The Squandering of America’s Military Might

Former attorney general Dominic Grieve says Israel is not entitled to shut mission in occupied Palestinian territory * UK politics live – latest updates Israel does not have a legal right to act on its plan to close the British consulate in East Jerusalem, the former attorney general Dominic Grieve has advised the UK Foreign Office. Israel has said it intends to shut the consulate on 8 October in response to the sweeping ban on trade with goods from Israeli settlements announced by the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, this month. Continue reading...

Kowtowing to tyrants makes him think he’s strong.

The Trump administration is set to launch another overtly political campaign ad funded by taxpayer dollars, attacking the “fake news media” and “the sick political class that hates our country.”

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The filing says the public docket still shows no Answer and no Notice of Compliance after Judge Sullivan's Sept. 24 deadlines.

Fired at 17 for leaking secrets. Served a cybercrime ring. Named by the Social Security whistleblower. Now the government's model employee.

Fired at 17 for leaking secrets. Served a cybercrime ring. Named by the Social Security whistleblower. Now the government's model employee.

Successfully emailed to all 3,502 state legislators along with the 24 Democratic governors, and mailed in print with a personal letter to 1,519 legislators and every governor. Meetings are next.

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Would a diesel export ban actually lower fuel prices? The White House is floating a temporary ban on U.S. diesel exports, and the pitch sounds simple: keep the diesel here, and prices fall for…

A new report says that tax code makes so that charitable giving by the ultra-wealthy doesn't help the poor so much as it protects the rich.

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And what economists say we should spend. Hint: we're nowhere close.