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corporate profits Economy

Corporate Profits Hit Record High, and 40% of Americans Can’t Afford Food and Shelter

August 31, 2018 2

The latest after-tax corporate profits reported in the second quarter of 2018 are at a record high. Meanwhile, nearly half of the country struggles to…

lawmakers State Government

6 Oklahoma GOP Lawmakers Who Voted Against Raises for Teachers Voted Out of Office

August 31, 2018 0

While much of the nation was focused on the upset in Tuesday night's Democratic gubernatorial primary in Florida, several Oklahoma lawmakers also lost their primaries.…

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Pro-Trump Militia Group Organizing Training Camps to Battle ‘Antifa and the Far Left’

August 30, 2018 0

The Oath Keepers -- a pro-Trump militia group consisting of former members of law enforcement and the military -- appears to be launching a series…

Bank of America Economy

Bank of America Customers Reportedly Locked Out of Accounts Over Citizenship Questions

August 30, 2018 0

(EDITOR'S NOTE, 8/31/18, 5:28 PM ET: This article was updated to include a statement from Bank of America spokesperson Christopher Feeney, and our headline was…

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Trump — Who Passed a $1.5 Trillion Tax Cut — Refuses to Give Federal Workers a Raise

August 30, 2018 0

President Trump says there's not enough in the budget to give federal workers a raise, despite passing a $1.5 trillion tax cut package last year.…

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The Average Cost of Child Care Is Almost as High as Rent

August 29, 2018 0

One startling metric may explain why so many millennials are opting to not have kids: The cost of child care is astronomical. Apartment site HotPads.com…

Trump administration Justice

Trump Administration Allegedly Detaining US Citizens Born Near the US/Mexico Border

August 29, 2018 1

A new report alleges the Trump administration is detaining certain U.S. citizens applying for passports due to being born near the border with Mexico. Some…

Matt Bevin State Government

Matt Bevin — Who Came After Kentucky Teacher Pensions — Gave Staffer a $215,000 Raise

August 29, 2018 0

(EDITOR'S NOTE, 8/31/18, 5:12 PM ET: This article was updated to include a link to the "inviolable contract" in commonwealth law stating that Kentucky public…

racist State Government

GOP Candidate for FL Governor: Don’t ‘Monkey This Up’ By Electing My Black Opponent

August 29, 2018 1

The morning after Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) won the Republican primary in the gubernatorial election, he made a racist reference to his black opponent, Andrew…

Joe Arpaio The Swamp

Former Convict Joe Arpaio Finishes Dead Last in Arizona Senate Primary

August 29, 2018 9

(EDITOR'S NOTE, 8/31/18, 5:07 PM ET: This article has been updated to account for new vote totals.) "They seem to have forgotten me," former Sheriff…

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