Daniel Costa-Roberts
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Crowdsourced Border Wall Hits a New Obstacle
A monthslong effort to build a crowdfunded private border wall hit a new stumbling block Tuesday when the city of Sunland Park, New Mexico, sent a cease-and-desist order claiming builders did not have the necessary permits for the barrier. “Liberals trying to intimidate us! SOUND THE ALARM,” tweeted Brian Kolfage, the Air Force veteran and […] → Read More
Hundreds of Psychologists Call for Protecting Kids From “Constant Threats” of Gun Violence –
"The thousands of children who are shot each year aren’t the only victims." → Read More
The TSA Just Found More Guns in Carry-On Luggage Than Ever Before –
The 2018 data on airport security may suggest a troubling trend. → Read More
Trump Administration Ditches Fingerprint Policy That Keeps Migrant Kids Locked Up –
The tactic put sponsors and their family members at risk of deportation. → Read More
Donald Trump’s “Giving Tuesday” Message Reminded Us How Little He Gives to Others –
And how much he gives to himself. → Read More
It Could Take Weeks to Find Out If Democrats Won the House –
California and other key states take a very long time to count votes. → Read More
It’s Time to Stop Freaking Out About Polls Being Wrong –
“Polls are better than any other tool we have,” says FiveThirtyEight's Micah Cohen. → Read More
Is LaCroix Safe? Yes. Natural? That’s Complicated. –
A new lawsuit underscores the ambiguity of food labels. → Read More
Paul Ryan decries tribalism even as his super-PAC spreads it
A Republican leader's crocodile tears. → Read More
The Democratic Party Just Reduced the Role of Superdelegates. How Much Will It Matter? –
Passions ran high on both sides over the change. → Read More
Remember the Democrat who assembled an assault rifle blindfolded? He's throwing himself into the fight for voting rights.
Jason Kander says only one party "wants to let black people vote" → Read More
Republican Troy Balderson narrowly leads in district Trump carried by double digits
It's looking like a near miss for Democrats, but an ominous sign for the GOP. → Read More
Here's how to spot a Russian bot
Five ways to identify phony Twitter accounts and ditch them. → Read More
Reproductive Rights Groups Sue Notre Dame Over Contraceptives Policy
It's the latest in a multi-year legal battle between the school and women's groups. → Read More
Researchers Find a Link Between Trump Voters and Opioid Use –
How much of the drug crisis involves the "Oxy Electorate"? → Read More
Barack Obama Rebukes Trump’s Separation of Immigrant Families –
The former president took to Facebook to weigh in on the crisis. → Read More
8 things you didn’t know about the Fourth of July
Here are eight things you might not have known about America's birthday. → Read More
SpaceX pulls off first successful mid-ocean rocket landing
Four failed attempts and years of effort paid off Friday, as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster re-entered Earth's atmosphere and lowered itself vertically onto a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean -- the company's first successful landing at sea. → Read More
4 surprising facts from the 2015 Global Terrorism Index
November’s wave of deadly terror attacks — including major incidents in Beirut, Paris, Nigeria and Mali — represented a new stage in the evolution of the Islamic State terrorist group, which many experts previously insisted was mostly focused on establishing regional control in Iraq and Syria. The misapprehension highlighted the militant group’s complexity and raised new questions about the… → Read More
Fiat Chrysler announces recall after hackers gain control of moving car
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced a voluntary recall of roughly 1.4 million vehicles Friday in response to an incident earlier in the week in which hackers demonstrated that they could take control of one of the company's cars using the Internet → Read More