(CNN) – Donald Trump fixed reporters with a hard gaze and declared: “I’m a very nonpolitical person, and that’s why I got elected President.”Like much of what Trump says, his comment required a la… MORE
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Scaramucci says Trump is a ‘liar’
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Wednesday that President Donald Trump “is a liar” and that he “should probably dial down the lying.”Appearing o… MORE
US intention to build new missiles is ‘extremely dangerous,’ says Kremlin
MOSCOW (CNN) – A Kremlin spokesman told reporters on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s intention to build new missiles is “extremely dangerous.”It comes after Trump said on Monday that the… MORE
Report: Chaos and confusion after ‘zero tolerance’ policy on immigration
WASHINGTON (CNN) – A report from the US Government Accountability Office released Wednesday describes chaos and confusion among federal agencies this past summer over efforts to reunify undocumented c… MORE
Nevada GOP gubernatorial nominee’s family says that he ‘is the wrong choice’ in op-ed
(CNN) – Twelve family members of Nevada Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt spoke out against him in an op-ed Tuesday, criticizing his lack of a true connection to the state and questionin… MORE
What it means for the Trump administration to legally define ‘sex’
(CNN) – The transgender community is on high alert after a leaked memo suggested the Trump administration wants to create a legal definition of sex as “a biological, immutable condition determined by… MORE
A House race in Florida is testing the limits of Democratic appeals to Latino voters
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) – Democrats shouldn’t be sweating a House race in South Florida in a district Hillary Clinton won by 20 points in 2016. But the contest to replace retiring Republican Rep. Ilea… MORE
Health care actually isn’t the top issue in every key race
(CNN) – The issue of health care is currently dominating national polls and it is the issue likely voters say is the most important issue to their vote in November. Democrats in particular have built… MORE
Trump’s secret weapon: Legions of supporters spreading his message
HOUSTON (CNN) – A sea of thousands of “Make America Great Again” hats were bobbing to “Macho Man” in the packed arena when the dire warnings about the consequences of a Democratic takeover of Congress… MORE
Trump condemns Khashoggi death and aftermath as ‘the worst cover up ever’
(CNN) – President Donald Trump offered his most stinging indictment yet of a Saudi effort to silence a dissident journalist, calling the series of events that led to Jamal Khashoggi’s death “the wors… MORE
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WJBC Voices: The safe, legal and rare fraud
At one time, Hillary Clinton’s mantra about abortion was that abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare.” I suspected then that she really meant only the “legal” part, and time has borne out that suspicion.
WJBC Voices: Rauner’s Toyota claim a misleading, false promise
On September 27, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner told the Pantagraph that Bloomington-Normal was in serious contention for a Mazda-Toyota auto plant, but the existence of unions and Illinois laws lost the potential jobs to Alabama.
WJBC Voices: “Progressive” has nothing to do with progress
One of the gubernatorial candidates is advocating a progressive income tax as the solution to the state’s economic problems.
WJBC Voices: Celebrating local workers
By Mike Matejka Labor Day is perhaps the most mis-understood holiday in the nation’s calendar. Traditionally viewed as a summer’s end celebration, its real roots are in worker protest, trying to claim and celebrate their role in society. In Bloomington, local unions organize and march together, along with community groups and aspiring politicians, in Monday’s…