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2 Republican Senators Propose Giving States Option to Keep Obamacare
On Monday, two Senate Republicans said that U.S. states should be allowed to stay in the Obamacare medical-insurance program if they choose to. Donald Trump and congressional Republicans made campaign promises to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and since the new session of Congress started and Trump became president, they have…
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Lawsuit by Ethics Experts Claims Trump’s Overseas Interests Violate Constitution
A lawsuit was filed in federal court Monday by a team of ethics experts and legal scholars alleging that President Donald Trump’s overseas businesses violate the Constitution’s emoluments clause, which prohibits presidents from taking money from foreign governments. NPR reports that the group says it’s asking the court “to stop Trump from violating the Constitution…
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Federal Judge Denies Mich. Attorney General’s Attempt to Join Lawsuit With Flint Residents
A federal judge has denied Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s attempt to side with Flint residents in a lawsuit against the state that compels the door-to-door delivery of bottled water for residents without a properly installed water filter. U.S. District Judge David Lawson called Schuette’s attempt “superficial posturing,” and said it created a “troubling ethical…
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Armed Men Detained Outside Home of Texas Woman Arrested in Viral Video
Police in Fort Worth, Texas, detained and released three men armed with assault rifles Saturday outside the home of the woman who made news when a video showing a police officer antagonizing and then arresting her and her two daughters went viral. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that police were dispatched to the location to…
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Here’s Why Reggie Bush Is Trending
Reggie Bush hasn’t been very good at running the football lately, but he’s been very good at running these streets. Hiyoooooo! Here’s the latest on Bush’s shenanigans: So Bush is married and has a wife (she looks a lot like his old girlfriend Kim Kardashian, which isn’t hard because they both look plastic-y). Anyway, ol’…
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Baltimore Mom Furious After School Dental Program Removes Child’s Teeth Without Her Knowledge
When Shanda Flemming signed a permission slip regarding a dental program that was visiting her son’s school, she thought she was agreeing to a simple routine cleaning. However, as WJZ reports, the Baltimore mother was in for a rude awakening after her third-grader came home from school with not one, not two, but three of…
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Patrol Car of Slain Orlando, Fla., Officer Vandalized
The patrol car that Orlando, Fla., Police Lt. Debra Clayton was driving before she was gunned down while trying to capture an accused murderer has been vandalized, the Orlando Police Department has revealed, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Clayton’s patrol car has been parked outside police headquarters since her shooting death Jan. 9, with mourners…
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Gregg Popovich Just Maxine Water’d President Trump
Don’t ask San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich anything about Donald Trump or this election or the state of affairs of this country if you aren’t ready to hear the real. Before the Spurs took on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night, Pop was asked his thoughts about the women’s marches that were happening around…
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Texas Appeal to Revive Strict Voter-ID Requirements
Score 1 for voting-rights advocates. On Monday the Supreme Court of the United States refused to hear an appeal by Texas that sought to bring back the state’s strict voter-identification requirements, which had been found to disproportionately affect minorities, Reuters reports. In July 2016, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the 2011…