President Donald Trump rejected compromises from both Democrats and Republicans to re-open the federal government ahead of a border security briefing with Congressional leaders on Wednesday. Democrats have offered $2.5 billion in border security funding, but because it is half of Trump’s $5 billion demand, it was not accepted. A compromise from some Senate Republicans, […]
The government has been partially shut down for nearly a week and half as of Wednesday, and if it goes on much longer, it could affect this year’s tax season. Officials want everyone to file their taxes like normal for the time being. However, if the shutdown extends through mid-January, as some believe it might, […]
Within a few years, electric vehicles (EVs) will be superior to gasoline powered cars in every respect. In fact, leading experts now predict that EVs will soon have a lower upfront cost to go with their many superior attributes, which include a much lower operating cost and much faster acceleration. But that means if you […]
House Democrats are looking to signal an era of open-minded pragmatism — even before they move a bill to end the government shutdown — with a trio of significant changes to how the chamber will operate. The rules package proposed by incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is brimming with symbolic tweaks to how legislation will […]
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday attended the inauguration of Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro. Pompeo joined other populist leaders, including Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, in optics that only further support the notion that the United States is running in the same circles as some of the world’s most hardline, anti-democratic circles. Wishing […]
NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine has extended an invitation to a sanctioned Russian official with a long history of racist and homophobic viewpoints. Ultranationalist Dmitry Rogozin would be the second known sanctioned Russian to visit the United States under the Trump administration. The meeting, details of which are still “sparse,” will reportedly take place at NASA’s […]
The 2018 NFL season began in September with eight minority head coaches in the NFL, including seven black head coaches, the most in league history. But by the start of 2019, only two black head coaches (Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Anthony Lynn with the San Diego Charges) and one Latino head coach […]