Maria Butina, a Russian gun rights activist convicted of working for the Kremlin without registering as a foreign agent, is speaking out from jail, asking the public to help with her legal expenses. Alexander Ionov, the founder of a nonprofit called the Anti-Globalization Movement, released a video of Butina’s public appeal on Instagram on Saturday….
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Kamala Harris Offers Sweeping Plan To Dock Companies That Don’t Pay Women Equally
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Monday unveiled the second major proposal of her presidential campaign: a comprehensive plan designed to punish corporations that don’t provide equal pay for female employees. Female employees usually bear the burden of suing for relief from pay discrimination in the U.S., often risking retaliation from their bosses by coming forward….
Man Charged With Urinating On Memorial For Boy Who Died Of Cancer
Two south New Jersey men are facing criminal charges after one of them allegedly filmed the other laughing while urinating on a memorial for a 9-year-old boy who died of cancer. Bryan Bellace and Daniel Flippen, both 23, were arrested on Sunday after the video taken in a Mays Landing park was flagged to the…
Muslim Members Of Congress Host A Historic Iftar In The Capitol
On Monday evening, three Muslim members of Congress ― Reps. André Carson (D-Ind.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) ― hosted a historic iftar in the U.S. Capitol to recognize the holy month of Ramadan and honor the contributions of the Muslim American community. The gathering to break that day’s Ramadan fast was the…
Vulnerable Republicans Who Backed Obamacare Repeal Aren’t As Fired Up About It Now
WASHINGTON ― In 2017, now-Arizona Sen. Martha McSally really, really wanted to repeal Obamacare. McSally, then a congresswoman, reportedly stood up in the middle of a GOP conference meeting and urged her colleagues to vote for a bill to gut the signature Democratic domestic policy achievement of the past decade, telling them to get this…
Sophie Turner Reveals She And Joe Jonas Broke Up Before Getting Married
It seems Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas took a little trip to the Heartbreak Hotel before an Elvis impersonator married them in Las Vegas earlier this month. The “Game of Thrones” star revealed to the U.K.’s The Times in an article published Monday that the couple had a brief split. “It was the worst day…
Bebe Rexha Posts Bikini Pic To Show ‘What A Real Woman Looks Like’
Pop singer Bebe Rexha took to Instagram this past weekend with a mission: To show the world “what a real woman looks like on Instagram without photoshop.” Rexha posted a bikini pic taken in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that showed off her body, but it is what wasn’t in the post that mattered more to…
San Francisco District Attorney Condemns Raid On Journalist’s Home
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón condemned a recent police raid on a journalist’s home in the city, saying he “can’t imagine a situation in which a search warrant would be appropriate.” The DA’s tweets came 10 days after San Francisco police raided a freelance video reporter’s home after he gave local television stations a…
Janet Jackson Comes ‘Full Circle’ In Las Vegas Residency Debut
Janet Jackson made her Las Vegas residency debut on Friday in a star-studded opening night that had concertgoers feeling the “Rhythm Nation.” The multiple Grammy Award-winning global music icon announced her Park MGM residency, “Metamorphosis,” in February, set to take place the same year her album “Rhythm Nation 1814” celebrates its 30th anniversary. Opening night…
Republican Rep. Justin Amash Calls For Trump’s Impeachment
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump after reading the full report from special counsel Robert Mueller into Russia’s 2016 election meddling. Amash, who has long been a critic of Trump, voiced his concerns in a series of tweets Saturday afternoon, concluding that Trump’s conduct is worthy of impeachment. Amash…