Twitter users had a field day Saturday following President Donald Trump’s morning tweets saying that he is “like, really smart” and qualifies as “a very stable genius.” Click Here: Putters The assertions follow renewed scrutiny of his mental capacity thanks to an explosive new book by journalist Michael Wolff that features interviews with members of…
Tech giant Apple made international headlines and inspired President Donald Trump to brag overnight about his role in making it all possible after announcing it would pay approximately $38 billion in taxes as it repatriates large sums of overseas cash holdings—but that dollar figure is less than half of what tax analysts say the company…
In a decision that critics warned will put the drinking water of one in three Americans at risk, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans on Wednesday to suspend the Obama-era Clean Water Rule, meant to limit the flow of chemicals into the nation’s waterways. “Communities across our country can’t just ‘suspend’ their need for…
Billionaire Democratic mega-donor Tom Steyer on Wednesday endorsed California state Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León (D), the top progressive challenger running against longtime 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…
Click:buttweld fittings Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) on Tuesday announced his support for Puerto Rican statehood, saying the U.S. should listen to the territory’s voters. The Associated Press reported that Scott said the U.S. should “respect the will of the people of Puerto Rico,” referring to a referendum held there on statehood last year. Over half a million…
The House Democrats’ campaign arm is ramping up its spending in key California races three weeks out from the primaries, including plans to go on the air in the race for retiring GOP Rep. Darrell IssaDarrell Edward IssaGOP sues California over Newsom’s vote-by-mail order Conservative group files challenge to California vote-by-mail order New poll shows…
As students lead the nation in fighting for stricter gun control legislation, teachers across the country are speaking out against an alternative measure President Donald Trump has suggested to prevent school shootings like the one that took place last week in Parkland, Florida: arming teachers and training them to use firearms. With the #ArmMeWith social…
Fast food and other low-paid workers across the country, with a focus on the South, are staging walkouts and demonstrations on Monday to call attention to the fight for a minimum wage of $15 per hour and the right to unionize. Together with the Poor People’s Campaign, the national group Fight for $15 is staging…
New campaign finance data reveals the extent to which efforts to pass meaningful gun control legislation is hamstrung by the power of pro-gun groups. Analyzing information from the Center for Responsive Politics, the nonpartisan watchdog group MapLight reported Thursday that representatives in the House who refuse to support a ban on military-style semi-automatic weapons and…
Roughly six months after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, the island’s governor signed into law “education reform” legislation that he says “puts our students first” but that critics say stinks of a privatization plan that will do nothing to help students. The plan will consolidate schools and allow for charter schools and vouchers—ideas that…