Jose Sanchez thought he was just going out for a sandwich. So did his partner, Susan, who didn’t know yet that she was pregnant. But ICE agents scooped Sanchez up at the sandwich shop in Washington, D.C. that July afternoon, 14 years after he’d first arrived in the United States as a young teenager from […]
Jose Sanchez thought he was just going out for a sandwich. So did his partner, Susan, who didn’t know yet that she was pregnant. But ICE agents scooped Sanchez up at the sandwich shop in Washington, D.C. that July afternoon, 14 years after he’d first arrived in the United States as a young teenager from […]
On January 24, after more than 100 survivors of former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar testified about his sexual abuse at sentencing hearings in Michigan, the embattled p resident of MSU Lou Anna K. Simon finally announced her resignation. Since then, Simon has managed to maintain her exorbitant salary and a […]
The U.S. banking industry is rolling in cash this quarter largely due in part to the GOP-Trump tax bill passed last December. Data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released Tuesday show big banks earned $62 billion in the third quarter of 2018 — the highest return on assets in the three decades-long history of […]
It appears the Congressional Indicted Republican Caucus membership will boast another member in 2019. Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY), who made national headlines earlier this year after he was arrested and indicted for felony insider trading charges, is declaring victory in his re-election bid for western New York’s very conservative 27th congressional district. The last absentee […]
After weeks of devastating wildfires, California is about to get some relief from the blaze, with heavy rains already underway. But the downpour will also bring new problems to the scarred region, complicating rescue efforts and potentially making conditions far more dangerous for those in the area. Heavy rain is set to arrive on Wednesday […]
President Donald Trump’s emphatic statement of support for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday — following the CIA’s report that the Saudi Crown Prince almost certainly ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi — barely had time to air out before fresh stories of Saudi transgressions made headlines. Amnesty International released a report on Tuesday detailing the […]
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) is doing her best to turn a Senate campaign in a state that President Donald Trump captured by nearly 20 percentage points in 2016 into a close race — and Tuesday’s debate was no exception. Hyde-Smith, who was appointed to the Senate in April after Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) stepped down […]
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) is doing her best to turn a Senate campaign in a state that President Donald Trump captured by nearly 20 percentage points in 2016 into a close race — and Tuesday’s debate was no exception. Hyde-Smith, who was appointed to the Senate in April after Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) stepped down […]
Navient, the third largest student loan servicer in the country, directed borrowers toward higher cost repayment plans and did not offer better options, according to a 2017 audit by the U.S. Department of Education. The department did not make requirements or sanctions and simply offered recommendations for the company. The Associated Press obtained a copy […]
Navient, the third largest student loan servicer in the country, directed borrowers toward higher cost repayment plans and did not offer better options, according to a 2017 audit by the U.S. Department of Education. The department did not make requirements or sanctions and simply offered recommendations for the company. The Associated Press obtained a copy […]
A federal judge held on Tuesday that it is unconstitutional for Congress to ban female genital mutilation, a practice in which the genitals of women and other gender minorities are intentionally damaged — often when the victims are very young, or even while they are children. In some cases, the clitoris is removed entirely. Judge Bernard […]
A federal judge held on Tuesday that it is unconstitutional for Congress to ban female genital mutilation, a practice in which the genitals of women and other gender minorities are intentionally damaged — often when the victims are very young, or even while they are children. In some cases, the clitoris is removed entirely. Judge Bernard […]
U.S. Housing and Urban Development officials were aware of the squalid state New York City public housing residents were living in months before federal prosecutors claimed the city’s housing authority tried to cover up conditions, ProPublica and The Southern Illinoisan found in a new report. Chronic mismanagement by New York City’s Public Housing Authority have left […]
For reasons still unclear, President Trump has stationed nearly 6,000 troops at the southern border. This political stunt, the Pentagon now reports, will cost U.S. taxpayers $72 million. Combined with the $138 million spent on the 2,100 National Guard troops that have been deployed there since April, that brings the total cost of securing the […]
As the dust from the U.S. midterm election has settled, champions of inclusivity celebrate a seeming slew of women and people of color elected to the highest offices at a historic rate. Some facts are certainly celebratory. A record 272 women ran as general election nominees for U.S. Congress or governor this year, with 124 elected […]
The Coast Guard has ordered the company responsible for an oil spill that has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico for 14 years to clean up the environmental catastrophe or face a $40,000 per day fine. The spill has largely gone unnoticed until recently but it is one of the largest spills ever in […]
October was a hot month. Just how hot? According to data released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), last month was the second hottest October ever recorded since 1880 when data collection began. So far, 2018 has been the fourth hottest year on record. According to scientists at NOAA’s National Centers for […]
A federal judge lamented the “sad irony” of men on the Mississippi legislature crafting anti-abortion laws, as he struck down on Tuesday a state law that aimed to ban the procedure after 15 weeks. The law — which went into effect in March and was met with a lawsuit from Mississippi’s sole abortion provider shortly […]
The Trump administration permitted Kentucky again to require low-income people to report at least 80 hours of work or community engagement per month or lose coverage for six months, even after a federal judge blocked the state’s proposal over the summer. A U.S. district court judge called Kentucky’s proposal, which includes work rules, “arbitrary and capricious” […]
In one of the most chilling examples of his well-established fondness for authoritarianism, President Donald Trump reportedly wanted to force a criminal investigation of his political rivals, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former FBI director James Comey. After Trump told White House officials about his desire to order the Justice Department (DOJ) to […]
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA — As the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state’s history burns on, millions of Californians living hundreds of miles away have been forced to grapple not only with the impacts but what it portends. “This should be a wake-up call,” Dr. Kari Nadeau, pediatric asthma and allergy specialist at Stanford University, […]
President Donald Trump defended his oldest daughter Ivanka Trump’s usage of her personal email for government business by basically telling reporters “but her emails” on Tuesday. Outside of the White House on Tuesday, Trump said “Ivanka did some emails” before mentioning former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton five times in a span of roughly 40 seconds. The […]
