Logan Township Police are responding to an active shooter situation at a UPS facility in Gloucester County, the latest in America’s epidemic of gun violence in which 35,000 people die in this country each year. Gloucester County officials report that…
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Trump shutdown weakens American cybersecurity
The partial shutdown of the US federal government, now approaching three weeks, is having at least one impact not felt during the shutdowns of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. As our online lives have grown dramatically in the last couple…
Non-denial denial
After a blockbuster report in the New York Times asserted that FBI agents opened a counter intelligence investigation to determine if Donald Trump has been working on behalf of Russia against American interests, the administration failed to forthrightly deny that…
Mueller’s investigation eyes shady pro-Trump super PAC
The pro-Trump super PAC Rebuilding America Now is reportedly under scrutiny in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election but from its inception, the group has engaged in dubious legal maneuvers. The super PAC’s close…
Hundreds call for Sanders: Run, Bernie, Run!
Hundreds of grassroots activists at more than 400 house parties today called on Senator Bernie Sanders to enter the 2020 presidential race, which is filling up with contenders as the progressive hero weighs his opitions. Sanders supporters across the country…
Texan Julian Castro joins Democratic presidential race
Julian Castro, a former San Antonio mayor and federal secretary of Housing and Urban Development, announced his White House bid today, making him the first Hispanic in a crowded field of Democrats vying to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.…
Tulsi Gabbard is promising A Bright Future in a campaign for president in 2020
Tulsi Gabbard announced on January 11, 2019, that she would seek the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020 promising A Bright Future for America if she is elected leader of the free world. Gabbard has been…
‘King Trump’ says he will govern by martial law
As the partial government shutdown enters Day 21, federal workers and furloughed contractors missed the first payday Friday as President Donald Trump attempts to push the US away from democracy by discussing the potential of declaring a national emergency. Around…
Trump picks ex-coal lobbyist as federal EPA administrator
President Donald Trump formally nominated Andrew Wheeler to be Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, as the federal government shutdown entered its 20th day, with no end in sight. Former EPA chief Scott Pruitt got booted from his EPA post as…
Union suing to stop ‘shutdown slavery’
A labor union that represents 150,000 employees at 33 federal agencies and departments is taking the administration to court for forcing employees to work without pay during the government shutdown. The federal government should not be allowed to spend money…