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POTUS Targets His Predecessor

President Donald Trump unleashed some serious allegations Tuesday morning toward his predecessor, former President Barack Obama. The president accused Obama of inciting the raucous town halls and leaks stemming from several federal agencies in an interview with Fox News’ “Fox & Friends.” Fox News host Brian Kilmeade initially targeted Obama in his interview with the […]

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Charting the anti-Semitic surge: February 28, 2017

Bipartisan House taskforce on anti-Semitism resumes in wake of recent incidents (JNS.org) The U.S. House of Representatives announced Monday, Feb. 27, its relaunch of a bipartisan taskforce for combating anti-Semitism in response to the recent bomb threats at Jewish community centers and vandalism at Jewish cemeteries. The lawmakers heading the taskforce include U.S. Reps. Nita Lowey

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Rumors Persist About Chelsea Clinton’s Political Career

In the wake of her mother’s shocking loss in the 2016 presidential election, Chelsea Clinton’s public profile has risen, which has led to suggestions she could mount a political career of her own. Politico reported on Clinton’s increasingly pointed Twitter account Monday while the New York Post ran an editorial over the weekend titled, “God

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White House condemns “cowardly” anti-Semitic incidents

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters that US President Donald Trump is “deeply disappointed and concerned” by recent anti-Semitic incidents in the US Monday. Spicer made the remarks at the beginning of the daily White House press briefing as part of his prepared statement. “The President remains deeply disappointed and concerned by the

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Eric Canin, Cal State lecturer, suspended for hitting College Republicans member

A faculty member at California State University, Fullerton has been suspended after striking a College Republicans member during a campus protest earlier this month. The altercation occurred Feb. 8 as pro-Palestine students and counter-protesters marched peacefully through campus. Anthropology part-time lecturer Eric Canin reportedly approached the group of counter-protesters – many of them being CSUF

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Salvadoran woman at center of Maryland lawsuit granted temporary reprieve from deportation

A Salvadoran woman at the center of a civil rights lawsuit alleging that sheriff’s deputies in Frederick County, Md., unlawfully profiled, detained and arrested her on a federal immigration warrant in 2008 was granted a reprieve Monday to remain in the country at least through this summer, her attorneys said. Roxana Orellana Santos had a

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International, USA

Immigrant to be Rep. Davis’ guest at Trump speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – To emphasize the contributions of immigrants and America’s history of welcoming refugees, Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) has invited Quinn Dang, the daughter of refugees from Vietnam, to be her guest for President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. Fleeing an oppressive regime in Vietnam, Quinn and her

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International, USA

Trump says Hollywood’s obsession with him led to best picture gaffe at the Oscars

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is often loath to accept responsibility when things go wrong, but in the case of Sunday’s Oscars broadcast, he made an exception. As he explained it Monday, it was Hollywood’s obsession with attacking him that contributed to the botched best picture announcement, calling the embarrassing episode “sad,” of course. Accounting

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA