April 2019 – ProgressiveGrok

It’s been a while since I’ve posted. I have been busy with life’s various activities and to be honest I really don’t write unless something…

Oz says he's earned 'presumptive Republican nomination,' even as Pennsylvania Senate primary recount kicks off

Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz released a video on Friday in which the celebrity doctor calls himself the "presumptive Republican" nominee on the same day counties can begin recounting ballots in the commonwealth's tight GOP primary.

Results are in: Best Balance Transfer card of 2022

Key Republicans pull out of NRA forum as political pressure mounts

Even some of the most pro-gun politicians in Texas are realizing the devastating political optics of appearing at a major gun lobby forum just days after a horrific school massacre.

New York AG's investigation against Trump can continue, federal judge rules

A federal judge dismissed former President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the New York attorney general that sought to stop her civil investigation into the Trump Organization.

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Former President Barack Obama reunited with Jacob Philadelphia, the 5-year-old kid who was captured in an iconic Oval Office photo in 2009 touching the President's hair.

Obama congratulates boy who touched his head in iconic photo on graduating high school

Former President Barack Obama took to Instagram on Friday to congratulate Jacob Philadelphia, the boy who famously touched Obama's head in an iconic 2009 White House photo, on his high school graduation.

Finnish foreign minister optimistic that 'sooner or later' Finland and Sweden will be NATO members

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto expressed optimism that "sooner or later, Finland and Sweden will be members of NATO" and said discussions with the Turkish government would continue as Ankara threatens to block the two nations from joining the defensive alliance.

US preparing to approve advanced long-range rocket system for Ukraine as Russian TV host warns of crossing a 'red line'

The Biden administration is preparing to step up the kind of weaponry it is offering Ukraine by sending advanced, long-range rocket systems that are now the top request from Ukrainian officials, multiple officials say.

Georgia DA investigating Trump has subpoenaed officials from secretary of state's office

An Atlanta-area district attorney investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results has subpoenaed half a dozen officials from the Georgia secretary of state's office, according to copies of the documents obtained by CNN.

Alleged Nazi sympathizer convicted for role in January 6 US Capitol riot

One juror told CNN that Hale-Cusanelli's testimony came off as "damage control," and that it was his comments on the stand that "did him in."

Posts published in April 2019

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