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Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green delivered a scathing speech on Tuesday condemning President Donald Trump over his description of the ongoing impeachment inquiry as "a lynching." Accusing Trump of weaponizing "racism and bigotry," Green suggested that the president's comparison of the impeachment process to "a lynching," a deadly act that has seen thousands of African Americans targeted in racist mob killings, made the U.S. leader "no better" than the Nazis or members of the Ku Klux Klan. "I rise today with a heavy heart and tears welling in my eyes, I rise. I rise because how dare the president compare lynching to impeachment," Green said in his impassioned speech from the House floor . "How dare he do this? Does he not know the history of lynching in this country? Does he not know that thousands of African-Americans were lynched?" he asked. "Does he not know this is the equivalent of murder? How dare the president compare Article 2, Section 4 of the Constitution, a lawful … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s “lynching” comment and racism make him “no better” than the Nazis and KKK, Democratic Rep. says in scathing speech

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sparred with Fox Business host Charles Payne after the financial analyst said she'd made "damning claims" that President Donald Trump's campaign had been "paying" black Americans at rallies. Payne was referencing a remark made by Ocasio-Cortez on Instagram following Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. "Donald Trump has started giving out cash to black Americans at his rallies," the progressive Democrat from New York told her followers. "He is being very deliberate in trying to look like he's being great for the black community." Posting about the comment ahead of his Wednesday afternoon show, Payne tweeted: "Whoa! @AOC making damning claims that the Trump campaign is paying Black Americans at his campaign rally. Trump must have struck a nerve during SOTU last night." Ocasio-Cortez quickly responded, tweeting out a January 29 article from Politico that first reported Trump allies were giving out cash to black voters. "I'm … [Read more...] about AOC spars with Fox Business host over report that pro-Trump group is handing out cash to black voters

Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has likened President Donald Trump's Iran strategy to white supremacy, and said his conduct speaks to the wider problem of how American leaders think and talk about foreign wars. At a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in New York on Monday, Ocasio-Cortez argued that most Americans have little interest in foreign wars but are instead being dragged into successive conflicts by a "powerful and concentrated class" that controls the political sphere. "I've been thinking a lot about when Trump tweeted that he was going to target cultural sites in Iran," Ocasio-Cortez said. This represents an "extension of white supremacy in that the goal of all of this is to erase history and to erase our understanding," the New York representative added. Trump came under fire at home and abroad earlier this month after threatening to launch airstrikes against 52 targets in Iran, including some of cultural significance. International experts have argued … [Read more...] about AOC says Trump’s threat against Iran cultural sites is “an extension of white supremacy”

As Republican leaders reportedly eye moving their main convention from North Carolina to Florida, both states have seen a spike in new infections of the novel coronavirus in recent days. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday evening that the Republican National Committee was eyeing Jacksonville, Florida as the tentative new home for its planned August convention, after officials in North Carolina would not promise to allow a packed arena amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Under the reported plan, Charlotte would still hold the lower-profile meetings of the convention, while Jacksonville would host the main event. President Donald Trump took aim at North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, on June 2, suggesting that the convention would need to be moved if the state would not allow a full-scale event to take place amid the pandemic. "Roy Cooper and his representatives refuse to guarantee that we can have use of the Spectrum Arena - Spend millions of dollars, have … [Read more...] about In North Carolina and Florida, where Republicans plan to hold the RNC, coronavirus is spiking

— -- Politicians and celebrities expressed grief and condemnation following the terror attacks in Nice, France that left at least 80 people dead and numerous others wounded. According to officials and the French president, a terrorist plowed a truck, which was "loaded with" grenades and other arms, into a large crowd during Bastille Day celebrations Thursday night. The attacker also opened fire through a window. President Barack Obama issued a statement condemning the "horrific terrorist attack." Secretary of State John Kerry , who joined French leaders today at Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, said he would continue to stand "firmly" with the French people during this time. In an interview with Fox News, presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton offered her condolences saying, "It’s terrible that France has faced too much tragedy and violence and we need to stand strongly with them." On the other side of the aisle, Donald Trump , in a series of … [Read more...] about Terror Attack on Nice: Politicians, Celebrities Offer Condolences

Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has confirmed that she is engaged to marry her partner Riley Roberts. The progressive congresswoman tweeted "It's true!" on Thursday and thanked followers "for the well wishes" in response to Insider reporter Eliza Relman sharing her article on the engagement, which featured a quote from Ocasio-Cortez confirming the news a short time earlier. The engagement was first reported by Latino Rebels correspondent Pablo Manríquez earlier in the day. A photographer for The Hill also captured an image of Ocasio-Cortez wearing what appeared to be an engagement ring on Thursday morning. Ocasio-Cortez elaborated on the engagement on Twitter later in the day, revealing that the couple became engaged during a trip to Puerto Rico about one month earlier. "We got engaged last month in my family's hometown in Puerto Rico," she added, according to Insider, in a tweet that appears to have been since deleted. "No future … [Read more...] about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is engaged to partner Riley Roberts: “It’s true!”

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has revealed she is engaged to her longtime partner, Riley Roberts. The Democratic congresswoman from New York has been spotted with an engagement ring on her finger and tweeted today that the reports are true. "It's true! Thank you all for the well wishes," she wrote on Twitter, retweeting an article from Business Insider confirming her engagement. She told the publication she got engaged in Puerto Rico in April. Ocasio-Cortez and Roberts met while at Boston University. According to a biography about Ocasio-Cortez released in March, Roberts "doesn't fit the stereotype of a politician's partner," writer Josh Gondelman says in the book, which is a compilation of essays the editors of New York magazine, People Magazine reports. "He doesn't seem focus-grouped or media-trained for state dinners and press conferences. We know he's supportive and encouraging in private," Gondelman writes. "And his expertise, as far as his public image goes, … [Read more...] about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals she is engaged

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper denied a request by special counsel John Durham’s team of prosecutors to remove a juror who’s daughter competes on the same high school sports team as the defendant’s. A woman identified as juror #5 told Cooper on Thursday that she recently discovered that her daughter competes with cybersecurity attorney Michael Sussmann’s daughter on their high school crew team. The juror said she was unaware of the connection when she was filling out her jury questionnaire last week and that the two girls, separated by a three-year age gap, are not close, according to The Washington Times . The juror said that she had never met Sussmann or his wife, and thought she could be an impartial juror despite the connection. The judge agreed, voicing disappointment that the issue couldn’t have been brought to light earlier, but saying that the juror’s willingness to come forward after finding out herself spoke to seriousness with which she approached her duty as a … [Read more...] about Sussmann Judge Rejects Prosecutors’ Protests After Juror Reveals Tie To Defendant | The Daily Wire

The desperation and suffering of young migrant children separated from their parents at the US border appear to have been captured in an audio recording. "I don't want them to stop my father. I don't want them to deport him," one child can be heard saying at the start of the clip, released by investigative nonprofit organisation ProPublica. Shouts of "Papa!... Mami!" can also be heard, while one child repeatedly pleads for someone to call her aunt, whose telephone number she has memorised and recites to officials. "I want my aunt to come so she can take me to her house," she sobs. "My mummy says that I'll go with my aunt... and that she'll come to pick me up there as quickly as possible." Will Trump push on with family separations? The ugly reality of migrant camps has prompted a furious backlash, but the president is making a cynical political calculation. The recording gives an apparent insight into the conditions on the southern US border, where … [Read more...] about Devastated children’s cries recorded at US migrant border camp

— -- Children are among the 22 killed and 59 injured in a "sickening" attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, Monday night, United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday. An 8-year-old girl named Saffie Rose Roussos is among those killed. Twelve children under the age of 16 were seriously injured, officials said. Monday's incident is being treated as a terror attack and May said the threat level remains at "severe," meaning the government considers another terror attack highly likely. Severe is level 4 out of 5, with critical being the highest. May said the attacker -- who died at the scene after using an improvised explosive device -- deliberately targeted children and young people "who should have been enjoying one of the most memorable nights of their lives." "We struggle to comprehend the warped and twisted mind that sees a room packed with young children not as a scene to cherished but as an opportunity for carnage," May said. … [Read more...] about 8-year-old among 22 dead in ‘sickening’ Manchester suicide bombing: UK prime minister