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Holy Shit Doug Jones Won
After what was one of the most contentious and nauseating political campaigns in recent political history, Democrat Doug Jones narrowly defeated alleged pedophile and confirmed bigot Roy Moore to represent Alabama in the Senate. → Read More
Al Franken Accused of Groping by 2 More Women
Two more women came forward on Wednesday to accuse Sen. Al Franken, a Democrat representing Minnesota, of groping. With their accusations, which were reported by the Huffington Post, the total number of women who have accused Franken of inappropriate touching comes to four. → Read More
Corker Schedules Senate Hearing on Trump's Ability to Launch Nuclear Weapons
Sen. Bob Corker, who has previously expressed concern about President Trump’s capacity to start World War III, will hold a hearing assessing Trump’s authority to do just that. On Wednesday night, Corker, who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced a “long overdue” discussion on the executive’s authority to launch a nuclear weapon. → Read More
Danica Roem Wins Virginia Election and Becomes the State's First Openly Trans State Lawmaker
On Tuesday night Danica Roem defeated Bob Marshall in Virginia’s 13th district. Roem’s victory makes her the first trans woman to serve on Virginia’s state legislature — Roem’s election also makes her the first openly trans candidate in the country to run and win a seat on any state’s legislature. → Read More
Jeff Sessions Declines to Elaborate on Plans For Federal Pot Crackdown
Back in July, Attorney General Jeff Sessions directed the Justice Department to review an Obama-era rule that effectively protected people in states with legalized pot from federal prosecution. Since announcing his intended crackdown, Sessions has yet to institute any dramatic shift from the status quo…but that doesn’t mean he isn’t planning on it. → Read More
John Kelly Is Not a Good Person
There’s something implacably unnerving about the way President Trump’s absurd behavior has compelled people into believing those he surrounds himself with are any less evil. Chief of Staff John Kelly stands out as one of those administration members whom the Trump-fearing public seems to have bestowed their faith. → Read More
The White House Is Rescinding Obamacare's Birth Control Mandate
After taking a few months to mull over the particulars of how it would unceremoniously yank birth control coverage from some 55 million women, the Trump administration will reportedly move forward with its plan. → Read More
Publisher to Recall Whitewashed Textbook Claiming First Nations People 'Agreed to Move' For Settlers
Following searing indignation across social media, a Canadian publisher will recall a textbook that rather obliquely claimed First Nations and Indigenous people happily “agreed to” move for European settlers. → Read More
9 Million Kids Might Lose Health Care Because Congress Failed to Reauthorize a Crucial Program
The Children’s Health Insurance Program, a federally funded initiative that provides health insurance for 9 million children, expired over the weekend after congress failed to reauthorize the program. → Read More
The DOJ Wants Employers to Be Able to Fire People for Being LGBTQ
Lawyers from the Department of Justice argued in court on Tuesday that employers should legally be allowed to fire people if they are gay. The case hinges upon whether Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, a clause that prohibits employment discrimination, covers sexual orientation. President Trump’s DOJ doesn’t seem to think it does. → Read More
The DOJ Wants Employers to Be Able to Fire People for Being LGBTQ
Lawyers from the Department of Justice argued in court on Tuesday that employers should legally be allowed to fire people if they are gay. The case hinges upon whether Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, a clause that prohibits employment discrimination, covers sexual orientation. President Trump’s DOJ doesn’t seem to think it does. → Read More
ICE Continues to Violate Its Own Policy and Detain Undocumented Pregnant Women
Despite a department policy discouraging the prolonged detainment of pregnant women, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has routinely arrested them since President Trump took office and commenced his assault on immigration. The continued detention of pregnant women prompted a coalition of several legal advocacy groups to file a complaint with the Department of Homeland security on Tuesday. → Read More
California Sues Trump's Administration Over the Border Wall
At the beginning of August, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would use its authority to waive environmental laws which would otherwise delay (or inhibit) the construction of President Trump’s border wall. As private contractors prepare to build prototypes for the wall in San Diego, CA, the state’s attorney general has legally challenged its construction. → Read More
California Is Very Close to Becoming a 'Sanctuary State'
A proposed bill that Governor Jerry Brown is expected to sign would make California a “sanctuary state.” After debating some of law’s initial provisions, which was requested by Gov. Brown to appease the state’s police unions, lawmakers agreed to adopt amendments on Monday. Yet even with the tweaks, Senate Bill 54 remains a potent attempt to fight President Trump’s crusade against immigrants. → Read More
Democrats 'Collectively Groan' Over Clinton's Book Tour
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Hillary Clinton wrote a book about the 2016 presidential campaign. It’s called What Happened. Excerpts from the book, which has yet to be released, suggest that Clinton (unsurprisingly) has no intention of accepting her own failures as candidate and will continue to blame just about everybody else for what happened. As Clinton prepares to take her blame game… → Read More
ACLU Will No Longer Defend Armed Hate Groups
For nearly a century, the American Civil Liberties Union has vehemently defended free speech, which includes protecting white nationalists’ First Amendment rights. On Saturday, however, the ACLU’s commitment to free speech was tested after it defended Unite the Right, a group of white nationalists who hosted the Charlottesville, VA, rally that descended into chaos and culminated in the death of… → Read More
A Notorious Islamophobe Concocted the Story He Claims Inspired Fear of Muslims
White nationalist sympathizer and unapologetic Islamophobe Steve Bannon evidently misrepresented an anecdote he claimed inspired his fear of Muslims (read: he lied). The former Breitbart editor spoke to Bloomberg Businessweek journalist Joshua Green about “storming” the presidency and his partnership with President Trump in a newly released book. → Read More
Scientists Leak Climate Change Report to NYT, So Americans See It Before Trump Denies It
A report compiled by scientists from 13 federal agencies revealed that the nation’s average temperature had risen dramatically since 1980; it’s “extremely likely” that accelerated rise in temperature can be attributed to human influence, the report claims. → Read More
EPA Abandons Air Pollution Rule Delay After Several States Sue
Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, announced in June that his department would delay implementation of an Obama administration smog pollution rule. A day after 15 states and DC filed a lawsuit against the EPA for the rule’s suspension, Pruitt walked back the agency’s effort. → Read More
Democratic Senator (Who Is Battling Cancer) to GOP Colleagues: 'Where Is Your Compassion?'
As the senate debates the GOP’s disastrous “skinny” Affordable Care Act repeal, a senator who is battling cancer had delivered a condemnation of her Republican colleagues. → Read More