Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty There’s something about journalist Rachel Scott that makes angry white men think that “freedom of the press” means aggressively invading her space. Five years ago, Scott, then an ABC News congressional correspondent, was standing outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, surrounded by a sea of white Trump supporters […]
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Source: Los Angeles Times / Getty The Trump administration just can’t take no for an answer, which, sadly, isn’t surprising considering the nature of President Donald Trump’s character. Yet another federal judge has blocked Trump’s executive order that creates significant restrictions on mail-in voting. The New York Times reports that Judge Carl J. Nichols issued […]
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Source: UCG / Getty A federal appeals court had to explain to the Trump administration that mass detention without due process is not just wrong; it’s Japanese internment camp wrong. According to Newsweek, in a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit rejected the administration’s argument that millions of immigrants it […]
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Source: Heather Diehl / Getty A lawsuit filed in Maryland challenges the disturbing trend of warrantless arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The Washington Post reports that four Maryland citizens and the immigrant rights group We Are CASA filed the lawsuit. The lawsuit is seeking class action status and a temporary injunction […]
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Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty Another day, another legal loss for the Trump administration. A panel of appeals court judges has upheld a block against President Donald Trump’s executive order creating significant restrictions on mail-in voting. AP reports that the three-judge panel upheld the block Judge Indira Talwani issued last week. The block prevents the […]
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Source: Infinite Creations / Getty California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills on Wednesday that are intended to put safeguards in place for how independent agencies monitor the safety of AI systems. Politico reports that Newsom signed the bills shortly after posts made by former AI researcher Jacob Coxon went viral. Coxon said he worked […]
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Source: hapabapa / Getty Welp, President Donald Trump is trying to change the U.S. Census again. He and his administration want it to reflect a U.S. populace that excludes undocumented immigrants and noncitizens without permanent residency, and is racially homogeneous — because if America can’t be a virtually all-white nation, the least the president can […]
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Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty We really didn’t need any more evidence of the efforts by President Donald Trump, his administration, and the MAGA movement to miseducate America by whitewashing U.S. history while calling it an effort to fight “woke indoctrination.” Those of us who actually read books and know things could see clearly why […]
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Source: CJ Gunther / Getty We’re only two months away from the midterm elections, but that hasn’t stopped the Trump administration from doing everything in its power to sow chaos and undermine confidence in the outcome. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court for permission to use Social Security data to verify state voter […]
Read More Source: CJ Gunther / Getty We’re only two months away from the midterm elections, but that hasn’t stopped the Trump administration from doing everything in its power to sow chaos and undermine confidence in the outcome. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court for permission to use Social Security data to verify state voter […]
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Source: Douglas Rissing / Getty It shouldn’t surprise anyone that the U.S. economy isn’t doing so hot for anyone outside the 1%. While the rich have only gotten richer under the second Trump administration, stagnant wages, fluctuating inflation, and an anemic job market have made it hard to just keep up with the necessities. Things […]
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Source: Tom Williams / Getty The Trump administration recently released a draft of a new plan for childcare in America — one that would reward married stay-at-home moms (it’s never really dads, is it?) at the expense of single parents, working parents, and, of course, Black and Brown women and children. Vice President JD Vance, […]
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Source: Douglas Rissing / Getty It feels like the United States gets more polarized every year, yet one issue has surprisingly united people of all political stripes over the last year: data centers. In both Red and Blue states, there has been an overwhelming backlash against AI Data Centers. So let’s talk about what they […]
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The Trump administration has long asserted that the very programs meant to address the nation’s history of racial discrimination and segregation are themselves a form of racial discrimination in violation of federal standards. The new rule comes amid sweeping efforts by the government to gut funding from supposedly diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and to […]
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The Trump administration has long asserted that the very programs meant to address the nation’s history of racial discrimination and segregation are themselves a form of racial discrimination in violation of federal standards. The new rule comes amid sweeping efforts by the government to gut funding from supposedly diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and to […]
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“So, Ken Paxton, you might not like the way he dresses. And I say this—it’s so insulting to him, but I might as well say it—you might not like the way he looks,” Trump said. “You might not love his look. You might not love his television interviews, but he was the best attorney general […]
