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The US may have used months of solitary confinement to “pressure” jailed Russian gun activist Maria Butina into pleading guilty, international law attorney and former Pennsylvania State Senator Bruce Marks told RT.
- ‘Democrat spin machine’: Trump says SNL ‘can't be legal’ & should be tried in court system
Donald Trump has lashed out at Saturday Night Live, suggesting its “one-sidedness” should be tested in courts. It comes after SNL did a take on the film “It's a Wonderful Life” which imagined a world where Trump wasn’t president. - Just Messing: Twitter outrage at Bernie Sanders being cast as a JUDAS to Hillary ‘Jesus’ Clinton
Actor Debra Messing has been slammed over reposting a tweet which boldly refers to Hillary Clinton as being a “modern-day Jesus” who was “betrayed and crucified” by Judas – also known as Bernie Sanders. - RIP Obamacare? Federal judge strikes down Affordable Care Act as ‘unconstitutional’
A Texas federal judge has struck down the Affordable Care Act, ruling it can not be classed as a tax without a penalty for those who don’t buy health insurance. Without that penalty, he wrote, “Obamacare” is unconstitutional. - Trump appoints budget director and self-proclaimed ‘right-wing nutjob’ Mulvaney as chief of staff
Trump has appointed Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget director, to temporarily replace John Kelly as his chief of staff. Mulvaney is a longtime friend of the financial sector and a self-described “right-wing nutjob.”
- Outgoing House speaker Paul Ryan pilloried for hypocrisy of parting nod to Irish migrants
Outgoing Republican House speaker Paul Ryan is being accused of hypocrisy and nepotism, for championing Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies yet pushing to loosen visa requirements for migrants from his family’s homeland. - ‘Democrat spin machine’: Trump says SNL ‘can't be legal’ & should be tried in court systemDonald Trump has lashed out at Saturday Night Live, suggesting its “one-sidedness” should be tested in courts. It comes after SNL did a take on the film “It's a Wonderful Life” which imagined a world where Trump wasn’t president.
- Butina may have pleaded guilty under ‘pressure’ & in order to get back home – ex-state senator to RTThe US may have used months of solitary confinement to “pressure” jailed Russian gun activist Maria Butina into pleading guilty, international law attorney and former Pennsylvania State Senator Bruce Marks told RT.
- Just Messing: Twitter outrage at Bernie Sanders being cast as a JUDAS to Hillary ‘Jesus’ ClintonActor Debra Messing has been slammed over reposting a tweet which boldly refers to Hillary Clinton as being a “modern-day Jesus” who was “betrayed and crucified” by Judas – also known as Bernie Sanders.
- RIP Obamacare? Federal judge strikes down Affordable Care Act as ‘unconstitutional’A Texas federal judge has struck down the Affordable Care Act, ruling it can not be classed as a tax without a penalty for those who don’t buy health insurance. Without that penalty, he wrote, “Obamacare” is unconstitutional.
- ‘Unregistered foreign agent’: Clinton Foundation oversight panel hears explosive testimony
Fraud investigators have exposed the Clinton Foundation’s alleged misdeeds in a Congressional hearing, describing it as a de facto “foreign agent” devoted not to charity but to “advancing the personal interests of its principals.” - Trump appoints budget director and self-proclaimed ‘right-wing nutjob’ Mulvaney as chief of staffTrump has appointed Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget director, to temporarily replace John Kelly as his chief of staff. Mulvaney is a longtime friend of the financial sector and a self-described “right-wing nutjob.”
- Hidden ‘for decades’: Johnson & Johnson may have known about ‘carcinogens’ in baby powder since 1971
Johnson & Johnson knew “for decades” that their talcum baby powder contained asbestos and worked to conceal it from federal regulators and the public, an investigation by Reuters has found. - Ocasio-Cortez suggests Kushner would only be made chief of staff because he’s Trump’s son-in-law
Newly elected Democratic Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has mocked the idea that Jared Kushner might become Donald Trump's new chief of staff, calling it rather convenient since he's the president's son-in-law. - ‘Crass & offensive’: Mika Brzezinski apologizes on-air for Mike Pompeo ‘butt boy’ comment
MSNBC’s Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski has apologized on air for using a “vulgar” homophobic slur when criticizing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s attitude towards Saudi Arabia and the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. - US diplomats did suffer ear damage after mysterious illness at Cuba embassy - doctors
More than two dozen diplomats stationed at the US embassy in Cuba suffered genuine in-ear damage after a mystery illness caused “intense” pain and dizziness, a study by the doctors who first treated them found. - Officials’ fault or parents’ neglect? 7yo migrant child dies in custody after crossing US border
The death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl in US border patrol custody has triggered discussions. While some blame migration officials, others slam her parents who took her on a dangerous journey.
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