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Political commentator Michael Eric Dyson said Thursday on CNN’s “The Lead” that former President Donald Trump was a “bitter bigot.” Dyson said, “We’ll find out later her ability to talk about cutting taxes or boosting housing construction, or talking about a federal ban on price gouging at the grocery store. I’m looking forward to that one for sure. But the values thing is real because we got a president who was a malignant narcissist, who was incurable, imbecilic and continues to hurl with lethal intensity epithets against this woman that are unconscionable.”

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – The percentage of incoming kindergarten students who are not vaccinated due to personal belief exemptions has increased slightly in North Dakota, but one health official said many families are getting caught up on vaccines as students get older.About 6% of incoming kindergarten students did not have the required immunizations last fall, with personal beliefs accounting for 4.5% of the exemptions, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services immunization dashboard.Vaccine exemptions for personal or religious beliefs have trended upward for kindergarten students over the past decade, the state data shows, especially since...

F-16, during the massive rocket attacks on August 26, was shot down with the help of Patriot air defense systems due to the lack of coordination between the units of the Ukrainian Air Force. This was stated by the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Mariana Bezuglaya. "According to my information, the F-16 of the Ukrainian pilot Alexei "Moonfish" Mes was shot down by the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system due to discoordination between units. The reports noted that he "failed to manage." The event took place during one of the most powerful air attacks of the Russians on August...

Thursday, during a portion of an interview that was aired on CNN’s “Situation Room,” 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris said she would appoint a Republican to her cabinet. CNN host and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash asked, “You had a lot of Republican speakers at the convention. Will you appoint a Republican to your cabinet?” Harris said, “Yes, I would.”

Washington — On Wednesday, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio said Vice President Kamala Harris "can go to hell" over the Biden administration's handling of the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. The remark stemmed from an "incident" during former President Donald Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to mark three years since a suicide bombing in Kabul killed 13 service members during the chaotic withdrawal from the country. Trump visited part of the cemetery known as Section 60, where veterans of the post-9/11 conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are laid to rest. While there, an interaction occurred between Trump campaign...

Vice President Kamala Harris is taking some heat for being vague on policy. That suggests that people are forgetting, as they often do at this point in campaigns, to pay little heed to the promises of politicians. This point in campaigns is about maximizing support, not holding policy discussions. The wonks tend to hate and mock this, and it indeed debases democracy, but it's also a fact of life. There are exceptions, but generally, as every study shows, policy is a lesser factor, especially among swing voters, than psychology, intuition, and emotion. But journalists must journalize, and pundits tend to...

A Kentucky man who was the first known person to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison. Michael Sparks, 47, was convicted in March by a federal jury in the District of Columbia on all six charges that he faced, including two felony offenses of obstruction of an official proceeding and civil disorder. On Aug. 27, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly sentenced Sparks to 53 months in prison and fined him $2,000.

Dana Bash asks Kamala why she’s constantly flip flopped on her positions, then proceeds to offer her multiple choice answers. This isn’t even softball- this is tee ball. pic.twitter.com/XSuqNVvyVk— Brandon Straka #WalkAway (@BrandonStraka) August 29, 2024

Former President Donald Trump says he’ll vote in favor of Florida’s abortion referendum that will appear on the ballot throughout the state for the Nov. 5 election. NBC News reporter Dasha Burns on her X feed highlighted video of Trump telling her that he would vote to support the ballot initiative. He said, according to Burns, that he thinks Florida’s ban on abortion after six weeks is too restrictive. “I think the six-week is too short, there has to be more time,” Trump said. Florida’s ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy went into effect in May. The statewide...

In an episode of the Unwaxed Podcast, Sophia and Sistine Stallone interviewed their father, actor Sylvester Stallone, about the release of the Netflix documentary, “Sly.” During the interview, they asked their father about his tough upbringing, including that his mother, Jackie Stallone, “was nervous” to have him — and this interaction revealed something they didn’t expect. “You had said that your mom was nervous to have you,” said Sistine. “She didn’t want you, right?” “Not at all,” replied Stallone. “My mother would say, ‘The only reason you’re here is because the hanger didn’t work’ or ‘bouncing down those steps didn’t...

