1 In 4 Cook County Adults Is ‘functionally Illiterate’

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"This is not a GOP cuckolding convention!!" screamed one man into the microphone. Damn, I thought that's exactly what it was. Judging by this reception though Trump will not speak as scheduled on Saturday and will just run away. That's what cowards always do. Source: Politico Donald Trump won’t be speaking to his usual self-selected crowd of adoring red-hatted MAGA fans when he addresses the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday. As delegates gathered at the Washington Hilton on the eve of his speech, the party’s decision to host the former president, which had split the organization, erupted Friday into open revolt.

“Donald Trump won’t be speaking to his usual self-selected crowd of adoring red-hatted MAGA fans when he addresses the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday,” Politico reports. “As delegates gathered at the Washington Hilton on the eve of his speech, the party’s decision to host the former president, which had split the organization, erupted Friday into open revolt.

“Jurors in Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption case cannot see evidence prosecutors have called ‘critical’ to part of their case, a federal judge ruled Friday,” Politico reports. “The decision puts a hole in prosecutors’ ability to prove their central claim: that the New Jersey Democrat took bribes to help send billions of dollars of American military aid to Egypt.”

“Donald Trump on Thursday during his campaign rally in the Bronx invited up on stage two rappers who have been indicted over an alleged conspiracy to commit murder,” CNN reports. “During his campaign speech, Trump introduced rappers Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow, whose legal names are Michael Williams and Tegan Chambers, and invited them up on stage with him to say a few words.”

Stephen Schwarzman — chairman, CEO and co-founder of Blackstone, the private equity and real estate giant — will support Donald Trump as a “vote for change,” Axios reports. New York Times: “Mr. Schwarzman, a lifelong Republican and megadonor to the party, had stuck by Mr. Trump after his defeat in 2020 and the Jan.