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If Trump Wants To Start A Nuclear War, Can Anyone Stop Him?

In the waning days of Richard Nixon’s administration, when he had sunken into depression and heavy drinking, his secretary of defense told Pentagon officials to check with him before executing any nuclear launch order from the distraught president. Four decades later, the story suggesting a check on nuclear strikes may seem like comfort for those […]

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Far-right shouts ‘Coup!’ as Bannon ousted from White House

Leaders of the far-right movement raged against Steve Bannon’s ouster from the White House, warning that the West Wing is now dominated by fake conservatives led by President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner. “It’s a full on coup now, guys,” well-known far-right activist Mike Cernovich said Friday in a live video

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Nancy Pelosi backs effort to censure Donald Trump

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi threw her support Friday behind an effort to censure President Trump over his response to the violent clashes in Charlottesville. Mrs. Pelosi, California Democrat, announced she backs the resolution authored by Reps. Jerry Nadel, Bonnie Watson Coleman and Pramila Jayapal that seeks to officially rebuke Mr. Trump. “The president’s repulsive

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Republicans cheer Bannon exit but warn Trump still needs to change

WASHINGTON — Republicans exhaled on Friday after President Donald Trump ousted controversial strategist Steve Bannon from the White House — a move that will help ease lawmakers’ return to Washington after a damaging and polarizing period many blame in part on the former Breitbart chairman. “I, for one, am relieved he will no longer be

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Roger Taney statue removed from Maryland State House grounds overnight

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Under the cover of night, a work crew removed the statue of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney — author of the infamous Dred Scott decision — from the grounds of the State House, ending the monument’s 145-year prominent perch in Annapolis. At 12:20 a.m. Friday, flatbed trucks with equipment

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Fox CEO James Murdoch criticizes Trump over response to Charlottesville

James Murdoch, chief executive of Fox News’ parent company, became the latest corporate leader to blast President Donald Trump over his response to the recent racially charged attack in Charlottesville, Va. “hat we watched this last week in Charlottesville and the reaction to it by the president of the United States concern all of us

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White Nationalism Is Now ‘State-Sanctioned’ Under Trump

It wasn’t difficult for any other living president in recent American history to decry the racism and violence displayed by the alt-right at Saturday’s white supremacy rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia. Their rejections were swift—their words were clear. Within the span of just a few days, former presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George Bush and his

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Richard Spencer Demands Respect On Israeli TV

Speaking in an interview on Israeli television, white nationalist Richard Spencer Wednesday said Jews were “overrepresented” when challenged on antisemitism, adding Jews and Israelis should respect him despite his supremacist views. Spencer, who has previously courted Israeli media, despite engaging in Holocaust denial and refusing to condemn Hitler, made the remarks while speaking to Israeli

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Middle East, USA

Cutting off white supremacists: Apple Pay, Cloudflare and PayPal join the trend

NEW YORK — Apple, Cloudflare and PayPal have joined the parade of companies cutting off services to white nationalists after an anti-racist counter-protester was killed and others were injured in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend. In statements circulated among employees and published online, the companies condemned hate groups and distanced themselves from President Donald Trump’s assertions

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Elvis’ grandchildren gather to honor The King in somber ceremony

Screenshot – Lisa Marie Presley It’s hard to believe that it’s been 40 years since the passing of one of the most iconic figures in music. Elvis Presley passed away on August 15, 1977 and, since then, his loyal fans have flocked to his Graceland home in Memphis, Tennessee, to feel closer to “The King.”

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, USA