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WATCH LIVE: Obama holds NATO press conference in Chicago
President Barack Obama held a press conference during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Chicago. The much-discussed topic at NATO this year is the U.S. and NATO presence in Afghanistan, and the summit has attracted massive protests advocating an end to the Afghanistan war and action on climate…
Michael Steele: Planned Parenthood used abortions to ‘limit’ the black population
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is accusing Planned Parenthood of providing abortions as part of a plot to “eliminate and limit” the African-American population. “Planned Parenthood was founded by Margaret Sanger, who sought to control the population of the undesirables and black and brown Americans were in her…
NYPD officer to suspect: ‘My dick will go in your mouth’
A New York City Police Department sergeant has been caught on video threatening several Brooklyn men with his gun and with sexual assault. Cell phone video obtained by the New York Post shows Sgt. Lesly Charles launching into a profane tirade while talking to several men who are suspected of…
NAACP president chokes up over support for marriage equality
NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous on Monday became emotional as he spoke to reporters about his organization’s decision to support marriage rights for LGBT couples. “Our calling as an organization is to defend the U.S. Constitution,” Jealous told reporters during a press conference at the NAACP headquarters on Monday.…
Rep. Keith Ellison: U.S. and NATO ‘don’t need’ a large military presence
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) explained his continued preference for the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to reduce the size of its defense preference in an interview from the progressive news site The Uptake. “I do agree we’re spending too much on the military, but I believe…
Nearly 50 U.S. veterans return service medals at NATO protest
Nearly 50 U.S. military veterans returned their service medals on Sunday during a protest against NATO in Chicago, with each of them throwing their medals over a security fence in a symbolic protest meant to evoke images of the Vietnam war era. The soldiers’ demonstration came at the tail end…
Officials pick up almost 8,000 pounds of marijuana in Pacific Ocean
The United States Coast Guard and border patrol agents recovered nearly 8,000 pounds of marijuana Sunday evening off the coast of Dana Point, California. According to CBS Los Angeles, the units used several boats to pick up the shockingly high volume of marijuana in the Pacific Ocean, which is street…
Perino: White House trashing ‘friends’ Cory Booker and Campbell Brown
Former Bush spokesperson Dana Perino says that President Barack Obama’s White House has been dismissing advice from their “friends” like Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who called an Obama ad “nauseating,” and Campbell Brown, who wrote that that the president was “condescending” toward women. Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press on…
Trump to Romney: ‘Go after Obama’ with Rev. Wright
Billionaire mogul Donald Trump is telling presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to “go at it” and attack President Barack Obama for his former association with Rev. Jeremiah Wright. The reality star on Monday told the hosts of Fox & Friends that he was outraged at the way the Obama…
Trayvon’s lawyer tells Geraldo: ‘You’re embarrassing your son again’
Trayvon Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump lambasted Geraldo Rivera Sunday evening for the Fox News personality continuing to label the late teenager’s attire on his final night as “thugwear.” Visibly frustrated with Rivera’s latest comments on The O’Reilly Factor Friday evening, Crump said Rivera’s own son would be upset with…
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