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The Federal Trade Commission is looking to break up Facebook with a permanent injunction. The injunction will require the company to divest assets. “Personal social networking is central to the lives of millions Americans,” FTC’s Bureau of Competition Ian Conner said in a statement. “Facebook’s actions to entrench and maintain its monopoly …

The calls for President-Elect Joe Biden to diversify his cabinet has intensified. The incoming president with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris met virtually with leaders of seven of the nation’s most prominent civil rights organizations. The meeting included the NAACP, the National Urban League and the National Action Network, led by …

On Monday December 7th George Gascón was sworn in as L.A. County’s District Attorney. During his inaugural address, Gascón unveiled sweeping changes to the criminal justice system of California’s most populous county. The progressive slate of changes include the end of cash bail, a ban on prosecutors seeking the death …

Donald Trump has been threatening to veto the Annual Defense Policy Legislation. On Tuesday, over two-thirds of  The House of Representatives passed The Annual National Defense Authorization Act. The final vote was 335 to 78 votes. “Let’s not walk away from our biggest opportunity every year to exercise that legislative …

Trump Insider Tony Schwartz states President Donald Trump “is a man without character…a sociopath”. Schwartz is co-author of “The Art of The Deal“; released in 1987, it is part memoir and part business advice book. It was the first book accredited to Donald Trump and helped to make him a …

President-elect Joe Biden is set to choose retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to be Secretary of Defense. If confirmed, Austin would be the first Black man to lead the Department of Defense. Austin is the former commander of US Central Command. As Secretary of Defense, Austin would lead the nation’s largest …

In true Trump fashion, he makes news yet again for his unprecedented practices. President Trump’s administration plans to execute 5 federal prisoners before inauguration day. The executions of 1 woman and 4 black men will begin Thursday and end on Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday. The acts break a record in being the most …

In a lawsuit filed in Georgia, three advocacy groups are asking a federal judge to reinstate nearly 200,000 voters for the January runoff race for the state’s two senate seats in Congress. The American Civil Liberties Union released a report after investigative journalist Greg Palast found out that most of …

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is assembling a team of senior staffers to accompany her in the White House. On Thursday, Harris announced the hiring of three top roles, including chief of staff. All members listed are women. Bill Clinton’s current chief of staff, Hartina Flourney, has officially been named to be Harris’ …

Sunday night’s debate between Georgia Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democratic candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock was a sight to see. The two battled it out on the floor on various topics weeks ahead of the crucial runoff election that will be one of two that will determine which party controls …

As President Trump heads out of the White House with his head down, his administration has been hit with another blow. A judge ruled that the Trump administration give the public notice that new applications for the Obama-era program protecting undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children …

Scott O’Grady, a former fighter pilot, and Trump loyalist, was nominated by the White House to become an assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs at the Pentagon, a key position within the Department of Defense. O’Grady has retweeted tweets that falsely stated Trump won the election in “landslide fashion” and …

Dr. Anthony Fauci accepted President-elect Joe Biden’s offer for him to be the chief medical adviser. “I said yes right on the spot,” Dr. Fauci told NBC’s Today Show. Dr. Fauci advised that we may have to continue wearing a face mask beyond the 100 days that the president-elect suggested. …

Pro-Trump trial lawyer, L. Lin Wood, is encouraging a boycott against the senate runoffs, claiming that the elections are rigged. Wood is trying to discourage Georgia voters from voting for Senator David Perdue and Senator Kelly Loeffler. A source told POLITICO that President Donald Trump called the lawyer and told him …

An investigation lead by the Sun Sentinel found that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis mislead the public on COVID-19. According to the Sun Sentinel, DeSantis’ administration hid facts and information, dismissed public health professionals, and promoted views from scientific naysayers that supported the governor’s approach to the virus. According to Sun …