The founder of Google’s employee mindfulness program quietly resigned last month from a nonprofit he cofounded, citing “inappropriate behavior” from his past. Chade-Meng Tan stepped down as chair of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI), which promotes mindfulness and emotional intelligence, at the board’s request after a third-party investigation into the unspecified behavior, the […]
When the Cambridge Analytica story broke in March, most of the attention was focused on how the firm used Facebook data to “microtarget” U.S. voters in swing states during the 2016 presidential election. Soon, there were also reports that Cambridge Analytica used Facebook to exploit socioeconomic tensions and ethnic divisions in places like Nigeria and […]
Incarcerated people across the United States are going on strike Tuesday, kicking off a three-week protest against poor conditions and forced labor in what could be one of the largest prison strikes in U.S. history. For many, the strike comes after several months of battling extreme wildfires in states like California, where incarcerated people are […]
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday tried to make sense of the Trump administration’s strategy on Russia. They did not make much progress. “This committee is attempting to get a clearer sense of the administration’s overall posture on Russia …We would like to understand what was agreed to when the leaders of our two countries sat down in Helsinki,” said […]
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday tried to make sense of the Trump administration’s strategy on Russia. They did not make much progress. “This committee is attempting to get a clearer sense of the administration’s overall posture on Russia …We would like to understand what was agreed to when the leaders of our two countries sat down in Helsinki,” said […]
Longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen has entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in New York following investigations into payments he made to several women who claim to have had affairs with President Trump, and allegations of fraud in connection to his taxi business. According to New York Daily News reporter Stephen Brown, Cohen […]
Like an email scammer, offering to pay Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) millions if she deposits thousands of dollars in a Nigerian bank, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh reassured Collins on Tuesday that she doesn’t need to worry herself about his views on Roe v. Wade. NEW BREAKING: Sen. Collins just said Kavanaugh told her he agrees […]
On Tuesday, as Wyoming GOP primary voters are heading to the polls to select their nominee, President Trump endorsed longtime conservative megadonor Foster Friess. To the incredible people of the Great State of Wyoming: Go VOTE TODAY for Foster Friess – He will be a fantastic Governor! Strong on Crime, Borders & 2nd Amendment. Loves […]
Does Russian President Vladimir Putin own any assets — companies, property, or investments — in the United States? That was the big question featured in Tuesday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing, and one that could have major implications on U.S. leverage over Russia moving forward. But the witnesses in the hearing avoided answering questions about Putin’s potential […]
Secretary Ben Carson has been pushing his agency, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, to eliminate regulations on housing development, ostensibly to stimulate the construction of new housing and bring down housing costs. Railing against burdensome regulation is hardly a surprise from a Republican appointee. But research finds that proponents of deregulation (conservatives) […]
The Trump administration released a plan on Tuesday to regulate greenhouse gas emissions at existing electric power plants as part of an effort to roll back President Barack Obama’s signature plan to tackle the power generation sector’s impact on climate change. The new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal, dubbed the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, would provide states […]
In a Tuesday morning speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) unveiled her Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act. Billed as an effort to “eliminate the influence of money in our federal government,” the proposed bill takes aim at the excesses of K Street and its pernicious “revolving door” ethos, […]
Wealth inequality dramatically increases between white communities and communities of color in the U.S. following a natural disaster, a new study found. According to the study by Rice University and the University of Pittsburgh, in counties badly hit by natural disasters — areas with at least $10 billion in damages — white communities gained an average […]
President Trump on Tuesday attempted to justify his administration’s many abusive immigration policies, including the practice of separating immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border, suggesting they were “unpleasant consequences” of crossing into the country undocumented. “I am sorry to have to reiterate that there are serious and unpleasant consequences to crossing the Border into the […]
A 15 year-old girl in Georgia said a police officer sexually assaulted her for hours after she was detained for violating curfew. The East Point police officer is being investigated for the alleged sexual assault by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, according to local station Channel 2 Action News, which reported the news on Monday. The officer is on […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is continuing his years-long crusade against Planned Parenthood, filing an amendment to a massive Senate appropriations bill last week that would cut federal funding from the organization, as well as others that perform abortion procedures. In a statement released Friday, Paul said his amendment to the Senate appropriations package for Defense, […]
CBS CEO Les Moonves stands to make nearly $200 million if he leaves the network amidst sexual harassment allegations, a CBS News review of Moonves’ contract revealed Tuesday. According to the CBS News report, Moonves signed a contract last May to remain in his role through June of 2021. Should he be fired “without cause,” […]
Republican Scott Wagner, who wants to be Pennsylvania’s next governor, told a constituent Monday evening that he would consider signing legislation banning the recognition of same-sex couples’ marriages — even though such a bill would be unconstitutional and unenforceable. “As governor, I won’t be driving that agenda. That’ll be a House or Senate bill that […]
President Trump suggested on Tuesday that the only reason former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is being “nice” to him is so that he could keep his security clearance. “Even James Clapper has admonished John Brennan for having gone totally off the rails,” Trump tweeted early on Tuesday morning. “Maybe Clapper is being nice […]
Last week, President Donald Trump revoked former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance — the White House claims that he did so because of Brennan’s “erratic conduct.” On Tuesday morning, however, Trump sent a tweet essentially admitting that “erratic conduct,” in this instance, is a euphemism for “criticized Trump.” Even James Clapper has admonished John […]
Mike Mulvaney is quietly lobbying to protect a factory in his old congressional district, run by a friend and campaign contributor, from the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, McClatchy reported Monday. Mulvaney, a former Republican congressman who now leads the Office of Management and Budget, has been working behind the scenes on behalf of Element […]
Michigan’s state health director will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter over two deaths that have been linked to Flint’s water crisis, a judge ruled Monday. State Judge David Goggins called Nick Lyon “corrupt” as he announced his decision to let the case go to trial. Prosecutors say Lyon failed to notify the public for months […]
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s proposed bailout of coal and nuclear plants are making strong cases against the plan. Trump, on the other hand, is having trouble retaining a hold on the realities of the energy industry, let alone putting together a coherent argument in favor of his plan. As the Trump administration crafts a $30 billion […]
At a White House event Monday honoring the “heroes” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), President Trump invited Latinx U.S. Border Patrol agent Adrian Anzaldua to the podium to describe how he arrested a human smuggler for transporting 78 undocumented immigrants in a trailer. “You’re not nervous right?” Trump […]
