#Geraldo Rivera: Trump ‘made me dump him’

#Geraldo Rivera: Trump ‘made me dump him’

Longtime television personality Geraldo Rivera said former President Trump “made him dump him,” in reference to their falling out in late 2020 after Rivera said he would not support the former president’s election fraud theories.  “I feel awful that he made me dump him,” Rivera said in an interview with The New York Times.  Rivera detailed his…

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#Stop playing politics with Palestinian lives 

#Stop playing politics with Palestinian lives 

One wouldn’t know it from the headlines, but the next violent eruption in the Gaza Strip may be just around the corner. As most of Washington remains mired in its traditional August doldrums, yet another a potential crisis is brewing in the already isolated and impoverished Gaza Strip. For the past several months, $75 million…

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#Crews performing high-water vehicle rescues in wake of Idalia landfall

#Crews performing high-water vehicle rescues in wake of Idalia landfall

Emergency crews are performing high-water vehicle rescues after Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend Wednesday morning.   Kevin Guthrie, executive director of Florida’s Department of Emergency Management, said Wednesday high-water vehicle rescues are taking place from Pennalus County into Pasco County and in towns along Florida’s west coast including Palm Harbor, Clearwater and New Port Richey. …

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#Florida landfall with ‘catastrophic’ surge expected

#Florida landfall with ‘catastrophic’ surge expected

Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 hurricane in Florida’s Big Bend, the first hurricane in recorded history to hit that area. The storm hit land at 7:45 a.m., according to the National Hurricane Center, with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph at Keaton Beach in Taylor County. As it…

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#Idalia makes landfall in Florida Big Bend

#Idalia makes landfall in Florida Big Bend

Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning in the Florida Big Bend as a Category 3 hurricane with 125 mph sustained winds, the National Hurricane Center said while warning of the possibility of “catastrophic damage.” “Extremely dangerous Category 3 Hurricane #Idalia makes landfall in the Florida Big Bend. Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 125…

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#Top immigrant advocacy group names new leadership

#Top immigrant advocacy group names new leadership

The Immigration Hub on Tuesday announced a new leadership team after outgoing Executive Director Sergio Gonzales was tapped by Vice President Harris as a senior campaign adviser. Kerri Talbot will take over as executive director and Beatriz Lopez will serve as deputy director, according to the organization. Talbot, a veteran immigration advocate and lawyer, will…

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#Pressley fires back on Ramaswamy’s comments: ‘It is deeply offensive’ 

#Pressley fires back on Ramaswamy’s comments: ‘It is deeply offensive’ 

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) hit back at GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s remarks toward her last week, when he compared the congresswoman to “grand wizards in the KKK.” Pressley responded to Ramaswamy’s comments about her and progressive author Ibram X. Kendi on MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation” with host Rev. Al Sharpton on Sunday. “Reverend Al, the verbal assault…

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