Mid-morning on Wednesday, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) became the sixteenth co-sponsor of the bill. She was immediately thanked. With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) set to officially introduce his Medicare for All act Wednesday afternoon, the 15 Democratic co-sponsors of the […]
A majority of Americans surveyed in a study of stress levels, released on Wednesday, said they consider the present day to be the lowest point in U.S. history, and indicated that the future of the nation is a major source […]
Lewis Hamilton came close to complete disaster in today’s qualifying session for the 2020 Russian Grand Prix. Heading into Saturday seemingly assured of a front row lock-out, Hamilton was within seconds of being knocked out at the end of Q2 […]
Supporters of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) cheered on Thursday as organizers of the annual conservative gathering held outside of Washington, D.C., mentioned the National Rifle Association (NRA) as one of the key sponsors. The response for the mention of […]
Texas Democrats on Tuesday more than doubled their primary election turnout from four years ago, providing the party with a modest boost as it looks to take on the GOP in the conservative state during this year’s midterm elections. As […]
Two senators sponsoring legislation to secure digital election systems from cyberattacks are meeting Monday with state officials on the details of their proposal. Sens. James LankfordJames Paul LankfordTim Scott to introduce GOP police reform bill next week Senate GOP shifts on […]
As President Donald Trump looks to pivot from his party’s collapsing Obamacare repeal efforts to “tax reform” this week, an ABC News/Washington Post poll (pdf) released Tuesday found that most Americans strongly disapprove of the White House’s desire to drastically […]
In a trend that challenges the construction of Christopher Columbus as a benevolent 15th Century explorer who “discovered” the New World while also lifting up the stories and struggles of native peoples in North America and beyond, the celebration of […]
Following the Senate Republicans’ vote late Thursday to approve a budget resolution that paves the way for massive tax cuts for the wealthy and devastating cuts to the social safety net, MoveOn.org warned in an email to supporters that the […]
Environmental advocates on Thursday applauded the latest organization to shift away from continued support of the fossil fuel industry—Norway’s national bank. In a move 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben called “astonishing,” Norges Bank, which oversees the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, […]