Nicolle Wallace seemed to pick up where Stephen Colbert left off Thursday afternoon when former national security adviser John Bolton stopped by his MSNBC show to find his new book. The room where it happened. The host began by questioning Bolton in the phone call he says he made to …
Read More »House passes Dems police reform bill 1 day after Senate bill stalls
The House passed a comprehensive police reform bill Thursday night, by a vote of 236-181, which sent it to the Senate, a day after Democrats brought to a halt a Republican-backed bill there. The 233 Democrats voted in favor of the House bill, along with three Republicans: Representatives Fred Upton …
Read More »Kentucky Derby bets on allowing fans for 2020 race
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In September, the Kentucky Derby will be played for the 146th consecutive year. And, in a noteworthy development on Thursday, for the 146th consecutive year, there will be fans at Churchill Downs watching (and betting) the race. In the process, America’s most famous race track has emerged …
Read More »US GDP fell at a rate of 5.0% in the first quarter; worse is likely down the road
WASHINGTON (AP) – The US economy contracted at a rate of 5.0% in the first quarter and much worse performance is expected in the current three-month period, when the coronavirus pandemic began to spread across the US USA The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the decrease in gross domestic product, …
Read More »Green Bay Mayor Warns Trump Before His Visit That Hospitality ‘Has Its Limits’
The mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin wrote a letter to President Trump before his visit to the state of the battlefield, warning him that his city will not tolerate “ignorance” and will not endorse “divisive and intolerant rhetoric.” Mayor Eric Genrich, a Democrat, posted the letter Wednesday and posted it …
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