Six Shake Shacks are closing in Democrat-run California. The company explained the locations are “not projected to provide acceptable returns in the foreseeable future.” Five of those six California closings are in Democrat-run Los Angeles. Shake Shack is also closing one location in Ohio and two in Texas. The Post adds that this is “the first time the chain will close restaurants for purposes that were not construction-related,” according to a Shake Shack spokesperson who spoke with Restaurant Business, a trade publication that first reported on the closings. All the closings will be complete by September 25. This is what...

Embracing her vow to act as a president for “all Americans,” Vice President Kamala Harris said in a CNN exclusive sit-down interview Thursday with CNN’s Dana Bash that she would appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if elected, though said she did not have a particular name in mind.

hey say no good deed goes unpunished. An Oakland, California, City Council candidate, who is running for office on a platform of addressing the city’s homeless crisis and "skyrocketing levels of crime," said she had a bag full of donations stolen by a homeless woman during her campaign kickoff event on Sunday. To make matters worse, she said the police never showed up when she called 911. Charlene Wang, who is running for the at-large seat in the California city, says the homeless woman grabbed the bag — which contained about $1,000 — at Clinton Square Park at around 4...

When I fled civil unrest and violence in Mexico City for the United States as a young girl, I had no idea that I would eventually become sucked into another violent regime: the U.S. abortion industry. Unfortunately, the 17 years I spent working as an employee of Planned Parenthood opened my eyes to unspeakable horrors inflicted on babies and moms that Democrat politicians like Kamala Harris facilitate. Today, as Vice President Kamala Harris seeks to win the White House, I hope my story serves as a warning that Harris’ laundry list of incompetency and injustice against immigrants and women make...

n the month before Mathew Perry’s death, a doctor the actor contacted to acquire ketamine called him a “moron” in a text message, according to federal prosecutors. A dealer who authorities say supplied the drug to Perry referred to him as “Chandler” — the sarcastic yet sweet-natured character he played on the hit television show “Friends,” court documents say.

Governor Ron DeSantis UNLOADED on a reporter who tried to get him trapped in a "gotcha" question about radical gender ideology. REPORTER: "I wanna talk about the trans care ban ruling...opponents are saying that's gonna...harm patients!" DESANTIS: "It is the MUTILATION OF MINORS that's harming people! It is WRONG to do this!" Video at link

in a section that asked her to list every position she held in the last 10 years. McDonald’s is absent. McDonald's has not responded on confirming her employment. As the Free Beacon notes, that's a change from how fast-food chains have previously acknowledged presidential candidates who once worked for them.

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday addressed her recent shifts on key policy positions, including fracking and immigration, stating that her core values remain unchanged. Harris emphasised that her tenure as vice president has offered new perspectives on some of the nation's most critical issues, leading to a reevaluation of her stance on certain matters.

Donald Trump signaled that he could vote to end Florida's six-week abortion ban when it comes up in a referendum later this year, as he continues his delicate dance around a key election issue. In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com he previewed an upcoming announcement on his voting stance by saying that he did not think six weeks was enough time. But he avoided committing to using the presidential veto if a nationwide federal ban arrived on his desk as president even though his running mate said he would. ~snip~ Trump said he has decided how he will vote. 'Well,...

Harris' deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty pushed tech companies to crack down on 'vaccine misinformation'... A current top campaign adviser for VP Kamala Harris was deeply involved in pushing Facebook to suppress "misinformation" in an effort to control the political narrative on COVID and other issues. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted in a letter on Monday while expressing regret that his company, Facebook, was pressured by the Biden-Harris administration to censor Americans, particularly regarding COVID-19 content, bringing to the forefront actions taken by Harris' deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty as part of that pressure campaign. Flaherty, who previously served as...