By Joshua Schneyer and Andrea Januta FORT BENNING, Georgia (Reuters) – Army Colonel J. Cale Brown put his life on the line in two tours of duty in Afghanistan, earning a pair of Bronze Stars for his service. In between those deployments, Brown received orders to report to Fort Benning, the sprawling Georgia base that…
Instead of providing reassurance that Mr. Trump was not considering firing Robert Mueller or Rod Rosenstein, Trump provided a cryptic response to a reporter yesterday asking whether “he had decided it not worth the political fallout” to fire either of the men associated with the Russian investigation. Mr. Trump responded to the question beginning with…
The family company of Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, has been under investigation both for potentially using its connection to the White House for financial gain and for its unethical practices unrelated to politics. Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner’s father and one of the numerous members of the family being investigated for possible corruption, insisted to The…
Matt Furie, the artist behind the internet famous cartoon Pepe the Frog, is suing Alex Jones, founder of the alt-right conspiracy theory website InfoWars. While Pepe had long been a popular meme online, the character was co-opted by the alt-right during the 2016 election and images of him quickly became some of the most frequently…
On Saturday, a man died after shooting himself in the head outside the White House. The man has been identified by the Secret Service, but his name is currently being withheld from the media. A statement by the Secret Service read: At approximately 11:46 AM, a white male suffered a self-inflicted gun-shot wound to the…
Accused pedophile Roy Moore, who lost the Alabama senatorial race in December to Democrat Doug Jones, is currently broke and asking his supporters to donate money to a legal defense fund to cover the expenses for a defamation lawsuit one of his accusers is pursuing against him. In a Facebook post published Thursday, Moore said…
Despite the White House claiming that Jared Kushner will still be able to perform his job as a top foreign policy adviser after being stripped of his security clearance on Tuesday, numerous experts have have since said it’s highly unlikely he’ll be able to do much without access to sensitive, top secret information. “I can…
David Hogg, a survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that left 17 dead, has become one of the leaders in the movement for stricter gun control laws after the tragedy. One of the ways he’s been fighting back is by using his now massive platform to urge companies with partnerships to the National…
The Sun-Sentinel reported Friday that the Broward County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation into allegations that at least three deputies opted not to go into Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14 and instead stood outside while a gunman murdered 17 people. The claims were made by Coral Springs police officers, who say that the…
According to a Tuesday report by Politico, the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has increased he and his wife’s debt by millions of dollars since joining the White House. He currently holds a senior position in the administration. The debt comes from loans taken from three credit lines between last March and July. Kushner’s initial financial…
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi continues to be a powerful fundraising figure for the Democratic Party. According to POLITICO, Pelosi raised nearly $50 million during 2017. Out of the $49.5 million total, $47.6 million went to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Pelosi raised these funds by holding 204 events in 43 cities. This is nearly…
While President Trump and Vice President Pence proceed to use severe rhetoric when discussing relations with North Korea, the governments of the two Koreas are continuing to take diplomatic steps to ease tensions that have existed between them for decades. The latest show of cooperation is a surprising invitation to the North Korean capital Pyongyang…
Vice President Pence is continuing to follow Trump’s lead in dismissing any signs of possible diplomacy with North Korea. In the latest instance, he also proved himself to be a hypocrite when it comes to protesting at sporting events and showing respect to flags. On Friday, the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics kicked…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was denied a request to have his arrest warrant dropped on Tuesday. UK Judge Emma Arbuthnot ruled that the argument for discarding the warrant wan’t persuasive enough. Assange has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012 out of fear that he would be extradited to Sweden, where there was…
Eagles team member Chris Long is continuing to prove he stands by his values by refusing to visit the White House, should President Trump invite the team to celebrate their Super Bowl victory. This comes after his decision to donate his entire 2017 game earnings to different organizations dedicated to providing equal education opportunities. “No,…
An angry crowd of roughly 2,000 people gathered at the University of Massachusetts Amherst last night after The New England Patriots lost 41-33 to The Eagles in this year’s Super Bowl. The gathering first appeared to mostly consist of students yelling “Fuck The Eagles!” but eventually devolved into a violent scene, resulting in six people being…
Kushner Cos., a real estate company once run by Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, can no longer keep the names of some of its business partners in Maryland private. U.S. District Court Judge James K. Bredar ruled on Friday that one of the company’s subsidiaries, Westminster Management, must reveal the names of its partners by Feb….
