On Tuesday, March 27, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold its final public listening session on the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan (CPP), an Obama-era regulation that sought to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. Originally, the agency had only scheduled one public hearing on the planned repeal, […]
In August 2016, two months after the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, the Democratic-controlled legislature in New Jersey passed a series of bills designed to curtail gun violence, including introducing stricter requirements on concealed carry permits and limiting access to guns for people with mental illnesses or a history of domestic abuse. In […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) keeps highlighting articles written by climate science deniers in a bid to promote the agency’s work under its embattled leader. From the Heartland Institute to The Daily Caller, the EPA is going to the political margins to find commentary that is complimentary of Administrator Scott Pruitt’s anti-environment agenda. Over the […]
During the White House news briefing on Monday, deputy press secretary Raj Shah indicated that President Trump has nothing at all to say about Stephon Clark, a black man who was gunned down by Sacramento police on March 20 when they mistook his cell phone for a gun. “The president has come out strongly about […]
Georgia lawmakers are considering a bill this week that would eliminate Sunday voting and cut the hours that polls are open in Atlanta. If the House passes the legislation and the Senate agrees to the amendments, Gov. Nathan Deal (R) could sign it into law by the end of the week. The proposal, SB 363, […]
Morocco is touting its low gun circulation as one of the reasons why it should be allowed to host the 2026 World Cup, ahead of its U.S. rival. In bidding documents released by FIFA on Monday, the North African state emphasized its security track record in comparison to the North American bid, which would divide […]
During Monday’s White House press briefing, Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah said President Trump believes Stormy Daniels is making up her story about being threatened in a Las Vegas parking lot in 2011 — a time when In Touch Magazine was considering publishing an interview with Daniels about her affair with Trump. “The president doesn’t […]
Over a million people marched in support of gun control across the United States over the weekend, taking part in a movement that appears truly national in scope, stretching across the country and encompassing many of the small towns and rural areas so often held up as stalwart pro-gun strongholds. According to officials in numerous […]
A group of high school students in Wisconsin say they’re not letting House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) off the hook when it comes to gun reform — and they’re willing to walk the 50 miles from their hometown to his Janesville office to deliver their message. The Shorewood High School students first started their trek, called […]
A new report by the Brennan Center for Justice suggests that congressional races are so heavily rigged in favor of Republicans that the United States can barely be described as a democratic republic. The upshot of their analysis is that, to win a bare majority of the seats in the U.S. House, Democrats “would likely […]
Maybe a good place to start is right here: Nell Scovell’s book is funny. Scovell’s done her time in dozens of comedy writers’ rooms. Her CV is longer than a CVS receipt. A very incomplete list: The Simpsons, The Muppets, Murphy Brown, Coach, Sabrina the Teenage Witch (which she created), Newhart, NCIS, Late Night with […]
As the fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State winds down in Syria and Iraq, the group is now looking to Africa, where food instability and poor governance are giving it the upper hand in recruiting hungry people as fighters. That new focus could trigger another massive refugee crisis, the head of the U.N. food agency […]
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) said Sunday that she does not support the ban on transgender people serving in the military, which the White House filed on Friday. Ernst, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee and is one of the Senate’s most conservative members, explained her position in an interview on Face The Nation. “I support […]
Over the weekend, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency deported to Mexico a military veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan, according to multiple publications. Federal immigration agents deported Miguel Perez Jr., 39, to Mexico on Saturday after denying his citizenship because of a felony drug conviction. He was convicted for selling more […]
Well, that was quick. Last week, Donald Trump’s legal team announced that it would add Joseph diGenova, a former United States Attorney who spent the last several months touting pro-Trump conspiracy theories on Fox News, to the ranks of lawyers representing Trump in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. By […]
60 Minutes ran its highly anticipated interview with Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress who says she had an affair with Donald Trump, on Sunday night. Daniels’ prime-time interview marked the second time in less than a week that a woman who claims to have accepted a hush payment to stay quiet about an affair with Trump […]
The United States responded to a series of poisonings of ex-spies living in Britain this week by expelling 60 Russian intelligence officers from U.S. soil. The decision comes the same day U.K. officials said they would open a probe into the offshore wealth of Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Monday, the United States also announced […]
The United States responded to a series of poisonings of ex-spies living in Britain this week by expelling 60 Russian intelligence officers from U.S. soil. The decision comes the same day U.K. officials said they would open a probe into the offshore wealth of Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Monday, the United States also announced […]
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) spent the majority of his weekend mocking March For Our Lives protesters. On Sunday afternoon, King specifically attacked 18-year-old Parkland survivor and student activist Emma Gonzalez, sharing an image of the teen holding back tears as she relived her trauma before a crowd of nearly 800,000 Saturday. “This is how you […]
Shortly after Stormy Daniels’ appearance on 60 Minutes Sunday night, Michael Cohen — Donald Trump’s longtime attorney and fixer — released a letter through his lawyer demanding the adult film star retract and apologize for her statements. The letter focuses on the claim that Cohen “was responsible for an alleged thug who supposedly visited [Daniels], […]
Since last month’s shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the most visible young activists given a megaphone to speak out against gun violence have been white. But during a poignant moment at Saturday’s March For Our Lives protest, survivor Jaclyn Corin — who is white, and a junior at the school […]
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA — On a balmy February evening, nearly 150 volunteers gathered in a small office park in California’s Central Valley, home to the North Fresno field office of Democratic congressional candidate Andrew Janz. Most have never been actively involved in politics, but they believe the 34-year-old Fresno County Deputy District Attorney has what it […]
Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress who says she had an affair with Donald Trump in 2006, alleged in an interview with 60 Minutes that aired Sunday that she was physically threatened to stop talking about Trump. The threat, Daniels said, occurred in 2011, shortly after Trump’s longtime attorney and “fixer,” Michael Cohen, called In Touch […]