ThinkProgress reported on Saturday that a former aide for Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) was part of the angry mob at Wednesday’s Proud Boys demonstration near Miami that required Capitol Police to lock down an event with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Curbelo condemned the protesters in a Saturday tweet, but did not address the […]
Demetry Furman is probably not who the Trump administration had in mind when it sold the notion of “secure borders” to voters. Furman, a former Canadian army captain, served in Afghanistan alongside American troops, and says he even achieved “top-level security clearance,” according to the Guardian. The 47-year-old’s work included stints alongside the CIA and […]
The New York Times reported on Sunday that the Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender as a biological and immutable condition determined at birth – its most draconian assault yet on federal civil rights and protections for transgender people. According to a memo obtained by the daily, the Department of Health and Human Services […]
At a campaign event in support of incumbent Senator Dean Heller (R-NV), President Donald Trump said Californians were “rioting” in opposition against “sanctuary cities” — the term given to municipalities that fail to cooperate with federal immigration investigations and deportations. They are not. Trump’s comments came as he criticized Heller’s opponent in the upcoming midterm election, […]
After organizing a protest involving members of the proto-fascist “Proud Boys” gang, the head of the Miami-Dade County Republicans apologized for his actions. On Saturday, Nelson Diaz told the Miami Herald that he “made a mistake and I apologize for” participating in a protest last week against against Democratic congressional candidate Donna Shalala. He also denied […]
Lana Marks has no diplomatic experience, a history of fabricating her past, and a skill-set devoted primarily to making six-figure designer handbags. But there’s one hobby that appears to qualify her to become the U.S.’s latest ambassador: a membership at the Mar-a-Lago Club. On Friday, the Palm Beach Daily News reported that U.S. President Donald […]
Lana Marks has no diplomatic experience, a history of fabricating her past, and a skill-set devoted primarily to making six-figure designer handbags. But there’s one hobby that appears to qualify her to become the U.S.’s latest ambassador: a membership at the Mar-a-Lago Club. On Friday, the Palm Beach Daily News reported that U.S. President Donald […]
Reuters first reported on October 6 that Turkish police believed Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi had been killed inside Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul. Just one day later, Turki Al-Slshaikh, the head of Saudi Arabia’s General Sport Authority, announced that the top two players in men’s tennis, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, were scheduled to play each […]
“Middle-income people” are set to be the beneficiaries of a brand, new round of tax cuts from Republicans on Capitol Hill, says Donald Trump, and the plan is to implement them by November. This, despite the fact that Congress is out of session until after the November 6 midterm elections. But as the Washington Post’s […]
The U.S.’s decision to pull out from the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty has led to a concerted round of criticism from Russia. The treaty, signed in 1987 between Ronald Reagan and Soviet head Mikhail Gorbachev, presented one of the lasting agreements between Moscow and Washington, effectively barring all short- and intermediate-range land-based missiles. […]
ATLANTA, GEORGIA — In 2016, Lucy McBath crisscrossed the country on the campaign trail as one of Hillary Clinton’s “Mothers of the Movement” speaking out against gun violence. Alongside other grieving mothers, she spoke to voters about how her son, Jordan Davis, had been shot and killed at 17 years old when a white man […]