Government Shutdown:
On Friday after President Trump announced he was reopening the government for three weeks. Some believe this move makes him look weak.
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Good news for George Herbert Walker Bush: As of today, he is no longer the biggest wimp ever to serve as President of the United States.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 25, 2019
- Trump hits Ann Coulter over recent criticism: ‘Maybe I didn’t return her phone call or something’ (The Hill)
St. Louis Police:
A St. Louis officer has been charged for the death of another officer. He is saying they were playing a game of Russian Roulette.
- St. Louis officers took turns firing revolver with 1 bullet at each other, charges in fatal shooting say. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Four officers in St. Louis have been charged with beating an undercover officer back in 2017.
- Undercover St. Louis cop says colleagues beat him ‘like Rodney King’; describes attack as ‘free for all’ (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Racism:
Webster University in St. Louis is considering a “witnessing whiteness” program where white students can confess their white privileged.
- Missouri school ponders white-only racism workshop. (Campus Reform)
Tom Brokaw is getting backlash for his comments on Sunday that the Hispanic community needs to try harder at assimilating.
Voting:
The Texas attorney general announced that 58,000 non-citizens voted in the last Texas election and almost double that are on the voter rolls.
#MeToo:
The #MeToo group in Springfield will be teaching a class to help parents learn more about consent.
Venezuela:
Venezuela used to be the wealthiest country in South America but they have since found themselves in a different place under the leadership of socialism.
- How socialism turned Venezuela from the wealthiest country in South America into an economic basket case. (Fox News)
Newborns:
Oregon is considering legislation that would require the state to visit all homes that have newborns.
