Who’s on third? Segments of the American electorate are asking and Abbott and Costello’s “I Don’t Know” is not a good answer. Not in 2016, anyway. GoogleTrends shows that voters are searching … Continue reading Google finds Americans searching for a 3rd party candidate is surging – Politics Now

The case highlights just how powerful border agents purport to be.“My rights as a journalist or US citizen do not apply at the border, as explained above, since legislation was quietly passed … Continue reading WSJ Reporter: Homeland Security Tried to Take My Phones at the Border

By contrast, Hillary Clinton has qualified her previous encouragement of the agreement, and now says she opposes it. … by picking him, Clinton is signaling that her newly declared opposition to the agreement … Continue reading Hours Before Hillary Clinton’s VP Decision, Likely Pick Tim Kaine Praises the TPP

Reiterating a hard-line nationalist approach, Mr. Trump raised new questions about his commitment to automatically defend NATO allies. NATO was born in a time when people learned the hard way that they … Continue reading Donald Trump Sets Conditions for Defending NATO Allies Against Attack

Following the lead of many entertainers and artists, the NBA is now among one of the many organizations that have declined to participate in events in North Carolina over HB2. This law … Continue reading NBA to move All-Star Game over NC law 

Congress Takes Longest Recess Since 1971, Leaves 4 National Crises Unresolved Congress started their 7-week vacation without addressing four major issues effectively leaving millions of lives in the balance until September when … Continue reading Congress Takes Longest Recess Since 1971 Leaving 4 National Crises Unresolved

Donald Trump will beat Hillary Clinton and become the next president of the United States, left-wing millionaire Michael Moore said Thursday. “One of the things I’ve been concerned about this week is … Continue reading Michael Moore Thinks Donald Trump Will Beat Hillary Clinton | Heat Street

Canada’s only privately run jail, in Penetanguishene, Ont., will return to public control on Saturday after a performance evaluation found a public jail of equivalent size had better security and prisoner health … Continue reading Canada returns private-run prison back to publicly-run when study shows public beats private in every category

Turkey has banned all academics from leaving the country, and has ordered all those who are abroad to return immediately, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan implements a far-reaching crackdown following the failed … Continue reading Turkey Coup: Erdogan bans all academics from leaving country as government crackdown intensifies | Europe | News | The Independent

Your smartphone’s radio can be used to spy on you. The exiled NSA leaker teamed up with renowned hardware hacker Bunnie Huang to stop it. Crazy that we have to come up … Continue reading Snowden Designs a Device to Warn If Your iPhone’s Radios Are Snitching

Though this election cycle has been nothing short of unpredictable and exciting, it has also affirmed that the electoral process in the U.S. is not perfect. The nation’s two-party system has existed … Continue reading Who’s Side are You On? Why the Two-Party System is Dividing and Destroying the United States

Will this decision affect international diplomacy with Russia? A decision to ban Russian athletes from Rio 2016 over an alleged state-sponsored doping regime is upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. … Continue reading Rio Olympics 2016: Russia fails to overturn athlete ban for next month’s Games – BBC Sport