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Hillary Clinton snaps back in new documentary insisting there is 'no regulation against' secret email server and that she and Bill deserve every cent of their $153m from Wall Street speeches. Hillary appears defiant, defensive and arguably the most candid she has ever been about herself during the 35 hours of interviews. Calls the Benghazi scandal a 'character assault' and dismissed criticism of her Wall Street speeches. 'That's how I made some money when I got out of the State Department,' she said of the high-paid gigs. The former First Lady did not apologize for the email scandal which plagued...

Jared Kushner told senators in a closed-door briefing Wednesday that the Trump administration is pressing ahead with its Middle East peace plan, even with the Palestinians boycotting the process and without a stable government in Israel, White House officials tell me. Why it matters: The path could soon be cleared for Israel to annex areas of the West Bank envisioned as part of Israel under the plan. In the meantime, the administration is urging the Palestinians to negotiate, warning that its current plan will move forward without their input if they don't.

George Conway, the anti-Trump husband of Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, admonished Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for his comments this week allegedly threatening two Supreme Court justices, saying that his Thursday apology "isn't enough." In a Washington Post op-ed, Conway broadly condemned Schumer's comments a day earlier outside the court building. Schumer was at an abortion rally and said Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch had "released the whirlwind" and would "pay the price." "You won't know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions," he said.

With Michael Bloomberg dropping out of the Democratic presidential race, Bloomberg News announces that it will again resume “normal coverage of the election.” But for Bloomberg News “normal” coverage means constant attacks on President Donald Trump, particularly his economic policies, to influence the election. Bloomberg spent over $550 million on his campaign, but that’s not the full story. It isn’t just Bloomberg’s massive ad campaign that is trying to make Americans feel that the country is heading in the wrong direction. His 2,700 reporters are working hard to attack Trump. A couple of weekends ago, right before the Coronavirus gyrations...

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is still running for president, despite low national polling numbers and winning only two pledged delegates in the nominating contests so far. The Hawaii Democrat's two delegates came from American Samoa, a US territory that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg won on Super Tuesday. (Bloomberg has since dropped out of the race.) The congresswoman, who has not polled above 1% in recent national surveys, is heading to Las Vegas this weekend to campaign. Gabbard will attend a town hall moderated by the nonprofit National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, according to a release...

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Kim Kardashian West met with President Donald Trump and several women whose prison sentences he commuted at the White House on Wednesday, multiple administration officials confirmed to ABC News. She announced the visit on Twitter Wednesday morning saying the visit would not only bring "light to these women" but open discussion for "more change that our justice system desperately needs!" West has worked with the White House on criminal justice reform issues since 2018, when she appealed to the president directly to secure the commutation of Alice Marie Johnson, who served 21 years for a nonviolent drug offense, and has...

A week ago, the candidacy of Joe Biden was at death's door. On a taping of "The McLaughlin Group," this writer suggested it might be time to "call the rectory" and have the monsignor come render last rites. Today, Biden's candidacy is not only alive. He is first in votes, victories and delegates, and is favored to win the nomination and, by most polls, to defeat Donald Trump in November. "The World Turned Upside Down" was a song the British army band is said to have played at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. That title applies to what...

Arrogant Sen. Chuck Schumer crossed the line in threatening United States Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. His words were shocking, even for him. I don't usually get too exercised about political rhetoric, realizing that impassioned politicians regularly engage in hyperbole. But Schumer's remarks were inexcusable by any standard. At an abortion rights rally hosted by the deceptively named Center for Reproductive Rights, Schumer said: "I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price! You won't know what hit you if you go forward...

**SNIP** Anyone who hasn’t had those experiences, or known what it’s like to plan an entire day and an entire life around the possibility of sexual assault or harassment, or what it’s like to be the only one of your gender in a room marked by power, or what it’s like to have your reproductive freedom legislated by people with different reproductive organs - simply brings a different sensibility to the issues that shape the lives of 164 million Americans. It matters that women are so often absent from the halls of power, and it’s well past time for one...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), speaking on the Senate floor Thursday morning, rebuked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for threatening two Supreme Court justices by name. A short time later, Schumer defended himself, denying any intention to threaten: "I'm from Brooklyn," he said. "We speak in strong language."

South Korea reported 309 more confirmed cases of the coronavirus today, bringing the national total to 6,593, according to the country’s Central Disaster Relief Headquarters. (Please see link, for full article)

The Texas Democratic Party filed a lawsuit Thursday to block a state law that will end straight-ticket voting beginning with the general election in November. The federal lawsuit, filed in Laredo, argues that the law “will be a disaster for Texas elections,” worsening waiting times at polling sites and disproportionately affecting Latino and African American voters, who tend to live in urban areas with long ballots that require more time to fill out. “As a result, already lengthy polling-place lines will grow,” the suit says... ...More Democrats than Republicans tend to vote by straight ticket in the state’s larger counties......

How a Pakistani/Islamic Lobby took over Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign sabotaging his aspirations World Politics • Mar 05, 2020 Failed to learn lessons from Jeremy Corbyn, How Bernie Sanders sabotaged his 2020 Presidential Campaign by committing the grave mistake of mixing politics with religion and flawed foreign policy contributing to breach of trust of American voters. Background: In 2015, Bernie started his presidential campaign as an underdog against the Queen of democratic party Hillary Clinton. He ran a great campaign focusing on working-class regardless of religion and race focusing on economic issues raising record-breaking donations from average Americans. Eventually,...

The knock-on effects of the novel coronavirus continued around the world on Friday, with new signs of diplomatic fallout over prevention measures in East Asia, widespread disruption for religious travelers in the Middle East, a new cruise ship quarantined off the coast of California, and more blows to financials markets. (Article then shuts off looking for a donation - nope.)

NEW YORK (AP) New York state's coronavirus caseload doubled overnight to 22, and New York City's mayor is imploring the federal government to send more test kits for the new virus. Officials say the newly diagnosed cases include two hospitalized patients in New York City and a hospitalized man in Long Island’s Nassau County. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the other positive tests were in people with mild symptoms or none at all in Westchester County. That's where a cluster of cases emerged earlier in the week. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says officials' level of concern is rising.

If you’ve ever wondered why it is impossible to have a conversation with modern liberals about politics, this video snippet is a case study in the answer. MSNBC host Brian Williams and New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay are having a serious discussion about money, politics and Michael Bloomberg’s spending in the primary election. You have to watch it to believe it. Think about how many people were involved in creating, preparing and producing what you are about to witness. WATCH:

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Woebegone Elizabeth Warren staffers — heartbroken and adrift after the Cambridge Democrat tearily ended her presidential campaign Thursday following on ignominious Super Tuesday showing — cried, drank, sought comfort dogs and made personal fundraising pitches as they faced sudden unemployment. “Does anyone in Logan Square have a pug that I can hang out with,” tweeted Morgan Sperry, an organizer for Warren, just as news broke that Warren would leave the race. “Feels like someone should’ve put the liquor store and bar down the street on notice this AM,” Warren’s national political director Rebecca Pearcey tweeted.

Michael Bloomberg has decided to form a new group to take on President Donald Trump, an aide to the former New York mayor tells CNN. **SNIP** The independent expenditure, the aide said, will deploy hundreds of staffers from his presidential campaign to six key swing states: Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The name, scope and budget for the organization has yet to be determined, the aide added. Like all independent expenditures, the yet-to-be-named entity will not be allowed to coordinate with any campaigns. Bloomberg will also continue to fund Hawkfish, the digital operation that propelled his months-long...