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The Allegedly Awful Jobs Report

Our sense of what counts as a bad or good jobs report hasn’t kept up with population trends.

What Do We Want Congress to Do?

Before deciding whether to change the filibuster, we should decide what we actually want Congress to do.

Trump’s Latest Birthright Citizenship and Birth Tourism Orders Narrow the Dispute

There’s no guarantee that Trump’s latest birthright citizenship orders will stand up in court, but they reflect a more serious effort to work within...

Judge won’t shut down Trump Justice Department prosecution of Southern Poverty Law Center

The Justice Department can move forward with its criminal case against the Southern Poverty Law Center, the federal judge overseeing the case ruled, rejecting the SPLC's claim that it is the victim of an illegal and vindictive prosecution.

Senate confirms package of 74 Trump nominees: ‘Best confirmation track record in a quarter century’

The Senate confirmed 74 nominees to the Trump administration on Friday, clearing 95% of the civilian nominees pending floor consideration at a historically fast pace.

Spokesman for Chuck Edwards blasts Ethics panel, report: ‘Not driven by due process’

Rep. Chuck Edwards's (R-N.C.) spokesman Paul Shumaker slammed the House Ethics Committee panel that cited him for inappropriate behavior following Edwards dropping his reelection bid for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District.  In an appearance on PBS’s “State Lines,” Shumaker called out his issues with the House Ethics report that resulted in Edwards’s drop from the...

Judge rejects SPLC bid to dismiss case as ‘vindictive’ prosecution

A federal judge in Alabama denied the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) bid to dismiss a case brought by the Trump administration on the grounds it amounted to a vindictive prosecution, finding the civil rights nonprofit did not meet the bar to demonstrate the Justice Department was motivated by animus in bringing the case. Throughout...

Murkowski, Merkley demand answers on Trump’s Smithsonian disclaimers

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers are requesting more information from the Trump administration about its plans to install disclaimers outside of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.  GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley (Ore.) — the chair and ranking member, respectively, on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and...

Hillary Clinton calls for unity within Democratic Party: ‘It can’t be a one-way street’

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Democrats on Friday to unify under the party's candidates, highlighting the growing division between establishment and progressive members amid the current wave of primaries. Clinton told journalist and podcaster Kara Swisher that, with Democratic candidates like Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed winning their races by slim margins, the party should...

Trump announces deals and investments to bolster mining

President Trump on Friday announced a slate of deals and investments that aim to bolster mining, something the administration has said will boost the economy and secure supply chains. Trump said during a mining roundtable that the Defense Department would sign a $1.4 billion loan agreement with Sila Nanotechnologies to build a battery facility in...

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