Liz Cheney lambastes Trump over Russia/Ukraine, branding him ‘the antithesis’ of all ‘Reagan stood for’

Former Rep. Liz Cheney lambasted President Donald Trump in a tweet on Wednesday, asserting that he is the “antithesis” of all that Ronald Reagan, America’s 40th president, “stood for.” She claimed that Trump “is aligning” the U.S. with the opponents of liberty. “Trump – with his devotion to Putin, abandonment of Ukraine, and lies about…

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Shelters, Jesus, and Miss Pac-Man: US judge grills DOJ over trans policy in dizzying line of questioning

A federal judge in D.C. peppered Justice Department lawyers with hypothetical questions and video game references as she presided over the second day of oral arguments about the Trump administration’s attempt to restrict or ban transgender U.S. service members in the military.  U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes searched in vain for answers to key questions…

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Morning Glory: The last temptation of a grant maker

Full disclosure off the top: I was a grant maker for more than 20 years, first as a member of the California Arts Council, and then for 17 years as a member of the Children and Families Commission of Orange County, California.   The California Arts Council dealt in relatively small amounts of funds appropriated by…

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Blake Lively claims Justin Baldoni legal battle left her with ‘extreme anxiety,’ her kids ‘traumatized’: docs

Blake Lively’s amended complaint highlighted the ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni, claiming it has left the actress with “extreme anxiety” and “traumatized” her children. Lively filed the complaint on Feb. 18, over a month after she initially accused her “It Ends With Us” co-star of sexual harassment. “The emotional impact on Ms. Lively has…

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