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Today's Top News Compilation - Thursday, Jan 2nd, 2020

Jan 02

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Marianne Williamson lays off her entire presidential campaign staff - Fox News | A source close to the campaign said the writing was on the wall and that “it wasn’t a big surprise.”
NC Will Appeal Ruling That Blocked Voter Photo ID Law - U.S. News/AP | North Carolina's attorney general says the state will appeal a federal judge's ruling that blocks a photo identification voting law.
Sanders and Trump surge, Biden rebounds in fundraising race - AP | Still looking to play political spoiler, businessman Andrew Yang collected $16.5 million in 2019's fourth quarter.
Tech platforms, on the hook to clean up political advertising, take different approaches - Marketplace Tech | Money matters when it comes to digital advertising and the 2020 election.
Zuckerberg Accused Of Rigging Political Ads, Manipulating Voters - Screen Rant | Is Mark Zuckerberg helping President Trump so Facebook can increase profits and avoid the wrath of a democrat president? Some claim he is.
Miami evangelical Trump event could mix pastors, politics and undocumented immigrants - Miami Herald | Campaign event planned Friday in South Florida has the makings of an unusual Trump campaign event
Despite political woes, America Inc is still thriving in China - The Economist | Trade wars aren’t the only complications multinationals face there
Column: 3 easy ways to preserve your serenity during the toxic political year ahead - Chicago Tribune | Cultural psychologists could tell us why it’s so rare for anyone to back down and confess ideological error.
Political expert: Castro may be VP pick after dropping out of presidential race - CBS | On Thursday, former three-term San Antonio Mayor and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro announced he is ending his presidential campaign
Twitter's Risky Political Ad Ban To Position Itself As A 'Good Tech Giant' - Seeking Alpha | Twitter recently announced a broad and draconian prohibition on nearly all forms of political advertising on its platform.
Nonprofit demands IRS investigate Florida church over planned Trump rally - The Hill | Rebecca Markert, who serves as the foundation’s legal director, said the King Jesus International Ministry, also known as El Rey Jesus, could be violating IRS regulations by appearing to express support for Trump.
Unredacted secret emails reveal White House stonewalled Pentagon on Trump’s Ukraine aid suspension - Daily News | Trump directed the hold-up of the desperately needed assistance even as Pentagon officials cried foul.
America Is Now the Divided Republic the Framers Feared - The Atlantic | John Adams worried that “a division of the republic into two great parties … is to be dreaded as the great political evil.”
'Trump 2020' flag sparks debate over resident's rights to fly political flags any time of the year - Fox 10 Phoenix | A woman in Prescott Valley may inspire a change in city ordinance when it comes to flying political flags

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Today's Top News Compilation - Wed, Jan 1st, 2020

Jan 01

Below are the top political news stories of the day:

Emerging from the shadows: the U.S. chief justice who will preside over Trump's trial - Reuters | U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts will be a central figure in the ongoing drama of the Donald Trump presidency in coming months.
Here's what you need to know about the new law on robocalls | ABC News | Trump signed the anti-robocall act following its bipartisan support in Congress.
Why It’s So Damn Hot in Australia - Real Clear Politics | Ocean circulation, years of drought, and climate change are fueling Australia's record heat and deadly fires.
The Embassy Attack Revealed Trump’s Weakness | The Atlantic - By abandoning diplomacy, the president risks war, humiliation, or both—and has put himself at Iran’s mercy.
The Phantom Momentum of Bernie Sanders - Real Clear Politics | A late-December flurry of articles on a revival of Bernie Sanders' prospects points to a cardinal rule of political journalism: The story must change...
Fighting Iran's undivided and indivisible regime - Israel Hayom | The myth that has guided Western policymaking regarding the regime in Iran has been the existence of a power struggle between moderates and hardliners.
Trump tweets that impeachment is a 'coup.' He's almost right - but not in the way he thinks. - NBC News | We either have three co-equal branches of government or we have something that looks more like a dictatorship and less like a democracy.
Rudy Giuliani says he is willing to testify at Trump impeachment trial - Fox News | Giuliani says he was key player in Yovanovitch ouster, has proof of Democrats’ impeachment a ‘cover-up’
Illinois sees first legal sales of recreational marijuana - ABC News | The sale of marijuana for recreational purposes is now legal in Illinois
The Year the Islamic State Lost Its Last Strongholds - FP | Many of its militants are now in prison, but that doesn’t mean the battle is over. In 2020, conflict could rise anew.
Pompeo postpones trip to Ukraine following attack on U.S. embassy in Baghdad - CBS News | The trip was delayed "due to the need for the secretary to be in Washington, D.C., to continue monitoring the ongoing situation in Iraq
New laws on guns, privacy, electric cars go into effect across US - Fox News | As the new decade rolls in, so does a series of laws debuting across the country — on everything from data privacy to gun control to electric cars.

