Month: September 2020

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was watching his team play on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers as the precincts reported in.  Cuban, an outspoken Trump critic, started the night believing that Democratic nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — […]

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Corey Lewandowski, a former campaign manager to President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE, said Tuesday that it wasn’t his place to say whether Donald […]

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In an unprecedented move, President-elect Donald Trump has ordered all ambassadors appointed by President Barack Obama to leave their posts by Inauguration Day, refusing to provide “even the briefest of grace periods,” the New York Times reported late Thursday. “The mandate—issued ‘without exceptions,’ according to a terse State Department cable sent on Dec. 23, diplomats […]

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Over 50 people, some dressed as swamp creatures, have launched a days-long sit-in at Goldman Sachs headquarters in New York City to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of former Goldman executives to his cabinet. #GovernmentSachs Tweets “It’s about highlighting the lie that was told to millions of people in this country, the lie that Trump […]

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The U.S. Senate on Monday received two last-minute salvos from prominent progressive voices against Betsy DeVos’s nomination for education secretary. An open letter signed by state lawmakers from all 50 states and another signed by over 200 civil rights groups nationwide together strongly condemn DeVos’s pro-privatization record and lack of experience, and urge senators to vote […]

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Protesters took to the streets in Los Angeles on Thursday evening after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reportedly raided homes and communities around the city and detained over 100 people in a mere three hours. Reflecting the growing community-level resistance to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, protesters chanted “not one more deportation!” in front of […]

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Monday, March 6, 2017 Following the White House announcement of a re-vamped immigration and travel ban directed at people from Muslim-majority nations, rights advocates are saying the policy remains “unconstitutional” and Amnesty International is among those groups organizing a response: . Despite the bigotry and discrimination put forth by the Trump administration, let the world […]

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Democratic mega-donor Tom Steyer on Sunday dodged questions about whether or not he will run for Sen. Dianne FeinsteinDianne Emiel FeinsteinHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Democrats demand Republican leaders examine election challenges […]

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Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom PerezThomas Edward PerezClinton’s top five vice presidential picks Government social programs: Triumph of hope over evidence Labor’s ‘wasteful spending and mismanagement” at Workers’ Comp MORE and Rep. Keith EllisonKeith Maurice EllisonThe Hill’s Coronavirus Report: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says country needs to rethink what ‘policing’ means; US cases […]

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The Richmond, Calif. city council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution in support of a congressional investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s business holdings warrant impeachment. “This is our voice. This is our country. We have a right to speak up,” said Councilmember Gayle McLaughlin, who introduced the resolution. It says that Trump is in […]

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