Social Policy

Politics 16 hours ago

Oregon Dem wants to replace cops using unarmed teams funded via Medicaid hike: report

An Oregon Democrat is seeking a hike in Medicaid funding to help finance unarmed response teams that would replace police officers in some instances, according to a report.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump, family of slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen to meet over sex-misconduct bill

The family of slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen were scheduled to meet with President Trump at the White House on Thursday to discuss the new “#IAmVanessaGuillen” bill, a proposal aimed to help victims of sexual harassment.

Politics 16 hours ago

GOP governor condemns LGBT provisions in state party platform: 'Hurtful and divisive'

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a Republican, took to Twitter on Thursday to condemn certain provisions in the state Republican Party's platform that made highly controversial claims about LGBT issues. 

Politics 16 hours ago

27 GOP senators ask AG Barr to investigate Planned Parenthood getting PPP funds

The letter comes after "Tucker Carlson Tonight" learned earlier this week that the Small Business Administration (SBA) is reaching out to the affiliates that improperly self-certified that they are eligible for the stimulus cash aimed at keeping small businesses afloat during the pandemic, and asking for the money back. 

Politics 16 hours ago

New Jersey councilwoman has 'meltdown' on conference call, accuses mayor of being a pedophile: report

The 30-plus-minute long shouting match was started by a disagreement over "do-nothing" nonprofits.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump Supreme Court shortlister issues scathing dissent in Tennessee abortion case amid coronavirus

One of the judges on President Trump's Supreme Court shortlist issued a scathing dissent Friday in a case over whether Tennessee can halt abortions during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Media 16 hours ago

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.

Politics 16 hours ago

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.

U.S. 16 hours ago

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.”

Opinion 16 hours ago

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. 

Politics 16 hours ago

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.

Politics 16 hours ago

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. 

Health 16 hours ago

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.

Opinion 16 hours ago

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.

Politics 16 hours ago

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."

Politics 16 hours ago

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.

Politics 16 hours ago

Trump slams Virginia Democrats over 'terrible' abortion stance

President Trump criticized a proposed Virginia law that would allow women to terminate a pregnancy up to the moment before birth, calling it "terrible" and promising it would "lift up the whole pro-life movement like maybe it’s never been lifted up before."

Politics 16 hours ago

Washington Post reporter calls Trump supporters 'rubes' on podcast

Washington Post national political correspondent Dave Weigel referred to President Trump's supporters in no uncertain terms as "rubes" during an appearance on a left-wing podcast Monday. 

Politics 16 hours ago

Most Americans favor tighter abortion restrictions, poll finds

Three-quarters of Americans -- including 60 percent of self-identified Democrats and 61 percent of those who identify as pro-choice -- support restricting legal abortion to the first three months of pregnancy at most, according to a new poll released Tuesday.

Politics 16 hours ago

Pelosi, Schumer accuse Trump of spreading 'misinformation,' 'malice' in Oval Office address

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday night that President Trump used his prime-time Oval Office address to "manufacture a crisis, stoke fear, and divert attention from the turmoil in his Administration."

Politics 16 hours ago

Gidley: 'Scary' that Dem plan to reopen government spends more on foreign aid than border security

Deputy White House Press Secretary Hogan Gidley told reporters Wednesday night that House Democrats' proposal to end the partial government shutdown "isn't real" and said it was "scary" that the legislation included more money for foreign aid than for border security.

Politics 16 hours ago

Conservative media challenge Trump on border wall, Syria pullout

In the space of 48 hours, President Trump has got some of his conservative supporters pretty riled up.

Politics 16 hours ago

Senate passes criminal justice reform bill, sends to House

The White House claimed a major legislative victory after the Senate on Tuesday night overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill backed by President Trump. 

Politics 16 hours ago

Criminal justice reform bill clears first test vote in Senate

Legislation that would ease federal sentencing laws for some offenders cleared its first major test vote Monday, garnering overwhelming support in both parties even as some conservatives portrayed the bill as soft on crime.

Politics 16 hours ago

Dems, White House refuse to budge over border wall as Friday shutdown looms

The Trump administration Sunday reaffirmed the president's insistence that he would allow a partial shutdown of the federal government if Congress does not provide $5 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, with senior adviser Stephen Miller calling it a "fundamental issue."

Politics 16 hours ago

Federal court blocks Trump administration birth control coverage rules

A divided federal appeals court blocked the Trump administration Thursday from enforcing a series of revised ObamaCare rules that would have enabled more employers to opt out of providing contraception coverage to workers over religious or moral objections.

Politics 16 hours ago

Judge throws out most of lawsuit against Trump immigration move

The Trump administration provided adequate justification for its decision to end a program that reunited hundreds of immigrants from Central America with family members in the U.S., a federal judge ruled Monday.

Politics 16 hours ago

Senate overwhelmingly votes to renew farm programs

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for a sweeping agriculture bill that will fund key farm safety net programs for the next five years without making significant changes to the food stamp program.

Politics 16 hours ago

NY Times' Paul Krugman says US part of 'new axis of evil' with Russia, Saudi Arabia

Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times opinion contributor Paul Krugman tweeted Monday that the United States had joined Russia and Saudi Arabia in a "new axis of evil," after those three countries and Kuwait objected to the United Nations' endorsement of a landmark study on global warming. 

Politics 16 hours ago

Violent caravan clash after media minimized Trump's warnings

This thorny and emotional issue is not going away, even though the latest election is over.

Politics 16 hours ago

Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz deletes tweet suggesting 'chemical weapons' used at US-Mexico border

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, tweeted Sunday that the use of tear gas against Central American migrants who attempted to enter the U.S. illegally may have been a violation of international agreements governing the use of chemical weapons -- before he backtracked.