An adviser to Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE’s 2016 presidential campaign told former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile not to “cuss out”…
Two Republican senators have unendorsed Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) following allegations of sexual misconduct against him. GOP Sens. Mike LeeMichael (Mike) Shumway LeeSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Senate headed for late night vote amid standoff over lands bill Hillicon Valley: Facebook employees speak up against content decisions | Trump’s social media…
As the U.S. expels 35 Russian diplomats over hacking charges, critics say the so-called evidence released Thursday alongside President Barack Obama’s sanctions is an insufficient response to calls for hard proof of the allegations. The FBI/Department of Homeland Security Joint Analysis Report “Grizzly Steppe” (pdf), published as part of the White House’s response to alleged…
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), refused to say on Thursday that the Trump family would not benefit in any way from HUD incentives if he is confirmed as secretary. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised what she thought was a “simple yes or…
With a $1 trillion infrastructure plan unveiled Tuesday, Senate Democrats and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are offering President Donald Trump an opportunity to make good on a major campaign promise—without giving away billions to private corporations in the process. The sweeping proposal (pdf), which proponents claim would create 15 million jobs, focuses on repairing the…
The next phase of the resistance as embodied by last month’s Women’s March may come in the form of a general women’s strike—a day inspired by feminist movements in other countries, during which women don’t work (in the office or at home) or go to school. The official Women’s March social media accounts posted Monday…
The state of Michigan has declared that Flint’s drinking water “meets all federal water quality standards,” ending a program Wednesday that reimbursed residents for most of their water costs in the wake of the lead crisis. Yet Flint residents still can’t drink the water, and the announcement was met with outrage. “They want to make…
President Donald Trump is meeting Monday with Egyptian President General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi—who’s overseen a “brutal human rights crackdown”—with the U.S. president telling the autocrat: “You have a great friend and ally in the United States and in me.” Trump’s warm reception for Sisi follows chumminess between the two even before the real estate mogul…