Roxanne Cooper
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Raw Story wins first place award for riveting piece by Oath Keeper founder's son
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Raw Story, an investigative news site, won a first place award in Editor & Publisher’s 26th annual awards contest for an opinion piece written by the son of an anti-government militia group that had a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack. Dakota Adams, the son of Oath Keepe... → Read More
Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96
The reign of Britain's longest-serving monarch came to an end on Thursday when it was announced Queen Elizabeth II had died at the age of 96. It is presumed that Prince Charles, her eldest son, will assume the crown. "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Conso... → Read More
Gen. Russel Honoré: Trump's coup attempt 'put us in the banana republic club'
On Jan. 6, 2021, Donald Trump and his confederates attempted a coup in order to nullify the results of the 2020 election. Had they succeeded, America's experiment in democratic self-governance would effectively have ended after nearly 250 years. This was not "just" conceived as a "legal" coup. The t... → Read More
More than 15 Republicans are testing the waters for 2024
Mike Pence, Tom Cotton and Ron DeSantis are already dipping their toes into the race for the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nomination, according to a new report in the Washington Post. But, they're not the only ones. "With months to go before the midterm elections, the shadow campaign for th... → Read More
A mysterious murder site has a new owner -- and he’s looking for answers about America's first serial killer family
CHERRYVALE — The chain of low hills known as the Bender Mounds extends in a diagonal seven miles northeast of here, islands of limestone and scrubby trees over level fields where this time of year soybeans have just been harvested. The lonely hills meander across what is now U.S. Highway 400, where ... → Read More
Critics say there was only one clear winner of the Afghan War
As the hawks who have been lying about the U.S. invasion and occupation of Afghanistan for two decades continue to peddle fantasies in the midst of a Taliban takeover and American evacuation of Kabul, progressive critics on Tuesday reminded the world who has benefited from the "endless war.""Never h... → Read More
Legal experts say latest Trump scandal leaves DOJ ‘no choice’ but to indict the former president
Legal experts are weighing in on Wednesday evening's bombshell report in The New York Times that the U.S. Attorney in Atlanta resigned on January 4 rather than be fired by then-President Donald Trump for refusing to say the election was rigged and there had been massive voter fraud, which Trump had ... → Read More
‘Never-ending horror movie’: Top medical researcher stunned by Florida’s COVID stats
One of the nation's top medical researchers is expressing extreme concern over the coronavirus pandemic in Florida.Dr. Eric Topol is calling the crisis in Florida, specifically the rate of COVID hospitalizations, "Worst than worster," and saying, "This is like watching a never-ending horror movie." ... → Read More
A huge 'paper trail' gives Manhattan DA's office a major advantage in its Trump investigation
On July 1, former President Donald Trump was furious to learn that Allen Weisselberg, chief financial officer for the Trump Organization, has been indicted on felony charges that include grand larceny, criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records — and that the Trump Organization itself has al... → Read More
Mary Trump explains how former president will throw his kids under the bus
In a Monday night interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo, the niece of former US President Donald Trump predicted her uncle would sacrifice his own kids to save himself from prosecution. Cuomo began the interview by asking Mary Trump if her uncle would "take one for his kids" if they were investigated by ... → Read More
Mike Lindell's bonkers Jimmy Kimmel interview slammed by critics
Mike Lindell, the successful MyPillow entrepreneur and infamous Trump election conspiracy spreader, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday night to spread more Trump election lies. The appearance on the ABC show was then widely panned by critics. After mocking him during his monologue, Kimmel's sit... → Read More
WATCH: 'Unhinged' Rudy Giuliani supercut highlights former Trump lawyer's most 'bonkers' moments
Rudy Giuliani's "bonkers" rants during the 2020 election now make "a tad more sense," according to Ari Melber. The former Trump lawyer and one-time honored "Mayor 9/11," Giuliani is now the subject of a federal grand jury investigation, according to numerous reports. During Wednesday's episode of th... → Read More
Disgraced 'bully' Jerry Falwell Jr. is on a redemption tour
In an inconceivable redemption tale seemingly timed with Christianity's celebration of Good Friday, Liberty University's fallen former president, Jerry Falwell Jr., says the "community still embraces him," according to a new report."The employees and the board have been nothing but supportive, 100 p... → Read More
Former CEO says Parler investor Dan Bongino was duped by Rebekah Mercer
Pro-Trump pundit, conservative media tycoon and self-proclaimed Parler investor Dan Bongino was apparently tricked into being promised shares of Parler by investor and conservative mega-donor Rebekah Mercer, according to former Parler CEO John Matze. This allegation is within a new lawsuit claiming ... → Read More
There's a growing body of evidence showing the Republican Party has a paramilitary wing
United States Senator Ron Johnson said recently that he wasn't scared when, on January 6, armed insurgents sacked and looted the United States Capitol. They "love this country," the Wisconsin Republican said. But "had the tables been turned and President Trump won the election and tens of thousands ... → Read More
Meghan McCain's rant on Meghan Markle leaves Whoopi Goldberg visibly stumped
Meghan McCain slammed the British monarchy on Tuesday's episode of The View, declaring that "the American experiment is the way to go.""I do not want to defend the monarchy," McCain began her rant. "I'm a red-blooded 100% American who celebrates freedom anyway I can and always, so being in a positio... → Read More
There's a right-wing smear campaign underway against one of Biden's top DOJ nominees
Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden's nominee for associate attorney general, is among the Obama-era officials he has picked for his administration — and she has come under attack from the far-right Judicial Crisis Network. Washington Post opinion writer Jonathan Capehart defends Gupta in a column pub... → Read More
'Like the evil clown that preys on children': Marjorie Taylor Greene destroyed on SNL's Weekend Update
QAnon congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was taken to task last night by show regulars Cecily Strong and Colin Jost during Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update segment. Jost began the segment by recounting that Greene "caused more controversy this week after she put up a sign outside the office of... → Read More
This Trump ally is operating a 'shadow war' against the Biden agenda: report
Although former President Donald Trump is no longer in the White House, his allies are trying to undermine President Joe Biden's agenda. One such ally, according to liberal Washington Post opinion columnist Greg Sargent, is 35-year-old Stephen Miller — who, Sargent writes, is operating a "shadow war... → Read More
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's multi-million-dollar profits made while working for the government
Despite the pandemic, which took a toll on many businesses across the United States, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner reportedly made substantial profits during their time working for the U.S. government under former President Donald Trump's administration.According to a report published by Citizens f... → Read More