Several members of Congress risked arrest Wednesday as they protested the Trump administration’s new “zero tolerance” policy, which separates migrant children from their parents in the event that parents are taken into custody by immigration officials. The people on the steps, including @repjoecrowley, @repjohnlewis and @RepAlGreen are told that they will be arrested during this […]
Several members of Congress risked arrest Wednesday as they protested the Trump administration’s new “zero tolerance” policy, which separates migrant children from their parents in the event that parents are taken into custody by immigration officials. The people on the steps, including @repjoecrowley, @repjohnlewis and @RepAlGreen are told that they will be arrested during this […]
At long last, the U.S. may be moving toward preventing the types of anonymous shell companies that criminals, kleptocrats, and arms dealers have long sought. But just as Delaware, the country’s leading anonymous shell company provider, gets on board with new transparency measures, Congress has taken a significant step back, gutting a bill that could […]
At long last, the U.S. may be moving toward preventing the types of anonymous shell companies that criminals, kleptocrats, and arms dealers have long sought. But just as Delaware, the country’s leading anonymous shell company provider, gets on board with new transparency measures, Congress has taken a significant step back, gutting a bill that could […]
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday and expressed concern about how vulnerable LGBTQ youth are to suicide. In remarks his office tweeted out with the #PrideMonth hashtag, Hatch used the opportunity to promote his own bill that would create a national suicide prevention hotline with a 3-digit code (similar to 9-1-1). […]
Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) headquarters in Washington and its regional office in Chicago have not shied away from speaking out against Administrator Scott Pruitt’s efforts to drastically weaken the agency. That’s not the case at every EPA office across the nation, said the president of the EPA’s largest employee union. Since President Trump […]
A new lawsuit filed Wednesday in Missouri claims the state’s strict photo identification law, which could disenfranchise roughly 200,000 registered voters, is unconstitutional. Priorities USA, an arm of a group whose super PAC supported Hillary Clinton in 2016, argues that the state’s voter ID law is unlawful, despite a constitutional amendment that Republicans passed in […]
Sixteen localities in six southern states have been restricting access to basic utility services, including gas, water, and electricity, according to nonprofit advocacy organization Project South, which sent letters to the cities Monday demanding an end to discriminatory practices like requiring U.S.-issued photo identification and social security numbers in order to receive public services. Project […]
Authors, teachers, and parents are upset about a Scholastic book about President Donald Trump that they say glosses over his racism, misogyny, xenophobia, and treatment of workers, among many other things. The book, President Donald Trump by Joanne Mattern, was published last year but it has received renewed attention after groups fiercely criticized it on social media […]
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reported that it is much cheaper to drive an electric car any distance than it is to drive a comparable car fueled by gasoline. The DOE says “The average fuel cost savings for all states was 60%.” But, in reality, the savings are going to be much, much […]
Say you’re Harvey Weinstein’s attorney. Eight months after two seismic investigations into your client’s alleged decades-long history of sexual violence come out, he is arrested, charged with raping and sexually assaulting two women, and released on $1 million cash bail. This is something that seems to have happened both suddenly and finally: Not even a […]
On Wednesday, ABC News broke the story that longtime Trump attorney Michael Cohen, whose home and office were raided in April by the FBI, had dropped his seasoned legal team and currently has no legal representation. ABC News reports that Cohen “is likely to cooperate with federal prosecutors in New York.” Other outlets quickly confirmed […]
During a Fox News interview on Wednesday morning, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) was pressed to a clarify a tweet he posted on Tuesday calling totalitarian dictator Kim Jong Un “a total weirdo who would not be elected assistant dog catcher in any democracy.” One more thing about KJU. While I know @potus is trying to […]
The federal government just admitted that workers are earning lower wages since the passage of the GOP tax cuts. When President Donald Trump was pushing Congress to pass his tax plan last year, which focused on lowering corporate rates and the income taxes of high earners, he pulled out a handy statistic: according to the […]
On Wednesday morning, despite warnings from the United Nations and humanitarian agencies about the devastating effects of doing so, the Saudi Arabia-led coalition supporting the government of Yemen started its assault on the port city of Hodeidah. According to state media in the United Arab Emirates, a member of the Saudi coalition, the Golden Victory operation […]
The United States men’s national team infamously failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, which starts this week in Russia. But on Wednesday, FIFA — the sport’s international governing body — guaranteed that the U.S. will be an integral part of the future of global soccer when it awarded the 2026 World Cup to […]
Less than a month ago, residents in a deeply Catholic country, Ireland, voted to end its abortion ban, one of the most restrictive in the world. On Wednesday, another country is considering legalizing the procedure, but this time it’s Pope Francis’ homeland, Argentina. Lawmakers are considering legislation that would legalize abortion in the first 14 […]
President Trump has nominated longtime Washington insider Mary Neumayr to lead a key environmental office within the White House. The appointment comes after a lengthy controversy concerning the previous nominee, Kathleen Hartnett White. The White House announced Neumayr’s nomination to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on Wednesday night, following months of uncertainty. The position has […]
Late Tuesday night, just before their self-imposed deadline expired, Republican leadership reached a deal that would allow a vote on two conservative immigration bills next week, squashing the chances for a vote on a bill to protect Dreamers. A discharge petition pushed by centrists who sought to bypass GOP leadership to protect Dreamers garnered 215 […]
The American Medical Association (AMA) on Tuesday pushed for a ban on assault weapons, amid demands from its membership of doctors that the organization take a stand against gun violence. The move comes months after the mass school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February that killed 17 people and elevated the national […]
President Trump gave his endorsement on Wednesday to a controversial Republican running for U.S. Senate in Virginia, calling his competitor, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), “a total stiff.” “Congratulations to Corey Stewart for his great victory for Senator from Virginia,” Trump tweeted, referring to the winner of Tuesday night’s GOP primary. “Now he runs against a […]
After arriving back in the Washington, D.C. area on Wednesday morning following his trip to Singapore for a summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, President Trump posted tweets proclaiming that Americans can now “sleep well” now because “There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea.” Just landed – a long trip, […]
The Martha McSally who ran for Congress in 2012 would not recognize herself today. Then, she was a retired Air Force Colonel mounting two unsuccessful House bids in Arizona, running as a post-partisan leader who would take the lead on immigration and deficit reduction. Then, she presented herself someone with “authenticity” who would not just […]
One argument clearly unites Americans: we live in a sharply divided nation. Of course, it’s not exactly breaking news that gaping fault lines in our society exist. “Large numbers of Americans see their country as divided over values and politics, and they do not expect those schisms to shrink any time soon,” stated an issue brief released […]
Former Virginia gubernatorial candidate and Confederate apologist Corey Stewart has won the Republican nomination for Senate. He will face Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) in the general election this November. Stewart currently serves as the Prince William County Board of Supervisors chairman, but he captured the national spotlight last year during the Republican gubernatorial primary, running […]
