Democrats celebrated after the liberal-leaning candidate won an election on Tuesday for a seat on Wisconsin's Supreme Court, protecting the liberal majority on the bench.
Democrats declared victory Tuesday in Wisconsin's high-profile state Supreme Court race after Judge Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel, defending the liberal majority on the bench and giving Democrats some bragging rights in a key swing state.
Would you feel safe booking a business trip through San Francisco International Airport? What about taking your family to Disney World through Orlando Sanford International Airport? If you feel comfortable making travel plans through either of these airports, then you have already demonstrated you are comfortable with privatizing airport security. Both SFO and SFB are […]
Democrats scored a critical win Tuesday in their first major test at the ballot box since President Trump took office in January. The elections came amid growing anger over the Trump’s administration’s immigration and economic policies, its handling of free speech, and the federal cuts made under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The...
Hundreds of protestors gathered outside of Tesla showrooms on Saturday to showcase their disdain for CEO Elon Musk and his work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in an effort to slash federal spending. The “Tesla Takedown” movement has launched a series of demonstrations that have taken place in Washington, D.C., Boston and other...
Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) had a heated exchange with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and other Democratic party members who she said switched their stance on support for the filibuster in the upper chamber. “Change of heart on the filibuster, I see,” Sinema wrote in a post with a screenshot of a post from Ocasio-Cortez...
A federal judge expanded his ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 on Saturday preventing the removal of Venezuelan undocumented immigrants presumed to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang. The order issued by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg will halt deportations for all individuals deemed eligible...
President Trump has invoked the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to allow the federal government to detain or deport people from countries deemed foreign adversaries, including targeting cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
President Trump invoked the Aliens Enemies Act (AEA) of 1798 on Saturday, fulfilling a campaign promise and GOP party platform point by initiating a concerted effort to remove Venezuelan undocumented immigrants believed to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang, a newly designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. Trump has ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to...
Republicans scored a major win on Friday as the Senate approved the House-GOP crafted spending bill, largely authored without input from Democrats. The new piece of legislation boosts defense spending by $6 billion and reduces expenditures outside of that category by $13 billion, ensuring lawmakers are able to keep the government open until Sept. 30...
President Trump's approval ratings are showing signs of weakening nearly two months into his second term. While his efforts to crack down on immigration seem largely well-received, Trump’s performance on the economy has taken a hit amid whipsawing tariff plans followed by stock market losses. Though it was one of his biggest strengths throughout the...
President Trump said the United States has launched “decisive and powerful” strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen, warning that the military “will use overwhelming lethal force” until the Iran-backed rebels stop their attacks on cargo ships and free up shipping lanes in the region. Trump wrote that the aerial attacks targeted Houthi bases, leaders and...
U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) officials said several members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) arrived unannounced with FBI agents on Saturday but were denied access to the building after being approached by their counsel. “They were met at the door by the Institute’s outside counsel who informed them of USIP’s private and independent status...
Large scale wildfires and straight-line-winds ravaged Oklahoma on Friday, one day before violent tornadoes hit the Mississippi Valley on Saturday, resulting in at least 17 deaths. The state of Missouri had 11 deaths alone, according to The Associated Press. Three people died in Arkansas while 29 others were injured across eight counties amid hurricane-like weather,...
President Trump has dropped several cases filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, leading to calls for 1 million lawyers to help consumers instead of a government agency.
Jane Fonda says, “Woke just means you give a damn about other people.” What she is really implying, though, is that empathy is a virtue unto itself when indiscriminately deployed on behalf of the systemically marginalized.
Journalists at Voice of America (VOA) were put on administrative leave on Saturday, a day after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), VOA’s parent company. Reporters at VOA were placed on “administrative leave with full pay and benefits until otherwise notified,” according to a copy...
President Trump signed the Republican-crafted spending bill to avert a government shutdown, the White House said on Saturday. The Republican-crafted bill will fund the government through Sept. 30 and caps off the first funding fight of Trump’s second term. The saga has also led to an internal war among Democrats on Capitol Hill. The legislation, that Trump had previously...
