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 early Tuesday made his pitch for the Republican candidate in Virginia’s governor race, arguing Ed Gillespie will “turn …
Sen. Jeff FlakeJeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeGOP lawmakers stick to Trump amid new criticism Kelly holds double-digit lead over McSally in Arizona: poll Trump asserts his power over Republicans MORE (R-Ariz.) is pushing back against GOP defenders of Roy Moore, the Alabama Senate nominee accused of a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl when he was in …
Medicaid, the nation’s healthcare program for the poor and disabled, is on the chopping block under President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress—and it will take “intense focus by progressives” to ensure it doesn’t meet a dire fate. In fact, former National Economic Council director Gene B. Sperling wrote Sunday in a New York Times op-ed, “if …
As President-elect Donald Trump’s anti-science administration prepares to swoop into Washington, D.C., outgoing Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz on Wednesday announced a new “scientific integrity policy” meant to protect workers and policies that may be at risk. According to Moniz, who announced the policy in a Medium post and at a National Press …
Senate Democrats are calling for President Donald Trump’s pick for director of Office of Management and Budget, Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), to be disqualified over his track record of supporting cuts to safety net programs. Mulvaney, appearing Tuesday before the Senate Budget Committee, acknowledged that his stance on government spending contradicted Trump’s campaign promises not …
President Donald Trump reportedly did not realize he was promoting chief strategist Steve Bannon to the National Security Council (NSC) Principals Committee when he signed the executive order dropping intelligence and defense officials from the top government panel and elevating the former Breitbart News chair in their place. The New York Times reported over the …
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With Democratic Party resistance to President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch still in flux, American voters are taking to the streets on Saturday to stage a “People’s Filibuster” against the conservative judge. Organized by a coalition of pro-democracy and civil rights groups under the umbrella of The People’s Defense, rallies are being held …
Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate and sitting state Supreme Court Justice Bill O’Neill responded to the recent sexual misconduct accusations against Sen. Al FrankenAlan (Al) Stuart FrankenPolitical world mourns loss of comedian Jerry Stiller Maher to Tara Reade on timing of sexual assault allegation: ‘Why wait until Biden is our only hope?’ Democrats begin to confront Biden …
Two wealthy candidates threaten to shake up GOP Senate primaries in Indiana and West Virginia, races where the chance to take on vulnerable Democratic incumbents has already provoked bruising internal GOP fights. Former Indiana state Rep. Mike Braun, who announced his bid over the summer, has injected enough of his own money into his bid …
