Stephanie Griffith
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How Immigrants Are Being Kept Out of the Coronavirus Recovery
Federal relief measures have included provisions that exclude them from much-needed help. → Read More
They Can Help Fight Coronavirus. Trump Wants to Deport Them.
Roughly 27,000 DACA recipients are health care practitioners. America can't afford such a loss. → Read More
Conservatives rail against New York Times project on America’s sordid slave past
An uproar over a New York Times series that explores the nation's sordid slave legacy, and the rich and varied contributions of black Americans. → Read More
Here’s the clearest proof yet that Iowa voters may finally have had enough of Steve King
A tree falls in a forest, but no constituents show up to hear it. → Read More
State election officials, hat in hand, plead for federal funds to protect the 2020 vote
"It's time we put some dollars behind what’s happening," said Connecticut's secretary of state. → Read More
Can NATO be saved? Not if Trump is re-elected in 2020, says Biden
America's shakey ties with its traditional allies has become a campaign talking point. → Read More
‘Hair discrimination’ is now a thing of the past in California
African Americans in particular find that their afros, braids and dreadlocks are held against them at school and when applying for jobs. → Read More
2020 Democrats united in revulsion over Trump’s immigration policy
On the second night of the two-part Democratic debate, immigration becomes an impassioned talking point → Read More
Democrats split on condemning Biden’s remarks about despised segregationist
Nancy Pelosi called Biden "authentic." Cory Booker said he owes black Americans an apology. → Read More
Trump launches his re-election campaign with a litany of grievances and grandstanding
We've moved beyond "American Carnage." Now thanks to him "the American Dream is back." → Read More
Trump caved to Republican pressure on Mexico tariff threat: Democratic lawmaker
“It's interesting this is the one place that the Republicans decided to take a stand,” said Rep. Diana DeGette. → Read More
In reversal, Biden says he no longer supports anti-abortion Hyde Amendment
Former Vice President Joe Biden announced late Thursday that he no longer supports the Hyde Amendment, one day after coming under fire from pro-choice groups and fellow Democrats for reaffirming through his campaign his support for the measure that bans using federal funds for abortions. Biden told an audience in Georgia that he’d had a change of heart after decades supporting the amendment,… → Read More
Trump has two dozen Democrats who want to take him on in 2020, but still just one Republican
Farewell to Larry Hogan, one of the last best hopes of the Republican "Never Trump" movement. → Read More
The latest woman smeared by Trump as ‘nasty’ is a tiara-wearing, bi-racial British royal
For her part, Meghan Markle plans to snub Trump when he visits Britain next week. → Read More
Teaching college and living on food stamps: Why untenured faculty are a 2020 campaign issue
Labor activists say that to truly help college students, you must support the underpaid lecturers who teach them. → Read More
Trump boasts about his great ‘relationship’ with Putin after their latest private chat
With his ongoing outreach to Putin "he's welcoming and encouraging Russian interference in our elections," one expert said. → Read More
Julian Castro spotlights housing, homelessness at labor forum for 2020 candidates
LAS VEGAS — You don’t have to be a housing expert to understand the pernicious effects of homelessness. But presidential contender Julian Castro (D-TX) says his sober view of America’s dire housing crisis was gleaned from years as President Barack Obama’s housing secretary. Castro was one of a half-dozen presidential candidates in Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday at the National Forum on Wages and… → Read More
Biden makes it official: He’s running for president in 2020
"Our standing in the world, our very democracy -- everything that's made America America is at stake." → Read More
Elizabeth Warren was asked about keeping police safe. Her answer was a primer on racial justice.
The senator from Massachusetts says police will be safer when the American criminal justice system is more fair. → Read More
To win the White House, progressives will have to face some hard truths about race
"If you consolidate the minority vote, you are going to be the Democratic nominee. It's just that simple. It's math." → Read More