Source: Bloomberg Politics
May 25, 2016
Sanders Says If Elected, He'll Make Democratic Party 'Wide Open'
"When I'm elected president, we're going to open the Democratic Party wide open," Bernie Sanders says at rally in Lancaster, Calif. Tells supporters: "I want each of you to march right in and make it clear that the Democratic Party is on the side of working people, not Wall Street" NOTE: Sanders has recently targeted DNC for favoring Hillary Clinton in party's presidential primary process; see related story
Crime as an issue in 2016
(Paul Mirengoff) Bill Otis wonders whether crime will be a significant issue in the 2016 presidential election. It could. Although the crime rate remains low compared to what it was in the days when crime policy was a major issue (and a winning one for Republicans), crime has spiked in many cities and drug addiction has soared. Moreover, the two presidential candidates set the issue up nicely. Donald Trump is a tough
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The Weeknd, Belly cancel Kimmel performance because of Trump
NEW YORK (AP) - R&B singer The Weeknd and rapper Belly have canceled their performance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" because Donald Trump was set to appear on the episode.
The Oscar-nominated musicians were slated to record their performance Wednesday in Los Angeles for the late-night ABC show. Belly said he ...
Afghan And Iraqi Migrants Big Winners In Newly-Revealed Green Card Spike
Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan saw biggest increase
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Crunch Report | Xiaomi Unveils Their Drone
Microsoft lays off 1,850 people, Slack hits 3 million monthly users, Boom makes your music sound like its in surround sound, Xiaomi unveils their drone and Pokemon Go launches into Beta all this on Crunch Report. Read More 
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Donald Trump suggests Democrats will dump 'crooked' Hillary Clinton for Joe Biden
Donald Trump said Wednesday that an inspector general's finding that Hillary Clinton's email broke State Department rules was "not good," and he renewed his attack on the former Cabinet official as "crooked."
But Sen. Bernard Sanders, Mrs. Clinton's first hurdle on her path to the White House, took a different ...
Obama's Admin Deletes Conflict Of Interest Disclosures For Top Bureaucrats
Conflict of interest disclosure reports filed by top federal officials were removed from public view by the Obama administration in recent months, a move that government transparency and accountability advocates condemn as a major setback. The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) reports are the primary tool that watchdog journalists, political activists and interested voters can use […]
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CNN, Fox Hosts Grill Clinton Spox on Email Report: 'If She Didn't Do Anything Wrong…'
"Well, you don't know that. How do you know that?"
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Donald Trump Parts Ways With National Political Director
Rick Wiley's duties in the Sunshine State have been shifted to another staffer.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Inside the Beltway: John Bolton's reply to Obama's Hiroshima visit
Former U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton is watching President Obama's upcoming visit to Hiroshima at week's end with a keen eye. Mr. Obama is due to visit the Japanese city on Friday, the first president to do so since the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the site 70 years ...
Amy Schumer Thinks She Looks Like The Villain From 'Matilda'
'This is how I look'
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Supercomputers supercharge NASA's simulated storms and improve hurricane forecasts
Understanding the complex order behind the apparent chaos of a tropical storm or hurricane is no easy task, but it's worthwhile to try — such storms deal death and destruction globally, and the better we know them, the better we can prepare for them. Read More 
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Six Minutes Into This Police Chase Video You'll See the Unexpected Moment We Didn't See Coming
Dash cameras showed police on an epic chase.
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A Dog's Breakfast of Genders and Species
(Steven Hayward) Forget gender categories. Last month we reported on the human being who is transitioning into a dragon, along with the prescient perception of Harry Jaffa thirty years ago that "Whether you want to belong to the human race is now a matter of personal preference." More evidence of this comes today from The Guardian: The men who live as dogs: 'We're just the same as any person on the high
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Rhode Island GOP files complaint against state lawmaker
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Republican Party has filed an ethics complaint against a state representative for failing to disclose her employment with the city of Providence on mandatory fiscal disclosure forms.
Chairman Brandon S. Bell announced Wednesday he lodged a complaint with the state Ethics Commission against ...
Watch The Trailer For The Incredible True Story 'The Infiltrator' [VIDEO]
It looks very intense
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How do you outsmart malware?