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Source: NurPhoto / Getty SEO: AI-generated child sex abuse, Steven Anderegg charges dropped Last week, a panel of federal judges ruled that AI-generated child sex abuse content is protected under the First Amendment. You know, I think Trent Reznor was onto something when he said God is dead and no one cares, because what the […]
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After the vote, congressional Democrats were quick to voice their surprise and frustration. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies told reporters that he “didn’t get a heads up,” and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that, when she sat at the helm of the chamber, “We didn’t even consider that anybody would do that…. We never […]
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After the vote, congressional Democrats were quick to voice their surprise and frustration. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies told reporters that he “didn’t get a heads up,” and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that, when she sat at the helm of the chamber, “We didn’t even consider that anybody would do that…. We never […]
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Beltran isn’t the only GOP nominee to distance himself from Trump after a primary victory. Ralph Alvarado, who was endorsed by Trump in May, has scrubbed the president’s name from his website, touting himself as “independent leadership for Kentucky.” It seems like Republicans are seeing the writing on the wall and prioritizing their own optics […]
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Source: PATRICK T. FALLON / Getty Fun fact: the Constitution gives the states and Congress control over elections. That has not deterred President Donald Trump from trying to federalize elections ahead of the midterms. Despite a federal judge blocking a rule from the United States Postal Service (USPS) that significantly restricts mail-in voting, a whistleblower […]
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Source: Senator Mitch McConnell / facebook Alright, people, it has been at least 78 days since Sen. Mitch McConnell has been seen publicly, roughly 34 days since the last time someone representing him released a so-called proof-of-life photo, which many people didn’t think proved he was alive, and about 21 days since he put out […]
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Among the veterans currently included on the Pentagon’s payroll are Rob Maness, a retired Air Force colonel with more than 135,000 followers on X, and Kurt Schlichter, a retired Army colonel and columnist with nearly 620,000 followers on X, according to people familiar with the matter. Pentagon records reviewed by the Post revealed that both […]
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As Bloomberg noted when it reported on the prize courts’ revival earlier this week, the courts fell into disuse after the Spanish-American War ended in 1900 and were moribund after World War II. They reflect a 19th-century understanding of naval warfare where both a nation’s navy and private citizens acting as privateers could capture vessels […]
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Source: DNY59 / Getty For years now, the alarm bells have been ringing regarding the Social Security trust hitting its go-broke date. While this summer has seen a group of congressmembers working to craft legislation to address the issue, another segment doesn’t believe it’s a real problem at all. Politico reports that the Social Security […]
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Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty The Trump administration’s ongoing crusade to restrict mail-in voting hit another roadblock on Thursday after a federal judge blocked a rule implemented by the United States Postal Service (USPS) that would have drastically overhauled mail-in voting requirements. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court struck down Judge Indira Talwani’s earlier block […]
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“It is, however, known that vaccines vary both lot-to-lot from specific manufacturers, and between manufacturers for a single vaccine type,” he continued. “This makes the likelihood of adverse lot and manufacturer specific effects higher for smaller nations where all vaccines can be from a few or a single lot and manufacturer.” Kennedy’s visit preceded a […]
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Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty The Trump administration is the governmental embodiment of Sid from Toy Story. All it does is break things. Actually, this administration ruins everything it claims to be fixing, then blames someone else for it being broken in the first place. Then it throws a tantrum when the federal adults in […]
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Source: Los Angeles Times / Getty Several Democratic states have filed a lawsuit against an executive order issued by the Trump administration only days after the Supreme Court struck down a lower-court block on the order. AP reports that the lawsuit is focused on a rule unveiled by the United States Postal Service last week. […]
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Source: PATRICK T. FALLON / Getty In yet another instance of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority bending the knee to the Trump administration, the court ruled that certain portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail-in voting can proceed. According to the Washington Post, the court struck down a ruling by a lower court […]
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“This situation was predictable. It was obvious and it was preventable,” Otto Shragal, an attorney with the Allen Law Group, told The Guardian. Indiana Governor Mike Braun also blamed NIPSCO, telling Inside Indiana Business that the utility “needs to pick up the pace, because we’ve given them National Guard help, all of our agencies.” One-third […]
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