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Bill Maher called the anti-Israel boycott movement 'A bulls-- purity test' after Israel barred supporters Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting

Bill Maher criticized the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, calling it a "bills--" purity test for Democrats. His comments came a day after Israel barred Democratic...
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Trump's disastrous trade war has wiped out his polling advantage on the economy

9 hours ago | Think Progress

A new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll has bad news for President Trump on the economy. To start, his net approval rating on the economy is down to a mere three percentage points...
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John Hickenlooper is out of the 2020 presidential race. That's good news for these 3 Democratic candidates

13 hours ago | Business Insider

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper dropped out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary on Thursday. Most of Hickenlooper's supporters would be satisfied with...
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Democrats Must Resist Recession Narrative and Critique Narrative of Trump's Economic Success

1 day ago | Politicus USA

This week's stock market antics and the occurrence of an inverted yield curve have provided compelling evidence portending another economic recession. These economic...
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Gun control could be a defining issue for Democrats on the 2020 campaign trail

1 day ago | CNBC

Since the Valentine's Day massacre that killed 17 at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Democrats in even the reddest of districts have made gun control a...
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Joe Kennedy-for-Senate backers mount drive to drum out Ed Markey

2 days ago | Politico

BOSTON - Standing before a group of donors at a Cape Cod fundraiser last weekend, Sen. Ed Markey joked about his current political predicament. When you run for public office...
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Obama told Biden advisers not to let the former Veep ‘damage his legacy' in his 2020 presidential run

2 days ago | Business Insider

Former President Barack Obama has reportedly expressed doubts to former Vice President Joe Biden about his bid for the 2020 presidential nomination. Obama gently urged Biden...
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The fight over guns isn't between gun owners and non-gun owners, it's between people who own lots of guns and everyone else

2 days ago | Business Insider

In the aftermath of the deadly shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio that killed 31 people two weeks ago, the nation was once again thrust into a cyclical period of...
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Senator opposes the ‘waste' of taxpayer money on sign changes

2 days ago | Times Union

Sen. David Carlucci is content to leave former-Gov. Mario M. Cuomo's middle initial off signs for his eponymous bridge. At issue is the state's recent decision to begin...
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Israel blocking 2 US Muslim congresswomen from entering the country is a huge show of weakness that will probably backfire

2 days ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to block Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting came off as a sign of political desperation. President...
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Former Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson dead at 36 after...

36-year-old Cedric Benson died late Saturday night after a motorcycle crash involving a minivan in Austin, Texas. Benson played football in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, the... Read more ...

Trump's top economic advisers try to calm recession fears

Two of President Donald Trump's top economic advisers sought to tamp down concerns Sunday that the U.S. may be sliding into a recession. In appearances on the Sunday show... Read more ...

A South Dakota woman who thought she had kidney stones was actually pregnant...

Dannette Giltz, of Sturgis, South Dakota, gave birth to triplets named Blaze, Gypsy, and Nikki on August 10, KOTA-TV reported . Giltz, who has two older children with her... Read more ...

The Trump administration spent months trying to make sure undocumented...

Stephen Miller , President Donald Trump's nativist advisor, tried to devise a plan that would keep undocumented immigrant children from attending public schools, Bloomberg... Read more ...

From a 7-patty Whopper to burgers with black buns, here are 13 of the...

Burger King, like many other fast food chains , offers a variety of international menu items that aren't available in the US. Some travelers might even rethink avoiding fast... Read more ...

Paulo Costa out-pummels Yoel Romero in an extraordinary, compelling, brutal...

Paulo Costa out-pummeled Yoel Romero in a captivating battle at UFC 241. Costa was awarded a unanimous decision because of a hat-trick of 29-28 scorecards thanks to his... Read more ...

Nate Diaz completely outclassed Anthony Pettis, then challenged Jorge...

Nate Diaz completely outclassed Anthony Pettis at UFC 241. Diaz won every round on every judges scorecard, besting Pettis in style. He then used his victory speech to challenge... Read more ...

A Welsh town is building anti-sex public toilets using 'terrifying' methods...

Porthcawl, a town in Wales, is spending $200,000 to upgrade its public toilets, so no one can have sex in them or vandalize the property. Jets of water will shoot out from the... Read more ...

Trump dismisses worries of recession, says economy is strong

Trump says the economy is "doing very well" and is dismissing concerns of recession, offering an optimistic outlook after last week's steep drop in the financial markets. Read more ...

Sacramentans strap on high heels to raise money for WEAVE

Rain and thunderstorms may have postponed the event a few months ago, but Sunday the weather was picture perfect for an afternoon of raising money for nonprofit WEAVE . Read more ...