Banned from every major social media platform and desperate for a new avenue through which to foist his delusional musings onto the American public, former President Donald Trump last month launched his own “communications platform.” The American public wasn’t interested, and CNBC reported on Wednesday that the quasi-blog, dubbed “From …
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A majority of the House Democratic caucus, 156 members, signed a letter to the White House attempting to pressure President Biden to keep his campaign promise and expand Medicare by lowering the eligibility age and adding dental, vision and hearing coverage. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), who leads the House’s progressive …
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Since January 1st, there have been 160 shootings in which four or more people were injured or killed. In the same period to start 2020, there were just 90. This rate is almost double the beginning-of-the-year average since 2014. The stretch from March 16th to April 15th was especially gruesome, …
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is pushing back against new voting restrictions approved by the Republican-controlled Georgia state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp in March. Lance Bottoms signed an administrative orderof her own Tuesday directing city officials to create a plan to “mitigate the impact” of …
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Major League Baseball is pulling their All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to a new Republican-backed law that is purposely designed to make it harder for Georgians to vote. “I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star …
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Immigrant children are being held in facilities that are far overcapacity and densely packed, according to reporting by the AP and CBS News. One Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility in Donna, Texas, had reached 729 percent of its pandemic capacity this month. CBS reported that while the facility was …
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The Supreme Court cleared the way for New York City prosecutors to obtain former President Trump’s personal and corporate tax returns and other financial records, part of a lengthy battle Trump has waged to keep the information secret. Trump is the only president in recent memory to refuse to release …
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The day after the Wyoming Republican party voted to censure Congresswoman Liz Cheney over her vote to impeach Trump, Cheney went on Fox News and made it clear that she is not backing down on her criticism of the former president. Fox News Sunday host, Chris Wallace, asked the Wyoming …
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As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country and the economy, President Joe Biden signed an executive order creating an opportunity for Americans to sign up for Obamacare. It’s an important move considering many people in the country have lost their jobs (and health insurance) due to the economic …
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Former president Donald Trump reportedly formulated a plan with a Justice Department lawyer to try to force Georgia lawmakers to overturn the state’s results in the presidential election. According to department sources who spoke to the New York Times, Trump planned to remove then-acting attorney general Jeffrey A. Rosen and …
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