For one brief, hopeful moment, Florida’s Republican-controlled Senate summoned the courage to take meaningful action to curb gun violence in the state, two weeks after the deadliest school shooting in state history at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. By a voice vote, the state legislature’s upper chamber approved a two-year moratorium on the sale of […]
Senate Republicans in the state legislature pulled a bill to outlaw child marriage in Kentucky, Insider Louisville reported this week, following opposition from the conservative group Family Foundation of Kentucky on claims that it takes away parental rights. Introduced by State Sen. Julie Raque Adams (R) to the State Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Bill 48 would set […]
Approximately 100 news cycles ago, the nation was gifted with a feud that seemed inevitable: LaVar Ball, the most notorious sports dad in the United States, vs. Donald Trump, the President of the United States. In November, Ball’s son, LiAngelo Ball, was one of three UCLA basketball players who were arrested for shoplifting sunglasses from […]
Almost fourteen months into his presidency, Donald Trump has reached a dubious milestone that none before him have achieved: He’s spent his 100th day at a golf club bearing his own name. Considering he’s only been in office for 408 days, that means he’s spent almost 25 percent of his time at a Trump-branded golf […]
In 2011, the Canadian province of Quebec granted Montreal-based utility giant Gastem a drilling permit to explore the eastern part of the territory for oil and gas. The company settled on a spot of land in the tiny village of Ristigouche Sud-Est, population: 157. The town quickly grew concerned over their water supply, and how Gastem’s nearby […]
The topic of immigration isn’t important to win over Latinx support for Republicans, a GOP official said Saturday, because she had a recent gathering with people of Latinx origin who did not want to talk about it. When asked by a Fox News host how the Republican National Committee and the Trump administration hope “to […]
In wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, which left 14 children and 3 teachers dead, conservatives have been caught somewhat off guard. The traditional, muted response of “thoughts and prayers” hasn’t offered any sort of consolation to the angry young activists who are now demanding that their lawmakers pass meaningful gun control legislation. In […]
Calls for stricter gun control following mass shootings are nothing new. Legislation that would restrict certain individuals from getting a hold of the assault-style weapons often used during those shootings almost always fails and is always opposed by the National Rifle Association. The conversation eventually slips from the public’s mind until the next shooting occurs, […]
A Nebraska company that was awarded one of the first contracts to build President Trump’s border wall is an offshoot of a construction company that has been sued repeatedly for failing to pay subcontractors, the Associated Press reported on Friday. SWF Constructors, which was also accused in a 2016 audit of shady billing practices, was awarded […]
President Donald Trump proposed a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports on Thursday. On Friday he further claimed that “trade wars are good.” What the president seemingly fails to understand, of course, is that tariffs are not taxes, and Trump’s attempt to protect American industries in this manner […]