Recent Articles from Sophie Tatum
Coast Guard officer’s lawyer argues it is not a crime to think negative thoughts about people
CNN.COM – The assistant federal public defender representing a Maryland man who has been called a “domestic terrorist” by the government argued in court Thursday...
Justice Clarence Thomas calls for reconsideration of landmark libel case
CNN.COM – Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday called for reconsideration of a landmark First Amendment precedent, criticizing the 1964 decision that the Constitution...
Funding bill leaves out Violence Against Women Act extension
CNN.COM – On Wednesday, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy voiced the GOP’s desire to extend the legislation, saying at a news conference: “We do not want...
Trump holds event honoring Native American veterans in front of Andrew Jackson picture
CNN.COM – President Donald Trump held an event honoring Navajo veterans while standing in front of an image of Andrew Jackson — the President who...
Virginia lieutenant governor on sexual assault allegations: ‘The interactions were consensual’
CNN.COM – One of the women, Vanessa Tyson, said in a statement earlier this week that at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Fairfax “put his...
New York Times: Deutsche Bank declined loan request from Trump Org during 2016 campaign
CNN.COM – During the 2016 presidential election, then-candidate Donald Trump was not granted a loan from Deutsche Bank following an extensive debate within the ranks...
Washington Post: Trump golf course fires undocumented employees during shutdown
CNN.COM – Approximately a dozen undocumented employees at Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York, were fired last week, as lawmakers — including...
GOP senator says she was raped, is survivor of domestic violence
CNN.COM – Republican Sen. Joni Ernst said Wednesday that she was “forced out as a survivor” of mental and physical abuse by her former husband...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg reacts to Academy Award nomination for ‘RBG’
CNN.COM – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was in good spirits on Tuesday following news that the documentary film about her life had been...
Hunter Biden: My divorce won’t impact whether father runs for president
CNN.COM – Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, doesn’t think his divorce and business dealings will affect whether his father will...
Washington Post: Trump concealed details from meetings with Putin
CNN.COM – There are no detailed records of five personal meetings President Donald Trump has had with Russian President Vladimir Putin, The Washington Post reported...
Congressional Black Caucus calls for removal of Rep. Steve King from committee assignments
CNN.COM – The Congressional Black Caucus on Saturday condemned Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, and called on King’s fellow Republicans to remove him from his committee...