Author: Freedom Watch
Donald Trump’s base-first strategy is working — and dooming him By Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large CNN July 7, 2020 (CNN)Gallup’s new poll on President Donald Trump’s political standing shows two things: 1) His decision to reignite a culture war over calls to remove monuments has rallied his political base behind him. 2) That same decision has further alienated the independents and other swing voters he desperately needs to have a real chance at winning a second term. On the first point, more than 9 in 10 (91%) Republicans now approve of the job Trump is doing…
Chuck Grassley: John Durham will be too late if prosecutions begin after 2020 election By Jerry Dunleavy Washington Examiner July 7, 2020 A top Republican tagged President Trump in a tweet encouraging U.S. Attorney John Durham to initiate any planned prosecutions as part of his inquiry into the Russia investigation before the 2020 election. Sen. Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and a longtime critic of the Trump-Russia investigations, warned Monday that waiting until after November’s contest might be too late. “#CommonSense. IF NO PROSECUTIONS TIL AFTER ELECTIONS SAD SAD,” Grassley tweeted, telling Trump to…
Roy Moore Advances in Suit Against Sacha Baron Cohen The Hollywood Reporter July 7, 2020 A federal judge rules he needs to know more about “Yerushalayim TV,” an outfit that Cohen may have registered in Wyoming as a front. Sacha Baron Cohen is good. Damn good. He’s spent this entire century fooling people into giving interviews, and his subjects hardly know they are targets of the man’s unique brand of satirical comedy. And while he’s been repeatedly sued, he’s got an excellent track record in court. That’s due to the First Amendment, of course, but it starts with…
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Coronavirus expert says Americans will be wearing masks for ‘several years’ By Shawn Carter Fox News July 7, 2020 Health experts won’t ask Americans to take off their masks any time soon. That’s the take of Eric Toner, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. He has been preparing for an outbreak like the novel coronavirus as part of his work for years. Johns Hopkins practices virus simulations as part of is preparedness protocol, with the goal of offering public health experts and policymakers a blueprint of what to do in a pandemic. One…
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter July 7, 2020 Federal Judge Andrew Carter last week refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen, Showtime and CBS. The lawsuit was filed by former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore and his wife Kayla Moore, who claim that Cohen slandered Moore as a pedophile on his now-canceled show “Who is America?” After the judge denied Cohen’s request to dismiss the $95 million lawsuit, the case will now proceed to discovery, where the Moores announced that they intend to take the depositions of and obtain evidence from Cohen and other relevant individuals…
Kaepernick, Disney announce partnership deal ESPN.com July 7, 2020 Colin Kaepernick will be featured in an exclusive docuseries produced by ESPN Films as part of a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co. The deal between Kaepernick’s production arm, Ra Vision Media, and Disney was announced Monday. The partnership will focus on telling scripted and unscripted stories that explore race, social injustice and the quest for equity. It also will provide a platform to showcase the work of minority directors and producers. “I am excited to announce this historic partnership with Disney across all of its platforms to…
Roger Stone asks appeals court to keep him from prison By Josh Gerstein POLITICO July 7, 2020 President Donald Trump’s longtime political adviser Roger Stone is mounting a last-ditch bid to get a federal appeals court to put off the 40-month prison sentence he is facing after being convicted of trying to thwart a congressional investigation into alleged ties between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia. Attorneys for Stone asked the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday for an emergency stay of U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s ruling last week putting Stone, 67, under house…
California tells six additional counties to close indoor businesses, all bars By Justine Coleman TheHill July 7, 2020 California on Monday told six more counties to close indoor operations for many businesses and all bars as the state experiences a surge in COVID-19 cases. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced during his press briefing that Colusa, Madera, Marin, Merced, Monterey and San Diego counties have been added to the list of those instructed to close bars and indoor operations for certain businesses. The state’s list currently includes 23 counties ordered to close indoor operations of restaurants, wineries, movie…
Violent weekend: 10 dead in 30 shootings in New York City on Sunday alone By Derick Waller ABC7 New York July 6, 2020 It was a weekend plagued by gun violence across New York City as the surge in shootings continues, with 11 people killed in two days and 30 shootings with 10 homicides on Sunday alone. Police say 48 people were victimized in those 30 shootings, and the recent abnormal spike is causing concern and outrage. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that he believes the most central issue for the violence is that the New York…