Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) joined Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in accusing the Trump administration of failing to “hold Amazon accountable for endemic abuses at its warehouses.”
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Another Popular St. Paul Business is Closing
A beloved craft brew bar in St. Paul, the Happy Gnome, is closing. After being in business for 14 years, the bar and restaurant said its last day of business would be Sunday, December 22.
Read MoreCommentary: Nancy Pelosi and the Standing Committee on Impeachment
by Roger Kimble You might think that what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called the “sad” and “solemn” pre-Christmas impeachment special was a one-off. The Democrats owed it to the country, you see – they had (are you sitting down?) a “duty to the Constitution” to impeach Donald Trump,…
Read MoreLongtime US Congressman John Lewis Says He Has Pancreatic Cancer
Democratic congressman John Lewis, an icon in the fight for civil rights, announced Sunday he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Read MoreSalon Writer: Hallmark Christmas Movies Are ‘Fascist Propaganda’
Amanda Marcotte, a feminist writer for liberal news and opinion site Salon argued “Hallmark movies are fascist propaganda” in an op-ed written on Christmas day. She followed up her attack on Christians who wish each other “Merry Christmas,” by directly comparing Hallmark Channel Christmas specials to Nazi propaganda, The Blaze reports.
Read MoreChina Nearly Doubles US Soy Bean Imports as Trump and Beijing Hammer Out Trade Deal: Report
Chinese imports of soybeans nearly doubled in November as the communist nation seeks a trade deal with the U.S., one of its biggest suppliers of the staple agricultural product, AP reported Thursday.
Read MoreSan Francisco’s Public Works Department Responded to Over 30,000 ‘Human Waste’ Calls in 2019
San Francisco residents reported more than 30,000 cases of poop to authorities in 2019, city records show.
Read MoreNo Longer Enamored, Washington Looks Critically at Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO – The era of Silicon Valley operating largely free from government regulation may be coming to an end.
Read MoreCommentary: Gary Larson’s ‘The Far Side’ Is Returning, But Can the PC Crowd Handle It?
Remember “The Far Side” cartoons? They were at their peak when I was in grade school, plastering calendars and t-shirts with an offbeat humor that left fans clutching their sides with laughter.
Read MoreTwo Dead in Shooting at Texas Church
Two people are dead and a third critically wounded after a gunman opened fire during services at a church near Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday.
Read MoreLawyers Will Ask Supreme Court to End Mandatory Membership and Financial Support of State Bars
Wisconsin lawyers Adam Jarchow and Michael Dean will ask the Supreme Court to end mandatory bar association fees, which are common to the regulation of legal practice in at least 30 states.
Read MoreMexican Police Chief Arrested in Connection to Massacre of American Mormon Family
In a shocking development in the hunt to locate those responsible for the massacre of nine U.S. citizens at the hands of suspected cartel gunmen, authorities arrested a Mexican police chief.
Read MoreAmerican Universities Are Using Chinese-Style Social Credit Systems to Track Students
A handful of U.S. colleges are employing a type of social credit system through various technologies designed to track students as they attend courses and walk across campus.
Read MoreTlaib Calls for Resignations of Barr and Durham Because They ‘Questioned Legitimacy of Justice Department’
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13) recently joined several of her Democratic colleagues in calling for the immediate resignations of U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr and U.S. Attorney John Durham.
Read MoreOhio Refugee Resettlement Up 22 Percent Under Gov. Mike DeWine, Including Hundreds From Countries With ‘High Burdens’ of TB
Refugee resettlement in Ohio is up 22 percent under Gov. Mike DeWine, including hundreds from countries with “high burdens” of tuberculosis.
DeWine is one of more than 30 governors who have agreed to accept more refugees under a plan put forth by President Donald Trump in which a governor has to opt in for resettlement, the Associated Press reported.
Read MoreEllison Claims Suspension of Hennepin County Public Defender ‘Connected to Her Advocacy for Racial Justice’
Attorney General Keith Ellison said he suspects that the recent suspension of Mary Moriarty, the chief public defender in Hennepin County, was “connected to her advocacy for racial justice.”
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