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In One School District, Free Speech Has Become a Fireable Offense

Government employers shouldn’t discipline teachers simply because they expressed their views on a widely discussed issue.

Biden eyes growing general election threat from Green Party’s Cornel West

Amid poll numbers showing President Biden is tied or losing to former President Donald Trump, it may not take much to pull away enough voters in November to cost Democrats the election.

Race to replace Sen. Mitt Romney heats up as Republican Utah House speaker gets ready to enter

Republican Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson is poised to formally announce at a Wednesday night rally that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney, who recently announced he won't run for reelection.

Trump heads to Michigan to compete with Biden for union votes while his GOP challengers debate

As his Republican rivals gather onstage in California for their second primary debate, former President Donald Trump will be in battleground Michigan on Wednesday night working to win over blue-collar voters in the midst of an autoworkers' strike.

Surprised by Oxford is not so surprising — and that’s a good thing

As the leaves begin turning, it's time for a new British drama. It has been over a year since the latest Downton Abbey movie came out, and Call the Midwife finished releasing its latest season this spring. Fans of such fare will be happy to know that a new film coming out on Wednesday has everything they might want: a romance, references to Romantic writers, and the beautiful architecture of Oxford, England.

Moving elderly prisoners home saves taxpayer dollars without sacrificing safety

It is now time to put partisan differences aside and once again act to keep this commonsense program in place.   

Actor Ian Somerhalder aims to find ‘Common Ground’ in Congress with agriculture-focused documentary

TV fans know him from “The Vampire Diaries” and Netflix’s “V Wars,” but now, thanks to his work in Washington, lawmakers know Ian Somerhalder as an advocate for sustainable farming. The performer isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty as he works to break through the partisan gridlock with his new documentary touting the benefits...

Mellman: Voters support strikers, back more pay for average worker

With the Hollywood strike apparently near settlement, and the auto strike continuing, Republicans like Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) are channeling Ronald Reagan — if workers are striking, fire them. The GOP, and perhaps labor’s corporate interlocutors, apparently don’t realize how much has changed since Reagan’s infamous confrontation with striking air traffic controllers, whom he did...

Fetterman compares Menendez to Tony Soprano: ‘He needs to go’

­Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Tuesday said he was surprised he was the first senator to call for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign. Fetterman, who joined MSNBC’s Joy Reid, compared Menendez’s federal bribery allegations to that of Tony Soprano. “Honestly, I was actually surprised that I was the first one,” he said. “I mean...

Cohen says judge’s ruling puts Trump out of business in New York

Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen said a business fraud ruling against former President Trump is likely to put him out of business and could push him into bankruptcy. “The damages, in my estimation, with interest and penalty, will exceed $600 million,” Cohen said in a CNN interview Tuesday. “Will that put him into bankruptcy? He...

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