In the wake of Thursday’s release of another recording secretly made by former Trump aide Omarosa Manigault Newman, the New York Times reports that White House staff are seriously “rattled” by the idea that a larger stockpile—perhaps hundreds of tapes worth of material—may be forthcoming. Ahead of the release of her new book, Manigault Newman…
It was 50 years ago this week that the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago became a national spectacle, as a major political event veered into chaos that culminated with a police riot, much of it unfolding on live national television. The 1968 DNC came in the middle of a year of mass protests against…
Millions of women are coming together to lead the charge against right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, joining the #NotHim movement amid growing anger over his misogynistic and fascist policies that have led many to compare him to U.S. President Donald Trump. As the country heads for an October 7 general election, women have mobilized…
With Wall Street banks as big and profitable as ever ten years after their reckless criminality sparked the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation on Wednesday that would break up Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and other so-called “too big to fail” financial institutions that pose a major…
WWE has revealed how Finn Balor’s NXT TakeOver challenger will be decided. The first-ever “gauntlet eliminator” match will take place on NXT next Wednesday. The winner will challenge for Balor’s NXT Championship at TakeOver on Sunday, October 4. The gauntlet eliminator will feature five wrestlers, though the participants for the match haven’t been revealed. The rules…
Democratic mega-donor Tom Steyer’s campaign to impeach 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 is set to drop its latest ad spot on Monday, this time…
Former Republican Kansas Gov. Bill Graves has endorsed Democratic nominee Laura Kelly in this November’s gubernatorial election, spurning the GOP’s Kris Kobach. Kelly’s campaign released an ad on Tuesday that featured Graves praising her ability to work across party lines to address education, health care and infrastructure problems in the state. “Laura Kelly is the only Democrat I have…
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This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Building on actions that kicked off earlier this week, activists on Saturday hosted hundreds of #RiseForClimate demonstrations across all seven continents, drawing massive crowds “to demand our local leaders commit to building a fossil-free world that puts people and justice before profits.” As of this writing…
Just months after voters in Washington, D.C. decisively approved Initiative 77—which would gradually raise the wages of tipped workers to match the city’s regular minimum wage by 2026—the Democrat-dominated D.C. Council on Tuesday opted to side with the powerful restaurant industry over the public will and voted to take the first step toward repealing the…