SPLC's Learning for Justice materials are embedded in teacher training programs across 38 states, a new report reveals, as federal scrutiny intensifies.
President Trump said Wednesday he will ask the Supreme Court to rehear a case on the legality of his executive order restricting birthright citizenship, after the high court struck down the policy last week. “I will be asking for a Rehearing by the United States Supreme Court, IMMEDIATELY. This miscarriage of justice will destroy America...
Democrats are trying to pick up the pieces after Graham Platner, the scandal-plagued progressive political newcomer, dropped out of the race to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) after controversies overwhelmed his campaign. That means Maine Democrats don’t have a Senate nominee in the competitive contest — and they have just over two weeks to decide how to proceed before the window to put forward a replacement closes on...
The U.S. and Iranian militaries continued to exchange strikes overnight Thursday, in violation of the 60-day ceasefire the two nations agreed to last month. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said late Wednesday that it struck approximately 90 Iranian military targets, including air defense systems, missile and drone storage sites and naval capabilities. Those strikes came after...
Millions of bottles of eye drop medication widely used to treat allergies and inflammation are being recalled across the country, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
In today's issue: ▪ Platner drops Senate candidacy ▪ Trump’s promises at NATO summit ▪ Kentucky governor requests McConnell update ▪ ObamaCare hikes give fuel to Democrats The latest rounds of U.S. attacks on Iran are sending President Trump back into perilous territory four months out from the midterms. Trump ordered strikes on two consecutive...
The Secret Service advised President Trump not to leave the NATO Summit in Turkey on the newer Qatari-gifted Air Force One, according to a Wednesday report. Sources familiar with the matter said the president flew out of Ankara on the older Air Force One model out of an abundance of caution for a potential threat from...
President Trump weighed in on the accusations against former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Wednesday, questioning whether people should believe the sexual assault allegations against the Democrat. “It's really a question of whether or not you believe the woman. A lot of people say big falsehoods,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. “He's...
President Trump stopped in the United Kingdom on Wednesday to transfer from the old Air Force 1 to the newer Qatari vessel for his last leg of the trip home from the NATO summit in Turkey. Iran warned that it has “no red lines” when it comes to its defense, leading some to speculate that...
Graham Platner, the oyster farmer whose populist platform took Maine by storm, dropped his Senate bid Wednesday night as controversies over his past stacked up, leaving Democrats without a nominee to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) this fall. Platner’s decision comes after he easily won the Democratic primary despite a growing list of scandals, including revelations around a...
The senior legal counsel to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine is stepping down nearly a year ahead of schedule, the latest top official to leave or be pushed out of the Pentagon since the start of the second Trump administration. Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar told ProPublica he was leaving “for personal reasons” after...
