By ERIC TUCKER Article Reprint WASHINGTON (AP) — Public schools must permit transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity, according to an Obama administration directive issued amid a
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Ousted Brazil President Declares Injustice in Impeachment Trial
BTN STAFF “It’s a coup” is what suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said to reporters after being suspended as Brazilian President. According to CNN, after the verdict she made two speeches; one to reports and
Read moreJoe Biden: ‘I Would Have Been the Best President’
By: Gabrielle Levy Article Reprint Though he doesn’t regret taking a pass on the 2016 election, Vice President Joe Biden says he intended to run for the presidency – and considered himself the right man
Read moreTed Cruz Backers Seek to Control Convention Platform
By JONATHAN MARTIN Article Reprint Senator Ted Cruz’s supporters are mounting an effort to seize control of the Republican platform and the rules governing the party’s July convention, the first indication that Mr. Cruz will
Read moreJohn Kasich exiting the presidential race, leaving Trump as presumptive nominee
By David Fahrenthold and Philip Rucker Article Reprint Ohio Gov. John Kasich — who ran as a sunny, moderate “Prince of Light and Hope,” but won only his home-state primary — will bow out of
Read moreObama torches Trump at his final Washington correspondents’ dinner
By Megan Cassella Article Reprint U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday took aim at Democrats and Republicans alike in his final appearance headlining the star-studded White House correspondents’ dinner, but saved his sharpest barbs for
Read moreFBI could soon legally hack any computer in the US – and possibly beyond
rt.com Article Reprint The Supreme Court approved new rules on Thursday that would potentially give the FBI the authority to hack any computer in the United States, and potentially computers located overseas as well. Those
Read moreFBI paid top dollar to hack San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone
The FBI has given a clue as to how much it paid an undisclosed hacker to break into the San Bernadino, Calif., shooter’s iPhone after Apple refused to help. By Lucy Schouten Article Reprint Searching
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