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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is set to release a sweeping overhaul of how colleges and universities must handle allegations of sexual assault and harassment, giving new rights to the accused, including the ability to cross-examine their accusers, people familiar with the matter said. The proposal is set for release before Thanksgiving, possibly this week, and…
Just recently we wrote about why blockchain-based DRM was a terrible idea, and it could be summed up by the simple fact that a blockchain solves none of the “problems” of DRM today, and leverages none of the actual benefits of a blockchain. And… now I feel like writing basically the same exact post around…
Photo: Mark Wilson (Getty) Folks, I’ll be honest with you: I’m starting to think that President Donald Trump is not only a viciously corrupt abscess on the underbelly of American politics, but that he’s incredibly stupid to boot. I mean, why else would he essentially admit that the only reason he picked (laughably unqualified) Matt…
Like a racist coyote running repeatedly into a rock wall half-heartedly painted to look like a desert tunnel, Fox News seemingly can’t help but keep accidentally promoting Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and now, her fellow energized, incoming progressive lawmakers such as Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib. During a Tuesday evening segment alarmingly titled “The…
Photo: Steve Pope Matt Whitaker is a real piece of work. In the less than a week since his appointment to acting Attorney General by President Trump, journalists have uncovered a history that includes working as an advisor for an inventions marketing company which was under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission for defrauding customers….
Photo: Getty Devastating news for fans of guns and mass murder: The Trace reported on Thursday that the National Rifle Association is in such dire financial straits that it can no longer offer free coffee or even water coolers at its headquarters in Fairfax, VA. According to The Trace, the cost-cutting, which comes as part…
Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty A top White House aide has been removed from her post after coming into very open conflict with First Lady Melania Trump. Trump publicly called for deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel to be dismissed earlier this week. Ricardel was ousted on Wednesday night, though she will not be leaving the Trump…
Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Jeffrey R. Clark Jr., a 30-year-old living in the D.C. area, was arrested last week after his relatives alerted the police about his alarming violent, white supremacist statements. Clark has since been arrested and charged with illegally possessing a firearm and a high-speed magazine, according to the Washington Post. Clark’s relatives became…
Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) lost his seat to Democratic challenger Andy Kim on Wednesday, resulting in a near-wipeout for the GOP in the state, The Associated Press reported. With MacArthur’s loss, Democrats successfully flipped four Republican seats in New Jersey in the midterm elections this year, some of which had been held by the GOP for decades….
CongressHouse of Representatives Photo: Getty Nancy Pelosi’s bid to retain her leadership of the House Democrats is under perhaps its most serious threat yet. Pelosi, who had led the Democrats since 2003 and is in line to be the next Speaker of the House now that they have reclaimed the House majority, has been under…