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Let's dispel with this fiction that judges are just like umpires.

The post The Biggest Falsehood You Will Hear During This Supreme Court Confirmation Fight appeared first on ThinkProgress.

Billionaire Warren Buffett’s latest annual letter to shareholders dismisses the risk of climate change to his investors. But very real risks exist, including his $1.1 billion bet on the climate-destroying Canadian tar sands.

"Today’s decision is a victory for the health and safety of families throughout the state"

With first-ever nationwide payday lending rules expected to drop later this year, the head of the Democratic National Committee has thrown her lot in with the traditionally conservative opposition to such safeguards.

The New York Attorney General's office is pursuing a case against the defunct "university."

"After watching the twelfth debate without a mention of disability, I had to do something."

Taylor Swift claims that David Mueller, a former KYGO radio host, groped her at a backstage meet-and-greet in 2013.

"I'd rather vote for Hillary Clinton," one Cruz fan said.

The post ‘I’d Rather Vote For Hillary:’ Ted Cruz Voters Explain Why They’ll Never Vote Trump appeared first on ThinkProgress.

"This ban is wrong."

The post The Army Won’t Allow A Sikh Captain To Grow His Beard, Wear His Turban. Now He’s Suing. appeared first on ThinkProgress.

In the wake of Trump shaming him last Friday, Marco Rubio decided to engage in some gutter fighting of his own. Turns out he had good reason to do so.

If trans kids have the support of their parents, they're as happy and healthy as other children.

Public stances like this make it hard to take any of NASCAR's talk about inclusion and tolerance seriously.

Years of funding cuts have left domestic violence shelters unable to help many of the people who come to them in need of assistance.

Refugees and local European Union residents increasingly clashed in February.

Faced with persistent questions about his failure to disavow David Duke and the KKK during an interview on Sunday, Donald Trump is casting himself as an unrivaled champion of democracy.

Girls are required to wear skirts, and the ACLU isn't happy.

The post Charter School Gets Sued Over Dress Code Preventing Girls From Wearing Pants appeared first on ThinkProgress.

"I could have been profiled and arrested, I could have been killed. So many trans people are killed on the streets everyday. My life felt like it was in jeopardy either way: when he posted my location, and when I walked home."

As soon as Cruz took the stage, three women stood up and began to chant: "Cruz, Perry, Abbott: Bad for Texas, bad for country."

They say this year's primary is especially critical for their community.

"We're religious people, we're not allowed to surrender our religion to take away women's rights."

America's corporate Goliaths are hoping a post-Scalia court will still take away David's rocks.

Arctic sea ice growth has been sluggish this winter. And that's a huge problem for the animals and communities that depend on it.

Despite Trump's super-heated rhetoric, he's on the same page as the Republican establishment when it comes to immigration.

This is another step in the wrong direction.

The post New Texas Policy Violates Title IX By Discriminating Against Transgender Athletes appeared first on ThinkProgress.

Kobach is simply the latest xenophobic politician to endorse Trump.

The post Kris Kobach Just Became The Latest Xenophobic Lawmaker To Endorse Trump appeared first on ThinkProgress.