After Hawaii was sent into panic early Saturday morning by a false alert stating that a nuclear missile had been launched in the state’s direction and that residents should seek refuge, the first tweet any person other than Donald Trump would have published after the incident would have been addressing what happened. Instead, Trump completely…
Hawaii was sent into panic on Saturday after residents received a push alert on their cell phones warning them that the state was under nuclear attack. It was later confirmed that the message was sent out accidentally after an employee mistakenly pushed the button triggering its release. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it would be…
Tina Johnson, one of the women who accused Alabama senatorial candidate Roy Moore of sexual harassment, is facing tragedy after her home burned down on Tuesday. The Etowah County Arson Task Force have opened up an investigation looking into whether there was any foul play. Though the task force said Friday that, so far, the…
Hours after President Trump tweeted another reckless taunting message at North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, the regime’s leader ordered that officials make contact with South Korea on Tuesday through a hotline that had been dormant for nearly two years. The South Korean Unification Ministry said officials from their northern neighbor made a call at 3:30pm local time,…
Trump continued to play with the stability of the entire planet on Tuesday by once again lashing out at North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un on Twitter. “North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the ‘Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times,’” he wrote. “Will someone from his depleted and food starved…
Trump kickstarted 2018 by lashing out on Twitter, this time at Pakistan. “The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools,” he wrote. “They give safe haven to the…
Erica Garner — who entered the national spotlight in 2014 after her father, Eric Garner, was killed by a police officer who kept him locked in a chokehold despite Garner saying “I can’t breathe” 11 times — has died at the age of 27. She spent the last week of her life hospitalized after suffering…
The Library of Congress announced Tuesday that it would be no longer be wasting its resources by trying to archive every single public post published on Twitter. The library embarked on its effort to preserve public tweets in 2010 after Twitter gifted it with a record of all public posts from 2006-2010; all future tweets…
When your father is a U.S. president with historically low approval ratings, it turns out that making surprise visits to schools won’t be welcomed as a nice gesture by a lot of people. Ivanka Trump presumably realized just that after parents of students at Norwalk High School in Connecticut pulled their kids from class after…
After a year in which natural disasters devastated Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, California, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other places across the country, the House has finally unveiled an $81 billion relief package. POLITICO reports that the bill is divided among Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico,the U.S. Virgin Islands, and “states ravaged by wildfires.” Though the new…
President Trump stepped up his authoritarian game on Thursday, this time restricting the language the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can use in documents the agency is preparing for the 2019 budget. Included in the list of forbidden terms were the phrases “evidence-based†and “science-based,†as well as five words: “transgender,†“fetus,†diversity, 
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee passed away unexpectedly early Tuesday morning. According to the city’s former Mayor Willie Brown, the cause of death was cardiac arrest. “It is with profound sadness and terrible grief that I confirm that Mayor Edwin M. Lee passed away on Tuesday, December 12 at 1:11 a.m. at Zuckerberg San Francisco…
President Putin paid a surprise visit to a Russian military base in Syria on Monday, where he delivered a speech praising his country’s troops and announcing that his government would soon begin withdrawing a “significant portion” of its soldiers. Though some disagree as to whether the seven-year civil war in Syria is really over, numerous officials,…
On Sunday, thousands marched at the National Mall in Washington D.C. to urge the Trump administration and Congress to provide more aid for Puerto Rico. Hundreds of rally-goers waved Puerto Rican flags, carried signs, and chanted “Puerto Rico, Presente” and “Puerto Rico Se Levanta” — meaning “Puerto Rico is Present” and “Puerto Rico Is Rising.”…
Nearly 60,000 Haitians will be forced to leave the United States within the upcoming 18 months, thanks to a decision made by the Trump administration on Monday. In a press release, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would cease shielding 59,000 Haitian immigrants from deportation through the Temporary Protected Status program. The state of…
A U.S. warship struck by a container vessel in Japanese waters failed to respond to warning signals or take evasive action before a collision that killed seven of its crew, according to a report of the incident by the Philippine cargo ship’s captain.
Former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, known for pursuing a series of cases targeting public corruption and crime on Wall Street before President Donald Trump fired him in March, has struck a book deal.
Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Travis Kalanick, co-founder of one of the most influential technology companies of its generation, resigned on Tuesday under mounting pressure from investors over his leadership.
Video footage of the fatal shooting of a black motorist by a Minnesota police officer released on Tuesday showed how quickly the incident unfolded but shed no light on whether the victim had reached for the gun he told the officer he was carrying.
When Republicans voted to silence Senator Elizabeth Warren Tuesday night on the Senate floor, they justified it by using shame. This matters because this is how Republicans silenced dissent under George W. Bush, and way too many liberals and Democrats fell for it then.
California voters beat back an assault on their intelligence and social consciousness by Republicans and corporations to promote the general welfare of the people.
An active shooter has taken hostages at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado as police are encountering gunfire as they enter the building.
Beshear signed an executive order on Tuesday to restore voting rights to 180,000 Kentucky residents who had completed their sentences
A coalition of Muslim organizations held a press conference in Washington DC to denounce the Paris terrorist attacks.
Four Papa John’s Franchisees in New York City have agreed to a 500,000 dollar settlement to pay back 250 employees whose wages were stolen.
A crowd of around 300 pro-gun protesters assembled outside the Roseburg airport to protest the President’s visit.
Sheriff John Hanlin promoted a conspiracy video about the Sandy Hook shooting days after the Newtown, Connecticut massacre took place.
Playwright, Aaron Calafato is touring campuses this fall to raise awareness about the student debt crisis with his play, “For Profit”
A Tea Party rally was the perfect venue for Trump again mindlessly unleashing an angry response by being really, really clueless
The agreement also requires Baltimore police officers to be equipped with body cameras to monitor their activity while they are on duty.
The vile remarks Trump made about Mexican immigrants during his campaign kickoff speech were staples of GOP candidates going back to 2010
Republican policies and practices towards wild beasts are not unlike their barbarism and cruelty targeting women, people of color, and others
Tiger Woods will be judged by his somewhat hedonistic approach toward women and apparent willingness to cheat in both sports and life
In a 7-2 ruling, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that the Ten Commandments Monument erected at the State Capitol must be removed.
Join PoliticusUSA for a live chat on the Supreme Court’s big ruling that gave the people a weapon to combat Republican election rigging.
At a prayer breakfast, Duck Dynasty star, Phil Robertson fantasized aloud about an atheist family being raped, tortured, and murdered.
Two unnamed racist vendors were kicked out of a South Dakota gun show after they were caught selling racist targets over the weekend.
Remember Richard Mack, the guy who defended welfare rancher Cliven Bundy? He’s also the founder of The Constitutonal Sherrifs and Peace Officers Assocation. Now he is uninsured, has a stack of healthcare bills and wants you to pay them.
A Grand Jury indicted Madison County Court Judge Bill Weisenberger for assaulting a black man and yelling “run n—-r run” at a flea market.
The FBI is monitoring the investigation of a fire that caused 100,000 dollars worth of damage at the Quba Islamic Institute on Friday.
On Monday, New York Times columnist Charles Blow reminded the nation, that being black in America has consequences when African-Americans interact with the police. He relayed the story of how his son, Tahj, a Yale University student, was confronted at gunpoint by a campus police officer. The young man was unarmed and had committed no…
George Zimmerman has a history of violent behavior. Eventually he will run out of excuses and end up doing significant time behind bars.
The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating an explosion that was detonated near a Colorado Springs NAACP office on Tuesday.
Pope Francis plans to issue an edict on climate change in 2015.
A middle-aged Tennessee woman is under arrest after she drove around a suburban Chattanooga neighborhood, inexplicably shooting at people.
So, another December 25th has came and went and despite the religious right and Fox News pundits bemoaning a phony “war on Christmas,” the commercial holiday came to fruition as it has for generations.
Veronica Dunnachie, an Open Carry Texas activist is facing capital murder charges in the slaying of her husband and his adult daughter.
Jessa Duggar owes her religion to the anti-Semitic Martin Luther. But Darwin, who lived three centuries after Luther, is to blame for anti-Semitism?
Yes, there are some shocking behaviors being noted in great numbers of doctor’s offices. It’s an ongoing problem and these ethical lapses could impact your care and, most certainly, your pocketbook.
“Let no one consider themselves to be the ‘armour’ of God while planning and carrying out acts of violence and oppression!”
