• ‘At the United Nations, the flag of human rights still flies at half-mast’

    For nearly 80 years, US officials at the UN have reliably and loyally raised their hands to veto any resolution to prevent or limit genocide when that resolution challenges US or Israel’s dominance.

  • Why are flags at half-staff in Ohio?

    Gov. Mike DeWine’s office on Tuesday announced the death of former Ohio Department of Transportation director Jerry Wray, and ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in his honor.

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    Why are flags at half-staff in Florida?

    Flags flew at half-staff on Thursday in memory of former Florida Governor

  • Judge Hasn't Ruled on Trump's Graduation Request

    On the first day of his criminal fraud trial in New York, former President Donald Trump requested that the judge not hold court proceedings on May 17 -- the day of his youngest son's high school graduation. The judge did not rule on the request, saying he preferred to wait to see how the trial unfolds.

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    Trump has an unusual request on trial Day 1

    CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The first ever criminal trial of a former US president got underway in state court in Manhattan on Monday with the difficult task of finding an impartial jury to sit for a trial that could last months. Despite the high stakes of prosecuting the presumptive Republican

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    Trump has an unusual request on trial Day 1

    CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The first ever criminal trial of a former US president got underway in state court in Manhattan on Monday with the difficult task of finding an impartial jury to sit for a trial that could last months. Despite the high stakes of prosecuting the presumptive Republican

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    Trump has an unusual request on trial Day 1

    CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The first ever criminal trial of a former US president got underway in state court in Manhattan on Monday with the difficult task of finding an impartial jury to sit for a trial that could last months. Despite the high stakes of prosecuting the presumptive Republican

  • Are Democrats really poised to overcome Trump’s momentum?

    Michael Lind has written a provocative commentary, partly in response to John Judis and Ruy Texeira’s recent book, “Where Have All the Democrats Gone?” Lind would have us believe that the Democratic Party will do better in November than its naysayers suggest. Contrary to what Texiera-Judis maintain, namely that the Democrats have lost their traditional working-class base and may no longer be flourishing among racial minorities, the Dems supposedly have the wind at their back. The only reliable...

  • Avenatti calls Trump a ‘victim of the system’ in interview from prison

    Former attorney Michael Avenatti ripped into the hush money case against former President Trump, arguing it was politically motivated to prevent the former president from taking back the Oval Office in November. "I certainly see [Trump] as a victim of the system," he said in a phone interview with Fox News Digital while in prison.

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    Flags at UL lowered to half staff for Basil Brown

    The University of Louisiana-Lafayette has announced it is remembering the life of Basil Brown by lowering the flags on campus to half staff.

  • Democrats in Trump Districts Are Outraising Republicans in Biden Districts

    Dems in Trump Districts Outraising Republicans in Biden Districts (First column, 12th story, link) Related stories:Will Kennedy play spoiler at state level? New polling says maybe

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    GOP strategist reacts to Trump’s ‘unconventional’ request

    Donald Trump’s campaign is asking Republican candidates and committees using the former president’s name and likeness to fundraise to give at least 5% of what they raise to the campaign, according to a letter obtained by CNN. CNN’s Steve Contorno and Republican strategist Rina Shah weigh in.