Right now, we are dealing with the horror of the lives lost when a huge ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, destroying it. But a secondary and lingering problem will be the disruption to shipping and travel on the East Coast. The bridge, which is part of the Baltimore Beltway, spanned the Patapsco […]
In an election year, voters are likely to hear candidates laud even their own most contentious policy agendas as legislative victories. A fact check is in order, however, for the healthcare provisions in the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. What voters aren’t being told is that one key line item in the act will have a […]
Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, suggests female athletes should learn to “lose gracefully” when biological men dominate in their sport. Her professional bio alleges that Graves has spent her entire career “fighting to advance opportunities for women and girls.” Anyone reasonable would agree a man creates a bit of a barrier […]
The New York judge overseeing former President Trump’s hush money trial imposed a gag order on Trump on Tuesday, preventing him from attacking jurors and court staff as his trial approaches. Judge Juan Merchan’s order still enables Trump to publicly attack the judge and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D). But it prevents the former...
Democratic Rep. Cori Bush (Mo.) called for the Comstock Act to be repealed following the Supreme Court's oral arguments over mifepristone Tuesday, calling the 1873 bill a "zombie statute." The Supreme Court heard arguments from the federal government and Christian legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom over the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) actions to...
President Biden and Vice President Harris will both appear at a community center in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday afternoon. Biden reportedly plans to highlight actions the administration has taken on economic issues and reproductive health that affect southern states. Biden will likely also speak about infrastructure, a central theme for his campaign unexpectedly brought into national...
With the New Dem Housing Action Plan, we’re at the table ready to work with any lawmaker on either side of the aisle on this issue, because everyone deserves to have a roof over their head without going broke.
Story at a glance Three out of 10 religious adults in the U.S. attend a service every week or nearly every week, according to recent Gallup survey findings. That number marks a sharp decline from 20 years ago when, on average, 42 percent of American adults went a religious service every week or almost...
Former Trump administration aide Alyssa Farah Griffin brushed off assertions by supporters of former President Trump that his legal troubles may actually help him win the election in November. Trump is set to go to trial next month over allegations he illegally covered up hush money payments during his 2016 presidential campaign, the first of...
A veteran-focused progressive political action committee (PAC) is launching a half-million-dollar ad campaign urging seven House Republicans to support a Senate-passed national security bill featuring Ukraine aid. VoteVets's nonprofit arm, VoteVets.org Action Fund, will roll out a $530,000, two-week television ad buy starting Tuesday. The six ads will directly urge seven House GOP members to...