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Ferguson Protesters Face Criminal Element in St. Louis

Missouri state Senator Jamilah Nasheed faced a gunman demanding her car in the city of St. Louis just after midnight on Saturday, Fox 2 now first reported. Nasheed tweeted that a gun was pointed at her when she exited her

Ferguson Protesters Face Criminal Element in St. Louis

Official: St. Louis Cops Have Received ‘Sensitivity Training’

Missouri Director of Public Safety Dan Isom told reporters on Friday afternoon that part of local law enforcement’s instruction during the past 100 days was sensitivity training. The information was revealed at a St. Louis Mayor presser discussing how law

Official: St. Louis Cops Have Received ‘Sensitivity Training’

St. Louis Mayor Says National Guard Will Not Be On 'Front Lines'

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay reacted to Governor Jay Nixon’s declaration through an executive order that the National Guard would be activated for the next 30 days. Slay stressed to reporters at a press conference on Monday that the guard

St. Louis Mayor Says National Guard Will Not Be On 'Front Lines'

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon Declares State of Emergency

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in his state on Monday. The order was posted as St. Louis residents wait anxiously on the decision of the county’s grand jury as to whether or

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon Declares State of Emergency

CNN Grills Ferguson Protester Who Shouted Down Reporter

Bassem Masri, a protester in Ferguson, Missouri known for live streaming demonstrations in the area, was questioned by CNN’s Brian Stetler on Sunday about his confrontational tactics with not only media outlets like CNN but also law enforcement. Masri and

CNN Grills Ferguson Protester Who Shouted Down Reporter

Organizers Train Newly Minted Protesters in St. Louis

Protesters anxiously awaiting the St. Louis grand jury decision relating to the shooting death of 18-year-old Mike Brown have been training activists all weekend in preparation for the day the grand jury makes an announcement about whether to indict Ferguson

Organizers Train Newly Minted Protesters in St. Louis

GOP Promises Cassidy Seat on Energy Committee

Senate Republicans just put a hole in a campaign claim of Senator Mary Landrieu (D – LA), who has been saying that her Republican opponent, Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), will not be able to get onto the chamber’s energy committee

GOP Promises Cassidy Seat on Energy Committee

NYC Bar Calls NYPD on African American Leaders

A group of political activists demanding to speak to the president of the New York City Bar Association about the organization’s refusal to dismiss attorney Andrew Barovick as chair of the bar’s medical malpractice committee were turned away by the

NYC Bar Calls NYPD on African American Leaders

Police ID Michael Brown's Mother as Alleged Robbery Attacker

The Smoking Gun website posted a police report describing a brawl among members of Michael Brown’s family regarding the sale of commemorative t-shirts.  Mike Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson back in August, sparking violent

Police ID Michael Brown's Mother as Alleged Robbery Attacker

David Perdue Wins GA Senate Seat

ATLANTA, Georgia–Georgia businessman Republican David Perdue won his senate race against Democrat Michelle Nunn on Tuesday night and also broke 50 percent, so the GOP’er will not be forced to compete in a January runoff. Perdue took 55 percent of

David Perdue Wins GA Senate Seat

Posters Mocking Jerry Brown: 'If It's Brown Flush It Down'

Politics can be dirty, but also funny. For example, see some guerrilla political street art in California. Poster art making fun of Governor Jerry Brown appeared in Los Angeles on utility boxes and cables near Paramount Studios, the Hollywood Bowl,

Posters Mocking Jerry Brown: 'If It's Brown Flush It Down'

Nunn Struggles To Motivate White Voters

Georgia Senate Democratic nominee Michelle Nunn seems to be losing steam in the closing days of her campaign. Even The New York Times is admitting that Nunn’s GOP opponent, businessman David Perdue has taken the lead in most polls, leaving Nunn

Nunn Struggles To Motivate White Voters

Democrats Counting on Bill Clinton to Bring Out Base in Southern States

Former President Bill Clinton appeared with Georgia Democratic Senate nominee Michelle Nunn on Friday, calling a vote for the former Senator’s daughter a “progress vote” while saying a vote for her opponent, Republican nominee David Perdue, is a “protest vote.” 

Democrats Counting on Bill Clinton to Bring Out Base in Southern States

Republicans Besting Democrats With Effective GOTV Technology

Republicans seem to be besting Democrats when it comes to effective political technology that gets their base out this election cycle.  RNC spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski told Yahoo News that 70 percent of its volunteers are using smartphone apps as opposed

Republicans Besting Democrats With Effective GOTV Technology

Perdue Rallies Supporters In Hopes To Avoid A Runoff

WAYCROSS, Georgia—-“Y’all. We are not going into a runoff. We are not going into a runoff.  We are not going into a runoff.  We are not going into a runoff.  Did I say we’re not going into a runoff? We

Michelle Nunn Heckled at Campaign Stop

Georgia Democratic Senate nominee Michelle Nunn is keeping her campaign stops discreet to avoid scrutiny, but the strategy did not help her when she was heckled during an appearance at an eatery known as Pearlys in Albany Wednesday morning, The

Michelle Nunn Heckled at Campaign Stop

Perdue Releases New Ad Focused on Terrorism and Ebola

Georgia Republican nominee for U.S.  Senate David Perdue released a new ad called “Trust.” The ad asks voters if they can trust President Obama  on national security matters as well as the current Ebola crisis. Narrator: The issue is trust.

Poll Shows Perdue Surging in Georgia

Republican Senate candidate David Perdue leads his Democratic opponent Michelle Nunn in Georgia, a SurveyUSA/11Alive poll shows. According to the poll, with a “5-point right turn in one of the nation’s most high-visibility contests,” David Perdue now leads 48-45 over

Poll Shows Perdue Surging in Georgia

FEC Chairman: DEM FEC Proposal Would Regulate Public Figures

The Federal Election Commission Chairman, Lee Goodman, told Sirius-XM Patriot Channel’s David Webb recently that not only would every free political website posting be government regulated under fellow commissioner Amanda Ravel’s proposal, but public figures who give their opinions would

FEC Chairman: DEM FEC Proposal Would Regulate Public Figures

NYPD Top Cop: Hatchet Attack Was 'Act of Terror'

Police Commissioner Bill Bratton told reporters on Friday that the man who attacked four NYPD officers with a hatchet before they fatally shot him dead on Thursday in Queens committed an “act of terror.” Mayor de Blasio joined Bratton and

Man Attacks NYPD Officers with Hatchet Unprovoked

A Facebook page of man who gruesomely attacked New York police officers with a hatchet Thursday features a profile photo of a heavily-armed man and an image of Islamic prayers, although officials have not confirmed links to extremist documents or jihadi

Man Attacks NYPD Officers with Hatchet Unprovoked

Debate: Governor Andrew Cuomo and Rob Astorino Trade Jabs

BUFFALO, New York–New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo refused to take the blame for problems relating to the Common Core educational standards among other issues at a candidates debate forum hosted by WNED in Buffalo on Wednesday night.  Westchester County

Debate: Governor Andrew Cuomo and Rob Astorino Trade Jabs

Nunn Under Fire For Questionable Expenditures At Non-Profit

Georgia Democratic Senate nominee Michelle Nunn’s time as CEO of the non-profit organization Points of Light Institute (POLI) came under intense scrutiny during a 2010 audit of questionable expenditures of grant funds. According to the audit, POLI spent $46,295 of

Nunn Under Fire For Questionable Expenditures At Non-Profit