The growth of data breaches in recent months and years is in large part because of the new generation of smart malware being developed on a daily basis. Malicious actors are constantly taking advantage of technological innovations and breakthroughs to devise new ways to flood the Internet with new malware that circumvent security tools, propagate within networks and siphon critical data for… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
'Egregious Act of Collusion': Pro-Life Activist Responds to District Attorney's Office Sharing Confidential Footage With Planned Parenthood
"You don't give a witness of an event the video of the event prior to their testimony."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Trump Super PAC Chair Calls the Billionaire Out for Attacking New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez
"I'd try to be making friends."
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With All Due Respect (05/25/16)
Mark Halperin and John Heilemann are joined by, Alex Conant, former communications director for the Marco Rubio campaign, Barry Bennett, senior adviser to the Donald Trump campaign, William Galston, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Fred Davis, a Republican strategist, on "With All Due Respect."
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Lamar Smith, House Science chairman, calls on Obama administration to raise Zika travel alert
The House Science, Space and Technology Committee chairman called Wednesday on the Obama administration to raise the travel alert level for countries with high Zika virus infection rates, despite the potential impact on the Olympic Games in Brazil.
Rep. Lamar Smith, Texas Republican, said the Centers for Disease Control and ...
In Oracle vs. Google retrial, lawyers make final pitches to jury
By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Oracle Corp filed a multibillion-dollar copyright lawsuit against Google because Oracle failed in its own attempts to enter the smartphone market, a Google attorney said in closing arguments on Monday. However, an Oracle attorney accused Google of taking its intellectual property without permission and reaping huge profits as […]
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Spotify seeks more personalized playlists after Discover Weekly finds 40M users
Apple Music, Tidal, and until recently, Spotify, failed at music discovery because they stuck to a blog-style format. But Spotify has cracked the code with a Facebook News Feed-style personalized, frequently updated playlist called Discover Weekly. Spotify now says the playlists have seen 40 million unique users since launching last July. That's remarkable for a new feature,… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Ryan ready?
The House speaker is worried the split has sharpened divisions in the Republican Party, according to two people close to the lawmaker.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
The deep meaning of Ben Rhodes
(Scott Johnson) Obama national security adviser and voluble liar Ben Rhodes declined the invitation to appear before the House Oversight Committee to testify on "White House narratives on the Iran deal" last week, but Michael Doran accepted. The hearing was occasioned by David Samuels's illuminating New York Times profile of Rhodes. You may recall that White House flack Josh Earnest asserted that committee member Ken Buck and others were lying about the
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Donald Trump knocks New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez in Albuquerque
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, who chairs the Republican Governors Association, isn't getting the job done and told a crowd in Albuquerque he might make a run for governor himself.
Mr. Trump said since 2000, the number of unemployed people in Albuquerque has ...
Hillary Clinton Endorses Beyonce's Infidelity Album
'Lemonade' is all about her husband's affair
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Money transfer company TransferWise raises further $26M at $1.1B valuation
After months of rumours, TransferWise, the London headquartered money transfer startup and fintech darling, has confirmed that it has raised a further round of funding. Described as 'top-up funding', the $26 million round was led by investment management firm Baillie Gifford, with participation from existing investors. TechCrunch understands this values TransferWise at $1.1… Read More 
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School District Ignites Controversy With Proposed Restrictions on 'Leggings,' 'Skinny Jeans' and 'Other Excessively Tight-Fitting Pants'
"Finally, I'll get a chance to wear my civil war dresses."
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Protests for $15 wage expected at McDonald's headquarters
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - Protesters are expected march on McDonald's Corp. headquarters ahead of its annual shareholders meeting outside Chicago.
In addition to fast-food workers, home care, child care and other low-wage workers are expected to gather in Oak Brook on Wednesday to press their demand for a higher ...
The Importance Of A 'Tribe'
I've been attacking "tribalism" a lot lately—and I stand by that. But you can take any point too far. It would be a mistake to conflate the intrinsic desire we all have for loyalty, community, and a band of brothers—our "little platoons," as it were—with the worst kinds of toxic identity politics that are currently […]
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The UK's Deliverd launches 'Chef Box' to take food delivery service nation-wide
Deliverd, the U.K. startup that sends you restaurant-prepared dishes that you reheat at home or work, is launching a new service today that will enable it to expand to most of the country. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Microsoft is laying off 1,850 to "streamline" its smartphone business, takes $950M charge
Following last week's news of Microsoft selling off its feature phone business for $350 million, today Microsoft turned its attention to smartphones: the company announced it would lay off 1,850 staff and take a charge of $950 million, including $200 million in severance payments, as it "streamlines" the business to focus on enterprises and niche areas where it feels it… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
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