Seven months ago, a 19-year-old gunman walked into a high school in Parkland, Florida and carried out a shooting that left 17 students and teachers dead. California’s governor just signed into law a numbers of bills to ensure that can never happen in the Golden State. On Friday, Governor Jerry Brown signed a measure that raised the […]
Brett Kavanaugh might have survived being questioned during a Senate hearing on his path to securing a spot on the Supreme Court, but the fight is far from over. For one thing, there will be a week-long FBI investigation into Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony that Kavanaugh and another friend tried to rape her in high […]
A woman who Dr. Christine Blasey Ford says was at the 1982 party where she was allegedly assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee that subtly calls out Kavanaugh for lying to senators when he repeatedly said Ford’s accusation was “refuted” during his testimony on Thursday. The woman — Leland Keyser, […]
The American Civil Liberties Union isn’t in the habit of making recommendations on judicial nominations. In the case of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, however, the group is breaking with tradition. The ACLU put out a statement on Saturday voicing unequivocal opposition to President Donald Trump’s high court pick, who has been the subject of […]
Mexico’s Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said the fate of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between itself, Canada and the United States will be settled this weekend. “In the next 48 hours we will know if we’re going to go with a trilateral text (that includes Canada) or if we’re going to be forced […]
During a Fox News interview on Saturday, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro offered a simple message to American concerned about paying higher prices for goods thanks to the president’s trade war — “trust in Trump.” Navarro was responding to a question from host Neil Cavuto about if he’s “worried” that “American consumers — who […]
In a setback for Kentucky’s Republican governor Matt Bevin and a huge victory for pro-choice rights, a federal judge has struck down a law written with the express goal of making it impossible for abortion clinics to operate in the state. The ruling late Friday means that the one remaining health center providing abortion care in […]
Rep. Kiah Morris (D-VT), a black lawmaker who had served in the Vermont’s House since 2014, announced this week that she is resigning, citing rampant racist cyber attacks. She made the announcement to her constituents in the town of Bennington a little over a month after withdrawing her candidacy for re-election. Morris and her husband, […]
The State Department has announced that it will close the U.S. consulate in the restive city of Basra, relocating its personal elsewhere in Iraq after heightened security threats in the city resulting from recent anti-corruption protests and attacks there on U.S. interests. “I have made clear that Iran should understand that the United States will […]
On Saturday morning, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) responded to news that the FBI will investigate sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh by calling for an investigation of Democrats — in particular, whoever was responsible for leaking a letter written by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford detailing her story of being assaulted by Kavanaugh. Echoing the evidence-free conspiratorial […]