A coalition of 26 progressive groups on Thursday urged House Democrats to investigate the GOP-controlled Senate’s “sham confirmation process” for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018. “Many issues went unresolved during last year’s confirmation process, when Senate Republicans jettisoned all procedural norms and abandoned any sense of fairness, and they must be investigated,” […]
A small group of youth activists locked their necks to the U.K. Parliament’s gates Friday to demand urgent government action to address the global climate crisis while young people worldwide took to the streets as part of the weekly school climate strike. The demonstration came two days after Parliament made history by passing a motion […]
Characterized by critics and political observers as an ignominous end of her three years as leader of the Tory Party and captain of the right-wing ship trying to steer the country toward Brexit, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May announced her official resignation on Friday morning as she finally admitted defeat. Though she said in a […]
Jahana Hayes, a former National Teacher of the Year, will become the first black woman to represent Connecticut in Congress. Hayes easily won Connecticut’s 5th District in a race against Republican Manny Santos, a military veteran and Trump supporter. ADVERTISEMENTThe race was open after Rep. Elizabeth EstyElizabeth Henderson EstyConnecticut elects first black congresswoman Former aides […]
Voting rights groups are asking a federal district court to block Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) from playing any role in recounting or certifying the result of the state’s contested Senate race. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida Tallahassee Division on Monday. Common Cause and the […]
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) called out 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 on Thursday for playing ‘the blame game’ during a speech in […]
A top United Nations official on human rights said Tuesday that the recent escalation in attacks on reproductive rights in the U.S. must be categorized in the same way as other many attacks on basic rights—as part of an “extremist hate” campaign. “We have not called it out in the same way we have other […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders turned over his social media accounts to Walmart workers on Tuesday—one day before the Democratic presidential candidate is set to attend the retail giant’s annual meeting, at the invitation of some employees, to advocate for higher wages and introduce a shareholder’s proposal that aims to ensure hourly workers are represented on the […]
Adding to the mountain of statistical evidence showing the severity of U.S. inequality, an analysis published Friday found that the top one percent of Americans gained $21 trillion in wealth since 1989 while the bottom 50 percent lost $900 billion. “We have the worst inequality in this country since the 1920s.” —Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) […]
The first in a pair of kick-off round Democratic debates taking place in Miami, Florida will air Wednesday at 9:00pm E.T. and feature 10 of the party’s top candidates vying for the 2020 presidential nomination. Hosted by NBC News, MSNBC, and Telemundo, the debate at the city’s Adrienne Arsht Center will be shown on each […]