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April 3, 2020

Schumer goes on MSNBC to blast Trump for criticizing him: ‘I’m just appalled’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was aghast Thursday night after receiving a letter in which President Trump accused him of being a “bad” senator and asserted that Schumer was vulnerable to a primary challenge from within his own party.

August 13, 2019

Two California counties sue Trump administration over green card rule change for immigrants on welfare

San Francisco and Santa Clara counties announced Tuesday that they had sued the Trump administration over a new regulation that would give federal officials more power to deny green cards to immigrants deemed likely to rely on welfare.

July 29, 2019

Pro-choice 'Abortion is freedom' billboards erected outside Texas 'sanctuary city for the unborn'

Weeks after the councilmen of Waskom, Texas passed an ordinance establishing the small town as a “sanctuary city for the unborn” two billboards appeared nearby with the message: “Abortion is Freedom.”

July 21, 2019

Kasey Pipes: Trump is Nixon's foreign policy heir

Successful or not, Trump’s forays on the world stage represent a clear return to the realism of Nixon. 

July 16, 2019

Planned Parenthood president ousted after just 8 months on the job

The president of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the U.S., was removed from her position Tuesday after just eight months.

June 1, 2019

ACLU suing over Iowa's decision to allow restrictions on taxpayer funding of gender surgeries

Iowa was "cruel" and violated its state constitution by allowing government officials to withhold Meidicaid funds for surgeries for individuals with gender dysphora, The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said on Friday. 

May 12, 2019

Porn a public health crisis in US, Arizona and other states agree

Arizona lawmakers last week approved a resolution calling for efforts to prevent pornography from being exposed to young children online, a move similar to other legislative bodies in at least 15 other states.

May 5, 2019

Hilary Gowins: Latchkey laws are the ultimate ‘mom shaming’

Mom shaming is at the forefront of our collective consciousness as mothers. Some of the most insidious mom shaming today is coming from over-reaching laws.

February 5, 2019

America will 'never abolish our heroes from ICE,' Trump says

President Trump delivered a strong defense of his administration's hard-line immigration policies and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency during Tuesday night's State of the Union address, vowing that America "will never abolish our heroes from ICE."

February 1, 2019

Deal reached for Ben Carson, HUD to help fix NYC's notorious public housing system

U.S. housing officials and New York City announced a deal Thursday to appoint a federal monitor to watch the city embattled public Housing Authority amid problems with unlivable conditions, lead paint, lack of heat and mold.