Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the outgoing chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), said Thursday that "sometimes you just have to take one for the team."

 

"This has been a difficult week, there's no question about it," Wasserman Schultz said in remarks at a reception hosted by the National Jewish Democratic Council, the first time she's spoken publicly since announcing she would step down as…

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Oregon standoff leader Ryan Bundy "Declares Himself An 'Idiot' Not Subject To US Courts". That may sound like a crazy defense strategy, but why not? Hell, it worked for Hillary!

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupier Ryan Bundy filed a series of court motions late Thursday, declaring himself a sovereign citizen who isn’t subject to federal laws.



Bundy, who is representing himself in the conspiracy case against the refuge occupiers, declares himself an “idiot of the ‘Legal… Continue

Ireland jails three top bankers over 2008 banking meltdown

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Three senior Irish bankers were jailed on Friday for up to three-and-a-half years for conspiring to defraud investors in the most prominent prosecution arising from the 2008 banking crisis that crippled the country's economy.



The trio will be among the first senior bankers globally to be jailed for their role in the collapse of a bank during the… Continue

The release of Democratic National Committee emails by WikiLeaks Friday reveals that DNC officials planned anti-Donald Trump protests.



In multiple emails, DNC officials signed off and acknowledged the existence of two anti-Donald Trump protests in South Bend, IN and Billings, MT. The release of nearly 20,000 emails is the first in a WikiLeaks “Hillary Leaks” series. (RELATED: Leaked Emails Show DNC Officials Constructing Anti-Bernie Narrative)



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The FBI has given the State Department some of the several thousand emails that Hillary Clinton never turned over to her former agency, but were found by the FBI as it was investigating her private email server.

"The FBI provided the department with an initial set of material on Thursday," State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said Friday.

"We're going to review the material to identify those that are agency records. As we have not yet reviewed the material, we're not…

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There were reports in local media that some protesters had thrown urine at members of the Westboro Baptist church, but a spokeswoman for the city of Cleveland said no such event had occurred. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/19/cleveland-protest-republican-national-convention-police

Police Chief Calvin Williams issued a warning Tuesday to an undisclosed number of loosely-affiliated masked protesters who have triggered unusual anxiety among visitors and local residents with their unplanned appearances across the city: "If you are a member of a group that causes you to have to hide your face, then you probably need a different cause."



Protests outside the Republican National Convention have been peaceful, but police have received at least a dozen calls so far… Continue

(WSYX/WTTE) -- A Columbus police officer was rushed to the hospital after officials say he cut his mouth after biting into a sandwich, which contained several shards of glass from a restaurant on East Long Street Monday afternoon.



The officer was taken to Grant Medical Center around 3 p.m. where he's being held overnight. The officer is expected to be okay, according to investigators.



Police say the officer bit into the sandwich and felt what was a grisly texture as well… Continue

The Washington Post quotes state GOP Chairman Jim Brutle as saying the staffers, who arrived in Cleveland last week ahead of California’s delegation, apparently brought the virus with them from home.



So far, none of the state's 550 delegates appear to have caught the virus and they have been advised to frequently wash their hands and avoid shaking hands or sharing food.



The virus, which causes intestinal distress, can spread quickly in closed places such as cruise ships,… Continue

Federal Agents Demand Customer Lists From Mormon Food Storage Facility [Oathkeepers pulls story]

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We have pulled this story about the Mormon cannery being visited by federal agents because the source of the information at the cannery is now denying that he ever told us that event occurred.



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The Wall Street Journal tweets the gunman reportedly killed in Baton Rouge was affiliated with an “anti-government” group.

Missouri man suspected in Baton Rouge shootings was affiliated with anti-government New Freedom Group—Live updates: https://t.co/7c1AQUEqqb

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(CNN)At least seven officers were injured and at least three of them are feared dead in a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.

Police received a call of "suspicious person walking down Airline Highway with an assault rifle," the source said. When police arrived, the man opened fire.



The remaining officers are hospitalized in critical condition, the source said.

Kip Holden, the mayor-president of East Baton Rouge…

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Aides to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed new language approved by the GOP's platform committee expressing "unequivocal support for Israel."



"We wish to express our deep appreciation to the members of the subcommittee for their tireless efforts in crafting this plank," a joint statement from Jason Dov Greenblatt and David Friedman, advisers to Trump on Israel, reads.… Continue

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Shumlin asks law enforcement to stop ‘hassling’ Rainbow Family

Gathering doesn’t officially begin until today, but enforcement by federal officials has already clamped down on the hippie gathering.

Gov. Peter Shumlin said Thursday that he asked federal law enforcement not to harass or hassle anyone at the gathering site in the national forest in Mount Tabor after…

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