By: CAMILA DOMONOSKE Article Reprint Lawmakers in Illinois have enacted a budget for the first time in more than two years, overriding a veto by Gov. Bruce Rauner and overcoming a last-minute delay at the
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Vegas Bout To Be Lit—With the Sticky-Icky. Nevada Legalizes Recreational Marijuana Today
By: Angela Helm Article Reprint Just when you thought Vegas couldn’t get any better, it just goes ahead and keeps the party at 1,000. For the state that already has legalized prostitution and gambling, the
Read moreTrump Promised to Send the Feds Into Chicago. He Just Did
President tweets ‘crime and killings’ have reached ‘epidemic proportions’ By Jenn Gidman Article Reprint (NEWSER) – Because of “crime and killings” now at “epidemic proportions,” President Trump has sent the feds into Chicago, he tweeted Friday morning. His announcement
Read moreSarah Palin Sues New York Times for Defamation
On Tuesday evening, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin hired Hulk Hogan’s lawyers and sued the New York Times for defamation for falsely accusing her in a June 14 editorial of inciting Jared Lee Loughner to shoot Rep.
Read moreTrump: ‘I did not make, and do not have’ Comey tapes
By: ADAM KELSEY Article Reprint Despite his tweet in the aftermath of James Comey‘s dismissal in May, President Donald Trump did not make and does not have tapes of his conversations with the former FBI
Read moreFBI: Baseball shooter had list of 6 names
By Zachary Cohen and Noa Yadidi Article Reprint Washington (CNN) The shooter who attacked a GOP baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, last week carried a list with the names of six members of Congress, the FBI
Read moreCourt oversight of Chicago police reforms sought in lawsuit
Associated Press Article Reprint Several leading community groups, including a local Black Lives Matter organization, filed a class-action lawsuit against Chicago on Wednesday in a bid to bypass or even scuttle a draft agreement between
Read moreDemocrats offer prayers for Republican colleagues after shooting at congressional baseball practice
By: Kate Scanlon Article Reprint Following a shooting Wednesday morning at a Republican congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, congressional Democrats dropped what they were doing to offer prayers for their Republican colleagues.
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