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Trump puts public school safety and trauma counseling funding on the chopping block

With school mass shootings on the rise across the country, the Trump administration is proposing major funding cuts for violence prevention and recovery assistance programs at public schools.

Funds targeted for reduction or elimination in President Donald Trump’s FY’19 budget …

White House Claims Democrats Have Caused More Chaos Than Russians

After Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russian nationals and three organizations on Friday, Trump and his surrogates have been scrambling to spin the situation in their favor. Hogan Gidley, a spokesman for the White House, continued this effort during …

Saturday midday open thread: Mulvaney making consumer crime easier; Calif. indy registrations rise

261 days until the November 2018 election

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Trump spokesperson defends Russia, blames election interference on the mainstream media

Deputy White House Press Secretary Hogan Gidley claimed during an appearance on Fox News on Saturday that Democratic politicians and the mainstream press have done more to interfere in the electoral system than Russia has.

Responding to a question about …

NRA Tries to Monetize the Latest Shooting As the Grim Task of Burying the Victims Begins

As the grim task of burying the victims begins, the NRA is already making their move to monetize the tragedy.

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Trump’s National Security Chief Calls Russian Interference ‘Incontrovertible’

Lt. General H.R. McMaster accused Moscow of engaging in “disinformation, subversion and espionage.” The comments highlighted a sharp division in the White House on how to talk about Russia’s actions.…

Kentucky is going to have to pay more to cover fewer people with Medicaid under Bevin's plan

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Gov. Matt Bevin, Kansas’ own “Freedom” maniac, received the first waiver from the Trump administration to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients. He’s also the first governor to be sued over it. Bevin’s argument is that it …

Serious questions are mounting about Jared Kushner’s security clearance

Serious questions are swirling around Jared Kushner’s security clearance — which is still pending more than a year after he entered the White House, even as Kushner reportedly requests more intelligence information than almost any other White House official.

According …

Florida school massacre suspect on authorities’ radar in 2016: report

A teenager accused of shooting to death 17 people at a Florida high school was investigated by police and state officials as far back as 2016 after slashing his arm in a social media video, and saying he wanted to …

To Stir Discord in 2016, Russians Turned Most Often to Facebook

The special counsel’s indictment detailed how crucial Facebook and Instagram were to the Russian campaign to disrupt the presidential election.…