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WASHINGTON — Federal workers are some of the hardest hit by the partial government shutdown, but those who depend on their business, including rideshare drivers, are also feeling the impact. Luke Cho, a student at George Mason University majoring in Russian Studies, is an Uber driver in Fairfax County. Driving for Uber during the evening rush has helped Cho pay the bills. “Before the shutdown, we were seeing high demand all across the District,” said Cho. But lately, he’s been feeling the impact of the shutdown. “The riders just started disappearing and the calls just stopped coming,” said Cho. Instead...

Former National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers on Tuesday disputed a report published in May 2017 alleging that President Donald Trump asked him to push back against the FBI’s collusion investigation. “I’ve never had a discussion with collusion with the president of the United States,” Rogers said at an event held at George Mason University, according to CBS News. “I’ve never been directed to do anything, coerced — any time I had a discussion I felt I was able to say, ‘Hey, here’s my view on that.'” (RELATED: Director Of National Intelligence Says He Can’t Comment On Report That Trump...

While the president of George Mason University was busy issuing a statement upholding the school’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, the senior admissions director at the public university made it clear he believes that, if you are a conservative, you are a “piece of worthless trash.” On his public Facebook page, GMU's Senior Assistant Director of Admissions Andrew Bunting claimed he is fearful of Donald Trump’s presidency because the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), a group that believes in traditional marriage, said it is hopeful for Trump’s presidency. Bunting stated NOM’s views are “not representative of the key pillars of...

George Mason University School of Law has just been renamed the Antonin Scalia School of Law in honor of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Accompanying the name change was a receipt of a $30 million gift: $10 million from the Charles Koch Foundation and $20 million from an anonymous donor. The combination of the names of Scalia and Koch has led to a number of George Mason University faculty getting their panties in a bunch — and understandably so. Let's look at it. Justice Antonin Scalia had a reputation on the court and in his written opinions as...

A group of undergraduate professors at George Mason University are leading the charge to oppose renaming the law school after late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. A public Virginia university, GMU received a $30,000,000 pledge to rename the law school. However, the George Mason faculty senate -- which is not a law school body -- passed a resolution opposing the name change. The reasons the GMU faculty senate opposed the well-funded name change included the following: The memorializing of a Supreme Court Justice who was a significant contributor to the polarized climate in this country that runs counter to...

Barack Obama will speak “on the urgent need for Health reform” at an event on Friday morning at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia in the Patriot Center, a basketball arena seating about 10,000. The event is apparently open to all, ensuring that opponents of the plan will be there. But the White House announcement on Facebook reads: Just as a heads up, no signs or banners are permitted, and those who come are encouraged to limit personal items and not bring bags or purses. What a courteous “heads up.” Not satisfied to push a bill the public opposes, and...

As the Democrats' push for health care reform enters the home stretch, President Barack Obama will speak Friday morning at George Mason University's Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Doors open at 9 a.m. ET. The event kicks off at 11:30 a.m. ET. The speech will be open to the public, with no tickets required. The Patriot Center is a big arena. This is a rally. More info HERE (WH website).

Who at Northern Virginia's George Mason University is being held responsible for that institution's former associate director of Equity and Diversity Services? His name is Ronald Sinacore, age 56. He has been sentenced to only 8 years in prison by Circuit Court Judge Jane Roush, who reduced a recommended 14 years. Sinacore told the court he was "deeply ashamed" of videotaping himself having sex with several young men in his home and campus office – and then trying to blackmail them. A Fairfax, Va., jury found him guilty of manufacturing and possessing child pornography and extortion. Fairfax police became aware...