Dr. Christine Blasey Ford has accepted an invitation to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week, to provide testimony about her alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, her lawyers said. The decision is the culmination of a week-long back and forth between the California professor and top Republicans on the committee. Chairman […]
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford has accepted an invitation to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, to provide testimony about her alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, her lawyers said. The decision, which was announced on Saturday, is the culmination of a week-long back and forth between the California professor and top […]
Federal regulators have filed a lawsuit against Walmart claiming the retailer forced pregnant workers to take unpaid leave and refused their requests for less physically demanding duties. Companies are required by law to accommodate employee pregnancies the same way they would disabilities, according to an article on the lawsuit published by Reuters. The suit was filed […]
As with the #MeToo movement, women are laying bare their souls as controversy intensifies surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanagh and Christine Blasey Ford — the woman accusing him of attempting to rape her when both were teenagers more than three decades ago. It is a drama with an uncertain ending: Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck […]
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed that it is investigating Deputy Zachary Wester, a former Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputy. The now-fired officer has been accused of planting drugs on people at traffic stops. While the investigation is still ongoing, prosecutors have already dropped charges in more than two dozen cases, saying the evidence that […]
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein floated the idea of secretly recording President Trump in the White House, according to an explosive New York Times report the Justice Department official has vehemently denied. The controversial news story also cited sources claiming Rosenstein tried to recruit other Cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment, a provision in […]
A senior Republican aide tasked with helping craft the Senate Judiciary Committee’s media response to attempted rape allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been forced to resign, amid reports that he was fired from an earlier job over sexual harassment allegations. NBC News reported on Saturday that Garrett Ventry, 29, stepped down from his […]
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross is going to have to testify about his role in a controversial and possibly illegal Trump administration attempt to discourage immigrant participation in the next decennial U.S. census. The Trump administration wants to add a question to the 2020 census about citizenship status that could lead to undercounting some 24 […]
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locals jammed into a packed bar in East Austin wasted no time in their reactions during the first senate debate between Ted Cruz (R) and Beto O’Rourke (D) on Friday night. As the hardline conservative incumbent slammed his opponent on immigration, health care, and criminal justice, onlookers loudly booed. That chorus of […]
NEW YORK, NEW YORK — While the high-level debates and speeches capture most of the attention surrounding the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting, numerous side events provide a unique window into some of the most pressing global issues. On Friday, the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) hosted a discussion on progressive migration issues in […]
The Tampa Bay Times released hundreds of emails between NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer and the Florida Department of Agriculture on Friday, revealing a close relationship between one of the most influential champions for gun rights and the agency tasked with regulating the nearly 2 million Floridians who carry concealed weapons. Hammer, now 79 years old, has for […]