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Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, is pushing for schools to open and be “fully operational,” criticizing local districts’ plans that plan to offer in-person instruction a few days a week. By not opening schools or offering other alternatives, DeVos believes that it is a deliberate act to fail students and taxpayers. In the report by The … Read more
TikTok is undeniably one of the most popular apps, with nearly 1 billion active users to date. TikTok gave rise to many people who became celebrities, similar to that of the app Vine. Now, traditional celebrities and even famous brands such as PlayStation are premiering content on the platform. TikTok gained massive recognition, but soon, … Read more
Former Vice President and current Democrat candidate, Joe Biden, is now supportive of redirecting some of the police budget towards social services. Last month he proposed an additional $300 million for police across the country, but he just recently said he supports redirecting some of the police funding towards other programs as well. The candidate … Read more
Kanye West announced his plans to run for president this upcoming 2020 election. The famous musician is coming for Democrats and their party’s presidential hopeful Joe Biden. In his wide-ranging interview with Forbes and tweets, West announced that he’s planning to become the next American leader and why he believes he’s a worthy candidate to … Read more
Billionaire George Soros shows support towards the Democratic party as he doubles his 2016 election spending. Public records show that for the 2020 race, Soros has sent $40 million to the super PAC known as Democracy PAC. Once again, this shows his efforts to remove President Donald Trump from his position. The Washington Free Beacon reports … Read more
A video showing what appears to be Tom Cruise in a campaign video, running across a desert and listing a lot of his movies is making rounds on social media and now people think he’s running for president. The video in question really does look like Tom Cruise, but it’s actually a comedian/impersonator named Miles … Read more
On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” “2020 Politics War Room,” co-host James Carville repeats his prediction last week and delves on it. His theory? President Donald Trump could drop out of the presidential race before November. In the article by MarketWatch, the Democratic strategist suggested that Republican senators will try to distance themselves from the current president this … Read more
This Wednesday, Senate Democrats presented a proposal to extend the enhanced unemployment benefits. This action plan will occur until a drop in a state-s unemployment rate happens when it would phase out. In the news article by CNBC, Congress approved the additional $600 per week in federal unemployment insurance last March. The addition is on top … Read more
In a statement released on Tuesday, the Pentagon informed the public of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. military personnel from Germany. The withdrawn troops will be redeployed elsewhere. However, the specifics on where they would be deployed have not been relayed. CNBC reported Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman’s speech. Hoffman said, “The Secretary of Defense … Read more
Amy McGrath took over the Democratic Senate primary fight in Kentucky. The former Marine was able to beat state Rep. Charles Booker, though it wasn’t a landslide victory. Part of her victory was due to the flood of absentee ballots. Thousands of votes were mailed after Booker led the polls. The New York Post reports Booker’s rise … Read more
In a “Dear Colleagues” letter this Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi alerted members of the extension of proxy voting. Pelosi stated that the voting would be extended through mid-August in the house. As stated in the article by Roll Call, House Sergeant-at-Arms Paul D. Irving, in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician, notified Pelosi … Read more
President Donald Trump receives a temporary ban from Twitch. The live streaming company created this high-profile suspension, citing “hateful conduct.” In their statement, Twitch declared that Trump’s account was found guilty of having “offending content.” The Verge reported that one of the streams that caused the suspension came from one of Trump’s rally in which … Read more
New York’s City Mayor Bill de Blasio announces his plan to deduct $1.5 billion from the NYPD budget. According to the Epoch Times, this cut is caused by a budget shortfall, but comes also amid cries to defund police. The economic shutdown is in response to the current epidemic that shut down the economy. However, the … Read more
A California resident finds herself in hot waters after she posted a photo of a Starbucks Barista on her social media page. Her Facebook post aimed to shame Lenen Gutierrez for denying her coffee under the “No Mask, No Transaction” Policy implemented in all restaurants. In the caption, she wrote, “Meet Lenen from Starbucks who refused … Read more
The Biden Cancer Initiative, established in 2017, has reportedly paid millions to some of the top executives, but much less to cure or stop cancer in comparison. Former Vice President and current Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden founded the nonprofit organization. However, it was later proven that the money did not go to cancer patients … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — The city council has voted unanimously and approved a measure leading to abolish the police department in their city. This comes after nationwide protests and civil unrest, particularly calls to defund police and law enforcement in general. The city council vote was 12-0 in favor of leading towards abolishing the police department. This … Read more
Business owners in Seattle have filed a class-action lawsuit against the city in regards to the “Occupied” protest zone. The area is known as “CHOP” and previously known as “CHAZ” – but it’s causing problems for business owners and some of them have resorted to legal action against the city of Seattle. The class-action lawsuit … Read more
Dixie Chicks have announced that they will officially change their name amid the current cultural environment regarding protests for racial justice. The band, which consists of Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, and Martie Maguire from now on, will be called “The Chicks.” This Thursday, they changed their website URL and Instagram handle. Their Wikipedia page has … Read more
American entrepreneur and billionaire Mike Cuban goes against Sean Hannity in his live appearance on the media personality’s show. Cuban is leaning towards former Vice President Joe Biden against current U.S. President Donald Trump. He believes that Biden is ready to be a president while Trump, as he claimed, only “wants to run a campaign.” … Read more
A classic movie that was once removed from HBO Max makes its return, but comes with a little bit extra. ‘Gone With The Wind’ was previously pulled from the catalog amid the protests and calls for racial justice, but now HBO Max is bringing it back. ‘Gone With The Wind’ was pulled when civil rights … Read more
It was the late 1970’s and then Senator Joe Biden had voted in support of allowing racially segregated private schools to retain their tax exempt status. This vote came with quite the push-back from activists and civil rights groups. It also put Joe Biden in somewhat of a showdown or at odds with the Carter … Read more
Michael Flynn lands a victory as an appeals court has ordered a judge to dismiss his case. It was the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia who ordered that a federal judge will, or must, dismiss the case against Michael Flynn, who is the former national security advisor for President Donald … Read more
The current cultural and civil unrest pushed out an investment advisory company from Seattle to move its headquarters to Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor. Smead Capital Management’s President and CEO Cole Smead told KTAR News 92.3 FM that despite Seattle having lower taxes, the quality of life is said to be better in Phoenix. He told the news outlet, … Read more
France’s history is safe for now as President Emmanuel Macron stated his country will not allow any sort of “false rewriting of history” and that colonial-era statues will remain where they are. Macron also made a strong statement to be tough against bigotry and racism, but stressed that protesters or rioters would not be permitted … Read more
A recent report by the New York Times suggested that former President George W. Bush would not support or vote for President Donald Trump in the upcoming election. A spokesperson for George W. Bush has posted a message on Twitter saying that the story on NYT is “completely made up” and explains that the former … Read more
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has spoken out and defends the efforts of protesters calling for the demand to defund the police amid the George Floyd protests. The calls for defunding police stem from the far-left as they suggest it is a way to go against police brutality and even racial injustice. However, it appears defunding … Read more
Virginia’s Democratic governor Ralph Northam will announce the removal of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. It will be taken down from Monument Ave, a statue that has been up since about 1890. The date of removal is unknown. Northam made his details known during a press conference this week. He said, “it’s time to acknowledge … Read more