White House blocks news organizations from press briefing

White House blocks CNN, other news organizations from press briefing The decision struck veteran White House journalists as unprecedented in the modern era, and escalated tensions in the already fraught relationship between the Trump administration and the press. The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Politico, BuzzFeed, the BBC and the Guardian were also […]

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Trump’s First Budget Proposal Likely to Bolster Defense Spending, Cut Bureaucratic Budgets

According to the New York Times, Trump will ask Congress to dramatically increase defense spending while gutting bloated agencies like the EPA. Trump to Ask for Sharp Increases in Military Spending, Officials Say But this plan – a product of a collaboration between the Office of Management and Budget director, Mick Mulvaney; the National Economic

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Some Scientists Who Falsify Data Still Get Millions in Federal Grants

They must have been researching answers that the government was looking for.  Some Scientists Who Falsify Data Still Get Millions in Federal Grants Science Magazine reports, a new study suggests that for many U.S. researchers judged to have violated scientific misconduct rules, there is such a thing as a second chance and more federal funds.

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Police End Outreach Program Because It Could Upset ‘Kids of Color’

A Massachusetts police department has ended its “high-five” youth outreach program due to concerns that the program could potentially traumatize black children and the children of illegal immigrants. Under the Northampton Police Department’s “High Five Friday” program, uniformed police officers visited schools on a weekly basis and greeted students with high-fives as they got off the

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Wendy’s to Install 1,000 Kiosks to Lower Labor Costs

Congrats, progressives: you put all those low-paid, unskilled workers out of jobs.  Just like all the economists predicted.  But you feel better about your intentions, right?  Wendy’s to install ordering kiosks in 1,000 stores this year Last year, the kiosks were coming. It didn’t take them long to get here.Wendy’s plans to install self-ordering kiosks

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400 ‘Criminal Illegal Immigrants’ Being Released Every 10 Days by Ariz. Sheriff

Arizona Sheriff Releasing 400 “Criminal Illegal Immigrants” Every 10 Days – Judicial Watch An average of 400 “criminal illegal immigrants” are being released every 10 days by the newly elected sheriff in Arizona’s most populous county, federal law enforcement sources tell Judicial Watch, many of them violent offenders.

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House Intelligence Chair: No Evidence of Trump, Russian Ties

House intel head: ‘No evidence’ of Trump campaign contact with Russia The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on Monday rejected reports that members of President Trump’s campaign team had regular contact with Russian officials. “There is no evidence that I’ve been presented [by the intelligence community] of regular contact with anybody in the Trump

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Viola Davis Gives Self-Important, Tearful Speech: ‘We Are The Only Profession That Celebrates What It Means To Live A Life’

Really? Hollywood elites are the only profession that celebrates what it means to live a life?  There’s a lot of arrogance and chutzpah right there! Viola Davis Gives Self-Important, Tearful Speech: ‘We Are The Only Profession That Celebrates What It Means To Live A Life’ On Sunday evening, actress Viola Davis won the Best Supporting Actress

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For the First Time in History, Less Than 10% of the World’s Population Lives in Extreme Poverty

For the First Time in History, Less than 10% of Humanity Lives in Extreme Poverty | Marian L. Tupy According to the World Bank, for the first time in human history, “less than 10 percent of the world’s population will be living in extreme poverty by the end of 2015.” The bank has “used a

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