Paul Manafort, the former chairman of President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, reached a plea deal on Friday that includes cooperation with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference. Though Manafort was Trump’s campaign manager in the summer of 2016, including during the Republican National Convention when Trump officially secured his party’s presidential nomination, […]
President Trump’s top lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, released a series of statements on Friday that suggested Trump’s team wasn’t quite sure how to react to news that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort reached a cooperation deal with special counsel Robert Mueller. Shortly after news of the deal broke, Giuliani released a statement indicating President isn’t sweating […]
A U.S. appeals court upheld an energy policy created by the state of Illinois that benefits the state’s nuclear power plants. Aside from pleasing the state’s nuclear power plant owners, the decision was welcomed by clean energy advocates who want to protect a state’s ability to set up renewable portfolio standards and other policies that […]
Brace for bad news, bigots: Nike stock closed at $83.47 on Thursday, an all-time high for the apparel company. The news comes just 10 days after Nike unveiled Colin Kaepernick as the face of a new ad campaign celebrating the 30th anniversary of its iconic “Just Do It” slogan. In the immediate aftermath of the […]
Many homeowners who will be hit by devastating flooding from Hurricane Florence might not have the insurance to cover it, according to a new investigation. Most coastal counties to be hit by Florence have a high percentage of homes carrying flood insurance policies — roughly 50 percent, give or take. But as a McClatchy analysis […]
Many homeowners who will be hit by devastating flooding from Hurricane Florence might not have the insurance to cover it, according to a new investigation. Most coastal counties to be hit by Florence have a high percentage of homes carrying flood insurance policies — roughly 50 percent, give or take. But as a McClatchy analysis […]
On Friday, Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer broke news in the New Yorker that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual assault. Here are the details: The allegation dates back to the early nineteen-eighties, when Kavanaugh was a high-school student at Georgetown Preparatory School, in Bethesda, Maryland, and the woman attended a […]
On Friday, Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer broke news in the New Yorker that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual assault. Here are the details: The allegation dates back to the early nineteen-eighties, when Kavanaugh was a high-school student at Georgetown Preparatory School, in Bethesda, Maryland, and the woman attended a […]
By Jeremy Deaton Earlier this week, California Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed an executive order setting a goal of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2045, arguably the most significant climate target ever set. But in the days after Brown’s announcement, activists took to the street to say, “Not good enough.” Hundreds marched outside the Moscone Center in San […]
CHISINAU, MOLDOVA — In a region defined by its relations with Russia, Moldova doesn’t garner the international headlines other former Soviet republics, like Ukraine and Georgia, can command. But this week, eyes are on Moldova as its capital city hosts a conference gathering some of the foremost Russian and American Christian fundamentalists, all of whom […]
Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman in the 2016 presidential race, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors that includes an agreement to cooperate with the special counsel’s investigation. Manafort pleaded guilty to two counts on Friday: conspiracy against the United States and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Paul Manafort is now telling Judge Amy Berman […]
Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman in the 2016 presidential race, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors that includes an agreement to cooperate with the special counsel’s investigation. Manafort pleaded guilty to two counts on Friday: conspiracy against the United States and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Paul Manafort is now telling Judge Amy Berman […]
Seven patient advocate and health care groups are suing the Trump administration for expanding short-term limited duration plans, cheap health insurance with a history of discrimination. These groups — representing patients, providers, and insurers — accuse the Trump administration of jeopardizing health care for the most vulnerable, as these short-term plans can skirt consumer protections […]
Over and over again, 2018 has been touted as the “year of the woman.” A record number of women are running for office at every level of government, and a record number of women will be competing in the general elections. In total, 256 women won their congressional primaries this year, 22 vying for the […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has requested an additional $1 billion dollars from the federal government, according to budget document obtained by The Washington Post. According to the document, last month the agency requested Congress include the additional funds in a stopgap spending measure that must be passed by October 1 in order to […]
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that actions taken by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to stall protections for defrauded students were illegal. The Obama-era rule in question allows students who were defrauded by their colleges to receive student loan forgiveness. For-profit colleges, in particular, have been guilty of scamming students into ineffective programs and saddling them with student […]
Residents of multiple Massachusetts towns are under evacuation orders and without power Thursday evening following a series of suspected natural gas explosions. The Massachusetts State Police warned all residents of Andover, Lawrence, and North Andover who use Columbia Gas to “evacuate their homes if they have not already done so.” Residents in the affected towns […]
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) is locked in a tough re-election battle in a state President Donald Trump won by over 20 percentage points in 2016. Tester apparently also has to worry about potentially illegal coordination between his opponent and the National Rifle Association (NRA), according to exclusive audio obtained by the Daily Beast. In the […]
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) is locked in a tough re-election battle in a state President Donald Trump won by over 20 percentage points in 2016. Tester apparently also has to worry about potentially illegal coordination between his opponent and the National Rifle Association (NRA), according to exclusive audio obtained by the Daily Beast. In the […]
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released a budget document this week showing President Donald Trump’s administration took $9.8 million out of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) response and recovery budget to pay for immigrant detention centers. That $9.8 million was apparently just a fraction of the funds Trump diverted to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in […]