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Journalist Yashar Ali claims adviser for LA Mayor Eric Garcetti forcibly kissed him for over a decade

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News source: Edmund DeMarche
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Yashar Ali, a prominent journalist, posted an article late Monday claiming that one of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s top advisers “forcibly kissed” him over the span of a decade and cited sources that described the mayor as an ambitious politician willing to overlook these alleged encounters.

Ali titled his article on Substack, “Exclusive: Mayor of Los Angeles Repeatedly Witnessed Top Adviser’s Alleged Sexual Misconduct."

He wrote that from 2005 through 2015, Rick Jacobs, the adviser, would forcibly kiss him on the lips at various events. Ali...

Paris train hero making waves in Oregon congressional race: reports

Today at 1:48 AM
News source: David Aaro
Replies: 0

Oregon’s 4th District congressional race has turned into a competitive and high-spending affair, as a Republican anti-terrorism hero takes on a 34-year Democratic incumbent.

Alek Skarlatos, 28, a former Oregon National Guardsman, and political novice, was one of three Americans who famously thwarted a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train back in 2015. He now appears to be giving Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, a run for his money.

“There’s a sleeper race bucking the trend in southwestern Oregon, where a bona fide anti-terrorism hero is running...

Trump launches $55M ad blitz in final stretch

Today at 1:48 AM
News source: Paul Steinhauser
Replies: 0

President Trump's re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) are carpeting the airwaves the final two weeks leading up to Election Day on Nov. 3 with a massive $55 million ad blitz that will run in the key battleground states that will decide the winner of the White House race.

In a conference call Monday with news organizations including Fox News, the president’s re-election team unveiled their closing ad launch. Campaign manager Bill Stepien touted that “these are heavy buys” and noted that “this is approximately a 40%...

NJ Attorney General is suing Trump administration over Tweet

Today at 12:03 AM
News source: Nick Givas
Replies: 0

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is suing the Trump administration over claims the president made earlier this year on social media regarding low-income housing and its connection to rises in crime.

Trump tweeted about the issue in July, referencing an Obama-era Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulation he'd rescinded.

Secretary Ben Carson announced the change, which returned certain federal powers to the states and eliminated arduous paperwork.

"I am happy to inform all of the people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream that you...

Jeff Bridges: Oscar-winning US actor reveals he has lymphoma

Yesterday at 11:54 PM
News source: BBC News - World
Replies: 0

The Big Lebowski actor acknowledges it "is a serious disease" but says his prognosis is good.

Trump tells Arizona rally Biden’s lucky Barr hasn’t locked him up

Yesterday at 11:26 PM
News source: Edmund DeMarche
Replies: 0

President Trump on Monday continued to try and portray Joe Biden, his Democratic challenger, as a “corrupt politician” and said the former vice president is lucky Attorney General William Barr was so fair because he knows people that “would have had him locked up five weeks ago.”

DOC'S SHOW ALLEGED HUNTER BIDEN'S SIGNATURE

“Bill Barr is a very nice man,” Trump told a rally in Prescott, Ariz. “And a very fair man.” He said somebody else wouldn’t take all that "crap and corruption.”

Trump was likely referring to recent reports about emails...

Live Updates: 2020 presidential race heats up 2 weeks before Election Day

Yesterday at 10:53 PM
News source: FOX News
Replies: 0

The presidential race is heating up between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, as they continue to battle just two weeks before Election Day.

