Politics (Page 32)

The vote Democrats were promised on health as part of the deal to reopen the government is going nowhere, and Obamacare subsidies are set to lapse this month., Read MoreContinue Reading

We speak with the acclaimed academic and writer Mahmood Mamdani, who has just released a new book, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State. Mamdani, who has taught at Columbia for decades, was raised in Uganda and first came to the United States inContinue Reading

Today, Indiana Senate Republicans voted against a mid-decade gerrymandering scheme that would dilute the power of voters and carve out two new Republican congressional districts. President Traitor 47 has been relentless in his efforts to pressure Indiana lawmakers to redistrict, resulting in threats to elected leaders who oppose partisan gerrymandering.Continue Reading

The acclaimed academic and writer Mahmood Mamdani speaks with Democracy Now! about the rise of his son, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. The professor cites Zohran’s “refusal to budge, to soften his critique of the state of Israel” as a critical aspect of his rise to power. “His refusalContinue Reading

Activists with CODEPINK and local D.C. residents disrupted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s testimony at the House Committee on Homeland Security’s annual “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland” hearing on Tuesday. The disruption was intended to call out Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as the domestic threat to community and publicContinue Reading

Palestinians were battered with rain and freezing temperatures overnight as winter storm Byron hit the Gaza Strip. Soaked tents and makeshift shelters flooded, causing some mattresses to float and improvised roofs to blow away. An 8-month-old baby girl, Rahaf Abu Jazar, died from hypothermia. Moureen Kaki, an aid worker livingContinue Reading

“This is about justice, not mercy,” Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a statement about Marcus Taylor’s release., Read MoreContinue Reading

The Department of Interior on Wednesday said it would transfer jurisdiction along most of California’s international border with Mexico to the Navy to reinforce “the historic role public lands have played in safeguarding national sovereignty.”, Read MoreContinue Reading

Charlamagne Tha God also accused left-wing leadership of “normalizing fascism” and making the term “mean absolutely nothing.”, Read MoreContinue Reading

Lawmakers included a provision that would cut Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s travel budget by a quarter until the Pentagon provides Congress with unedited video of the strikes against alleged drug boats near Venezuela., Read MoreContinue Reading