President Donald Trump will wind down a temporary immigration program for Liberian immigrants who have legally lived and worked in the United States for the past 16 years, according to a presidential memorandum released Tuesday afternoon. Authorized at the president’s discretion to conduct foreign affairs, the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) program for Liberia is an immigration […]
President Donald Trump will wind down a temporary immigration program for Liberian immigrants who have legally lived and worked in the United States for the past 16 years, according to a presidential memorandum released Tuesday afternoon. Authorized at the president’s discretion to conduct foreign affairs, the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) program for Liberia is an immigration […]
A group that represents some of the United States’ biggest telecom companies is planning on suing any municipality that attempts to enact its own version of net neutrality, which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal in December. In an open letter titled “All Americans Deserve Equal Rights Online,” USTelecom’s CEO Jonathan Spalter wrote that […]
A group that represents some of the United States’ biggest telecom companies is planning on suing any municipality that attempts to enact its own version of net neutrality, which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal in December. In an open letter titled “All Americans Deserve Equal Rights Online,” USTelecom’s CEO Jonathan Spalter wrote that […]
Retired Justice John Paul Stevens argues in a New York Times op-ed published Tuesday morning that “a constitutional amendment to get rid of the Second Amendment would be simple and would do more to weaken the N.R.A.’s ability to stymie legislative debate and block constructive gun control legislation than any other available option.” It’s a […]
A wave of countries are expelling Russian diplomats on their soil in a show of solidarity with the United Kingdom. On Monday and Tuesday, more than 20 countries — all Western nations — announced they would expel Russian diplomats. In all, more than 130 Russian diplomats have been affected affected so far, including 60 in the United […]
Top officials in the U.S. Department of the Interior worked with the office of Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) on a plan to remove the Sunshine State from the list of coastal states that the Trump administration had targeted for offshore oil and gas drilling, Politico reported Tuesday. After reviewing more than 1,200 documents it […]
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders falsely claimed on Tuesday that the citizenship question the Trump administration decided to add to the 2020 Census has been part of the national survey for decades. “This is a question that’s been included in every census since 1965, with the exception of 2010 when it was removed,” […]
On Friday night, President Trump announced that he would once again attempt to ban transgender people from serving in the military, based on recommendations that their health concerns undermine military readiness. Since then, the nation’s two biggest mental health organizations have come forward to condemn that decision. The American Psychiatric Association responded Saturday with a […]
On Friday night, President Trump announced that he would once again attempt to ban transgender people from serving in the military, based on recommendations that their health concerns undermine military readiness. Since then, the nation’s two biggest mental health organizations have come forward to condemn that decision. The American Psychiatric Association responded Saturday with a […]
Coal power plants are becoming too expensive to operate compared to natural gas and renewable energy, a new report shows. “Half of U.S. coal capacity ran with net losses last year,” explains a detailed Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) report, noting that “operating expenses exceeded revenue.” BNEF had similarly concluded last year that over half […]
A pair of letters released on Tuesday reveal that the National Rifle Association (NRA) has received foreign funds, calling into question that much further the tens of millions of dollars the NRA donated to the Donald Trump campaign — money that came from an arm of the NRA not required to reveal the identities of […]
Police in Michigan arrested William Strampel, a former dean at Michigan State University who was Larry Nassar’s boss, on Monday evening. He faces four charges, including a felony charge of misconduct by a public official and a fourth-degree criminal sexual misconduct charge. According to Michigan State Police Lt. Ryan Pennell, investigators also discovered several pornographic videos […]
A new investigation by Politico this week proves what many in Puerto Rico have known for months: that President Trump and his administration paid far less attention to the island following Hurricane Maria last September than they had other places in the United States following similar tragedies — namely Texas after Hurricane Harvey. According to […]
On Monday, the United States announced it would join over a dozen European nations in expelling Russian intelligence officers in response to Russia’s recent use of a chemical weapon in Britain. The announcement came in the form of a White House statement from Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Vice President Pence followed up shortly afterward […]
On Monday, the United States announced it would join over a dozen European nations in expelling Russian intelligence officers in response to Russia’s recent use of a chemical weapon in Britain. The announcement came in the form of a White House statement from Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Vice President Pence followed up shortly afterward […]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney expressed doubts that a controversial law enforcement program used to turn over immigrants for federal deportation proceedings is being applied according to its original intent, the Charlotte Observer reported. During a “R&D in the QC w/ Tariq and Larken” podcast last week, the hosts questioned Putney about his thoughts on […]
During a CNN interview on Tuesday, Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) said he doesn’t think President Trump has anything to answer for regarding his alleged affair with Stormy Daniels and a legally sketchy $130,000 hush payment his lawyer made to Daniels just before the 2016 election — because “really what we need to do is pay attention […]
During a CNN interview on Tuesday, Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) said he doesn’t think President Trump has anything to answer for regarding his alleged affair with Stormy Daniels and a legally sketchy $130,000 hush payment his lawyer made to Daniels just before the 2016 election — because “really what we need to do is pay attention […]
Mitt Romney is more conservative than President Trump on immigration, the 2012 Republican nominee for president and current candidate for Senate in Utah said at a forum Monday. “I’m also more of a hawk on immigration than even the president,” Romney said Monday when he was asked about his conservative credentials at the event at […]
Mitt Romney is more conservative than President Trump on immigration, the 2012 Republican nominee for president and current candidate for Senate in Utah said at a forum Monday. “I’m also more of a hawk on immigration than even the president,” Romney said Monday when he was asked about his conservative credentials at the event at […]
It’s been almost two decades since Dennis Hopkins left prison, having served four years for grand larceny. In that time, he and his wife have had five kids and fostered four others. He’s started his own towing business and has worked as a volunteer firefighter, only leaving when he was elected fire chief of his […]
It’s been almost two decades since Dennis Hopkins left prison, having served four years for grand larceny. In that time, he and his wife have had five kids and fostered four others. He’s started his own towing business and has worked as a volunteer firefighter, only leaving when he was elected fire chief of his […]
On Tuesday, in response to the Trump administration’s recent push to open up nearly all federal waters to offshore drilling, legislators in New Jersey unanimously passed a bill banning offshore oil and gas development in state waters. The bill also bans infrastructure in state waters that would support drilling in federal waters off the state’s coast. […]
New Jersey’s eight-year-old medical marijuana program, long constrained by narrow regulations for growers, sellers, doctors, and patients alike, will expand under a series of changes announced Tuesday by Gov. Phil Murphy (D). “The days of making residents jump through hoops are coming to an end. We will have a medical marijuana program that is compassionate, […]