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Justice Gun Dealers May Actually Have To Pay For Some Of The Carnage They Cause In Seattle by Ian Millhiser Dec 23, 2015 10:37 am CREDIT: AP Photo/Brennan Linsley A National Rifle Association lawsuit seeking to immunize gun dealers from a recently enacted tax was rejected by a state trial court on Tuesday. If…
In a step toward gun safety, the attorney general of Virginia, Mark Herring, announced on Tuesday that his state would stop recognizing concealed-carry permits from states whose permit laws don’t meet Virginia’s standards. Virginia law bars anyone convicted of or facing charges for stalking, currently under a restraining or protective order, convicted of assault or…
Polls may be underestimating Donald Trump’s support, according to intriguing new research that says the Republican front-runner benefits from a “social desirability bias”—some people who plan to vote for him are too embarrassed to admit it. The study, published Monday by Morning Consult, found that Trump fares about six percentage points better among likely Republican…
Hillary Clinton has noted, at Tuesday night’s Democratic debate in Las Vegas, that electing a woman as president of the United States would be a historic first. She also, it seems fair to say, just became the first presidential candidate to make reference during a debate to how long it takes women to pee. Anderson…
Story highlights The dig at Trump comes after he attacked Clinton in a Monday night rally The campaign used Palmieri’s Twitter account to serve as its only reaction “We are not responding to Trump but everyone who understands the humiliation this degrading language inflicts on all women should. #imwithher,” Clinton Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri tweeted…
“Even a race to Obama, she was gonna beat Obama. I don’t know who would be worse, I don’t know, how could it be worse? But she was going to beat — she was favored to win — and she got schlonged, she lost, I mean she lost,” Trump said, using a vulgar Yiddish word…
Bernie Sanders nearly matched Hillary Clinton’s fundraising in the last quarter – raising an eye-popping $26 million to Clinton’s $28 million – and multiple sources on Clinton’s team told POLITICO they expect him to beat her when the next financial disclosures are filed next week. | AP Photo Clinton donors say Sanders is raising more…
“Aaaaaaaaand Hillary just terrified everyone with an internet connection,” whistleblower Edward Snowden tweeted Saturday night, during the third Democratic presidential debate. Aaaaaaaaand Hillary just terrified everyone with an internet connection. #DemDebate — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) December 20, 2015 Snowden, who worked for a private contractor with the National Security Agency (NSA), leaked documents in 2013…
The Democratic debate Saturday night featured familiar themes: Bernie Sanders hit Hillary Clinton as beholden to Wall Street, Clinton hit Sanders as soft on gun control, Martin O’Malley had a tough time getting a word in edgewise — as this sad exchange with moderator Martha Raddatz demonstrates: O’MALLEY: Martha, may I — Martha, may I… RADDATZ: No,…
Police say a 15-year-old high school football player was killed by stray bullets as he shielded three teenage girls from gunshots. (Reuters) When the shooting began Thursday night in Knoxville, Tenn., Zaevion Dobson faced a split-second choice: run away and save himself, or use his body as a shield to protect those around him. Nobody…