For those of us who work with the grassroots, it is no surprise that polls show the American people don’t always trust politicians to solve their problems. Indeed, Congress has received low ratings for decades; a majority hasn't approved of the job they’ve done since April of 2003. But on occasion, Congress comes to its...
When it comes to the best American cities for young professionals to launch a career in 2023, neither San Francisco nor New York City cracked to the top five, according to a new study.
Abortion is likely to remain a motivating force for voters across the country, and thus a major strength for the Democratic Party.
Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele last week said he thought the GOP would have more power in Congress if the party "had our shit together." "Do Democrats understand how freaking lucky they’ve been that the Republican Party is so batshit, Trumpy crazy?" former Republican presidential candidate Joe Walsh asked Steele on an episode...
Tesla released its second-quarter production and delivery figures Sunday, revealing its deliveries are up 83 percent compared to last year’s second quarter. Tesla delivered 466,140 vehicles from April to June, which is up 10 percent from the first quarter. Out of the total deliveries, 19,225 were Model S/X vehicles and 446,915 were Model 3/Y vehicles....
At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens of people were wounded in an Israeli strike against a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank on Monday, according to officials. Israel struck the targets with drones and deployed hundreds of troops to the area in a major military operation, killing eight and wounding 50 people,...
The key to addressing our immigration challenges lies in constructive solutions like the CHNV parole process.
The United States and the United Kingdom received the lowest confidence scores among the G7, according to new research. Gallup found that when asked whether they had confidence in each country, just 31 percent said they had confidence in the U.S. while 33 percent said they had confidence in the U.K. Germany and Canada topped the...
President Biden is set to meet King Charles while in London next week, the White House announced on Sunday. The president will travel to the United Kingdom on July 9 and also will meet with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The meeting with King Charles will be the first time the two have met since the...
No Labels is taking steps to be able to provide a unity-ticket option dedicated to an agenda that addresses the issues of most concern to the American people.
Former White House adviser Stephen Miller last week warned law schools of possible lawsuits if they ignore the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action issued last week. Miller, the president of America First Legal, said on Friday that his nonprofit organization sent a letter to the deans of 200 law schools across the country to...
The attackers involved in a mass shooting at a Baltimore block party early Sunday morning that left two dead and another 28 injured are still at large, police said. The shooting took place just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning in the Brooklyn Homes area in the southern part of Baltimore, officials said. Baltimore Police Department...
Gorsuch’s casual way with inconvenient facts, and vague statements of the law, suggests that we can’t be confident of what just happened.
A significant share of older Americans underestimate how long their retirement is going to last: i.e., how long they are going to live. Most people know that the average American lives to an age between 75 and 80. Less well known, apparently, is that life expectancy rises with age. At age 60, an American man...
As federal and state officials prepare to renegotiate the rules governing the Colorado River, the region’s tribal nations are demanding seats at the table — seats that could make or break the basin’s future. The Biden administration recently announced the official launch of the process to revamp the river’s long-term operational guidelines, which are set to...
The 2024 battle for the Senate started with a bang earlier this year and has not let up, as candidates in top races continue to roll out their campaigns and incumbents scratch and claw to win reelection. Their efforts will determine who will control the upper chamber for the next two years. Democrats are trying to play defense in...
Washington, D.C. authorities said that three local businesses on Sunday were hit with explosive devices and a Molotov cocktail. In a news release, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said that the suspected attacks happened within a fifteen-minute span. At approximately 4:30 a.m., the suspect detonated an explosive device on the sidewalk outside the ATM of...
Thousands of hotel employees in the Los Angeles, Calif.-area walked off from their positions on Sunday to strike in an effort to demand higher wages and better benefits packages. In a news release, Unite Here Local 11, the union representing the hotel workers, said that a majority of members, (96 percent), voted in favor earlier...
Republican Presidential hopeful Chris Christie said in an interview that both President Biden and his opponent, former President Trump, are both past their “sell-by date” as the former New Jersey governor hopes to make an impact in the 2024 election race. In a New York Times op-ed published Saturday, Maureen Dowd asked Christie about his...
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said former President Trump will show up to the GOP primary debates because of his ego. The New York Times's Maureen Dowd interviewed Christie, former governor of New Jersey, for an opinion piece published Saturday. When asked whether he believed Trump would attend the GOP debates after previously saying he...
Will the care be there? A confluence of unprecedented challenges over the last three years, including workforce shortages, skyrocketing costs of providing care and supply chain disruptions, poses a serious risk to America’s hospitals’ and health systems’ ability to do what communities across the country rely on them for — providing quality and accessible care 24/7...
Republicans eager to impeach a Biden administration official have rallied around a new phrase to justify the rarely used move, accusing President Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of “dereliction of duty.” The term, borrowed from the military, allows a court martial to punish service members who fail to obey orders or carry out...