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He was resting his case. Longtime Manhattan Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) was mocked and criticized after he appeared to shut his eyes and rested his head during an emotional House Judiciary Committee hearing on the border crisis Tuesday. Lawmakers were hearing from family members of victims who had suffered at the hands of violent illegal immigrants, including the mother of murdered Texas 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray. Two Republicans on the Judiciary Committee quickly blasted Nadler — the panel’s top Democrat — claiming he wasn’t taking the testimony seriously. “From frustrated families in the audience⁦ @JudiciaryGOP hearing listening to witnesses who lost...

Savannah Dietrich is facing contempt of court charges in Louisville, Kentucky. Her crime: Tweeting the names of the two boys who sexually assaulted her. If convicted, 17-year-old Savannah could spend as many as 180 days in jail. That’s because she violated a court order that the names of her attackers remain confidential. Savannah went public in frustration after lawyers representing the juvenile offenders worked a plea deal last month that allowed the boys to escape the maximum punishment for their crime. “Lock me up,” the she tweeted, defiantly. “I’m not protecting anyone who made my life a living Hell.” Indeed,...

The New York Times has run a story on how CNN is trying to battle Fox News in the cable television news ratings wars. The paper says that one new attempt to boost CNN's overall ratings is for Larry King, the network's most popular host, to more frequently mention the host, Aaron Brown, who comes after him. CNN figures that King's popularity will rub off on Brown, and that Brown's ratings will increase. But a more effective way to boost ratings is to get hosts more in tune with the beliefs and attitudes of the public. As Howard Kurtz of...