2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (427+ words) “This is what has become the norm in our politics,” one Democratic candidate said in reaction to the GOP event. The second night of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, this week featured racist remarks from speakers and a…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (527+ words) Two federal statutes forbid paying people to vote, and the Constitution lists bribery as an impeachable offense. On Wednesday, during the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, President Donald Trump promised voters that if they deliver a GOP-controlled Congress in…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (548+ words) Trump’s payments to three young loyalist aides represent about a third of their annual paychecks. President Donald Trump has doled out around $150,000 in cash gifts to three young, loyalist White House employees, including his controversial executive assistant Natalie Harp. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (435+ words) The bill would not even allow institutions to take actions to limit commercial deals with Israel. The House voted on Thursday to pass a bipartisan bill that would cut off federal funding for universities that participate in a boycott of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (463+ words) Socialist ideas have led to “policies like Medicare and Social Security,” DSA candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier said. On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning socialism — including democratic socialism, which has grown in popularity over the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (358+ words) The Democrats complained that Republicans weren’t taking the condemnation of socialism seriously enough. A group of conservative Democrats in the House tried to one-up Republicans this week with a competing piece of legislation aimed at condemning the Democratic Socialists of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (435+ words) “Why are we doing this? What’s going on?” one GOP strategist said regarding the two-day event. Some Republicans are expressing concerns that the Trump-endorsed plan to hold a Republican mini-convention for this year’s midterms is going to do little to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (798+ words) “I’m too scared to even walk to the mailbox,” one Somali immigrant said. After months of legal back-and-forth, a federal district court judge in Massachusetts lifted the administrative stay blocking the termination of Somalia’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation on…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (407+ words) Meanwhile, Jeffries has made statements that may isolate left-wing members of his caucus in recent weeks. An explosive report has revealed that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a secret meeting with Trump administration power broker Jared Kushner to find…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (388+ words) The campaign to pass the Block the Bombs Act comes amid a shift among Democrats and a slate of wins for progressives. The House’s Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is seizing upon a shift among Democrats regarding policy toward Israel to…...