Today, House Republicans voted in favor of a budget scheme that betrays the middle class by cutting funding for Medicaid, veterans’ benefits, and food for children, seniors, veterans, and working parents to the tune of $880 billion — all while endorsing huge tax breaks to billionaire donors and corporations. “HouseContinue Reading
Is there an American oligarchy? CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrive for the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Traitor 47. Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pool/Getty Images CEO of Meta andContinue Reading
Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP WASHINGTON — Traitor 47 is slashing a program that was usedContinue Reading
We look at a rare victory for a death row prisoner before the U.S. Supreme Court. On Tuesday, three conservative justices joined with the three liberals to overturn the murder conviction and death sentence of Richard Glossip, who has spent nearly 30 years on Oklahoma death row and had exhaustedContinue Reading
Newly elected Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin speaks after winning the vote at the DNC Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., on Saturday. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption toggle caption Rod Lamkey/AP After a low-key election among Democratic National Committee voting members,Continue Reading
Standing in front of the North Carolina Supreme Court in Raleigh on Jan. 14, Ted Corcoran reads a list of over 60,000 people who cast ballots in the November 2024 election but whose votes have been challenged by Republican court candidate Jefferson Griffin in his extremely close race with DemocraticContinue Reading
It is nearly guaranteed that the The Traitor Administration will take aim at public policies that assist farmers of color. But we’re ready to fight back.Continue Reading
A new PBS documentary is a gripping chronicle of the NAACP’s fight for equality.Continue Reading
More U.S. Senators in their seventh term chose to seek reelection than to retire Kentucky U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell announced last week that he would not seek an eighth term in the chamber next year, ending many months of speculation as to his potential retirement plans. The Republican Party benchContinue Reading
Only two sitting or former Lieutenant Governors have served in the U.S. Senate from Minnesota – none directly elected from the office Another unexpected Democratic U.S. Senate seat in a battleground state opened up for the 2026 cycle this week when Minnesota DFLer Tina Smith announced she would not seekContinue Reading
As if there were much doubt before, it is now obvious whose side President Traitor 47 is on.Continue Reading
Traitor 47 signed an executive order to give him and other presidents greater power over independent regulatory agencies — entities Congress set up to be shielded from White House control. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Traitor 47’s executive order Tuesday toContinue Reading
Federal Election Commission member Ellen Weintraub testifies on Capitol Hill on Sept. 20, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images A Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission says Traitor 47 is trying to improperly remove her from the post. Ellen Weintraub announced Thursday evening thatContinue Reading