Uncle turns in nephew, Kenneth Penton who is then sentenced to life. Uncle just wanted drug treatme
Penton returned home, following an argument with his uncle, when no one else was present to retrieve his work clothes and took two guns...
Angst grows in GOP over ObamaCare repeal plan
Republican congressional leaders are moving quickly to pass an ObamaCare repeal bill, but want to delay when it takes effect. That would...
5 Things Everyone Needs to Know About Sen. Jeff Sessions
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Declassified report says Putin ‘ordered’ effort to undermine faith in U.S. election and help Trump
Russia carried out a comprehensive cyber-campaign to upend the U.S. presidential election, an operation that was ordered by Russian...
Trump orders ambassadors to yank their kids out of school and come home ASAP
It wouldn’t be a story about Donald Trump if it didn't start with “in a break with precedent.” In this case, it’s a break with decades of...
Four Reasons Congress May Bring Criminal Justice Reform Back to Life
It’s no wonder criminal-justice reformers woke up from Election Day 2016 with a sense of existential gloom. Given candidate Donald J....
Three steps for progressive resistance and rebuilding as Trump era launches
As the new year begins, any honest progressive knows the political outlook is bleak. But if we’re going to limit the damage that...
Springsteen On Trump: ‘I’ve Felt Disgust Before, But Never This Kind Of Fear’
Bruce Springsteen was a recent guest on the “WTF” podcast, and he told host Marc Maron he’s concerned Donald Trump is bringing out the...
Rick Perry Secretly Gave Billions To Corporations While Governor Of Texas
What often gets lost in all the talk of the Texas job boom under Perry is how much economic development strategy was driven by direct...
Big paydays begin for outgoing senators and congressmen
At 12:01 today, a few dozen men and women will become former congressmen and former senators. If you know how Washington works, you know...