Omaha police union says members are 'uncomfortable' with 911 hire, city may seek other options The 911 partnership between Douglas County and the city of Omaha may be on the line, over the new deputy director.The county hired Greg Gonzalez, a former Omaha deputy police chief, and they defend ... 03/27/2024 - 4:10 pm | View Link
New York police officer fatally shot during traffic stop NEW YORK — A New York City police officer was shot and killed Monday during a traffic stop, the city’s mayor said. It marked the first slaying of an NYPD officer in two years. “We lost one of our sons ... 03/25/2024 - 4:33 pm | View Link
Former Obama fundraiser calls Trump's fine 'so wrong,' attempt to inflict 'pain' before NY loses in appeal Peebles, a Miami Beach real estate developer, underlined he's been a supporter of James for a long time and praised her support for minority-owned businesses since her time representing Fort ... 03/21/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
Former Boston Police commissioner Ed Davis auditing safety, security at Brockton High School The former Boston Police commissioner who led the city department at the time of the 2013 Marathon bombings is conducting an audit at Brockton High School, embroiled by student violence that ... 03/21/2024 - 8:21 am | View Link
Google helped boost Obama, Clinton presidential runs while censoring Republicans: report In 2008, MRC alleged that Google threw its support behind then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as he faced off against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. According to the MRC report ... 03/18/2024 - 6:05 am | View Link
New York Times: “Trump Media & Technology Group — the owner of Truth Social, the site Mr. Trump uses to rally his backers and blast his opponents — could present a new, fairly straightforward route for foreign leaders or special interests to try to influence him. Should he retain his control of the company while in office, the ethical questions that arose from Mr.
A new Fox News poll finds 59% of Americans think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, up from the previous high of 57% in September 2022.\
Voters oppose a 15-week ban by 11 points (54% oppose vs. 43% favor), which is in direct contrast with results in 2023 when it was favored by 12 points (42% oppose vs.
Paul Kane: “In their pursuit of ideological purity, these conservatives have repeatedly forced Johnson’s hand to make deals with Democrats. For must-pass legislation, Johnson uses a legislative calendar that brings bills to the floor that cannot be amended, get very little debate and need a two-thirds majority — which usually requires anywhere from 180 to 200 Democrats and another 80 to 100 Republicans.”
“Thus, these far-right Republicans have assured an anti-conservative outcome, over and over, leading to bills approved by the Senate’s Democratic majority and a dozen to two dozen mainstream Republicans.”
“When conservative icon Matt Schlapp announced Tuesday that the sexual battery and defamation lawsuit against him was dropped, he and his allies were quick to note that the ordeal ended without him or the American Conservative Union—the right-wing organization he runs—paying his accuser a single dollar,” the Daily Beast reports.
“But what Schlapp didn’t disclose was that the Republican operative who sued him was, in fact, paid to drop the lawsuit, according to two people with knowledge of the payout.
“A super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential bid said it raised over $2 million following the candidate’s official announcement of his running mate,” The Hill reports.
“Facing a potentially devastating Democratic defection in the Senate, the White House is ramping up its fight to confirm an embattled judicial nominee who would be the first Muslim American to serve as a U. S. federal appeals court judge,” NBC News reports.
“The White House is touting a wave of new law enforcement endorsements for Adeel Mangi to the 3rd U.