As the nation processes another mass shooting, gun control groups, lawmakers, and other public figures were demanding on Tuesday that Congress finally say “enough is enough” and pass legislation to keep assault weapons and high-capacity magazines out of the hands of civilians—but many expressed concern that as the country has seen with other mass shootings,…
After a week with no competition from the NBA or NHL playoffs, both sports were back last night and seemed to affect AEW Dynamite more than WWE NXT. This week’s Dynamite averaged 835,000 viewers on TNT, down 5.8 percent from last week. NXT was up one percent from last week, averaging 696,000 viewers on the USA Network….
California Senate leader Kevin de Leόn formally announced on Sunday his bid to oust Sen. Dianne Feinstein. His campaign page promises “a bold agenda to increase economic opportunity for all Californians with a focus on maintaining California’s global leadership role in fighting climate change and building a clean-energy economy, rebuilding our state’s infrastructure, public education,…
Amid growing outrage over the “astonishingly corrupt” $300 million no-bid contract given to Whitefish Energy to rebuild Puerto Rico’s electrical grid, the Trump White House on Friday denied that the federal government had “any role” in crafting the agreement and placed all responsibility for the deal on shoulders of local Puerto Rican officials—despite language in…
A battle appears to be brewing between the White House and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB), with each having named a different individual to serve as acting director of the agency, and President Donald Trump’s appointment denounced as “legally dubious.” The showdown gained steam on Friday afternoon when Richard Cordray, who had been leading…
As the Senate and House make final tweaks to their tax proposals, over 400 of the nation’s very rich individuals have penned a letter to the lawmakers with a demand that stands in stark contrast to the plans on the table: don’t cut our taxes—raise them. The letter, organized by Responsible Wealth—a network that describes…
CANONSBURG, Pa. — The special election House race in Pennsylvania was too close to call Wednesday morning, with Democrat Conor Lamb leading by 641 votes but more than 1,000 absentee votes still to be counted. Lamb’s chances of completing an upset win over Republican Rick Saccone were promising, and the Democrat declared victory early Wednesday morning….
A new report warns that district boundaries shaped to favor Republicans could make it tough for Democrats to retake the House in the November midterms. While the political environment is expected to boost Democratic candidates, the party would need to beat Republicans by a margin of 11 points nationally, according to a report released Monday by the Brennan…
A major super PAC supporting 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 will not return a $500,000 donation from casino mogul Steve Wynn, who has…
As protests continue across the continent while U.S. President Donald Trump travels Asia, North Korea on Saturday called Trump a “destroyer of world peace and stability” who “begged for a nuclear war” during his visit to South Korea earlier this week. “Trump, during his visit, laid bare his true nature as destroyer of world peace…