democrats Attend #StopTheBans Rallies Amid Wave of Anti-Abortion Laws
“When are these legislators going to give a shit about the baby once it’s born?” 2020 Democrat Tim Ryan said at a rally in Washington.
Steve Cohen Accused Trump of ‘Raping the Country’ in Impeachment Meeting
The Democratic congressman reportedly stood up and demanded that the president face impeachment proceedings.
Cuccinelli, Emanuel Continue Revolving Door Between Cable News, White House
ABC News and CNN on Tuesday added to the lengthy list of fiery Democrat and Republican politicians caught in the ever-revolving door between both the Obama and Trump administrations and cable news networks.
Donald Trump Is ‘Crazy’ and Living in His Imagination: Iranian Official
“Within the White House there is a lot of conflicting opinions,” said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the director of foreign affairs for the Iranian parliament.
Nike: Price of Sneakers Could Skyrocket if Trump Imposes Tariffs on China
The Swoosh brand, along with other heavy hitters of the footwear industry, has written a letter urging the president not to impose the increased levies on China.
