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Modern-Day Outlaws, ‘Sovereign Citizens’ Threaten The Rule Of Law

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 06/24/2024 - 4:00am

Darrell Brooks, a sovereign citizen who represented himself in his criminal trial, was found guilty of killing six people by driving an SUV through a parade in Wisconsin in November 2021.
(Angela Peterson / Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

In May 2024, an Oklahoma man was arrested and charged with kidnapping and murdering two women, becoming the fifth member of an anti-government group called “God’s Misfits” to face such charges.

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Watchdog Group, GOP U.S. House Members Blast ‘Reckless’ Earmark Spending

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 06/17/2024 - 7:00am

A potbelly pig, named Poppy, pictured Wednesday at a press conference opposing earmarks.
(Lia Chien / States Newsroom)

WASHINGTON – A group opposed to wasteful government spending and a handful of U.S. House Republicans warned at a Wednesday press event that project-specific spending known as earmarks was contributing to an increase in the national debt.

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Politics Is Still Both Local And Personal – But Only For Independents, Not For Democrats Or Republicans

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 06/17/2024 - 5:00am

Independent voters who live in communities with lots of gun violence are very concerned about gun safety and gun regulations, our research has found. That should not be surprising.

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Republicans Stick To Attacking Criminal Justice System, Echoing Trump, After Hunter Biden Conviction

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 06/17/2024 - 4:00am

This combo image shows President Joe Biden, left, Jan. 5, 2024 and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, right, Jan. 19, 2024.
(AP Photo)

PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans are responding to Hunter Biden's conviction on federal gun charges with some version of, “That’s it?”

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President Joe Biden Faces First Lawsuit Over New Asylum Crackdown At The Border

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 06/17/2024 - 3:00am

Asylum seekers wait for appointments through the CBP One app to apply for asylum in the United States in a shelter for migrants, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, in Tijuana, Mexico.
(Gregory Bull / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over President Joe Biden’s recent directive that effectively halts asylum claims at the southern border, saying it differs little from a similar move by the Trump administration that was blocked by the courts.

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US Reporter Evan Gershkovich, Jailed In Russia On Espionage Charges, To Stand Trial, Officials Say

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 06/17/2024 - 2:00am

MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been jailed for over a year in Russia on espionage charges, will stand trial in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, where he was detained, authorities said Thursday.

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Republican IVF Bill Fails In U.S. Senate

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 06/17/2024 - 1:00am

Sarah Brown, from Birmingham, Ala., holds a sign in support of IVF treatments during a rally advocating for IVF rights outside the Alabama State House on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 in Montgomery, Ala. Brown has two children, age three and one, who were conceived using IVF at Birmingham Fertility center.
(Stew Milne / AP Images for RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association)

WASHINGTON — Alabama Republican Sen. Katie Britt’s efforts to pass legislation that would block Medicaid funding from going to states that ban in vitro fertilization were unsuccessful Wednesday when Democrats blocked the bill from advancing.

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In A West Bank Refugee Camp, Israel's Raids Fuel The Militancy It Tries To Stamp Out

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 06/10/2024 - 6:00am

Samer Jaber, father of Abu Shujaa, a military commander of the Islamic Jihad group, pauses for a picture during an interview with the Associated Press, in the West Bank refugee camp of Nur Shams, near Tulkarem, on May 20, 2024.
(Nasser Nasser / AP Photo)

NUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — An Israeli army raid in April set off a near three-day gunbattle with Palestinian militants. By the time it was over, homes had been blasted to rubble and many residents had fled.

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RFK Jr. Does Not Belong On The Debate Stage

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 06/10/2024 - 5:00am

With the deadline quickly approaching for him to qualify for the June CNN presidential debate, RFK Jr. has yet to meet the commonsense qualifications that CNN has set for participants. Which is at it should be. He doesn't belong on the stage. His candidacy is at best a distraction and at worst a spoiler. What it most certainly is not is a serious bid for the presidency.

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Hunter Biden's Ex-Wife And Former Girlfriend Testify At Trial About Finding His Drug Paraphernalia

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 06/10/2024 - 3:00am

Hunter Biden, left, arrives at federal court with his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Wilmington, Del.
(Matt Slocum / AP Photo)

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden's ex-wife and a former girlfriend testified Wednesday in his gun trial about finding his crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia, and jurors saw photos of the president's son bare-chested in a bubble bath and heard about his visit to a strip club.