Новости за 11.02.2020

A drug dealer who imported marijuanafrom California to New Jersey was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for bribing postal service mail carriers to deliver him the contraband.Glenn Blackstone bought the marijuana from a conspirator, who produced the pot in California and shipped it to New Jersey, according to federal authorities. The parcels had […]

Tiny Dixville Notch — population five — traditionally votes at one minute after midnight to start the primary. US Democrats braced for a volatile, consequential primary on Tuesday in New Hampshire as leftist Bernie Sanders and youthful challenger Pete Buttigieg fight for pole position in the race for who faces Donald Trump in November’s presidential […]

The campaigns of leading Democratic presidential candidates are not relying upon the Democratic National Committee to protect the rights of voters in the first in the nation primary. “The leading Democratic presidential campaigns have quietly banded together to run a joint voter protection program on Tuesday — a program designed to bypass a similar operation […]

Here’s another topic that has never reached a political debate stage: The Trump administration has endorsed – and is developing – cluster bombs and antipersonnel landmines that have been banned by 160 countries. Amid endless questions about the details of health plans that may never make it through future Congresses, there are lots of values-laden […]

Seven years after his surprise resignation, Benedict XVI — weakened by age but still intellectually spry — appears unable to remain in the shadow of his Argentinean successor Francis, creating the appearance of “two popes” at odds. On February 11, 2013, at the age of 85, the German intellectual Joseph Ratzinger announced in Latin to […]

The Attorney General of the United States has been facing a credibility crisis after paraphrasing special counsel Robert Mueller’s report in a manner that was later revealed to be completely misleading. Since then, Barr’s credibility problems have continued to grow as his critics say his actions show him acting like the president’s defense counsel, instead […]

Lawmakers in Utah supported a bill that decriminalizes polygamy in the state, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday. The newspaper noted the testimony of Shirlee Draper, who said she feared outsiders growing up in a polygamous community. “All of them were kidnappers,” Draper said, “because we knew that was a fate we could suffer.” “She […]

The art of hiding multi-trillions of dollars of debt has found an eager accomplice, the businessman who once proudly proclaimed, “I love debt”:  Donald J. Trump. The King of Debt is now in control of an obscure federal watchdog agency intended to prevent derivatives—complicate financial instruments that billionaire businessman Warren Buffett once described as “Weapons […]

The death toll from a new coronavirus outbreak surged past 1,000 on Tuesday as the World Health Organization warned infected people who have not travelled to China could be the spark for a “bigger fire”. The rise came after President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to a hospital in Beijing, wearing protective gear as […]

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu largely tries to keep above the partisan fray, but in a discussion with CNN’s Chris Cuomo Monday, the Republican governor found himself excusing away the president’s trade war. Sununu bragged about his economy in the state, but Cuomo called him out on neglecting to mention how President Donald Trump’s tariffs […]

MSNBC Rachel Maddow offered a fascinating analysis for what could be going on at the Department of Justice. “Attorney General William P. Barr acknowledged Monday that the Justice Department would evaluate material that Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump’s personal attorney, had gathered from Ukrainian sources claiming to have damaging information about former vice president Joe […]

On Tuesday, the Associated Press reported that some in President Donald Trump’s inner circle were hoping that Secret Service operations around the president’s rally in Manchester, New Hampshire would obstruct Democratic primary voters. “Advisers hoped that Secret Service moves in Manchester to secure the area for president would make it harder for Democratic candidates and […]

Since President Donald Trump’s acquittal in the Senate last week, many political commentators have suggested that his electoral fortunes are rising while the Democrats’ 2020 prospects are dimming. But as MSNBC’s Chris Hayes argued Monday night, these claims have been greatly exaggerated. While Trump’s poll numbers have ticked up slightly in recent days, it’s far […]

President Donald Trump held a quick New Hampshire rally Monday evening where he tried out his new attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), saying that she was “mumbling” behind him during the State of the Union Address. As one person on Twitter noted, it is a difficult claim because Pelosi was on camera the […]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told a cheering crowd estimated at around 6,000 at the Whittemore Center at Southern New Hampshire University in Durham, New Hampshire Monday night rallying in suport of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 Democratic presidential campaign that the future of the country is in their hands. “We are at a crossroads in our democracy, […]

Calls for MSNBC to fire Chuck Todd trended nationwide on Twitter after anchor likened supporters of Bernie Sander (I-VT) to Nazi Brownshirts during Monday’s “special” episode of “Meet the Press Daily.” Sanders is the first viable Jewish candidate for president — and had family members murdered by Nazis during the Holocaust. The host uncritically quoted […]

On CNN Monday, anchor Anderson Cooper ripped into Attorney General William Barr for his complicity in President Donald Trump’s ongoing scheme to milk Ukraine for opposition research. “They’re not even trying to hide it anymore,” said Cooper. “The president’s TV lawyer and former infomercial spokesman for LifeLock, Rudy Giuliani, is still digging up dirt on […]

Nearly 500 million light years away, a mysterious radio signal is repeating itself. It’s a new piece in the puzzle of fast radio bursts (FRBs) — short bursts of radio waves that are so powerful that scientists are able to detect them on Earth, despite their extragalactic origins. Fast radio bursts are hard to study because of how brief they are, […]

Nearly 500 million light years away, a mysterious radio signal is repeating itself. It’s a new piece in the puzzle of fast radio bursts (FRBs) — short bursts of radio waves that are so powerful that scientists are able to detect them on Earth, despite their extragalactic origins. Fast radio bursts are hard to study because of how brief they are, […]

If you love more federal debt, endless wars using antiquated technology, and enjoy breathing dirty air then boy oh boy has Donald Trump got a budget for you. His new plan to spend $4.8 trillion in the 2021 budget year, which begins Oct. 1, continues his massive military spending with severe cuts to almost everything […]

HBO host Bill Maher told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday that President Donald Trump has an advantage over Democrats in the 2020 presidential election because they are too woke. “Trump doesn’t have to be popular. Listen to what he always says. You have no choice,” Maher told Zakaria. “It’s just — you have to vote for me. Because he’s […]

President Donald Trump was ridiculed on Monday for a new attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi that was unveiled at a reelection campaign rally in New Hampshire. At the rally, Trump impersonated Pelosi and repeatedly complained that she distracted him by “mumbling” during his State of the Union address. MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews played a clip […]

At Monday night’s rally in New Hampshire, President Donald Trump made a new claim about the border wall: That it is being paid for with “redemption money” from immigrants. “You do know who’s paying for the wall, don’t you?” said Trump. “Redemption from illegal aliens. The redemption money is paying for the wall.” “You do […]

President Donald Trump had a lot to say about the U.S. economy during his 2020 State of the Union speech on February 4, claiming that he has turned around the dysfunctional economy he inherited from President Barack Obama, brought unemployment way down and single-handedly brought about a “blue-collar boom.” But truth be told, the United […]

Americans know President Donald Trump is an outrageous, scandal-ridden character. They knew it when he won in 2016. If Democrats want to beat him in 2020, they’ll likely have to run against by doing more than just run against him as the public disgrace that he is. They’ll have to run against him the way […]