In Win for Women, New Jersey Enacts Nation's Strongest Equal Pay Law

While recent research shows that the gender wage gap is getting worse for women under 40, New Jersey took a major step forward on Tuesday by enacting the nation’s strongest equal pay legislation. “At a time when women’s rights are under attack in most of our country, New Jersey has become an exciting exception,” noted…

Amid Warnings Withdrawal Would 'Put US on a Path Towards War With Iran,' Trump Says Nuclear Deal Decision Coming Tuesday

President Donald Trump just announced that he’ll deliver his decision Tuesday on whether to withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal. According to Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), “If he kills it—as most expect he will do—he will put the U.S. on a path towards war with Iran….

Sanders Slams US Inequality as Report Finds Nearly Half of Americans Can't Afford Basic Necessities

“Is that really the kind of society we want to be living in?” That’s how Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) responded to a new study from United Way’s ALICE Project, which found that 43 percent of U.S. households—nearly 51 million families—cannot afford “a bare-bones household budget of housing, child care, food, transportation, and healthcare.” Sanders has…

Vowing to 'Padlock Revolving Door' in DC, Warren Teases New Anti-Corruption Legislation

“Change is coming,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) declared Tuesday at a War on Regulations symposium hosted by the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards and Georgetown University Law School. In her live-streamed speech, Warren revealed plans to introduce anti-corruption legislation to protect the American public from the Trump administration’s corporate-friendly deregulatory agenda. “This is our time, our…

Dem presidential hopefuls seize on Trump border policy

Democratic hopefuls for president are seizing on the separation of children from their guardians at the border to blast the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy as inhumane.  The controversy, which has received wall-to-wall coverage on cable news, has given the Democrats a chance to compete in criticizing the Trump administration while trying out appeals to…

Dave Brat's seat moved to 'toss-up' 4 years after upset victory over Eric Cantor

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved Rep. Dave Brat’s reelection race to a “toss-up,” meaning the Virginia Republican is in danger of losing his seat just four years after a stunning defeat of then-House Majority Leader Eric CantorEric Ivan CantorTrump taps pollster to push back on surveys showing Biden with double-digit lead Bottom Line The Democrats’ strategy…

Trump Jr. to hold fundraiser for Manchin challenger

Donald Trump Jr.Don John TrumpTrump Jr. calls elderly supporter who was assaulted Trump Jr. hits Howard Stern for going ‘establishment,’ ‘acting like Hillary’ Trump Jr., GOP senator lash out at Facebook for taking down protest pages on stay-at-home orders MORE will host a fundraiser on Monday for West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R), who is challenging…

Glenn Greenwald: Why Did ABC Ignore Roseanne Barr’s Hateful Tweets Against Arabs and Palestinians?

On Tuesday ABC canceled its hit show “Roseanne”, after its star, Roseanne Barr, fired off a series of racist comments on Twitter. In one tweet, Roseanne wrote, “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.” It was a reference to Valerie Jarrett, longtime adviser to President Obama, who’s African-American. Roseanne also accused billionaire…

From DeNiro's "F%$k Trump" to Parkland's "Seasons of Love": An Inspiring Night at the Tony Awards

Award-winning actor Robert DeNiro received a standing ovation at the Tony Awards on Sunday night for his dramatic delivery of the phrase “Fuck Trump,” but it was students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School—where a gunman earlier this year killed seventeen people—who brought down the house as they offered a tear-generating rendition of the song…