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Posted at 12:00 am on August 12, 2017 by Joe Cunningham Senator Ben Sasse issued a statement following Donald Trump’s suggestion that the United States would use military in Venezuela to solves its problems, and as you might expect of the Nebraska Senator, he decided that being rational was the best option. And, of course, Sasse is absolutely correct here. Nicolas Maduro is a horrible human being, and Venezuela is all kinds of @#$%ed up right now. However, that doesn’t mean the United States needs to go in and “fix” it with a military solution.

Posted at 4:00 am on August 12, 2017 by Jay Caruso It wasn’t too long ago that Democrat Kathleen Rice criticized party leadership and said it was time for Nancy Pelosi to go. She, along with other members of the Democratic Party like Tim Ryan of Ohio believe Pelosi and others in leadership are functioning in a way that will cost them wins. So to see Rice send out this absurd tweet is good news for the GOP: Before I get into the absurdity of her statement, let’s exa

President Trump declined to speak with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday after the South American leader requested a phone call with him, the White House said in a statement.  "Since the start of this Administration, President Trump has asked that Maduro respect Venezuela’s constitution, hold free and fair elections, release political prisoners, cease all human rights violations, and stop oppressing Venezuela’s great people," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement. "The Maduro regime has refused to heed this call, which has been echoed around

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday said that people should be more concerned with Artificial Intelligence (AI) than the risk posed by escalating tensions with North Korea. "If you're not concerned about AI safety, you should be.

National Rifle Association spokeswoman #NRA & DLoesch are quickly becoming domestic security threats under President Trump," Rice tweeted.

University of Virginia police dispersed a gathering of far-right protesters on the Charlottesville, Va.

Courtney Stodden, the blonde vixen known for her itsy-bitsy outfits and for marrying actor Doug Hutchison at age 16, is coming to Capitol Hill ... in a lettuce leaf bikini. The “Couples Therapy” alum, who has since separated from her hubby, will serve up veggie dogs at Wednesday’s Congressional Veggie Dog Giveaway, hosted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, the N.F.L.’s leading rusher as a rookie last season, has been suspended for six games without pay for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. The N.F.L., after a yearlong investigations, reached its decision after reviewing Elliott’s behavior during a six-day stretch in July 2016 in which his ex-girlfriend Tiffany Thompson accused him of assaulting her five times in Columbus, Ohio, where he played at Ohio Stat

NAIROBI, Kenya — President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday was officially declared the winner of a bitterly disputed election in Raila Odinga, refused to concede defeat, criticizing the vote as a charade and edging the country closer to violence. Mr.

After two deadly air accidents in recent weeks, the Marine Corps on Friday ordered its aviation units to briefly ground their aircraft, review the safety of their operations, and study past failures to glean lessons from them. Gen. Robert B. Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, directed the units to conduct an “operational reset,” a 24-hour period without flights, at some time within the next two weeks.