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) will mute both candidates during the two-minute response times allotted to their opponents for commenting on topics for Thursday's final debate in Nashville, Tenn.

Follow below for more updates on the 2020 presidential race. Mobile users click here.

American plans flights with Boeing 737 Max by year-end

Yesterday at 10:53 PM
News source: ABC News: Top Stories
Replies: 0

The Boeing 737 Max might be flying over the East Coast before year end

TV station security guard charged with murder

Yesterday at 10:53 PM
News source: ABC News: Top Stories
Replies: 0

A television station security guard accused of fatally shooting a pro-police demonstrator following opposing rallies has been charged with second-degree murder

Biden backers have looming sense of deja vu

Yesterday at 9:43 PM
News source: Bradford Betz
Replies: 0

With multiple polls predicting a clear Biden victory in the November Election, Democrats are getting an uncomfortable sense of déjà vu given that polls in the final weeks of the 2016 election overwhelmingly predicted a victory for Hillary Clinton.

In many national polls, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads Trump by 10 or more points. A new public opinion poll by EPIC/MRA earlier this month, showed Biden leading Trump 48%-39% among likely voters.

Yet at this same time in 2016, many Democrats – and even some Republicans – were convinced...

SCOTUS nixes motion against Pennsylvania mail ballot extension

Yesterday at 9:43 PM
News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
Replies: 0

Pennsylvania can accept mail ballots received up to three days after Election Day, despite objections from state Republicans, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday evening.

The high court split 4-4 on a motion from the top Republicans in the Pennsylvania Senate to halt a ruling from the state's top court. Amid mail delivery delays, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court had ruled in September that the late ballots would be accepted so long as they don't have a postmark clearly showing they were mailed after Election Day.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic...

Coronavirus: Argentina's confirmed cases surpass one million

Yesterday at 9:33 PM
News source: BBC News - World
Replies: 0

The South American nation becomes the fifth country in the world to reach the grim milestone.

Tennessee court rules first-time registered voters don't need to vote in person

Yesterday at 9:03 PM
News source: Nick Givas
Replies: 0

The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that first-time Tennessee voters don't need to cast a ballot in person on Election Day and should be given access to absentee options.

Judge Julia Smith Gibbons issued the ruling and claimed that "given the expected increase in absentee voting in the November 2020 election due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been increased interest in the state’s absentee-voting procedures," according to court documents obtained by Fox News.

She went on to say the plaintiffs’ claim challenged a restriction...

Anthony Weiner admits his political aspirations have shriveled

Yesterday at 9:03 PM
News source: FOX News
Replies: 0

You’ll be hard-pressed to find Anthony Weiner on a ballot again.

The disgraced ex-congressman guaranteed in an interview on Monday that his comeback won’t extend to politics.

“I am not going to be on the ballot anytime,” Weiner, 56, told NBC New York’s Andrew Siff.

ANTHONY WEINER PIECE TOGETHER SHATTERED LIFE AS CEO OF BROKEN GLASS FACTORY

The Post exclusively reported last month that the former Democratic pol had re-emerged as the CEO of a company that makes countertops out of broken glass.

Wearing a hard hat and face mask, Weiner — whose...

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Yesterday at 9:03 PM
News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Journalist Yashar Ali claims adviser for LA Mayor Eric Garcetti forcibly kissed him for over a decade

Paris train hero making waves in Oregon congressional race: reports

Trump launches $55M ad blitz in final stretch

NJ Attorney General is suing Trump administration over Tweet

Jeff Bridges: Oscar-winning US actor reveals he has lymphoma

Trump tells Arizona rally Biden’s lucky Barr hasn’t locked him up

Live Updates: 2020 presidential race heats up 2 weeks before Election Day

American plans flights with Boeing 737 Max by year-end

TV station security guard charged with murder

Biden backers have looming sense of deja vu

SCOTUS nixes motion against Pennsylvania mail ballot extension

Coronavirus: Argentina's confirmed cases surpass one million

Tennessee court rules first-time registered voters don't need to vote in person

Anthony Weiner admits his political aspirations have shriveled

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