American agri-business is giving rise to modern superbugs due to unsafe factory farm practices. They don’t intend to stop these practices any time soon.
Fischer claims God won’t kill us by flooding, but the wording of the covenant says rising sea levels could kill millions as long as not ALL are killed
If Microsoft is seriously considering a cloud-based OS, then maybe where innovation is concerned, Microsoft ought to just stick to copying everything Apple does
All Megyn Kelly had to do is re-write history, ignoring the fact that Bush followed up his warning by signing SOFA, agreeing to withdraw US troops from Iraq
The American people will have to decide if they are more tired of war or of the terrorists of ISIL
Despite initially coming up short, the California assembly and senate approved the nation’s first ban of single-use plastic bags.
Cameron says, “It’s obvious that there is a deliberate attempt to snuff out the holy root that has produced all this wonderful Christmas-time fruit.”
Pastor Michael V. Williams claims “While Christians are becoming increasingly tolerant of homosexuals, homosexuals are becoming increasingly intolerant of us.”
Tensions in Ferguson, MO heightened again on Friday night after police controversially chose to release an alleged video of Mike Brown.
Satellite TV provider DISH Network urged Federal Communications Commission officials this week to reject the proposed merger of Comcast with Time Warner Cable.
Republicans thought they could successfully finagle the state’s congressional districts in 2012. On Thursday, a federal judge proved them wrong.
Some of the more interesting stories that hit the web this past week included an open carry restaurant, big sharks, hand gestures operating computers and Google Maps.
Amazon Studios announced this week they had greenlit production of a pilot for an hour-long contagion thriller series, Hysteria. The story follows neurologist Dr. Logan Harlen as she returns to her hometown of Austin, Texas.
The 4th annual VidCon kicked off on Thursday in Anaheim, California, and speakers couldn’t have been more bullish about the future of online video.
Nearly four months after the on-set death of 27 year-old camera assistant Sarah Jones, the tragedy continues to galvanize the film industry and make headlines — with the focus of many of the latter now shifting to the inevitable lawsuits.
On Monday this week, the FAA made what may be the next step in that evolution when it announced in a press release that it’s reviewing applications from seven film and television production companies to use drones for aerial photography.
Weird stories that hit the web this past week involved robot cars, fruit flies, a flying rhinoceros and corporate tweets.
Following actor Paul Walker’s death last November 30, Universal Studios and the creative team behind the studio’s Fast & Furious 7 were tasked with the difficult decision of how to finish the film.
Some interesting tidbits that hit the web within the past week or so include dog walking drones, a UFO in China, Dracula and Netflix.
Stories that hit the web this past week include the zombie apocalypse, Godzilla’s anatomy, wheel design and fat Arnold Schwarzenegger.
H. R. Giger – artist, sculptor, and dark, imaginative architect of our collective nightmares – died last Monday, May 12. An administrator from the Giger Museum said he died of injuries suffered in a fall. He was 74.
Republicans will continue to deny climate change even though glaring examples are more and more common each day. Case in point: This week’s wildfires in San Diego.
“The NFL, like most of the rest of American business, is about to learn that when you trample the Christian community and Christian values there will be a terrible financial price to pay,”
Stories that hit the web this past week involved man-made DNA, edible water bottles. yawning and expensive name brands.
Office IVA of the RSHA (Reichssicherheitshauptamt (Reich Main Security Office) dealt with communism, Marxism, and reaction. Office IVA3 dealt with liberalism and immigrants.
The summer blockbuster movie season kicks into high gear next week with one of the most highly-anticipated releases- the latest reboot of Godzilla.
As America marches toward nationwide legal gay marriage, its opponents are being further and further ostracized. Case in point: HGTV’s Benham brothers.
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza overthrew Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage Friday.
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber (D) saw an unconscious woman along a city street and he jumped into action, performing CPR to save her.
This week, a new campaign was launched to take on gun manufacturers where it hurts the most: their wallets. For this campaign to succeed, progressives must take a stand.
The UCC filed a lawsuit today arguing that NC’s law defining marriage as being between a man and a woman was unconstitutional.
Some of the interesting tidbits from the web this past week include presidential socks, little robots, state polls and note-taking.
Some interesting stories that hit the internet this past week involved the Loch Ness monster, Google Glass, a Russian meteor and 3D printing.