It was always a head-scratcher: Why would TD Ameritrade, a company founded by prominent Republican donor Joe Ricketts, throw in with George Soros-backed forces intent…
Republican legislatures foil liberal ballot measures in turnaround
DENVER — A free market guy like the Independence Institute’s Jon Caldara normally doesn’t have much in common with progressives, except when it comes to ballot…
Inside the Beltway: Numbers don’t lie: Donald Trump’s doing fine
President Trump faces nonstop criticism and a hostile news media which advances one narrative after another, building their case against him with mostly anonymous sources,…
Starbucks denies rumor of discounts for immigrants
DETROIT (AP) – Starbucks Corp. is shooting down a rumor that its coffee shops will give discounted drinks and food to undocumented immigrants on Aug.…
N. Korean missiles add urgency to Hiroshima A-bomb appeals
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) – Hiroshima’s appeal of “never again” on the anniversary Sunday of the world’s first atomic bomb attack has gained urgency as North…
Lawyer: ICE used immigrant’s 9-year-old son to detain him
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Advocates for a Guatemalan native living in the U.S. illegally claim that federal immigration agents used the man’s 9-year-old son as…
Giffords: ‘Fight everyday’ against GOP health care repeal
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords urged people to “fight, fight everyday” against the on-going GOP effort to repeal the Obama-era health…
Former Democratic Texas Gov. Mark White dies at 77
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Texas Gov. Mark White, a Democrat who championed public education reforms that included the landmark “no-pass, no-play” policy for high…
Man pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud conspiracy, perjury
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) – The president of a behavioral health practice in North Carolina has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to defraud Medicaid.…
Chicago to sue US Justice Department over funding threat
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday said the city will sue the federal government in defense of its status as a so-called…